A near-perfect lunch at Chinatown's Dumpling House turned into a pork & chive dumpling accident.
The tiny restaurant was mostly empty, with the usual Buddha statue. After a quick scan of the menu, I decided to eat in. It was clean and the service was quick. Now if only my order was correctly understood.
What came first was the Sesame Pancake With Vegetables, a crispy, golden pancake sandwich stuffed with tangy veggies. It was my first sesame pancake and I'm even going to call it my favorite food. Since it was only $1.50, I decided on an order of veggie dumplings to go with. I clearly said the word "veggie" and mentioned that I was a vegetarian when my waitress was making suggestions.
So when the gorgeous little dumpling platter was placed in front of me, steaming hot and ready to do battle for my attention with the Sesame Pancake, I was not worried. As far as I know, I have never been accidentally served meat in a restaurant. When I cut into one of the dumplings, I didn't notice at first that there were little chunks of pink meat inside. It was after the first bite had made it to my mouth that I saw.
I called the waitress over and explained, then canceled my order because I had completely lost my appetite. I didn't make a big deal out of it, and I'll be careful next time. I even tipped her 100% because the meal was so cheap and offered to give her English lessons. Part of that is true.
If you're a sesame pancake fan, be annoyed with me that I did not remove the foil for the picture, masking the secrets of sesame that were beneath.
Dumpling House
9th & Race
2 comments:
porkisthebest
I had the exact same thing happen to me there! A similiar thing happened to my friend too, but only 2 out of his order of 6 veggie dumplings were actually veggie and the rest pork. I don't know if it's possible to get a complete order of veggie dumplings.
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