North Dumpling 北方鍋貼

Cash only business ; with an ATM inside. Menu is small but tasty. Customer service is super friendly and the service is quick.Me and my daughter Got an order of fried pork & chive dumplings , steamed pork & chive dumplings, kimchi, vegetable noodle soup & 2 cans of soda $21 total. Great price for great eats.

This place was packed with tourists and people who watched TikTok, YouTube, etc... I don't particularly like Mike Chen but I watched his video a few days ago...other influencers also recommended this place...they all said the dumplings here are so good especially for the price, so I definitely had to see if it was all hype. I ordered fried dumplings, noodles with bean sauce and a pancake with pork. I also got the chive pancakes at the end. The best thing to get...def the pancake with pork. Really crispy, lots of flavor. If I were to ever... come back here I'm ordering this again but I didn't really care for the other items. The fried dumplings were okay. Not the best dumplings I've had, but nowadays 10 for $4 is a good deal... the skin is really thick. Like too thick...With sriracha, it was good. Crispy...some parts were really fried nicely but we were prob thinking steamed might have been better. The noodles with bean sauce was recommended by Mike and it was just ok. I prefer the Korean version. L liked the potatoes but I didn't. It was just kinda boring. I didn't like the sauce.. or the type of noodles.. I wouldn't get it again. The chive pancakes.. don't bother cuz there's barely any chives in it. It's mostly savory veg flavor with mostly vermicelli, not the typical chive pancake I've had elsewhere. Again the best thing here...the pancake with pork. Really fresh, crispy, much better than the one from V's dumplings. I had to wait 15 min or so just to order since it was so packed. Not worth the wait for us but we're glad we tried it once. The place is small and obviously you don't go there for the ambiance. If you want to eat there, it's possible to get a table since nobody lingers after they finish their food. It is affordable food, but is it great?...it's just okay.. I get why it is popular.. food is pricey nowadays..our meal was less than $15...really cheap.. it's nice to see lil spots like North Dumpling so popular but it's nothing special. We still had plenty of room for dinner after this spot.Also bought frozen dumplings. They gave us the steamed vegetable ones but we wanted the steamed pork dumplings.. the vegetable is basically cabbage. It's like the chive pancake filling but no vermicelli.. we used it with chili oil. Again the only reason I'd come back...the pancake with pork...

Cheap af, no frills, good quality food in Two bridges. The filling of the dumplings were flavorful, although the pan dry dumpling texture was a bit off. Steamed was better. Above average wonton soup, and some solid scallion pancake... all for CHEAP. Like very cheap. I'd come back if in area!

If you are looking for a cheap eat in Chinatown, this checks all the boxes. Since this is a new outlet of the establishment already open on Essex Street, it may not be new to you, but it is to me. Although very reasonably priced, there are places to sit after you pick up your order. I got a beef pancake and dumpling noodle soup to go. The nice lady behind the counter was helpful.

Reasonably priced delicious dumplings in Chinatown. Food was fresh (made to order) and came out quickly. There are a few tables inside and they will bring out the food to you, which was a nice touch. Will be back again!

If you're looking for a ma and pa shop that is cheap, local and new look no further! I love trying out new dumpling places in the area! I ordered their pork dumpling noodle soup. I like how the noodles seem similar to hand pull noodles and the soup had bok choy in them. All this was for only $6.50! The dumplings meat is flavor with some red coding and you can taste the chives. I didn't even had to use soy sauce while the dumplings were in the soup. I would come back here to try their fried dumplings to compare it with other dumpling places I've been to! This place is good and very affordable!

Anyone that's read my reviews on Yelp knows that I am a big fan of no frills and good food spots aka cheap eats. North Dumpling certainly fits that mold and is the quintessential place that is good in terms of the quality of food and affordable in terms of price due to the simple setup. I've been here a couple of times to get an order of their fried pork and chive dumpling. Both times were pretty good and tasty. Service was quick.The space itself is pretty authentic, homey/mom and pop feel as you can see the dumplings being made in the back. The place itself is a bit of a walk from the main stretch of Chinatown but I would recommend venturing out to try it.

Love the dumplings! I got the pan fried pork and chive dumplings and the steamed vegetable dumplings. Very inexpensive $4 for 10 (pork) and $5 for 10 (steam vegetable). The dumpling skin was just like I like it not too thick and not too thin with just the right amount of chew. I going to stop here again to try the soup.

The chive pancake didn't live up to the hype. Small storefront with a couple of tables. Cheap eats though.

Best deal in town. 10 dumplings for 4$!!!! 4 spring rolls for 4$!!! I also had a vegetable pancake for 4$ which was good. The service was very quick and efficient. I would t say the place has any ambiance, but it's kind of fun how little ambiance there is. I will definitely be coming back.