Dumpling King

At Dumpling King we had salt and pepper shrimp, beef roll, scallion pancake and the lamb and beef potstickers. The salt and pepper shrimp had a nice flavor and a decent crunch. The beef roll was very good and I loved the homemade dough wrapper. The potstickers were nicely cooked but the flavors were muddled and not all that appealing. And finally the scallion pancake was quite simply inedible. The oil that the pancake was cooked in tasted old and burnt and was rancid. Service was a tad slow but very friendly.

I came by after watching Kung Fu Panda 3.. .and if you saw it.. .you would know why I was craving dumplings. LOL
The food sadly was disappointing. I ordered a lot as I wanted to get a variety and have leftovers of course. =)
I got their Chive dumplings and I have to say that the ones at Noddle Man on Rainbow were hands down better. (2.5÷5)
I also got their soup dumplings and it was decent. It was not the worst but it was definitely not the best which is what you would expect from a restraunt called «Dumpling King».. .=((3/​5)
Then I got their fried tofu with Green Peppers. They put so much ginger in it that I could not taste anything else but the ginger. (¹⁄₅)
Service was good. The girl that took my order was prompt and very friendly. (⁵⁄₅)
Ambiance was interesting to say the least. I read somewhere that the chair covers were handmade by the owner.. .it was a little garish to my eyes but to each his own. =) (⁴⁄₅)
Now you may wonder why the 1 star rating.. .well.. .the rating stands since about 4 hours after eating dinner here, I was in the bathroom throwing up everything that I had eaten. Food poisoning at its worst. This is now 3 days later and my stomach still has not full recovered from it.
So will I be returning here? I am sadly going to say that it will be a big fat no. The food wasn’t that great and with the food posioning that I got from here.. .that is a big red flag for me to never return.
I reallty wanted to like this place as I love me some dumplings.. .but I can’t get over the puking portion of my dinner here. =(

This is relative to similar restaurants. Was considering 2 stars. Rating based on the food and how we felt afterwards.
But if you are from out of town, I would not recommend wasting a precious meal here.
Beef soup dumplings (not very good. not terrible but just not worth eating)
Crystal pan fried dumplings (same comment)
Beef roll/​chinese burrito (actually really good but a little light on the meat)
Leek pancakes (not bad)
Braised eggplant (tasty, but oily and not a hard dish to make)
String beans (tasty, but oily)
Shrimp hand tossed noodles (wife liked it, i thought the noodles were too mushy)
If you’re local, maybe you eat here out of convenience. It’s not terrible but I wouldn’t come here again.
Their service was excellent though. And very accomodating to families with kids.

After hearing some glowing reviews from some Unilocalers, Dumpling King was on the top of my list of places to try in Vegas!
I’ll cut straight to the good stuff. I came here with 3 friends and we shared 4 dishes: beef soup dumplings, mapo tofu, fried green beans and the beef roll. With 3 other Chinese people at the table, we were in agreement. This was definitely the best Chinese food that we’ve had here in Vegas so far. Now, we are medical students after all. We don’t go gallivanting around the high end Strip hotel Chinese restaurants so take that into consideration.
The beef soup dumplings were decent. I just wish they were a bit soupy-​er. The bottom of the dumpling was so fragile that 8 out of 10 dumplings tore during transit to our mouths and the soup leaked out. I really enjoyed the mapo tofu and string beans. You can’t get that kind of mapo tofu from the box mix they sell in stores!
All in all it was a good experience and I’m sure we will be back. The prices are a little higher than what I’m used to for Chinese food but we were substantially full by the end of the meal. I will definitely want to explore the rest of the menu since there were soooo many items on there!

If I could give this place zero stars I would. The green onion pancake was greasy, tasteless and bland. The beef steamed dumplings were salty and kept falling apart. They tasted like just salty meat balls. It was very disappointing. We were so hungry and the food still tasted bad. I will not be returning here. I really don’t understand the hype for this place.

