Dumpling Wang was a new restaurant that opened in Long Island City pretty recently. With the large influx of new Chinese restaurants opening, this whole area is starting to become like a mini-Flushing area. The caveat is the prices are not Flushing prices, so you’d have to wonder if the value proposition is comparable and if the food also is decently tasting. When Dumpling Wang first opened, there were large lines, and people were complaining about the service. We were able to walk in at 4:30 PM on a Sunday without any wait or issues.

Summary

We were around Central Park near the southern side, and this was on my list of restaurants to try. This new-ish Chinese (Shanghainese) restaurant is located where Joe’s Shanghai used to be in Midtown. It’s not too far from the Apple flagship store.

The stir fry snow pea leaf was mighty tasty. You can taste the subtleness of that wine, and the vegetable itself was tender and delicious.

Summary

This little spot closed to the edge of Flatiron is a decent place if you’re into Shanghainese food and are not close to Chinatown.

The passion fruit lemonade was good. You can taste the passion fruit, and it mixed well with the lemonade.

The chilled marinated cucumbers were also good too although I felt the cucumbers were not marinated long enough. They were crunchy with an OK kick to them.