For most people and myself included, when we think of Shanghai cuisine we think "Xiaolongbao" which is small soup fill dumplings. What brought me to this restaurant was that I heard they charge $1-2 for an order of Xiaolongbao!! So I came for cheap Xiaolongbao but i discovered that only the first order is at the special price and any order after that is at regular price. That is ok because they have few versions of the Xiaolongbao and each version you can order it once at special price. That's enough Xiaolongbao for me!
I've also tried other dishes of course. Most things are pretty decent, especially the cumin fried chicken and the ramen noodles. Service is typical Chinese restaurant, don't expect much. Restaurant setting and decor is also typical, don't get too cozy.
I must confess that I am no fan of Shanghainese food. They are usually pretty expensive and I don't think it's worth it for what it is. Maybe I have not experience true shanghai cuisine, but for what I experienced so far I found them lacking in flavour variations. Simply put, it mostly taste the same.
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