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    Dough Zone Dumpling House

    3.6 (87 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    DOUGH ZONE DUMPLING HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

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    Dan Dan Noodles and Sweet & Sour Cucumbers
    Maya A.

    Stopped in on a Monday night for an impromptu dinner date and was pleasantly surprised. It wasn't crowded like I expected, and we were seated right away. Our hostess walked us through the ordering process, which was super simple. Our server, Oz, was great--really attentive--and the rest of the staff was just as friendly and attentive. The inside was clean and had a nice atmosphere. Prices were decent, especially considering we ordered more than we planned. I'm giving 4 stars because a couple of dishes lacked flavor compared to the others, and I wish the fried rice (not pictured) and the Dan Dan noodles came in larger portions. Recommend: Pork & Crab Xiao Long Bao, Sweet & Sour Cucumbers, and any potsticker with chili oil! Overall, still a solid spot and we'll be back.

    Pork Xiao Long Bao
    Eddie J.

    Craving soup dumplings and bao buns in Lacey? Then head over to Dough Zone Dumpling House in Hawks Prairie. We stopped in with friends and ordered some of our favorite dishes. Recommendations: (1) Pork Xiao Long Bao (2) Pan Fried Pork Buns (3) Pan Fried Wontons with Chili Sauce (4) Sweet & Sour Cucumber (5) Kale Salad with Sesame Dressing (6) Dan Dan Noodles. So good!

    Banana crepe with whipped cream
    Shelly J.

    My husband and I really wanted to like this place, but the experience fell short in several areas. Service: The biggest issue was the lack of actual service. You check in through an app and barely see your server after the initial greeting. Our server never returned to check on us, and different staff members brought out our dishes at completely separate times. We finished one dish before the next even arrived, which made it impossible to enjoy the meal as it was intended. At one point, someone came by to ask if we were ready to check out before we even received the rest of our food. Dirty dishes weren't cleared promptly either. We noticed other tables getting new dishes served next to old ones, and the same happened to us. For a restaurant serving food in stages, it would make sense to clear plates as new dishes come out. Also, there was also no clarity on how to actually pay. After we finished eating, we sat for about 10 minutes waiting for a check that never came. We eventually got up and walked to the front, only to find no one there. It felt like a perfect setup for someone to dine and dash--not our style, but the lack of structure certainly made it easy. Food: The food was inconsistent. - The steamed dumplings were fine. - The soup came out lukewarm, and the broth tasted overwhelmingly like the lettuce in it--bok choy would've been a better choice. - The beef pancake roll had meat that was hard and cold, which didn't seem intentional. - The banana crepe had charred bits stuck on it from the grill. - Even simple things like chili oil had hardened chili stuck at the bottom. Atmosphere: The décor was nice, but the restaurant was very loud. Also, the sign outside wasn't lit, so it's hard to find after dark. Overall, the staff seemed friendly, but the service flow and food consistency weren't there. With better timing and structure, this place could be great, but our visit didn't reflect that.

    Dumplings
    Danielle V.

    What happened??? I'm stunned. I thought this was gonna be like.. meh. Not everything I tried was my jam, but I'll tell you what I loved: Dan Dan noodles. Lemongrass, umami, magic. Yibin noodles. Heaven in a bowl. Idk what that was but sweet with a tiny heat, umami, magic. Perfectly done- the bite on them is 5 star. The beef pancake thing? Wow. The 5 spice in the meat is new and fantastic. Magic. Dipped in the ginger vinegar with spice? Come on. The banana dessert is the perfect ending to a perfect meal. Perfect chew. Not overly sweet. Better than any banana lumpia I've had. Pricing is competitive and it's a fantastic way to share a meal with friends. Service was on TOP OF IT. fast and friendly waitresses and staff. Would have loved some cream to go with tea, but I'm white, sooo.... Will. Be. Back!!!

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    Brian R.

    We've had our eye on this place for a while. They always seem to have a decent amount of customers around at different times of the day. We went for an early lunch. The menu is fool proof and basically à la cart. You check off what you want and how many. Sometimes they come Out with gold spacing out table got loaded but that not necessarily Bad. A little hard to gauge whether you'd be served fast or not. This is a restaurant that I would call Covid proof. They are a contemporary set up, with minimal interior, digital menu options, take out options. Clean vibes in the decor. Staff is friendly, prompt and efficient. The oil that was used to fry the onion pancake might have been too hot as it made the pancake Tasted a little burnt. This is the only Reason for the one star drop. I look forward to coming back again and I was glad to finally get to eat here.

    Pork wontons
    Ciera B.

