by Emma Davey 
Update March 10, 2023: In January, we reported that an outpost of the Oh Dumplings chain would be opening at this same address (159 Franklin Street). Oh Dumplings is, in fact, using the same address as Verge. They said that the storefront is in the back of an area that used to be the garage.
On a quiet corner of Franklin and India streets, a new sushi restaurant is now in its soft opening stage.…
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What happened with the Dumpling spot?
Yes I heard that too, that it was also gonna be a dumpling spot too.
Old timer here, will stick to Shanghai Lee, very good Chinese American comfort food restaurant next door, run by a great husband and wife team with two wonderful kids.
Shanghai Lee is fantastic and they’ve been wonderful neighbors!
This looks awesome! Can’t wait to try
Oh nooooo, you guys announced this as a dumpling spot like a month ago and I’ve been dreaming of that ever since. Womp womp.
The garages where the dumpling spot is set to open are on India street. Isn’t that block zoned residential?