Yumpling

The grossest. I assume they’re working with (bad) frozen dumplings, given the taste. That’s not a fatal flaw if they were good or charging $ 5 per order, but $ 10 for bad frozen dumplings is unforgivable.

As everyone says, these dumplings are frozen store bought dumplings that aren’t cooked particularly well. Avoid.

Ok, so despite the bad reviews, I went to the truck and asked for a sample. I got beef that looked, and tasted like pork. It was tasty but it definitely wasn’t home-​made. So I ordered lobster bisque soup and ten dumplings. Now, I have this horrible aftertaste in my mouth. Some of the dumplings tasted frostbitten and the soup was curdy. I will not ever return, one of the most unpleasant lunches I ever had. I should have gone elsewhere.

During our first visit to DC, me and my boyfriend stumbled upon this food truck while walking around. I was craving Asian food and this was the only thing close to Asian food. I got their vegetarian dumplings are they were so BOMB! It’s not just vegetables inside the dumplings, it’s fake meat as well. When I took the first bite, I literally thought there was real meat in here that I had to tell my boyfriend to go up to them and ask if it’s real meat or not. As a vegetarian, I know It’s really hard to find a place that serves fake meat in their dumplings :(
I ordered 6 dumplings for $ 5 but the guy actually gave me 10 pieces on accident I think? Not too sur, but yay! You can also choose 2 sauces you want for your dumplings. I got the soy sauce one and the sweet chili one. Out of the two, the best was the soy sauce sauce. It’s not just soy sauce, it’s a lot sweeter and tastier in my opinion.

I ought to have checked Unilocal first — because paying $ 10 for ten frozen dumplings (I could buy 30 pieces to a bag for $ 7 at the asian grocery store) is NO BUENO.
The side of edamame had been so overcooked that the soybeans have turned to mush inside the pod. Edamame is meant to be lightly steamed and should still be a beautiful bright green. These were almost grey.
Very disappointed.

Cheap, easy, tasty.
I’m not a dumpling connosouir but I enjoy these. Got 10 for $ 8 bucks today. Chicken and Shrimp.
I’m sure there are «better» ones out there but this was quick and easy and it tastes good to me! :)

I love dumplings, so I was very eager to try this food truck. Sadly it was a disappointment for a couple of reasons. Firstly,
is my go-​to website for seeing what food trucks are available. The description for Yumpling from that website is «Yumpling makes authentic homemade middle eastern dumplings as well as an assortment of Asian dumplings and Spanish American-​influenced dumplings, including nacho cheese dumplings.» Not only are their dumplings not culturally unique, they’re no homemade. They were short on beef dumplings when I placed my order, and the woman pulled a bag out from the freezer to put more in the steamer. I can get passed the dumplings not being homemade because store bought dumplings can be very good and there aren’t many places nearby where I work that have good dumplings. However, these dumplings were just bland. I ordered 10 dumplings, half beef and half pork. I couldn’t taste the difference between the two. They also were probably over steamed because they tasted watery. Additionally their chili oil wasn’t very spicy. It wasn’t a dreadful lunch, but I’d rather pay $ 4 for a bag of dumplings at the grocery store to make at home.

Like everybody is saying, these dumplings taste like they are store bought. Well I can definitely confirm that they are. I appreciate the owner’s honesty, I directly asked him if they were store bought and hey confirmed that they were and even showed me the bag.
But whatever I pretty much knew that by looking at the owner, yes I racially profiled him…
I actually like store bought dumplings and he can charge whatever he wants. Yes you can buy a whole bag from Trader Joe’s for 5 dollars, but it’s my own problem that I didn’t want to bring frozen dumplings, a skillet, and camping stove to work.
My biggest problem what that they were pretty gross. Store bought dumplings can be delicious if you take the time to fry the bottom and perfect the steaming time. Yumplings more or less just steams them and places them in a buffet chaffing dish.
Seriously just pass…

I love the Yumpling truck! The 10-​dumpling combo with edamame is such a delicious lunch and a good value.

99.9% sure, based upon my seeing the bags they toss in the pots, that they are simply boiling cheap store bought dumplings and pawning them off as something more. Don’t waste your money.

I tried them all and they all tasted the same, not good

This is the WORST food truck ever. The dumplings are just disgusting frozen dumplings that they buy and boil. What a ripoff! Do yourselves a favor: quickly walk away and choose another food truck.

