U Dumpling House Framingham — Restaurant in Framingham

I was excited to try U Dumpling House before an event in the area. We were worried that there would be a wait (around 6pm on a Friday), but the restaurant had a lot of seating available. There was so much that I wanted to order from the menu, and we eventually decided to get 4 different dishes.

We got the sauteed sweet pea with garlic ($16.95), which was great! The greens were very fresh and crisp, and they had cut off all of the ends, which we appreciated. The sauce was a mild white sauce with garlic. The serving size was quite large. I would get this again.

I also loved the pan fried pork buns ($6.95). They are not sheng jian bao -- they don't have soup or a thin skin -- but they have a really flavorful savory pork filling, a thick baozi skin, and a very tasty oily pan-fried exterior. I would definitely get this again.

We saw that there was a Mother's Day special of lobster for $20 instead of $30 so we decided to get a ginger scallion lobster. While the flavor was decent, I didn't love the lobster -- there wasn't a lot of meat and the coating felt a bit gloopy. We basically only had one claw -- the second claw was tiny. I have definitely had better versions of this dish, but for $20 it was pretty good.

I wanted to try a variety of their soup dumplings, so we got 2x of the assorted soup dumplings ($14.95 each). I've had versions of this dish before where each of the dumplings are a really vibrant distinct color, but that was not the case for this dish. None of the dumplings really stood out to me, and the skin thickness was irregular between dumplings. I definitely have other places I would rather go to for xiao long bao.

We also got the lychee martini, which definitely had a good amount of alcohol in it. I would have preferred a stronger lychee flavor, but this was pretty good.

We were overly stuffed by the end of this meal, and we ended up spending around $100 for 2 people. The prices are about what you would expect for Boston (though I thought it might be cheaper in Framingham..). Overall there were some things I enjoyed, but nothing would make me come back to Framingham just...

Westbound, hungry, and driving through an unusually slow traffic, it was only a matter of time before my itching fingers and fiendishly famished stomach determined the next course of action. Swerved off the next exit, pulled up a list of nearby restaurants, rerouted, and floored it. Fudge it. Hungry. Don’t care. Hungry. Just drive like another M@$$hole and get this nonsense over with.

U Dumpling House had immediately caught my attention. I couldn’t recall where I had read about it but it was positive. Now that it’s just a few minutes away from where I was, why the heck not? Dimsum and soup dumplings? Can’t go wrong right? Then again, I don’t ever remember anyone this hungry complain about anything in the moment until way after the meal…

So I rapidly ordered away like it was my last meal before I met my maker. Stuck to the usual choices to see their take on classic dim sum dishes. Best part? Food didn’t take long at all to trickle in straight from the kitchen (no dim sum cart here, as expected).

While the preparation was slightly different from what I’ve been accustomed to for the last few decades, I found their style both pleasant and tasty. At least, most of it was…and I would have given them 5 stars easily if it wasn’t for a few missteps that I can’t let slide.

Dry Sautéed String Beans. As good as your version is…the word “dry” means a particular technique that does not involve blanching the beans. I expected something but received something else. That one step has a different texture and matters to those who know this dish well. Moreover, I expected the soup dumplings, which you are famous for, to stand out. I can’t say it did and that’s me being nice.

Anyways, I definitely recommend anyone in the immediate area craving Chinese food or dim sum to at least try them out once. You may end up being one of those several regulars there that day that obviously...

Cozy, relaxed atmosphere with exceptional service. The staff does a great job explaining the menu. I have been twice now. I got takeout my first time and ate in today. You wouldn't know that they had just opened. They very much had it together. The food is fresh, made to order, and delicious! The hot and sour soup has a thin but flavorful broth with a nice kick. The soup is overflowing with all the yummy fillers like tofu, wood ear mushrooms, mushrooms, and egg, just to name a few. Very much recommend. I had the pork and crab dumplings. The dumplings were the right thickness, had a great flavor, and had a nice ginger dipping sauce. I got the preserved vegetables and pork belly off of the Chef's Specialties. The pork was extremely tender. The dish had great flavors and truly was amazing. I've had to go the hot and sour soup. I also had the Singapore noodles. This had nice pieces of chicken and shrimp. They made it for me without onions. I really enjoyed it. Their wings are breaded but have a nice flavor throughout. It's definitely a place to checkout. It has some New England style Chinese food as well as authentic. They have dim sum on the weekends! Edit: I have been back, and their dumplings are amazing! The soup dumpling truffle pork was so good! I added pics. Edit: The Crispy Pork Intestine is one of the best appetizers that I have ever had. Sooo good! The Lobster with Salted Egg Yolk is also delicious! I'll add pictures below! Love this restaurant!! Edit #2 The Toko Yaki (Octopus Meatball) is delicious! The Sautéed Corn with Salted Egg Yolk is phenomenal!!!

Edit #3 Their whole sweet and sour...