Love me some soup dumplings!! We devoured a sea of dumplings of all kinds plus enjoyed the Mongolian beef. The pork soup dumplings were our favorite and the Shanghai pan fried dumplings has the best flavor overall in our books. Definitely will come back to try more. read more

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New hip Dumpling spot on the Southside. The service was speedy. The food was hot and cooked well. It might be a cool date spot but I think dumpling connoisseurs have other more economical options. read more

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Ive been a few times. The first time I went just after they opened it was good. A few times after that the food was not great. Went back once more and the taste has gotten better similar to when they first opened. Not sure if it's hit or miss on the food taste/ quality/ seasoning, but I'll go back until the food is bad tasting/ unseasoned/ bland again. The dumplings are great here per my friend and recommend if made properly. I enjoyed their cucumber salad, edamame, the noodle dish, and the rice. read more

I was super impressed by Zen Dumpling's chicken and mushroom dumpling and side of green beans. The food was super flavorful. I am by no means a dumpling connoisseur but I really liked the texture of the dumplings. I would definitely eat here again, and there are more things on the menu I want to try. read more

Everything on their menu is delicious! It's def a must try! You won't regret it. They are known for their dumplings, but their chicken dishes are so good as well. read more

Came to visit Jacksonville and our fam brought us here! Yummy! Loved the decor, the chill casual ambiance and loved the service, but what I loved most was the dumplings! We ordered just about every dumpling on the menu. They were all delicious, completely hand made in house but my favorites were the truffle dumplings and the crab and pork dumplings. These two bar far had the most flavor! Don't be scared to add the chili oil, it actually tastes amazing and is not too hot but full of flavor or will enhance a flavor! We look forward to visit again but we wish they offered more dessert options besides ice cream. Looking for something new, casual, and authentic? Stop by here, it won't disappoint! read more

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Zen Dumpling is a new Asian restaurant in the area and Loan chose this place for our monthly dinner. Goldie, Dorcas, and I were ready to try something new and it made for an interesting evening. Sometimes, when restaurants are new, service can be a little confused and some mistakes can be made on orders, among other things. I will say up front that this is a very attractive restaurant on the interior. A lot of work when into making it have such a welcoming feeling upon entry. The center area seating and tables were wooden. There was some padded seating along the front of the shop and back end. There were a good number of customers visiting on this evening. And so began our own UYE once again! I will say the servers did their best, but did confuse my order as I verbally ordered Mongolian beef but received General Tso's chicken instead. I know how the miscommunication happened, as Goldie had just ordered that for herself. But I like GT's chicken, so I didn't take anything away rating-wise from the servers. She did very well for the most part. I will say it was vastly under-spiced from the medium I requested, and for that, I will take a few points off. Dorcas ordered a nice soup/dumpling bowl. When you receive it, you actually find out quickly the soup is inside the dumpling. It is very good! But if you want veggies, you'll have to order them separately on this one. It did come with rice, as did the General Tso's chicken orders. Now we must have a little sympathy for Goldie who had occasional droplets from the ceiling fall on her head! We gave her options to relocate, but she decided she wanted to tough it out. It certainly gave us a few laughs on the evening! But certainly this hot weather can cause some condensation in the ventilation system. I would say the owner should have a look at it to prevent it in the future. It's great to see customers in the area giving Zen Dumpling a try! I found it to be a nice adventure for the evening. Though not perfect, they are good enough for me to visit again in the future. Recommend: HIGH read more

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Food, service and ambiance was great! First timer and loved every minute and drop of food! read more

The food was good and we enjoyed the options. The room temperature was a little warm so that was a downer. We were also noobs so they looked at us funny with our many orders. But all in all, we enjoy it and will go back. read more

We wanted to come check out this new restaurant serving soup dumplings! Walking in I thought it was quite authentic, our server was the sweetest/ cutest, we tried a few things to sample the menu. My thoughts on what we got: -Spicy cucumbers- simple and tasty! Not overly spicy but flavorful, add some chili oil from the table, very good! -Chicken soup dumplings- these are the first " real" soup dumplings I have tried besides the trader Joe's ones ( which are pretty good!) These were ok to me, very little broth inside and lots of dough -Shrimp and pork dumplings- surprisingly my favorite of the night! They looked plain when brought out but adding a little bit of soy sauce and chili oil brought these to life! Flavorful are delicious! -Dan Dan noodles- we didn't love these, but I had thought that the darker area was a meat sauce, it is not, its actually chili's and oil, resulting in pretty spicy, my lips were tingling! Really enjoyed coming here and looking forward to trying other things on the menu. read more

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Amazing soup dumplings! Zen dumpling has great service, is clean and serves delicious dumplings. You can see the employees make the soup dumplings right in the restaurant. Perfect lunch or dinner spot! read more

Dynamite dum sum. If I closed my eyes I thought I was eating somewhere in China town, NYC. This spot is super legit. Wife and I tried an assortment of steam dumpling options. From the cabbage and pork to the chicken and mushroom, fantastic. The show stopper, though, was the soup dumpling with pork. Not an easy dump to get right at most places that offer it. Easily the best I've had in years, let alone in Florida. The price isn't cheap but what is, escpially for a specialty spot? Give it a shot if you're a dumpling fantic like us or just want some of the best dumplings around. read more

