dough zone dumpling house 麵貼面

dough zone is bellevue's newest asian dumpling house, located in crossroads. dough zone is probably best known for their jian buns (jian bao).

green onion pancakes? check. chinese doughnuts? fresh-made noodles? check. biscuits and “burgers”? check. there’s even shengjian bao (here called jian buns), making dough zone about the only place in the area to find the pan-fried relative of xiao long bao. so what’s the verdict on quality? pretty good, overall. the xiao long bao ($8.50 for 10) are about the c

go for the dumplings. it's great to finally start to see some more diverse chinese restaurants opening up in the seattle area. at least among the chinese community, dough zone has created a bit of a buzz as din tai fung now has a local competitor. love that!

have their many varieties of dumplings. their xiao long bao (xlb) is one of the best in the area (din tai fung is the other place i like) and is a welcome addition. their skin is made very well -- not too thick -- and the soup quantity is great. it's not quite to the standard set in richmond/vancouver, but unfortunately nothing in seattle is yet. their many boiled and pan-fried dumplings were also very good. we had the steamed pork and shrimp dumplings (expensive, but unique with a whole shrimp (tail included) in each dumpling), steamed pork dumplings (outstanding -- gobbled up by my kids) and potstickers (good, but i'd stick with the steamed and boiled ones).

we had a scallion pancake which was quite nice -- light, crispy and appropriately delicate. we also had a bowl of beef noodle soup which was really disappointing. the noodles were not very good, the broth was lacking and the beef brisket was not in the typical chunks. i don't plan to have noodles there again.

overall, i'm excited that dough zone is here and will be back to try more things (other than the noodles).

awesome dumplings, but stay away from the noodles. we went there tonight as it recently opened. there was a decent line and we ended up waiting close to 25min or so for a table of four. the prices were very good and it seemed promising. we ordered a variety of soup and dry noodles as well as their two xiao lung bao options (one with shrimp). the xlbs were the best and rivalled din tai fung's (at least the local seattle) level. the rumour is that the chef came from there. we were able to check out the other dumplings from the other tables around us and they seem to look good. the noodles were bland and tasteless. there were no texture or flavor, so we now know to stay away from them (unless you just want to get full fast).

we will definitely try this place again given the awesome price and quality factor!

fairly new soup dumpling place in bellevue called dough zone . the menus were full of small dishes, from dumplings, buns, to noodles and congees. i went there twice already and was able to try different dishes. great news that finally there was a place serving comparable soup dumpling, xiao long bao, to din tai fung ‘s. equally thin-skinned and very juicy with tender gingery meat, the dough zone xiao long bao were delicious and at a lower price point than din tai fung – a bonus! the rest of the menu items were hit and miss.