Good Taste (Hamburg, NJ)

Good Taste

Today, I journeyed over to the Chinese food Mecca, of Hamburg NJ, straight to little Chinatown, which basically consists of Good Taste, a small Chinese restaurant next to a liquor store and a bagel shop.

Hamburg NJ, doesn't have much going for it, and these dumpling aren't helping. They're completely average. If you were a jonesing dumpling fiend, and all that was around you Good Taste, I'd say go for it. If you have the ability to walk, ride a bike, drive, there are plenty better dumplings in the area.

The dough to filling ratio, totally skewed, sauce was definitely straight up soy, didn't even go the extra mile of just chopping up some scallions and throwing them in there to at least try and pull a fast one over on me.

Didn't expect much going in, and wasn't surprised at all.

A dumpling is a dumpling though,


2.8 out of 5

Eric

Blossom Asian Bistro (Mt. Arlington, NJ)

Blossom Asian Bistro

I tend to always get the same thing at Blossom, and no matter how many times I tell the waitresses I do not want soup or a salad, they without fail bring me a salad.

With that off of my chest, they make a solid dumpling. These are quality dumplings not the best I've had and far from the worst. Crispy outside, slightly better than average filling, an overall enjoyable dumpling. 

3.75 out of 5

No I don't want soup or a salad, next time there better not be, I know you are reading this, Blossom. It might even help you get an extra quarter of a point, or at least throw in a couple more and give me 8 like every other joint around. 

Respectable dumpling. 

Eric 

Hong Meas (East Providence, RI)

The volatility index of Hong Meas in East Providence is often quite high. Some nights the food is savory and delicious. Other nights the same meal might taste like a cardboard sandwich covered in soy sauce. The dumplings, however, are often consistently strong, bringing in a decent rating.

3.5 out of 5 stars

Keep eating, hombres

Tyuck

China Dragon Dumplings (Myrtle Beach, SC)

China Dragon

Dumplings

Not sure these were amazing dumplings, because my expectations were outrageously low in trying to find good dumplings in the south, or these were actually amazing dumplings.

Great Dumpling, good sauce.

Do you China Dragon, Do you.

(Then again, they could've been trying to impress me. It's not everyday a genuine dumpling critic rolls into the joint)

4.5 out of 5

Eric