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This place is a bit pricey but we did get a lot of food and it was all sooo good. Highly recommend. Loved the green beans, pork soup dumplings, and the wonton soup. read more

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came here for the first time the other night, staff was decently friendly while others seemed bothered. i got the dan dan noodles , spare ribs and pork dumplings. i noticed a spicy symbol by the dan dan and the girl said no it has a tad of spice (i like spice not too much) and my mouth was on fire. the dumplings were raw in the middle when i got home, pink! i had to cook them myself so that was frustrating. the spare ribs are a choking hazard they're so small! not sure if i'll try this place again read more

We love this place. Anytime I'm feeling like I need a little pick me up we go here and get dumplings and the chicken noodle soup. Staff is nice and the food is always on point. read more

Everything here was amazing!! They even have a window to see them making the dumpling fresh from scratch! I can't wait to come back!! read more

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Had a great lunch at Zen Dumpling. This place is a God send. You must order the spicy cucumber salad, refreshing with a hint of spice. Their chili wontons are not overly spicy but warming to the soul. Their XLB soup dumplings came out piping hot and are served with traditional ginger and vinegar. They are very tasty. We ordered more food than we could finish but I highly recommend you stop by and give it a shot! Their service was absolutely fantastic. They are properly staffed and this joint is run like a tight ship! read more

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This was our first time trying soup dumplings. We got the variety order, the short ribs and an order of bao. Everything was wonderful. My favorite was the shrimp soup dumplings. Our waitress was kind and instructed us on the best way to enjoy the dumplings. We will definitely visit again. read more

Mmm delicious dim sum in the Southside. I love the soup dumplings. XLB! I wish the servers were robots like this place in Pompano.

The food and service is so good!! This is our 2nd visit here. So far both times the food and service have been top notch. We ordered the sweet and sour baby ribs, shrimp and pork steamed dumplings, Mongolian beef and General Tso chicken. Both the Mongolian beef and General Tso chicken came with white rice. The ribs were so tender and flavorful. The General Tso chicken was some of the best we've ever had. Everything was excellent and the portions are large! Our last visit we tried the Spring Rolls, Soup dumplings (shrimp and pork dumplings and also chicken dumplings) and scallion pancake. And those were also delicious, but I prefer the steamed or pan fried dumplings to soup ones. read more

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We had seen rave reviews around this location and we wanted to try it. As we first walked in the restaurant was super cute and quaint, and had a warm welcoming atmosphere. The staff was super informative and so helpful when we made our choices for what we were gonna have for dinner. We made the choice to choose several different dishes to share for the table and they were all phenomenal. We had the Mongolian beef which by far is 10 out of 10 and the beef noodle soup. Also amazing. With the recommendations of a server, we made great choices around the soup dumplings, and how to properly eat them with the vinegar and fresh ginger. The cucumber salad was also a great starter dish. I would highly recommend recommend this to anybody and suggest asking for suggestions of what to try. Also don't hesitate branching out and trying new things. You won't be disappointed. read more

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Highly recommended this place. Everything we ordered was so delicious. The service was great. The restaurant was very clean. Seeing the making of the dumplings was a great experience. A must indulge when in Jacksonville. read more

Zen Dumpling - Shrimp soup dumpling. Very tasty!!! - Soup Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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We've been to Zen several times since they've opened and have to say, I am very glad to see this more of a 'specialty Chinese cuisine' type restaurants opening in Jacksonville. Zen Dumplings serves more than dumplings, but it's specialty is more of snack food where you'll see soup dumplings, pan fried or steamed dumplings, pan fried buns, pancakes, etc... The service was friendly and on point every time and the food is consistently good. This is also the only restaurant that I know of, that serves the pan fried buns in Jacksonville. The soup dumplings is pretty decent that you'll get a nice burst of broth (careful don't get burned) when you bite into it and the filling is flavorful. If you have never had this type of food, I think definitely give it a try and see how you like it. If you have had a lot of experience in this type of cuisine (i.e. had soup dumplings or pan fried buns in other cities or countries), likely you will not be wow'd (just being truthful, they are good, but not blow-your-socks-away good). In fact, from a price point, a lot of these dishes are humble street foods or stalls in say, China, Taiwan, or Chinatown in large cities. But again, I am just happy that I have a place in Jacksonville that I can get consistently good pan fried buns when I have am craving them. read more

So based on The Scoop Jacksonville - a Facebook group - that is usually the best way to find the newest restaurants, Zen Dumpling is the place to be in JAX for soup dumplings and boba. Since the owner of Season's Dumplings on Old St. Augustine retired last year - there was an opening in our list. Stopped in for dinner tonight and found a clean, fresh and minimally decorated space with attentive servers. Ordering is done on using bilingual picture menus and paper slips. Ordering appetizers or tapas is encouraged. We chose the edamame And the spicy sweet beef short ribs. Both of which were delivered to the table almost immediately. Other reviews suggested the brown sugar milk tea with boba. Love it when you can have your dessert along with dinner! Two orders of the steamed soup dumpling sampler followed in colorful pastry pockets. Picture missing on those because we were too busy guessing if the pastry color gave away the fillings within. Hint: the yellow dumpling is chicken. Zen Dumpling makes a nice change of pace and brings a new international flavor to the Baymeadow area. read more

