Heads up this location does not accept Offline app, only Hermitage. But it's okay I've been here before and ordered the lunch special for about $14 which includes boiled dumplings and boba. I ordered the spicy boiled dumplings and could hardly taste much but the chili oil. The dumplings themselves were average. I have made better boiled frozen dumplings at K&S market myself.The boba was where they really stood out. They made an amazing milk tea and the boba was fresh and soft. A little sugary but that's my fault since I ordered the default instead of requesting for 50% sugar.I want to support this but the food is average at best 2/5 stars. Drinks are good though at 4/5, so it gets an average of 3/5.They also offer vegetarian dumplings.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mindy P.
Loved it. I had the beef noodle bowl it was very tasty-the only caveat being the noodles were slightly overcooked. The pan fried dumplings were great as was the bao. I'd definitely return.
colin8696908
Hands down best dumpling in Nashville, I was excited to see there was a new branch opening up close to me. Still not sure what black magic the landlord used to get so many big names to move to this building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Riley Alstodt
If you are someone that is very familiar with Asian cuisine and are looking for an authentic experience… this is not the place to go. This is a “cheaper” version in terms of the quality of the food. The soup dumplings are too thick causing them to be very doughy. They should really reconsider their recipie for these. The broth of the beef shank soup takes like water with added spices and the noodles do not have a good flavor. The fried chicken bao bun and the tea was the best thing we got. Personally I rather spend a little more money and have something authentic so this was not my cup of tea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Gua Bao
ash jinx
This place has a great atmosphere and service. Every staff was kind and respond immediately for every request.The problem is the food. Spicy beef noodle is a joke. They don't use quality broth. It is just a water plus spiciest. Beef shank was a tire - it was not cooked long enough. Noodle was premade/overcooked. Seared dumplings were seasoned okay and cooked okay, but there was a very small piece of meat inside.I am very sad to say this place is one of the few places for soup dumpling. There was enough juice inside the Xiao long BAO but the dumpling wrapper was too thick. And it doesn't make any sense to steam the soup dumpling on top of the aluminum foil bowl. That's a joke.I hate to say unencouraging comments, but I think this place is way over priced considering its food quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Ty M.
Meh. This is a cute-ish fast service dumpling place. I had 6 vegetarian dumplings - small & filled with just broccoli for 10.50. My daughter had pork bun that one her first bite left her with a mouth full of gristle. The Vietnamese coffee is good, but not good enough to make me ever return.
Aireal S.
Yummy quick good with fast service. If you want a treat definitely stop here ! Nashville native owned.
Kim M.
Yum!! Perfect for these cold days and nights! Loved the soup and fried dumplings. Next time I'll get some steamed. Great menu!
Flxdow
Food was actually really good, my favorite was the boba milk tea. AMAZING, I recommend the tiger one.
Ate there for the first time today; manager and staff were very nice and coached me thru the menu with suggestions of what I might like. Food was fresh, hot and delicious. Will definitely be back! :)
All the way from Kansas City we love steamboys! The crab soup dumplings are life changing! Today we tried the location in hermitage we have a family of six they were extremely attentive to us making sure we had menus and making sure we knew what we wanted to order. Great customer service great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Pork & Shrimp Dumplings Zhu Rou Xia Ren Masa De Camarones -Frito, Strawberry Fruit Tea
Savannah Selby
I ordered this on UberEats but it was so good I had to leave a review (and I never leave reviews!). I’ve eaten at Din Tai Fung in Vegas and this was on the same level (maybe even better) and I was shocked at the value. I got the steamed beef bao, pork bao, veggie noodle soup, and the taro milk tea and everything was DELICIOUS. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of this before but I’m glad I found it. I am definitely going to recommend this to others and I’ll be eating here frequently. AMAZING!
Food: 5
Lucas McCabe
absolutely delicious the soup dumplings and beef soup are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Beef Bao
Mark M
Food was amazing, spice level very nice.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Dumpling Bowl, Chicken Gua Bao
Nathan Wranovsky
NOTE: This review was written about the location in southern Nashville, but we think the review still applies!We got a recommendation for Steam Boys for the best dumplings in Nashville- it was tasty! There are 5 Steam Boys scattered around Nashville and one in Chattanooga.The Tiger sugar milk tea was to die for! It was probably one of the best Bobas I have ever tasted, and I am a Boba snob:)We got four seared Bao—two pork and two beef—and a large bowl of Vegetable soup. An order of 2 seared Bao is $7.25, the large soup was $14. We shared the soup and the bao between us. While we prefer the less greasy tastes of southeastern Asia, our meal was still great, especially if you love the greasier Northern Chinese food. The Bao buns were thick without being overbearing; the pork was our personal favorite and the spicy chili sauce was a great dipping addition. We ordered mild soup, the mildest that still has any spice. While it was a bit too spicy for my wife so she added soy sauce to pair it down, I enjoyed it. The snow peas especially were a highlight of the soup.We’d love to come back again to any of the Steam Boys! The recommendation was well worth it. Now we’re recommending it to you :)Vegetarian options: Lots of veggie and tofu optionsParking: Parking is behind the restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Veg Noodle Soup Shu Cai Mian Sopa De Verduras
Heads up this location does not accept Offline app, only Hermitage. But it's okay I've been here before and ordered the lunch special for about $14 which includes boiled dumplings and boba. I ordered the spicy boiled dumplings and could hardly taste much but the chili oil. The dumplings themselves were average. I have made better boiled frozen dumplings at K&S market myself.The boba was where they really stood out. They made an amazing milk tea and the boba was fresh and soft. A little sugary but that's my fault since I ordered the default instead of requesting for 50% sugar.I want to support this but the food is average at best 2/5 stars. Drinks are good though at 4/5, so it gets an average of 3/5.They also offer vegetarian dumplings.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Loved it. I had the beef noodle bowl it was very tasty-the only caveat being the noodles were slightly overcooked. The pan fried dumplings were great as was the bao. I'd definitely return.
