I came here desperately searching for good xiao long bao, so we decided to give Potsticker House a try. First off, a big plus for having their own parking lot. That alone already reduces stress. There is also plenty of seating, so we did not feel rushed or cramped. The decor is a bit dated, but nothing deal-breaking. Unfortunately, the xiao long bao did not hit the mark. The skin was too thick, and the dumplings themselves were much larger than they should be . The potstickers had the same issue, with thick wrappers overpowering the filling. The spicy wontons were also disappointing. They were mostly wrapper with very little filling, and the spicy sauce was not spicy or flavorful. It just felt like the wontons were coated in oil. On the brighter side, the oxtail casserole was my favorite dish. The flavor was there and the oxtail was nice and tender. Just a heads up, it is quite salty, so it definitely needs to be eaten with rice. The beef noodles were good for me, but my husband thought the broth was a little too sour, which he did not enjoy. Lastly, they have soy milk, which always pairs well with Chinese breakfast-style food and was a nice touch. Overall, some hits and some misses. I was really hoping for better dumplings, but there were a few dishes that showed promise. read more

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The food was overall good, but a tad bit too salty. My favorite was the sautéed string beans with garlic though, I tasted hints of sugar sprinkled in which is different from what I'm used to--it was a pleasant surprise. Good value for the portion size. Service was overall friendly. There were a lot of families/kids the night I went; it can get very noisy. read more

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We got Shanghai noodles with pork and bok Choy, delicious! We also got the pork soup dumplings...so yummy. But OMG the lamb curry fried rice was my favorite. We ate everything family style. I typically love bao but I wouldn't get it here again, it wasn't bad, it just wasn't good. They were able to accommodate my son's shellfish allergy safety. The prices were great, the atmosphere was a quirky Asian vibe. read more

Potsticker House - Soup C012. Boiled Chinese Pork Dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Had a little time to get some food during a long lunch break and found this place. Rule of thumb is the places that still look like they could be little holes in the wall are gonna have some really good eats. I got soup dumplings bc I get them whenever I can and they were exceptional. The wrapper was slightly thicker than some places I've had it but it was very enjoyable. I like it when the thicker parts of the dough have that chewy texture to them. They provided vinegar and soy, and chili oil for dipping. I think I forgot to ask about mustard. Secondly I got the beef tendons. For what they charge I got SO much and ended up having leftovers which were so delicious reheated. I got them cold, they were fresh and chewy and the sauce / oil they served on them was salty to perfection. It came with sliced onions and a lot of fresh cilantro, and after mixing everything together for a perfect bite with their white rice was a life changing moment. Everything was amazing. Also for their fresh soy milk, it was slightly sweet and creamy and kind of vegetal but in a good way? Like you can tell they used fresh soybeans that were green and crisp. Absolutely lovely. Ended up going back the next day for more of the tendons and I got a traditional Chinese pan cake. It had the best flaky thin dough that had been stretched and rolled back on itself and then spiraled and pan fried I assume. It was light and airy and easy to pull apart. They served it with oyster or hoisin sauce, not sure but it was a great salty sweet combination. 10/10 would go back will always recommend. I love places that have more traditional cuisine and this is one of those places read more

Potsticker House - C010. Shanghai Style Xiao Long Bao - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Potsticker house has been around for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I remember seeing the ads for potsticker house late at night when the reruns would turn on. Now as an adult, I am a frequent regular at this fine establishment. To start, they have a parking lot! That's a huge plus as everything around is paid parking. In addition, they have an assortment of booth or open seating. I always opt for the open seating since the booth can be a little tight. When the weather is nice, they also offer outdoor seating. For the food, I wouldn't say it tastes the best but it's passable and it's always got me coming back. I order the soup dumplings, which always comes out steaming hot. I also get the smoked pork pancake! This is my favorite. The pairing of the meat and the hoisin sauce between the Chinese pancake is marvelous. Then this time we got this pork belly with cellophane noodle and my uncle really enjoyed it. He finished the whole thing! There's usually only two workers in the front and they try their best to get to everyone. For me, I know and can see how busy they are so I'm pretty patient for service. They're really hard working there so give them grace! read more

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Cannot recommend the eggplant in garlic sauce enough! It's so good!! Do not sleep on this place.

