We ordered noodles here today.. the dan dan mian (minced pork dry noodles), and Shanghai scallion noodles. From looking at the pictures, the dan dan mian didn't look as flavorful, but on tasting it... wow, it had a good amount of flavor, and ample amounts of pork. The flavor was a bit sweet and soy saucy, not spicy at all even though the menu labeled it as spicy. Shanghai scallion noodles were a little on the oilier side, but had good amount of flavor, and also had bonus chicken and veggies in it. Would definitely come back to order the dan dan mian again (we liked this better than the scallion noodles). Also, would be interested in trying sheng jian bao and xiao long bao once covid is over, and we can dine in (too scared to order xiao long bao for take out, since worried that soup inside dumplings will be gone after driving home, lol). read more

Old Town Shanghai - scallion noodles and Dan Dan mian - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

It was my first time trying this place and I thought the food was great! I really enjoyed the pan fried buns (they were super juicy..highly recommend this!), spicy wontons, and spicy minced pork dry noodles. The staff members were super friendly and overall I had a great dining experience. I can't wait to try other dishes from here! read more

Old Town Shanghai - Pan fried buns - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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Great pan fried buns and nice outdoor seating area. Easy parking. Shanghainese food that isn't too greasy or sweet is always a pleasure to eat! Be warned that the xiaolongbao and pan fried buns do take a while, so order those right away and peruse the rest of the menu at your leisure! read more

Service was great! It was raining that day, and waitress helped us put umbrellas in a bucket, and accommodated where we wanted to sit. Ambiance is what you would expect for a more affordable Chinese restaurant. It's not the fanciest but also not bad. Their best food by far are the fried dumplings. I've had these dumplings before but this is one of the better restaurants I've gone to for this. This gives the restaurant a 5. However, all other food is a 3, which is why I averaged to 4. read more

5 stars: pan fried buns (sheng jian bao). Made perfectly with crispy bottom. 5 stars: tofu puffs stuffed with minced pork. Delicious! Although it only came with 4 of them. 5 stars: King Mushrooms w/ Basil. Twist on "3 cup chicken", but with king oyster mushroom instead of chicken. 5 stars: Pig intestine in Pot with Duck Blood. so good if you're an adventurous eater. 3 stars: XLB (xiao long bao). They were okay. Comes in the aluminum cup liner. 3 stars: Shanghai fried rice (braised rice w/ veg and salted pork). Average. read more

We had a hankering for pan-fried buns so we conducted a quick Yelp search and found this place. Located in a random strip mall, this place was definitely worth the visit. Rating Breakdown: 1.5/2 Stars for Taste -- We ordered a few classics to split -- the pan-fried buns, fried porkchop with rice, chili oil wontons, and green onion pork noodles. The buns did not disappoint -- crispy bottom (no soggy bottoms here), mildly sweet chewy bun, and succulent porky goodness inside. You definitely want to eat this over a spoon so you don't lose any of that savory broth. The sauce that the wontons came in had that tangy vinegar kick in the face that I love. The fried pork chop was tender and crispy, it really brought back nostalgia for the flavors of my childhood. The only dish that didn't nail it was the green onion noodles. They were a little heavy on the soy sauce, making the noodles a bit too salty. They also had dried shrimp flavor that while, not unpleasant, is not our favorite. (We always compare green onion noodles to the one at Shanghai Flavor -- still SUPREME.) 0.5/1 Stars for Value -- The buns were about $9 for 6. Each entree was close to $10. The chili oil wontons came with 12 bite-size wontons, great for sharing. We spent about $16 per person including tax and tip and left pretty full. Not the cheapest we've had, but not egregious either. 1/1 Stars for Customer Service -- The servers are super friendly, they made solid recs. Food came out pretty fast (and we were HANGRY). Bonus star because this might be the closest place for good pan-fried buns..but I'm still on the lookout for others! read more

