Dumpling Hours - Oakland

"This place is so mouth wateringly good and the steaming hot dumplings have become my boyfriend and my favorite comfort food recently during this rainy winter. Super happy they opened an Oakland location. The service is always fast reliable."

"This place is relatively new in the hood. Dumpling is a best comfort food, especially during winter. I gotta try this place. I came here on a Friday evening around 615pm. and placed my name down. The place was already packed around that time. Luckily it had four of 2 parties in front of me. It took about 35 mins for me to be seated. As I was waiting, i checked out the menu. They serve 4 pcs of dumplings which was good for small parties so people can order more different varieties. My friend and I decided to order 4pcs of black truffle dumplings, one chicken and mushroom dumplings, one wonton with chill oil, one beef noodle and one beef stew spicy noodle. Dumplings could be difficult to be made. The skin must be thin and soft enough to hold ingredients and a bit of broth inside. The broth gotta be hot, not warm. As you try to take one out with a pair of chopsticks, we need to try our best not to break the skin to let the broth come out. This place did a good job on the quality of dumplings. It can be comparative with the ones in SFO or South Bay where the majority of Asians are located. The beef stew spicy noodle was 18 bucks plus tax. It seemed expensive, but the size of beef stew was surprisingly big, way bigger than the places I had been to. The beef stew was soft and tender without so much fat. I normally would say this but the quality of this noodle was worth 18 bucks. The wonton had peanut butter sauce on it, which made it more filling. Based on this experience, I will come back to try different dumplings. Pros: very good quality of food, customer services were decent, and small orders for dumplings so small group of people can order more different ones. Cons: it's hard to find parking during rush hours. I suggest coming here before 530pm. Only 3 servers, please be patient. The prices are slightly higher than other places in sfo or south bay. Their tip suggestion was after tax, which I found a bit annoying because tax didn't serve me or they wanted me to pay credit card transaction fee."

"I was with a group of 6 so we ordered a lot of food-- soup dumplings, so many fried and streamed dumplings, noodles, green beans, cucumber salad, and green onion pancakes. We ate it all, and all of it was fresh and delicious. My favorite were these long Taiwanese style dumplings that I think were pan-fried and amazing. The restaurant is very cute, the service was friendly and attentive, and the food came out in a steady stream, each dish freshly made and beautifully presented. Can't wait to go back."

"I’m often picky about the soup dumplings as a Chinese, but I have been impressed and think this is the one of the best soup/pan fried dumpling spots in the bay. The dumplings have great presentation and have so much soup that they were too heavy to be picked up by the chopsticks. The decor is modern and clean. Another bonus is that service is also great. Give some patience as they just opened. We were chatting with the servers and they are definitely great people and willing to listen to your feedback when it’s not crazy busy."