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The Automat is making a comeback as a dumpling shop.
January 22, 2021, 6:46.14 pm ET
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop at St. Mark’s Place in the East Village says its 24-hour restaurant will have a contactless ordering system and bring back the Automat of yesteryear into 2020 with innovative technology and Zero Human Interaction (ZHI) throughout the grab-and-go process. Customers can order ahead or scan a QR code at the TRAY kiosk, enabling them to order directly from their mobile phone. Orders are sent to TRAY’s glove-enabled kitchen display system, then temperature-controlled lockers for easy pickups.
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop will feature 32 unique dumpling varieties including Pastrami, Bacon Cheese Burger, Lamb Gyro, French Onion Soup, Philly Cheesesteak, Impossible, Reuben and Peanut Butter & Jelly.
Traditional Soup Dumplings such as Matzo Ball soup are featured in addition to Wonton Soup Dumplings you can make your own with a choice of three different broths and dumplings available to mix and match. Spring rolls are also also avaialble. Options include Lobster Spring Rolls, Veggie and Peking Duck.
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Fast and affordable breakfast dumplings are also on the menu, include Bacon, Egg & Cheese CRO’ SUMPLINGS with the flakiness of a croissant inside the shape of a dumpling, as well as Hot & Frozen Dessert Dumplings including Fried Apple and Frozen Hot Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae Dumplings. A variety of beer and wine will also be offered in addition to-go cocktail pouches filled with Frosés like the Lychee Martini and Red Velvet.
Photos: Brooklyn Dumpling House
Founder Stratis Morfogen is well known in the hospitality industry and was a partner in such establishments as Philippe Chow, Club Rouge, Gotham City Diner, and Seagrill of the Aegean. The opening is set for February 2020.
Brooklyn Dumpling House - 131 1st Avenue, New York, NY (212) 473-2005
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