Edison, NJ · Original Location · Est. 2020 · Route 1
The original Ugly Dumpling on Route 1 in Edison, NJ has been serving handmade soup dumplings, pan-fried pork buns, braised beef noodle soup and bubble tea since 2020. Every recipe on the menu was developed and refined right here.
When Ugly Dumpling opened on Route 1 in Edison in 2020, the menu consisted of a handful of recipes the founders believed in deeply: handmade pork xiaolongbao with paper-thin wrappers, pan-fried pork buns with blistered golden bottoms, and a braised beef noodle soup that took hours to get right. These dishes still anchor the Edison menu today.
The Edison kitchen team has cooked these recipes thousands of times. That repetition shows. The soup dumplings arrive with tight pleats and scalding broth intact; the pork buns land at your table still crackling. Middlesex County regulars who discovered this Route 1 spot in 2020 still make it their weekly order — that kind of loyalty only comes from consistent, careful cooking.
The full 75-item menu is available at Edison: all seven soup dumpling flavors, four ramen bowls, the complete dim sum lineup, wok entrées, noodle soups, wontons, and the bubble tea menu. If you're in Edison, Woodbridge, or anywhere along Route 1 in Middlesex County, this is your Ugly Dumpling.
561 US-1 (Route 1)
Edison, NJ
Middlesex County
United States
Open: Daily 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
Dine-in · Takeout · Delivery
Walk-ins welcome
On-site parking on Route 1
Full 75-item menu
All 7 soup dumpling flavors
Pan-Fried Pork Buns ($11)
Braised Beef Noodle Soup ($17)
4 ramen bowls ($16 each)
The original Edison recipes that made Ugly Dumpling what it is today.
The pork xiaolongbao, pan-fried pork buns and braised beef noodle soup all originated in the Edison kitchen in 2020. You're eating the source.
The Edison team has made these dumplings more times than any other location. Consistent quality baked in by years of daily service on Route 1.
561 US-1 puts Ugly Dumpling on one of Middlesex County's most accessible corridors. Easy on, easy off — with on-site parking for the whole group.
561 US-1, Edison NJ (Route 1)
On-site parking available. Easy access from Woodbridge, South Plainfield and New Brunswick.
Open daily 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
