Town of dumpling — Restaurant in San Mateo

Worst Dumplings Ever - Don't Waste Your Money

I really regret ordered 100+ dollars food from this place. They just don't know about making dumplings. The dumplings were awful — the filling was a weird mix of bland ingredients that didn’t taste like anything it should be and not fresh at all. It was as if they didn't put correct ingredients together and without any thought for flavor. We could barely finish one bite before throw them away.

To make matters worse, the dishes didn’t even match their names. I ordered “xie ke huang,” supposed to be some really crunchy cake with nice fillings but what I got was completely off, looks like some frozen beans cakes. All the other dishes the texture was terrible. The chili boil fish looks terrible in a huge tin pan, not many pieces floating in a very diluted sauce water. Looks like someone's left over.

We ended up throwing away all of the food. Especially after we got some good ones from another place(yuan bao jiao zi) close by. Honestly, it wasn’t even worth trying to salvage. I don’t know what they were thinking, but they clearly have no clue how to make dumplings or other dishes. I would not recommend this place to anyone. If you're looking for decent dumplings, keep looking because this place is a...

Very casual restaurant for a quick bite! There are plenty of things to order with pictures shown on the walls/outside the restaurant to help you decide what you want. We ordered Shanghai soup dumplings, pork and shrimp chive dumplings and sesame pancakes with marinated beef. The food came out pretty fast, the sesame pancake with beef was fresh, hot, very tasty. The pancake was flaky and the beef wasn’t drenched in sweet sauce which is a plus for us. We dipped it in the house made hot sauce for a garlicky and HOT bite. The pork and shrimp chive dumplings came out next, it was very hot, had plenty of filling and tasted so good dipped in sauce. Lastly the soup dumplings came out. It didn’t have as much soup as other places but the pork flavor was good, I wouldn’t order it next time— I would stick to their dumplings. We noticed bao buns on the menu and decided to order frozen lamb buns to take home, can’t wait to try it. They also sell frozen dumplings to take home as well. I think this place is cash only but I may be wrong. It is affordable, tasty, and...

Definitely that “hole in the wall, unassuming location” type of lucky find. Dining room is nothing to write home about. Stopped in on a whim and ordered dumplings. Had to use their restroom which meant walking through the kitchen whereupon I saw them making the dumplings there. Fresh made on the spot. Can’t go wrong with that! And it did NOT disappoint. Big bang for your buck and the gentlemen greeting and taking your order is very kind. They make their own hot sauce so use at your peril! I mean if you’re a heat wuss like me. BUT it has a great flavor so not faulting them for my spicy aversion. I just know the dosage now! Oh yeah the dumplings. Good wrappers, a little more toothsome than some but not chewy like doughy. Inside is the good stuff. Great value. I think it was $8.95 for a dozen! Two orders fed us plenty. Get a little heart here and support this small mom and son...