“I dislike Vanessa's. It's a good snack food but the dough is too thick, and the filling is too heavy.”
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“I dislike Vanessa's. It's a good snack food but the dough is too thick, and the filling is too heavy.”
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“I only tried them recently and was very disappointed. Not *bad* per se but probably the worst dumplings I've had in Manhattan and among the most expensive to boot.”
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“Vanessa's Dumpling House has insanely good scallion pancakes but they're different from many places - thick and fluffy. Their scallion pancake sandwiches are one of my top cheap eats in the city.”
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“Seconded. Filled with julienned veggies like carrots and zucchini. Buns are fluffy with sesame seeds on top. Flavorful and not oily.”
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“Once found a screw in one of their dumplings. An actual metal screw. They didn't care, said it happens occasionally... That was the saddest day ever.”
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“So far my preferred are: * Trader Joe's pork or the vegetarian ones. * H Mart's (I can't remember the brand) pork and kimchi. * Vanessa's dumplings' pork and cabbage.”
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“There’s something about cheap, oil-soaked scallion pancake sandwiches I just can’t say no to.”
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“They changed the recipe/dough and were not the same at all!! Even the dumpling shape was different. Super disappointed.”
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“The sesame pancake sandwich things have always been my favorite part of Vanessa's.”
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“that Vanessa’s dumplings in Williamsburg is straight trash”
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“sesame pancake from Vanessa’s dumplings”
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“The pork and chive dumps and sesame pancakes sandwiches are great.”
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“The vegetable scallion pancake sandwich from Vanessa's Dumpling House (add extra veggies) is one of my absolute favorite cheap, filling eats in the city.”
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“I have been to Vanessa's a half dozen times and it's always comparable to some freezer-section bag I could have gotten at Stop & Shop.”
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“IMO Vanessa's makes a fine dumpling but it's expensive as hell compared to other places.”
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“They’re not as good as the good places in chinatown(s) but they’re like 80% as good. So I would say they’re decent and accessible.”
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“It was never about the dumplings with Vanessa. Its the sesame bread sandwiches!”
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“Although I no longer think Vanessa's Dumplings are good...I think they have great chili oil with scallions.”
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“Vanessa’s Dumpling House is my favorite. Pork fried dumplings with house made chili oil garlic and scallions is the goat.”
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“the sesame pancakes at vanessa’s.”
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“Vanessa’s Dumplings for the sesame pancake sandwich.”
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“I think Vanessa's is mostly okay but the fried dumplings with chili oil and sesame pancakes are absolutely fire, I even just get the latter plain and they're good snacks.”
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“One of the best.”
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“Spicy Village. Vanessas.”
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“Vanessa's was always below par but cheap, but their prices have climbed.”
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“There's nothing really wrong with Vanessa's, their dumplings and pancakes are perfectly fine and authentic but they're like a white wash version of a cheap dumpling spot”
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“Still love the sesame 'pancake' sandwiches to bits.”
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“Vanessa’s dumplings are alright - nothing great in my opinion.”
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“Vanessa’s dumpling is by far the worst dumplings I’ve had.”
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“I can't honestly say that their dumplings are the best I've had here--they're not *bad*, exactly, but there are plenty of other places in Chinatown that are better. I can't complain about the noodles I had, though, will definitely get those again.”
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“+1 Vanessa’s dumpling is definitely not it.”
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“I think I prefer Vanessa's for dumplings and sandwiches.”
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“Definitley a duck pancake at Vanessa’s”
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“vanessa's is great!!! their spicy noodle soup is also sooo good.”
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“I went to Vanessa's yesterday. They changed the recipe....they were not good 😐 They look and taste different.”
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“Vanessas Dumplings on Eldridge St. pork fried dumplings (or any dumpling fried) with the chili oil and scallion sauce added are a MUST. Honorable mention to their sesame pancakes, I always go for veggie and add an egg.”
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“Went there today and the noodle soup with veggie dumplings was better than Vanessa’s.”
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“Vanessa's in particular is god-tier and very reasonably priced. I'll bike down the whole island of Manhattan just for their duck pancake.”
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“It’s not Gyoza, but Vanessa’s Dumplings is my go-to.”
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“Vanessa’s fried baozi gets me close enough in Manhattan”
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“I got food poisoning there once. I’ll never forget it was the day prior to Thanksgiving.”
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“Vanessa’s dumplings p”
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“Vanessa’s has like a 2-3/10 rating in my book. Surprisingly only their vegetarian dumplings were okay”
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“I like vanessa's dumplings on Eldridge”
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“Vanessa’s dumplings chili crisp is next!”
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“I'm a big fan of Vanessa's. They taste homemade.”
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“Vanessa’s Chicken and Shrimp wontons are always incredible!”
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“Vanessa’s Chicken and Shrimp wontons are always incredible!”
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“The Dan Dan noodles are great, and the dumplings with their chili oil are so good.”
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“vanessa's dumplings was also my go to but id only rank that as best of the dumpling shops and only when just cooked. theres definitely better dumplings in restaurants.”
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