rickshaw dumpling truck

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in the world of food trucks, i guess the rickshaw dumpling truck is kind of a cheater. they have "brick and mortar" stores - the rickshaw dumpling bars - which means that they can prepare the dumplings in the restaurant in order to stock the truck. other truck vendors have to rent cheap space in one of the outer boroughs and then drive the food into manhattan. whatever. i'm not a huge fan of the dumpling truck, but sometimes i'm in the mood for dumplings and today they happened to be parked a block away from my office building. i didn't get a break from work until 2 pm today, so i knew that there wouldn't be a line.

i picked up an order of pork+chive dumplings and an order of duck dumplings. quality-wise, these don't come anywhere near to being the best dumplings in the world (that honor belongs to my mom's homemade dumplings.) in fact, they taste pretty much like the dumplings i make myself - kind of overcooked and a little bland, but when dunked in sufficient amounts of soy sauce, they're quite satisfying. the duck dumplings are unique and i like the hoisin dipping sauce, but they're not spectacular. anyway, when i'm in the mood for dumplings and the timing is right, the rickshaw dumpling truck is a pretty good option.