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I ordered a sesame chicken/dumpling combo. I agree with AJ about the bright red mush. No dumplings arrived. After enough of the mush, I asked why my dumplings had not come and was told "the menu had changed" and what I ordered did not come with dumplings. I pointed at the description in the menu and gave a quizzical look. She said, so you want dumplings? Yes, to-go, please. I have to get back to work. She handed me a bag with ONE chicken dumpling and no sauce. Never again.

I'm a very picky meat eater, but their Sweet n Sour lunch special is amazing! Actually has vegetables in it. When's the last time you saw that at an inexpensive Chinese restaurant!?! Plus, delivery is super quick.

Some folks have complained about htis place, but my experience is that it depends on what you order here. The dumplings are great (not spectacular mind you but for the price, pretty damned good!) and as it's been mentioned by others, the scallion pancakes are awesome. I usually order the steamed shaolom pau, crab meat dumplings, and scallion pancakes. Two people eat to their hearts content for usually less than 20 bucks. Service does arrive fast so what more can I ask for?

I ordered a chicken curry lunch special with the wonton soup (50 cents extra!). not only did I not get a soup AT ALL with my order, but there about five chunks of chicken in the entire dish. the rest was a spoonful of rice and about 60 slices of onion/pepper. they should have called it the pepper curry, because there was hardly any chicken in it at all. or rice. and obviously, there was no soup. what is wrong with this place?

I got the sesame chicken. It was 90% fried batter with something that resembled chunks of fatty chicken inside. It was bathing in a bright red swimming pool of a sauce like a sweet and sour soupy syrup.

I was looking for a great Chinese lunch and dinner place and now I have found it!Thank you for the great food!

Normally I make fun of restaurants with names that sound more like an accolade than a place for food. However, I couldn’t have named the Excellent Dumpling House better myself. We were a starving, hungover and [slightly] impatient group wandering [aimlessly] from restaurant to restaurant the day after New Years Eve (wait it gets worse…) in Chinatown. Thankfully our friend semi guided us/semi meandered us blindly toward the Excellent Dumpling House. Think: hole in the wall, fast service, limited seating, absurdly cheap prices and delicious delicious dumplings. This isn’t exactly where you want to take a first date (if so, remind me to never set you up with my friends) but it is a great place for brunch with a few hungover and carb-starved friends. Dumplings are as cheap as $4 for plates of 8 so go wild and order a few different kinds – I like the chicken and vegetable ones the best as well as the wonton soup (a massive bowl filled with delicious broth, cabbage and about six to eight wontons for $4.95 – no joke). Absolutely do not miss the scallion pancakes and the pork buns! The Chinese are not exactly known for their creative, nor accurately spelled, restaurant names in the US (can anyone say Lee’s Happy Panda or Good For Yoo Bufet???) However, Excellent Dumpling House is spot on.