The Skinny: the food is subpar (2) service: pretty much non existent… even for a Chinese joint which is saying something (1) value: there really isn’t much value in bad food and poor service (2).
How to begin?
We hit this joint on Christmas day with the parental units who had come from out of town. We had called ahead to reserve a table at 6:30pm. It was a good thing we called ahead and made reservations but I am not sure if we just lucked out because there was no reservation card on our table.
We were seated promptly but that was about the only thing we got in a timely manner.
Menus? Sorry we only have 3 menus in the restaurant and someone else is using it so you have to wait. Hot water? Sorry we don’t have hot water only tea.(yeah…WTF, right?) Tea? Oh yeah sorry, we forgot it. Oh and not to mention that several items on the menu were not available.
Of what was left, we tried their lamb soup, stir-​fried beef, yellow croaker with tofu, home style tofu, potstickers, Mongolian pancakes. We ordered two additional dishes however one of them they forgot to add it to our tab so it never got made. The second one they ran out but forgot to tell us.
Okay let’s get down to the details.
Potstickers were nothing special. The wrappers were too thick, and lacked the crispy bottom. Plus they skimped on the filling.
Lamb soup was okay — it was a chicken based soup with vermicelli, nappa cabbage and cilantro. This was a decent dish.
Mongolian pancakes had minimal filling and were really soggy and doughy.
The stir-​fried dishes had way too much goopy sauce and were overly salty. The yellow croaker fish dish was especially offensive.
Between the lackluster dishes and the poor service I see no reason to return. Honestly, the only reason they get a 2 starred review is because the food was at least edible but not palatable.

I came here on Christmas vacation. We ordered a bunch of dishes that I can’t pronounce in Chinese. The dishes that stuck out to me were the stone dumplings, soup dumplings and the lamb! All were so delicious! I can’t believe that Vegas has such yummy Chinese food right next door to the strip! I definitely want to come here again and try everything else!
One word of advice for travelers, this restaurant is a ways from Las Vegas Blvd. There are a lot of restaurants on the way to this one, don’t be hindered! Just keep driving! This place was worth it :)

The bright red floral chair covers here are easily the focal point of the dining room! Decorative choices aside, the food is good and made with love! The restaurant name is a bit misleading, as they do offer several dumplings (arguably more than anywhere else in town?) but that does not seem to be their strongest dish. Note that the owners are Muslim and do not serve pork products.
The cumin lamb was easily my favorite dish of the night! Juicy meat with grilled peppers and onions, with plenty of cumin seasoning and cilantro. A must-​order. Other standouts include the hot oil and fish dish (can’t remember the exact name), and the braised shrimp with sweet potato and bean sprouts. The blistered green beans are a safe side, and done well.
About the dumplings: the juicy beef soup dumplings were both beefy and juicy, if you cold manage to get them without tearing. The lamb dumplings are the ones I was most looking forward to, and they were a bit bland. We tried one or two more varieties, and their flavors weren’t really as distinct and robust as I’d hoped. I guess we shouldn’t have spent so much time taking photos and talking, it seemed the quality went down as they cooled.
Made reservations for a large group, and they were able to accommodate us– we moved to their large party room in the back and set up the tables to account for additional people, and the space worked well. I would bring a group here again in the future!

My boyfriend and I decided to finally check this place out this weekend after being it being on my Unilocal bookmarks for awhile. I was certainly not disappointed!
We shared the beef soup dumplings and beef dim sum dumplings. Both were great but I personally liked the dim sum better. They came in better big portions too, about ten each. The total for our whole meal was under $ 30 which I think was a steal.
I also loved that the hot tea was complementary. Very good service and overall a great place. I’ll be back soon to try more!

