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Sticker 1: Viking Soul Food's Onion Klubb
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Onion Klubb from Viking Soul Food |
$5. The fish sauce made for an interesting flavor. Shrimp and fresh sprig of dill on top.
Only later did I realize that the fist-sized congealed mass I ate was mostly potato with some flour. Which begs the question, what is a dumpling? [2/1/2015]
Sidebar: What is a dumpling?
It's dough: flour, potato, or bread with add ons such as meat, sweets, fish or vegetables. People cook them in different ways. Wontons, such as pot stickers count, as do raviolis.
Sticker 2: Son of a Biscuit.
Son of a Biscuit |

The dumplings? Ball-o-dough? I'm sure they are good for people who appreciate dumplings. I found them filling and okay. They reminded me of when we balled up bread on a treble hook to catch carp out of the Illinois River as a child. If I could, I'd order the soup with more chicken and fewer dumplings. [2/1/2015]
Sticker 3: Mama Chow's Kitchen
Mama Chow's Kitchen |
I expected a matronly Asian woman in this food cart. But friendly Jeff was running the show. Perfect location to grab some food for a brownbag seminar two blocks away.

$7 seemed reasonable for a meal's worth of tasty dumplings served over healthful, steamed book choy. I'd return to Mama Chow's. [2/2/2015]
Sticker 4: Departure
View from Departure |
In addition to cloth napkins and china, Departure served "Chef Gordet's winning shrimp dumplings from Top Chef, made with palm sugar, ginger and crispy shallot."
