Lam Zhou makes the best and cheapest dumplings in Chinatown. $3 for 9 dumplings!

They also make a really good bowl of Dan Dan noodles.

Their beef noodle soup was just ok. The beef was too fatty for me. I’m high maintenance, I know.

Lam Zhou is a tiny shack. Be prepared.

Come inside (if you can find the place, there isn’t really a sign out front) and go directly to the back, towards the kitchen. Find someone to place your order with. Some gals will be making dumplings back there. And some guy will be stretching a big ass noodle. Watch them (but not creepily) while you wait for someone to come take your order.

Then, find a seat somewhere. You’ll probably have to sit next to strangers (ew) or along a wall, 2.5 inches from a wall, to be exact.

Cash only!

The food will come out in approximately 45 seconds. It’s jarring how quickly your food will be ready. It will come out hot. Piping hot! Fast, cheap and hot! This is where a dad or an uncle will make some kind of bad joke. Whatever you do, don’t laugh, you’ll only encourage him.

144 E Broadway
New York, NY 10002
b/t Pike St & East Broadway
Lower East Side, Chinatown
(212) 566-6933

It ain’t much to look at, but you’ll be too busy staring at your delicious food to care!

Dumplings in Progress!

Beef Brisket Noodle Soup – $6.50

Hand Pulling Noodles (I think)

#11 – Dry Noodle with Minced Pork Sauce – $6

Fried Dumpling – $3 (without Sriracha)

Fried Dumpling WITH Sriracha….