Must Be Dumpling

Handcrafted dumpling spot in Linda Mar Shopping Center serving crispy, juicy, and spicy dumplings alongside siu mai and ha gao.

Must Be Dumpling makes a meal at Pacifica's Linda Mar Shopping Center an opportunity to compare different dumpling fillings and preparations. Shanghai soup dumplings and pan-fried pork-and-cabbage pot stickers provide two contrasting starting points. We like the menu's focus, which gives a familiar comfort food enough variety to become a shared tasting of its own. Homemade dumplings include pork with chives, chicken with spinach, beef with daikon, and sole with green chives. A pork, shrimp, and chive combination adds another option. Dan dan noodles with sesame paste and zha jiang noodles with bean paste broaden the meal, while cucumber salad with garlic sauce offers a cool accompaniment. Seasoned beef shank, shrimp wonton soup, and the house chili sauce add further possibilities. It is an appealing menu for assembling several small, complementary dishes.