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The place is cute, they decorated for Halloween. You can see them making dumplings when you walk in. The service was good, there was no wait. We ordered cucumber salad, Shanghai noodles, house beef roll, har gow & pork dumplings. Cucumber salad was just ok the flavor was of the crushed peppers was odd, not spicy tho. Preferred the flavor before I mixed it up. Shanghai noodles were great, very flavorful big noodles lots of chicken. House beef roll was also a delicious surprise. The wrap was so flaky the flavors inside were amazing. Hargow was also delicious, they do it well here. Chopped shrimps, dough isn't to delicate or soggy. Pork dumplings, I was disappointed not very flavorful, tasted like breakfast sausage with the fattiness no added spices that I could taste. All the flavor comes from the ginger soy sauce you get which is very much needed. The dough tasted like flour, some dumpling came popped and some were stuck to the paper and split open as we were getting them. When the soup come out it visibly chunky fat you see. Which was off putting. This place is ok, kinda torn on if I'd come back. I wanted to like it so bad.
Wow, I would never come to Fresno just to eat until now! This gem of a dumpling spot in a strip mall is pure gold! There are so many buns we didn't know where to starts so we ordered fried, steamed and a dessert to sample the menu. The service was fantastic, and the vibe was buzzing. We got the last table at 5pm to make a total full house. They open at 4:30pm so I would get here at 4:30pm or you may be waiting on a Sunday evening. The fried potstickers were amazing. Incredible texture, tender, ultra moist filling and flavorful. The steamed traditional soup dumplings were Devine. You could pick them up and dip them in the ginger dumpling sauce they provide yet the dumpling was full of delicious soup and filling. For dessert we had the Black and Gold Salted Egg Molton Bun. I have never seen this before anywhere. Have you and where? This is the most incredible dessert bun with a sugary creamy egg filling surrounded by a spongy bun colored with black sesame and a little chocolate. It was amazing! Do not miss ordering this as your final bun. 5 stars and on my Fresno must stop and eat if driving by list.
Ordered the Braised Beef Noodle Soup, and it was excellent! It had the perfect balance of noodles, vegetables, and tender beef, topped with half a hard-boiled egg. There wasn't too much broth, and the soup had great seasoning and was served at the perfect temperature. The Shu Mai was a little on the salty side, but not enough to ruin the dish. The restaurant itself is very well decorated, casual yet classy, clean, and well maintained. The staff was incredibly friendly and attentive, and they were very knowledgeable about the menu. Overall, a great dining experience, and I'd definitely come back!
Location: Dumpling U Date: July 1st, 2026 Service: Take out Went this to this week to dumpling u. My family and I highly enjoy their dumplings they are delicious every time we go there inside it's usually packed We just prefer to go on the website and place the order via online this way is quicker and they give you a time for pickup. However make sure you look at their hours cuz the hours are they open hours from like 11:00 to 2:30 and then from 4:30 to close. We usually order the chicken pan frying dumplings and the pork pan fried dumplings.
Food is always 10/10. Love coming here. Our server was very attentive - Devin We got the garlic noodles and soup dumplings.
9/3/26 Round 2 and time for an update!! Conveniently ordering to set up starting on Yelp. I ordered their shrimp dumpling & chicken salad. Paid for it and it was ready right after I left my nail appointment. It's right next door. Arrived, greeted, let worker know & received with good day wishes! Great!! Lunchtime! Omg! LARGE chicken salad!1/2 is plenty! Another meal! It was Fresh, Tasty & DELICIOUS chicken cooked perfectly and GREAT crispy wontons & noodles to top it off!! Shrimp dumplings are Tasty & GREAT! Even better dipped in the sauce that comes with it! Leftovers there too!! Good service & GREAT lunch!! Highly recommended!!
The House Soup Dumplings with Classic Pork were fairly standard and ultimately underwhelming. The dumpling wrappers were too thick and doughy, and they tore apart too easily. The soup broth itself lacked the richness and umami depth that make great soup dumplings memorable. I was also disappointed that no fresh ginger was provided, nor did I see it offered. Traditionally, soup dumplings are enjoyed with fresh ginger and a vinegar-soy sauce mixture, often served on a soup spoon to catch the flavorful broth. That said, the House Special Beef Roll was the standout of the meal. Each roll features a crispy, flaky scallion pancake wrapped around tender five-spice braised beef shank, sweet hoisin sauce, and crisp, refreshing vegetables. The beef was slow-braised until exceptionally tender and infused with warm Chinese five-spice and soy sauce. The combination of savory, sweet, and salty flavors created a satisfying and flavorful bite. Many diners seem to enjoy the soup dumplings more than I did, so your experience may differ. However, I would recommend ordering an additional dish or appetizer if you choose them, as they are not particularly filling on their own. Be aware that the cost can add up quickly. An order of soup dumplings and the beef roll, including tip, came to about $42.
