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Flushing Dumpling Run - Please Advise

I am looking to spend several hours wandering Flushing tasting as many different types of dumplings as possible (guo tie, Hui Xiang, Xiao Long bao, etc.) I've been pouring over past posts on this topic, but I feel more overwhelmed than ever. Any suggestions on places that I must try? Thanks in advance!

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  1. That sounds AWESOME. I have no advice, I just wanted to commend you on this undertaking and request that you post a report of your findings!

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    1. re: Puppimus

      I'll definitely give a full report...

    2. I did something similar, but more than dumplings; but we did end up eating plenty of dumplings that day:


      I would say (culling from that days' experiences) to go to the guo-tie place across the street from the Starbucks, and on the same corner as Chao Zhou (the chinese restaurant with the big noodle bowl); it's a walkup storefront and they have excellent guo-tie (4 for $1) and great shen-jian-bao in both large and small. the place has been around way longer than many of the 5 for $1 places, and it's really good.

      if you keep walking down main street, you'll eventually hit the Golden Shopping center (well documented at this link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/339644 where you can get some nice guo-tie as well, this kind being the open-sided kind. these are on the first floor, to your right. in the basement of that mall there looked to be some other boiled dumpling places so I'm sure they're worth a visit.

      then, go for some boiled dumplings in the flushing mall (second floor, has both chinese and korean writing) and just get the pork&chive 18-count, it's near a fountain, towards the back and a bit to the left.

      in terms of XLB, can't really think of a good place to get them in flushing but if anyone else does, I'd love to hear about a go-to joint. but I heard king 5 noodle (still around?) has some nice ones.

      Here's some CHOW digest that seems pretty helpful (http://www.chow.com/digest/1743) and (http://www.chow.com/digest/649) with some dumpling hunt leads.

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      1. re: bigjeff

        I did not find the shengjian bao at the place across from the *$s particularly appealing. I also was disappointed with the XLB at the newish place on Prince (Noodle House), particularly because it has the temerity to call itself "Nanxiang Xiaolong Bao" on its Chinese sign.

        I hope the OP will do me a favor, though, and be the first to report on the place at the Flushing Mall I posted a query about in this thread:


        1. re: Gary Soup

          the bigger buns are better than the small ones (better ratio) so try those if you haven't already.

          1. re: Gary Soup

            I will definitely report on the small eats place in the Flushing Mall. Had been planning to go this weekend, but it looks like I'll be out of town, so next Saturday will be my dumpling day.

          2. re: bigjeff

            King 5 Noodle, at least at the one in Elmhurst, actually has terrible xlb. The meat was actually tasteless, which is sort of an amazing feat (maybe there was cardboard mixed in...ha). I'm fond of the ones at Noodle House on Prince though; they're bigger, I think five to an order, and I think they're pretty good, even if perhaps they don't fit a particular style (whatever Nanxiang Xiaolong Bao is supposed to be like?)

            1. re: soopling

              I think king 5 has turned into a place called Manna House, which I think is a halal chinese joint; not sure what's on their menu and I haven't eaten there but I peeked in.

              or, I'm just mixing up my locations. can anyone clarify? I was looking for king 5, and that's what I saw instead, but I might've had the wrong storefront.

              1. re: bigjeff

                Yes, The Elmhurst King 5 is gone. I noticed it a few weeks ago.

                1. re: bigjeff

                  The lamb dumplings at Manna House are quite good. In fact, everything I've had there has been good.

                  1. re: pynchoff

                    it is a muslim place, correct? any other choice hits?

                    1. re: bigjeff

                      When it first opened, it said Halal, and they didn't serve pork. It no longer says Halal and they now serve pork, but it seems to be the same owners. Anyway, as I said before, I've really enjoyed the food each time I've gone.

              2. re: bigjeff

                second the guo tie at that place on 41st ave.

              3. I wonder if anyone has the 411 on a place with a good variety of dumplings BESIDES the usual pork and beef fare. I am from Singapore and there we can get a fantastic variety of vegetarian dumplings, fish OR seafood dumplings, and many other varieties without the pork and beef. Any great suggestions in Flushing otherwise??

                1. DO NOT MISS Best Northern Dumpling Shop, inside a sort of shopping center or mall (not one of the main ones) at 135-08 Roosevelt Ave. Exquisite.

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                  1. re: prunefeet

                    Can second Best Northern; we went late winter and then headed to Little Pig for the main courses... a really good nite of eating.... At Great Northern, two older Chinese men asked us (we being Caucasians) how we knew of this stall. When we said internet, they, in unison said , AAAAAAhhhhh. And then we all resumed eating.