I've been coming here with my parents for as long as I can remember! My parents would take me here to get soup dumplings, and some Chinese pancakes. I recently went back with my parents, and everything is the exact same as I remembered! The food is good, and the portions are pretty large! We love to order a few dishes to share. +++free parking!! Totally a perk! read more

10/10 such amazing authentic Chinese/东北 (northeastern) Chinese food. I love everything I've gotten here and if you come on weekends they also offer a tradition Chinese breakfast with fried dough (you tiao) and dou fu nao. Another one of my favorite things to order is the scallion and sea cucumber. I'm not a huge scallion fan but it's made with this absolutely delicious scallion oil. And another fav is the la pi which is like mung bean noodles tossed with vegetables and a sesame sauce served cold. read more

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This is an excellent place for northern Chinese cuisine. You have to know what to order from here to get their best. Quality- the noodles were above average. I'm personally not a fan of most non soup noodles but overall the taste was good. The salt pepper fish was excellent. 9/10 score for those. It was crispy, not excessively breaded, had a good level of heat and plenty of well cooked fish. Most restaurants don't get it right but they did here. The dumplings are also 9/10. The outer wrapping was not too thick, filling was delicious, and was not excessively salty. My only recommendation is they knead the dough a bit more for the dumpling. It is a bit tough. The xiao long bao is a 8/10. Filling is perfect and so is the quantity. There was still soup when you bite into it but the skin was too thick. It was also a bit tough too. Quantity- they give a lot of food here. Atmosphere- very nice and open. Service- good servers. read more

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Located in the bridgeport neighborhood of chicago, Potsticker House delivers some of the most delicious food you can find in the area. My go to things to order here are the beef noodle soup, soup dumplings, and the deep fried eggplant. If I'm craving a warm bowl of beef noodle soup this place is a the top of the list. There's a free parking lot for customers next door with ample parking. The food came out made to order and was piping hot. This place is a hidden gem. There's usually no wait for a table. If you're ever in the bridgeport neighborhood, I'd highly recommend checking out this restaurant! read more

Potsticker House - Soup Dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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We haven't been here in years and loved the ambience and the food. After printing out our bill, which was correct, we were charged for an additional dish we never ordered. I was not given a receipt and had to ask for one, then had to ask about the discrepancy in the amount we were charged. This was an attempt to cheat us. I no longer trust this restaurant. read more

The eggplant with garlic sauce is BEYOND! Omg. The menu is extensive and offers plenty of vegetarian items.

This place is a hidden gem in Bridgeport. I love the spicy beef noodle soup and the soup dumplings. I also like the pan-fried smoked pork cake. I've also had the sweet and sour beef and that was delicious. I normally do not have to wait for a table and there's also free parking. read more

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I ate here yesterday with some friends who frequent here and know the menu well. They ordered Cumin lamb, beef pancakes, a steamed green vegetable (don't know what it was) and the cold noodle salad with cucumber , egg, pork and peanut sauce. This was my first time eating authentic Northern Chinese cuisine and everything tasted fantastic. My fav was the cold noodle salad since it was light and refreshing. The lamb was spicy but with the greens and rice it worked really well. Service was good but my friends are regulars so that might have helped. read more

So my friend recommend potsticker house. Upon first glance I wasn't sure what to expect. I have to say the food spoke for itself. We got a few dishes and every bite made me want to keep having more. My favorite dish of the night was the eggplant. And a close second was the shrimp. The service was okay. We have to remind our waitress what we needed a few times. I do have to say she was very friendly. The atmosphere or ambiance was okay. The booth we sat at was kind of dirty and the bottom of the light fixture had lot of stains in it. And the booth table was very tight. Overall, I will say give PH a shot as the food was worth every penny as you will walk out stuffed! read more

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Visited Potsticker House in Bridgeport and had a good overall experience. The dumplings were fresh and well cooked, with flavorful fillings and a nice balance of textures. Portions were satisfying and reasonably priced. Service was straightforward and efficient, nothing fancy but it got the job done. read more

