Taco & Dumpling — Restaurant in New York

The employee we interacted with seemed to have no idea what was on the menu or what ingredients were supposed to be in their 4 breakfast items. I ended up with a super weird sandwich despite ordering their omelette. I was so excited to see this place pop up, but I absolutely cannot recommend after a very disappointing breakfast experience.

I called to order the menu item “Omelette + Hash Browns” which says it comes with 3 eggs, cheddar, bacon slice, and ham. It seemed like he needed to consult a menu to even know what I was talking about, but eventually he did repeat the word omelette and the ingredients back to me. I told him I didn’t want bacon, I just wanted the ham. He seemed weirdly surprised and confused that I would want ham, but I placed the order along with a breakfast burrito for my partner. Then the guy just hung up on me without saying how long it would be or anything.

When we went to pick it up, the bag contained the burrito and a burger-shaped sandwich. Since that's not the typical shape of an omelette and side of hash browns, I asked where the hash browns for the omelette were, and he said he put them IN THE BUN!? Assuming there was not supposed to be a bun involved in my omelette at all, I opened the sandwich to see what was going on, and they had made me scrambled eggs and cheesey goo on a roll with smashed up HAMburger meat... no hashbrowns anywhere.

Despite many attempts, we really couldn’t get the guy to understand that this was in no way the omelette & hash browns described on their menu and just left with whatever they made us. The man working the phones/counter was by no means friendly or apologetic, and just seemed very very confused and didn't understand that this was quite wrong.

It should also be noted that the “sausage” in the breakfast burrito looked and tasted like a regular Oscar Mayer hot dog. The burrito also contained some kind of large wet leaves, despite that not being an ingredient listed.

Maybe their dinner food is great, as some of these other glowing reviews from before they were open would indicate, but these particular employees, working at a normal Saturday brunch time, seemed to have absolutely zero training, or knowledge of the basic menu items they were supposed to be serving, or the concept of breakfast or ham in general, so I wouldn’t really trust this place to get your order right or even close. (unless you're looking for a smash burger with eggs... Just make sure you order a ham omelette if that's what you want. Maybe I unlocked the secret menu!!)

Also, I had tried to order dinner about a week before on a Friday night. I called twice to place an order, and no one picked up, but when I walked by about 10 minutes later, they were not busy at all, and the man at the counter (different guy) was just standing their...

Wow! Just wow!! Go enjoy or order Taco & Dumpling now. The staff are good people - you can tell in the food, too! Good prices and a 20% grand open discount - even without the discount the food is worth the universe!

I am fortunate to say I enjoyed their Birria Tacos, Steak Taco Box, Beef Steamed Momo, and Pork Jhol Momo. Tacos & Dumpljngs know what they’re doing - both tacos and momos were insanely delicious. Naturally, I couldn’t finish them all, but they tasted just as amazing the next day for lunch. Also, visit for a snack if you’re doing laundry next door!

Birria tacos were perfect and savory, and both momos were distinctive-meaty-and-juicy. Best of all, the staff were absolutely lovely. My next dish will definitely be the chow mein!! Thank you so much, Taco...

Food was good, freshly cooked and reasonable for a local establishment after a couple drinks. I wouldn't travel for it but it's serviceable if you're nearby.

Had the tacos - chicken on the first try, chicken & beef birria on the second - and the flavors were fine. Veg portion was fresh and helped with brightness, portions overall were ok.

Prices are a dollar / dollar fifty higher than I think they should be - ok value, not excellent value. You can get the same quality (& I think better service) from food trucks nearby at a lower price.

Haven't tried the breakfast, momo or asian options so can't...