Y K

a month ago

"I had heard many good things about this place, so when planning my trip to New York City, I put it on my list of restaurants to visit. I stopped by today around 7:30 on a rainy evening, and there were no other customers. I ordered the fried dumplings, which were only $5 for about a dozen which is extremely affordable and honestly hard to beat at that price. Unfortunately, once I tried them, I was very disappointed. The dumplings were cold, stuck together, hard, and tough to chew. It seemed like they had been sitting on the counter for at least a few hours. I ate only two or three pieces and tossed the rest because they just weren’t edible. I’m sure they’re very good when freshly made, but the batch I received was stale, cold, and inedible."

RJ A

a month ago

"$5 for 15pcs of fried or steamed dumplings. Wrap is too thick. I can say it's value for money. Good for snacks. Soup wasn't available when we arrived past 3pm. They only take cash. $1 for a bottle of water There's a small table in front of the stall, but I think it's only used for adding the sauce to your dumplings before you leave. You can feel the neighborhood people annoyed when the line gets longer and busy."

Christopher Gorrie

2 months ago

"A tiny little hole-in-the-wall in Chinatown, Jin Mei Dumpling has been serving up plates full of steamed and fried traditional Chinese dumplings for years. My first visit was awesome—it felt like I was getting a friend’s grandmother’s cooking. For $5, I got 10 fried pork and chive dumplings. First off, I don’t think there’s cheaper food in New York—how are they even making money at these rates? Apparently it’s working, though, as they continue churning out plump, sumptuous dishes at lightning speed 9-10 hours per day, every day of the week. The flavor in these was epic. They were moist-yet-structured, burst with juices on your first bite, and had a middle-ground dough consistency that was texturally perfect—properly balanced between chewy, dense, and taught. Hard to really find a complaint with an order this big, this good, and this cheap. I recommend Jin Mei to anyone looking for great dumplings in Chinatown, or really anywhere in lower Manhattan. P.S. The ladies working kindly replied to my infant-level Mandarin, which was nice of them. Their lovely ladies—friendly, too-the-point, and welcoming."

Randy Giroux

3 months ago

"Had the pork and scallion dumplings! $5 for 15! Such a steal and they were really good. Glad I don’t live close or I would be there all the time. Went right when they opened and about 15 mins. later the crowds started and for good reason. If you go to NYC you have to stop here! Crazy good!"

Jon Doe

5 months ago

"It took about less than 3 minutes for her to hand me my dumplings(super fast). 15 for $5 good deal. Sadly, wish they pan fried it more(but that's what I prefered). There was too much dough, this usually happens to any chinese takeout place, outside of Chinatown. Didn't expect it here, inside Chinatown. The pork flavors, it close to North Dumplings, but minus the ginger, and little less chives. Definitely filling."