Vanessa’s Dumpling House: A Budget Gourmet’s Delight
Not long ago, when I was poor and living in Queens, I learned a very important lesson: the quality of food is not always proportionate to the price. I have such fond memories of ordering a $1 vat of my favorite wonton soup through a bulletproof glass window at my neighborhood Chinese joint on Ditmars Boulevard. I have since left Queens but luckily Manhattan’s Chinatown is equally a budget gourmet’s delight, in stark contrast to the Village’s $62 Kobe beef burgers and $40 lobster rolls.
Vanessa’s Dumpling House (nee Dumpling House) is a Chinatown favorite for good reason: 39 …read more
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