Whenever I think of a quintessential Irish Pub, I think of three things, beer, sports, and dumplings. Yeah you heard it, dumplings. If you're an Irish bar with dumplings you rank high on the list of Irish bar, arguably better than Irish bars in Ireland, unless they have dumplings too. Now I will be straight up, the first time I saw these on the menu, I did not order them. But Eric, how could you see dumplings and not order them, relax people, I got around to it.
Off the bat, hearing the words roll of my tongue while I was ordering dumplings here was a bit weird. When these bad boys came out to the table, I was pretty surprised. The presentation was not to shabby, although bold move putting fried dumplings in a steamer basket. Don't think a veteran of the game didn't see that move.
Now the dumplings themselves, were very crispy, but also maintained a little bit of the chew from the dough. The filling was alright, and the sauce was better than just serving with soy, but weaker than the traditional dumpling sauces. I will say these dumplings were not bad, especially going in with low expectations. Loads of green onions though, but I have a feeling this chef was all about the presentation, must've known I was the guy getting them
4 out of 5
Eric
Irish pub dumplings, being better than half of the dumplings I get from actual Asian restaurants is a little disappointing. Be better people.
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