dough zone dumpling house 麵貼面

althoughdintai fung bestowed with michelin stars, dough zone will be the next contender for it.

tried dan dan noodles and qbao (known as sheng jian bao for shanghainese). it was tasty and fulfilling with packs of flavors. every bao has liquid soup inside, which will burst in your mouth.

if you like spicy aromatic peppercorn, then dan dan noodles will be highly recommended!!!

other thandintai fung this is another great place for dumplings and buns! the jian buns are a must as well as their juicy pork dumplings. definitely can't go wrong with those choices. also delicious is the beef pancake roll! yum!

competition fordintai fung. friends told us this was the place to go for dumplings in the seattle area. no surprise that there was a wait for a table. i told the hostess that we would sit at the bar but no one was sitting anyone at the bar, my husband came in a few minutes later and asked to sit at the bar where they seated him quickly. we began with sweet & sour cucumber (okay), then had pork dumplings (very good), zhajiang noodles (nice), green onion pancake (too many onions and salty) and pan fried pork dumplings (best item). the meal was good. the pork dumplings were definitely filled with lots of meat and we enjoyed watching them make the dumplings.

i didn’t get to try a lot of their menu because my stomach is only so big, but i came here for the soup dumplings and they didn't disappoint in that area. they’re notdintai feng, but that’s okay – it will do for a simple and quick meal. there’s a lot fewer tourists and the wait is slightly shorter thandintai feng and it’s also a less expensive. a little crazy with maxed out servers, but i was able to sit and watch them make soup dumplings the entire time from my seat.  i also need to try the shen jian bao next time.  give it a try and see what you think!

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 asdintai 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 rivalleddintai 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, todintai 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 thandintai fung – a bonus! the rest of the menu items were hit and miss.