Dumplings and Beyond

The service was excellent!! I ordered to go, they said 15 to 20 minutes but it was ready in like 8 minutes. The lady at the register was very warm and welcoming and made me feel very comfortable. The food was excellent!! I ordered the steamed pork dumplings, the combination lo mein, and the general two's chicken, and shrimp spring rolls. Everything was hot and fresh. Being as though I was being driven home on an hour long right I dove right into my food. When I got home my son, who is very picky, finished off the rest!!

The place is very ok specially for vegetarians. Not a lot of food options but at least had a separate section. Service was also bad. The server was rude and very arrogant. 1. Veggie Delight - Raw vegetables mostly and the sauce was very salty 2. Hunan Tofu - Tofu was flavorful but all vegetables (90% broccoli) was raw. 3. Veggie Dumplings - Were decent and would definitely recommend trying once. 4. String beans - Best app 5. Veggie Spring rolls - Worst I have ever had. Considering the size it should have a had a lot of veggies but it hardly had any filling inside.

Nice atmosphere inside. I came here for the dumplings and they didn't disappoint. I've been to restaurants where I swear they are serving factory made dumplings we can all get in the frozen food section. Not this place. The wrappers are a little thicker and rusticly finished. I do think the soup dumplings were my favorite but the house special and pork and shrimp dumplings were both delicious. And don't be shy about using a fork. I'm pretty good with chopsticks but something happens with plastic chopsticks and dumpling wrappers once dipped in chili oil. It is virtually impossible to hold onto them. A very kind waiter saw me struggling and offered a fork and I regret being too stubborn to take him up on the offer.

Ordered a few items for takeout. Got the scallion pancakes, lo Mein lunch special,general tso lunch special, and beef chow mein. There was not a beef chow mein lunch special but still the same portion though the price is much more than the lo mein lunch special. The noodles in the beef chow fun were also stuck together so a lot of noodles did not have sauce. Overall the food was decent for the prices. Will try the dumplings next time.

Finally tried this place after hearing people rave about it. After trying the pork and scallion dumplings, Mongolian beef and orange chicken, I’m wondering if I even had the right place. The dumplings were fine, but the dipping sauce seemed like just soy sauce and maybe a splash of vinegar? Didn’t really add much to the dish and no additional sauces came with the dumplings for takeout. 6/10. The Mongolian beef was pretty tasty with a good amount of spice, however it was mostly sautéed onions with a bit of beef. 7/10. The orange chicken was a bit of an abomination. I’ve never had orange chicken like that. It was almost like it was dredged in pancake or some other batter. It was not even the slightest bit crispy and when you tried to pick up a piece, the chicken came out of its soggy wrapping. I’m just not sure what went wrong here or if that’s just how they do it there. The sauce was tasty but I couldn’t get over the texture of the chicken (somehow overcooked inside and soggy on the outside). 3/10. For the price there is much better Chinese food in the area. Probably would not eat there again.

Dumplings and Beyond is a fantastic place to get really good dumplings. I had the Xiao Long Bao as well as their House Special dumplings which were both very delicious and paired well with their dumpling sauce. They also have regular soy sauce and chili oil if that tickles your fancy. I also tried one of their chef's specials, the Crispy Beef which came with a small bowl of rice. The beef was indeed crispy and was tasty. I definitely recommend a stop here if you're in the mood for some good Chinese food.

I was unfortunately let down by the shrimp dumplings; even with the sauce they just weren’t very flavorful. The scallion pancakes, however, were the best I’ve ever had! We also tried a chicken bamboo dish that was really good. They had everything ready to go for takeout very quickly and the food was still piping hot by the time we got home. Great little place to stop—I have heard their other dumplings are really good, so I’ll have to try those next time.