Pinwheel Garden Dumpling and Noodle Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The regular curry with lemon grass chicken 5 stars. Absolutely best Thai curry I've found in Jersey!"
• "High quality food, the mushroom noodle dish is incredible- unique, fresh flavors."
• "Super tasty food! Excellent dumplings!"
• "Great, fresh food! The flavors are really one of the best I've seen used."
• "Absolutely delicious food! By far one of the best ramen places I’ve been to."
• "The food here is just straight up really good."
• "The food is simply amazing - great taste, good portion size, lot of options to choose from and great service."

Cons:

• "Way too overpriced for mediocre food."
• "The mushrooms fried rice was just so so, the hot sauce was over power and we didn't taste the mushroom at all."
• "Curry is yuck, pork chasu taste like week old!!"
• "The coconut curry is pretty much bland. You might have to add spice which is available for extra charge."
• "The food was a little bit disappointing, I was expecting something better."
• "The coconut curry is pretty much bland."
• "The dumplings are tasteless and the sauce accompanying is a NO."

Service

Pros:

• "Food was very solid and even better service."
• "The service was excellent, and the people there are very patience and have good energy."
• "The service was quick, we went for an early lunch and did not have to wait."
• "Service was attentive and friendly."
• "The staff (and kitchen) all had smiles and were super helpful."
• "The staff were really attentive and nice."
• "The service is always friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "We were casually asked to repeat our order. In reality she had forgotten to enter our order and was not the least bit apologetic about it."
• "Took a long time for the food to come, and when he did, he brought the wrong order."
• "However, during our second visit, we unfortunately had two servers, and one of them seemed more interested in their phone than attending to the customers."
• "But having come here twice, both times the service was clumsy and disappointing."
• "Waited for 45 minutes for food to come out and when it did was very average tonight."
• "Very little communication from the staff and all a bit indifferent - not sure what all the fuss is, maybe an off night."
• "Server / counter guy had nothing to offer except just saying sorry."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Lovely ambiance, amazing service (by Albert) and DELICIOUS food."
• "It is a small pretty place. Decor inside is super nice and organic."
• "Such an awesome vibe- it feels cozy and trendy at the same time."
• "This restaurant is absolutely adorable and perfect for a lunch or dinner date, or even just a casual hangout."
• "Decor and ambiance were awesome, lots of plants and good music."
• "This super chilled out spot makes you forget that you are in Jersey City."
• "The decor inside is authentic and beautifully done."

Cons:

• "The place is really cute although a bit small, only has a few tables."
• "Sometimes the wait times can be much but that’s once in a blue."
• "There is very limited seating so you either get lucky or wait a short bit for a space to open up."
• "With Covid restrictions in place, they can only have 3 tables at any time. Hence, the wait can be long."
• "This place seating is small."
• "I’m taking 1 star away because the bathroom needs some cleaning."
• "This restaurant is not very wheelchair accesible with limited space and steps to basement with tiny restroom."

Value

Pros:

• "Also it's BYOB. Definitely a top spot in a neighborhood undergoing gentrification near JC"
• "The prices are very reasonable."
• "And the price is reasonable."
• "Little bit expensive, but worth it all as you could get two meals out of your meal anyway."
• "The best value are the mains as dumplings are pricier."
• "Generous portions, every ingredient perfectly cooked, great staff."
• "Love the focus on grass fed and organic ingredients!"

Cons:

• "It was a bit overpriced (we ordered one dumpling appetizer, three entrees, and 3 lemonades for $112 that’s including tax and tip)."
• "I thought it was a bit on a pricier side since for 4 dumplings, we paid $10."
• "Delicious food, price point high and portions are small, is quarter box meal, 1 fried rice 1 small appetizers is $22 and change and you still hungry not including beverage."
• "$16.75 for less than 8 0z. of a weak (watery) coconut curry."
• "I do feel for the neighborhood that its expensive, around $20 for lunch when all is said and done."
• "SO Disappointed! The only silver lining to the IKEA trip was that we were going to go to Pinwheel ramen afterwards... How did the order go so wrong… the flavor was different, there was no visual excitement… and I walked out paying $33 for this bowl. Seriously!"
• "The portions are too little for the price. It is expensive, considering what they serve to you."