Peek Inside Hoboken's New Automated Dumpling Shop

HOBOKEN, NJ — A Jersey City native opened the newest Brooklyn Dumpling Shop location last week on Hoboken's Washington Street. Many customers popped in on Thursday to see how the small shop — which allows patrons to pick up their meals Automat-style — worked.

In fact, customers can come in, tap in their order, and the chefs will prepare it in the kitchen in the back. Then it will be served, piping hot, in the metal lockers.

The store is part of a chain that offers unusual dumplings in varieties from peanut butter and jelly to Korean BBQ to mac and cheese to cheesesteak. They also offer bowls with rice and a protein, kids' meals, and desserts. You can also come in and pick up a frozen pack of dumplings to go.

Franchisee Charles Tum-Baah was born and raised in Jersey City.

“I am excited to bring Brooklyn Dumpling Shop to Hoboken," he said. "Partnering with a franchise that has a household name like Brooklyn Dumpling Shop carries a prestige and subtle touch that complements the Hoboken swagger."

Founder Stratis Morfogen recently brought new flavors and ideas to the chain, with a new entree option called Brooklyn Chop Chop Bowls. They have a base of rice, noodles, or greens, then select proteins like grilled or crispy chicken, plant-based chicken, or shrimp, and various sauces.

They also offer breakfast Cro’sumplings, a dumpling filled with bacon/egg/cheese, sausage/egg/cheese or spinach/egg/Feta cheese.

Hoboken Evolution

The Hoboken location has maintained some of the facade and historic clock from the past. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was the hip bookstore Blackwater Books. Decades before that, it was a furrier, according to one source.

The shop passed its health inspection Sept. 21, 2022.

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