Ed’s Potsticker House

We wish the Chinese diners who flock here would share their secrets to sidestepping land mines on the menu. Us? We’ve found many bummers, but the winners have us hooked. The pot stickers are among our favorites (ask for house chile oil to stir into the dipping sauce). Sweet-and-sour fans love the crispy sticks of eggplant glazed in garlic sauce, and the sautéed lamb with cumin and sesame seeds, whole red chiles, onions and jalapeños is a bit fatty but flavorful. The “pan-fried smoked pork cake” is a crispy, pitalike sandwich stuffed with a pancetta-ish pork, hoisin and scallion slivers.