Why Mimi Cheng's is temporarily closed

A story we didn't get to mention this past week... Mimi Cheng's is temporarily closed here at 179 Second Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street.

Door signage for patrons points to a "building issue."

There are more details in an Instagram post, which cites a gas outage in the building ("looking at you, Con Ed 👀").

The Taiwanese dumpling shop operated by sisters Hannah and Marian Cheng opened in July 2014.

Last fall, a frozen variety of the dumplings became available at tri-state Whole Foods.