Dumplings the Restaurant

We are big dumpling fans as they are a prevalent tasty treat in Melbourne, Australia. We have eaten a lot of very delicious and traditional pan fried and steamed dumplings and were struggling to find any in Edmonton. With a bit of searching we stumbled upon Dumplings. 

So we drove down to the south and found this little restaurant which is in a business park. I don't think they do a large dinner crowd, it seems to be more for takeaway or business lunches. However the staff were super friendly to us as we arrived quite late. They made suggestions on what we should order and explained about the different spice levels, recommending that Blair stay well away from that sauce! 

We liked the pan fried dumplings to much that we took some frozen ones home for another time. They were well cooked with lots of meat inside and not too watery, which is the greatest risk. 

We would certainly come back here and have another dozen dumplings!

Food taste and quality = 8 out of 10

Service and atmosphere = 7 out of 10

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Food Quality = 9 out of 10

Atmosphere and Service = 8 out of 10 

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