Good Chinese dumplings in Chicago?

[Lecreusette]

I'm a new University of Chicago student down in Hyde Park with a desperate hankering for dumplings. I'm happy to bike or take public transport for the goods! Cheapish and veggie options would be all the better. Thanks!

[albierte]

You might want to try Happy Chef Dim Sum House on Archer Avenue. It's very Chinese. It's not full of tourists. It's a Chinese Restaurant for the Chinese locals. Don't get intimidated by the Chinese Menu. It's like being in China.
A good time to go will be during the lunch hour. Dim Sum pot stickers are just steaming out of the kitchen.

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Happy Chef
2164 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60616

[jbw]

Moon Palace in Chinatown has very good potstickers and other dumplings.

[ms. chow]

Ed's Potstickers is my favorite for xia long bao. I find in a lot of places in Chinatown that there's not enough liquid. The scallion pancakes are my other favorite. It is a trek to Bridgeport, but CTA can make it out for you.

Lao Shanghai wold be my 2nd choice.

[mountsac]

i don't really order dumplings, but i bet Lao Beijing and Ed's Potstickers have good dumplings - these two restaurants specialize in authentic northern Chinese fair.

[Xellosw2099]

How about taking cta go to Chinatown for them?

[Lecreusette]

Thanks for the quick reply. Any particular spot in Chinatown? I don't know where to begin!

[Xellosw2099]

WEll, when u saying dumping , do u mean potsticker or xiao long bao?