Pork xlb and chicken potstickers were good! Beef noodle soup is to be determined Ordered for take out Fantuan delivery available Next time try sour spicy soup??? read more

Dumpling 85 - Pork tlb and chicken potstickers - Shanghainese Near Me - San Ramon, California

Dumpling 85 opened where Sakiya Sushi was 4 years ago. Interior still has the sushi counter that's been transformed into a food prep station. 10ish tables inside and a few tables outside in front. Interior is kinda cramped. Plenty of parking in lot. Vocals & instrumental music in background. Greeted quickly & seated promptly upon entering. Ordered. Food came in 15ish minutes. Offerings (Shanghainese, China): xiao long bao, steamed dumplings, appetizers, buns, fried rice, noodles. Soups, pan-fried entrees, soups. Slurps/bites: pork & crab meat xiao long bao (8/17.95) steaming hot with mist arising from basket. -dipping sauce of soy sauce & red vinegar w/ginger -small ball of steamed pork within wrapper with a small piece of crab meat atop pork. -soup wasn't too hot nor plentiful. Had sweet & meat flavas. -ate plenty decades ago. Not often during past years. Seating filled up with Mandarin & Cantonese speaking patrons. Staff also spoke English. 4 stars worthy! Service/quality/quantity 4ish stars. *May check out steamed dumplings or noodle soup next. May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. read more

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Came here for lunch on a Tuesday. We ordered the pork XLB, the pan fried soup dumplings and the beef roll. XLB 4/5 - nice texture on the skins and good flavor in the filling Pan fried - 3/5 - nice flavor on the filling. Wrapper was a bit thick but ok. Bottom was kind of burned. Beef roll - 2/5. Not good. Some pieces were dry and lacking sauce and all of them had a mixture of cold and warm fillings. Flavor was not the best. I would not order this again. Service and interior are mids. read more

This place was delicious with authentic tasting food. Portions were huge and the price was very reasonable. We had a variety of noodles and soups and appetizers. They even have vegetarian options. Dumplings were delicious. Parking is easy and Service is friendly. Highly recommend this place. read more

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My friend and I came here for lunch recently and shared the chicken xiao long bao, spicy green beans, and beef roll. The chicken XLB wasn't as flavorful as I had anticipated, but it was decent. The flavor of the spicy green beans was good, but the green beans were overdone and a bit mushy. The beef roll was too oily and the thick lettuce inside threw me off. I would come back to try some of their steamed dumplings and noodle dishes. While it didn't wow me, I still appreciated the meal and would give it another try. Service was great - very quick and efficient. read more

Dumpling 85 - Beef roll - Shanghainese Near Me - San Ramon, California

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We walked in for dinner around 6 and got a table for 2. Throughout our meal, there was a line out the door and a small crowd of Chinese families- a good sign! We shared the pork XLB, pan fried dumplings, beef roll, and spicy wontons (not pictured). Ordering was easy through QR, food came out quickly, and was very good (some tweaks could have made it great). We'll be back to try more. - pork xiao long bao: soft, soupy, and the perfect balance of savory without feeling too fatty. The skin could have been thinner and did feel a bit gummy at the top. - pan fried dumplings: amazing! Soupy inside and perfectly fried on the outside. - beef rolls: oily, flaky, and delicious. But there was barely any sauce! Please include much more sauce next time. - spicy wontons: way spicier than I expected. My boyfriend loved these. Super soft wontons in chili oil with a touch of nutty sesame. Reminded me a bit of the dandan taste. read more

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Disappointed with the beef noodle soup ( aound$16 before tax). The bowl looked nice, but the beef portion was underwhelming. Each thin piece of beef was very small, with fewer pieces than expected. Tons of noodle. Compared with other beef noodle restaurants at a similar price, the amount of meat was noticeably much less. The broth was lack of favour, t the overall value did not match their photos in the website menu or my expectations. I hope management will improve portion consistency and provide a more generous serving. My own home cooking Taiwanese beef noodle soup with insta pot is x10 better. We will not go back. read more

