Mason's Dumpling Shop

55 S Madison Ave, Pasadena
(626) 993-4333

Recent Reviews

Jonathan Caplan

This place is closed.

Jennifer L.

Located inside Kitchen United Mix. The two pan fried dumplings i tried were both delicious. Flavorful and plump with crispy skin. Soup dumplings were pretty good with the ginger. However, I was pretty disappointed with the bun I received though. Ordered pork one but got beef instead and the beef was very dry and hard.

Vashti N.

Best dumplings hands down We get the pork dumplings and love themWe brought our Chinese friend here who is pretty much a Chinese food critic and he was impressed by the favor/texture of the dumplings. Plus they make their food with good ingredients and no msg and that's important to me.

Lindsay G.

This is not Masons. This is a third party with a commissary kitchen in the back. Best for takeout, but you won't get the famous house made chili oil... they don't carry it. Not the best experience thinking it was actually Masons.

Johnathan S.

I ordered the vegan chicken and beef buns with bok choy and it was perfect. The excellent flavor, good price and all around awesome food.

Shane L.

We just ordered delivery from here and I think that's a good test always of how good the food is - if it can hold up to the wait time it takes to get to me and it's still good....that's a thumbs up. We ordered the braised beef rice bowl, the pork belly rice bowl, the cheeseburger potstickers (ground beef, cheese, onions), and the pickled lotus root. I love lotus root - the pickling was pretty sweet, but I did enjoy the slight ginger flavor and of course the crunch. The braised beef rice bowl was delish - tasted like my favorite beef noodle soup but served stew style over rice with pickled veggies and baby bok choy. The beef was tender and flavorful. The pork belly bowl was seasoned just like my Mom used to braise pork with eggs - also very good. Some of the pork was a little dry but it still was tasty. Their chili oil that they included with the black vinegar and soy sauce packet for the dumplings was on point - slightly smokey and very tasty - not too spicy. Those potstickers were INSANE. They had a wonderful crunch to them, slightly charred which gave them more of a smokey taste and dipped in the dumpling sauce I made from those condiments - perfection. DEFINITELY going to be ordering from here again and I'm excited to try some of their vegan bowls! It's great to have a option to take a vegan friend to .

Yinzi Xin

Vegetarian options: Great vegan options!Dietary restrictions: Great vegan options!

Janet L.

Really?!! $14 for a smalllllllll rice bowl? Take a look at the picture. I ordered the Mushroom Meat Sauce over rice bowl. I thought it would come in a decent size bowl. It's small like a soup bowl at a self serve station at a market. It's ok in taste and totally not worth $14.I ordered it ahead on Yelp app and picked it up at a "pic up" location, so it wasn't even an actual restaurant.Never again. Rip off.

Robb R.

Was looking for vegan dumplings nearby and found Mason's.After checking out the menu, I actually ended up ordering their vegan bun (both the "chicken" and "beef") and was pleasantly surprised. Both were very good and two was more than enough for a satisfying lunch. The bun dough was fluffy/soft, but still able to hold together while you're eating it. The mix of toppings they put on both were really fresh and colorful (see the pic!). They were a bit oily as you get to the end of each bun, not sure what component has the oil but maybe that can be dialed back. Overall nothing to really complain about- stoked to have vegan bun options nearby!Excited to try their dumplings and rice bowls on future visits.

Thamara N.

Food was delicious! Ordering was easy and convenient as it's located inside Kitchen United. We ordered the following and enjoyed the food so much that I will reorder these again Stewed angus beef over rice with small bok choy with oyster sauce (meat was so tender and bok choy was crunchy!) Pan fried pork(5pcs), vegan ginger chicken over rice, bok choy Pan fried porck 5pcs, pork belly over rice bok choy (pork belly was a lil fatty, but it was still good)

Dennis W.

I get it. Hair falls out sometimes. But how in the world do 2 long a** curly hairs fall into your dumplings then get pan fried and intertwined into 3 or 4 dumplings? Literally disgusting. Lost my appetite. Worst part it, you call the number and it just goes to kitchen United mix and there's no way to reach Masons. Never again. Btw is this the same company as luscious dumplings?

Hoi C.

Terribly salty rice bowl--so salty that I could not finish half of it. The pork dumpling was okay, but the rice bowl was a blow. My friend who ordered the same dish felt the same and ditched the bowl half way. It was not consumable.

Iva O.

Everything was super salty... beef dumpling is a little oily. Favor is good other than the salty part. Veggie was a plus and fresh.

Dave Berk

2.5 stars. I grabbed the order as soon as it left the kitchen and headed straight home. the order included soup dumplings, pan fried fish dumplings, a pork slider, and wood ear mushrooms.I enjoyed the soup dumplings the most. juicy and flavorful.The pork belly slider was also alright, but it ate too mushy for me. It needed some crunch, either from the skin or from other ingredients. The wood ear mushrooms were okay. The biggest disappointment were the pan-fried dumplings. They were sealed in an airtight container, guaranteeing that any crunch that they acquired during their cooking process would be completely gone, despite how quickly I arrived home. The result was an oily, unpleasant to eat situation.Overall, despite the flaws in the experience, I can't help but think that there is potential here if they are open to reflecting upon the constructive criticism that they get, and they reconsider their packaging for their fried dumplings.

Barry Gould

Great dumplings!Note it's carry out only. Always

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