    My rating is more for the front end customer service portion. It is incredibly non personable. The workers up front ignore you basically and have you scan to do a waitlist seating when there are not even people in the restaurant to begin with. Very odd. The restaurant itself is decently sized and it's an open kitchen. You can see everything being cooked in the back. Grant it, it's not Din Thai Fung, but the food didn't have that much flavor. We got a couple different dishes and it was all bland or way too fishy of a taste and smell. I will say Cassandra is AMAZING! She was the best part about this place. She is very kind, very quick, and informative when it came to the menu. I am sure this place may get better, but I will choose to go somewhere else. I am glad I tried it out though!

    My first time.  Wish me luck!
    Greg C.

    Ring the bells! Sound the alarm! Shout it from the rooftops! DoZo is AWESOME! In just about two months, I'm already giving them a third review. And all three times Ive been seated at the same exact table! It's as if I'm special!! I ordered some repeat items I knew would not disappoint (Pork Bai, Pork Potstickers), but I tried some new things as well. The spicy beef sandwich was very good, though a little more dough in the bun than I care for. Not their faught, just a personal preference thing. The winna winna chicken dinna came in the form of the 'Sweet and Sour Cucumbers'! This was so worth my visit. Yumm!! My primary server was Olivia who did a great job, but 'Elyza' came over to check on me and close out my check. She's got something special about her customer service. Great attitude, great smile, great service! DoZo, you've earned a loyal customer out of me!

    Beef dumplings
    Crystina S.

    After two visits, we like a few things on the menu, but there is nothing we LOVE. Service - they are kind but the wait time was awkwardly long for food, even when half the restaurant was empty. We did enjoy the patio space. If you like 5 spice seasoning, order something beef. (Beef potsticker/dumpling and beef hand pies are the exception) We liked the pan friend chicken dumplings both trips. Top recommendation from the 3 in our family and friends as well. Everything else is either has mild flavor, or has 5 spice. (We did not try any spicy options) This last trip my chicken & vegetable wonton soup tasted like something was freezer burnt in that cardboard-esque flavor kind of way. The first trip it was my favorite dish. We did love the Ube milk tea - YUM!

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    Paul D.

    Nice to see the chain make its way to Lacey! Vibe/atmosphere: newly opened in a "newer" strip mall. Clean and that cleanliness was well managed on our visit. But definitely chain vibe. It was busy at 2p on a Sunday! 30 min wait for the two of us...no reservation. The food: Dan Dan Noodles - standard no-frills ramen noodles with average and stereotypical Dan Dan flavor - and only mild spice and very mild Szechwan peppercorn use. No protein source available - so pure carb dish. Modest sized bowl of noodles - think tapas sized. Meh... Pork Wontons in Chili Sauce - petite wontons with nice flavor and again quite mild spice. Steamed then lightly fried on the bottom - well prepared! Pork Bao - excellent flavor and again well prepared - steamed with a quick fry on the bottom! Pork and Crab Soup Dumplings - excellent flavor! Crab flavor does overwhelm the pork flavor tho... but still good! Shrimp and Zucchini Dumplings - such a nice pairing of flavors... the zucchini really shines in tandem with the shrimp! Spicy Ma La Noodles - never had before so no reference to compare to. Tasty... mild spice flavor...but again, nothing to write home about. Food cost us $56.00 Used a gift card purchased at Costco to save a few bucks. Those who read my profile know we typically don't dine at a lot of chain restaurants... but good dim sum is hard to find down in Olympia. Nice addition! We'll be back...just not for noodles.

    Inside / kitchen area
    Joseph N.

    Food The food was good, everything had good flavor and satisfactory. I would recommend to the restaurant owner to add shaved ice with toppings during the Summer times. Service Elyza was attentive and professional. Busser approached the table and asked if we wanted to get rid of anything to make more room, very professional. Ambience It's loud but tolerable, clean, positive, pretty busy. We will return again.

    Beef sandwich
    Elizabeth D.

    Monday afternoon around12:30 pm. Had no wait. Establishment is clean and really wasn't too loud. Our host explained the ordering process to us, as well as offered explanations as to the menu and even pointed out dishes that had peanuts. We tried several offerings and most were really good. The sweet and sour cucumber is a must. I would recommend using it with the ginger as a palet cleanser in between other items. The pork soup dumplings and chicken and vegetable fried wontons were very good. We also tried steamed chicken dumplings which were good. The Dan Dan noodles were a bit fragrant and at the same time had no depth of flavor. The beef sandwich was something we would absolutely not recommend. We enjoyed the vinegar, soy sauce and chili oil at the table. I do wish they had a spicier oil available. Overall, I'm excited to visit again and try some different menu items. We left stuffed and with a good tip to our sweet server, it was only 62 bucks!!

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    Babette C.

