Food: I stopped in here to try their fish dumplings. Dumplings are made fresh and you can see the…read moreladies hand making each one behind the counter. I was a bit disappointed in the texture of the fish filling; it's very mushy and soft, almost like a slimy paste. The dumpling skin is a nice chewy texture, and you can tell it's all hand-made. I won't be returning to dine here, but maybe the dumplings just weren't for me personally. Service: You order at the kiosk or with the cashier at the counter. When your food is ready, they will call you. Everything is self-service after that. Ambiance: There are a few tables in the restaurant to eat your dumplings. Not the best for large groups. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this dumpling spot.

Ambiance (5/5): The restaurant was clean, no frills spot. Our large party of 7 took over the side…read moretable but there were a couple small tables nearby. Service (N/A): You can order at a huge self-serve kiosk at the front or at the register. We ordered at the kiosk. Fish Dumplings (4/5): You can see the staff making the dumplings fresh right in front of you!! We tried a order of 14 fried fish dumplings. The dumplings were uniquely folded and were stuffed with meat. The fried skin was perfect. I think I would've preferred pork over fish but we were on a food crawl, so we couldn't get more to try.

Located in Flushing, you will find Dumpling Xi, along with rows of other Asian places. It's a…read moresmall cafe style place that was busy and clean. We were greeted and seated. Waters and menu arrived quickly. It was going on 10pm EST so we wanted a light meal. They specialize in steamed and fried dumplings. While I prefer steamed, I didn't want a dozen dumplings. There were no option for half an order. For the fried dumplings, you could order 6 of them so we went that route. We ordered the chicken and corn and the shrimp, fish roe and pork shoulder dumplings. Service was quick. There's an area to make your own sauce so I helped myself to a mixture of soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, chili sauce &. garlic. Yum not too greasy and flavorful with the sauce. Only a block from the hotel too! The beginning of my dim sum adventure.

We go here every time after the US Open!! It's delicious and speedy! They make their dumplings by…read morehand!! It is located right at a convenient corner so easy to find and you can people watch as well! My favorite is their spicy stew and pan fried dumplings (pro tip: dip the dumplings into the stew, yum!)

A very popular spot in flushing for dumplings. Definitely add it to your flushing food tour. It is…read moreenough to share with 2-3 so you don't get too filled up. And great price. Try it out, we enjoyed the spicy ones.

I ordered the #6 Chili Oil Wontons with 12 pcs for $10. The portion size is perfect for a meal or…read moresplitting with a friend as a snack. At a Saturday mid-day, there wasn't a line and the food was prepared quickly after ordering, I would say the whole interaction was less than 5 min. That being said, the wontons were lukewarm which I assume had been prepared for a while. And the flavor was unremarkable, there was a lack of spice and the chili oil was more salty than any other flavor. The filling was neither delicious nor bad. It was a bit disappointing considering we were hungry when we ate this, and were unimpressed. I've had better and would have no reason to order this again.

The food outweighs any cons of this place. The broth is rich, the noodles are hand pulled right in…read morefront of you, and it comes out quick. The portions are very generous too, considering the low price of $11 for a large Spicy Lamb Noodle Soup, which had plenty of meat and toppings. The broth is properly milky white as it should be, and the mala packs a punch so be prepared for some heat if you order the spicy version. Ordering might be confusing and I ended up walking to the counter, ordering, then later picking up my order, so maybe don't expect to be waited. Though you can dine in, spacing is limited, tables might be slightly dirty and there is no water, so treat it like a very casual hole-in-the-wall.

Came at 1:30 on a Saturday and the restaurant had many people eating but not a ton waiting to…read moreorder. I walked in and someone immediately said welcome to me as I came up to the counter and handed me the English menu. Luckily I had perused it online and discussed items with my mandarin speaking friends. I ordered the popular lamb burger, and the lamb haslet noodle soup (the organs of lamb). The person taking my order spoke English well enough, confirmed my order, told me the price, and I paid immediately. Due to language, I opted to just stand by the front to wait for my food. In that time the tables filled up so I did end up sharing one of the larger tables with several other people. My food came out quite quickly, and I sat down to eat. The noodles (which I watched being freshly pulled) were a great texture, meet was great though there wasn't a lot of it in the soup, and the broth was good! I added chili oil and msg and vinegar to it which was really great in bringing out every flavor. I also really enjoyed the lamb burger, which needed no modifications. I did end up taking that with me to to due to how filling the soup was. Both together were $17 for easily 2-3 meals person dependent. The people working were quite nice, someone even asked me how I liked it as I was bussing my table. The spot itself is quite casual, a lot of great options, huge serving sizes, and people seeming to really take their time there. Definitely a good stop to try in the area!

Decent Taiwanese spot in flushing. Expansive menu but a bit on the pricey side for flushing…read more Stinky tofu is decent. A bit over fried Oyster pancake was good. Salty egg yolk fish was the best dish we had.

