Five picks are in Paterson, along Broadway, Union Avenue, Main Street and East 33rd Street. The sixth is Cheng Du 23 at 6 Willowbrook Boulevard in neighboring Wayne; it is explicitly an outside-city option.
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“Lists delivery” means the operator’s ordering page or a checked platform listing showed delivery on October 9, 2026. Availability depends on your address and time. “Vegetarian options” means a specific option is named on the checked menu, not an allergen or cross-contact guarantee.
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Pork dumplings without a dine-in assumption
Use the selected Tarro menu for Steam Pork Dumpling and a spring roll. Its FAQ says dine-in is unavailable; resolve the second site’s hours and ZIP disagreement by phone before arranging pickup or delivery.
Start with M3. Moo Shu Vegetables from the section that includes white rice and 4 pancakes. Ask about sauces if avoiding animal ingredients, and treat the delivery-radius statement as a limit rather than a promise to your address.
This trip is to neighboring Wayne, not Paterson. Pair the bilingual crystal shrimp dumpling and soup-bun items with dan dan noodles, and allow for the weekday 3–4:30 pm staff break and 8:30 pm last-order time.
Six Happiness at 482 Broadway identifies its food as Chinese American and offers both pork and chicken dumplings. Its current Tarro site says dine-in is unavailable, making this a pickup or delivery choice.
Build an order. Start with Steam Pork Dumpling $8.25; the menu describes ground pork, Chinese cabbage and scallions with dumpling sauce. Spring Roll $1.60 is another appetizer. Hunan Chicken $9.00+ is the separate Chicken-section starting price, not the lunch or dinner-combination amount. No piece count is printed in the selected Steam Pork Dumpling title.
Before you go. The selected Tarro site and FAQ list Sunday through Saturday noon–11 pm. A second branded Smorefood site gives noon–10:30 pm takeout hours and ZIP 07504 instead of 07514; its ordering page says online ordering is temporarily unavailable. Call 973-742-3788 to resolve the hours and ZIP discrepancy before travelling or ordering. The Tarro FAQ says no dine-in.
Steam Pork Dumpling $8.25 · Spring Roll $1.60 · Hunan Chicken $9.00+
Operator Tarro regular online ordering menu, checked 2026-10-09. The Chicken-section Hunan Chicken amount literally carries a starting +; lunch and dinner sections have separate prices. The other branded Smorefood menu is a separate channel with different labels and prices, and is not used for these observations. No count is borrowed from that menu. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Shanghai II at 248 Union Avenue has a Chinese Menu Online ordering menu with chow mei fun, vegetables, combination dishes and dumplings. The listed rice-stick noodles make this a noodle meal with a separately priced dumpling side.
Build an order. Choose 119. Vegetable Chow Mei Fun $8.97 for the Sm. listing; the menu calls this section Rice Stick Noodles, No Rice. Add 8. Dumplings (8) $8.91 with the source’s Steamed preparation, or choose 113. Mixed Vegetables $7.98 at Sm. size. Dumplings (8) is a generic title: the menu supplies no soup-filled, crystal-wrapper or siu-mai identity for it.
Before you go. The current operator-linked location page lists Monday–Thursday 11 am–11 pm, Friday 11 am–midnight, Saturday 11 am–12:30 am the following day, and Sunday noon–11 pm. The ordering menu is marked closed before opening on the morning of the check, not permanently closed. Small and large noodle or vegetable amounts differ; confirm the portion and sauce ingredients before placing an order.
119. Vegetable Chow Mei Fun $8.97 (Sm.) · 8. Dumplings (8) $8.91 (Steamed) · 113. Mixed Vegetables $7.98 (Sm.)
Operator-linked Chinese Menu Online regular online ordering menu, checked 2026-10-09. The chow mei fun and mixed vegetables amounts are the literal Sm. amounts, not large portions; the dumplings have separate Fried and Steamed selections at the same 8.91 amount. No starting plus is printed beside these selected amounts. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Sui Min House at 839 Main Street lists a Moo Shu Specialties section with vegetables, pork, chicken, beef and shrimp. Its named vegetable choice offers a different meal from the noodle and dumpling orders elsewhere in this guide.
Build an order. M3. Moo Shu Vegetables $14.81 is the vegetable meal; the section states white rice and 4 pancakes. M1. Moo Shu Pork $15.83 is the pork alternative. Add 8. Steamed Dumplings (8) $10.26 if you want a dumpling side. The pancake count is a section serving statement, not a dumpling count, and the generic dumpling label does not establish soup, har gow or siu mai.