Dumpling 85 - Beef noodle soup around $16 before tax - Shanghainese Near Me - San Ramon, California

I loved it! The food was delicious and super fresh. I went on a Thursday night and it was surprisingly busy. There was a waitlist for a table and people were coming in to pick up takeout. I can see why this place is so popular. The restaurant itself is small so I would call ahead if you're coming in with a party of more than 4 people. I took off a star because they did forget one of our orders, so we never received it and just had them remove it from the bill. They were busy and there was only one waitress so I can see how that would happen, but they were definitely understaffed. read more

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A Father's Day meal for me. My wife and I ordered the shrimp w chives and pork XLB dumplings and bother were screaming hot and delicious. We also had the pan fried pork buns which were Satan hot, but also delicious. The hot and sour soup warmed my bones too. The service was quick and friendly. The place is very clean and can get busy quickly. A spot I will definitely come back too! read more

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Dec 11 2025 - Dinner Arrived with reservations, got promptly seated Server patiently answered our questions and gave recommendations Ordering was smooth using QR code :) The chicken and pork soup dumplings were hot and fresh The edamame were tasty The noodles were the highlight ! - wok tasty and smoky ! We will be back read more

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When I arrived, there was a party of 3 ahead of me waiting. They handed me the waiting list and so I wrote my name down. We are just standing around waiting for a table although there were a couple open. My assumption was to wait to be seated and not just seat ourselves. I see one lady working tables, serving food to tables. I wait patiently and don't try to get her attention. A few minutes later, a party of 2 walk in. They get the lady's attention and she seats them at a table. I was kind of disappointed that they were seated before me and they didn't bother asking if we were waiting for a table. After that, I cross my name off the waiting list and sit at a table with just 2 seats. The lady sees me and I ask if it's okay. She said it was. At the table there is a QR code you scan for the menu. I order the Pork Xiao Long Bao and the Zha Jiang Noodles on my phone. The dumplings come out pretty quick. Then the noodles come. The Pork Xiao Long Bao was good. It had a lot of juice and it was pretty tasty. I liked the spoon they give you and the two sauces they also give you. Very flavorful. The Zha Jiang Noodles were good as well. The noodles were nice and chewy, elastic. All the ingredients went well together and tasted good together. Overall, the food was good, but can't say the same about service. There was only one person waiting on all the tables. read more

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I struggled a bit with this one. Immediately when I walked in I noticed there was a QR code for ordering. I prefer a dedicated server. I am someone who has specific dietary restrictions and needs. You simply cant ask a QR code those things. That was a huge negative for me. The QR Code came around COVID times and never left. We ordered the following: 1. Onion Pancake - 1 start - the flavor was there, but it was dripping grease. Would not get it again. 2. Beef Roll - 1 star - i really wanted to like this one. It was extremely oily (like the other pancake as they were made the same way) and I couldnt enjoy how the outside of the roll was warm/hot and the inside (the meat) was literally cold to the touch. It just tasted really off to me. Would not get again. 3. Shrimp fried Rice - 4 stars - great flavor, fresh, lots of rice. Would get again. 4. Steamed Pork Bun - 4 stars - great flavor, huge and delicious. Would get again. 5. Sautéed Green Bean - 5 stars - excellent flavor! Would get again. The place was super busy with to go orders, more so than in house. But the amounts of oil on the food and the lack of a dedicated server would keep me from coming back, unfortunately. The service was friendly enough, but not enough to bring me back. read more

