Steamy Piggy Reviews

Pretty small, great little shaded patio. Food came pretty fast. Highly recommend the soup dumplings, even if you have picky eaters like my 14 year old. Not spicy unless you add the chili sauce. My kids all wanted more. The shrimp dumplings were not very good but the BBQ pork steamed buns were so good. Also, the custard sweet dumplings for dessert were so cute and tasted great!

So much to choose from in this area. We are glad we went in. We had curry chicken dumplings and chive dumplings. They were excellent. We also had an order of Red braised Pork belly. Excellent flavor. We were very happy with the size/portion of everything we ordered. The restaurant was very clean and the staff were friendly. We were there at 6:00 on a Wednesday night and were seated right away. Outdoor seating is available. $3.50 for a can of Diet Coke was a little excesssive, but overall, the prices were very good.

The portions were small here. Baos were $4 - $5 and the size of a taco, but tasty. The soup dumplings were very yummy, but nobody in our party liked the dan dan noodles (very small portion) which had a peanuty sauce that was thick. We had the rainbow dumplings, which were good but kind of oily. Service was fast and pleasant. We came on a weekend. We were not totally satisfied with our meal, but it was nice to try. I would come back on a weekday to sample their lunch menu or happy hour. Steamy Piggy has three parking spaces specifically for their restaurant, otherwise you need to park on the street.

Amazing food, I love their Spicy Ramen and Baos, they take the time to go over the menu with you, there drinks are good price. Great service.

We decided to try the new restaurant and went on a tuesday night hoping to avoid crowds (there's often a line out the door). Still a full restaurant but they were short staffed. Seating was very slow. We sat at the counter for 20 minutes and watched them prep noodles and dumplings. The decor is cute, lots of plants and a trendy feel. We ordered the sampler, a scallion pancake, mapo tofu, and some steamed dumplings. All were delicious, especially the pork and egg/cheese dumplings. Everything has great flavor and the dumplings are nice and juicy. All the food was served hot and plates cleared promptly. Main complaint: the tofu was way too salty - there's a salt shaker at the kitchen window and the waitress used it liberally.

Dumplings were tasty and pricing was fair. There was a bit of a wait as they seemed to be short staffed but they were polite and worked hard to keep up with the orders. My fave was the rainbow dumplings. Had to order of it. Also, the Nutella dumplings is a must order.

Located in a small strip this gemcwas just what the doctor ordered. Due to virus scare, the place as well as the entire mall was empty. Service was excellent. Waitress was very helpful. Dumplings, Dim Sum and other items were excellent. Just as good as Jasmine. Looking forward to my next visit

My kids love this place. It has indoor and outdoor seating and dog-friendly. The bulgogi rice bowl and ramen are the favorites. There are quite a few other tasty items on the menu. Depending on staff availability, the service can be fast or a bit slower however the quality of the food has always been consistent to us.

The food was very good overall but the portions were small there. Seating inside and outside with open windows. If you are a big party going there, the best thing is to split the party in two. Recommended dishes: The beef chao fun, the soup dumplings, the jiaozi, the bao buns (if you like spicy food) The service there was fine.

Yes...the service can be a bit slow, but everything is made-to-order. In fact, I love sitting at the bar and watching the dexterous woman who makes all the dumplings, with their individual shapes and fillings, hard at work. Or, the man who kneads and cuts the dough for the handmade noodles...makes me feel like I'm in Hong Kong, without the airfare! Especially like the Dan Dan Noodles, the Chicken Soup Dumplings, and the 8-Dumpling Sampler Plate. They also have some killer Nutella & Banana Dumplings for dessert...yummm.