Excellent soup dumplings with plenty of flavorful broth and a delicate wrapper. The pan-fried dumplings were crispy and juicy, and the Shanghai noodles were delicious. The unicorn bao buns were a fun surprise for the kids. Friendly service, reasonable prices, and authentic flavors. Definitely one of the better dumpling spots in the area. We'll be back!
LOVED THIS PLACE! The staff is incredibly friendly, helpful and funny! We had to wait about 10 minutes for a table and the staff offered us drinks, water, etc. while waiting. The restaurant has a trendy ambiance, I loved all the matching dish ware and cutlery. The food was so fresh, flavorful, and served quickly. Our favorite was definitely the spicy pork soup dumplings! We cannot wait to go back because there was so much more to try. Also, the parking is not great in the shopping center but it is what it is. Can't wait to come back!
Probably best beef pancake roll in Fresno!!! Very crispy and gives enough hoisin sauce. You can taste the hoisin flavor with each bite. The XLB is smaller compared to JingleBao. But they are both very solid. There were TVs inside the restaurant, that showed live sports which is a plus. I also got the chocolate dessert dumpling. That was disappointing. Filling was with dark chocolate, i would of preferred something sweeter Reminds me of Din Tai Fung but Fresno version. Price is fair for the food. Definitely worth checking out.
100/10, no notes. This was our second time here and everything was packed with flavor. Service is 1000/10. The servers are so friendly and funny, especially the main girl, not sure of her name. The food also comes out really quickly, which is awesome.
Small little restaurant with so much flavor! The food was a 10/10--absolutely delicious, with generous portions and very reasonable prices. Service was 9/10. The only reason it wasn't perfect was that we wished our waitress had checked on us a little more often for drink refills. It was a warm day, and we definitely could have used more cold water. Overall, a great experience, and we'd happily come back!
Let me start by saying it's freaking hot outside. If it isn't freaking hot outside for you, go ahead and skip to the next paragraph, because the following won't apply to you. We walk in and we are next in line. You use the tablet to put your name and phone number in and than you wait. They let us know that we are next, and that even though they have a small room available, their AC can't keep up with the weather outside, so they aren't using it. Just around the corner from the entrance is a large AC floor unit running. I don't know if the main unit on the roof is out, or it just can't keep up with the 105-ish degree weather outside. I don't know. Anyways while we wait, more and more people start showing up. They let us know that they are waiting for a large table for us, party of 5, to open, so they start seating smaller parties ahead of us. They estimate 20 min wait for us, but it was closer to 30. Meanwhile, the boys and I are sitting in the small room around the corner, while my wife and daughter sit near the door. Slowly I can feel the temperature in the small room creep up as more people come in. My wife tells me later that everytime the door opened, the heat just poured in on her. I start to wonder if the wait is going to be worth it. As it is, I'm already tired and hungry from a very long 3 day weekend. 15 min in, I go to the restroom to splash my face and wet a paper towel so I can wipe my face periodically. After 20 min, more people that have come in after us start getting seated too. Now I'm getting irritated. I say all this to you to say, if it's hot outside and you are determined to eat here, come at a time when it's not so busy. And keep your party to a max of 4. When we finally sat down, we were at a table designed for 8. Felt like a waste. Moving on. In the time we had to wait, plus the drive over, we have already started to narrow down what we want. I'm trusting in my wife at this point because she found the place and was able to research a few of the dishes. It's pretty cool that you get to see the workers preparing the dumplings as you walk in. We order 6 plates-seafood fried rice, Sichuan style wonton, house special beef roll (henceforth known at the burrito), tan tan noodles, deep fried dumplings and classic pork house soup dumplings. Honestly everything is good! The Sichuan wasn't that spicy to me, which I don't mind. The tan tan had a very distinct buffalo wing flavor. Probably the most filling plate was the "burrito." The deep fried dumplings were kind of basic honestly. Good starter for someone afraid to dip their toes in new foods. The classic pork house soup dumplings are something everyone should try if they want to jump in head first while still keeping it safe. My oldest continues to surprise me with his orders, this time the seafood fried rice. Even my picky youngest wanted to try an octopus tentacle. I do think we could have gotten away with ordering only 5 plates. With 6, we were stuffed and took home leftovers. I'm going to skip the AC situation in my rating. At least they tried to remedy the situation. Some things are unavoidable. I did take issue with the music, which I couldn't really hear at the table. While waiting though, I could hear that the music was uncensored. That means a heard every N* word and other curse words while I waited. Given the location, it was a curious choice in music. Overall, come in small groups of 4 or less, eat family style and try a little bit of everything