My sister and I came here on Sunday, specifically for a Fantuan. Unfortunately they did not have…read moreany more available when we came around noon. We decided to stay and have lunch anyways. What we ordered: - Pork Chop combo - Popcorn Chicken combo Both of our meals came with rice, stir fry veggies, and an eggs. We both enjoyed our meals, nothing special but just a decent meal as a good price. The veggies somehow were the highlight of our dish. Yum! It was a good size so we were full after finishing just one portion and took the rest home. We had two servers. The man was very friendly and helpful. We would recommend this place if you're in the area looking for a authentic Taiwanese/Chinese meal.

CASH only - Came with a group of six, on a Sunday around 1:30/2ish pm - didn't have to make a…read morereservation but this place was still popping so maybe you do need one.   Ordered an in favorite order: Fried pork chop Fried Chicken (took the longest but I liked it) Flys Head Shredded tofu with pork Fried tofu Spicy prawns   This place is affordable, quick, and delicious - how many times can you say that about an establishment? I felt like I could eat that pork chop all day - there were no leftovers for our party of six and came out to around $22 each - not bad at allllll. Invite me if you're eating here.

Oyster pancakes are a must order!…read more This spot has been here for soo long but I finally had a chance to go! Very humble local spot! Staff were super friendly. Can't wait to try other things on the menu.

It was a lot of fun picking out which stall to order from in this large Asian food court. I chose…read morethis one because they had so many choices for dumplings. My order was for "Pork, Shrimp, & Chive Fried Dumplings". They have a window up where you can watch the assembly line of the making of the dumplings from scratch. A couple of other things raised a concern for me. The lady handling the money at the register would then jump in to help on the assembly line. Sometimes after handling the money she'd put on gloves. Other times she didn't. The other concern was watching the gentleman cooking the orders. He was very linear so he only cooked 1 order at a time. There were 10 orders ahead of me so my wait was 30 minutes. The food was great though. I had 10 potstickers for $12. Plus the dipping sauce was great. It was tangy, sweet, with a very tiny hint of spiciness.

Note: They do take Apple Pay…read more I'm glad I didn't see the reviews before I walked into New World Mall food court (on the lower level) and decided to get dumplings from this place after browsing the whole food court. What won me over was being able to see how fresh the dumplings were- that you can see them wrapping them with a good amount of filling inside. I got the pork, shrimp, chive dumplings, and they were so filling! The inside was juicy and tasty, and the dumpling wrapper was thick and chewy. The sauce could've had a bit more flavor personally, like more spice or vinegary tang, but it was still a good complement to the dumplings.

Ambiance (5/5): A no frills Chinese diner. The tables are a little tight and homey…read more Service (5/5): Our waiter was awesome. It helps that we speak the language that we got a little more comedic interaction with him! He was a hoot and was helpful in providing us advice on the # of dishes and what to get. I'd say everything is authentic to the Shanghainese cuisine so I'm a little biased that I loved every dish! A fish dish was suggested but we opted for our usual favorites: Scallion Pancake -made fresh as you can tell from the crunch Soup dumplings - super fresh, delicious inside, plenty of soup, perfect ratio of skin to meat Chow Fun - classic, look at the heaping amount of beef portioned on top!! Beef pepper steak - chunks were very tender and full of flavor Pork buns - a lovely crunch on the bottom of the bun, soft bread and tons of flavor Shrimp with broccoli - large pieces of shrimp (I didn't try it so I'm not sure on the taste)

Came here for my brother's birthday. At first it seemed nice, they put out a sign for him and we…read moregot a nice long table for my family. Then the server Bill, started acting like a used car salesman. He said he would give us a sake cause it was his birthday, but didn't tell us we were going to get charged for it. Also before my brother got there, he said that since it was his birthday, he would bring out a "banana boat" which was just 5 scoops of ice cream and some cut up banana. When we got the bill he not only charged us for both, but that banana boat was $30! When we asked about it, he argued with us saying that he didn't tell us the price of every single thing that we bought... very rude. We also tried to order two orders of regular soup dumplings and two orders of the truffle. He kept rushing our order, and then tried to change our order to four orders of the truffle. We weren't sure if we would like it yet, and kept pushing back but he wouldn't take no for an answer (that being said the truffle was good, but I'm definitely a purist and preferred the regular soup dumplings). We also ordered the kau fu but it was not good, and tasted too much of five spice. The cha cha mien was fine, but a bit small and a little bland. The rice cakes were good, but the rice cakes were not al dente enough for me. We also got the fried rice, which was fine, but nothing to write home about. Finally we got a fried tofu dish which was good and had a lot of tofu in it. Overall, this server ruined our experience. The food is fine, but there are other Shanghainese restaurants in the area and would visit those over this place.