Soup Dumplings STL

Review! St. Louis, Missouri // Chinese restaurant // must-try

the ELEVATOR PITCH

Soup Dumplings STL is a MIND-changer, boat-ROCKER, the MOVER and SHAKER of all soup dumpling time. Soup Dumplings STL is to the overhyped Din Tai Fung like David is to Goliath: a through and through underdog story.

And I am not being dramatic. I was never a huge fan of Chinese soup dumplings (and that’s after having eaten from the Shanghai street vendors too) but can you believe this place changed my mind?! I still can’t!

We tried the crab & pork, chicken, and original pork dumplings, and the fillings were all absolutely delicious (none of these fillings had any of that weird meat-sitting-out-in-the-open-market-smell taste). One bite ＆ I felt transported back to my family's hometown of Shanghai... the only qualm: the homemade dumpling wrapper is a little too THICC 👀

the RÉSUMÉ

address // 8106 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63130

operations // Tuesdays, CLOSED. Rest of the week: 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM

logistics // (easy) park in the lot in front; to-go & dine-in options both available; no reservations available so the wait can get long during peak dining hours (plan for 30-40 minutes)

vibes // casual, you’re able to spot the chefs pleating dumplings fresh in the back (peep below)

amenities // 1 bathroom stall, no changing station

prices // soup dumplings range from $8.00 (6 count) - $12.00 (8 count) depending on the filling, not including tax

must-try // the O.G. pork! But you honestly can’t go wrong with anything they make here

site // Soup Dumplings STL

~ cath!!