Jin Mei Dumpling

6.1/10Chinese

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Fifteen pork and chive for $5 cash, hot with crispy bottoms. That price is why people go. The argument is over the wrapper, since plenty say the skin is too thick and the filling too sparse. Fans say for five bucks it doesn't matter. There's nowhere to sit either way.

25B Henry St B, New YorkLower East Side, ManhattanGoogle Maps

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  • Pretty good for the price point but not the best. Can’t really complain for five bucks. (5/10)

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  • replying to u/kmpham2013: Jin Mei Dumpling At $5/15, this is the quintessential yum for cheap. Really thick and chewy wrapper seared on the flat top so the bottom gets satisfyingly dense and browned. A lower amount of pork filling compared to what I’m used to, but what was there was juicy and flavorsome, and the vinegar soy sauce perfectly cut through the super heavy feeling to make the food slurpable and make you want 20 more dumplings.

    I love to hate on this place. And what you described: thick skin, little fillings is literally what nobody desires in a dumpling. I can't see how you enjoyed it

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  • replying to u/tartarus2: I love to hate on this place. And what you described: thick skin, little fillings is literally what nobody desires in a dumpling. I can't see how you enjoyed it

    Maybe instead of a dumpling it'd be better to think of it as a noodle dish? really chewy and nicely seared thick noodles with some pork?

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