Sixteen of us met for an Unofficial Unilocal Event (UYE). After pushing two large round tables together, we were seated in the side room. Each table ordered its own things but with some advice from Philip T. whose review inspired the UYE.
Our table ordered:
Beef soup dumplings
Crystal dumplings
Crispy beef
Beef patty
Cumin lamb
Beef fried rice
Dim sum dumplings
The standout dish for me was the cumin beef. Complex flavors with good spiciness but it could have been kicked up a notch or two. The soup dumplings were also very good and the tip of using your chopsticks to coax the dumpling onto your spoon resulted in a filled dumpling with the soup inside. The wrapper is very thin but it’s so worth the effort to get the full dumpling with it’s beef filling and beef soup on the inside.
I enjoyed the crispy beef. The beef fried rice was good as were the dim sum dumplings. The crystal dumplings fell a little short in flavor and the beef patty – the item I suggested – was my least favorite. I thought the bread covering the beef was too thick and the ground beef was somewhat greasy.
As mentioned in some reviews, while they serve dumplings, there is much more on the menu than dumplings and when I go back it will be for one of those dishes than for the dumplings.
This is the kind of place you go with friends to share. It’s the only was to be able to try a number of items. Thanks to Stefany for putting the UYE together. Good food, good Unilocal company. It doesn’t get better than this.

I had been meaning to try this place for quite some time, so when it came up on Unilocal for an UYE, I knew this was the perfect opportunity to try it.
I was a little nervous, because sometimes (not often), I get shy.
So I walked in. «PALMS ARE SWEATY, KNEES WEAK, ARMS ARE HEAVY…»
Just kidding.
Anyways, everyone was very kind and pleasant. It took a little time to get our seating arrangement correctly but once we did… it was smooth sailing. We had great conversation. I got to try quite a few dishes because we did family style.
The Cumin Lamb, the beef fried rice, and the Dimsum dumplings were really good. Those were my favorite dishes. BOMB​.COM
Then the Juicy Beef Dumplings… they were ok, I tried to pick it up and I lost all the Juice. The skin was very thin. But after a few trial and errors we found that the best way to pick it up was with the spoon.
The crystal dumplings were so pretty, I didn’t want to eat it… but as for the taste it was ok. It was pretty though!
The beef patty was my least favorite. It didn’t have much flavor.
The portions are big, so its great for groups and the customer service was Ok.
Our waiter didn’t speak very Much English, but he was still very nice and I felt like he tried his best to help us.
I will for sure come back.

The first time I came here, I was definitely fond of the cumin lamb dish, but was disappointed with the juicy beef dumplings, as the skin was too thick for my taste.
I came back for a UYE event, and got to try a ton other dishes, and it was nice to be able to try a variety.
Cumin Lamb– 5 stars (As good as I remembered)
Juicy beef dumplings– 4 stars. This time, the skin was too thin? The skin broke and all the juices poured out if you tried picking it up with a chopstick. The trick was to scoop it into the spoon immediately from the plate.
Crystal dumplings– 2 stars. It looked cool, but the flavor was lacking.
Crispy beef– 2 stars. I liked the crisp, but the flavor was a bit odd. It tasted salty, and I wasn’t able to place my finger on any other flavors.
Beef fried rice– 5 stars. Surprisingly, this dish was very good. I had low expectations, but it was nicely flavored.
Dimsum dumplings– 4 stars. I loved the flavor of the insides. It was full of good stuff!
Beef patty– 2 stars. I was able to taste the oil from the fry, and the flavor of the patty was okay. It was a bit bland, unless you dipped it in soy sauce.
I’ll be back for the cumin lamb dish, fried rice, and the dimsum dumplings! :)
Price is average for the dumplings, but a bit high for some items. Service can be a bit tricky. The interior reminds me of a Chinese New Year theme.

Was our first time here And it was really good! We got the juicy beef soup dumplings because we read about them on here and they lived up to the hype! We also got the fried beef noodles. They were so yummy!
The service was nice. They were very attentive and friendly. They kept my water glass full. You can see into the kitchen so you see them making the food. They have glass windows where the noodles and dumplings are being assembled.
Pricing was also reasonable as well. It’s served family style so the prices reflect that. The food is more than enough for the price.
Will be going back and trying something new when we do.

