Ugly Dumpling Bronx: The Mall at Bay Plaza menu and visiting notes

Why people search it as Bay Plaza

The restaurant is part of a large shopping destination, so Bay Plaza is the landmark and the restaurant is the destination. If you are typing it into a map, the full address with "Ste 119" gets you to the right entrance faster than the restaurant name alone.

It is the only listed Ugly Dumpling inside the five boroughs, so it is the one to know about if you live in the city.

For anyone searching for an Ugly Dumpling in NYC, this is the only listed restaurant inside the five boroughs. Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens diners have no closer option on the list.

Planning a group meal

For a table of four or more, share rather than order one plate each. Two baskets of soup dumplings in different fillings, an order of wontons, one noodle dish and a vegetable dish is a usual starting point. Add more as you go, since dim sum arrives in small portions.

In the same corner of the metro area, the Westchester restaurant in Scarsdale is the other closest option, and the Levittown restaurant is the closest on Long Island.

Feeding six without a fight over the last dumpling

For six people, order classic pork soup dumplings ($13.80), pork and crab soup dumplings ($14.95), pork and shrimp shumai ($8.05), a half dozen wings ($14.95), pork chop fried rice ($18.40) and garlic greens ($13.80). The total is $83.95 before tax and tip, about $14 each at the low end.

If someone avoids meat, replace the wings with spicy vegan wontons ($11.50) and the shumai with vegan dumplings ($9.20). The vegetarian guide explains which swaps are safe.