Reviews for Shanghai 21 in New York, NY
Delicious! Was prepared for a 45+ minute wait but we got a table within 5 minutes. Service was fast and food came out hot and... fresh. Everything tasted amazing. Loved the soup dumplings, pan fried pork dumplings and the Shanghai style lo mein. Highquality at a good price. Read more
One of the best General Tao chicken I have ever had. We also ordered scallion pancakes and pork soup dumplings which was amazing... as well. We came at 1110am and the restaurant was already half filled? speaks loud of the deliciousness that comes out thekitchen. Read more
Went here on July 4th weekend. We picked this place because of the rating and were not disappointed. It was a 45 min wait and... most people left when they heard that. We did not and then it wasn't 45 min really about 20min. just stay and wait because it'swell worth it . Very reasonable prices for mountains of food. I had the Fish over rice and it was fantastic! Everything we hadwas beyond great - Soup dumplings are insanely good. We also had the fired porkchops dish with soup noodles. Fried pork chopsare worth an hour or so wait and the bill for 3 of us in NYC $45. go here - leave a like if I was right. Which I am. Top 10Chinese food places I have ever been to. Can't wait to go back! Read more
Stopped by for a quick dinner while visiting Chinatown on a Friday night. Came early around 5p, before it got crowded, so only... had about a 5 minute wait for a table. There's only about 10-15 tables, so it fills up fast, but the service keeps the flowmoving. Immediately upon sitting down, server came over with water and ready to take any appetizer order. It was a cold, rainyday so ordered a hot pot of tea and some soup dumplings to start. Dumplings were amazing. Did a quick check to make sure thesoup wasn't too hot and ate them whole. For the meal, ordered the pan fried noodles and crispy duck. Both came out within 10minutes and were obviously freshly made. Pan fried noodles were nice and crispy, then slowly became softer as it mixed with thesauce. The duck was cooked perfectly and not too oily as duck often is. Both dishes were outstanding. Everything from theappetizers and meals were very authentic. I've been to other Chinese restaurants while visiting Chinatown and this is one ofthe best. Great food and service. I recommend coming early to beat the rush. Read more
Great place to to enjoy authentic steamed bun (soup dumplings with pork). We ordered one basket to start, ate our egg drop soup... and Shanghai style lo mein with pork and shrimp, and ordered a second basket they are that good. Meal comes with a pot of hotgreen tea. Everything was delicious, clean, and the service was very good. Read more
I have had a lot of great Chinese food in my time. But Shanghai 21 has topped the list for taste and quality. I recommend... getting there by 5:00-5:30pm so you don't have to wait for a table. We left at 6:30pm and the line to get in was out the doorand down the sidewalk. The vegetable spring rolls were out of this world. Read more
5/5 food 4/5 price 5/5 staff 4/5 location I did not realize how bad the scallion pancakes that I made at home were until I had... the real deal here. The texture was spot on with a crispy outside and chewy inside without feeling too over fired. The saucehad a tangy, umami, and salty mix that worked really well. The amount too was really great- enough to feel a few people (or ifyou were loving them as much as I was, just one). I also ended up getting the vegetable pan fried dumplings which were great aswell! The dough had just enough bite to it to have a nice chewy texture and the filling was nice and savory and went wellwith the sauce. One of the little details that I appreciate is that the dough is green on the vegetarian dumplings so you andthe server can easily tell. Read more
During our visit to Chinatown, we searched the internet for a good restaurant and came across Shanghai 21. The restaurant was... quite small, which is why a table was not immediately available. But the wait was definitely worth it. So small the restaurant,so great the selection on the menu. We had the tangerine beef and the jumbo shrimp with fruit sauce (my personal tip), as wellas various dumplings. It was just delicious and the prices are moderate. Read more