Dumpling 85 - QR Code - Shanghainese Near Me - San Ramon, California

Dumpling 85 is located right down the street from Costco down here in San Ramon. It's located in a shopping center that, which at the time, was a soon to be open Tous Les Jour at the other end of the shopping center. The location is nicely done, has some good seating out in front of the restaurant and when you get in it looks like most of the other modern dumpling places, so it's a nice sit down spot for your dumpling needs. The menus are also right on the tables through a QR code, but if you need a physical menu they do offer those too. It's a typical modern dumplings place, so the menu will be about the same as the others. I won't comment too much on that since it's pretty much cookie cutter at this point. Price wise, it's a bit expensive, but for this area it's not too bad. About on part as other similar cuisines. Service here was good enough, but they were pretty slow when we were here that day with our pan fried buns, and we were the only other table there still waiting on food so that wasn't great. Now, let's get right down to the food. One of the first things we tried at our table was the beef noodle soup. I have to say, this was not a very good beef noodle soup at all. The beef wasn't very tender and kind of stringy, and didn't quite have the right texture or even flavored properly. The soup stock tasted like nothing. For a beef noodle soup, it's way too bland. While the portions of this was comparable, the entire dish was just not what I had hoped for. Noodles was okay, Q enough, but the rest of everything kinda ruined it. Next up, let's talk about the pan fried buns. Honestly, some of the worst sheng jian baos I've ever had. It was completely dry inside, and not even the meat had juices coming out of it. I feel as if the meat they used for their baos are very lean meat, which is a terrible idea considering that the fats and juices that come out during the cooking process is what makes it so good. The meat was tough, chewy, and didn't have any juices coming out of it whatsoever. The outside was fine, but this certainly feels more like it had something to do with their actual ingredient than the cooking method itself. Lastly, I do want to talk about the beef roll here, which ironically for an appetizer, was the highlight of the day. They do their beef rolls here very differently than most places, as the outer roll is really more like an actual full fluffy onion pancake wrapped around the contents on the inside, so when you eat it it's very crispy and had a lot of good onion pancakey texture to it. The contents inside, while not super traditional, all went well together. The beef was good with the lettuce that was put inside. It also had some of the other basic stuff inside that you would usually find in a beef roll. The sauce they used is the same as the peking duck sauce for those familiar, so if you enjoy that, you'll like this beef roll. Overall, Dumpling 85 was a disappointment for sure. While the decor was nicely down, in a quieter area away from the crazy Costconess around the corner, and the portions actually wasn't bad, the food quality here for some of the stuff just wasn't good. Even though the beef roll here shined above all else, it's not a good sign for a bao place when your bao is not any good, at least with the pan fried one. Maybe I can try the soup bao if I ever go back, but I'm not all that confident it will be that much better since it's appears an ingredients issue. If you really want bao in the area, this isn't the worst option around perhaps, but suffers from sub-par quality in what should be their premier dishes. read more

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We always order to go. Came to this place after work and hubby suddenly wanted for xiao long bao. Ordered our usual from their menu, food quality has been keeping up. Fresh cucumber salad: cucumber is fresh, sauce was well balanced, not too sour or too much of the garlic Beef roll: My favorite of all time, the pan fried wrap has a special fragrance and you can tell it is freshly made. Suggest to finish right away for it won't taste good overnight. Pork, shrimp and chive steamed dumplings: Recommended by the owner. Never thought of order steamed dumplings cuz I normally don't quite like the texture when it is steamed. Surprisingly it tastes awesome! From the steamed wrap to the filling, everything made just right. I enjoyed this dish so much! Pork xiao long bao: Quality is good, but dine in tastes a lot better while it's still hot. read more

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We're always looking for the best dumpling place around, or at least a good one. Dumpling 85 was a VERY nice surprise. It was close to our house and has great quality food. Dumplings: XLB are great taste with good amount of filling. They're not tiny like the ones at DTF and they're way better tasting. The only thing they don't have is the paper thing skin that doesn't tear. The skins here are thing but they do tear if you're not careful. Honestly though, let's be honest, DTF isn't that hard to beat on taste. SJB: Their pan fried dumplings are so good. Be prepared to wait if you do get it, the waiter told us that these were their #1 seller and they're always making them. This place has maybe the 2nd best I've had in the US. The best (IMO) being the ones at iShanghai Delight. The outside is thin'ish. It's not completely like a bao. Service: Attentive and super nice. Every time we come, they're always so great! Overall, Definintely love coming here. If you need to wait, go to costco around the corner or to the Pet store to kill time. read more

