633838 Fri Jul 03 21:56:21 -0700 2009 0 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4828566 Dumpling House has been part of a small Temple City strip mall for about 20+ years and has long staked it's reputation on its hand-pulled noodles (esp the 3 taste hand-pulled noodles, seafood, pork and beef), thanks in no small part to a glowing review by J Gold way back when ... And of course their fish dumplings were some of the best in the SGV, if not the best. But those are now just like Michael Jackson - no longer worth the price of admission. The fish dumplings now taste like chopped styrofoam and their texture would make a bottle of Elmer's glue seem soupy by comparison. The dumpling skins? Just like Jacko's own (real!) skin - flaccid and not apprpriate for women and children, or even healthy men with healthy appetites. And those hand-pulled noodles? No more. Straight from the box. Of course, they don't you this, and may not even if you ask. But if you insist, and persist, and ask to see the fresh strands of noodles before they meet hot boiling water you may actually have a "come to Jesus moment" to which you will no doubt utter those famous words made famous by Conrad in Heart of Darkness, "the horror, the horror!" Perhaps its time has come to pass and Dumpling House should meet the same end as George was forced to mete out to Lenny in Of Mice and Men. Dumpling House 5612 Rosemead Blvd Temple City Fri Jul 03 21:56:21 -0700 2009 11583 ipsedixit