We decided to try Steamy Piggy out on Sunday and was apprehensive since I knew that parking would be a challenge at that strip mall. We had previously seen their sign several time and were curious about what the food would be like. The restaurant itself is very nice and beautifully decorated with a few seating areas inside.. It's a little cozy however they do offer an outdoor patio which also has a very nice and comfortable setting. The outdoor patio is also covered. As a stated earlier , this particular srip mall has limited parking like many others on Convoy. The wait staff were friendly and very informative about thier menu items. We had ask them several questions about thier menu item since there was no description on thier menu. We did noticed that the menu said "Updated Menu". Some of the menu items were not to expensive and some were about average on what you would find in this area. The one waitress suggested that we try there flavored ice teas since they did not offer a regular ice tea. The watermelon ice teas and the lemon honey green teas had great flavor and were fantastiv. We decided on three items. For an appetizers we selected the the assorted of dumplings. Some were delicious and some had a bizarre taste. The brawny burger was not one of my favorites. It just really had a weird disgusting taste almost like a burnt hamburger. We decided to eat some of thier fresh noodle dishes. My partner ordered the Beijing ZJM and I had ordered the Piggy Noodles since that is what the waiter said he would recommend. We did try each others dishes and they were pretty good. The Beijing ZJM was a little salty but the sauce it was cooked with helped out since it a was sweet. The Piggy noodles were good but it was basically lo mein noodles with a couple pieces of pork belly on top. The pork belly was nice and cooked perfectly and the noodles were just ok. They had a good flavor and was not salty. Overall though it was a wonderful lunch. The service was great and the food itself was just "pretty good". If it came to dumplings I would prefer going to the Dumpling Inn And Shanghai Saloon. However I may go back to try thier other dumplings to see how they taste.

If you love handmade and freshly made dumplings, this is the place to go. My family and I enjoyed the food and the great service. It was a little hard finding a parking spot (welcome to convoy), but we enjoyed the food here.

We actually didn't plan to come here, but we were waiting for ramen across the street so we stopped in to grab an appetizer. We ordered the dumpling sampler and oh my gosh, I could have eaten a million more dumplings. Every single flavor was delicious. My personal favorite was the cabbage one and my husband loved the curry one. We saw Nutella dessert dumplings too so we will definitely be back to try those. The ambiance is cute and kitschy. We sat on the patio which was cozy with heaters. When you first walk in you can watch them make dumplings which is quite mesmerizing. We will definitely be back!

There are a multitude of restaurants on Convoy Street of every Asian flavor. We didn't know exactly what we wanted and just cruised the street to see what hit us. We saw this one and were drawn in by the cute name and good Yelp reviews. Glad we did. This is a Taiwanese noodle cafe, casual but with table service, as well as a nice outdoor seating area where dogs are welcome. They specialize in homemade noodles, including spicy Dan Dan Noodles, a modern twist on baos, XLB soup dumplings, a variety of gyoza/pot sticker-type dumplings (described as fried but brought to the table a bit crunchy on one side and a bit softer on the other--yum!), steamed dumplings such as shrimp har gow, and a few rice bowl with meat dishes. Everything we tried was delicious.

The dumplings and Baos were absolutely delicious. I would highly recommend trying these dishes. You will not be disappointed.

with all the restaurants this has a smaller menu versus the other places. its potstickers of various types

Visited this restaurant with family right after the holidays. We shared several different types of dumplings and they were all excellent. They made everything with fresh ingredients and the dumplings are made from scratch. Have to say, these are probably the best I have had. For an entree I had the pork belly noodle soup. The soup and ingredients came together perfectly well with the hand-made noodles. Delicious!!! This restaurant opened early in 2017 and I hope they succeed. I for one will be certainly return to try more.

We stopped here because the piggie icon were attractive. The concept of dumpling is cool but menu is very limited. Food was okay. We order assorted dumplings and noodles. They brought noodles to my bf first than like 5 mins after I got mine. Here we didnt get our dumplings yet. Expected to start with dumplings and it went last. People was friendly. The decoration inside is very nice and cozy. If you want to try fresh handmade dumplings. Give this place a chance but not the noodles tho.

