tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post6264331078943379753..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Two Dumpling HousesBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-79185168095164147062009-11-14T16:11:19.185-08:002009-11-14T16:11:19.185-08:005 dumplings can still be had for $1 at the dumplin...5 dumplings can still be had for $1 at the dumpling joint squirreled away on Mosco Street between Mott and Mulberry. <br /><br />15 second service, cramped, a bit dirty, decent service, no hipsters or UPS drivers. Especially no hipsters.JaneDoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909942811785295129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-53577445003368702172009-11-14T06:40:43.153-08:002009-11-14T06:40:43.153-08:00OK, OK, Joe, I get it. I probably deserved that. B...OK, OK, Joe, I get it. I probably deserved that. But I don't think my point is lost. Vanessa's is still pretty good, yes, and very cheap, and more people can enjoy it now. But, every day a little death, you know...Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-32219587248011097962009-11-13T19:02:30.688-08:002009-11-13T19:02:30.688-08:00Thanks for cluing us in, Brooks. I was outraged to...Thanks for cluing us in, Brooks. I was outraged to learn of Vanessa's success and to find out that many, many New Yorkers who like eating dumplings (including UPS drivers, of all people--the nerve!) are now enjoying a tasty, inexpensive lunch in clean, bright, pleasant surroundings. What a sickening spectacle.<br /><br />All that AND ... the price per dumpling has gone up FIVE CENTS! Wow, I bet you remember when you could have bought a lot of penny candy for that extra nickel, eh? Change sure is a bitch. I wish Vanessa would go back to being poor so we could have her nasty, crowded, and rude old hole-in-the-wall dumpling house back. New York will never be the same.Joe Gideonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-59574976066122673342009-11-13T18:29:46.566-08:002009-11-13T18:29:46.566-08:00Thanks for the heads up on Prosperity Dumplings.
...Thanks for the heads up on Prosperity Dumplings.<br /><br />One thing I've noticed about the newer yunnified places in the city is that the service at them is really slow, though I blame this more on the clientele then on the servers.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-89243409129467733092009-11-13T15:21:18.250-08:002009-11-13T15:21:18.250-08:00I'm of two minds. The old DH had become so cro...I'm of two minds. The old DH had become so crowded by the time they remodeled that it was impossible to get a stool in the back and you had to wait in very long lines or elbow your way to the counter. I appreciate not having to do that in the new version -- though you're right, lines can be long.<br /><br />The biggest complaint I have about the new one: it's not the hipsters, but the SaTC types who look like fish out of water, but somehow manage to save a whole table while their friend orders at the counter. Meanwhile, a whole family could have sat down and finished eating and left!<br /><br />If the upgrade means anyone involved is getting paid a little more, though, I'm all for it. Even if it's only 4 for a dollar.Bryanhttp://ahistoryofnewyork.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-54301168252710488522009-11-13T10:41:46.378-08:002009-11-13T10:41:46.378-08:00I, too, was dismayed by the upgrade of the dumplin...I, too, was dismayed by the upgrade of the dumpling house. But I was happy that my favorite server was still there-- not smiling and harrassing me to order more quickly. I appreciate that. Thanks for alerting me that Prosperity Dumplings is nearby. I've got to check it out.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-18862352007403627952009-11-13T07:48:28.117-08:002009-11-13T07:48:28.117-08:00Brooks, you're going to like this. Last month...Brooks, you're going to like this. Last month Prosperity opened a branch in Sunset Park. The dumplings are first rate and still 5 for $1.<br /><br />While the Eldridge St. location has a certain gritty charm it's the size of a closet and can be really unpleasant when it's jammed. And it usually is.<br /><br />The Sunset Park location is in a full sized store front with chairs and tables. It's really quite nice.<br /><br />It's at 4317 8th Ave at the corner of 44th St.<br /><br />Pictures here:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/64756738@N00/sets/72157622444879609/show/Lexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524232246432310917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-86036041587121439402009-11-13T06:57:41.365-08:002009-11-13T06:57:41.365-08:00As with many great food finds, the beginning of &q...As with many great food finds, the beginning of "the end" for the fabulous Dumpling House came with a notice in the New York Times. Almost five years ago, a Chinatown stroll brought Marcella Hazan and William Grimes to what has become Vanessa's. Since then, as Yogi Berra might say, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."MartinD28https://www.blogger.com/profile/05298910740682015626noreply@blogger.com