Lil Dumplings Noodle Bar

The pork and leek dumplings were great with the chili oil, pickled onions, peanuts and scallions were delicious! I was going to get the ramen but switched to get the dumplings and a bao after seeing them plate some up. The bao was good, but it was weird to me that they did not peel the squash. I did not notice that you can add on a couple dumplings with soup for $4.

I love the menu wall. The whole little set up is very cute. The counter folks are very friendly and quite efficient. Not exactly cheapI had been looking forward to trying the pork and leek dumplings, but so far they had always been sold out. Today was my lucky day... The dumplings are beautiful little morsels of goodness. My only grip is that they are drowning in the chili oil which really overpowers the delicate flavor of the dumplings. I'll have to ask for less of that on my next order. Really looking forward to trying other menu offerings.

My first Lil Dumplings Noodle Bar experience is in the books! I have been obsessed with noodle and ramen dishes lately, but I have only been cooking my own instead of trying from restaurants. I needed to see how mine compared with more authentic options. The line was short despite the Garage being packed that day. We could hardly get a table of 4 as we got there around 1 pm (lunchtime on a Saturday!) My parents were visiting from out of town, and my dad decided to grab lunch with me from this place as well. I ordered the Chili Crunch Noodles with a soft-boiled egg, and he ordered the Ginger Chicken Ramen topped with a soft-boiled egg (I am not sure if this is the actual name or not!). The wait for this food took less than ten minutes which was surprising because I have seen people wait over 15 minutes for their food from this location on less busy days. At first impression, I thought it looked quite tasty. I could tell the noodles were topped with perfect crunch and spice at first glance. I wasn't as impressed with my dad's ramen. It's probably just not as easy to make that look "exciting". I dug into the noodles after mixing in the soft-boiled egg.Was it love at first bite? Not quite. I liked the dish, but I did not love it. With something this oily, I think I just needed a bit of acid to balance it all out. I wish there had been a little lime or rice vinegar thrown in or on the side for just that. I ended up using a little spicy mustard from my mom's BBQ dish to help with the acid flavor. Not enough to get the mustard taste, but just a dab to get a little vinegar with the noodles.Other than the lack of acid, I really did like the dish. The noodles were perfectly cooked and the soft-boiled egg was marinated perfectly. I think there were peanuts in my dish which were okay, but I think they could have been better if they had been in small pieces. A large bite of peanut was a bit odd in-between chili flavors.I tried a bite of my dad's ramen, but because I am not a huge ginger fan, I really was just not the target audience for this dish. He loved it!My biggest moment of self-reflection on this was when I realized that I genuinely do like my "homemade" ramen that costs less than $3 per serving more than the $15+ individual portions at this location. If I go again, I will probably get something unique that I couldn't make easily at home. For example, their coconut curry ramen seems like something I would try at this place.

Carlos Salazar's, local extremely talented Indy Chef's, latest spot. Lil Dumplings Noodle Bar inside of the Garage Food Hall offers explosions of flavor with casual bites.This week I tried the veg dumplings with chili crunch which was for sure fire. But also had some heat! Their menu items are creative and delicious. Quick easy bite before a movie at the LivingRoom or for a easy lunch.

Delicious. It's in a food hall so don't expect to get anything other than a small snack for under $15 Again, quite tasty.

My coworkers and I decided to pop into The Garage Food Hall for lunch, and Lil Dumplings Noodle Bar sounded so lovely for a bowl of hot Ramen on this freezing day; however, I was a little sad to see the extravagantly priced menu options. I mean for $20, you better get a bucket of Ramen to take home with you. Alas, I had Asian food stuck in my sites and I wanted to give them a shot so I went with the 5 pork and leek dumplings. I would have preferred the veggie dumplings, but they were not available today. In their defense, there was a sign posted notifying customers of menu shortages today. I wouldn't mind coming back a different day to explore the menu more. I was told there would be a 7-minute wait for the dumplings so I had a seat out in the commons area with my coworkers. Only then did I notice that they were all given buzzers from their vendors to let them know when their meal was ready. I thought maybe that I had forgotten to grab one from Lik Dumplings, so I went back over and learned that you just have to stand there and wait for them to call your name. So my coworkers got to mingle while I stood at Lil Dumplings waiting for my order. Not my favorite move on a lunch break, but it is what it is.So high prices, limited menu options, and an inconvenient wait earns them 3-stars from me today. The dumplings were tasty so I plan to return a different day and give them another try. I understand that everyone has offf days, even businesses sometimes.

First time customer and I LUV IT!I got the vegetable dumplings and they are delicious and the sauce is YUM. Every food experience here has been meh but I think I have found my fav!Nothing much else say but keep doing what you're doing Lil Dumplings!

I was dubious given the reviews, but I liked this place. Yea. It's over priced, but everything in the food hall is.y noodles were a tad gummy but the broth and egg were really good. I got the coconut curry bowl. Delicious imo

I always try and look at reviews on Yelp before trying new places and I guess I failed on this one. I wanted ramen so bad and knew this place was in the Garage so I was excited to try. I ordered the Dan Dan noodles and they were just so average. Oily like others have commented, you can see them making the food fresh but somehow it still tasted old? The chicken in one of the ramens we ordered was inedible the chunks were so big and chewy. And $18 later, I was pretty disappointed in my meal.

Birria buns 8.7/10* these are one of my favorite things at the garage! Literally the softest buns. Strong flavors with great Mayo. Definitely wanna try the others soon. - Pork dumplings 8.8/10* chili oil on this smacked. Very plump, lots of filling. Will be getting these again.