Shanghai Asian Cuisine
“I find myself often coming back here for the xiao long bao (steam tiny buns with Pork) and the pan fried pork dumplings.”
“I also often order the onion pancakes and the shanghai pan fried noodles, which are both delicious!”
“Shanghai Asian Cuisine (not to be confused with Shanghai Asian Manor) has the best pork tiny buns I've had in NY.”
Shanghai Asian Cuisine
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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My friends and I dropped by on a Friday night and were surprised at how packed this place was. The food and service was okay, but nothing that I would ever crave. The food came out rather quickly and didn't taste like it was made with love. The service was rushed, as the restaurant was packed full.
Shanghai Lo Mein- The noodles were saucy, but there was very little meat.
Wonton Szechuan Style- These wontons were not spicy at all. In fact, the sauce was a bit too sweet.
Bean Curd Szechuan Style- Once again, this was not spicy at all. The tofu was good, but not mind blowing.
Tapioca soy bean milk- Tasted gross. The tapioca was not fresh and had probably been sitting there for atleast 2 days.
Overall, the food here is solid. I probably would not return, just because there are many other great options in Chinatown. Why settle for mediocre food, when you can have great food?
Most places in Chinatown don't take reservations, Shanghai Asian Cuisine actually does!
I made a reservation for a Friday night, but it was totally unnecessary because there were lots of tables (plus it was drizzling so maybe people chose to stay home).
This place is small with limited seating.
I ordered these:
-Xiao Long Bao: soup dumplings were extremely juicy and delicious
-Scallion pancake: crisp and thin. Not bad.
-Sweet and sour chicken: good
-Glass jelly in soy bean milk: good
There is also a menu on the wall with items for you to challenge your taste buds. I thought there would be exotic things like frog eye balls or maybe horse tail, but it was really simple: chicken siu mai, and other dishes that won't challenge your taste buds.
Better soup dumplings than Joe's Shanghai!!! Also can't go wrong with their beef or porkchop noodle soup and zhajiangmian.
The truffle soup dumplings are different, but not worth the price. They're good but I would recommend just getting the regular ones. Just as good for half the price
Food is on the saltier side and portions are small. When I get takeout I can actually add another serving of noodles into my zhajiangmian because the noodles to sauce ratio is that off. It could be the reason why I find the food salty?
Cash only and service is spotty. Prices are a little cheaper than its sister restaurant on Mott
We took a wonton soup, some soup dumplings, and then some sesame chicken, and thick pasta with shrimps.
I LOVED the soup dumpling which were great, the wonton soup was ok, the broth could have had more taste tho.
The sesame chicken and the shrimp pasta were both very good too.
The price were totally descent, I think it actually was one of the cheapest meal we had in manhattan. The service was ok.
I would definitely go back there for these soup dumplings and this sesame chicken.
Been here a couple times and each time it doesn't disappoint. I usually order the Shanghai style noodles and soup dumplings. Very delicious! This time we also tried the watercress shrimp dumplings, not bad. Will be back soon!
A couple friends and I came to Shanghai for one reason….. xiao long bao. I have had xlb at several places in New York, and these were possibly the least exciting. They were a bit fragile and continually broke open in the steamer, losing the soup that make them special. Their fried dumplings were fairly tasty. The scallion pancake was lackluster. With so many good Chinese places in NYC, I would skip Shanghai.
My favorite shanghai restaurant in chinatown would be this one and its sister restaurant shanghai asian manor. Shanghai asian manor often has really long lines due to their larger seating space that I often end up coming here where they're short to nonexistent.
Each visit I would order the pork soup dumplings, the scallion pancake, and the preserved vegetables with pork rice cakes. Its absolutely delicious and cheap.
I definitely this spot is better than joe's shanghai which is overpriced and overhyped.
I am almost positive this is the sister restaurant of Shanghai Asian Manor which is my other favorite soup dumpling place. The skin is just thin enough to hold the porky but sweet broth. They also make a really good pork chop and their scallion pancakes are pretty stellar. They are crisp but still tender. The chili sauce goes perfect on everything!