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I'm beyond excited to have discovered this place. Not only was the food phenomenal, the service was also warm and friendly. You'll feel like you're having dinner at your aunt's. We ordered an array of dishes, and here are some of my favorites. The spicy minced pork dry noodles were really good and not too spicy. The portion size was generous. Totally recommend. The pan-fried buns were DELICIOUS. I would say these are the best I've had in the Bay Area since the buns were beautifully-made, not greasy, and were filled with juice inside. They tasted amazing. The lotus dessert was also really good. It was a bit pricey, but it does take time to make and stuff all the sticky rice into each pocket. I'd think it's justified. I recommend this place and really look forward to my next visit! read more

Old Town Shanghai - Pan-Fried Buns - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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I order their beef tendon soup through Uber Eats. While l don't have any issues with the delivery, the quality and amount of the food was ridiculous. For $17+ I got less than half cup of soup with one piece of tendon and beef. The broth itself you can taste wasn't fresh either. read more

The pan fried pork buns were wonderful. They were so juicy with a perfectly crisp bottom and thin crust. I could have eaten a dozen of those by myself any given day. Xiao Long Bao were alright but I found them a bit too small. Some people might prefer bite size dumplings that are easy to manage but I like my XLB big. I tried a couple other dishes and they all seem decent enough. Portion are small which are not necessary a bad thing since I get to try more things. read more

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10/10 recommend, this is our go-to takeout Chinese spot. The food is great, and I love their beef noodle soup. Authentic flavors.

Alright food here, nothing really special. What stands out more is their health inspection reviews posted here on yelp. Sometimes it better to not know what's going on. read more

The food was delicious! My friend and I ordered the vegetable fried rice and the shrimp chow mein. The portions were generous and the food was well seasoned and flavorful. We really enjoyed the noodles in particular - so chewy! I loved the addition of mushrooms with the chow mein and the veggie fried rice had lots of vegetables and a generous amount of egg. We will be back! read more

This place is quite close to our house - we've been wanting to give it a try but didn't get to do it until recently. We didn't realize how crazy busy this place gets even on a weekday night and actually had to wait to get a table! Once we were seated, we ordered in record time since we had a baby in tow and had to get home in time for bedtime. We ordered: - pan fried buns - purple rice with red bean paste - spicy minced pork dry noodle - shrimp & pork wonton soup - sweet & sour spare ribs - plain boiled chicken (half) Food was good but felt like the serving size was a bit on the smaller side. Service was great but a bit slow - granted, they were crazy busy with a full house & a waitlist...since it's so close to where we live, we may consider coming back again in the future if we run out of ideas for places to eat out! read more

Definitely one of the more authentic Shanghainese food in the Bay Area. Different from other Chinese cuisines, food here really stood out as bearing the bespoke Shanghainese flavor - lighter on the oil and slightly heavier on the sugar. The buns were so good that we took home more after we finished. The shrimps were highly recommended too. read more

Old Town Shanghai - Pan fried buns, tofu soup, shrimp, meatballs - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

the pan fried buns literally have the thickest skin I've ever had in my life!! Will Never go back to this place read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE!! They have really authentic SHnese food in the area (it's my hometown food I know what's good what's not lol) The workers are really nice and patient, but they get really busy even before the pandemic. The wait for to go is also pretty long so I recommend call to order then pick up. My go tos are: XLB, pan fried pork bun, spicy minced pork noodle (so good), pork and veggies wonton soup, Mix mix (don't order if you don't eat pork ears and beef stomach, I love this dish tho), sweet sour spare ribs Fried pork chop over rice I always wanted to try different stuff but I can't help but order the same things as they're so good. The only bad thing is I live a bit far from the restaurant now :( read more

Shanghainese food is just okay but service is good. Owner and servers are super helpful and friendly. They may also have good Taiwanese dishes based on what I saw and heard in restaurant. read more