Before you go. The operator location page lists Monday–Thursday 11 am–11 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am–midnight, and Sunday noon–11 pm. The menu has a separate Vegetarian section as well as the Moo Shu Vegetables title. Ask about sauce ingredients and preparation if avoiding animal ingredients; a vegetable title is not a dietary guarantee.
M3. Moo Shu Vegetables $14.81 · M1. Moo Shu Pork $15.83 · 8. Steamed Dumplings (8) $10.26
Operator Chinese Menu Online regular online ordering menu, checked 2026-10-09. These are fixed displayed Moo Shu and steamed-dumpling amounts; the section lists 4 pancakes for the moo shu meal, while dumplings have their own eight-count title. Other categories have separate small and large amounts. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
China House’s own site calls the restaurant Sichuan and Hunan Style and gives 180 East 33rd Street in Paterson. Its linked Honorpos menu names Hunan Beef, vegetable dumplings and Green Jade Vegetable, providing a source-backed Hunan-labelled meal.
Build an order. The menu displays Hunan Beef $9.75 on an option card; the final configured amount was not checked. Steamed Vegetable Dumplings(8) $8.25 is a fixed appetizer, while Green Jade Vegetable $11.90 is described as snow peas, broccoli and string beans. The vegetable dumpling title does not establish soup-filled or crystal-wrapper format.
Before you go. The operator lists Monday–Thursday 11:30 am–10 pm, Friday and Saturday 11:30 am–10:30 pm, and Sunday closed. It also prints 973-754-9835 as a second phone. Its homepage advertises delivery, but the linked online menu says that website offers pickup only; phone the restaurant if you want the delivery service advertised on the homepage.
Operator-linked Honorpos regular online ordering menu, checked 2026-10-09. Hunan Beef is the literal displayed option-card amount with OPT and no + in the visible card; options were not configured, so no final-size or final-total claim is made. The dumplings and Green Jade Vegetable have fixed visible amounts. These are not dine-in prices. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Chifa Jade’s branded printed menu gives 927–929 Main Street in Paterson and describes its style as Chifa Peruano. It lists arroz chaufa, tallarin, Chinese sausage and roast duck alongside a Vegetariano section, with a distinct Chinese–Peruvian combination meal.
Build an order. Especial $17.50 belongs to the Combinación de Tallarín con Arroz Chaufa section: its printed description names chicken, pork and duck in the noodles, and chicken, pork and shrimp in the chaufa. Salchicha China con Verduras Chinas $15.50 is a separate Chinese-sausage dish. Pato Asado $25.00 is the roast-duck choice. The Vegetariano section also names Tallarin de Verdura (Jugoso); ask about sauce ingredients and portions.
Before you go. The currently served main PDF prints open every day 11 am–9:30 pm and 973-279-1333. Its PDF creation metadata dates to 2023, and no menu revision date is printed: these are currently accessible printed-menu amounts and hours, not a claim that the menu was updated in 2026. Confirm availability, prices and hours by phone before travelling.
Especial $17.50 (tallarin with arroz chaufa combination) · Salchicha China con Verduras Chinas $15.50 · Pato Asado $25.00
Branded Chifa Jade printed PDF menu currently served by its QR page, checked 2026-10-09. This is an independently discovered branded primary menu document, not a proved link from an operator homepage and not an online ordering or dine-in-only channel. PDF metadata dates to 2023; current revision date is unavailable. Prices are printed-menu observations and need phone confirmation. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Cheng Du 23 is the guide’s one neighboring Wayne branch, at 6 Willowbrook Boulevard. Its operator site identifies Sichuan cooking and links a bilingual ordering menu with crystal shrimp dumplings, soup buns and dan dan noodles.
Build an order. A11.Steamed Shrimp Dumpling(5)水晶虾饺 $8.00 has a literal five-count title; 水晶虾饺 means crystal shrimp dumplings and supplies the har-gow-format identity. A12.Steamed Juice Bun 小笼汤包 $10.00 is the soup-bun title, with no piece count printed. A12.Steamed Juice Bun 小笼汤包: The literal Chinese name 小笼汤包 identifies small-basket soup buns, also called soup dumplings. A10.Dan Dan Noodles 担担面 $8.00 adds noodles. Dry Tofu & Celery 中芹香干笋尖 is a named Vegetable-section choice. A4.Steamed Pork Dumpling 肉饺 $8.00 is a different generic dumpling item and has no source description identifying soup dumplings, crystal shrimp dumplings or siu mai.