I consider myself a princess so it only seemed fitting that I came to the Dumpling King! We were a party of four and came here for dinner. To start, the décor here is overstimulating and has a Christmas/​Chinese New Year feel to it all year ’round. On a good day, it’s comical. On a bad day, it could be annoying. Definitely not the place to come if you have a headache or are hungover. To make matters worse, the bathrooms smelled like sewage. I definitely recommend to management that they fix this promptly, as it gives the restaurant an unclean atmosphere.
So we definitely didn’t come here for the décor nor the ambiance. We came here for the food. I love XLB (soup filled dumplings). It’s one of my favorite Asian dishes. We ordered the beef soup dumplings, leek dumplings, beef with green peppers, and the teppan tofu.
*Beef soup dumplings*: I was the most excited about this dish, but they were very disappointing. They did not come out hot, they came out warm. The meat wasn’t tender or flavorful nor was there enough soup inside the dumpling. The skin was too thin and all together made for a pretty below average dumpling. Whomp whomp whomp!
*Teppan Tofu*: This dish came out sizzling hot off the wok, as it was still sizzling when it was placed on the table! This was the group favorite. The tofu was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and paired nicely with the sauces and meat it was cooked in. Definitely my favorite dish.
*Beef with green pepper*: This came out still sizzling on the plate in front of us as well. It tasted exactly as expected, no surprises, pleasant or unpleasant.
*Leek Dumplings”: The second table favorite. The pancake outside was crispy and housed the inside leek filling well. With some black vinegar, the dumpling was very delicious.
The service was very slow. Our pot of tea was empty by the time all of the food had been brought to our table, however the refill did not come until just before the check came. The food here is average, but it does taste like home cooking. Unfortunately, although their name suggests that they are the «Dumpling King» I definitely wouldn’t give them the crown. I would come here for anything but the soup filled dumplings (xlb) and would recommend the Teppan Tofu and the Leek Dumplings.

Its TST — Two Star Tuesday again!!!
I saw my yf Philip T’s review, and I said I have to hit this dumpling place the next time I am in the Ninth Island. However, I wish I didn’t. Dumpling King is on Spring Mountain Road, 2 miles west of the 15 in Vegas. Spring Mountain is a mecca for good Azn food in the area.
Five of us ordered the baked yolk coated pumpkin ($ 9.99), salt & pepper squid ($ 14.99), braised eggplant ($ 8.99), shrimp fried rice ($ 8.95), green onion pancake ($ 6.99×2), juicy beef soup dumplings ($ 9.99×2), and shrimp, egg & leek dumplings ($ 8.99×2).
First of all, the pumpkin was very unique. It had the texture of potatoes that had been baked, but tasted like they were fried. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t order this dish again: 3 Stars. On the other hand, the squid didn’t taste like the salt & pepper versions I have had anywhere else. Additionally, it was overpriced: 2 Stars. In contrast to the first two dishes, the eggplant was very good. It wasn’t overcooked or drowned in oil like many places: 4 Stars.
Fourthly, the shrimp fried rice was dry, and didn’t have much shrimp or flavor. Luckily, it didn’t cost much: 2 Stars. Fifthly, the pancake was pretty bad. It had too much batter, although the portion was large. It was a poor representation of a basic dish: 2 Stars. Contrasting the previous two bad dishes, the signature beef soup dumplings were excellent as advertised. The dumplings were super moist, and the soup was really flavorful. Think Mama Lu’s XLBs (Monterey Park, CA), w/​o the tins: 5 Stars. Lastly, the shrimp dumplings were just OK. They really did not have a special taste: 3 Stars.
Regarding the ambiance, it was odd to say the very least. The chairs were decorated in a bright, reddish flower motif, and there were Christmas decorations present: Garland, poinsettia looking things and a door w/​a cover saying «Merry Christmas». However, it was not garish: 3 Stars. On the other hand the service was terrible. We were not offered tea, and had to ask for more water & napkins. However, when we asked the helper w/​the cross earring for the latter two items, he only brought napkins. The nice lady (prolly an owner), who took our order couldn’t make up for the $hitty service: 1 Star. Lastly, the kitchen was rated 1 Star because the order the dishes arrived. The rice arrived first, and the dumplings did not arrive together. The order made no sense at all.
Sorry, Philip. But DK was a big disappointment except for the soup dumplings. The service was fukn horrible. There is NFW I would return here!

