Soup dumplings have officially joined the late-night lineup by the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus, as Shanghai Dumpling House quietly slides into a familiar Fowler Avenue storefront and starts turning out made-to-order xiao long bao for students and neighbors.
The new spot sits at 1120 E Fowler Ave, a short walk from USF, in the former Boil Spot Hot Pot and BBQ space and is set up to handle both dine-in traffic and third-party delivery from the same small strip that already feeds much of the campus crowd. Creative Loafing Tampa first reported the opening and flagged the restaurant’s heavy emphasis on soup dumplings, while state business filings list the operation as SHANGHAI DUMPLING HOUSE LLC, a Florida-registered company with a principal address at the Fowler Avenue location. Those records also name Wan Po Yeung as the registered agent and show the company as active through the Florida Division of Corporations.
What’s on the menu
The kitchen leans hard into soup dumplings, prepared to order and offered steamed or pan-fried, with variations that include scallop and black truffle. The rest of the lineup sticks to dumpling-house comfort: pan-fried pork buns, wontons in chili oil and scallion beef pancakes all make an appearance, paired with a dessert-and-drink section built for casual, campus-side snacking.
On the sweeter end, mochi ice cream and brown sugar sticky rice cakes share space with classic boba teas, rounding out a menu that reads like a checklist of study-break cravings.
Hours and ordering
Online ordering platforms show Shanghai Dumpling House open roughly from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., with both pickup and delivery available through major apps. Uber Eats currently lists the restaurant as closed on Tuesdays in its schedule, while DoorDash shows the spot available for same-day orders, signaling that nearby residents and students can rely on app-based dumpling runs most days of the week.
From hot pot to dumplings
The Fowler storefront previously housed Boil Spot Hot Pot and BBQ, which local business listings now mark as closed. The handoff from bubbling hot pot to steaming dumplings represents another quick flip in this compact commercial strip along the USF corridor, a stretch that has been steadily filling in with Asian and takeout-friendly concepts in recent months.
Early reviews and how to reach them
Yelp users have already started chiming in with early praise for the soup dumplings and boba, noting fresh flavors and the behind-the-glass dumpling assembly that lets guests watch the process while they wait. The restaurant lists a phone number and basic contact details on its own site for those who prefer calling in orders or checking on hours directly.
For a deeper dive into the opening, menu focus and location, see the coverage from Creative Loafing Tampa, and refer to the restaurant’s website for up-to-date hours and contact information.
