Soup Weather in Farragut Now Has a Dumpling Kitchen in the Old Status Dough Space

In mid-August, the old Status Dough space at 10943 Kingston Pike still had a donut menu written in chalk. Leftover tables sat inside with stacks of chairs and a cappuccino machine. Knox News walked through the room and reported that it was about to change.

It did. Angry Dumplings Tea now lists the address as its Farragut / West Knox shop, marked "Now Open." It's the second location for a family restaurant that built its following on Sevier Avenue in South Knoxville. The timing matters as much as the address. The Farragut kitchen is where the owner plans to grow the menu, and it's open just as the nights turn cold enough for a bowl of noodle soup.

A Second Kitchen Built for What Comes Next

In the same Knox News report, owner Jason Chau said he knew he needed a second building before this space ever came open. As of August 2026, the Sevier Avenue shop was making 8,000 dumplings a week, and business was growing almost 10% a month. Growth like that strains one kitchen quickly. A second kitchen on the west side lets him serve customers who had been driving across the river for dumplings.

Chau and his wife, Vanessa, opened the first Angry Dumplings in 2023 after moving to Knoxville from California. He told Knox News the idea started out modest. "It was just a very simple concept," he said. "I never thought it was gonna make it to mainstream."

The Farragut space matters for its size. Knox News reported that the bigger kitchen will let Chau's team add to the menu as he rolls out "chapter two" of the Angry Dumplings story this fall. Chau also told the paper he plans to open more locations over the next decade.

He tied that growth to how Knoxville itself is changing. "More and more people are coming to Knoxville," Chau told Knox News. "I believe a lot of the palate will start changing, and a lot of uniqueness will come to Knoxville. We would love to be one that will slowly start exploring more of the Asian cuisine."

What to Order at 10943 Kingston Pike

Knox News describes the menu as a mix of Vietnamese, Thai, Lao and Chinese cooking. In practice, it has three sides worth knowing before you order.

The bowls, for the first cold night

The Farragut menu lists Grandpa's Noodles: a Taiwanese beef broth with braised beef, bok choy and a dumpling. It's the most filling bowl on the menu and the obvious first order once the temperature drops. The wonton noodle soup comes with chicken and pork wontons in pho broth.

If you'd rather skip the broth, the menu also has spring-onion noodles, garlic noodles and a Thai red curry. Knox News listed garlic noodles with shrimp among the house dishes.

The dumplings the name promises

• ANGRY dumplings, filled with pork or chicken in a spicy, tangy style
• Hong Kong-style barbecue pork buns, a good side for a soup order

Chau told Knox News how the kitchen holds its standard: "We focused on quality, and by doing that, if it was not good, we threw it away. We made sure everything was made fresh to the best of our ability."

The tea in the name

The drinks menu covers house boba milk tea, matcha and Thai tea, plus fruit teas and slushes. You can order spicy dumplings and an iced Thai tea in one trip, which is why the place works for both dinner and a mid-afternoon stop.

The Rest of the Bowl Route Around Town

Angry Dumplings didn't arrive alone this fall. Farragut now has enough noodle, dumpling and tea spots to plan an evening around them.

Tsukimi Ramen is the newest. Knox News reported on Oct. 15 that it had opened in Farragut, serving ramen and milk tea. The restaurant's own site says its ramen is made from scratch and prepared to order, and that it serves signature milk teas. Its about page says the menu takes inspiration from Japanese ramen culture and modern café dining, with rich broths, fresh noodles, savory toppings and handcrafted milk tea. Map listings put it at 133 Brooklawn St.

Kabuki Turkey Creek at 10901 Parkside Drive serves dumplings too. Its menu lists beef gyoza, pan-steamed beef dumplings with a light, spicy garlic sauce, and the site takes pickup orders.

Komma Tea at Pinnacle at Turkey Creek fills the tea-only slot, with handcrafted teas and bubble tea. Komma's site also mentions its "Kommacarons." That gives you a stop for dessert and a drink after a bowl somewhere else.

Matching the Hours to the Night

The table shows that these spots don't keep the same schedule, so the best stop depends on the night.

1. Tuesday. Tsukimi is closed, so that's your Angry Dumplings night. Its weekday kitchen opens at 11 a.m. and runs until 9 p.m.
2. Saturday lunch. Angry Dumplings opens at noon on weekends, an hour later than on weekdays. Tsukimi and Komma Tea both open at 11 a.m., so an early lunch could start with ramen and end with bubble tea.
3. Sunday evening. Angry Dumplings closes at 8 p.m. on Sundays and Komma Tea at 6 p.m. Tsukimi's listed Sunday hours run to 9 p.m., which makes it the late option for anyone still hungry after the afternoon.

These hours come from the restaurants' own pages and map listings, and a new restaurant often changes its schedule in the first few months. A quick check before you head out saves a wasted trip down Kingston Pike. The Grandpa's Noodles will be there at 10943 Kingston Pike, and the menu is expected to grow as the bigger kitchen settles in this fall.

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