Nicole Smith

Really yummy veggie dumplings - On the chewier side which is my personal preference! The texture was really delicious but the filling could be a bit more complex. Still absolutely worth the visit though, they’re a good price!

Solange Hansen

What we liked best - the Dumpling Man staff are really friendly, kind and very knowledgeable about dumplings, their sake offerings and just nice to talk with while ordering. We enjoyed watching their precision timely steaming and pan frying their incredibly fresh dumplings and soup dumplings. We especially were impressed with the quality, cleanliness and were mesmerized watching their precision timely rhythmic hand stuffing and folding of their dumplings. 🥟 I liked that my order of 10 shrimp dumplings was too much for me to eat for dinner! My bottomless pit teen also was stuffed after eating 7 or 8 of the ! Amazing 🤩 My Lovie ordered the soup dumplings. 🥟 I liked that the shrimp dumplings had a little sweet corn inside along with several shrimp and pepper - finally a shrimp dumpling without bamboo and other tasteless fillers! The corn with full little fresh shrimps were tasty - probably the best insides I’ve enjoyed in a long time. My Lovie thought the soup dumplings were very juicy - a good thing since they are filled with juicy meat and soup - but not spicy enough for my dumpling connoisseurist. Here’s what we weren’t crazy about - the outside dumpling wrap is thicker than we are used to, substantial and not going to rip when dunked - no chance. Since we literally saw them being made, we know they are super fresh, I think we are more used to a thinner wrap. Don’t let the wrap stop you from trying this little place. My teen loved the hot and sour soup and the meat dumplings, my lovie and I thought the soup was substantial with juicy ingredients but way too sweet. We heard other diners express how much they loved the dumplings and soup so I think it’s a matter of preference and definitely worth trying to see what you think. I would go back (and will go back!) for their shrimp dumplings, they were just too good and too high quality and my top rating for me to not make a run for the Dumpling Man when I want shrimp dumplings. 🥟 Also, I have to say this - this was the CLEANEST most NEAT and sanitary dumpling place - hands down! We observed frequent hand washing, sanitary handling of food, utensils and pans. It was impressive, especially as we eat our way through other East Village and Chinatown stands. This is reason enough to make a visit. They are an A (really A+) most other dumpling places start at B tbh… I liked this place very much and enjoyed our dinner. 🍽️ Cash only or Zelle.

Tasnia Shah

This was a nice little hidden gem for some yummy dumplings. The price is pretty good for the area of east village. The dumplings for 6-8 pieces costs around $8-$10. I liked the vibrant color of the dumplings.The dumplings are also made right in front of you and you can see it be made. And the dumplings come out fairly quickly. There is also seating indoors and outdoors. This place is cash only and has vegetarian dumplings available!

+2

Kelli McLean

Stopped here for a snack while in NYC. I ordered the dumpling sampler and it was delicious! My favorite had to be the seasonal pumpkin. It does take a few minutes to get your food, but that’s because they make each order fresh to order!

Amulay Chadha

Nice clean spot with a variety of dumpling stuffings being hand made at the back. Steamed pork dumplings were the best out of the lot. Soup dumplings were good too. The shrimp dumplings were the worst out of the lot and had too much of coating to filling ratio so do not recommend that. Seared dumplings got too dry so I do not recommend it.

+11

Sapphira Bella

I had been SUPER EAGER to try this place however I was left pretty disappointed… the dumplings were mid at best. Flavor was meh and they were falling apart. Not fun at all.

Michael Ariel

If you come here for the service and atmosphere, you should definitely go, nice and cozy with affordable price. If you come here for the dumplings, I suggest you find other chinese / asian restaurant in Chinatown area. The dough is too thick and hard. The prawn filling I ordered is only 1 small shrimp + more corn inside. I'd say it is CORN DUMPLING with extra shrimp.

Nick Thomas

I don’t know why this place has such good reviews. The dumplings are so bad here. Problem is I want to like this place so much- they hand make everything, but it doesn’t mean it’s good. The wrappers are super thick and doughy and the fillings feel very low quality

Online User

Wouldn't tell me what ingredients were in the surprise dumplings and were very rude about it. Told me to just read the menu, but the menu says it will be "some kind of meat or seafood, and it is updated frequently". So I asked again and she angrily pointed at the menu and read the ingredients for the pork dumpling. I asked if the surprise dumpling and pork dumpling were the same, she said no. So I ask again what's in the surprise dumpling, and she tells me "sometimes pork, sometimes chicken, sometimes shrimp". I tell her I'm allergic to shrimp, does it have shrimp today? "Some days it does, some days it doesn't." I should have just left then, instead I ordered the pork dumplings. It took almost 30 minutes until my number was called and the dumplings were very mediocre. Very thick dough and underfilled.

Sav C

Dumplings are no good. ordered chicken and shrimp. the orange one is supposedly chicken. the white ones were white fish, corn and shrimp — these were overly packed with corn: The dumplings wrap was waaaay to thick. would not recommend

Danielle Serrano

We were starving and it was still bad. Dry, bland, overcooked, texture was off, hard to swallow. The filling tasted like cat food and the dough was too thick and overcooked. Not even the dumpling sauce had any flavor. These dumplings should only be used as paper weights

Tom Barton

These were the worst dumplings I’ve had in New York, perhaps anywhere. Soup dumplings came out piled up and broken with no soup inside. Even the one or two that weren’t broken had no soup. How can you call these soup dumplings? I also ordered the seared shrimp dumplings. Mostly dough with one tiny shrimp and some corn inside. Who in their right mind is giving this place a high rating when there are such good places to get dumpings in the area? Who cares if they make them in front of you when they are bad dumplings that make you feel sick afterwards? I regret going here. Spend a few dollars more and get tasty dumplings at the dozens of places in the city that know west they’re doing, like Joe’s Soup Dumpings and Nan Xian.