Well what a not so great meal. After a full day at the Zoo my wife and I were hungry and excited for Taiwanese cuisine! We ordered a few dishes to share and eagerly awaited! The braised pork came out first and although the flavor was good, the fatty belly did not satisfy as the rice was horrific. Worst rice I've ever had and I've travelled extensively throughout Asia. The rice was mushy and gummy, I don't think it was possible to differentiate single grains from a hot mess of gummy mass. Next dish was the beef ho fun, which also had good flavor but very oily and small portions for the price. We ordered garlic bok Choy.. But recieved an ridiculously oily dish. There must have been at least 1/2 an inch of oil in our small dish. $9.50 for seasonal bok Choy that may have costed the restaurant about $0.50 for the veggies and $5 bucks for the all the oil. Thanks for the ensuing ache and extra padding to my belly. Best part of the experience was the free wifi provided that I'm connected to now as I submit this review.

We ordered carry out here and enjoyed the bun bowls and potstickers. Parking was crazy, though - the lot is incredibly small, making it nearly impossible to get a spot. All in all we enjoyed our food!

In an area with lots of Asian restaurants. Ordered a bunch of dishes to try. Favourites were the beef ho fun and the 3 cup chicken, both of which packed a lot of flavour. The back patio is really pretty and cosy, enclosed by greenery.

We ordered the soup dumplings today and there were no soup in the dumplings. Also, the size is quite small. (mini dumplings) We also ordered the shrimp dumplings and we were shocked to see the "shrimp" size dumplings. Any respectable Chinese would've send it back. The beef bulgogi roll was tasty. ⭐️⭐️ But they missed on the beef chow fun! It was way too salty! Overall, I wouldn't come back here. It's may be good for non-Asian crowd who don't really know dumplings and Asian eats.

Amazing customer service by my waiter Oz. The food was good! The galaxy lemonade was honestly really delicious if you enjoy sweet things. Also quick service!

I was really looking forward to this place. I think the concept is good but the food missed the mark. We got the taco trio, the wings and the dumplings. The tacos were good but the other items were very average. The wings were giant and looked like the chickens that they came from were bodybuilders on steroids. They had no taste notwithstanding being lathered in sauce . The dumplings tasted like they were not fresh but frozen. The lychee drink tastes like kool-aid. I would not go back here unfortunately.

We met my cousin's daughter and her hubby at this restaurant and we all wanted to check it out. No reservations so we were a party of 9 including one toddler so we ordered two of each entree. The outdoor dining is spacious so we had plenty of room. We ordered a variety of dishes like chili wontons, Xiao loong bao, pineapple fried rice, chicken wings which were tasty and had a kick to it, shrimp dumplings, shanghai bok choy, beef chow fun, chive dumplings. All was good and plenty to share. Parking can be a problem as the lot can be full

We came here by accident and were pleasantly surprised. We had the assorted dumplings and our favourite was the curry chicken. Also stir-fried wide noodles tasted absolutely yummy and the salt & pepper chicken was a unexpected delicious surprise.

To start, parking is a hassle. Small lot and most spaces are reserved for the other restaurants in the plaza. The menu is small and limited. We ordered a good number of items to get a good idea of the food. Both orders of our dumplings were burnt on one side; tasty but overcooked. We ordered a noodle plate that had bok choy and a meat. There were too few noodles, too much meat and oil and only one piece of box choy. This made the dish too heavy. The scallion pancake is good but would be better with the addition of cheese. My kids didn't really like anything (and their palates are relatively advanced) except the nutella filled dumplings which they said were delicious. For me it just did not live up to my expectations. The decor and interior is really cute and open and inviting but I was really let down by the food. Was hoping for more variety, more veggies and a lot lighter fare.

I am suspicious of fusion restaurants but the Steamy Pig managed to have fusion that was authentic to Asian food. Loved the bulgogi beef chow fun, the soup dumplings, the dumplings in garlic oil, and the bbq pork baozi. We sat in the garden with the heat lamp on, quite comfortable for us. A place I would definitely go back to!

