Gourmet Dumpling House

Always filled with people locals & tourists alike, rare to find a seat without waiting. So we took the chance to get lunch here. Lunch menu price is acceptable, not the cheapest, at $11.50 per dish plus white rice, no soup nor spring rolls. Dishes came out lightning fast despite a much filled restaurant, probably within 5 minutes of ordering. Authentic taste, not too oily, and the good balance of savory & sauce. Recommended. So staff have been there for years as I recognize them from my visit 7 years ago. Definitely a place worth visiting. Would recommend some kind of renovation as the restaurant probably looked the same during the past several decades.

We came here because outside has lots of good clippings of how good it was but was disappointed. I feel it is over rated or maybe it use to be good. We came in April 2022.The soup dumplings skin is very thick and the meat inside has no texture, more like a meat sauce inside but flavor is ok. The shanghai noodle and Taiwanese rice cake flavor was ok but was super greasy. The fried tofu appetizer was bland n the sauce that came with it is basically oyster sauce n garlic n too salty. The oyster pancake appetizer was like a oyster omelet in a sweet sauce which kinda didn't match together. At the end we couldn't finish the noodle n omelet and ask for togo boxes just to not waste food. Service was ok. Features: No mask mandate, no social distance and no vaccination card needed.

Gourmet Dumpling Home, not Gourmet Dumpling House. Gourmet Dumpling House is truly a home thank you Gourmet Dumpling House for serving the Boston community for so many years. The soup dumplings are incredible and the food comes out so quickly and fast. It’s been a honor to try your food! Thank you for everything Gourmet Dumpling House

We came back here after two years and I would still recommend this place! We didn’t get the same items from before but loved the soup dumplings xiao long bao! They were steaming hot when it was served on the table and it was perfect. I couldn’t also resist getting the spicy chicken dish F2. If you like spicy and savory, I would give that a try!

Good place to get dinner. I don't recommend it for a big group of 6+, they are usually full on weekends and don't have many chairs. The dining area is very small so say good bye to personal space. The food was okay for the price point around 15 USD.

Overall this restaurant owner gives up quality over quantity IMO. 1. Too many tables in limited space and you are expected to share table with others, or you are still too close to next table. And when you enter the restaurant, the sign says no mask no service. 2. They never smiled and they worked like a robot with no emotion. And they worked really well when we almost finished our meal. They all of sudden showed up and started taking our dished away. Actually we were still eating. Just speechless. I could imagine how much they don't enjoy working there. 3. While leaving I looked back and everyone just stood up but no one says anything but watching who is about to finish their meals.. I mean I understand their busyness and life.... but also while writing this review, again I rememeber how unpleasant I was. Food was ok not great. There is a tiny meat inside dumplings with too-thick wrap. Egg drop soup and deep fried chicken were decent but pricy as to what you get. 2 stars - decent foods, and poor service and much improvement needed for restaurant Won't come back.

In A Nutshell: -Gourmet Dumpling House is a very nice restaurant serving up Northern & Southern Chinese comfort food. -The XLB's are very good, they are big in size compared to some of those fancier places full of juices you should definitely order these. -The chicken & broccoli was very delicious too w/ a hearty portion of meat & veggies. -Both dishes were perfect & at a good price point. -This restaurant was very easy to find in Chinatown Boston. Overall, I highly recommend this Chinese restaurant.

This place is very tiny and you would need to sit very very close to other people but that didn’t bother me nor the person I went with. We ordered so many dishes but the one that stood out was the soup dumplings! Very good and juicy!

Went at 9pm on a Thursday night. Waited 10-15 min for 4 top. Nothing special inside decor-wise, it’s small. But makes up for it in quick service and yummy food! Def recommend and will return!

Still can't be beat for flavor. Steamed vegetable dumplings and scallion pancakes, even 20 mins before closing on a Wednesday night, are delicious and so satisfying. They took care of me, even after a long day's work for them...