Vegan Restaurant

Hidden Dumpling House

0 (0 reviews) · $$$$ · elkGrove · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
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Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.

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we got 1 order of vegetable chow fun and spicy fried wontons to share for 2 people. they provided 2 small plates so we could serve up individually. the chow fun was really flavorful and not too greasy, I enjoyed it. the spicy wontons came out really hot and had a nice crunch. the wontons themselves weren't spicy - they came with a chili oil(?) dipping sauce for the heat. the thai tea was pretty standard. adding boba cost an additional 0.75 and they only had crystal which the server made me aware of upon ordering. the server that helped us was very friendly and welcoming. they opened the door for us and answered clarifying questions we had about the menu items. we came a bit too early for the happy hour prices but I'll definitely keep that in mind for next time.

we got 1 order of vegetable chow fun and spicy fried wontons to share for 2 people. they provided 2 small plates so we could serve up individually. the chow fun was really flavorful and not too greasy, I enjoyed it. the spicy wontons came out really hot and had a nice crunch. the wontons themselves weren't spicy - they came with a chili oil(?) dipping sauce for the heat. the thai tea was pretty standard. adding boba cost an additional 0.75 and they only had crystal which the server made me aware of upon ordering. the server that helped us was very friendly and welcoming. they opened the door for us and answered clarifying questions we had about the menu items. we came a bit too early for the happy hour prices but I'll definitely keep that in mind for next time.

When you first walk in the restraunt seems decent, nothing stands out as bad. Although I probably should have taken us being the only people in the place as a warning sign, but we were already there so i wanted to try it out. After all its the cheapest chinese place in the area. I got potstickers and my company got the sesame chicken dinner combo. Immediately the chowmein had a weird taste, we think it tasted like the exhaust gasses from the wok flame. My potstickers were... Okay. I could tell they came frozen and they just put them in the deep fryer and served them. The sauce that came with it is what made them edible. The person i was with described their food as "getting worse with each bite. After a few bites the rice started to have the same exhaust gassy flavor as the chowmein." The sesame chicken had a nice crunchy shell and the sauce tasted good, but the actual chicken meat had the taste and texture like it was ground up discarded meat from a chicken that was reconstituted into a nugget shape. Kinda like McDonald's nuggets but somehow worse. The boba tea was good, that is the only thing i can recommend. I got black milk tea and my partner got green milk tea and those were the only things we took out from the restaurant, even tho both of our plates still had large amounts of leftovers. Would not come back after this experience.

When you first walk in the restraunt seems decent, nothing stands out as bad. Although I probably should have taken us being the only people in the place as a warning sign, but we were already there so i wanted to try it out. After all its the cheapest chinese place in the area. I got potstickers and my company got the sesame chicken dinner combo. Immediately the chowmein had a weird taste, we think it tasted like the exhaust gasses from the wok flame. My potstickers were... Okay. I could tell they came frozen and they just put them in the deep fryer and served them. The sauce that came with it is what made them edible. The person i was with described their food as "getting worse with each bite. After a few bites the rice started to have the same exhaust gassy flavor as the chowmein." The sesame chicken had a nice crunchy shell and the sauce tasted good, but the actual chicken meat had the taste and texture like it was ground up discarded meat from a chicken that was reconstituted into a nugget shape. Kinda like McDonald's nuggets but somehow worse. The boba tea was good, that is the only thing i can recommend. I got black milk tea and my partner got green milk tea and those were the only things we took out from the restaurant, even tho both of our plates still had large amounts of leftovers. Would not come back after this experience.

We ate before our camera did. The food was delicious. We just happened to be in the parking lot and decided to stop by. Our waiter was great and recommended everything we ordered. The soup dumpling 10/10, the seasame chicken 10/10, the beef and onion meat pie 10/10. We will be back soon!