I came here on a friend's recommendation and this is probably the best chinese food that I have had so far in the city. The servers were attentive and it was a great place to eat. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. It definitely tastes like home. read more

Very authentic cooking. The paper menu is a bit confusing, so I suggest hopping on Google and seeing some of the photos and the menu is easier to manage. We came in an hour before close, so there was a bit of a rush to order. Server was nice, but short. The restaurant seems large enough to serve large groups. Not too loud, large open space, good seating. They also have their own parking lot, so no need to pay for street parking. Overall good location. The food all came super hot. Definitely fresh. We ordered a variety of things to try. The dishes are all a good size. *006- Pan fried onion cakes - these were good, but a large portion. Definitely for sharing. *010- Pork soup dumplings - a little too doughy in my opinion. If they were slightly smaller with the same filling I think they would be more balanced. *004- house special pot sticker - I really enjoyed the inside stuffing, but the outside was too much. *604 - shredded pork with onion and soybean paste wrap - I really enjoyed this dish. Don't let the name fool you. I pointed it out on the menu and the server was able to tell me what it was. Nice and delicate, but still great flavor. *116 - Shanghai Stir Fried noodle with pork mushrooms and bok choy - I enjoyed these. The mushrooms really brought a lot of flavor. *31- fried dough condensed milk - I really liked this. read more

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Me and the wife were visiting from minnesota, and she had been craving her hometown food. We went there for lunch, to our suprise it was amazingly good. We ordered the beef guo bao rou ( sweet and sour beef), whole fish in szechuan sauce (if im not mistaken), mung bean noddle salad, stir fry bok choy and mushroom, and candied sweet potato, they even gave us 2 free sour soup. Their service was amazing, food were great, very cozy as well. This was one of the greatest food we had while visiting chicago. I will definitely come here again when i visit chicago in the future. I HOPE THEY WOULD CONSIDER OPEN 1 HERE IN Minnesota. read more

Meh. I wasn't that impressed. One night my sister ordered takeout via one Grubhub. We ordered Mongolian beef, egg rolls, shrimp friend rice and beef with pea pods and water chestnuts. The beef dish that was supposed to have water chestnuts didn't come with any chestnuts so it was just beef and pea pods. The portion size was decent, but overall we weren't impressed with the food. The egg rolls were gross and the other dish were just okay. It wasn't very flavorful and we found it greasy. We'd ordered from this place once before and didn't care for the food then. We thought maybe it had been an off night so we decided to give it another shot. Turns out the food is just consistently bad. Potsticker House is off the list for good this time. read more

Potsticker House - Beef with pea pods - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Food went so hard. Service was awesome too- not like I'm used to in places where the food smacks but the server doesn't have to be too present. Had the garlic eggplant (crispy and saucy), northern pancake, cumin beef. Ambiance was more upscale than expected. Eggplant was the favorite. Excited to go back. read more

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We ordered: Pan Fried Smoked Pork Cake XiaoLongBao Northern style Pancake Beef Noodle Soup Stir Fried Egg Plant Beijing style Shredded Pork with Bamboo Shoots Mongolian Lamb Whole Fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce Chinese Salt and Pepper Pork Ribs The Northern style savory pancakes/buns at this restaurant are must-get appetizers whenever I come here. Beef noodle soup's broth is flavorful and the noodles are handmade. Egg plant tastes really good because it's cooked a little crispy. Mongolian Lamb was good but I recommend the cumin lamb more. Shredded pork and bamboo shoot's sauce is delicious mixed with rice. I'd also recommend shredded pork and bean curd. Probably the weakest dish was the salt and pepper pork ribs. Needs more seasoning. Service was good. They have a their own free parking lot - huge bonus. I like to say Potsticker house is the safest Chinese restaurant in Chicago because it's across the street from a police station! read more