    Was happy to get a Dough Zone in Olympia and brought a couple of friends out to try. It's the same fun, but okay food as the other locations, but they gotta work on their service. It was super slow. We were there over two hours because it took awhile to fire out food and we had to wait 15 minutes between different dishes coming out. Our server checked on us for water often but then would run off so we couldn't tell her we wanted to order more food. They have a QR code for the menu but you can't order food that way, so you'll wait for awhile if you want more items. Save yourself the trouble and order all the food you think you might want as soon as you get to order. The cucumber appetizer is the best thing on the menu. The pan fried dumplings are always fun, and the banana naan thing with whipped cream is so good.

    Dan Dan Noodles
    Yvonne K.

    We are here at the soft opening and the service is great. Attentive and kind servers. The food is really nice quality, I've been to a Dough Zone before many moons ago and the quality has not changed. The sad thing (and only reason I knocked a star off) is they ran out of most of the XLB by 6pm. The restaurant is an hour long wait and it's noisy because of the lack of acoustics, but finally, there is decent Chinese food in the area! Welcome to the neighborhood, Dough Zone!

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    Went here with the family. It's ok. Service was ok. Food was not bad, kinda over priced for the portion. The food came out fast.

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    My family of four, wife and two daughters, visited The RAM in Lacey today to celebrate Father's…read moreDay. We have been loyal customers of The RAM since 2019 and regularly visit the Lake Stevens and Marysville locations. We genuinely enjoy the food, atmosphere, and service, which makes this experience particularly disappointing. Upon arrival, we waited approximately 10 minutes to be seated, exactly as the host advised. We ordered drinks and an appetizer, both of which arrived within a reasonable timeframe. From the time we sat down until we received our drinks and appetizer was roughly 15 minutes. After that, however, the experience quickly deteriorated. It took another 15 minutes or more before our server returned to take our entrée orders. The server apologized for the delay, which we appreciated, but unfortunately the delays only became worse. We then waited approximately 45 additional minutes for our main entrées, nobody checked in on our table. By the time the food arrived, our patience had run out and what should have been a special Father's Day meal had become frustrating and exhausting. I immediately asked for the bill and boxes. To make matters worse, not all of our food was delivered at the same time. We continued waiting for our pizza, and when it finally arrived, the center was soggy, undercooked, and literally falling apart. At that point, we chose not to send it back because we simply wanted to leave and salvage what remained of our family's celebration. What was most frustrating was the lack of communication and leadership throughout the entire experience. When I asked why service had been so slow, our server explained that several employees had called out. While staffing shortages can happen and are understandable, the responsibility for managing those situations falls on leadership, not on the frontline staff. The restaurant did removed our appetizer from the bill and provided two burger vouchers, but that does not address the larger issue. Despite obvious service issues throughout the restaurant, no manager ever came to our table to explain the delays, apologize for the experience, or demonstrate any concern for my family who was being affected. The only acknowledgment we received was from our server even though she didn't check on us or give us updates on our food. The real failure here was not the staffing shortage itself--it was the management response to it. If leadership knew they were significantly understaffed, guests should have been informed before being seated or before placing orders. A simple announcement from the host explaining that food service was running substantially behind would have allowed customers to make an informed decision about whether to stay or dine elsewhere. Instead, my family was left waiting without information, while expectations remained unchanged. What made the situation even more confusing was watching a larger party seated after us receive their food, eat, and leave before our entrées were ever served. That only reinforced the perception that the restaurant was not effectively managing its operations during the shift or worse, our family was less important than other families seated there which would be heartbreaking if it were true. This is directed at the leadership team that failed to properly support an obviously understaffed staff and failed to communicate honestly with its customers. And making my family feel very less important than others. I have always enjoyed The RAM and hope this was an isolated incident. However, on one of the busiest dining days of the year, management's lack of preparation, communication, and customer care turned what should have been a memorable Father's Day celebration into a disappointing experience.

