A-Pou’s Taste
“I usually pass this truck at Astor Place, so I was pleasantly surprised to see one at Verdi Square.”
“i've been here about a dozen times since they opened and have never once left without a steaming order of pot stickers.”
“Tried the Taiwanese pots stickers after shopping at Trader Joe's. Decided to eat them in the park, since I live on the East Side.”
A-Pou’s Taste
Take-out: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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I usually pass this truck at Astor Place, so I was pleasantly surprised to see one at Verdi Square.
Their Taiwanese pork dumplings ($5; cash only as far as I can tell) are worth a try, long creations filled with tender meat, prepped in a flash. The sauce is their highlight, a vinegary, savory sauce that made me wish I had ten more dumplings.
I'll be back for A-Pou's Korean-styled dumplings.
Had pork potstickers and fried noodles. The only thing this place has going for it is the price. This is as bad as unauthentic Chinese food gets… The potstickers are not even actual potstickers, and the fried noodles have no flavor (just overdose of oil and MSG).
Got a trio of the meat dumplings. The beef, chicken and pork all seemed indistinguishable. I guess that is ok, it's all ground up meat anyway. My potstickers came from a metal container rather than fresh off the griddle. This made the texture contrast soft on the boiled side versus chewy soft on the fried side. I wish he made them to order so that the seared portion would be crispy. The $9 for 15 potstickers seemed like a lot of food, if you care about that kind of thing.
Okay, now that I've actually been able to EAT their dumplings, I can comment on the actual food, rather than just rant about my miserable mishap.
Your experience will heavily depend on when you get there in relation to how recently the dumplings had been cooked. Show up when they're fresh, and you'll have a nice, crisp pot sticker with decent (albeit meagre) fillings. Arrive after they've been sitting around for too long and they'll feel stale (although still warm) with your first bite.
They aren't quite Chinatown prices ($6 lunch/dinner special for 10 dumpings, $9 for 15), and you don't even get the consistency in quality that even a bargain like Prosperity Dumplings can offer. But for some reason I still crave them.
Maybe they do bear some resemblance to the Taiwanese dumpings they claim name to, although my folks would have never skimped on the fillings nor served me dumplings with rubbery skins. And despite that, you'll probably find me lining up outside their cart once again. Dang, nostalgia makes you do funny things.
Food trucks seem to be the new thing right now. We found this one on Astor Place and I thought I would give it a try. I haven't seen a potsticker one yet so I figured why not. The pork ones are definitely better than the beef ones. Eat it with the spicy sauce and a little bit of the soy sauce but be careful too much and it will be too salty. I think they would probably be better if they were fresh and crisp. They aren't bad but I would not wait in line for them.
CASH ONLY. After eating at Gray's Papaya B. saw this food cart for Taiwanese-style potstickers. We were full, but we still crammed them into our guts.
Small order of Taiwanese Special (pork) small was $3.50. It was pretty tasty.
We paid Cash.