This is a killer spot for dumplings and knife-cut noodles. Always friendly, the ambience isn't much but hey, if you want great chow mein and great dumplings without heading into SF or Millbrae, this is a very good spot. Parking sucks but its worth a short walk.

I'm surprised I haven't reviewed this place yet as I thought I did. This is probably one of the best places for Dumplings (水饺) because they are delicious here. The price is decent and you get to see them making them because someone is always making them nonstop. Service is good enough but the place is very small and parking can get annoying unless you get lucky and found parking right outside. However food wise I like almost all the options because the dumplings are very good and they are fresh. There are many different options so I suggest you go with a couple of people so you get to try multiple choices.

This place is authentic and no frills. Stopped in here for lunch while waiting for some friends to arrive at SFO airport. When we walked in there was an older gentleman sitting at a table, hand making dumplings presumably for the evening dinner crowd. I enjoyed the pork dumplings with dill. The dill was not what I typically would have gravitated towards, but our server recommended it and I'm glad I took her advice. It was not an overpowering flavor and really complimented the pork. Pot stickers were hot, fresh and tasty as they should be.

Great dumplings, lamb, chicken with corn, pork and cabbage, pork and leek. Spicy beef tendon slices are the go to appetitizer Carried us through some rough health and COVID recoveries. Ambiance n/a as it's been all take out. Grubhub seems to have deals all the time on dumpling era

Extensive menu of noodles - torn, knife cut, regular - and dumplings - all handmade, good chewiness and flavorful. Not at all trendy, just a small, old fashioned nicely kept family cafe near SFO. We had XLB, spicy wonton dumplings, scallion pancake, garlic broccoli, mapo tofu with noodles. Only two of us and we took a lot home. I always want more scallions in my pancake so I wish there was more flavor to it. The spicy wonton was a bit sweet which might be nice for some, not for me. But otherwise flavors were good and I wish I could have tried more. Another time! Nice people. Don't come here for ambiance however. And respect for the chili sauce on the table!

This was our third visit in three years. The restaurant is small and we walked in just after noon. There were maybe four tables in use and one waiting to be cleared. We were greeted and pointed to a four-top. Menus and set-ups were already on the table. A pot of tea was brought out and the server went back to answering phones and wrapping dumplings. It took a minute to catch her eye when we were ready. We ordered three items and I let her 'talk' me into a fourth. Mom doesn't eat nearly as much when out but she'll tear it up at home. We ordered: Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings - 5 - Excellent again! Yes, a bit pricey but we'll worth it! Shrimp with Knife-Cut Noodles - 5 - I could smell the wok hay as she brought the dish to the table. The Shrimp were beautifully cooked as were the noodles. Soft and thin, similar to Egg Noodles. Delicious! Steamed BBQ Pork Buns - no score - We were between doctors appointments and our hour for lunch was coming to an end. We had only received 2 out of 4 dishes. I asked the server how much longer. Like a deer in headlights, she took a guess and went the wrong way. Instead of going to the kitchen and asking, she guesses 15 minutes? I asked if I could cancel it and she said no. I told her that we still had to leave so just box it up for us. She came back to the table with boxes for the food we already had and told us just another 2 or 3 minutes. When the check came, we were only charged for three items. The item that I had let her "talk me into" didn't show up. In case you're wondering, it was Xiao Long Bao. The food is generally very good. The service is questionable. I would recommend this restaurant for their food but not if you have time restrictions.

My favorite dish to order here is the pork and corn dumplings. I could eat a whole order just to myself. But there's a bunch of other really great food options here too, like the green onion pancake and the many noodle dishes. The price is reasonable and the food is always consistent. The only thing that deters me from coming here more often is that the parking is near impossible. It's on a really busy street (El Camino Real) and it's all street parking. The restaurant has a few tables and it's never been an issue getting a table here when we walk in. The staff here is friendly. If you can handle some spice, be sure to try their orange sauce! It's my favorite thing about this restaurant. It pairs very well with the dumplings.

Thanks to my fellow Yelpers for the rec, this little place is spot on! Delicious, fresh, authentic, I definitely recommend a stop in if you are craving dim sum or noodles. We have a stop over in San Francisco before heading on to our final travel destination and did a quick search for dim sum as we were leaving the airport. And after scrolling through about 20 reviews, we decided on this place. I love a good "hole in the wall", divey (if that's a word) and scratch made eatery. Ambiance is not a strong point if you are looking for mid to upper scale setting. But, if you can put appearances aside and listen to your stomach, then consider yourself home! This is a smallish shop, clean and with hot tea service (no alcohol). The service is fast, friendly and with a smile. There is a lady in the back, CRANKING out handmade wontons (be still my heart!) The portions are huge and family style! My daughter and I ordered enough for a six person family and judging from the look of surprise on the chef's face, we did a good job of polishing off most of it! ‍ One thing we tried that i had never heard of is the beef roll. It's really good and way bigger than i had thought. Kind of like a calzone. Highly recommend the spicy wonton and the knife cut noodles with shrimp. These knife cut noodles had such a luscious, silky mouth feel, i could have slurped them all day! We also enjoyed the fried spring rolls and shao mai. Price point is very reasonable. We had six different dishes for $64, which includes tax. Just about $10 per dish with huge servings. We have plenty of leftovers in our hotel fridge for later Anyway, jump out of your comfort zone and dive in to flavor town at Dumpling Era, you won't be disappointed!

My out of town family came here for take out to eat back at their hotel and they really loved it! They highly recommended it so I came here recently with my family and were not disappointed. The first things I noticed going into the restaurant were the high ceilings and the lady in the back making fresh noodles and dumplings by hand. Love it! The dining area is not huge but has a good amount of tables. Came here on a Sunday for lunch and almost all the tables were full by the time we were done eating. We ordered the following and recommend each one: Beef roll (our fave dish with the crisy outside and moist meat with just enough hoisin sauce. we loved so mcuh we ordered another one after finishing the first one) Beef knife cut noodles (loved the bite and chew of these but I needed scissors to cut the long noodles) Chicken torn noodles (loved the bite and chew of these) Shanghia soup dumplings aka XLB (these were good but the skin was thicker than I like) Pan fried pork dumplings (these were good but might try unfried next time) I can see why my family recommended this place so much. They still tell me about it! I will be back again when I am in the area!