Dumpling House in Lodi — Restaurant in Lodi

Sorry, I!ve gotta ratchet back my overly exuberant first review a bit. I have been a pretty regular customer here, and tried to turn a blind eye towards some of the not exactly immaculate conditions. But the last time I went in was my last time. I ordered two orders of dumplings to go; I was hungry that day! And then i waited. And i waited. And i watched the guy who is the regular cook leisurely eating his lunch, while reading and not looking up at all. I thought that surely there must be someone else who was making (warming up) my dumplings? So I stood there for about 15 full minutes, while my dog was waiting out in the car (I had the windows down, but it was still hot out, and i didnt think i would be THIS long!) Eventually it became clear to me that NOTHING was going to happen, until dude got to the bottom of his soup. Counter guy just tucked into a corner and wouldn't look over my way. Cook guy was still just reading away on his phone, and wouldn't look up. I certainly didnt want to interrupt their leisure time by bothering them at work, and CLEARLY there was no one else that was gonna warm me up any dumplings, so I just turned around and walked out. They can keep those dumplings, and ALLLLL the dumplings I would have bought in future (I loved those stupid things), and Im just gonna drive to Elk Grove in the future. I feel better about the sanitation there, anyway.

The soup dumplings are my newest addiction. So delicious. The cashier is starting to recognize me, and is always very friendly. He even looked up "soup dumpling" on the internet for me so he could translate it into the correct thing to order. Ordered their iced tea for the first time, and it was fresh...

This little dumpling house gives you mom and pop vibes. It doesn’t attract you by flashiness or a complicated menu. It just gives you delicious and homey feels. Stumbled upon this place during COVID and haven’t gone back to actually enjoy this place in a set down setting. Finally got a chance to do so and glad that I did. There wasn’t a lot of people the day we went and it worked out, felt like we had the place to ourselves. Ordered 4 dishes to share amongst three people and the food was more than enough. Started off with the soup which warmed our tummies, it was light and refreshing. Then came our other three dishes, dumplings, buns and walnut shrimp. I couldn’t get enough of the dumplings. There was plenty of flavor and pretty soon we were all full. Just a simple meal to enjoy with friends that we’re all completely...

The best bao I have eaten in a very long time. Bao is one of my favorite foods. Over the years, I've tried finding good bao, and they are always lacking in some way or another. Dumpling House has the most delicious bao. Their pork xiao long bao is mouth watering. Every bite is like a delicious pork dumpling, but the pork is swimming in soup broth inside the dumpling, so it's moist and falls apart amazingly. The BBQ pork bao are huge. The steamed bun is soft and delicious. Their typical Chinese food (sweet and sour pork, chow mein, fried rice, etc.) is also better than any other place I've eaten at in Lodi. Their serving sizes are huge, and the food is so well-seasoned that you don't even need to add sauce to any of it. Their Mongolian beef is out...