Bryan’s Dumpling House — Restaurant in Greenwood Village

This was our first time visiting this place, which is located in a nice plaza area filled with restaurants and offices. The atmosphere was casual, and there was an open window in the kitchen, allowing us to see the chef cooking from our seats. The space is not very large, but it is clean and bright. The menu was quite simple.

For the appetizer, we ordered: Wonton soup (6 pieces) - The soup looked different from what was described on the menu. Instead of a clear broth, it came with seaweed. While the flavor was good, we would have preferred it in a clear broth. The wontons themselves were delicious, and we would have enjoyed the dish even more with the clear broth. Scallop & Shrimp Dumplings (6 pieces) - The meat in these dumplings was very flavorful and did not disappoint. Be sure to dip them in a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, and chili oil if you enjoy a bit of spice! Bryan’s Xiao Long Bao (8 pieces) - We ordered this dumpling because it was intriguing, featuring eight different flavors. You can see all the flavors in the pictures. However, we didn’t particularly enjoy it and still prefer the traditional dumplings.

For the entrees, we ordered:

Stir-Fried Green Beans with Ground Pork and Garlic - The chef cooked this dish perfectly! The green beans were flash-fried, retaining their crunchy texture, and were seasoned just right. It was delicious, and we loved it!

Mapo Tofu with Pork - Once again, the mapo tofu did not disappoint. It was well-seasoned and balanced; while it wasn't overly spicy, you could definitely feel the numbing sensation from the Szechuan peppercorns.

Tan-Tan Noodles - The noodles were cooked perfectly—neither too soggy nor undercooked. However, we weren't fans of the peanut sauce on top. If you enjoy peanut sauce, though, you'll probably love this dish! The ground pork had great flavor and complemented the noodles well.

The service was adequate, we didn’t receive attentive service during our meal, but the food made up for it.

Overall, the food is delicious, and if you enjoy dumplings and Xiao Long Bao, this place is highly...

Bryan's dumplings are good, but I wouldn't call it mind blowing. They hit the nail in the coffin when it comes to tasty experience.

RAINBOW DUMPLINGS: These are all different flavored and some of them are tastier than others. I wouldn't call it a mind blowing experience as it is pricey and the flavor disparity between each are longing to be desired. Nonetheless the cheese soup dumplings was very different. I would suggest a customizable option where customers may pick and choose, although I know that would complicate the prep, we can't always get what we wish for. TANTAN NOODLES: Unfortunately this was a little bland but nonetheless enjoyable. The flavors are great and the spices are right but for some reason there seems to be something missing. I believe there is very little salt in here, which for some may be great! As for me the balance between salty and bland wasn't there. Still, I enjoyed it. PORK BUNS: I LOVED the flavor of these pork buns, the tanginess of the sauce leaves you with a sweet tangy and slightly spicy taste. I absolutely loved the sauce on these. The pork belly made me worry at first as there are two thin slices of pork belly but they tasted just fine. I am used to a thick slab of pork belly but having two thin-ish ones was also good. Pork Shumai: Okay I gotta say this right now, these Shuman are so good. They got the flavor and texture so right with these and if I could have a whole heap of them I would. It's just the price that stopped me, a little expensive. Can't blame them though as rent in this area seems high. Now if these had the option of different flavors like the soup dumplings then I'd be ALL about it.

Overall I had a good time here, the interior was neatly decorated, they had a great system, the food was well plated and tasted good but it just felt like something was missing though I'm not too sure what it is. I think what it is may be overhype on my part. Please give this...

We came to Bryan's Dumpling House last Saturday for lunch. The tables were about 1/3 full so we were immediately seated.

We ordered the dumplings with chili oil, Bryan's dumplings, Kid's lunch meal, shrimp dumpling and pork shumai.

We can tell the shrimp dumplings were the kinds you bought in the frozen section in an Asian market. Compared to the recently released Royal Asia Prawn Hacao, it was way more expensive and tasted much worse - we couldn't tell what the filling was but it was definitely not a whole shrimp as in the Prawn Hacao.

Pork shumai was nothing to write home about.

Dumpling with chili oil was not what we expected either. We thought we were ordering Wontons with chili oil, but it was actually dumpling! The dumpling wrappers were too think and the meat too hard too chew.

Then came the Bryan's dumplings, if you had ever tried Mila's frozen Xiao Long Bao or Din Tai Fung's Xiao Long Bao you would wonder why you would pay $18 for 8 xiao long bao that tasted the same as you would get in an Asian market. How dare you charge more than Din Tai Fung for such inferior quality of Xiao Long Bao! I am so disappointed in giving the restaurant the benefit of the doubt, supporting local small business in Denver for receiving such terrible food in return.

For the record, you can get 10 Xiao Long Bao for $17.50 in Din Tai Fung LA for much better quality. You can get 6 Mila's Xiao Long Bao for roughly $7. Both are much better in taste, more soups and better fillings. How can you charge dumplings that tasted worse than prepackaged frozen food for higher price than Din Tai Fung, the gold standard in Xiao Long Bao? How? Just How?

If anyone's reading this review, please do not order their 8-flavor Xiao Long Bao, you would be scammed! I recommend getting their fried rice instead, although it was passable for my daughter it was hardly any better, but you wouldn't feel like you were getting fleeced by...