8 months ago
The food and service is good but expect to wait, and expect to wait longer than what the estimated wait time is. We got here at 4:45 on a Saturday and it said the wait was going to be about 17-27 minutes and ended up waiting around 45 minutes. We ordered as much as two people could possibly order: Cucumber salad 4/5 String beans: 3.5/5 Spicy pork soup dumplings 3.5/5 Spicy chili oil wontons 5/5 Chicken pan fried dumplings 2.5/5 Rainbow (veggie fried rice) 4/5 Hot and sour soup 3/5 Everything was very fresh and you could tell that all dumplings were made by hand. However the chicken pan fried dumplings were too oily, and the string beans needed a little more salt or flavor, a little on the bland side The service was great, and all the food came out pretty fast despite the long wait to be seated. Will definitely come back! read more
6 months ago
My friends and I went for Sunday dinner around 5:30pm & the wait was about an hour. Food was delicious and loved that the menu specified different dietary restrictions! Would go back for the pan fried pork buns, braised beef noodle soup, & the sichuan wontons!! read more
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This is our family's first time trying this place, and honestly I have nothing but good to say about it ! The service is very welcoming and helpful! Now for the food ! The noodles and dumplings are so soft and juicy, and the portions are pretty big for what it's for I feel like you really get a lot for what you paid for! read more
4 months ago
First time here and it didn't disappoint! Didn't have to wait long for a table. Wait staff was very attentive and food came out hot and steamy! Very delicious we will definitely come back! read more
One of the new dumpling spots to hit Fresno! I came by on a Friday around 1:30 pm, an hour before they would close their lunch section. I was worried we would feel rushed on time, but we were seated right away and service was very timely, leaving my party more than enough time to eat and socialize. Seeing as they advertised themselves as a soup dumpling shop, I had to get the classic pork house soup dumplings, which came with a good amount of meat and rich broth. I feel like it is less broth than I have had in other soup dumplings, but it still tasted very flavorful! I also got the house special beef rolls, with had braised, slightly-sweet thin beef slices wrapped in a flaky scallion pancake. I wasn't originally expected to get this, but I'm another table order because it looked too good to pass up, and my expectations were exceeded! I would highly recommend this place if you are looking for some great dumplings in Fresno! read more
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Finally!! I have been to their another location in Sacramento. So I came here with a few friends to support the new location! We tried soup dumplings, shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork buns, and more. Honestly, everything hit the spot. The soup dumplings were nice and juicy, the shrimp dumplings were fresh, and the BBQ pork buns were soft with just the right amount of sweetness. It was a fun meal trying a little bit of everything. The staff was nice and the vibe was relaxed. Definitely a place I'd bring friends back to. read more
9 months ago
Tried Dumpling U and ordered the Shanghai Shumai and the Beef Roll. Both were really tasty. The shumai was flavorful and fresh, and the beef roll was crispy and satisfying. The place was clean and the service was friendly. Overall a good experience -- I'd come back again. read more
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Everything was delicious. Unfortunately I was traveling, so it was a party of one and an extensive menu where I really wanted to try a bunch of things. I ordered, knowing I would have leftovers which I was pretty excited about as well. Started with the pork soup dumplings, Sichuan style wonton dumplings (spicy) and garlic noodles. It was definitely a lot of food, but glad I was able to taste several different dishes. The soup dumplings had a good amount of soup in them. There's even instructions if you don't know how to eat them. You can even see them, make it by hand. Garlic noodles were a huge portion, love that the noodles were not super soft and had a good bite to them. And lastly the spicy wonton dumplings topped off the meal. A good amount of heat, but not overly spicy with lots of flavor. Service was prompt from very friendly. Would definitely go back again. It's located in a shopping center so there was a lot of parking although the restaurant got very busy around dinner time on a weekday. read more
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My sister, mother and myself tried Dumpling U out after seeing it on TikTok and it did NOT disappoint!! The food was so delicious so I didn't snap a pic of everything but their scallion pancakes were BOMB! The fried rice was a little bland but the sausages made up for most of the flavor. My sister also got pan fried dumplings which were perfectly crunchy on the bottom and soft on top. Genuinely the only complaint I have is that the chili paste they offer on the table has star anise, so it has that black licorice taste but other than that everything was delicious. read more
