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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Friday January 01, 2021 @03:17PM (#25606553)
A local (actual, not American) Chinese joint makes by far the best soup dumplings in town. During the pandemic they’ve understandably switched to takeout only, but now their reviews are filled with people that are disappointed by dumplings that aren’t steaming hot inside and have holes because they stick to the takeout containers. I feel really bad for the owners - they’re forced to choose between endangering the lives of their workers or offering a subpar product.
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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by ghaff on Friday January 01, 2021 @03:51PM (#25606943)
I can't imagine getting takeout soup dumplings. They're almost getting a little too cooled down by the time you finish them in a restaurant. Dumplings that you pan fry at home can work reasonably well but, of course, a product that you have to partially cook yourself is not what a lot of people are looking for in take-out.
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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by bobthepanda on Friday January 01, 2021 @09:32PM (#25609743)
For the most part, they're okay, if you don't have super high expectations for the soup portion of it.

Some Chinese places near me have started selling the dumplings they make frozen as well.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by ghaff on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:57AM (#25612850)
The thing is I do have high expectations.

I'd be very happy with good frozen potstickers and wontons. Actually cooking them is pretty easy; I just find making them really tedious. And I haven't really found the ones I can get in Oriental markets all that great.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by VRay on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:48PM (#25649269)
yeah, getting food delivered generally sucks.. You pay $30* for something that tastes like crap, when you could've made something better on your own in 20 minutes for $5 or less

* in the bay area anyway, presumably it's not this expensive out in the real world

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by derefr on Saturday January 02, 2021 @03:46AM (#25611340)
> because they stick to the takeout containers

Technological solution: some sort of return-for-deposit Teflon-walled thermos. Only available for regular customers, of course.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:19AM (#25628842)
I miss getting those soup dumplings hot and fresh so much that I would unironically pay for this in a heartbeat if it worked.
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