?> {"id":1082,"date":"2009-08-07T22:18:24","date_gmt":"2009-08-08T02:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2010-01-21T19:01:12","modified_gmt":"2010-01-22T00:01:12","slug":"baumgarts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2009\/08\/baumgarts\/","title":{"rendered":"Baumgart’s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Josh and I were back in NJ for the weekend and had dinner at one of our old favorites, Baumgart\u2019s. It\u2019s a kitschy retro-looking diner that serves Chinese food and ice cream. A weird combination but somehow it works. The Chinese food isn\u2019t totally Americanized, which I like about the place, and service is always fast and efficient. Plus the ice cream is outstanding.<\/p>\n
We ended up ordering a ton of food for some reason, and we still managed to finish most of it. For appetizers, we started off with steamed house dumplings that are filled with a shrimp paste and served with pickled vegetables. These are probably pre-made frozen dumplings but they\u2019re delicious. The skins are super thin and the filling is ample but light. I could eat dozens of these, easily.<\/p>\n
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