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Hi Mirancodo, thank you so much for coming in with your family and…
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This rice is so delicious and freshly. Great service! Great cleanliness! Great staff. Helpful staff when you don't know what to order! read more
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Cute place. Crepe cake so good. Deliciously sweet but not too sweet. Wonton soup was magnificent. read more
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Inefficient servers. There were 9 empty tables but a 30-40 minute wait time. The tables took forever to be cleaned, all the while 3 female servers were standing around chatting about their weekend. Food is good but service is TERRIBLE. We kept asking if we could just be seated at one of the empty tables but they kept saying they were working on "setting up the tables". All the while still standing around chatting and laughing. There were 25 people standing out the door waiting to be seated all the while all the servers had no sense of rush/urgency. Management should be informed and work on training on efficiency and customer service read more
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Best dumplings in Fresno! My favorite was definitely the spicy pork soup dumplings, so good! read more
7 months ago
Great food - dumplings and fried rice. Very helpful and courteous staff! Clean space! Very nice ambiance. We enjoyed the food very much. read more
3 months ago
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Calvin W.
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5 months ago
The flavors are BOMB. Crab soup dumplings and pan fried buns were amazing. Will return time and time again. Especially for some garlic noodles read more
7 months ago
Good food, great customer service by Jocelyn, and good vibes. Perfect spot to bring the family!!! read more
7 months ago
Food was delicious and good customer service! Highly recommend. Everything was great, good ambiance read more
7 months ago
This restaurant has a pretty good ambiance to it. It was lit pretty well and had good decor. The food was overall a 4.5/5 from what I ordered. The classic pork XLB was good as well as the scallion roll. I just thought the braised beef noodle soup's soup was quite salty for my taste. The service was good from the server Lee/Li from Orange County. But yes, I would recommend this classic XLB place to people as it resembles the bigger chain like Din Tai Fung (DTF). Good place for Fresno, Ca because it needs more diversity when it comes to cuisine. read more
8 months ago
JUST YES! We decided to try this place for dinner with our infant son on a Saturday. There was an initial wait to be seated (to be expected). Once we were sat, the service was prompt. I wish we got our server's name because she was FABULOUS and truly elevated our experience, especially going out with an infant. We just appreciated how supportive and accommodating she was. The restaurant itself is clean and inviting and I love that you can see the dumplings being made in real time. We got an assortment of items to try since it was our first time. The cucumber salad was excellent and a personal favorite. Incredibly flavorful with a hint of spice. I ordered the har gow dumplings (simple) but delicious as was the garlic broccoli. Lastly, I was pleasantly surprised by the garlic noodles. Also a standout favorite. I forgot to mention that our infant also loved everything he tried as evidenced by his happy dance and pterodactyl squeals. We will definitely be back! read more
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Calvin W.
Hi Bridgette,…
8 months ago
Second time back since the grand opening and it was even better than the first visit! The dumplings were fresh, juicy, and full of flavor. Everything tasted authentic and delicious. Service was friendly and fast too. Definitely one of my favorite spots in town now. Highly recommend Dumpling U! read more
9 months ago
I had high hopes and expectations. To the owners, lots of improvements needed. Let's start with the Beef Noodle Soup. Beef was rubbery and chewy. It should be tender and easy to chew. The broth lacked flavor. The noodles was the only positive, it had a good chew to it. Next the Beef Baos, meat to bao ratio needs work. The meat really lacked flavor. Bao was airy though. Next the Chicken Shui Mai. Different option that no one I've seen do. But I was expecting more since you're charging $8.95 for 4 pieces. The flavor was on point with the traditional pork shui mai at other place. These were traditional sizes too for that price point. Then the positive from this meal was the honey walnut shrimp. Though I thought the crust was a little thick for my liking on the shrimp, my daughter loved the dish. Utterly disappointing visit. Lots of improvements needed. I see the positives review. I come from a family of restaurateurs. I've travelled all over. I can't even say this will be good for Fresno. read more
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Calvin W.
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7444 N Fresno St
Fresno, CA 93720
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