Chen's Kitchen (Towson, MD)

After working a 12+ hour day there was only one thing that could satiate me...dumplings. I recently moved to Maryland and it's taken me a while to scope out local Chinese places. First up is Chen's Kitchen. Now full disclosure, I was extremely tired and hungry at the time of this review.

After working a long, cold, wet day, all I wanted was a beautiful morsel of heaven, we call dumplings. When I opened the container, I was hopeful. Did I find my go to dumpling place on the first try? The answer, Nope.

While the dumplings had the familiar dumpling taste, the dumpling to filling ratio was some of the worst I have seen. The dough was probably 60 to 70% of the over all ratio. The filling was a little morsel in a sea of empty space and dough. At some points I found myself only dunking dough into the sauce completely devoid of any filling what so ever. Hey, Chen just cut your dough balls a little smaller, it would make a world of difference. What could have been a solid dumpling, ended up with one of my worst ratings.

But again a bad dumpling is still a dumpling,

2.8 out of 5

My quest for my go to Maryland dumpling spot continues.

Eric