657138 Mon Oct 05 08:53:35 -0700 2009 13 18 Manhattan 0 5079908 I need to buy frozen shrimp and maybe veggie dumplings for a baby shower. I usually rely on Deluxe Food Market, but I haven't had their frozen dumplings. Can anyone recommend those or others? Also any other ideas for where to buy cheap, pre-made, portable finger food while I'm at it? Mon Oct 05 08:53:35 -0700 2009 15819 sholli 1 5080068 Vanessa's Dumpings! http://www.kartme.com/place/vanessas-dumplings They are very good and cheap - $10 for 50 frozen dumplings. Mon Oct 05 10:03:19 -0700 2009 5079908 1112845 saj1139 2 5086969 Vanessa''s is greate. Dumpling man isn't bad either (not as cheap though) Wed Oct 07 17:33:26 -0700 2009 5080068 1108410 parth 1 5080069 Vanessa dumpling house on eldridge. Cheap cheap dumplings and delicious long bao. Mon Oct 05 10:03:50 -0700 2009 5079908 41798 windycity 1 5080129 Vanessa's are my fav dunplings, espcially the chicken ones...Keep them cold...I once transported a frozen thirty pack to NJ and they all melted into one big mess (we still pan fried and ate them)....they're that good. Mon Oct 05 10:25:16 -0700 2009 5079908 1103202 smokeandapancake 1 5087320 Trader Joe's on E. 14th sometimes has frozen shrimp dumplings, and I think they're pretty terrific (better than Vanessa's, in fact). They also have cheap, pre-made, portable finger foods. It's not the most elegant option, but it's one-stop shopping, convenient and reliable. Wed Oct 07 20:02:24 -0700 2009 5079908 13722 small h 2 5088073 if youre going to to to TJ's, you may as well go right down the block to vanessa's...more for less and much better... Thu Oct 08 07:58:24 -0700 2009 5087320 1103202 smokeandapancake 3 5088080 We differ on the "better" part - I don't think Vanessa's are better (and I'm not sure they're even cheaper). Also, the OP needs things other than dumplings, so a trip to Vanessa's has to be supplemented with a trip to somewhere else. But heck, get a pack at both places, & let the guests decide which they prefer. Thu Oct 08 08:02:02 -0700 2009 5088073 13722 small h 4 5088213 whole foods is also always great for finger foods Thu Oct 08 08:41:53 -0700 2009 5088080 1103202 smokeandapancake 4 5088474 Thanks for the input--I'm familiar w/ TJs frozen options, and so this might be an excuse to hit up Vanessa's for the comparison. Thu Oct 08 09:55:12 -0700 2009 5088080 15819 sholli 1 5088356 Sunrise Market or nearby m2m market. Thu Oct 08 09:24:10 -0700 2009 5079908 10475 Wilfrid 1 5092298 There is a store across from Top Ten Cuts at 32 Pell Street that sells a variety of frozen dumplings. Don't know if they are still open though. Think it was called May May. Fri Oct 09 16:32:52 -0700 2009 5079908 1113953 smdavid 2 5092317 Mei Mei closed two years ago. Fri Oct 09 16:43:40 -0700 2009 5092298 123497 fourunder 1 5092626 I went to Vanessa's with a friend today and tried her vegetarian dumplings. Usually I wouldn't touch those things with a ten foot pole, but at Vanessa's they were actually filled with... vegetables! Most of the vegetable dumplings I've had were more like soylent green stuffed with soylent green. I'd prefer pork, but these were kind of interesting. The pork and leek dumplings I ordered suffered from a looming lunch crowd - they could have cooked much longer, but they weren't bad for the price. You could do worse, especially if you can cook them yourself. Fri Oct 09 19:53:29 -0700 2009 5079908 132418 hungrycomposer