Reviews for ShangHai Noodle House in Edison, NJ
This restaurant sucked. I would give it zero, no negative stars. They don't accept card and only cash and venmo not telling you... in advance. The soup dumplings weren't good. We had the crab one and it tasted VERY fishy and not fresh. We didn't even need totaste it to know it was fishy. Just by scent. They took our side plates we were going to use for our soup dumplings. I had thebeef noodle soup and it lacked a lot of taste and flavor. The same went for the appetizers we had too. Total was $80 for beyondhorrible food. Don't waste your time with this restaurant. If only they tasted their own food. Haaaaaaiya! Read more
The dough was too thick. Gizzard was too hard to chew. Our crab and pork soup buns had no soup because the skin was broken and... soup was leaked. We couldn't taste the crab in the buns. Owner insisted there was crab meat in it. This restaurant used to bebetter. Read more
Got the pan fried pork & chive dumplings, house special fried rice, soup pork dumplings, sha cha beef noodle, and mango drinks.... Every item was so flavorful. We placed the order 10 mins prior to closing, and they kindly accommodated by staying open 15minutes after closing to complete our order. The gent in the front of the house was warm, and made me feel so welcomed - evenoffering a drink as I waited. All in all, we?ll definitely make the 30-min trip from home to (re)visit in the next few weeks?what a great authentic taste & top-notch service to match. Read more
It?s been awhile since I?ve dined at this restaurant and the soup dumplings are still solid. The dough looked thick, but is... actually the right thickness. There were lots of soup in the soup dumplings and this restaurant served it with vinegar withextra thin sliced ginger, perfect compliment! The fish with pickled vegetable noodle soup was just ok. Menu said cod, but ittasted like tilapia, so it was a bit disappointing. The dining room was also stark and not very inviting, the place candefinitely use some warmer lights to liven up the ambiance. Read more
Decent service and delicious dishes. Not many employees so if it got a little busy, there was one server trying to help out... everyone. But still! Everything got to us in one very yummy piece. The interior is clean but very hot since they didn?t have anyair conditioning on. The food was perfect. I mostly recommend the rice boxes because it comes with so much. I tried the Fishfilet with bean pepper sauce. It came with the fish, sautéed string beans and cabbage, white rice, and a boiled tea egg. Theirsoup dumplings look to be freshly made and they?re quite tasty. Their pork and chives buns are also very well made. One hundredpercent recommend that you try one or the other. Or both! Last of all, we tried the Shanghai rice cakes. Sautéed with a niceand tame sauce. The rice cakes were nice and bouncy. Now time for my typical COVID comments as of September 2021. Every staffmember I saw in there was wearing a mask. They keep the tables evenly distanced and the server is always wearing a mask. Feltlike a very safe environment during these times. Read more
Entering this restaurant, the aroma was pungent, more than most other Chinese restaurants. Venturing into the place, it was a... musky sauna with a wet atmosphere. Similar to Florida after a downpour and then miraculously sunny. Having to ask the waiter toput the ac on, we received a questioned look, and the smell withered away. The presentation was nice, and the food came outquickly, perhaps too quickly? The food was not impressive nor worth the stay. The pork soup dumplings are below average, lackingflavor, and were full of fatty grease that isn?t found in most soup dumplings - 4/10. The pork chive leek buns are flavorful andfresh with a nice consistency for each one - 7/10. We also ordered beef fried rice, and sadly we were beyond disappointed.There?s no flavor, salt, soy sauce, lacks garlic, but let me tell you, tons of oil, enough grease for John Travolta?s hair inGrease - 4/10. However, after 3 okay dishes, I saved the best for last-shockingly. The beef chow fun was delicious and containedthe correct and respectful about of salt, sauce, and oil, honestly overall an 8/10. Side note: the majority of customers seemto do take-out. Read more
Overall place is good. Some dishes I like more than others. Soup dumplings are always a nice pick. I like their beef and beef... tendon noodle soup. Pan fried pork dumplings and House Fried Rice are always tasty here. Price is reasonable and borders ontoo cheap for some dishes. They have a VIP CARD that free to apply to where some dishes are at a special price (rotatingmenu). Love this place especially for takeout. Easily feeds 3-4 for $50 or less Read more
Ate here for dinner on Monday, November 7, 2022. This place was a phenomenal Chinese restaurant a few years back with extremely... tasty food and friendly customer service. However, this place has gone down. As we entered, we noticed only one gal runningthe front show (cashier and waitress). When we said a "party of three" her reply was "Cash Only". There was no hello or anytype of welcome greeting. Very cold. We even had to sit ourselves. It took some time before the waitress came to our table totake our order. There was a bottle of warm water on the table and when I asked for ice, the waitress response was "we do nothave ice" in a snotty manner. We ordered the pork buns, won ton soup, beef noodle soup, Peking style pork shops and fried rice. The food was blah and definitely not the same as in the past. Missing flavor. When I asked for a knife to cut the Peking stylepork chops, the waitress gave me an extremely dull butter knife. When I asked for a sharper knife, she gave me a plastic one. I have to say that I have never been to a restaurant where they use plastic utensils along with nice plates. A big turn off fora dining experience. Will I be back? Hell no. Let me say that again...HELL NO. Not only will I NOT Return, I will let all mypeeps know not to waste their hard earned money at this place. Food is mediocre and service is horrendous. Avoid this place. Read more