Dump City Dumplings is expanding upon their popular food cart, opening a brick and mortar location. A little over three weeks ago owners Keith Shayon and Dan Butters heard that a space on Upper Terrace Drive had opened up. By April 1 they were ready to open the doors and start serving their Chinese-style steamed bun dumplings. Shayon said, “It’s still a bit of a whirlwind and we’re only just sort of beginning to even start having our bananas all bunched up, but we’re pouring cold drinks and we’ve got all kinds of hot dumps to go with them, so we figure we’ll give it all we got and see how we wind up!”
You can visit in April, but they’ll be in soft opening mode. The grand opening is May 10.
Dump City Dumplings Grand Opening
Thurs., May 10, 5-9pm
384 Upper Terrace Dr., Bend
facebook.com/pg/DumpCityDumplings
541-323-6243
This article appears in Apr 11-18, 2018.
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While these dumplings may not be as authentic as some culinary snobs (the above nasty reviewers included) would like, I think they are super yummy and they hit the spot more often than not. Congrats to the hard-working locals on growing their popular business in spite of the internet trolls.
“Worst news I’ve read lately.” -not_so_gullible
Really?
Congrats to Dump City Dumplings on a hard earned achievement!
dear “somepeoplearejerks”…uhh…if somebody served a terrible hamburger, they wouldn’t be able to get away with “lack of authenticity” as you put it. And you wouldn’t be calling people who appreciate a good hamburger “culinary snobs”. this is about cultural appropriation. when white people take another culture’s food and make it shitty…it should be recognized as shitty.
Although I agree with not_so_gullible for them not being chinese-style and the fact they are not dumplings. (I’m Chinese so yes slightly offended). The bao steamed buns are still tasty, especially when you’re stumbling downtown. Having them as a meal may be challenging, but I’ll still stop by and give the Brick and Mortar a shot. Congrats Dump city.
@ not_so_gullible don’t be so offended for people trying to be creative with food. I’m not a fusion fan myself, but every once in a while it can hit the mark. Pho is an example of the Vietnamese experimenting with pot au feu from the French, and also the bahn mi being served on a french baguette, Japanese curry rice, korean chicken wings, doner kebabs, tacos Al Pastor, deep dish pizza, etc… I look forward to more creative culinary experiences.