Sweet Spring Restaurant

 

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Jon B.

New York, NY

Fantastic place. My party of four ordered a good ten items, and payed $4.50 each. Our piles of dumplings must have made us look like fancy movie stars or something, because multiple street-persons came in to ask us for spare change. They weren't interested in our leftovers though, which may mean something...

Fanboys and fangirls take note: according to my frame-by-frame analysis, the Flight of the Conchords eat here in a few episodes of their HBO show. Uh oh! I just made this place a tourist destination.

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Kelvin C.

Brooklyn, NY

sorry to disappoint Li. M, but the fried dumplings are now a dollar twenty-five.  and yes, they are still worth every quarter.  the steamed dumplings and soups are tasty if you're looking for healthier alternatives.  another recommended item is the stir noodles (they come with peanut sauce!).  i used to live in this neighborhood in an ex-brothel with 9 other roommates.  i now live in a pristine apartment in park slope with 2 chicks.  this restaurant makes me miss the brothel.

bygones.  there are two main ladies who take orders.  they don't smile much, but when they do, it's like the sun comes out just for you.

final thing: i have never found stains on plates that i didn't make myself, but regarding ambience, keep your expectations realistic.  like most people who come to this (relatively) tourist-free part of chinatown, you should know better than to emphasize form over function.

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Elite '08

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Larry Y.

Whippany, NJ

Corner snack counter, with a good variety of inexpensive delicious Chinese "small eats": dumplings (potstickers and boiled), steamed buns, noodle soups, won ton soup, etc.  The people who run the place are from Fuzhou, so they have dishes from there.  I liked the fried taro and fried oyster cake.

Good for breakfast to dinner.  Not much seating though.

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Kristin F.

Wappingers Falls, NY

Amazing. This little gem in china town is simply amazing.
I went yesterday, sure it was quite a walk and took about 30 mins to find, but it was worth it. I had steamed dumplings and a pork bun, and egg drop soup. For a small shop with only 3 tables, it sure makes good food. I definately will be coming back.

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Elite '08

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Li M.

New York, NY

This is the best dumpling joint in all of Chinatown.  You get five fried dumplings (done just right, with the right amount of oil and the right amount of crispiness), free soup, and great sauce (nowhere else will you find sauce like this) for ONE DOLLAR!  

But they also have other stuff like steamed dumplings, dumpling soup, noodles, fries, etc.  Nothing is over $5.  And everything tastes great.  The service is magnificent.

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