Dumpling World has been open for about 6 months and may look crowded at busy times but check in with the staff for getting seated. Inside doesn't look anything crazy but there's a bunch of tables even though from the outside it looks small. There were about 5 parties ahead of me but we ended up getting seated pretty quickly in about 10 minutes. The menu and ordering is done through QR code on the table. What's cool about the platform is that multiple people can scan the QR and add items - everyone will see in real time what's been added and who added the items. I also appreciated the staff as well as they were constantly running around making sure guests were okay.
I got many items amongst my table and the highlights were really the XLB and the pan fried pork soup bun. Note that the soup is really hot so take caution when eating! The other items are reviewed below.
At the end of the meal it was a little more than $40 per person before tip but I'll definitely be back. I do wish that there were serving utensils for some of the dishes as I found myself asking for extra pairs of chopsticks to use as community utensils.
passion fruit cucumber: usually you see cucumber with garlic and chili oil so it was weird to see it as a sweet side. the passion fruit comes from almost the passion fruit jam you see in boba drinks. it's a little weird at first but it's interesting and not bad.
tan tan noodle: pretty delicious and I love the peanut sauce in it. it's a little spicy and numbing which is true to the dish.
stir fried green beans: really liked this dish - it was salted nicely and had a heavy garlic flavor.
curry chicken and potato potstickers: the potstickers were crispy on one end and it was an interesting filling. the curry was reminiscent of Japanese curry and the filling was soft. I saw pieces of onions, chicken and potato.
pork XLB: there's a lot of soup within the xlb so make sure you take your time and be cautious as it was super hot.
pan fried pork soup bun: like the pork XLB, there was a lot of very hot soup. I liked how the bun was crispy and the pork was tender.
beef fried rice: nothing special about the fried rice and was a little bland.
jasmine green tea: nothing special and light in jasmine flavor. came unsweetened though. read more