China Dumpling Restaurant

Out of Business. Sign on front door says «For Lease.» Went there last night. Place was darkened. Sad! Happens often when new ownership arrives and fails to understand what the previous owners had built and why it was successful.

We visited this on weekend, despite reading so many 1 star reviews — found mediocre Chinese
food and indifferent service, I don’t we will come back.

After having read so many one star reviews of this restaurant we were was a bit reluctant to try another middling South Florida Chinese restaurant with relatively high prices… Since this spot featured dumplings we decided to give it a try anyway. Our experience was far from one star as follows:
The hot sour soup was outstanding being relatively thick (without being starchy) rich with the usual ingredients. I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 stars since it was not sour enough. the spare ribs were thick and meaty, clearly worthy of 4 stars. I subtracted a star since it needed a bit more of a barbecue/​anise or whatever flavor. The dumpling basket had a medley of various dumplings. The shrimp dumplings clearly were 5 stars. The Singapore noodle dish was slightly better than okay and deserved at least 3 stars… I thought it could have had a bit more shrimp and/​or chicken in it. The curried shrimp dish was particularly outstanding. The service was adequate, but my wife thought our waitress was a bit less than gracious. As we sat down before we ordered… we were served a pot of tea without asking. We did not have any desserts. The bathrooms were clean as per my OCD wife. The bottom line is that this Chinese restaurant is much better than generic and clearly better than any other Chinese restaurant we’ve attended in the last year or two in South Florida. The large number of single star reviews still puzzles me… Yes, I believe the prices are a bit higher than than you will find in your typical boring generic South Florida Chinese restaurant… but you can cut the tab by10 percent if you pay in cash. The food was clearly worth the cost.

the reviews, I expected more. No carts, very limited dim sum, and after meal, observed one of the cooks using the stall in the men’s room and did not wash his hands… wanted to vomit!!! Avoid!

Woohooo there’s a restaurant named China Dumpling Restaurant. That was my first reaction… about 40 minutes later, dumpling? What dumpling? I don’t know why this place called dumpling restaurant but this is what I know: their house dumplings is average. Nothing special whatsoever!!! Wonton soup tastes stale. Egg drop soup was bland. Lomein was very basic. Moo shu pork was decent.

The food is always good and fresh. My favorite dishes are the General Tso’s Chicken and the Pan Fried Dumplings. One of the best Chinese food restaurants in Palm Beach County.

What a shame… the pan fried dumplings use to be out of the world, closest to those I would get from New York. The other dishes were pretty bad, catering to their American clientele (you know… pork fried rice, egg rolls, wonton soup). I was extremely disappointed… honestly couldn’t tell you if the dumplings were stuffed with pork or chicken, that’s how bad they were. I see now from other reviews that they changed owners… I knew right away after one bite. Big mistake … I won’t be back! Drive further and go to Toa Toa!

Since ownership changed over a year or so ago, this once venerable place has go to the (foo) dogs. The dim sum is now ordinary.

Forget about this place. I’ve been a long time loyal customer of this restaurant. The meals used to be fantastic. My wife and I couldn’t wait to return for the spare ribs and dumplings and it was sub par. The girl at the front told me it was new owners

Looks like this restaurant changed owners since last year. I remember liking the food here when I first visited about a year ago.
But it has gone down hill. They claim to be NY style and I come from NY. The reality is far from that. The food here is worse than chinese take out in NY. I am not coming back.

I think this place must have changed hands. The food used to be pretty good. Last night’ stake out was awful. No amount of salt or soy sauce could add flavor to the food. Will not be going back.

Haven’t been here in quite a few months and was disappointed to find that they have essentially removed all of my favorite dim sum items (spareribs with black bean sauce, rice paste, etc) from the menu due to «no time to cook everything anymore». There was only 1 server on duty during the lunch period which is supposed to be their busiest time on the weekend — not a good sign! Just like the other Unilocaler mentioned, they already had a small selection to begin with, but they have reduced it even further to just 3 or 4 items and the carts have been long gone apparently since there was an explosion there quite a while back. They couldn’t even get the tea right — it tasted like soap! So sad that this place has gone downhill so much as it was the closest place to our house that served dim sum, our favorite comfort food indulgence on many weekends after a week full of healthy eating! We’ll be giving Real Wok a try instead on Hypoluxo and Military — looks like they still have the dim sum carts!

My wife and I had a wonderful meal. The ribs were done perfectly and the dumplings were just delicious. The waitress was fantastic, friendly and courteous. My wife and I will be returning shortly in the near future.

