Dump City Dumplings — Restaurant in Bend

Okay for a quick bite. To be honest, this restaurants biggest downfall is that its unclear what theyre going for. Technically these are considered "dumplings"... But with their logo, and their main menu item being "Chinese style pork", it made us expect Chinese hum bao. We were all pretty disappointed.

There isn't much of a dough. I might not be able to put this nicely, but truly the best way to describe these would be a saggy bag. Not sure where in China they think this pork resembles. Just because you use ginger and sesame doesn't make it "Chinese style" pork. Plus they use some type of shredded pork, which Ive never seen in Chinese cuisine... I was expecting something like cha siu.. On their frozen packaged dumplings they have Chinese characters for the words bao.. Which does not work in their favor because if they were going for baos.. They've failed horribly..

The mango sticky rice I was super excited for, but it was made with unripe mango and not-sticky rice. It was either just short grain non-glutinous rice or it wasn't cooked with enough water because it was not sticky...

I guess this is a fun idea for those who want a quick bite to eat, but all I'm going to say is dont expect "dumplings"... These are the most interesting dumplings Ive ever had. I liked the name because it felt ironic but to be honest we left feeling like they were...

Somehow it seemed fitting that it was snowing during our visit to “Dump City Dumplings.” While it may not have been snowing enough to say that it was “dumping” outside, it sure did add to the ambience of our meal.

In my estimation, there are likely two schools of thought when it comes to dumplings. I think you’ve got the “I’m all about the dumplings!” person and the “Ok, I’ll try dumplings once” person.

If you are of the latter ilk and are still riding the fence on this one, please know that while dumplings are featured here, there are other options available (including Vegan choices). For example, I sampled the Roujiamo Pork Bowl and Cucumber Salad and they were both outstanding. Also know that introducing your little ones to the dumpling experience is easier than you think given the selections featured on their kid’s menu.

If you do choose to sample their dumplings (and you should!) you have to consider their dessert dumpling (filled with strawberry jam that you then dip in a lovely coconut sauce). While perhaps not for everyone (and I admit to being hesitant at first), it was by far my favorite of the dumplings that I sampled.

By the power vested in me, I hereby proclaim 2023 “The Year of the Dumpling!” 🥟

And that’s…Henry’s...

I’ve been going to dump city ever since they were a cart downtown on the corner, I have always loved them and followed them to their new locations. I don’t go as often as I used to however I feel like the customer service has steadily decreased over the years. We ordered 2 cheese dumplings, 2 orders of the special mini meat supreme dumplings, and the artichoke spinach wontons. The guy who took our order was quite rude while speaking to me, didn’t ask us for here or to go and then said “15-20 minutes”. We sat outside and waited 20 minutes before a different gal came out and asked what we had ordered, we were a bit confused since I had already been charged $40 so they should have our order somewhere, but proceeded to tell her again. We waited another 25 minutes for our order and it ended up being incorrect, we got all regular cheese dumplings. Disappointing because we were excited to try the other ones :( They did throw in 2 extra minis as a consolation and the guy who brought out our order was a different server then the other two and was kind, it was just a not so great...