Comments on: What This Country Needs Is a Good Twenty-Cent Dumpling

by: matt

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:49:50 +0000

Hey fellow pancake lovers,
I am totally addicted. Kathryn was right, it is very similar to a zhi ma da bing. However the problem of a rcipe still exists. I cant find one anywhere. I asked the guys at dumpling house and for some reason, laughed, whispered amongst themselves and ushered me quietly out the door without my food. If anyone finds anything please let me know

by: The New York highlights

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:40:39 +0000

[…] While there are places you must eat while in New York (namely Katz’s, Papya King, Grimaldi’s) I would highly recommend 2 places in Chinatown. Prosperity Dumpling and Saigon Banh Mi. Ridiculously cheap and delicious. […]

by: yummy food

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:59:34 +0000

nice photos. the flat stuffed pancake looks like something I had in Xian, which people buy for breakfast and snacks- except no sesames, but filled with curry meet and scallions/leeks/chives. Hand-made in batches , then flattened on a big panini press cooker so they became crispy. Have not had it in NYC but maybe someone out there has? best street food I have had

by: Ike

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:23:47 +0000

Wow, thanks for turning me on to this place! I like the dumplings better than Dumpling House’s. The meat is about the same, but the dumpling skin is much better. To me, that’s the crucial element.

I went there around 5 or 6 p.m. recently and, like most other dumpling places at that time, they were out of a lot of non-dumpling items like the chive-and-egg pancake, but they did have the Stuffed Sesame Pancake with Pork etc. The friendly guy even gave me two of them for a dollar instead of just one, I think because he was so apologetic that they were out of everything else that I was interested in. Or because they were the last two of the day and he wanted to get rid of them. It wasn’t clear. Anyway, those were tasty too, if a smidgen greasy. I’ll have to get over there for lunch soon, when things haven’t run out yet presumably.

Anyone ever tried the dumpling joints at around 25 Henry St. just east of Catherine St. or at the intersection of Catherine & Henry? The one at the intersection has a lot of other stuff too. I walked past these places recently but haven’t had a chance to try them yet. And hmmm, let’s see, I walked past another dumpling place recently that I’d never noticed before. Hmmm, can’t remember where it was….

by: boo

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:25:37 +0000

thanks for the tip — will check it out soon. i love dumpling house’s dumplings, but the service and super chaotic “line” always made me groan. don’t get me wrong, chaos can be good, but that place is just whack. i put up with it only for the dumplings. even if prosperity’s dumplings are not as good as dh’s, but close, i’ll be there all the time if the owners are as great as they sound!

that’s why i love cong ly for pho. great pho, sweetest owners in the world. my idea of heaven.

by: HungryMan

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 05:07:46 +0000

We saw her when we were there too, and while she didn’t serve us, she was very smiley. Next time I go, I’ll see if she’s surly.

by: emma

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:56:57 +0000

i tried it out today and the veggie dumplings were great! the owner was as nice as you said. the female staff were pretty rude to me, however. one woman took care of a regular as i stood there waiting (i’d gotten there first), and they said they didn’t have the stuffed vegetable pancake. the second woman tried to persuade me to order the pork dumplings instead, as they were already done in the pan. well, i don’t eat meat. i definitely got the impression she just didn’t want to make the veg dumplings or the stuffed pancake for me. oh well. what i got was great, and the guy came in later and made up for their behavior.

by: Spencer

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:14:54 +0000

Actually they have Jiu-Cai Hezi as well and it’s called Chive-Egg something (that’s a bad description if that’s what I think it is). The Stuffed Sesame Pancake with Vegetable is called Cai Bing (I think) in chinese, never heard of it before. They also have a “Bai Cai Zhu Rou Xian Bing”, which is what I would think sounds more like what the picture looks like.

by: Kinkistyle

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:50:15 +0000

The “Stuffed Sesame Pancake with Vegetable” looks like what is called a “Jiu-Cai Hezi” or “Chive Box”. Basically a flattened dumpling with chive and pork filling that is pan-fried. The type I am accustomed to (Northern Chinese) usually has glass noodles and egg in it.

by: Nosher

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:44:02 +0000

Yes, the pizza-like pancake is also available up the street (although it is rarely as fresh), but the stuffed pancake is not.

We’ve never seen the arguing Spencer, so I hope it’s just an anomaly– I understand that the shop has been extra-prosperous over the past few days, so perhaps they’re getting used to larger crowds. We’ll keep an eye out though!