Dumpling 85

I'll be conciseThis place is bangin! I was surprised with the quality and authenticity of the food and dumplings. We arrived at 730 on a Saturday and got seated immediately. The service is very fast and friendly. The restaurant is on the smaller side but it comes with a great view of the workers hand making the dumplings.The pan fried soup dumplings were top tier and the other dumplings were tasty. I consider myself quite the dumpling collector of sorts, and this place met all standards. I will be back as this hit me in all the right spotsBig Mitch

Was recommended to come here by one of our friends, overall, it was a disappointing experience. This was my first time dining in, but the server didn't ask nor gave us instructions on how to order. We had to figure it out by ourselves. After sitting for a bit, we saw that there was a QR code at the edge of the table. But the code brought us to a link where the previous table still had an outstanding tab that had not been paid. Fortunately, the restaurant had a lot of space, so we migrated to an empty table to try that QR code. Finally, we were brought to a clear tab where we were able to order our food (pork dumplings, pan fried dumpling, and the beef noodle soup)The food came very quick. The pork dumplings were good, nice flavor and juice inside. 4/5The pan fried dumplings were very disappointing. I was expecting it to be pan fried. Instead it was just fried in oil resulting in a much drier texture than what I am used to 2.5/5Beef noodle soup was not good as well. Several of the beef pieces were very tough and chewy. The soup was a tad bland 3/5

Dishes we ordered, from my most to least favorite: 1. Xiao long bao - skin was thin and soup was flavorful. Loved that they had the xiao long bao spoons too!2. Sheng jian bao - not the best I've had, but it was done well! There was a lot of soup inside and it didn't seep into the buns. 3. Chive pockets - the menu said it had shrimp but couldn't taste or see any. Taste wise, pretty average and could have been a bit crispier.4. Beef rolls - not enough beef, too much lettuce and cilantro. They also put a lot of sauce, and it was too salty for my taste. Ordering was done through a QR code, very convenient for us as we didn't have to flag the server down. Food came out relatively fast. Overall, I wouldn't go out of my way to come back but I'd come again if I'm in the area.

Came here on a Saturday around1:40pm. There were lots of ppl inside but plenty of table outside.We dined outside since it was a nice day. We got the pan fried dumplings. It was actually deep fried on the bottom! I'm not supposed to have fired food for my stomach problem so I could only eat the top part and the inside. Usually, this buns is pan fried and not deep fried. Wish I knew.The XLB was ok. Did not wow me. The ones we had in Fremont recently were better.The beef stew noodle was ok. The beef brisket was not tender. Soup had mild spicy taste. So again not good for my stomach.Most likely won't be back .

We came here for dinner today as I didn't feel like cooking. Our second time here and my younger son's first. They both got the Zha Jiang noodles and loved it. I decided to try something new, the California Beef Noodle Soup non-spicy version by request. We also got the Pork Xiao Long Bao.Everything was eaten with nothing left on the plate. We would come back to try other dishes. We came around 7:30pm and the restaurant not too crowded. Few tables were taken, but plenty of seats available. Few people also came in for take out orders and online orders.This restaurant is at a convenient location close to Costco.

Is Dim Sum more accessible these days?Yesterday I was thinking about this as I sat with my friends waiting for our order. There definitely seems like there are more located near where I live now compared to 30 years ago. And boy am I happy about the fact. I love me some dumplings of any culture. Yesterday it wasn't super busy. We went around 5pm so I feel we beat a little of the dinner crowd. Our waitress took our order right away. They were very professional. They checked on us every now and then which was definitely appreciated since we had 7 people. I also helped that we ordered a ton of food right away.So Ive been going to a few places this year and my favorite places to get Dim Sum at the moment is in Elk Grove and Concord. Comparing Dumpling 85's experience to previous experiences, I definitely left satisfied. My only complaints were with the Ginger & Scallion Noodles and the Spicy Wontons. The noodles were definitely solid but I just wish I had a little bit more of that Ginger and Scallion flavor. Both flavors were very subtle. As for the Wontons, something tasted a little off. There was constantly a weird aftertaste that I couldn't explain. It was something that I hadn't tasted before after tasting other versions of the same dish. Maybe it was just an off night though. Everything else was amazing though. I couldn't get enough of the Xiao Long Baos. Both the Pork and Chicken ones were delicious. On a cold night, they were perfect to warm us back up with each bite. The Pot Stickers were shockingly crispy and super sized. I had never seen them cooked this way but im sure the whole table agreed that they were pretty tasty. I definitely would come back!

