Journey to the Dumpling — Restaurant in Sacramento

came here for new years day because i wanted to bring family here and try everything. We liked the vibe but the long wait. so if you are nearby or in advance check the yelp app and try to put yourself on a waitlist and return when time is near. The wait is long if you get there and try to just walk in. . Pan fried buns, contains hot soup inside with pork meat. The outside is hard and chewy. The filling of pork is a good amount and has hot soup in it. We as a table thought it wasn't that enjoyable. . Crab and pork xlb- couldn't taste much difference to me. Before like a year ago I had it and I remember it tasted better. I personally would just get the pork xlb and be satisfied. Pork xlb - we all thought the xlb is solid and good. . Steak and potatoes stir fry - it was on the oily side. The presentation wasn't great. It tasted ok. Wouldn't order again. The steak was chewy and big chunks and same for the potatoes. Flavor was ok not like wow or too spicy. . Biang biang noodle - hot and sour spicy soup based. Not your traditional hot and sour soup, this one is a dark color broth not gravy like it's a broth. Contains spicy dried peppers, oily based, and sour too. Then comes with hand cut noodle thick one like chow fun noodles, but different like harder and thicker. Comes with dried tofu and some other things inside. This I thought was good because I like spicy sour food. The family wasn't impressed with it because they don't eat spicy, but mild spicy is ok. . Beef noodle soup - they thought it was just meh, the broth was lacking in flavor. Good portion size. We wouldn't order again. . Beef roll - this was good, loved the refreshing cucumber inside and was on the lighter side. Would re order these. . Sticky rice - this was a huge 2 pieces of it. it was just ok, there wasnt anything special or like wow compared to dim sum spots. . overall i really just like coming here for the ambiance because its modern, bright, cool lit up wall with neon signs. this spot gives great asian and chinese new year vibes. My favorite to go to dishes are the mushroom bao and pork xlb soup dumplings, and just call it a day. Service is a hit or miss, but nothing outstanding. If you find yourself in the area check out the midtown location for sure, elk grove location the first one and more home cozy feel, but nothing like grand like the midtown location. Hope this review helps and thanks for reading. Have a...

I've been here twice now, and the food is very good! Unfortunately, the service could use some improvements. The first time I ate there, it was around the time they first opened, so the place was very crowded and the service was very slow. Not a problem, I knew I'd be back when things settled down. The food is good enough to bring tears to my eyes and the chili dipping sauce is one of the best I've ever had. During my second visit, I ordered Xiao Long Bao and Har Gow. When I was first seated I ordered a Thai tea and got it quickly, but I never got water when I asked for it. When my food arrived I realized I was not given a pair of chopsticks to use. I was provided a spoon and a fork when seated, but neither is ideal to use when eating soup dumplings. My server hadn't come back so I had to ask another server for a set of chopsticks, which they brought right away. (The family next to me was seated with chopsticks without asking for them.) Every time my waitress came over with more food or to take my additional to-go order, I would request a glass of water which she said she'd bring and then not return. She would repeat my order back to me, including the glass of water, and not bring it. I asked 3 times for water. (The tea had no free refills.) It was 94°F outside and I NEEDED that water. Even after bringing my check, I was still asking for water and was not brought any. In addition to what I ate, I also ordered a soup to go for my sick husband. Upon coming back we discovered no utensils or napkins had been provided with the takeout order. To recap, the food was excellent, but the service needs improvement. I was never provided with water and I was either not given utensils at all or utensils were missing. As for the atmosphere, it is lively and friendly, and less crowded now that it's been open for a while but still busy. Parking is limited so it's better to park a block or two away and walk up. Parking is good for 2 hours with some streets being metered...

We’ve been to the restaurant multiple time since we discovered it. On the first visit, we arrived at 11:30am and the baked BBQ pork bun was not ready. The following visit, we arrived around 12pm and were able to order it. The service was good and food came out pretty fast.

Pork XLB: the filling was solid! Good amount of meat with delicious flavor and good soup inside. The skin was chewy and good. It was on the thicker side to accommodate the generous filling. Peking duck: our favorite! We always order it every time we visit. The skin was crispy and duck meat was tender and flavorful. The wraps were warm and soft but I wished the size was larger since we need to order another portion of wrap to eat it along with the duck. Fujiyan fried rice: the gravy is too salty so not our favorite BBQ pork bun: the filling was super good (the pork wasn’t too fatty and the flavor was spot on). I like the outer crust that was crunchy & slightly sweet. However, I wish that the bao was a bit thicker as it became messy once I bite the bun because the bready layer was too thin. Tan tan mien: love the chewy noodle. The gravy was well seasoned (not too salty). The ground meat had bold flavor and paired perfectly with the noodle. Singaporean noodle: another favorite! The sauce was bold and tasty (not too salty). The thin noodle had the perfect chewiness. The portion was pretty generous too. Pork & chive steamed dumplings: the filling was tasty and solid! It was perfectly seasoned and not too salty. Each piece was pretty big and very filling. Green bean with garlic sauce: the green bean was overcooked so it was not crunchy. But the garlic sauce was very good and had good amount of garlic. BBQ pork slice: it was okay. The meat itself was tender but some slice were just...