Ewwwwwwh! My husband and I were starving and using my normal Yelp process to find somewhere in the area to eat I saw this place which had pretty decent reviews. We decided on Shanghai. What a huge mistake. First.... I seriously doubt that the "photos" on yelp are updated. Most of them are from 2 to 3 years old. I think they used something else. Definitely not even close to what we actually received on our plate. I am a pad thai FAN and the photo looked so appetizing I ordered it. When my plate came out I knew immediately that this was a bad choice. My pad thai was orange in color, it was sooooooo bland, no flavor except the sweet and sour-ish sauce. Noodles weren't pad thai noodles either. Such a disappointment. My husband tried General tso and it was just as bland and flavorless as my dish.
We realized half way through dinner (honestly, we wouldn't have eaten it had we not been so hungry. Its amazing how you can rationalize eating something that tastes like crap when you are starving....lol) that we were the only "young" couple in the place. Explains a lot. And the reviews. Everyone is pushing 60+. I am sure when I get to that age, I'll probably like the place, but until then Ill look for somewhere else who uses spices, flavor and makes real pad thai!