Vanessa's Dumpling House

On the Grid : Vanessa’s Dumplings House

"Morphing from a hole in the wall to a sit down restaurant over the last decade, these dumpling and $1 scallion pancakes came a long way." - My Orange Box

Manhattan’s Chinatown Dumplings, Ranked | Eater NY

"I found Vanessa’s, founded in 1999 and now with several branches, to feel like a student favorite with a dorm-lunchroom atmosphere; the dumplings are thick-skinned, shaped like a Volkswagen bug, rather uniform and lacking frills, and very chivey (Eight for $5.50)." - Robert Sietsema

Where to Eat Around NYU - Eater NY

"Chinatown is a perpetual destination for NYU students, either via the subway or a not-far walk. They find the food inexpensive and delicious, and few places are as popular as Vanessa’s, a dumpling house with seating and self-service founded in 1999. Order at the counter and wait for your order to be called. The specialty is pot-stickers, fried with a cornucopia of meat and vegetable stuffings." - Robert Sietsema

"Vanessa’s Dumplings House, Chinatown by My Orange Box. Morphing from a hole in the wall to a sit down restaurant over the last decade, these dumpling and $1 scallion pancakes came a long way."

Vanessa’s Dumpling Serves a Simple Yet Filling Egg Shaobing Sandwich - Eater NY

"At the dollar dumpling storefronts like Fried Dumpling, Dumpling House, and Tasty Dumpling, big round loaves were cut into wedges, split horizontally, and stuffed with a single slice of dried aromatic beef and a heap of pickled vegetables, and sometimes sprinkled with chopped scallions." - Robert Sietsema