Excellent Dumpling House

(212) 219-0212

111 Lafayette St (nr. Walker St.)
New York, NY 10013 40.7181 -74.0007

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Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Downtown

Hours:

Daily, 11am-9pm

Price:

$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

Cash

Restaurant Special Features:

Group Dining

General Info:

Open 7 Days

What People Are Saying About Excellent Dumpling House

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In Short – A worn awning announces the restaurant's own estimation of its food and attracts a largely non-Chinese crowd of families, jurors and couples. The waitstaff briskly plunks down dishes that take alarmingly little time to make, which, in addition to dumplings, include sizzling platters of meat and lo mein noodles.

food quality
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. “Service is fast and the ingredients are fresh.”
  2. “I'd recommend the grilled pork chop and double sauteed pork soups.”
  3. “had the chicken dumpling soup which perfect for a cold day.”
  4. “The entrees here are mediocre, but I have nothing but good things to say about the soups.”
  5. “The chicken and broccoli with garlic sauce on rice is perfect for dinner and lunch the next day”
  6. “Excellent soup”
  7. “Great food from a hole in the wall.”
  8. “love their fried pork dumplings, man, those things are awesome.”
  9. “my favorite Chinese food EVER”
  10. “Cheap, delicious, and never suffering from the heaviness and greasiness of too many other Chinese restaurants - the food has the good qualities of expensive Chinese for a pittance.”
  11. “don't care for the entrees, but the chicken dumpling soup is delicious!”
  12. “The food is awesome, I'm a fan of the vegetable dumplings.”
  13. “The food is amazing, and all at an excellent price.”
  14. “Then I had a hot big dish of Sizzling Beef fried noodle with Black bean sauce.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “great place for a quick snack”
  2. “This is a great place to stop by for lunch as you are perusing Chinatown's famed goods market.”
return potential
0.0% positive
  1. “Our waiter was incredibly rude and I wouldn't return.”
service
50.0% positive
  1. “The waiters aren't all that friendly and they just plop down your bill right as you're starting to eat which I think is kinda weird.”
  2. “Although their dumplings are good, their service is terrible.”
  3. “Admittedly, the dumplings are pretty decent, but they're not as great as some people would have you believe.”
  4. “Our waiter was incredibly rude and I wouldn't return.”
value
50.0% positive
  1. “The food is amazing, and all at an excellent price.”
  2. “Cheap, delicious, and never suffering from the heaviness and greasiness of too many other Chinese restaurants - the food has the good qualities of expensive Chinese for a pittance.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “great place for a quick snack”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/18/12

Name says it all

by HungryCub

The name says it all. Excelllent dumpling house, yes, so true, very tasty dumpling at a great price.

3 Star Rating: Average

06/16/09

inexpensive, authentic, good time

by umdmike

The Excellent Dumpling House is worth it just to say you've been there...enjoyable food, friend waitstaff, and you are treated well. This is a great place to stop by for lunch as you are perusing Chinatown's famed goods market. Recommended!

  • Pros: authentic food, right in the center of chinatown
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/11/09

BEST SEAFOOD DUMPLINGS EVER!

by jordica13

Every time I come to New York, this place is a MUST. I don't care what the weather is like, I will make the trek down to Chinatown for their seafood dumplings. I have even had them packed in ice to travel the 6 hours home. They travel well, I might add!! Service is fast and the ingredients are fresh. The best!!

  • Pros: Fresh, Delicious, Inexpensive
  • Cons: Often cramped for space, Slightly dingy
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/23/09

My favorite Chinese place in the city

by kschleifer

The food is awesome, I'm a fan of the vegetable dumplings. The only real complaint I've seen about the place is about the service. I wait tables in a service oriented restaurant uptown and yes, it is off-setting at first to have them come up, expect to take your order after 30 seconds at the table, throwing down food, and dropping off the check as soon as the foods hits, but it's also a bit refreshing and sincere. In exchange there are not expectations of etiquette from the diners. You don't have to put your napkin in your lap, eat slowly, or hesitate from just grabbing one of the servers when you need something. I love it and highly recommend it.

  • Pros: Cheap, quick, good food
  • Cons: It's a place to eat, not to catch up with an old friend
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/16/07

I love my dumplings

by ricekrissytreat

I love their fried pork dumplings, man, those things are awesome. I've had some other entrees here and I think that they're probably just as good as any other chinese restaurant in the area but the dumplings force me to go to this place. The waiters aren't all that friendly and they just plop down your bill right as you're starting to eat which I think is kinda weird.

The Details on Excellent Dumpling House

Place Categories:

  • best seafood dumplings
  • favorite chinese food
  • great chinese place
  • delicious chicken dumpling soup
  • that friendly waiter
  • fast service
  • fresh ingredients
  • mediocre entrees
  • not as great dumplings
  • perfect chicken
  • expensive chinese
  • perfect broccoli
  • big dish
  • best the
  • excellent dumpling house
  • recommend grilled pork
  • awesome fried pork dumplings
  • excellent price
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