An EVG reader notes that brown paper is up on the windows at DumplingGo, the quick-serve restaurant on Second Avenue at East 12th Street. There aren't any signs up noting "closed for renovations"... the phone goes unanswered ... and the DumplingGo website has a "Error establishing a database connection" message.
However, there is a freshly approved permit for a "minor renovation of the existing restaurant" on file with the city. In addition, DumplingGo is on CB3's SLA docket (PDF here) on Monday night for a beer-wine license. (This application will not be heard before the committee.)
Anyway, this is likely just a closed for renovations for real (even though there isn't a note for customers).
DumplingGo opened here 13 months ago.
Positive Pats would prefer a Michelin starred restaurant to be here.
ReplyDeleteI just ate there the other night, and the dumplings were okay but not great, and the kids running the store were having a great time with each other. I couldn't blame them. I was probably the same when I was a kid!
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad there's no way to make money betting on which restaurants will go out of business.
ReplyDeletei will be surprised if they return
ReplyDeletenot very good food
perhaps they need the liquor license to stay afloat
Error establishing a dumpling connection?
ReplyDeleteThere is never anyone in there. I don't know how they can afford the rent selling a few dozen dumplings every day.
ReplyDeleteGonna go out on a limb and guess that nobody cares. Easy come easy go.
ReplyDeleteGuess I'll have to have cupcakes for dinner. Again.
ReplyDeleteNot exactly a beloved neighborhood institution. Boy, do I miss the sushi place that used to be there.
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to like Go Dumpling's food. Went there with a friend who had regularly patronized Shima; we are NOT food snobs, but we both found Go Dumpling's dumplings were just not that tasty. (And they have serious competition from Mimi Cheng's right across the avenue.)
ReplyDeleteI had assumed they were surviving on delivery orders, as the place is so often empty or empty-ish. Will booze save this place? I guess we'll find out!
These were the worse dumplings I ever had!!!!
ReplyDeleteA fast food place with a wine and beer license? I went in one time and contrary to most comments here I left because there were too many people there. Okay it looked like an NYU bus had dropped off it passengers all at one time so I decided not to hang around.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see their name, I read "Dumping Go". Have no idea if that is part of the issue...lol
ReplyDeleteOpening a dumpling place there with the other established ones 2-3 blocks away was dumb. I'm glad they went under.
ReplyDeleteOpen kitchen concept with frozen dumplings probably didn't help
ReplyDeleteWe can only pray for them to serve bubble tea and desserts.
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