Uppsala's "China River"

No, it's not in reference to a real river!
Last night we were on the hunt for something to eat and had a craving for Chinese food.  We walked by the Golden China (or something like that) and it was quite small on the inside and we need a bit of space because of a single stroller and another child in a back-pack carrier.
We continued to walk around and YAY - the older one fell asleep in the stroller! FANTASTIC.  He's the most difficult in a restaurant and doesn't eat a wide variety of food - so this was great that he fell asleep first.

Then we came to the dilemma.  Do we choose "China Garden" or "China River"?  And they are beside each other!
Well, China Garden's menu looked fairly small - it was mostly a buffet restaurant from the looks of things.
So we looked at the menu of China River which was in English as well as Swedish and the prices seemed fair and walked in.  They also have an all you can eat buffet but it wasn't really what we wanted anyway.
Our youngest was on the brink of falling asleep so we tried to set him down in his carrier and of course, he woke up.  We bounced and jiggled him while ordering our food and when our wonton soup came (it was tasty and not available in JKL - except one restaurant and that has too many vegetables for my husband to eat) - the little guy was screeching a storm.  So the waiter put our soup down advised us to be careful as it was super hot and then said, "Let me."
He scooped my little banshee up and took him for a walk and said for us to not worry and to eat our soup while it was hot.

Uh - WOW.
So I quickly ate my soup as fast as I could - the husband finished his first and went over to take our baby back from the waiter (gosh I felt horrible but so relieved I could eat soup without burning him or me!) and they chatted a bit then the food came out.
I know what you're probably thinking if you're not used to the kindness of complete strangers - "How dare you give your child to a stranger - just so you can eat in peace for all of 3 minutes?!"
Well, I figured if he didn't want to hold my kid - he wouldn't bother offering and he obviously wasn't too busy because it was near closing time and he seemed very nice (and he was!).  Turned out he is a parent too of a 5-year old and remembers those awkward screaming phases during "date night".
Remember, in Finland, the thought of stealing a child is absurd and is rarely (if ever) done.  So I imagine this same philosophy is quite similar in Sweden.
Well, the food was delicious and they even had dumplings!  Not fried golden brown to the point they are tough to chew - but lightly fried....and tasty!  (This isn't something found in JKL as far as we know...well, maybe the Japanese version gyozas?  But that's it.)
We were so happy, although there was a serious fight for the 11th (and last dumpling)...odd numbers - how awful!  So we cut that sucker in half...and the baby gave me the evil eye for my share... 
(The dumplings are found near the back in the rice and noodles section...NOT in the appetizers section like I would have thought!)

Anyhow, the service was wonderful and we chatted with the waiter and found out that he's waiting for his second baby girl to arrive.
We didn't know if we should tip or not, because in Finland you don't and I never thought to ask anyone about it before coming here.  But I felt it was necessary because that was a great act of kindness - taking someone's screaming child and attempting to soothe and rock them to sleep so the parents could eat a bit in peace and quiet.
He was very humble and thankful for the tip and I felt great afterwards.

So if you ever go to Uppsala, Sweden - definitely check out China River...beside the China Garden.