Chinese dumplings (Dim Sum) are a type of type of Chinese dish that involves small individual portions of food, usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate. Dumplings are stuffed with everything from vegetables to seafood and can be used as either a starter dish or an entree. If you are in Dallas and craving Dim Sum, there are a number of restaurants in the city that offer it.
Kirin Court Chinese Restaurant is located in the upscale Richardson suburb of Dallas and focuses on Chinese meals with a focus on Mongolian and Cantonese dishes. The Dim Sum choices, which have their own menu, include 41 selections such as steamed chicken feet, steamed BBQ bun and shrimp fun roll. Mongolian BBQ items are also served. The vibe of the restaurant is upscale and trendy.
Kuai Dumplings and Soups serves a focused selection of Chinese soups and dumplings. Diners can choose from either vegetable, pork or chicken Dim Sum options. The menu is rounded out by a list of soups that include egg drop, miso and hot and sour and by a list of rice bowls that can come prepared with beef, chicken or pork. According to the restaurant's website, Kuai was noted by the City of Dallas as one of its top 111 restaurants in Dallas for maintaining a high standard of food preparation, safety and cleanliness out of over 18,500 Dallas restaurants.
Dark woods, light woods and stylish lighting fixtures greet guests at Lumi Empanada & Dumpling Kitchen. The space is filled with tall butcher block tables that create a spacious feel. The restaurant serves a type of Chinese dumpling called a Lumi dumpling. Guests can choose from a variety of dumplings that include classic pork and chive dumplings, Chinese five-spice duck and leek dumplings and shrimp, cilantro and jicama dumplings. The menu also features traditional Chinese dishes, soups and salads.
Royal China offers diners in Dallas a long list of Chinese menu items prepared and served in a traditional manner. The restaurant employs two "dumpling ladies" whose focus is on creating consistently flavored and textured dumplings. Dumpling choices include the a pork dumpling filled with chives and Napa cabbages, a chicken dumpling stuffed with carrot puree chicken, jicama and mushrooms and a shrimp dumpling stuffed with beet puree that gives a reddish color and a hint of sweetness to the wrapper. The filling is shrimp, minced ginger and jicama. An all-vegetable dumpling option is also available.
