Shanghai Restaurant

• Restaurant: Shanghai Restaurant
• Location: 140 W Valley Blvd, #211, San Gabriel, CA 91776
• Atmosphere: Clean, run of the mill Chinese place. Loud, seats too close together.
• Bathroom: Average
• Date of visit: September 2007
• Website: None

Shanghai Restaurant offers Chinese food, Shanghai style. It is located in the Ranch 99 shopping plaza. When I went, So Cal was under a HEAT wave, and the restaurant didn’t have the air conditioner on full blast. I would advise checking the temperature of the place before sitting down.

The food was average Chinese food. One thing that stuck out is that everything was over seasoned. Too much salt! Too sweet! Probably too much MSG. The portions were fairly large, considering each plate to be about $8-$13.

Dumplings: I found that the steamed dumplings not to be fresh. They tasted like they were pre-made and only reheated when we ordered.

The Pork over spinach was the hit of the meal. This dish had a layer of pork fat and braised pork meat. Over seasoned? Yes. Dry? Yes. But, overall a solid dish. Beef w/

Scallion dish: Way over seasoned and way to sweet for my liking. Otherwise, the meat was “tender” in the way that Chinese restaurants tenderize their meat.

The other thing that irked me was that the dumplings were served last. They should have been first as an appetizer.

I would not return to this place. With the plethora of options nearby, you can do better than Shanghai Restaurant.