I’ve been to China Dumpling a few times a while back, but haven’t patronized this restaurant in several years. I’d say it’s been at least 8 years since I’ve stepped inside this restaurant.
I decided to place an order for take out today because they have dim sum. Or so I thought. I mean, at least they have these items on their menu. It’s all I really wanted as I’m a sucker for dim sum. But when I called to place my order, I felt duped. They «no longer served» the sticky rice in lotus leaf or the stuffed bean curd roll. The dim sum offerings were pretty meager to begin with, but my question is why keep it on the printed menu if you no longer offer it? So in the end I ordered the crystal shrimp dumplings and half a Peking duck.
When I went to pick up my order, I walked inside and was taken aback at just how dingy the place was. It needs a serious remodeling, or at the very least a deep cleaning. The girl who rang me up was very nice and friendly though.
The shrimp dumplings smelled a bit fishy, but they were actually very good. The shrimps were fresh and well seasoned. But the duck was another story. It was tough, gamey, and the skin had a strange red color. It tasted old. It came with scallions and pancakes and plum sauce but even all the accompaniments failed to make this duck palatable. So 2.5 stars really, rounded up to three because the shrimp dumplings were above average in my opinion. But I think it’s safe to say I’m through patronizing this place.

Always a good place to bring the family when they visit from out of town and they are craving some Chinese food.
The house special fried rice is so good it is always worth coming back for. If you have 5 people at the table you are good with ordering 3 plates of goodies, they will be the right amount of food for everyone on the table. If you are into wonton soup it is also a good starter for your appetite. The only thing I wish is that they add sweet tea or raspberry tea to the drink menu. They do always give you hot tea for the table, however. The staff is good you will always be welcome in the restaurant.

I think the food here is delicious. I ordered Buddah’s Feast the few times that I have gone.
I will say that I am disappointed they don’t have a vegetarian friendly broth. I still have not figured out the purpose of Chinese restaurants that have a tofu soup but it’s a chicken broth. I hope they some day change that.
I also feel that the menu is over priced for what they give you. They don’t have a lot to offer as far as specials. Everything is ordered separately. I think if the menu was a little less expensive I would give this place 4 or 5 stars because the food is actually very good.

Not going to even edit my notes:
Egg roll. Distinct freezer burn taste in filling. Did not finish.
Bathrooms tacky, wallpaper peeling, painted very sloppy. Décor is basically «shopping center leftovers».
Who puts cup upside down on the bare table? (See pic) One of dirtiest surfaces in any restaurant.
Fried rice. Blah. Nothing fresh about it. Leftover from yesterday?
No garlic flavor in honey garlic chicken. Just honey.
Broccoli cold.
Chicken. Fair.
No way this palm beach’s best Chinese. Not close.
I would wager that ALL sauces were from a can.
I did notice that EVERYONE eating here was 70+. No disrespect.

Coming from someone that travels a lot, this was a breath of fresh air. Fresh ingredients are often challenging to find, and this place definitely uses them.
Pick-​up was very easy, ordering via phone was too. Would be nice if they added online ordering as an option.
Would definitely recommend, and can’t wait to go back for their General Tso Chicken and Singapore Rice Noodles.

I came here early one night for dinner. The inside was set up nice, and the staff greeted us immediately. As we began looking over the menu, I noticed they have a vegetarian section. When I see this, a restaurant always is on my good side.
I ordered the bean curd (tofu) with a brown sauce and veggies. The sauce was amazing, while the food itself was cooked perfect. We ordered our food and it came out within 10 minutes. No joke!
Overall, the food was awesome and the staff was great. I seriously love this place. This place just made my favorite Chinese restaurant in Boynton Beach.

China Dumpling is BY FAR the best Chinese, not only in Boynton Beach, but anywhere in the Boca/​Delray/​Boynton/​Lake Worth area. The only other place that is just as good is Christine Lee’s in Aventura.
Some of my favorite things are the: dumplings, eggrolls, spare ribs, egg foo young, general tso’s chicken, and pad thai.
The only bad things about this place:
1. The service– it’s hit or miss who you get, just like any other place. The worst waitress in there is the American girl lol But, the food does get out fast, regardless.
2. The Price– it is slightly too expensive for the area/​restaurant atmosphere, but worth it since the food is not poison.
3. They don’t deliver, which is AWFUL because it is SO GOOD.
Trust me. every other place in Boynton (Wing Wah, Orient Express (?) next to Quantum Publix) they’re all garbage. Spend the extra $ 10 and get a good meal.
ENJOY!