First time reviewing Dumpling 85! Ive been here a couple of times, but the photos attached are from when I went on a Sunday night. There were not that many people. You order online via the site and they'll bring it to your table. The staff was very friendly. They were able to deliver some of my food quickly! This is easily my favorite dumpling place in all of East bay. Everything is reasonably priced. The xiaolongbao was my favorite. Very soupy at the bottom. There is seating both inside and outside. There is one restroom and it's clean. Plenty of parking outside. The restaurant is fairly clean too. I'll continue coming back!

Not our first time here. We have always loved noodles and buns and were glad when this place opened years ago near by. Our usual are:生煎包 pan fried pork buns - our favorite. The skin is kind of thick but that is how it is for these types of buns. Similar to the xiao long bao, watch out for the soup in the buns.韮菜盒子 shrimp egg and chives pockets - we like this mostly because my mom used to make these whenever she visited us in the US. I have to say the ones here are no comparison to what my mom made but it is what we can get so we have to live with it. The filling is mostly chives and I generally do not get the shrimps skin 蝦皮 that should be a good park of the ingredients. If you are expecting actual pieces of shrimps you will be disappointed as I have not encountered any actual shrimp the many times I order this. The traditional way is pan roast with little to no oil but here they really "fry" these so too greasy for me. We keep ordering these only because I miss my mom's cooking...豬肉小龍包 pork xiao long bao - should be the signature dish but we actually do not order this all the time. It is good but really not that good for us to keep getting them.蔥油麵 ginger & scallion noodles - well, we used to love this as it is flavorful even with nothing really other than the scallion infused oil... but then it somehow got greasier and greasier each time we order so we have not had this the last few visits. But if you have never tried this you should at least have it once. Make sure eat it hot so it feels less greasy.Since there is only 2 of us so after the usual we generally can't eat anything else. I noticed the beef rolls are popular but since I know how to make it so we do not get them. But you should try. The place is small with limited indoor and outdoor seating. We have tried both the bar and table. Sitting at the bar let you watch how they make the xiao long bald, which reminds me of Ding Tai Fong .Services is decent as they are BUSY with tons of carry out orders. Just need to be patient for your food to arrive at peak dining times. Overall this is a 3.7 star for me so I am rating them 4.

QR code menu and ordering. Service was pretty attentive and food came out really fast. Interior was contemporary. The XLB and pan fried dumplings were solid. The chive, egg, and shrimp "empanadas" were decent but I wish the shell was less doughy. The spicy wontons had too thick of a skin. The spicy pig ears were sliced way too thick. The ginger and scallion noodles were pretty good. Definitely pass on the beef noodle soup though, had a weird taste to it. I prefer DTF, dumpling hours, and special dumpling/special noodle 四姐 but if you're in the area and craving dumplings, it's nice to have this option.

Small restaurant with a ladies making soup dumplings behind the glass windows. There's also seating outside for a nice evening. Once you walk into the restaurant, we were greeted right away and got seated. Restaurant do not carry menu so you have to scan the QR code to retrieve the menu from your phone. We ordered one order of pork dumplings and one order of pork and crab soup dumplings, soy noodles salad, and braised beef rolls.I enjoyed the soy noodles salad the most. It has a little numbing spicy kick and a chewy texture. The soup dumplings were good but I'm not really fond of the sweet soup taste but overall quality and size was good. The beef rolls doesn't seems braised. It's more like boiled. The flavors are not there for me and I wished it had cucumbers instead of lettuce. It was still good but I missed that flavor like other restaurants make them.