Meat Dumps

My favorite dumplings will always be my mom’s mondoo, but since she’s in Texas any dumpling house in Chinatown will do. Because they are so cheap, they are even more delicious. But let’s say, you just spent an hour looking for energy efficient lightbulbs in the new Home Depot on 23rd St. and you’re starving. Rickshaw Dumpling Bar (www.rickshawdumplings.com) is a nice reprieve. Clean and modern looking, Rickshaw offers dumplings (6 for $5, 9 for $7), dumplings in a soup with noodles (add $3) or dumplings with a salad (add $3). I had the Chicken & Thai Basil in the peanut soup. I love the taste of basil and lemongrass, so I wanted the flavor to be punched up a bit, but that’s probably my disabled tastebuds. Ever since my last cold, my sense of smell has been a little off, thus my sense of taste isn’t the same. Really, it’s scary.