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    2.7 mi
    $

    Loved Pat's Café for Years -- It's Not the Same Under New Owners…read more Pat's Café was one of my absolute go-to spots for years -- I've been going since around 2005-2006. My mom, grandmother, and I all had our favorites there, especially the stir-fry beef dish and the classic corned beef hash the original owners served straight from the can (cooked just right). It felt like a reliable neighborhood restaurant with solid, consistent American-style dishes. Since the new owners took over, the consistency and quality have slipped badly. Dishes now come out differently almost every time. The Pad Thai toppings are sometimes mixed on top, sometimes served on the side like an afterthought, and extras appear or disappear randomly. It was noticeable but not a deal-breaker on its own. On one visit I ordered the country fried steak. There was a fairly large, hard piece of plastic in the meat. I bit down on it hard enough that it could have easily cut my gums or mouth if I hadn't noticed. I showed it to the server, and the only response I got was that they buy the country fried steaks from a vendor, so it wasn't something they made in-house. No apology, no offer to remake the dish, no discount -- nothing. I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and returned for another meal. That next visit (or the one shortly after) became the final straw. I ordered the green curry. Eggplant is a major ingredient that adds essential flavor and texture to every bite -- right alongside your choice of protein (chicken, beef, etc.). I ate several bites before realizing there was none in the entire dish. When I mentioned it, the waitress simply said they had run out. They never disclosed the missing ingredient when I ordered or before serving the dish, and they didn't offer any adjustment, remake, discount, or comp. They just served an incomplete meal and charged full price. The lack of basic customer service on both visits was shocking and felt disrespectful. Finding a foreign object in your food should at minimum get a sincere apology and an offer to make it right. When a key ingredient is missing, the restaurant should let you know upfront so you can decide whether to order something else. On top of that, beloved items have disappeared or changed for the worse. The stir-fry beef my family loved is gone from the menu. The original corned beef hash was replaced with an in-house shredded version that just isn't as good. The place even seems to be going by a second name now (Phuket Thai) alongside Pat's Café, which adds to the confusion. I'm really sad about this because I genuinely loved the old Pat's. The new version just doesn't feel like the same welcoming neighborhood spot anymore. If you never knew the original, you might still find some decent meals, but for longtime fans, the changes -- and especially how both of these situations were handled -- make it hard to recommend. I've stopped going and am now looking for a new regular place. Hope the owners read this and consider bringing back more consistency, better food safety practices, and better communication when ingredients run out.

    the food was so salty :( I so sorry, but we tried to not pay too much attention to it, but it was…read morehard. thankfully, the waitress was on top of it to fill up our water so that we could wash it down. the waitress quickly took our orders and was watchful if we needed any more re-ups. I will say that the bite of the hash brown was very welcoming with the warmth and that the French toast was smoothly made. could have been nice with more syrup made available to us as well as more servings of fruit on the plate. but, we worked with what we got and grateful to have had the table with the different dressings and sauces beside us to tweak the taste in the dishes. when you enter the restaurant, it could be a bit confusing because there is another restaurant right next door, so if you enter through the doorway in the direction of where the gas station and parking spots are, go on the left side if you want to eat here. quite crowded in the restaurant, too, with the tables and chairs overwhelming the floor space. will say that I love how the kitchen is just there so that you can watch them cook and connect with the chefs in conversation.

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    Coffee at Pat's
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    Cube Ramen and Asian Cuisine

    Cube Ramen and Asian Cuisine

    4.4
    (171 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    The best ramen I've had in wa state. If you're down in Olympia or shit even if you live up north…read moredrive your ass down and try this place. Black pepper ramen is Fried dumplings Hot milk tea ( to warm that ass up)

    I recently visited Cube Ramen & Asian Cuisine with my teenage son, and it was a very enjoyable…read moreexperience. The restaurant is easy to find, located in a plaza with other businesses, so there's plenty of parking available. I also like that their hours are posted in military time; it's a small detail, but it removes any confusion about opening and closing times. The space itself is on the smaller side, but it feels comfortable and welcoming. We arrived around 17:00 on a Wednesday and were seated quickly. Service was friendly from start to finish--menus were brought promptly, and we were asked about drinks right away (water was perfect for us). Throughout the meal, the staff was attentive without being intrusive, refilling our water and clearing dishes at just the right times. We started with the agedashi tofu to share. The broth was flavorful and the tofu was prepared well, with that soft, gooey, gelatinous consistency. While it wasn't quite my personal preference (I tend to favor a crispier texture), it was still tasty and likely ideal for those who enjoy it that way. For our main dishes, my son ordered the tonkatsu corn ramen, and I had the black garlic ramen (without bean sprouts--personal preference). This was our first ramen spot since moving to Washington, and it genuinely reminded us of a favorite place we used to visit in Sacramento. The broth was rich, creamy, and deeply savory--absolutely delicious. I especially liked that the ramen was served with a ladle instead of a standard soup spoon, which made it easier to sip more of the broth. The noodles were cooked perfectly--not too firm, not too soft--and paired really well with the toppings. My son even commented on the generous portion of noodles, which I joked was exactly what we signed up for when ordering ramen! We both finished our bowls feeling completely satisfied. The chashu and egg were highlights for me--I took my time consuming them. My only small critique is that I wish the ramen included a full soft-boiled egg instead of just half, especially with bowls averaging around $17. Overall, this was a great dining experience with flavorful food, attentive service, and a welcoming atmosphere. While I have a couple of minor preferences, I would definitely return and recommend it to others looking for quality ramen in the area.

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    Interior
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    Agadashi Tofu
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