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Potsticker House is one of our favorites! We've tried many of their items throughout the years & they are all good! Our all-time favorites are Fried Rice with Chinese sausage and bok choy, Northern Style pancakes, and Mapo tofu. Dip the pancakes into the Mapo tofu sauce! Yum!! read more

there's a myth that the best chinese spots have 3.5 stars on yelp. potsticker house turns that myth into reality. the menu is huge. if you want to stick to the classics, they do them well. if you want to venture into some unchartered territory, the servers are kind and will not lead you astray. i love this place. it's good for any occasion. hell, we had our rehearsal dinner here the night before our wedding - and i'm pretty sure i had some hungover soup dumplings the day after it. overall, it's always a comforting experience with potsticker house. added bonus: parking lot and BYOB! read more

Disappointed at how the quality of the food has gone down over the year. I've been here many years ago for their food and they were always pretty good although greasy. Today bf and I visited here for a quick dinner but we only ordered the combo crispy noodle and the soup dumplings. The meat inside the soup dumplings were unevenly placed, some had very minimal meat that it didn't taste like there's any meat inside. The dough was made thicker than the typical dumplings. We were told the noodle for The crispy noodle is homemade, but all we know is they fried the noodle and it looked like the broken pieces of fried noodle any Chinese carry out restaurants use for when u order crispy noodle dish. It was not worth $17 for those and I know because I used to work at Chinese restaurant any I know how cheap and easy it is to make them. Overall we were disappointed and not satiated. The service was nice though. read more

What to Get: - House Special Potstickers (8.95) - Shanghai Pork Soup Buns ($6.95) - Spicy Beef Noodle Soup ($12.95) - Beef Slices W/ vinaigrette garlic sauce ($8.95) Spotlight: authentic northern Chinese cuisine Pandemic Dining Options: offer pick up and deliver. payment Options: Cash and Credit card Parking : Street meter and free parking lot *In my yelpions: time to time whenever I crave for some pan fried potstickers and a warm beef noodle, this place pops into my head. Pot sticker house has been in the Bridgeport neighborhood for a very long time , which you will spot many come back customers for their fresh soy milk with salty fried dough in the morning. The ambiance is very homie and cozy (Not that it matter during the pandemic). But as for their foods, is always very fresh and flavorful. My all time favorite are their house special pot sticker, it comes in a very unusual shape than other restaurants or the premake, yet somehow totally make sense. The outer layer are very crunchy, and after the first bite, the pork are nice and juicy. If you are looking for some things brothy and hot, consider their beef noodle. Meat are very tender and well seasoned which goes perfectly with their thick rice noodle, thus became my usual winter go-to or when I am under the weather. With their wide range of selection, you got to tasted pretty much different kind of northern chinese style cuisine. As their portion coming in a decent size, which you got try different variety in one setting. I would recommend if you want a new chinese place to try. read more

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I love dim sum and dumplings so when I discovered this gem I HAD to try it and SO GLAD I DID!! Love that their dumplings come with a vinegar dipping sauce and hot chili oil as that's super authentic for me and reminds me of going to my friends house and having dinner with their family when I was a kid. Another bonus is their soup dumplings are LOADED with broth and flavor... you'll need to use a spoon so it doesn't pour out all over you when you bite into them lol. Ohhh and their egg drop soup is unlike any other as it's full of vegetables and comes complimentary with dinning in. Last but not least... everything was super fresh!! When I think about the things I look forward to for a authentic dumpling spot... THIS PLACE IS PERFECT!! Try it and I promise you won't regret it. read more

Potsticker House - Pro move... lather your dumplings with vinegar sauce and hot chili oil. - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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TL:DR - Lots of comfort food you won't find on other Chinese menus. Beef noodle soup had a slight sour/vinegary bend to it if you're into that flavor. I prefer the regular pork pot-stickers vs. the house cigar shaped ones. Soup dumplings were adequate. Came in as I happened to be in the neighborhood and LOVE me some pot stickers. Pleasantly surprised to see lots of comfort food on the menu not found at other Chinese establishments like the pan-fried pork pancake, soy bean milk, and you tiao. Often times at these places, my eyes get bigger than my stomach and I order way too much, so I kept it simple with some beef noodle soup, regular pork potstickers, and soup dumplings. This already was pushing the limit for my wife and I. The noodle soup tasted very traditional, with a slight sour/vinegar taste to it, similar to a really light hot and sour soup. The noodles were perfectly chewy and the meat was perfectly soft without necessarily falling apart on its own. My only nit-pick is the meat too noodle ratio was very noodle heavy. The pot stickers were also delicious. I love my skin to be a little thicker and chewy. These hit the spot. The smaller size makes the super pop-able and the skin was perfectly crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. The soup dumplings were as they should be, delicate skin and meaty inside with soup. Nothing to write home about. Outside of the food. The interior was nothing spectacular. There were no other dine-in patrons when we came in Monday for an early dinner. The waitress wore a mask and was attentive. All in all, would not ind stopping in again to try other items on the menu if in the area. read more

