Week in Reviews

It's a mixed-to-poor but slightly optimistic review of Patty Chen's Dumpling Room by the Globe's Catherine Smart. One night, most dumplings are plagued by wrappers that are "too thick and tough." On another, the skins on the chicken dumplings are "perfectly chewy," while those on the emperor dumplings (perhaps the "favorite" filling on the menu, made with beef, chicken and shrimp) are "undercooked and doughy."[BG]