Dumplings & Things — Restaurant in New York

Dumplings and Things is Sunnyside's newest fast food restaurant serving asian noodles, rice dishes, dumplings, and baos. Perfect for reasonably priced solid portion dinners on the commute home. I am a fan of their 'things' more than their dumplings.

Location - Prime spot 30 second walk south on 46th st. from the subway station. Pork belly noodle soup. The broth is excellent and rich, and the pork belly generous and fatty, but the texture of the noodles was uncomfortably melt-in-your mouth soft, perhaps overcooked or simply low quality. Still worth it for the price! House fried rice with Chinese sausage - 4 words- Delicious, but needs kimchi.(yes I know it's not a Korean restaurant) And soup would be nice. Sliced braised beef boa - Only place in Sunnyside that serves bao. No tip. Quick service (off-peak times).

Limited seating indoors - Sometimes have to take to-go because the seats are filled. Many people sitting on their phones waiting for their to-go orders. Slow service (peak times) - Waited 15 mins. for baos and dumplings once at 7pm. Cash only - tradeoff...

The food was good and at a reasonable price. Freshly made and the cashier was nice and friendly and brought the food to us. There was a customer that came in with his bike and they didn't say anything which was nice of them. Most shops won't allow it. The place felt very spacious with very good AC. The only thing I can say that was bad was the hot sauce. Even though it's a sirracha bottle, the hot sauce was not actually sirracha and was actually a different one that tasted water down. This place is cash only and I didn't like that they charge tax if it was cash only but I guess you can consider it as the tip here if it makes you feel better. You don't really need to tip here, it's like a QSR. Just remember to put your tray in the trash before you leave. I feel like they should at least accept digital payment like Venmo and Zelle and debit cards if they want to win more business...

Their dumplings need… work. I tried their vegetable dumplings, and they were so bland I’m genuinely confused by the high ratings. The stuffing was not minced well enough so the chunks fell out when I tried to dip them in soy sauce.

The only redeeming factor is the price. But I don’t like that they only accept cash. They don’t even accept Zelle or Cash App. Funnily enough, you can order through Uber Eats and DoorDash which DO accept credit. So if you don’t have cash on you, just order through one of the apps 🤷‍♀️

The owner didn’t let me wait inside with my pup until my pickup was ready. So we waited outside in the cold. It was difficult to tell when the order was ready because they wouldn’t bother to tell you.

Bottom line: they don’t care about their customers. They don’t care to make their food special. They just want money. Won’t be...