Pretty good, but nothing too special.
Food:
+ Juicy Pork Dumplings: 10 pieces for $ 10. The over all taste was delicious, but it was a little disappointing because there was little to no soup in the dumpling itself :(I’ve been spoiled by eating the best in California, but this place isn’t too shabby. Not the worst, not the best.
+ Crystal Beef Grilled Dumplings: 10 pieces for $ 10. This is basically pan fried dumplings. Presentation was interesting to say the least. The taste was alright; I wish the bottoms were fried a little bit more so it would give it a night crispy crunch.
Being called «Dumpling King» I assumed their dumplings would be the best/​only item on their menu, but theres actually a lot of variety on their menu of other Chinese food. I wouldn’t mind coming back to try some of their other food as well.
Environment: ⁴⁄₅
Food: ³⁄₅
Price: ³⁄₅
Service: ⁴⁄₅

This place was good but i think I’ve been spoiled by Los Angeles. It doesn’t compare to din tai Fung or mama lus.
I absolutely love Shanghai dumplings but this place makes it with beef. I’ve never had beef dumplings before. They come in a order of ten I think for 10 bucks. That’s double the price of mama lus. The size of the dumplings were small. And all of us broke the thin skin and lost the juice. The trick is to pick it up with your fingers at the nipple of the dumplings (I don’t know how else to describe it lol). I also wished they served the dumplings with ginger.
Other than that the beef burritos were really good… And the spicy fish was really good. Lots and lots of oil and bean sprouts but the fish was silky and flavorful.
I didn’t like their green onion pancake because it was so thick and chewy. It was not flaky or crispy at all.
The lady also served us leek dumplings… Which no one ordered but she insisted that we did. Maybe we did? I’ll try other places first before coming back here again.

Note to self: don’t eat here alone.
What I thought would be a leisurely solo lunch turned into an unintentional pig out. The plan was to simply have the juicy beef soup dumplings and then be on my merry way. But when I opened the menu, it was as if I was wearing 3D glasses because letters and pictures were popping off the page and smacking me in the face. Venison? Fried lamb? Braised whole fish? How soon can friends meet me so I can try more stuff?
I tried to stay calm and relaxed as the nice lady came over to take my order. My thinking was that I would come back another time with a group to try more, but then I opened my stupid fucking mouth. «Soup dumplings, steamed lamb dumplings and vegetable noodles, please.»
It was embarrassing when it all came out. At that moment, I wished they offered study cubicle seating so people couldn’t see what was in front of me. Couldn’t I just be a pig in private? Why am I spending more than $ 30 on lunch today? Customers just entering must have thought I was being rude by eating before my friends came back from the restroom. No friends. No sharing. All mine.
I even thought there would be a chance of a group outside that would strip me of my clothes upon exit and march me down Spring Mountain repeatedly saying «Shame. Shame.» as a little bell rang and angry people threw shit at me. It was official! Dumpling King made me go insane.
This order would also be an effective remedy for people suffering from insomnia. I was fast asleep in an hour!

