Sinbalwon — Restaurant in Busan

Dumplings are one of my favorite foods and my friend and I were craving them while in Busan. Found this place on Google maps and it did not disappoint. At the front of the restaurant is a pen and paper - you need to write your name, the number of people in your party, and the last four digits of your phone number and then a host will come out and go down the list to call you in and seat you as the inside of the restaurant is quite small. Since there are only a few items on the menu, service is quick. You order and pay from a small screen at your table. We ordered the cucumber salad, fried pork dumplings, pork and chive boiled dumplings, xiao long bao (soup dumplings), and the spicy pork dumplings. The spicy dumplings and the fried dumplings stole the show - both had such great flavor. Super cheap too, can’t beat the price!...

So busy and thus we used the takeout place ylto test their famous dumplings (fried, steamed, beef, shrimp, etc.). I think I had a too big of an expectation! They were not as good as I expected. Certainly, they were different than what I longed for from my childhood years, larger deep fried or steamed dumplings from good Chinese Korean restaurants! An excellent example is the Fried Dumpling served at "Golden Buddha" in Atlanta (Decatur), Georgia USA, which has remained the same for over 30 years.

If I were to pick the best of Sinbalwon dumplings, it would be the steamed...

Good dumpling, just not worth the long wait.

The dumplings are very good, especially the shrimp dumplings and the fried dumplings. However, compared to the authentic Chinese dumplings at Din Tai Fung in Taiwan and Crystal Jade in Macau, these are fairly ordinary. Still, the place serves very good dumplings. If there isn’t a long line, I would give 4 stars. The restaurant is very popular because it was featured several times on TV. The long line is not something I would put up with for this level of dumplings. I am not bashing the place, just...