Hands down best dumpling in Nashville, I was excited to see there was a new branch opening up close to me. Still not sure what black magic the landlord used to get so many big names to move to this building.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you are someone that is very familiar with Asian cuisine and are looking for an authentic experience… this is not the place to go. This is a “cheaper” version in terms of the quality of the food. The soup dumplings are too thick causing them to be very doughy. They should really reconsider their recipie for these. The broth of the beef shank soup takes like water with added spices and the noodles do not have a good flavor. The fried chicken bao bun and the tea was the best thing we got. Personally I rather spend a little more money and have something authentic so this was not my cup of tea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Gua Bao
This place has a great atmosphere and service. Every staff was kind and respond immediately for every request.The problem is the food. Spicy beef noodle is a joke. They don't use quality broth. It is just a water plus spiciest. Beef shank was a tire - it was not cooked long enough. Noodle was premade/overcooked. Seared dumplings were seasoned okay and cooked okay, but there was a very small piece of meat inside.I am very sad to say this place is one of the few places for soup dumpling. There was enough juice inside the Xiao long BAO but the dumpling wrapper was too thick. And it doesn't make any sense to steam the soup dumpling on top of the aluminum foil bowl. That's a joke.I hate to say unencouraging comments, but I think this place is way over priced considering its food quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Meh. This is a cute-ish fast service dumpling place. I had 6 vegetarian dumplings - small & filled with just broccoli for 10.50. My daughter had pork bun that one her first bite left her with a mouth full of gristle. The Vietnamese coffee is good, but not good enough to make me ever return.
Yummy quick good with fast service. If you want a treat definitely stop here ! Nashville native owned.
Yum!! Perfect for these cold days and nights! Loved the soup and fried dumplings. Next time I'll get some steamed. Great menu!
Food was actually really good, my favorite was the boba milk tea. AMAZING, I recommend the tiger one.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Dumpling Bowl, Seared Beef Bao, Chicken Gua Bao
Ate there for the first time today; manager and staff were very nice and coached me thru the menu with suggestions of what I might like. Food was fresh, hot and delicious. Will definitely be back! :)
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All the way from Kansas City we love steamboys! The crab soup dumplings are life changing! Today we tried the location in hermitage we have a family of six they were extremely attentive to us making sure we had menus and making sure we knew what we wanted to order. Great customer service great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Pork & Shrimp Dumplings Zhu Rou Xia Ren Masa De Camarones -Frito, Strawberry Fruit Tea
I ordered this on UberEats but it was so good I had to leave a review (and I never leave reviews!). I’ve eaten at Din Tai Fung in Vegas and this was on the same level (maybe even better) and I was shocked at the value. I got the steamed beef bao, pork bao, veggie noodle soup, and the taro milk tea and everything was DELICIOUS. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of this before but I’m glad I found it. I am definitely going to recommend this to others and I’ll be eating here frequently. AMAZING!
Food: 5
absolutely delicious the soup dumplings and beef soup are
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seared Beef Bao
Food was amazing, spice level very nice.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Dumpling Bowl, Chicken Gua Bao
NOTE: This review was written about the location in southern Nashville, but we think the review still applies!We got a recommendation for Steam Boys for the best dumplings in Nashville- it was tasty! There are 5 Steam Boys scattered around Nashville and one in Chattanooga.The Tiger sugar milk tea was to die for! It was probably one of the best Bobas I have ever tasted, and I am a Boba snob:)We got four seared Bao—two pork and two beef—and a large bowl of Vegetable soup. An order of 2 seared Bao is $7.25, the large soup was $14. We shared the soup and the bao between us. While we prefer the less greasy tastes of southeastern Asia, our meal was still great, especially if you love the greasier Northern Chinese food. The Bao buns were thick without being overbearing; the pork was our personal favorite and the spicy chili sauce was a great dipping addition. We ordered mild soup, the mildest that still has any spice. While it was a bit too spicy for my wife so she added soy sauce to pair it down, I enjoyed it. The snow peas especially were a highlight of the soup.We’d love to come back again to any of the Steam Boys! The recommendation was well worth it. Now we’re recommending it to you :)Vegetarian options: Lots of veggie and tofu optionsParking: Parking is behind the restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Veg Noodle Soup Shu Cai Mian Sopa De Verduras