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Mandoo Bar

Critics' Pick

2 W. 32nd St., New York, NY 10001
nr. Fifth Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-279-3075 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
6.3 out of 10

6 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Korean

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Map

Official Website

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Hours

Daily, 11:30am-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W at 34th St.-Herald Sq.

Prices

$8.99-$12.99

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Business Lunch
Kid-Friendly
Lunch
Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef
Take-Out

Alcohol

Beer and Wine Only
Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Mandoo, or Korean dumplings, are the chief attraction at Mandoo Bar, where they're hand-formed in the window by a pair of nimble-fingered women who stop traffic with their engaging labors. We're partial to the steamed kimchee variety, in which the typical pork-and-vegetable stuffing is fortified with tofu and a smidgen of the cuisine-defining pickled cabbage. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Kimchi mandoo, $8.99 for 10

Reader Ratings

6.3

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Decent dumplings

buddhabelly from 10018 | Posted on 5/7/08

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)


Food:	8
Service:	8

Décor:	8

Value:	8

I, too, am of Korean decent and had their fried pork dumplings and seafood dumplings. The dumpling wrappers are made from scratch so they are a bit thicker, yet light and fluffy, than the standard thin, crispy wrappers we are accustomed...Read More

Worst fake korean dumplings ever

bynecessity from 10012 | Posted on 12/18/07

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)


Food:	1
Service:	3

Décor:	5

Value:	1

This is my first review on NY Mag and I felt compelled to write one b/c the dumplings, in which they claim to specialize, were absolutely disgusting. I welcome the diverse crowd that korea-town is attracting more recently, but...Read More