Dining pick of the week: Little Dumpling

PICK OF THE WEEK:

LITTLE DUMPLING

2555 W. Craig Road, 646-8889

There are many specialties at this Thai and Chinese restaurant. Among them are pad Thai (chicken, pork, beef or shrimp), honey walnut shrimp, Kung Pao Triple (shrimp, chicken, beef, celery, carrots and zucchini in Szechuan sauce), beef salad and Thai red or yellow curry with chicken or beef. Another specialty is tom yum, a Thai soup made with lemongrass, hot chili and lime juice. Other popular entrees include sweet and sour fish, pork in hot garlic sauce, salt and pepper squid, moo goo gai pan, moo shu pork, pineapple chicken, shrimp with asparagus in black bean sauce, Mongolian beef, General Tso's chicken, almond chicken, scallops with pea pods and orange chicken. There are appetizers (barbecue spare ribs, fried won ton, pot stickers), soups, salads, teriyaki bowls, Hong Kong pan-fried noodles, chop suey, fried rice, lo mein noodles, egg foo yong, chow fun (rice noodles) and vegetarian selections such as Buddha's Delight, eggplant in garlic sauce and Szechuan-style string beans. Daily lunch specials (served 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) begin at $7.99 and come with soup, fried or steamed rice and lo mein noodles. Little Dumpling is open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

-- Jack Bulavsky