Just when you thought the days of snake oil salesman were long gone, Yumpling leads the revival. Snake oil salesman would travel from town to town exploiting the unsuspecting by selling fake health products and skip town before the victims wizened up. I wonder if that’s Yumpling’s business model!
I got lured in… cheap prices and a good name. «Yumpling» — yummy dumpings, I’m in. It was already a little suspicious because they were offering 10 dumplings for $ 8 and a side. Food trucks these days are pretty pricey but I thought I came across a hidden gem. Turned out to be fool’s gold.
I got two of each: shrimp, pork, chicken, beef, and something else. And a side of kim chi. The dumplings are the ones that are small and come frozen in bags at the local Asian market. They dumped them in some boiling water, waited a couple of minutes and threw them in a tray. You cannot tell the difference in taste amongst the different kinds they have. #pinkmush
If you are craving these, hit me up — I’ll boil some water and throw in as many as you like for $ 8. You can get a frozen bag for $ 5 (30 count or so).
dmo out

I LOVE YUMPLING!!!
I used to grab food from them all the time when they were at Metro Center but now that I work in Farragut I wish they would be here all the time!!!

Franklin Park lunchtime. 12 food trunks. Yumpling dumplings were perfect. Tasty with sweet chili sauce. 6/​$ 5. 10/​$ 8. Lobster bisque $ 3. As good as I’ve had in expensive restaurants. Will definitely return.

This food truck is always at GW and I saw something for $ 5, so of course (being a broke college student) I was like «yay snack time». WRONG-​O! It was throw up time.
The dumplings are literally made out of this plastic goo! I ordered chicken, shrimp, and veggie… literally could not tell the meats apart. Just grey mushy nasty ass PUTRID garbage! The veggie one was not disgusting, but it sure was tasteless.
Go for it if you’re broke and desperate. Otherwise steer clear of this food truck!

In the midst of a sea of Metro Center food carts, this was the cheapest.
No kidding, that’s why I went here.
Anyways, the staff are friendly and attentive to allergies, and are generous with sauces. The food, while not fantastic, is good for its price. I don’t remember which dumplings I got, but they sure were good with the chili oil (which was somewhat disappointing and overly salty).
In the end, if you are short on money and you see Yumpling, go for it.

Before visiting, I already kinda thought that I might fall in love this place, just because dumplings of all kinds are my favorite food ever. But, when I got in line, I was even more surprised to learn that you can choose an assortment of dumplings (living the dream!), and sauces. And then as I was rushing back to my office with my hot stash of dumplings, the guy who rang up my order chased me down (already a block away) to give me $ 5 cash, since he accidentally charged me $ 10 (instead of $ 5). I hadn’t even noticed. That was pretty admirable of him.
Anyway, now I’ve scarfed down my dumplings and my only regret is that I didn’t get the box of 10 instead. Sure, they probably weren’t the most exquisite dumplings ever, but they really hit the spot. Maybe just because of my aforementioned indiscriminate dumpling love? Whatever. I’ll be back.
Highly recommended if you’re looking for a quick cheap hot lunch downtown.

2.5 stars. Cute name but not as as yum as I expected.
I tried all of the different dumplings (beef, pork, chicken, shrimp and veggie) and sadly I couldn’t tell the difference between the beef, pork, chicken or shrimp. The veggie was good though. I don’t know what’s different about their «house soy sauce» because it tastes just like regular bottled soy sauce to me. The lemon/​lime is also just lemon/​lime flavored soy sauce. I do think their sides are better (for the price $ 3) than their actual dumplings.
If I’m ever craving dumplings during lunch again I’ll just stick to the veggie one. Other than that it’s nothing special and I can probably just make a a better one myself at home for a fraction of the price…

Being succinct usually isn’t my forte when it comes to Unilocal reviews, but I think I’ll be able to do it here.
Simply put: If I order chicken, pork, and shrimp dumplings, and after eating them all I can’t tell you which was which, we have a problem.
Also, $ 5 for six small bites of bland, steamed mystery meat wrapped in generic, underwhelming dough? I’m still waiting for the punch line, but for some reason it isn’t coming.
Go to H-​Mart or Great Wall Supermarket and buy yourself 3 bags of dumplings and make them yourself for the same price. At least you’ll get about 60 dumplings that way.