Wishing Town restaurant & bakery

3327 Severn Ave, Metairie
(504) 885-8272

Recent Reviews

Mandy M.

Went for the first time today. We were so excited to try it. Unfortunately the woman working the counter was on the phone when we arrived so we grabbed menus after standing for 10 minutes waiting and grabbed a table. After 20 minutes she finished her phone call but didn't bother acknowledging us or letting us know that we needed to order at the counter. So another customer came in and began ordering and the employee didn't say a word to us. So we left.

Bobbye A.

We came in on a whim and were so delighted with how good this was! We had crisp cucumber salad, mini steamed pork buns, spicy crawfish pocket dumplings, and Szechuan hot & spicy dumpling soup. Everything was so good, especially the soup and surprisingly the cucumbers (my husband doesn't even like cucumbers but enjoyed these). Especially considering the price, this was a really nice lunch. Service was pretty quick here! But also be aware, this is not a place to bring a large group to. It is tiny and can really only seat like 2-4 at a time, maybe 5 if you don't need the elbow room. Definitely better for a quick lunch date than a group meal.

Cassie Herman

I came to try the dumplings and they definitely did not disappoint. I even took them to go and they were still very good. It was a bit of a wait.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Bayou Vixen

Delicious and fresh, handmade, dim sum, dumpling(s) & soups. Definitely a wonderful and light treat. They also have lots of sweets and pastries to choose from as well and the most divine cold pineapple green tea. Definitely give them a try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vegetable Dumpling, Onion Beef Triangle Dumpling, Tiger Shrimp Dumplings, Glass Noodle Seaweed Salad, Hot Pot

neris

Love their dumplings; so fresh ans tasty!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rick Buchanan

The baked goods here are excellent. The matcha crepe cake is a personal favorite. Everything is very light and refreshing, not heavy at all. They often have seasonal items that are very worth trying.I think that on the whole the food is also very good, but they have steadily cut down on their menu, presumably taking out the items that weren't selling as well. It just doesn't feel great to open up the menu and see 1/4 of it crossed out.But the dumplings are pretty uniformly excellent, especially the dragon dumplings. I've fallen in love with the shacha chicken noodles, but the hot & spicy beef salad is also definitely worth your time.My one big wish for this place is for them to invest in a drink machine, whether it be for regular soft drinks or for Boba. As-is, you have the option of a few bottled teas and bottled water. I understand why (space is at a premium), but it would be an awesome upgrade.Speaking of space, though, it's quite small and if you come at a busy time it's very likely there won't be open tables for 30+ minutes. Just plan well or call ahead!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Onion Beef Triangle Dumpling, Dim Sum, Crisp Cucumber Salad

rachel

Was craving some noodles!! Stopped by and had the Taiwan Shacha beef noodles. The broth and noodles remind me of childhood. The beef had a unique taste, it tasted like pork? I had the cucumber salad also, I wouldn’t get this again. The cucumber tasted very fragrant it didn’t have the chili oil flavor. But there egg tarts and dessert are the show of the show!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum

Gerry W.

The food was good, & the colored photos show exactly what it looks like.The. desserts are displayed in a refrigerated case, & are gorgeous. Mine was delicious. U

Kurt L.

Love the food, no wonder Asians are always so skinny!The service is excellent, and it was really sweet of the girls to bring food to the table.The ambiance is a storefront with ceramic "wood flooring". It would be nice if they commissioned a large dragon mural on the hallway wall.The only thing I really dislike is when someone leaves (right next to me) and the fast paced employee has a huge container of Lysol "set to jet mode" and sprays so much that the shrimp dumplings had an instant lemon taste all up in the nose and stuff. I guess the employees must be on video or feel that patrons are going to rat them out. The walls are a hard surface, so we got the "run-down" from someone on the other side of the restaurant.Maybe some nice BOSE speakers connected to an Asian satellite radio- so competitors CAN'T advertise to your customers. Now I'm thinking about a long Asian (or even Persian tapestry hanging on that long plain yellow wall.It would prevent scuff marks on the paint, and absorb some of the echoes from "well she got married to a lawyer and they felt it was better to raise the kids near their cousins in Washington state, blah . It was sort of like my puppy barking in my ear and triggering "loud environment" on my watch.It is always just an opinion, but the food is really awesome and now it's off to the Vietnamese donut place...Will definitely return.It was really awesome .

Cierra L.

My very first time trying Dim Sum and I was not disappointed. I wanted to get the Soup Dumplings but that's for dine in only and we of course got our food to go. The cafe is small and intimate so you can easily enjoy your meal in peace. The wait time was about 30 minutes which wasn't long at all and my kids were even give Egg Tarts, which they did not share because they said they were soooo delicious, for their own wait time because we had to get them their own order of the mini buns. Everything we ordered was hot and fresh. If I had to choose a favorite it would be the mini buns. Everything pretty much tastes the same without tasting the same, if you get what I mean. We are already planning to visit again today just to try something different so the next review is loading....

Katie D.

This is a nice grab-n-go or dine-in restaurant/bakery. They are more known for their bakery items, such as mille crepe cakes. However, I decided to give their food items a try. I got the seafood hot pot with Szechuan flavor and the fried gold oysters claypot entre. The seafood hotpot was pretty standard, however, the flavor was not all the way there. I did not taste any hint of spice to it. It claimed to have seafood, but there were only shrimps and imitation crab sticks present. I like the fried oysters slightly more, but the batter is thicker than I would like. Overall, this is a pretty nice place with good service. I would not mind coming again to try other items on the menu.

Rosalina I. Hao

Their soup noodles variety and the dimsum taste good. And ll of their pastries are great, it is highly recommendable.

Randy Procella

Pork steam dumplings were amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Khalin C.

I got the fried chicken dumplings appetizer and was given 2 egg tarts. The dumplings were great tasting and the tarts were tasty as well. Great customer service, and great ambiance in the restaurant. Definitely recommend.

Misty R.

Finally tried this place and it did not disappoint! The steamed buns and dumplings are hand rolled and delicious! We also had the birds nest garlic shrimp and it was also great. I will def be back!

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Wishing Town restaurant & bakery

3327 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA 70002
(504) 885-8272