Before you go. This address is in Wayne, not Paterson. The operator lists daily 11:30 am–9 pm, last order 8:30 pm, with a Monday–Friday staff break 3–4:30 pm; lunch specials have a separate weekday 11:30 am–3 pm window. 973-812-2210 is labelled fax on the contact page, not a second telephone. The pickup menu and third-party delivery link are distinct services.
A11.Steamed Shrimp Dumpling(5)水晶虾饺 $8.00 · A12.Steamed Juice Bun 小笼汤包 $10.00 · A10.Dan Dan Noodles 担担面 $8.00
Operator-linked Honorpos regular online ordering menu, checked 2026-10-09. The operator links this ordering host for pickup, and these are its regular visible menu amounts, not the separate lunch-special menu or third-party delivery prices. A11 has five in its own fullwidth-parenthesis label; A12 has no label-stated count. Chinese titles are retained verbatim. Checked ; before tax, tip and fees. Prices can change, and delivery-app prices are often higher than the restaurant’s own.
Sources & verification
Operator information checked October 9, 2026. These sources support the menu and logistics; our order suggestions are editorial, without a claimed visit.
Six Happiness is at 482 Broadway. The selected operator site supplies the ZIP and hours, while its second branded site disagrees; check those details before ordering.
Sui Min House is at 839 Main Street, and Chifa Jade’s printed menu gives 927–929 Main Street. These are two distinct branches with different menus, hours and delivery evidence.
China House’s operator site gives 180 East 33rd Street and describes Hunan and Sichuan style. Its delivery advertisement and linked pickup-only website are separate claims.
Five records have Paterson addresses. Cheng Du 23 is explicitly in neighboring Wayne at 6 Willowbrook Boulevard, Wayne NJ 07470; its area label and meal plan preserve that distinction.
Which menus supply dumplings with a verified format?
Cheng Du 23 names A11.Steamed Shrimp Dumpling(5)水晶虾饺, with crystal shrimp dumpling identity in the Chinese title, and A12.Steamed Juice Bun 小笼汤包, a soup-bun title. Generic steamed dumplings at the other restaurants are not evidence of those formats.
Where are there named vegetable choices?
Sui Min House names M3. Moo Shu Vegetables, Shanghai II names Vegetable Chow Mei Fun, and China House names Green Jade Vegetable. Chifa Jade has a printed Vegetariano section. Ask each restaurant about sauce ingredients and preparation; menu titles alone do not guarantee a dietary accommodation.
What regional variety do these sources establish?
China House’s operator site explicitly describes Sichuan and Hunan style. Cheng Du 23 identifies Sichuan cuisine, while Chifa Jade’s branded menu says Chifa Peruano and lists arroz chaufa and tallarin. Shanghai II’s name alone is not used as proof of Shanghai cooking.
How should I read delivery, hours and prices?
All sources were fetched 2026-10-09, and the channel is stated in each record. Six Happiness has differing branded-site ZIP and hours; China House advertises delivery while its online website offers pickup only. Chifa Jade’s current QR still serves a PDF with 2023 creation metadata, so confirm its printed hours and prices by phone. Delivery areas and fees do not guarantee eligibility for your address.
Reading the menus
Words you may see in Paterson.
Mala A Sichuan flavor pairing the tingling numbness of Sichuan pepper with chili heat; the name means numbing and spicy.
Sichuan peppercorn The dried husk of a Zanthoxylum berry that gives Sichuan dishes a citrusy scent and a tingling, numbing buzz; it is not a true pepper.
Doubanjiang A salty, savory fermented paste of broad beans, usually with chili, that anchors many Sichuan dishes; the Pixian version is the most renowned.
Guotie (potstickers) Pan-fried dumplings browned on one side, then steamed with a little water under a lid; 'potsticker' is the English form of guotie.
Baozi A yeast-leavened bun with a filling, most often steamed; unfilled steamed buns are called mantou.
We selected 6 Paterson restaurants for different meals. This is not a numerical ranking or a record of dining visits. We checked operator menus, exact locations, delivery options and practical constraints on October 9, 2026, and left out places we could not verify.
Order suggestions are editorial. Food illustrations are locally generated AI images, not photographs of any restaurant. See the editorial approach. Other guides: all city guides.