Check out Atlanta Eats video about our former restaurant Gu's Bistro!
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"Just when it seemed their culinary influence was waning, the Sichuan pros expanded their reach."
"There are, of course, clues to his secret. Gu admits that he adds homemade chili oil to it, and that there a total of ten ingredients—the earthy sweetness of Chinese plums pokes out its head, for one—but Gu’s the only person in the world who knows precisely what goes in the dumpling sauce, in what order, or when."
"After 30 years helping other people start restaurants -- 12 of them in the United States -- Chef Gu knew there was something special about his take on Szechuan cuisine, a style of Chinese food from his native Sichuan province known for its bold flavors."
"When it comes to his elegant, nuanced cooking, Gu does not compromise."
"Our specialty is our dumplings, which is an ancient recipe over 150 years old. The blend of garlic, sweetness, and spiciness come together to create a unique and flavorful taste."
"The proof is in the pudding—or rather the pork-stuffed, boiled jewels that give Gu’s Dumplings its name, tossed with tangy sauce from an ancient, and secret, recipe."
"Gu’s features dumplings that are perfect: tender and soft, filled with mouthwatering pork, and served laced with secret sweet & spicy sauce."
"These palm-sized half-moons come bathed in a mercifully mild chili sauce, like a less-concentrated version of the chili oil found on the table at most Chinese restaurants. Each delicate dumpling skin contains a meatball-esque center of savory pork filling that bursts with natural juiciness."
"Fans who mourned the recent closing of beloved Buford Highway Szechuan restaurant, Gu’s Bistro, rejoiced at the opening of the new Krog Street Market spin-off, Gu’s Dumplings."
"The Spicy Dried Eggplant is crispy, greasy, and spiced just enough with lightly numbing Szechuan peppercorns."
"Walk the Beltline and build up an appetite; your reward at the end of the walk is Chef Gu’s specialty! Grab an order of dumplings, take your container outside, and eat on the wide wooden tables under the market’s covered porch. There is plenty of people-watching from this popular vantage point."
“The sauce Gu’s uses on their dumplings is phenomenal. It’s spicy but the heat doesn’t overshadow the garlicky, robust flavor. And the sautéed green peppers are borderline addictive."
"The list of awards for Gu’s Dumplings is so long that it’s not possible to write out in this description. This smaller scale version in Krog Street Market of Gu’s Bistro is an instant favorite."
"Zhong style dumplings are the things for which Chef Gu is best known, so we started with an order of the pork dumplings. These were very tasty, in a sweet and sour sauce, topped with toasted sesame seeds and green onions and cooked to order. A nice start to the meal."
