Restaurants & Bars: NY: Brooklyn

As long as I'm here, I'll put in my two cents again about Family Dumpling: Hate it. Not that I'm one to ever really care, but I always found it extremely dirty. The guy there is a jerk - dismissive and grunting at best, if you can get his attention. And I was disgustingly overcharged at least twice.

The dumplings were bad, exactly as Bob notes above, as were the buns. Anything else we tried was forgettable. I have never had the scallion pancake there, but there was never a reason to risk disappointment over what's often already a greasy, weird flavored mess. Apparently, I can be wrong. But I won't be going back anytime soon (in fact, I stopped after my few visits maybe four years ago).

I don't understand the dedication to this place when there are so many more options now than when they first showed up on 7th ave. REPLY (by noisejoke , updated October 16, 2009)