Dumpling Inn is a small Chinese restaurant on Convoy, just north of Balboa. We figured Dumplings are just the right thing to eat on a cold rainy Saturday afternoon. The restaurant has about 10 tables, and was moderately crowded at 330pm. There were many people stopping by to pick up take-out, so the restaurant is quite popular.
We ordered the Fish and Chive Dumplings, which tasted a bit bland to begin with. But a nice dipping in Soy Sauce and Chili Pepper brought out the taste really well. I was expecting the dumplings to be served in a Bamboo dumpling steamer, but they came in a regular plate.
We also ordered the Chicken Chowmein with the crisp noodles. The noodles themselves tasted a bit like Indian bhajiya, with a crispy/salty/oily feel. But after a while being dipped in the excellent sauce, they started to feel very Chinese.
The Schezwan Pork entree was not as good as the other two items, but it was comfortably edible.
Summary
Decor: Hole in the wall Chinese
Food: 3 stars in 4
Service: Competent, but the water had some dirt in it.
Price: $30 for two people
Menu: Reasonable sized menu, includes several vegetarian options.
2 comments:
Hi RP - Kudos, I've enjoyed reading your posts so far. If I may make a comment on Dumpling Inn...the type of dumplings they specialie inis Jiaozhi - Northern Style Dumplings, which when freash, are eaten boiled, usually with some dipping sauce....they are also seen in many, many places pan fried - aka pot stickers. Dumpling Inn does a few steamed dumplings....stuff like Xiao Long Bao - soup dumplings. Other than the dumplings, I find the offerings at Dumpling Inn to be somewhat Westernized(including the Niu Rou Mien....and even the Dao Xiao Mien). I look forward to many more excellent posts!
Thanks for the comment Kirk. Can you recommend which Chinese restaurants offer the best authentic Chinese food in San Diego? Thanks.
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