狗不理 — Restaurant in Tianjin

This is one of those bucket list items that I needed to cover. You probably have heard about its popularity for the past 1.5 centuries. Now you can ask yourself this question, how did our palate change since 1852? Well it has. I obviously have not tried it back in the 1900s but after this visit, I can tell you don't waste your time and money. Maybe it was the thing back in the 90s and even to Cixi, but it is nothing special now. You can go to any street corner and find better bao then this, heck, maybe even the frozen aisle in the grocery store. All of the dishes are just mediocre, and over priced. The hot and sour soup was neither hot, nor sour. It is more less a tourist trap than anything else. This is why its national and overseas chain stores all closed down, you will only find this in Tianjin now. It is just not worth it, but I did check this off my...

Went there just before the busy lunch hour, I was able to get a table for myself. The waitress was quite helpful, in terms of how much I should order. One order of the steamed shrimp and pork buns was more than enough for me. There is a whole shrimp in each bun. It was only 46 yuan, very affordable for a best known...

What a joke. The pork bun was far too salty and did not taste fresh. The crab meat bun was even worse and truly unpleasant. For a place with such a long legend and big reputation, the buns are a complete letdown. The name Goubuli fits perfectly because even a dog would not want them. Save your money and...