Potsticker House - Soup Dumplings and pork pot stickers (not the house special) - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Absolutely awesome takeout! My husband & 110% recommend ordering in from here! Everything is fresh, hot & delicious!

We ordered via Uber eats, and because it was a fair distance away the food arrived cold. The green beans and chicken were tasty, but the potstickers and bun left a lot to be desired. The smoked pork cakes and crab soup needing some tweaking in terms of flavor (smoked pork had a very chemically smoke flavor and crab soup had a strange consistency). Would likely not order again. read more

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If I were rating just the food, it would be a 5/5. However, the table was very wobbly and the tap water had a small black dot in it. I'd imagine the hygiene is suspect, but the food was quite good. There's also a giant free parking lot next to the restaurant for the sole use of the restaurant which is super convenient. read more

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Ordered the Jing Jiang rou si to go and unfortunately the dish was not authentic at all. It was very lacking in the Peking sauce and didn't even have the dark color. The pork is supposed to be thinly sliced but we got chunks. Good portion size but not authentic Fried dough was also on the chewy side and tasted more like a churro haha read more

Potsticker House - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Second visit here this past weekend and still nothing disappoints. Really fast service and all the food came out so quickly. Would truly recommend coming here. We tried their garlic eggplant this time and we all were in love with the dish. Really good atmosphere as well! read more

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I love coming to Potsticker House for their crispy eggplant. I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food but this eggplant dish gets me every time. It is so delicious flavorful and has the perfect texture. I wasn't a huge fan of the scallion pancakes as they were a little bland and dry, but I am glad I got to try some different vegan Chinese food options. I did see on the menu how they have a lunch special and would like to come back to try that. read more

I'm from China. If I had to recommend only one most authentic Chinese restaurant in Chicagoland, this is it. It's been more than a year since last time I was dining in here. Well we all know what happened. During 2020, we did some takeouts. Fairly say, during the past years, the food quality went a bit ups and downs but, it's always maintained on a quite satisfying level and always made me crave their dishes once a while. Appetizers: Shanghai style soup dumplings, Szechuan style chili dumplings, onion pancakes, pork pancakes, are my personal favorites. With a little dipping sauce on the top or in your spoon, the combined taste is so amazing just like a knock on the heaven's door. Entrees: My husband and I are obsessed with their Mongolian beef and sautéed string beans with garlic. They never failed us. If you like your dish a little saucy yet not too heavy, you should definitely try the beef. Noodles: I haven't tried their hot noodles yet but the cold noodles, oh boy! I have had cold noodles in so many different restaurants and cities, and their cold noodles are so far the yummiest. Sometimes when I can't finish the broth at home, I chilled it overnight and then use it as cold broth for my instant ramen. Ta-da! Double delish! In contrary to the impressive food, we didn't care much for the service though. Last time (Oct., 2019) we came in, our server gave us boxes was obviously intended for other purpose from the writing on them for leftover. Today we were arranged to a table not far from the door and there were people constantly coming bringing chilly breeze in, which unfortunately made our dishes go cold quickly. :-/ read more

