Dumpling Man - St. Mark's

[polimorfos]

Riding the M8 bus last night, I saw a sign for a new place on the south side of St. Mark's between 1st and A called, I believe, "Dumpling Man".

Any info/reports?

[MidTown Jimmi]

Went this week. There are 4 varieties -- pork, calamari, vege, and something else. You can get them steamed, fried, or Marco Polo (fried in some sauce). Sizes are 4 & 8 pieces. Combos are available to try the different varieties. Prices are cheap. When I went they said they had just fried a batch and the grill wouldn't be ready for another 20 minutes to fry more (this preparation entailed the lady pouring a thick layer of oil repeatedly on a griddle). So I got the steamed -- which did not present the dumplings to their fullest advanatage, I assume. Calamari, vege and the other were bland -- vege especially so. The pork was okay, but not as good as gyoza from any okay Japanese joint. Very disappointing. Good idea, mediocre execution.

[Peter Cuce]

Actually, anything fried usually tastes pretty good, so I think steamed is the best way to tell how good the wrapper is and get a clearer understanding of what's inside.

[MidTown Jimmi]

I agree. But to give the folks the benefit of the doubt, I wanted to be clear I didn't try the fried ones; like someone giving a review of McD's based off their vege burgers. I'm going to eat some fried dumplings now. And wash it down with a cup of cold gravy with a hair in it (extra-points for anyone who gets that reference).

[midtown mick chuckles now and then]

sorry, I don't get the reference,

please insert amusing story here

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[MidTown Jimmi]

It a line Davy Jones says in the movie "Head" that the Monkees made.

[tracey]

i also had the steamed pork dumplings because they were out of the fried. i too thought they were mediocre. the filling wasn't anything special and the skin, while it tasted fresh, was too thick for the amount of filling.

[Mark M]

5 for $1 is usually the standard in Chinatown...what are they charging on St Marks?

[tracey]

i think it was $4 for 6 if i remember correctly.