One of the few places in the area serving good XLBs and authentic chinese noodle soups. This place has QR code menus where you can order online at the table. You can also ask a server to put in the order for you or give recommendations, be patient with their English if you don't know any Chinese, otherwise order in Chinese. This place can get pretty busy at times, but they also have a few tables outside for outdoor patio seating. The only draw back here is that the pig ear isn't always super consistent, BUT sometimes it's really good. read more

Dumpling 85 - Shanghainese Near Me - San Ramon, California

3.25 stars on the strength of the yummy beef roll. Best version of this dish I've found. Would return just for this Didn't enjoy the rest of the meal. The noods and the skins of both the wonton and dumplings were too thick and doughy for my taste. Kinda reminded me of the homemade version of the frozen wontons at Safeway. Taste is subjective tho. Got to try different things on the menu to find what works for each individual. Yelp helps but only as a guide because again, different people have different preferences. But the beef roll was a perfect blend of contrasting textures and flavors. Pancake is pan fried but didn't taste greasy. It was crispy on the outside, chewy inside. Each bite was salty and tender, sweet from the hoisin and vegetal from the fresh greens. Only thing lacking was the beef. In the past that roll was packed with multiple layers of sliced meat, today it was only 1 slice thick. read more

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Great casual spot for dumplings in San Ramon. We ordered the cucumber salad which never misses. The xiao long bao was great - hot soup with very clean taste. The pan fried dumplings were also great, and also very hot. Overall, I really enjoyed everything I got and will be coming back to try other dishes. The service was fast and it's awesome to see them making the dumplings in the back. read more

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Delicious and authentic Chinese food in the San Ramon area. Plenty of great options and easily set up for take-out and delivery. We had their rolled beef pancakes and they were delicious, light, and fluffy. Nothing is too oily/greasy/doused in sauce, and the flavors are spot-on and well developed. Plenty of indoor seating available. Parking adjacent. Staff is friendly and efficient. Recommended. read more

This is a very solid dumpling joint that I routinely visit. They offer the usual dumplings and XLB, pan friend buns, and noodle soup. I have tried most items on the menu and enjoyed all. The flavors are clean and balanced and not overly oily. The noodles were cooked well with great textures and the clear beef soup tasted great with flavors of beef bones and herbs. The ambiance is very casual. It's great for a quick satisfying lunch. read more

Food was so good. Probably one of the best Hot and sour soups. We also had garlic spicy edamame and cucumber salad. The 2 soup dumpling were super yummy and the shrimp dumplings too. read more

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 . read more

Dumpling 85 - XLB, fried dumpling and beef stew noodle - Shanghainese Near Me - San Ramon, California

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. read more

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Great dumplings and beef noodle soup! It's a small restaurant so there can be a bit of a wait.

Fast and quick service, easy ordering via QR code. Ample parking. Opted to sit outside, we ordered the beef noodle soup, pork xiao long bao, and the beef roll. Beef noodle soup was good flavor, beef was tender. The xiao long baos were juicy and the skin was super thin. The beef rolls were ok, the wrap was fried crispy. Wished that it had a spicy component to it, overall we enjoyed our meal here. read more

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Everything we got here was so delicious.Especially the hot and sour soup and the ginger scallion.Noodles.

I go here about 2-3 times a month. So far, I have only ordered the wonton soup, and it is delicious! The broth is very flavorful and the wontons themselves are very tasty. The service is very good. I was there one day around lunchtime and the place was packed. Add to that there was only one server and she was 'running' from table to table. My order of wonton soup still came pretty quickly. I was very impressed!!! I'm hoping to invite friends so I can try some of the delicious looking dumplings! read more

This place has amazing freshly made dumplings as you can even see them fresh behind the glass soon you walk in. The dumplings aren't the only amazing food here, the noodles are also really delicious too and so are the other items. The employees and service are good too as they're friendly and the atmosphere always has a good smell. This place is delicious and a bit pricey too. But it's worth the money and worth checking out. Just be careful too when you first bite into the dumplings because, some of them are juicy or filled with hot fluid when you first bite into them. Caution as they could burn your lips or your mouth soon you bite into them. read more

