Wojia Shifang

(This venue is closed.) Charming, but I'm glad for the practical printed bilingual menu.

It's available on request, or stand there blankfaced and one may be pressed into your hands. Scanning the lineup of eleven different dumplings, I quickly homed in on the ones filled with Chinese squash; they were unavailable. Instead I ordered the scallion pie with beef ($3), which originated in the coastal province of Shandong (per Jonathan Gold via Robert Sietsema). A fresh-griddled scallion pancake is rolled around thin-sliced beef and a cucumber spear; cut in quarters and accompanied by soy sauce, it's a mild-mannered snack.

And if you'd know, on the hand-lettered wooden menu it's fourth from the left.

Wojia Shifang
135-28 Roosevelt Ave. (Main-Prince Sts., in the Roosevelt Food Court), stall B5, Flushing, Queens
718-461-0201

Comments

[Darshan Somashekar]

great blog, i like the very concise commentary. the pictures are good too - it would be amazing if you'd post more images of each place =)

[A P E R T U R E]

Sounds promising. Is it a worthwhile replacement for the long-gone 100 Dumpling House? Any of the other dumplings particularly special?

[Dave Cook]

Acquaintances who've tried the fish dumplings maintain that they're good, not great; I haven't yet tried those or any others.