Zhu Ji Dumpling House — Restaurant in New York

Talk about a different kind of fast food experience! Zhu Ji isn't like your typical restaurant. There's no actual storefront, meaning no place to sit or go inside. You order outside at the side of a building. It can be a little chaotic when ordering since pedestrians are actively walking through, but you just have to make sure to stay out of the way of the foot traffic and be assertive when you're waiting to order. A lot of locals will order and converse with the workers in Mandarin, but don't be intimidated if you don't speak the language. You can order just fine using English, and they have English on the menu next to the Chinese. I'd say just don't get too complicated with the order or your demands if you're not fluent.

We ordered our food to go and only had to wait about 5 minutes to receive everything. You can't beat these prices, the speed, and the taste of Zhu Ji. I also highly recommend asking for chili oil and black vinegar, especially for the dumplings or scallion pancake. If you're looking to make a meal out of $10 in New York City, I highly recommend making a stop by Zhu Ji...

Vegetable bun was cold so I couldn’t even eat it, which was very annoying because I was super hungry and looking to eat something, not receive a cold and hard bun, that also came with no sauce? Almost every place that sells veggie buns gives it with a garlic soy type of sauce…it’s just bland without it unless there’s a big filling to dough ratio…with these veggie buns, there was a lot of dough and not much filling in comparison, so sauce is needed! The cold soy milk was so thick it seemed like it was going bad…I’ve never had soy milk thick like yogurt before and I have had soy milk from a lot of places around flushing! They’re always out of veggie dumplings by 3pm, I’ve come 3 times throughout May to try their veggie dumplings and they’re always sold out unless you want frozen ones which I do not until I try the fresh ones! I will maybe be back for the veggie dumplings, but my partner, who is Chinese, doesn’t want to come back. Clearly this place is better when you come early before or around 12pm, and probably better for...

Excellent Chinese street food on a budget. The scallion pancake was hands down my favorite. It's packed with scallion and egg. Perfect for breakfast lunch or dinner. I ordered a variety of items, let's start with the large pork and cabbage fried buns. They had a nice ratio of dough to meat mixture with a classic filling flavor much like a pork dumpling. The small pork buns were great as well and had similar flavor. The best bang for your buck are the pan fried noodles. It's enough for 2 people to share. It's classic mei fun with a delicious slightly caramelized noodle from pan frying. The woman that took my order was kind and fast. Everything i ordered was already made and tasted very fresh. I will definitely go back there. This is not a sit down type of restaurant. You walk up and order. Total I spent $30 and it was enough to feed at...