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! read more

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We showed up 20 minutes before closing and they still took us in. The shrimp fried rice and dumplings were still cooked to order, hot, fresh and most importantly delicious. The next time I'm in the area I am definitely eating at Dumpling 85 again. read more

My son and I came in here for an early dinner. I got the wonton soup and he picked the DanDan noodles (spicy) which wasn't too spicy at all. Just the way he likes it as we both cannot eat too spicy. The service was great, we were served water right away. The atmosphere is fine. You can see the staff making dumplings or wonton at the counter. They also sell 50 pieces of frozen pork with veggies dumplings for $45. When I am in the area, I would consider coming here for a meal. read more

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I'll be concise This 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 spots Big Mitch read more

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I came here on a weekday with my parents and there was lots of people waiting in line to be seated. The line moved fast and we waited about 20 minutes before we were seated. The food came out quickly and the temperature was nice and hot. I would highly recommend getting the green onion pancake! It was super crispy and hot. It was my favorite out of all the dishes. I had better pork soup dumplings at other places so it was mediocre for me. The beef brisket noodle soup was large and had a nice kick. The prices were unbeatable. We had a lot of leftovers for three people and the staff were very attentive. read more

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The soup dumplings and wonton soup were delicious and authentic. Our server was attentive a service was nice too. The only thing was that the beef noodle soup was a little oily, but everything else was great. read more

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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! read more

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We got there right when it opened. We sat ourselves and the hostess came right over with menus. We ordered pan fried pork potstickers and chicken fried rice. The restaurant was clean and the serving plates were nice. My co worker commented on them so I'm bringing it up. Food was very good. I got an order of dumplings and pork buns to go. read more

My family and I tried it out this place about a year ago, so this review may be outdated. They don't take reservations but service was friendly and the food came out fast. The good: The pork and shrimp & chives dumpling and fried pork buns were very good; the potato salad was finely shredded and had a decent amount of spice; and the beef brisket noodle soup was a solid choice. The meh: The spicy pork wontons with peanut sauce was an usual combination; the spicy green beans needed more blistering; the beef roll was falling apart; and the veggie dumplings were kind of bland. Overall, some solid choices and some that could use improvement, but we appreciated the friendly and fast service. read more

So happy to have found a little gem during my first visit to San Ramon. We ordered xiaolong bao, Lanzhou noodles, spicy wontons and pork dumplings. Everything came out piping hot and delicious ! The beef in the Lanzhou noodles were so soft that it fell apart when I tried to pick it up. There is so much soup in the XLB .. no wonder they have the cute orange spoons to go with it. The spicy wontons had a nice spicy kick to it. The servers were also super attentive.. it was a super hot day in the 80 degrees and they kept making sure our water cups were filled. All around yummy! read more

Dumpling 85 - spicy wonton with peanut sauce - Shanghainese Near Me - San Ramon, California

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The food is absurdly good. Service is fine. The place is fun to be in, it's a pleasantly busy environment. I've only had the steamed dumplings (chicken and also veggie) but I CRAVE this place. read more

This is my second time coming here with my husband. We came in around 5:30pm for an early dinner and were seated right away. The place isn't very big and they offer both outdoor and indoor seating. We received waters almost as soon as we took our seats and we scanned the menu code and begin ordering. It didn't take long for the food to start coming. We order spicy pork soup dumplings, pan fried dumpling, brisket noodle soup, edamame and shrimp fried rice. All delicious. I love their soup dumplings. My husband comes for the pan fried dumplings. Edamame was just your typical edamame (I love eating these) the brisket in the noodle soup was tasty (noodles were pretty long for just one noodle and broth got cold pretty quickly in my opinion) dumpling are a MUST TRY tho. This place can get busy with limited seating. Since my husband ordered quite a few dishes we definitely didn't have enough space on our two person table to hold everything so the server did let us keep some of our dishes on the counter. read more

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