Dropped my dog of at the world’s best Vet, Dr. Lindsey, and had some time to kill. Daughter and I selected Steamy Piggy. They specialize in dumplings. Not knowing which would be our favorite we ordered the rainbow which has 5 different types of dumplings. The curry chicken was my favorite. We also ordered some panko chicken which was wonderful. Daughter had to order the Nutella dumplings for dessert.

Cute little place to get some dumplings and buns. Nice outside seating. Dumpling bento was surprisingly filling. The Dumplings were tasty as well as the noodles. The piggy bao was good but a little too fatty. A bit pricey compared to other dumpling restaurants in the area. Good customer service. Parking can be difficult.

The dumplings were really good. Noodle dishes less so. Their January special was egg dumplings, which were delicious. Not too many vegetarian options. Outdoor seating much nicer than indoor. It’s kind of cool to see them make the dumplings.

This is a cute and fun restaurant They offer both inside and outside seating areas, which are clean, cozy, and modern. The service was prompt with a menu, water, an drink orders. Steamy Piggy is located in the same plaza as crowded Tajima on Convoy Street, which is infamous for having terrible parking. The food took a long time to come out, and when it did it was just ok in my opinion, not bad - perhaps a bit bland, nothing too exciting.

Came here with another young family for Saturday night dinner with reservations. We ordered almost everything on the menu and everything was tasty. If you are looking for traditional Taiwanese, Korean or whatever authentic Asian food, this is not your place. This place is more of a fusion hip place - if you are open minded about that, give it a try!

Full disclosure: this was not the restaurant we set out to dine at, but we were both pretty pleased that the fates conspired to bring us to Steamy Piggy. After a short wait at the door, we were shown to a small table on the patio. It was a warm day, but we were at least out of the sun and able to enjoy the fresh air and ambiance of the space. Menus are accessed via the QR code on the table, and while their menu is pretty small, they do have some inspired options. I knew I wanted a rice dish, so went with the Bulgogi bowl ($11.50). My husband opted for the Spicy Ramen ($13.50) and we decided to share the Bulgogi Roll ($9.50). We rounded out our order with a couple of Thai Iced Teas. Everything is served on disposable (and I hope, eco-friendly) dishware. The Bulgogi Roll came out first - it's basically a bulgogi/scallion pancake burrito concoction, with a melty white cheese pulling everything together. I honestly didn't love the roll - the cheese was a bit off-putting for me - but my husband enjoyed it enough to finish off both halves. The entrees came out pretty quickly after that, and I did enjoy the bulgogi bowl - it was much better (and maybe more traditional) than the roll. The rice was a tiny bit too dry for my liking, but the beef was marinated and tasty, and it was tender. My husband enjoyed his spicy ramen, though I don't think it was quite spicy enough for him. I'm still amazed that he ordered a bowl of hot soup in the middle of summer. He sat there sweating as he slurped noodles and downed sauce. He did say it wasn't his favorite bowl of ramen ever, but it at least had good flavor. The service was good - two waiters that were attentive without being overbearing - while we were there, though there was a couple that arrived as we were finishing up that were (loudly) complaining that they hadn't been helped. In the staff's defense, the waiter did stop by after they were seated, but the woman rather rudely shoo'd him away. I'm sure we'll be back, I'd like to sample their chili wontons and those cute bao that are pictured all over the place.

We were near the end of a multi-week trip and hadn't had Asian food in a while. We searched and found this incredible Asian food oasis- Convoy St in Kearny Mesa. The whole street is either car dealerships or Asian restaurants of every type--- strip malls with 10+ restaurants. It was so unique and amazing. Steamy Piggy was very good- food was delicious- we particularly got a kick out of the pig shaped deserts. and that on the bottom of the receipt it says "Thoink You!" Love the humor of this place. Only thing that was strange and negatively impacted it was that they use paper plates and plastic silverware. they give you a small paper bowl to eat from--- it really can't fit more than one thing at a time so we ended up eating each thing sequentially as opposed to how we normally eat. I assume it was due to COVID that they use the paper plates but would recommend they make it larger than a tiny bowl for each person.

