Dumpling
is always one of my favorite food in my country. I have already tried many
dumpling restaurants in San Francisco and some of them are very good. However,
today I am not going to introduce you the best dumpling restaurant. I am here
to warn you to be careful at this grand open dumpling restaurant called “Dumpling Empire”. This place is near to my
working place, so my friend and I went for a lunch in a sunny day. The place is
very small and crowed, people are all over the place. We kind of regarded at
first, but still want to try their dumplings. We set down and order some food.
The utensils are not very clean, they smell weird and seem oily. The overall
environment is not very clean, but the food is very good!!!!!
Cold Wide Bean Noodle
I truly do not understand why this
appetizer is spicy. Normally, the cold wide bean noodle should not be spicy
unless you add the word to the name. It is supposed to be a not greasy dish,
but the spicy part destroys my memory toward wide bean noodle. It does not
taste good with the spicy sauce. I do not recommend anyone to order this dish,
I will rather to order cold tofu instead.
Shanghai Soup Dumpling
Shanghai soup dumpling is very
delicious!!!! There is a lot of soup contained in each of dumplings, but the
wrapper of the dumpling is very thick. The wrapper of soup dumpling is same as
the wrapper of the dumpling, which is not a good thing. The soup dumpling
should have a thin wrapper that can contain all the juicy meat inside without
explode.
Crispy Chicken Wings
It was not very good and very spicy too. I do not know what happen to
this restaurant. They make all the appetizers in to spicy flavor without
telling the customers. They should the name of this dish to spicy fried
chickens. This dish is too spicy too oil. Definitely not a dish for people who
have high blood pressure, even I do not feel comfortable after eating this
chicken.
Pork Dumpling with Green Chives
This is the best dish that we have for that day. The dumplings is very
delicious, no wonder they call themselves the empire of the dumpling. The
wrapper is very chewing and the pork with green chives is a great combination.
All together, they taste perfect in the mouth. Also, don’t forget the dumpling
sauce!!!! It play an important role. Dumpling plus this special sauce from the
restaurant is the best.
This is what the sauce looks like…
Lamb Skewer
The Lamb skewer is okay, because it does not
have the offensive smell of the mutton. The lamb is a little bit over cook it,
but the flavor smells good. They use many spices and other condiments to BBQ
it. I think it is okay to try but not a good choice.
Overall, I do not recommend you to try anything other than dumplings. The name
describes everything, they are only good at making delicious dumplings. Other
food are horrible!!!! Also, I have stomach-ache after the day I tried “Dumpling
Empire”. I think that is due to the environment and other weird spicy dishes.
SO…. Just try dumplings and
be careful at their utensils too, wash them with some hot tea before you use
them!!!!
- Personal Rate: ★☆☆☆☆
- Address: 216 Cypress Ave South San Francisco, CA 94080
- Phone: (650) 742-0838
- Hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun 11 am - 9 pm
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