Dumplings & Beyond

My #1 favorite place to get dumplings!! Absolutely love the triple delight and the fish dumplings. Can't go wrong with any of them tbh. They're all handmade, loaded, and huge portions. I always get them steamed so I can't speak for pan-fried.Also loveeee the beef chow foon. Got medium spicy and it actually had a good kick to it. It's a bit like pad see ew but with a different flavor profile and more smokiness. The beef pieces were really tender and I can imagine are crispy if eaten right away.This time around I ordered delivery, but I've dined in in the past. It's a great place to bring family or friends to share some tasty authentic dishes.

What's the beyond in Dumplings & Beyond? I don't know and I don't care! The food is mediocre at best. The service is uninspired. The ambiance, such as it is, is cold, old and sterile.We got a recommendation from a local that the dumplings were good. That is a bit of an overstatement. The wrap on the dumpling was thick, tasteless and bland. It is true that the filling was good but only good nothing beyond.The Hot and Sour Soup was okay. It got better once you got used to its strong taste. But the Hot and Sour soup at the dirty little Chinese place on P Street (New Dynasty) is 1000 times better. The soup at Dumplings & Beyond was a single note of sour peppery broth. No complex flavors that are usually the hallmark of a good Hot and Sour Soup.Granted, all we had were the soup, the chicken & cilantro dumplings and the special dumplings. That is a limited sample. Perhaps the rest of the menu is spectacular. But - hello - we got 2 kinds of dumplings at Dumplings & Beyond. Don't you think that I should be wetting myself over their dumplings??? PS - I wasn't!!!I am sorry to be so harsh but if you're going to have a name of a specific food item in your title, then make it FREAKING OUTSTANDING, not mediocre.Plus step up the service and clean up the atmosphere a little.To be fair, they were doing an amazing amount of carry-out business so maybe there is something that I totally missed.For me, though, I cannot recommend this place.

Dumplings and Beyond is an unpretentious, no-frills Chinese spot located in the neighborhood of Dumbarton Oaks - you walk up the stairs of a small strip mall to see an entryway crowded with dozens of takeout orders (a great sign of a solid Chinese restaurant). There are many tables throughout the space, with multiple large tables equipped with the classic Lazy Susan setup to maximize family-style sharing - as a party of 9 on a Saturday night at 7pm, there were a couple of open tables, as the restaurant was around 75% full, though continued to fill up throughout the night. The menu is extensive, ranging from your classic Chinese-American dishes (think General Tso's Chicken and Mongolian Beef) to more traditional Chinese fare (Tree Ear Salad and Ginger Scallion Shrimp) to regional specialties (you'll see some food from Hunan and Szechuan Province on the menu) - there's truly something for everyone! To start, we ordered their Pork n' Chives Dumpling ($12.95/10pcs), Chicken & Black Mushroom Dumpling ($12.95/10pcs), and Shrimp N' Chive Dumpling ($15.95/10pcs) - the food began to come out within 10 minutes. While I wasn't able to try any because I'm gluten-free, my friends really enjoyed these dumplings - they were plump and juicy, with the perfect dumpling wrapper thickness that trapped the soup inside, keeping the filling soft and supple. Additionally, the price is pretty reasonable given how large each dumpling is! My friends also shared some dishes family-style, first starting with the proteins: the Chinese Style Mu Shu Pork ($17.95) with cucumber, wooden fungus and egg with soy sauce, the Broccoli Beef ($19.95) served with carrots and brown sauce, and the Kung Pao Chicken ($16.95) with bell pepper, onion, and peanuts. While none of these were fantastic, they were generous portions at a good price, and the meat quality seemed pretty good! Additionally, the wood fungus in the Mu Shu Pork lent an interesting textural contrast to the dish. As a vegetable, we ordered the String Beans Szechuan Style ($14.95), which are fried green beans in an addictively spicy chili oil - these are quite greasy, but the green beans held their firm texture, and it's a great dupe for the famous Din Tai Fung String Beans! They also ordered the Combination Fried Rice ($14.95), which is a heap of glistening fried rice topped with chicken, beef, shrimp, and vegetables. While I didn't try this, it was (again) a large portion, and my friends thought it was seasoned well. Since we had ordered so many dishes, I think they threw in a large bowl of white rice for free as well, which paired nicely with the salty proteins. Lastly, I ordered their Pork Spare Rib Casserole ($19.95), which is a gigantic clay pot of comforting soup filled to the brim with cabbage, onion, cilantro, wood fungus, tofu, and succulent pork spareribs. The soup was well-seasoned (if not bordering on too salty), but the clean-tasting broth and fresh vegetables were perfect for a cold DC night. Overall, this was a great, affordable spot for both Americanized and authentic Chinese food, and perfect to curb the Chinese craving of several hungry Georgetown students - the food is tasty, service is fast, and there's something for everyone!

Pretty authentic food. Dumplings, spicy tofu fish and tea are all good. Overall ok service and atmosphere.

Everything on the menu is good here. PERIOD. Also try the chili oil on ALL the dishes.

Vegan reviewer here! This is going to be short and sweet. I ordered delivery via DoorDash and received my order within about 30 minutes. The hot and spicy tofu... get it!!! It was everything I had wanted and more if chili, garlic, salty goodness is your thing. I do enjoy spicy food and it was not spicy in my opinion. This dish comes with a side of white rice as well. I also ordered the vegetable chow foon which was alright. The texture of the noodles was too soft but I still ate it. If anything, just get the tofu and live your best life!I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 because I requested hot oil and utensils and did not receive it in my take out order.

Cute family run Chinese place in Georgetown, I have high standards for dumplings but I thought these were decent!Food 3/5 - soup dumplings were just okay, I like the pork potstickers better and really enjoyed the crispy beef!Service 4/5 - quick serviceVibes 4/5 - good place for family!

Awesome meal ordering dumplings and beyond for takeout - unfortunately across the city but won't stop us from returning, we loved it.great dishes - pan fried dumplings, sichuan noodles, cold sesame noodles (amazing, thick noodles, refreshing), chili chicken (slightly different version than others, this one has some different seasonings, isn't as spicy, has cilantro, etc.), walnut shrimp (delicious, huge shrimp, addicting sauce). good dishes - lo mein (love their slightly thicker noodles here), garlic eggplant, steamed dumplingsok dishes - cucumbers (mostly garlic in terms of flavor), xiao long bao, scallion pancake (although ours was undercooked - could see this being good when done right). Portions were big, service was quick.

This is a great authentic chinese spot in DC. It has so many traditional Chinese dishes. We ate in and took put a number of times. The servers were friendly, and the restaurant itself is very spacious. There's a side area for takeout, which is a nice touch.

We ordered takeout with a mix of dumplings and other dishes. True to its name, the dumplings we ordered were all delicious. I can't say the same about the other dishes, which were just blah. I'd definitely order again, though, but would stick to the dumplings.