As a food snob, I'm often guilty of ignoring fusion offerings. In most cases, the food is prepared by someone who understand neither of the two original cuisines. Despite its hipster appeal, Steamy Piggy offers authentic and very good original dishes and very good fusion offerings. Xiaolongbao, Shanghainese soup dumplings, has been hot recently. It's not difficult to find a restaurant with this dish, but extremely difficult to find one that serves it well. The soup dumplings here were very good - which is the highest praise possible outside of Ding Tai Fun. We ordered a bok choy, an extremely simple dish with the vegetable cooked in oil and garlic. So many restaurants get fussy with this dish. Here, it's simply cooked and delicious. Other dishes were equally well done, including the pork belly ramen (Japanese). The Bulgogi roll, made with beef (Korean) and scallion pancakes (Chinese) were an eye opener, and cemented their fusion credentials. Hats off from a grumpy Boomer.

Who knows if the food is good. We were never seated. We joined the wait list as a party of five. We were given the choice to eat outside but it was 51 degrees and we had a toddler, so we said we would wait for an inside table. 45 minutes later we watched as parties of three and four were seated ahead of us. The wait list tablet shows who’s next and how many in the party. Multiple times a party of 3 or 4, lower on the wait list, was seated ahead of us. Finally we asked which table we were waiting for and they said the next table for four! What???? All the four seat tables had just been seated. How long a wait we asked, don’t know they said. Ok. They don’t seat parties of 5 inside. Just say so. If you are a large party (>4) go elsewhere.

1. The Sun Mai came out and one bite revealed the raw meat (pork)... We returned and changed to shrimp dumplings; 2. When we googled it, it says it's a Taiwanese Restaurant; but the waiter said, it's a Chinese restaurant? We were confused. 3. The dishes were ok. But the raw meat Su Mai was shadowing our entire experience!

We had the scallion pancakes and a selection of dumplings to share. The ambiance is excellent, the decor is lovely, and the food is fabulous! Service is friendly and personable! We will be back!

It took a bit of a drive to get to the Steamy Piggy, but once we got there we were happy we made the journey. The menu has traditional Chinese options with a modern twist. The food was so good. Order the bao buns!

Great ramen and excellent dumplings! Drink was delicious! We are coming again! Parking was hard. Just park on the street

We pass Steamy Piggy at least twice a week. It’s intrigued us for a while, but we have our regular haunts and the stomach wants what the stomach wants. Today was the day for Steamy Piggy. We decided if we could find parking, we would finally check it out. Miraculously, we pulled in and snagged the spot right at their door. It was a sign!! Clearly, the year of the piggy has spoken. We walked in and were greeted immediately by a young hipster server who offered us outdoor or indoor seating and then got us situated with menus and water. We caught a glimpse of the Dumpling Wizard at work and saw a few dishes fly by (all looked great) and put in our order for a few things to test out, I mean share (wink wink).. Rainbow Dumplings...spicy curry especially wonderful, the veg was succulent but the array of flavors, fillings and colors were fantastic. Spicy Thai Bao.. fun fried chicken and spicy sauce filled fluffy Bao that resembled a taco. Winner! XLB...admittedly we are total snobs about this dish...the most difficult part of this dumpling is to execute the wrapper perfectly. Thin enough to contain its contents, but no more. Steamy Piggy pulled it off brilliantly. The filling could have been slightly more tender but overall one of the best in KM. Our last dish was Beef Chow Fun. We loved it. It was intense due to the marinated?? beef that had a sizzling crust and a surprisingly generous portion of meat vs onion/noodles etc. This dish was fired in less than 3 minutes and all the food came out quickly. Service was great. Prices were as expected . Atmosphere was super pleasant aside from the plant hospital. I’d probably thin them out, replace the stragglers. I do so love the vibe of that look but someone needs to take charge of nurturing them properly or replace the live stuff completely. That is seriously our only gripe and it’s not really a gripe, it would just bump the ambiance up measurably. Oh and why why why TA reviews are so bouncy in the star department. The food and total experience at Steamy Piggy is excellent. It’s non traditional but really nicely presented and wonderful tasting riffs on familiar favorites.

