tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post5778824135828251371..comments2024-02-16T13:35:34.356-05:00Comments on An Immovable Feast: Dumpling StationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-62217786257249842282011-05-20T18:47:34.521-04:002011-05-20T18:47:34.521-04:00Hi Augustina. I'm glad you liked the fries - I...Hi Augustina. I'm glad you liked the fries - I liked the potatoes and loved the wasabi sauce, but the spices were just weird. Not just really salty, but another spice I couldn't quite figure out. I would be willing to try them again, though.<br /><br />As far as the dumplings, I went back and tried them again and they were the same flabby, average things. I can think of dozens of better places to get dumplings. I can even make them better myself.JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-70911761138893118072011-05-20T18:39:04.578-04:002011-05-20T18:39:04.578-04:00Hi, I must say your photos of those dumplings and ...Hi, I must say your photos of those dumplings and fries are spectacular! <br />I just found this truck yesterday at Garfield Pk in S.Pas; unlike you,I did love those garlic fries A LOT! but then again, i love very garlicky and salty foods too. I have to agree about the dumplings--they were just okay for me--i had the pan fried ones and couldn't tell the difference betw. the different fillings. I think they were a little skimpy on the fillings too. There was no line yesterday (around 6pm), and the wait time was about 10 min for me...maybe all the hype has diminished, i don't know. But i probably will go back again just for them fries!Augustinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-84857424362815123642011-01-27T00:46:10.741-05:002011-01-27T00:46:10.741-05:00It's too long to wait for dumplings that aren&...It's too long to wait for dumplings that aren't great, that's for sure. I've waited countless hours at Luscious Dumplings and Din Tai Fung, with no complaints. But these just weren't anything special.JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-50486809341687401882011-01-27T00:39:27.128-05:002011-01-27T00:39:27.128-05:00Yeah. . .seriously 25 mins for dumplings is way to...Yeah. . .seriously 25 mins for dumplings is way too long with only 2 people in front. . .I hate waiting in lines for food trucks especially in the cold, wet, and heat.<br /><br />I might try the dumpling truck when I get back to LA, since it is close by.The Thirsty Pighttp://www.thethirstypig.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-66988541896852540332011-01-24T23:02:55.875-05:002011-01-24T23:02:55.875-05:00Ah I tried this truck randomly driving down Missio...Ah I tried this truck randomly driving down Mission to Trader Joe's. Didn't try the kimchi ones but the dumplings remind me of the frozen Ajinomoto gyoza.<br /><br />I enjoyed the wasabi fries the most though. I think it's a "your mileage may vary" thing about the saltiness and seasoning though.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359751823412936738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-67891510355603209752011-01-21T02:09:39.237-05:002011-01-21T02:09:39.237-05:00There will be a food truck festival in Santa Clari...There will be a food truck festival in Santa Clarita next month, looks like they have some interesting options and it's nice that they will be in one spot and you don't have to chase them down:<br /><br />http://www.santaclaritafoodfest.com/#/FOOD_TRUCKSo0angie0ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03718519012473996856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-56958741752208578922011-01-20T20:59:52.711-05:002011-01-20T20:59:52.711-05:00Always wanted to try the Dumpling Truck fare... du...Always wanted to try the Dumpling Truck fare... dumplings look great, but those fries... not sure I could stand all that sauce. Just weird.Irina Netchaevhttp://www.pasadenaviews.com/365-things-to-do-around-pasadena-california/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-63383835231780638992011-01-19T20:29:43.122-05:002011-01-19T20:29:43.122-05:00gummy dumplings are a major turn off for me. Too b...gummy dumplings are a major turn off for me. Too bad, because it looks like the filling was really great! The only truck i am totally addicted to out here is waffles and dinges and that is just because I looooove me some waffles!Fritos and Foie Grashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101830844631920255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-69003188875535275842011-01-19T17:51:29.081-05:002011-01-19T17:51:29.081-05:00My niece makes cupcakes from a boxed mix that are ...My niece makes cupcakes from a boxed mix that are fantastic.SuperLargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270320386373076756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-3796023671309052132011-01-19T16:41:28.840-05:002011-01-19T16:41:28.840-05:00I would like to point out to all those who think i...I would like to point out to all those who think it's absurd to pay $4 for a cupcake (which it is) that I recently had an 89 cent cupcake from King Ranch Market that was as good as any I have ever had in Pasadena.JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-71717675192972723922011-01-19T16:34:50.178-05:002011-01-19T16:34:50.178-05:00There are cupcake trucks? That's just ridiculo...There are <i>cupcake trucks</i>? That's just ridiculous, it's not like one can't swing a dead cat without hitting a brick-n-mortar cupcake shop, and now they're roaming the streets???SuperLargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270320386373076756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-46468505875969559772011-01-19T14:18:57.404-05:002011-01-19T14:18:57.404-05:00It would be cool if the trucks would cruise around...It would be cool if the trucks would cruise around and when they tallied another truck they would raise the Jolly Roger and proceed to commandeer the enemy vehicle, throw the crew onto the street and...uh, well, only the cupcake trucks.Nosh Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903701073242931822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-68019389232250531892011-01-19T13:39:40.286-05:002011-01-19T13:39:40.286-05:00TJM: I also thought California Pizza Kitchen was e...<b>TJM:</b> I also thought California Pizza Kitchen was exotic, Yujean Kang's was boring and Hutch's made the best hamburgers in the world. (Turns out I was right about that last one, though.)<br /><br />Remember the orange-sauced mini dumplings at Nevado's in Mammoth? Those were like the most magical things ever. I wonder what I would think of them today.<br /><br /><b>Nosh:</b> I have to say, if there were a pirate ship food truck, that would be <i>awesome</i>. A few months ago I watched Anthony Bourdain in the Hudson River Valley and while he was taking a boat up the river, a motorboat selling hot dogs came by. That struck me as the coolest seafaring vessel ever. But a pirate ship food truck would be better, especially if it was one of those amphibious vehicles.<br /><br />(Elizabeth pointed out, though, that in thousands of trips both along and in the Hudson, she had never seen anything like a hot dog boat, which makes me a little suspicious. If there were actually wieners around, she would know about it.)JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-84592618753095991432011-01-19T12:54:34.717-05:002011-01-19T12:54:34.717-05:00I might try this truck because I like the Anime du...I might try this truck because I like the Anime dumpling characters. <br /><br />The truck thing is a growing phenomenon probably spawned by it's appeal to chefs who have good ideas but lack the income to do a brick and mortar operation. It also carries with it a rogue/maverick spirit which is probably also enticing to its practitioners. I can easily see how young talented chefs might be tempted to go this route. <br />Yet, just like any other restaurant manifestation, they will live or die by reputation; regardless of their ability to dodge and move about like pirate ships.<br />My only hope is that the cupcake trucks disappear first -Nosh Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903701073242931822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-71130919841697195222011-01-19T11:01:59.831-05:002011-01-19T11:01:59.831-05:00"when I was in high school I'm sure I wou..."when I was in high school I'm sure I would have been blown away"<br /><br />I like this line. It's not the person that changes, just the perspective. When you were in high school, you also thought cooking was dumb.TJMnoreply@blogger.com