P.O. Box 82 is not suitable for running a catering project, its environment is dilapidated, the layout of the buildings is complex, and customers often get lost when looking for a store. However, in fact, the 82 mailbox dormitory is like a restaurant, and the "82 Zhong Dumplings" are indispensable, which is the earliest batch of residents.
The dumpling shop has no face, only A4 paper is posted on the glass window of the old house to indicate the name of the shop, but it should not be inferred that the owner is low-key. 82 Zhong Dumplings is actually a small shop run by a husband and wife shop, both of whom like to express their pride in a humble way, and the female owner is very fond of giving speeches to customers. And when customers ask to improve the flavor of their dumplings out of dietary habits, the owner will often be furious and even drive away customers. Interestingly, although the quality of the small shop is not a concern, many diners see it as an experience goal.
Because of the special personality of the store owner, they sometimes reveal private information that is more important to other stores. The most typical example is the manufacturing process of minced meat: 82 Zhong Dumpling minced meat is ground by machine, and the shopkeeper bluntly said that according to the current market labor costs, it is almost impossible to have manual minced meat, and the machine-made minced meat has a better taste than handmade minced meat.
The owner's statement is confirmed in the taste of the dumplings, which are lean in the 82-bell dumplings, and the dumplings are flat like crescent moons, only the middle part of the dough is pinched, leaving space at both ends. Even so, the filling is still as tight as a cake and has not fallen apart. The aroma of the meat is the most obvious taste, and the taste of the dumplings is not dry due to the moistening of the broth.
All bell dumplings are dry mixed, and the toppings are not spicy and sweet. According to rumors, the owner of the shop has worked in the head office for more than 20 years, specializing in the ingredients. However, there are also rumors that before opening the store, the owner worked at the 82 mailbox kindergarten, cooking bell dumplings for children.
Dumplings are sold from 2 taels, no additional orders are allowed, and each meal is accompanied by a bowl of boiled vegetables. According to the standard process recommended by the store, you can eat the dumplings and mix them with red oil and chili toppings to eat them. The store also offers cold noodles, and their flavor is more common in Chengdu, so don't pay attention to it.
If you want to taste the flavor of Zhongshui dumplings, 82 dumplings are enough to satisfy your wishes, and the cold service attitude has improved in recent years (around 2017). 82 Zhong dumplings have always maintained their own personality, but today, the competitiveness of their dumplings has declined. Diners vote with their feet, and the queue for the dried sea pepper next door is always more than 82 bell dumplings, while the competitor is the nearby "beef dumplings". Compared with 82 Zhong dumplings, the two stores are considered new, and local diners in Chengdu are always full of trust in the "fly restaurant" with a simple environment, but the "Internet celebrity fly restaurant" is not necessarily a "sweeping monk" like existence, but it is more likely to be an innovative attempt of the catering "old fritters", and the catering competition pattern in Chengdu is not much different from other cities.