This restaurant is very casual and quick and easy. It has indoor and outdoor seating (5 or 6 tables each) We chose indoor as it was somewhat cool on this January early evening. (Note that they do have heat lamps outside.) Food was good, not special, and service with a few exceptions was not attentive. Price points are good, though, so give it a try.

we got bulgogi chowmein and bowl. also got shrimp fried rice. overall pretty good food with good portion. our favorite was chow mien bulgogi. bao look good but we didn't get it.service was fair.

The service at Piggy is friendly, and the place has an interesting and modern vibe. We tried several of their signature dishes. Unfortunately, the food is a little overpriced and just tastes above average. The problem may be that serving dumplings and noodles on Convoy Avenue is too competitive an endeavor. I can think of several neighboring options that have a better selection of menu items which taste better and are cheaper.

Fresh savoury food authentic food. And a very modern decor, and hip atmosphere. And since they didnt have any kids menu we just asked for rice and noodles an we got that for them, they tasted the soup dumplings too and 1 of the kids thought they tasted really nice and ate like 3 of them.

They gave us the wrong food on take out and nicely called to notify us. Unfortunately we were 30-40 minutes away by that point (traffic/rush hour). We were told we would be called back shortly to inform us about voiding the cost of the meal. We never received a call and they wouldn’t pick up when I tried calling back. Not only that when they did pick up they would just leave the phone off the hook. Now that they have swindled a 50$ meal from me for some ramen, I resort to leaving these negative reviews. Such as will be on google review, yelp etc.

The piggy pork belly entree is shredded pork, is not chunk of pork belly anymore, no sauce , very oily as well as taco pk belly. Very disappointed. Came from LA

It seems people are drawn in by the "piggy" name. I know we were. We knew they had dumplings so we went in for lunch. I think we all decided that this place has a ways to go if it wants to succeed in Convoy. The dumplings were okay and many weird, new like hamburger dumplings served with fries. We wanted more traditional Chinese dumplings which they don't really do. I guess we went to the wrong place for that. Taking a look around, none of the tables at the time were Asian customers. That clued us in. Anyways, if you want traditional dumplings, it is not here. The noodle dish we tried was the best thing. None of us will be back.

We split the sampler platter of the dumping. They were all excellent, the egg and cheese on was a surprising favorite.

While in the area looking for furniture (see review of My Budget Furniture) my son and I went to Steamy Piggy for a late lunch. He has been to the Convoy Street area for many meals and knew of the excellent Asian food available. Steamy Piggy was on his list so off we went. This place serves some terrific food. We selected for our lunch a Happy Hour Bar Flight (piggy bao, bulgogi bao and a chicken bao), an order of soup dumplings and an order of BBQ Pork Baozi. The first items to come our of the kitchen were the Pork Baozi. The buns were so fluffy and the texture was prefect. The filling of the BBQ pork was full of flavor and each bite was taste bud happiness. We then were served the trio of Bao and each one was excellent, flavorful, bun done just right. We ended with the soup dumplings and again were impressed by the talent of the chef in the kitchen. Hot and steamy it was a perfect ending to our late lunch. We will be back for sure the next time I come down to San Diego for a visit.

Based on the kind reviews I was expecting so much more...small, less than spotless worn out interior with plastic plants and mediocre food. It's hard to ruin a good dumpling but these are tasteless, especially the dough. 150 USD later the 3 of us were unimpressed and still hungry.

Ok, I'm a sucker for handmade dumplings. And this place does them right. I love that you can watch them as they make your dumplings. Food is great! Decor is industrial chic. Give it a try!

We came in search of soup dumplings. Everything was amazing. Stop everything and come get the bulgogi wrap. We were blown away. The menu overall is a nice fusion of Cantonese, Korean, Japanese, and more. Everything we tasted was done exceptionally well.