Dumpling Delays Occuring Downtown

Houstonist loves "the dumpling nazi" and all of the tasty dumplings offered. Doozo is our lunch of choice a couple of times per week, we are completely, hopelessly in love with the dumplings and the hot and sour soup. If you go looking, Doozo moved a couple of months ago to the corridor behind their first location - and the prices went up just a wee bit. You can find them by seeking out the "tell tale line" that forms daily and runs out into the main walkway of the Park Shops. On our last visit, we just nearly fell over - the line was not moving as efficaciously as it normally does!!! Houstonist has that debit card commercial, the one by the same company that just completed and IPO, song rolling around in our heads - because it's so wrong!!! Now that Doozo accepts credit cards, plastic toting patrons hold up the line a wee bit (c'mon, move to the side so those who are paid up can go). Gone are the days of "get your cash out, state your order, pay and scram", which moved the line along at lightning speed. Whereas the Soup Nazi of television fame would never tolerate such, Houston's "dumpling nazi" is actually a very nice lady, running a delicious dumpling outfit.

We just love the "extra spicy combo, hot sour soup" that we regularly purchase, and although we grouse just a little about the acceptance of credit cards and the delays that result - we'll never shun Doozo, however, we are completely disenchanted by this move to accept credit cards. Cash is king in our world, however, the extra couple of minutes are worth it, when you can wrap your soup coolers around possibly the best steamed vegetable dumpling ever. It's mostly spinach and also contains rice noodles and a fine dice of tofu - at least that's the best estimation we can derive from the scads of them we have consumed. The actual contents, well, that's probably a secret - don't worry, we won't try this at home (well, we might, but, we won't admit to it - some things are best left to the experts).

Doozo Co.
1200 Mckinney St Ste 374

Photo courtesy of flickr user Marlboro!