Dumplings N More

My partner and I have started exploring the Hillcrest restaurants and we decided to try Dumplings and more. The outside of the place is a bit unassuming, being surrounded by very colorful and open shop. But we are so glad we came in! The restaurant was a peaceful reprieve from the busy street and the food was an enjoyable dim sum lunch.We ordered the Pan Fried Puff Buns with beef filling; the Dim Sum combo; and the Pork and Green Onion Dumpling.The puff buns were super moist, doughy, and fluffy with a satisfyingly crunchy bottom. The meat inside had a super delicious green onion flavor, and the accompanying sweet chili sauce was a perfect addition. The dim sum combo and it was perfect for two people. It offered a nice variety of flavors! The shrimp dumpling was my partner's favorite. My personal favorite was the pork and green onion dumpling. It was super flavorful and paired wonderfully with the vinegar sauce.

There's always a first try, a first taste of new food.Here, at Dumplings N More is where I tasted Spicy Wonton for the first time. The chewy fresh dough, the well seasoned filling and then, the heat of the sauce, so delicious. A satisfying cheat to what would have been the boring meal I had planned, and now I have to stay off the avenue. If I drive past this cute restaurant, I will stop, I will order again and again.Oh, but the Smashed Cucumbers are the right complement to the wontons. Loaded with garlic, the cool bite size cucumbers are a delight.Street parking, bus, bicycle.Casual interiorA chill spot, not fast foodMy server was very nice, as she took a couple of minutes to explain the menu

Visiting from LA and this has to be one of the best Asian restaurants we have been too. Amazing food. Party of 7 and sat us immediately. Dumplings, scallion pancakes, and hot n sour soup was amazing. Highly recommend. The best place ever!!!! I want to celebrate every milestone here. I don't write yelp reviews often but this is one that deserves it.

We enjoyed our food, but not sure that we would go back, for sanitary reasons. The cook walks around the restaurant, goes to the bathroom, and even sleeps (yes, sleeps) in one of the booths - all while wearing her cooking apron. All of which is a health code violation.

I really enjoy the pan fried dumplings in dumplings n more. Located right across Chocolat in Hillcrest, Dumplings n More serve both cold and hot dishes. I really like their pan fried dumplings and their big steamed bun but the service here is slooooowwww. So if you're impatient like me, you should get it to-go...but even then they make you wait. I would also skip the boba. It wasn't very good. Food is 4/5 but service is like 3/5. One of the better Chinese spot in San Diego.Price: $$Parking: Meter parking. I recommend parking a few blocks away if you aren't able to find parking. It is located in the heart of Hillcrest so you will have to walk to get here.Service: Sloooooow. Food is good though and comes out fresh & hot.Recommendations: Pan fried dumplings and big beef bun.

A small family owned Chinese spot right in the middle of Hillcrest. Dining room is clean, and they play easy listening Chinese music. Service is fast and efficient even though most of the servers speak very broken English. Our water glasses were never empty. We ordered the soup dumplings which were on par with what seems to be everyone's standard DTF. Also had some pan fried pork dumplings, and our order of 9 had two that were burnt, but the others were perfect. Finally we had the Mapo Tofu, one of my favorites when it is cold and raining out and did it deliver: great flavors that you can taste, the Douchi (fermented black bean), donbanjan (broad bean paste) and a good level of Szechuan numbing spice as well. Probably one of the best that I've had in San Diego.

Unassuming, hole in the wall vibes. This is one of our go-to dumpling places in SD! Food: everything is soooo delicious. You cannot go wrong with this menu. Favs are probably Spicy Wonton (great sauce, not too spicy imo), Smashed Cucumber Salad (filled with garlic taste !! Yummy) , Xiao Long Bao and the Vegan Dumplings pan fried. Vegan Dumplings are really good esp bc of the noodles in them- just super full of flavor more than you expect! Highly recommend. The great thing about the dumplings is that there are different flavors to try and you can choose pan fried, steamed or boiled. Great customization!Prices are so-so. Food is just more expensive these days and Bc it's in Hillcrest, I would say it's probably average price for the area so nothing wrong with that just an fyi. In general though, there are better prices for dumpling happy hour based on other places we've been in other cities and in SD. Service: efficient servers! They are all very nice and cater just the right amount to you. I love that they give water right away once you sit down (water also has slices of lemon, my fav ). Top notch servers :) Overall, great place for take out and sit down. It's very chill vibes, never too busy so you can always do a walk in (at least every time we have been in). Extra compliments -----Dog friendly? - No, no patio seating either because it's located on a busy street.As my rule, I don't typically give 5 stars unless they can be dog friendly. Bathroom: Clean ! Rating B

Yo!!! This place was fire!!! The best Dan Dan noodles! The boys love the crispy chicken and my house noodle is sooo good! Everything was delicious and perfect! Friendly service from the owners. The place is clean too, you can seat yourself. They even have boba drinks that I will try next time.Anywho... we'll be back here next week.

Food is good but it's really annoying how frequently they close well before the time indicated on the sign on their door and what it says on the internet. Tonight we even called to make sure and we were told they were going to be open until 9:30. We got there at 8:40 and were told that they were closing. They need to be open later otherwise fewer and fewer people will want to make plans to go there.

Wandering into this restaurant on a whim is the best decision I've ever made. the dumplings were really good and their pork and green bean stir fry was incredible. I knew the meal would be amazing when our waiter brought our boba drinks - I paid $7.50 for honey jasmine tea with boba, which is less than what I pay at chain cafes. He brought them out in huge pints and they tasted DELICIOUS. Great bang for your buck here, and as a life long SD resident this might just make the roster for my favorite places to eat.