House of Dumplings, Union City w/ pics - Recommended!
House of Dumplings- It's in the Appian Plaza -109 Appian Way off Mission Blvd, Union City. Small parking lot. It's a tiny place only w/ 8 tables: 2-4 top & 6 2-top tables (can be added together). Open for 2 months waitress said.
One waitress only when we went, she speaks English, Cantonese, & Mandarin - she's nice & cheerful.
If you like dumplings they have tons of variety.
We ordered lots:
Seaweed salad $4.95 - very chewy, B. liked it. I thought it was just ok.
Pig ears $5.95 - very chewy, B. liked it, just ok for me.
Fresh cilantro w/ bean noodle $5.95 - another chewy dish, just ok for me. B liked it.
Shanghai soup dumpling (6) aka xlb $4.95 - very chewy & tender pork inside. I liked it ok, not the best. Only black vinegar given on the side, no sliced ginger.
Multi-layer onion pancake $4.95 - bit greasy, but served hot & many layers, not much green onions. I liked it.
Potstickers (6) $5.95 - very tasty. Nicely browned. We liked it.
Hot sauce - Housemade, yummy. Very garlicky & salty - good w/ the food.
So many dishes to try, we will be back.
One unisex bathroom in the back. Credit cards taken. Recommended.
Closed Tues
M, W-Sun 11am-9:30pm
House of Dumplings
109 Appian Way, Union City
510-324-8868
By hhc
on Feb 28, 2010 11:45 AM
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Great pix. Thanks for posting; I'm currently on a quest to find an insanely good dumpling house in the Bay Area a la San Gabriel Valley.
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Tried the Three Flavor Dumplings (pork, shrimp, chives) and the Tianjin pork buns. Both were very good (I had to do take-out -- I'm sure they'd be even better in the restaurant).
The owner was wonderful, very nice and obviously focused on quality. She showed me her fresh chives and the dumplings they were making while I waited. She said she shops daily and that her first priority is keeping quality high.
This place warrants a trial of the whole menu by a dumpling expert!
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Are the Tianjin pork buns the huge gou bu li baozi type?
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I'm not an expert by any means. They were similar to the "pork and vegetable buns" at Shan Dong but a lot smaller, perhaps 3 inches in diameter (?). The filling wasn't as juicy as at Shan Dong, but was very tasty.
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Very interesting menu. Three separate types of Tianjin buns listed on the menu. I really like the "wide bean noodle" which is the fettuccine shaped version of the mung bean noodle which you find at Dongbei and Chinese Islamic restaurants.
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