Lovebite Dumplings

I love this place, especially the pork dumplings and the noodles. It's a darling and affordable little spot in the heart of Roosevelt Row. This strikes me at the ultimate late night snack for anyone wrapping up a night of drinks out on the town! I've been thinking about Lovebite all day, looking forward to swinging by there tonight for dinner.

Uh no... I ordered on DoorDash. I don't even want to give them the benefit of the doubt that one of the errors was my Dashers fault, because the most unforgivable one was the problem with the food. I ordered two dumpling boxes and a cheesecake. They forgot about my cheesecake. Which I don't even know what to say about that. When you get your mouth ready for cheesecake and it doesn't show up, you feel like you wanna pull your hair out. But the most unforgivable one was they gave me a box with all the fixings, the sauces the noodles and the second box was just dry ass noodles and dry dumplings. I mean??? DoorDash refunded me and the entire purchase and I will absolutely never go back there again. Clearly fixable mistakes and they just said WGAF.

This place is great. Dumplings & noodles are 10/10. I personally didn't like the rice, just wasn't my thing but damn the noodles & dumplings are great.The place is quite quaint. Lovely building, lovely people working, lovely packaging.Solid concept!

Such a cool little spot in downtown phx! I've never really been into dumplings but my gosh were these yummy. My favorite were the chicken and I loved the noodles and rice which are made with coconut and dragonfruit. I can't wait to go back!

Really, this is a 5 in concept but a 3.5 star overall. I love a great dumpling. On a recent trip abroad I broke my number one travel rule - never eat at the same place twice. But we'd stumbled upon a dumpling (gyoza) shop. I immediately said I need one of these near work. I'd eat dumplings 2-3 times a week! So back to Lovebite...the packaging is magic. Very cute. Your pack of chopsticks forms the handle for your little box of Lovebite. I got pork dumplings over noodles with the yuzu soy dipping sauce. The sauce was awesome! The dumplings were flavorful and five was the exact right number to serve with the noodles. They could kick it up to another level if they made the dumplings in-house. I think these were standard food-service pre-made. I'd have generously given four or five stars if they were house made. The noodles were a great texture and had some seasoning and flavor. They just lacked something. Maybe onion flavor? If they cooked the noodle with more green or white onion and maybe a little togarashi for some spicy notes, they'd really hit a home run. I'll be back, Lovebite! Love the concept. Hope to try more combos in the near future.

I very much enjoyed everything about Lovebite. While they are not the best dumplings i've ever had, for a fast food sort of restaurant my meal was delicious. The concept in general is really cool and unique, really glad they opened up in downtown Phoenix. The ambiance and packaging is so cute. The service is kind and inviting. I had the veggie dumplings over rice, and got all three sauces. The noodles were super yummy, and the dumplings were great as well. I do recommend getting all 3 sauces as they do go a bit light and I don't think it would have been nearly as good without all of them. The only thing I would suggest is making the dumplings fresh, although I understand that it is more of a fast food joint. I would absolutely recommend Lovebite and will definitely be coming back.

This place is a cutie little dumpling spot! We chose rice as the base (it's just white rice that's colored) and we got 10 dumplings. We got a combination of pork, chicken, and shrimp and got the yuzu soy sauce that comes on the side with crunchy onions on top. The dumplings, rice, and sauce were all really good just couldn't tell the difference between any of the dumplings. Would come back though!

Three steps to happiness:1.) Choose your base - (Pink) Rice, salad, or noodles2.) Choose your dumplings - Pork, veggie, chicken, or shrimp3.) Choose your sauce - Kewpie, yuzu soy sauce, or SrirachaSitting pretty in the historic Roosevelt Row district is the Instagram-worthy Lovesack Dumpling. It's a cute dumpling stand where five dumplings will cost you $12 with the option of paying $3 more to get an addition of five dumplings. You can mix your base, dumplings, and sauce. I recommend the fragrant pink rice with some pork dumplings and all three sauces. The shrimp dumplings are pale and lacked flavor, so I'd pass on shrimp if I were to come again. The meat to wrapper ratio also isn't the best. The food is served at room temperature, so if you're expecting some hot comfort food, this won't be for you.There's very limited outdoor seating, so expect to take your to-go box home. It's a great Instagrammable place. While decent, I would not be in a rush to come back. It's not a place I'd tell people that they had to try while in Roosevelt Row, but hey, support local!

I appreciate what they are trying to do here. A group and their family coming together to create a food location that is affordable, healthy, and filling. The concept is thoughtful and as a new business, they are clearly soaring. A party of 6 came to this location and have found that the line can go crazy long! This must be the help from social media, news, and word-of-mouth. The line was moving pretty slow and hopefully something to address in the future.The staff were very friendly during our interactions and they were apologetic of the wait. We had the pleasure of meeting the owners and the parents who were enjoyable to conversation with. Because of the long wait we even got free drinks! A nice gesture and very appreciative.The food was a bit of a letdown. They were out of noodles and only had rice and salad leftover. The rice was a mixture of overcooked and undercooked rice, but also tasted bland. It is infused with coconut milk, lemongrass, and dragonfruit but we did not taste any of that. I wish they gave more dumplings with every order because the ratio is not enough with the base. The dumplings tasted good, but you can tell it is not made in-house and frozen. This is a great concept, and the price is affordable. A lot of areas for improvement and with the right changes I can see this growing even more.

Stopped by for a late lunch on Friday and there was a party of three ahead of us. We heard the employee explain to them how the process worked so when it was our turn we knew how to order. It's very easy and there is literally just three steps when picking what you want. I ordered half noodles / half rice and I got three pork and 2 chicken dumplings with soy sauce and siracha. My sister had the half rice / half noodles as well and she got one veggie, two pork, and two chicken with all three sauces (soy, kewpie, and siracha). We also bought a Poppi drink and our total was about $38 - with a tip.We sat down outside as they had a few tables with an umbrella set up. The tables were dirty and had not been cleaned so we did our best to wipe ours off. It was time for the best part - time to eat.I opened my cute little box and quickly noticed that the dumplings were mixed together so I had no idea which was which. Both the pork and chicken looked and tasted the same.... and they tasted really good!!! The inside mixture was great as it was very flavorful and not dry. My sisters veggie dumpling was also delicious and the inside mixture was really good.The dumplings were unfortunately not hot though and they were barely lukewarm. This also went for the rice and noodles. Nothing was hot and my food got cold really quick.... The employee was very nice and friendly and she had a very approachable vibe. Overall, this place is super cute and I enjoyed the colors, logos, and atmosphere. Prices are reasonable for the area and the service was great but just wish the food would've been hot.