We celebrated a cool dudes birthday, so we attacked everything family style. Green Beans, Cold Noodles, Lamb with Cumin, Teppan Tofu, Eggplant, Vegetable Hand Cut Noodles, Yolk Coated Crispy Pumpkin, and my favorite Soup Dumplings in town for the fact that everywhere else you find Soup Dumplings in town, it’s with pork, and I don’t really care for that taste. The Toffee Taro at the end was interesting and not bad… Luckily no one lost a tooth!
Everything we ordered was delicious, service was great, the company was even better, and we’ve already been back again. It’s a shame that it’s not busier here knowing that their noodles and dumplings are made from scratch.
I am not an expert in Chinese cuisine, but I know that every dish we ordered had its own delicious flavor and that everyone left very satisfied. Service was pleasant, portions are generous, and prices here are very reasonable. Give Dumpling King a try if you haven’t already. ALOHA! ! !
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Yes, 5 friggin’ stars… I love this place!
Dumpling King is a hidden gem in every sense. Nearly every time we’ve been here, their huge supposed to be lit sign out front is either off or broken, and the place nearly looks deserted besides a car or two in the parking lot. It probably doesn’t help either, that if you’re heading West on Spring Mountain, it’s almost impossible to see with it being tucked behind a large plaza building. Plus, I don’t see advertisements for them anywhere, and for whatever reason, the amount of reviews on this place is crazy low. It’s like people just don’t they are there… but why? It’s so good!
Our first trip to Dumpling King was admittedly a little nerve-​wrecking. Besides not having a clue where it was, or really having never heard about it at all, it was strange walking into a place that was pretty much empty of other diners, but full of bright floral designs… and Christmas decorations. Yup, Christmas decorations. Which as of now, July, are still up in subtle spots across the restaurant. But really, it’s all part of the charm for me now. I like the décor, decorations and all, and the place is always clean.
The menu is large, and has plenty of things to choose from. Some things that I can’t even read. Luckily we’ve been here a couple times with regulars who have pointed us in the right direction on what to order. I’m pretty sure we’ve barely even put a dent in the list of items, but now that we’ve been here a handful of times, there are some things I can confidently recommend.
For smaller items that you can start with while you’re deciding on what to eat, order the String Beans. A large plate of fresh beans with dried peppers and tons of flavor, it’s likely to be a hit with anyone who has working tastebuds. And of course, as the name would imply, they have excellent dumplings. We’ve tried a couple different types here, but we always seem to go back to the Juicy Beef Soup Dumplings. Even my 6 year old can’t get enough of these things. A little vinegar and/​or chili paste just sets them off even more. How they can pack that much flavor and juice into those little things is beyond me. But, if you want to get some idea, you can watch them being hand made in a little room to the right of the kitchen. That’s also where they make one of other favorites, the Vegetable Fried Noodles. Thick, handmade noodles served perfectly cooked and piled high with veggies.
There’s probably not enough room with the character limit for me to get to everything, but for larger «main course» type stuff, some must try dishes are the Fried Lamb w/​Cumin, and our new found item added to the favorites list, Black Pepper Beef. Both of these dishes are packed with tons of flavor, fresh and perfectly cooked meat that’s piled high for plenty of sharing.
I’ve also had a number of items that I likely wouldn’t have ordered myself, due to sheer skepticism, but ended up really liking. One of which is the Teppan Tofu, mainly because I don’t normally get tofu anywhere. But it, just like pretty much everything else on their menu is packed with flavor and comes in a huge portion. The other thing I really enjoyed, but probably wouldn’t have ordered was the Baked Yoked Coated Pumpkin. Don’t get me wrong, I like pumpkin, but it just doesn’t have a ring to it. Flavorwise though, it doesn’t disappoint. It’s almost like a dessert french fry, even more so because there’s no way you can eat just one.
When it comes to the food, there really hasn’t been a single thing at Dumpling King that I haven’t liked. And if there was any negatives to this place whatsoever, it’s the hit and miss service. Usually the biggest issue is getting refills here. For whatever reason, they like to take their time with getting you water. We also had a weird little interaction on our last visit, which was our 4^th time here, where the main waitress (I think owner) asked if we needed forks. I mean… c’mon, I know I’m a white boy, but you’ve seen me here before… I know how to use some dang chop sticks lady. Well, sort of. Good enough to eat at least.
Overall, DK is easily one of, if not my favorite restaurant in the area. Every time we come here, the food is excellent, and large groups can split tons of food that really isn’t that expensive. Like I said… hidden gem, check it out!