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Although the local yelper rate this restaurant 3.5 stars. But for our Tampa standard, it is about 4.5 stars. The reason is the right price, right amount food, and great taste. The restaurant has it own parking lot make us easy for driving to that area at night. Southside may not be pretty but this restaurant is located in front of 9th district police station. I feel safe here. We started with Peking braised noodle. This is thick noodle soup with pork, egg, lily flowers, and bamboo shoots. It something that I have not have before. Great food to try. Our second dish is the spicy stir fry beef tripe. It is also delicious. Next we got their signature boil Chinese pork dumplings. This actually quite good. I would try it without any dipping sauce. The original taste is good enough. Lastly, we have the Xiao Long Bao. This pork with crab meat soup dumplings. It come with 8 pieces. I like the soup inside. The skin may be at the medium thickness. I like it very thin. No matter, it is still a very good soup dumplings. Our service is good, the food come out quick. No much of wait. May be it is cold rainy day. read more

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Cutest little dim sum parlor we have ever been to! A little out of Chinatown, this place is touted to have the most authentic dim sums and we had to check it out. We visited this place on a Sunday 1 PM, in the midst of the lunch hour hustle bustle. First surprise - free parking - bingo!! Found a spot right away and proceeded inside. Second surprise - the interior is very nicely decked with dim lighting - perfect for dim sum dates if anyone does that! There are big family tables and then cute couple booths. We took one of the booths. Btw they do have decent outdoor seating as well, but given it was noon, we chose to be indoors plus it was so chic, you wouldn't want to be outside. We primarily saw only 2 ladies run the place and even with a decent crowd, service was fast and they were ever so helpful. We were dining with our 6 month old baby and they were so excited about him too, made sure we were comfy with placing the stroller and everything. This place has ensured complete safety for COVID - you scan and view menu online and order from the app only. Only payment you do in person. Another plus for this place is they know the importance of pairing the right sauce with the dish. Even though we had a soy sauce bottle on the table (some places you have to ask to even get those), they got us 2 different sauces for soup dumplings, 2 different sauces for boiled dumplings - now that's what I call exemplary care to ensure you have the best experience. We got the below items and everything was sooo sooo good. Get any one of these and you will not be disappointed. Shanghai Style Xiao Long Bao Boiled Chinese Pork Dumpling Boiled Shrimp, Pork and Chive Dumpling Wonton w. Chilli Oil - (out of this world good) House Special Pot Sticker read more

Potsticker House - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My partner and I took my parents here today to celebrate Lunar New Year. It's right around the corner from where my parents live, so it's convenient, and it also gave my dad a break from cooking. We were seated right away, they were pretty short staffed but still did their best and checked on us several times. The servers all work together, and I also love that they have their own parking lot next door where customers don't have to pay for a spot. It is first come first serve. We ordered their xiao long bao (Shanghai style soup dumplings) -- one order comes with 8 so it's perfect and gave us all a taste. We all loved the sautéed string beans. We had the mapo tofu which is perfectly flavored so it wasn't too spicy, and the tofu was so soft that it melts in your mouth. We also ordered their crispy whole fish which was delicious. We also did an order of their house special potstickers -- I've had better, but good to try a different style. Lastly, we tried their fried rice. The food is decent, and we all definitely appreciate the string beans, fish, xiao long bao and the mapo tofu. Potsticker House has been around Bridgeport for years, and my family and I have been here before. So it's nice to come back, they specialize in Northern style Chinese food. I do recommend you come here and check this place out, it'll be different than what you're used to -- doesn't mean it's less traditional, it's just not Americanized. read more

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2 times in one week. My fiancé and I are huge fans of anything dumpling and potsticker related. After being constantly disappointed by trying them in different places we stumbled upon this gem. The customer service was immaculate. They were very informative and patient with us. They offer two different menus, traditional American Chinese and authentic. We chose to try the authentic menu. Best decision ever. They have the history of the cuisine in the front of the menu. The Jasmine tea is perfect. It's safe to say we'll never go to any restaurant for this type of food ever again. Thank you potsticker house read more

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I've always meant to stroll into Potsticker House ever since I moved to Bridgeport but never found the time. Last week I was able to and glad I did! The staff here is extremely kind and helpful with the menu. My girlfriend and I ordered quite a bit from the menu, as it is quite large and we couldn't narrow down our options. By far the best fish we ordered was the Kung Pao chicken. If we had ordered 3 of those plates we would have been more than satisfied. Potsticker House has been open for almost 20 years and for good reason! read more

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