Fodor's Expert Review Dumpling Inn

Since 1994, this family-owned restaurant has been serving fans of traditional northern Chinese food who drive hours to sample dumplings made by hand every morning with fresh dough and filling; top sellers include the signature xiao long bao, the pork pot sticker, and the deep-fried beef curry. After dumplings, move on to house specialties like sea bass with black bean sauce, salt-and-pepper calamari, and pork shank Shanghai style. This former hole-in-the-wall moved next door, virtually taking over the strip mall with seating for over 300 people, and adding a full Shanghai Saloon with 30 beers on tap and over 60 types of whisky. Among rare Japanese whiskeys is their own private Maker's Mark label.