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Simply delicious. The interior was clean and inviting. The dumplings are a repeat, for sure! Perfectly cooked, filled with flavor. Make the trip. Eat the dumplings. You won't be disappointed. read more

Zen Dumpling - Pan fried pork and cabbage dumplings - Soup Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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Coming from Southern California, there is a lot of different asian joints to check out and I have had my fair share of dumpling joints. Coming to Jacksonville, I saw that there was a lot of different dumpling places and saw this one was on peoples radar. We wanted to get a good variety of items that we normally like ordering, so we ended up trying their soup dumplings, their green beans, beef rolls, and their beef noodle soup. My personal favorite had to be their soup dumplings. Their soup was flavorful and the fillings (we got pork and chives) was very standard and tasty. The rest I was back and forth on as they were technically good. They taste very traditional (like the beef noodles) while some were different takes that I have never particularly seen before (like their beef rolls which to me felt like a very Americanized version). Despite all of that, they still tasted decent and my partner enjoyed them better than I did, just not something for my own personal palate. Would def come for the dumplings when here! read more

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The soup dumplings, chicken Karaage and mini bao buns are very good. Disappointed in the Dan Dan Noodles, as there is no minced pork in this dish usually, good spice level. I find that their Hot and Sour soup is too spicy for me, but great flavor otherwise. read more

Our favorite hidden gem. The freshness and impeccable quality of the food is incredible. The bao bite and cucumber salad appetizers are fantastic. read more

This place is a gem . The food and dumplings were amazing and delicious. We had spring rolls, steamed dumplings, Dan Dan noodles,chili wontons,general tso chicken ,beef pancakes rolls, Mongolian beef, and we all shared. It was delicious we will be back. Services was also great read more

Honestly from the start we walked in and every seat was taken... good sign On the other hand we ended up being seated promptly Our server was the sweetest and super knowledgeable and helped my friends and I choose the best stuff! The food was UNREAL a few things I forgot to snap a photo of of course was my fav the hot and sour soup I was PLEASANTLY surprised and 10000% will order again. We also got fried rice which was great Deff come check this new spot out and give them the attention they deserve read more

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Dumplings are very good, their soups are also great, hibachi noodles with chicken or pork, the service and Ambience are good

Tried Zen Dumpling over the weekend with the family and we could not be more thrilled to have a delicious soup dumpling restaurant within driving range. We were hooked on soup dumplings back in Vegas and had the privilege of dining at Din Tai Fung in Cali, and we found Zen Dumpling to be just as good. We had the Crabmeat & Pork, Shrimp & Pork, along with Mongolian Beef & Fried Chicken Noodle Soup. ALL were wonderful. My favorite was the Shrimp & Pork Soup Dumpling. See you soon Zen Dumpling! =) ***Edit*** Forgot to mention their taro milk tea boba, which is my daughter's favorite boba drink. It was so good, we had 2. =) read more

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Recently stopped in on a busy night. We waited about 10 mins to be seated and about the same for or waiter which made sense with the crowd. The food came out super fast once ordered and was pretty good. Will definitely be back! read more

SO YUMMY! Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious and I would definitely recommend Zen Dumpling for your next outing. We tried various soup dumplings, appetizers, and noodles and not one was a miss. My favorite item was probably the spicy chilli wontons. We were seated quickly and service was excellent. The staff are all super friendly and were happy to help with any questions we had about the menu. There's lots of indoor seating (though when we came on a Saturday night, there definitely was a bit of a wait as the night progressed for others) and the vibe of the whole restaurant is very bright yet cozy - I loved it. I believe it opened fairly recently, so if you've been wondering whether or not to try it, I can vouch and say to please do! read more

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The food was so delicious five stars I would personally recommend the stir fried green beans. I personally do not like green beans but I lovveeedd these ones read more

The staff here was very friendly and my server was super sweet and helpful. The broth in the soup dumplings was very good and so was the actual dumpling itself! The place is super modern I wish it was a little bit more traditional feeling but nonetheless a cool spot. read more

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Food, services, and atmosphere were excellent! We sampled many of the menu items and everything was delicious. Would highly recommend and will be going to the new OP location soon!! read more

Food was AMAZING and so fresh. I love that you can see the dumplings being made behind the glass partition! My parents were visiting and we decided to try this spot and I will be back soon! Service was fast and friendly! Dan Dan noodles, spicy green beans and the mini bao buns were my absolute favorite but everything was spectacular! read more

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The veggie dumplings were amazing! Definitely recommend as a light snack or meal The ambiance was amazing and the service was swift read more

The soup dumplings are the best. We really like the Pan Fried Bao Bites. Relaxing environment. Great green tea. If you've never been, you need to check this place out. You will not be disappointed. The service is prompt and each dish is introduced. read more