Very good shen jian bao and XLB! Xlb skin is very thin, which I like but need to wait until it cools a bit or the skin will rip easily when trying to get it out of the basket. The niu rou mian is good & tender but portion is a bit small + I don't like the hand cut style noodle. The pork in salted egg yolk just feels a bit wrong (prefer shrimp or crab) but the taste is there. Definitely a good choice if you're still hungry after hanabusa Café like us :p read more

Honestly I really agree with Kristen S. and the food ends up on the sweeter end however I still enjoyed the food here. I do wish they would have left their black vingear alone though and not watered it down with sugar or whatever. Eats: Beancurd with veggies (Cold app) 5/5 Fresh Pig ears (Cold app) 5/5 Cut super thin, marinaded well. Salted Pork with Veggies Rice 4/5 Common Shanghai style rice dish. Simple but executed well and not too salty. Chicken xiaolongbao 5/5 Comes out piping hot and the filling is tasty. XLB dough broke very easily and seemed to be over steamed slightly. Service is very quick and easy. Waiters are nice but not attentive. Good enough for me. Ambiance is bustling and a classic Chinese drama was playing in the BG above my head so my meal was set to yelling and gōngfu. Cleaniness is pretty solid here. My mother-in-law probably wouldn't wipe down her tea cup and utensils here LOL. TLDR: Traditional Shanghai eats but lean towards the sweeter side in their preparation. Would return. read more

Sliced bean curd with mixed vegetables - Surprisingly the most flavorful dish. Bean curd was juicy. The mushroom was thick, chewy, and wet. Stir fried vegetables - Slightly oil, light on the stomach, and plain. Just how I like it. Fried tofu soup with vegetables - Has chicken in it. Broth was warm and comforting. Interior - Very simple with almost no work done on decor. Nostalgic of the restaurants in Asia. read more

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The good: - They offer an egg dumpling soup, which is an authentic dish and a rare find. The egg dumplings are labor intensive. - Their rice plates come with side dishes. The bad: - The dishes are way too sweet. - They even add sugar to the vinegar that's readily available on each table, to pair with dumplings. - There were only two egg dumplings in the clay pot we ordered. TWO!! Gasp. read more

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Feel that this place is a bit overhyped. There was a bit of a wait when we got here on a Saturday night for dinner. Each time someone asked for the pork soup dumplings, the waitress so they ran out, laughed, and said they only had chicken, which isn't a great way of selling the food. Food: +Short ribs: There are not a lot of ribs. It looked quite small on the large plate they plated it on. Definitely on the sweet side, which is no surprise since this is a Shanghai place. Don't think this is worth the price tag. +Chili wontons: These are NOT spicy. I do not think a Shanghai place should be advertising spicy food. These are the SMALLEST wontons I have ever experienced in my life. There's barely any filling in each one of them. +Pan Fried Buns: These were ok. Probably the best thing we ordered. These were not cooked evenly. Some on the pan were soupy and others were dry on the inside. Wish there was better quality control on the food. +Noodles: We were still hungry so we ordered some noodles, which came with one piece of bok choy. The serving size was pretty small, to be honest. Don't recommend. Took forever to flag down a waitress and did not refill our waters. read more

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I'll try more dishes next time. Been here before. This time it's a take out order. I have #6 noodle with scallion (dry noodle), when it arrived (20 mins from restaurant) the noodle stuck together, the flavor is ok, but not super special. The disappointment was the pork with salty egg, it has more crumbs and battered than meat so a bit disappointed. Flavor is ok. read more

Service here was pretty good but the food was disappointing. We ordered the fish and sweet and sour spare ribs were extremely extremely sweet. It was more like eating a dessert than a dish. The chicken we ordered was really good although it seemed a little under cooked. We ignored the undercooked pieces... This dish took the longest to come out (the server did warn us of this when we ordered so we were prepared for the wait since she said the dish is freshly made) what was surprising was that the dish came out luke warm/cold...not sure if this was meant to be a cold dish or a hot dish? I saw the other customers order the noodles/xlb - maybe that would have been a better bet but we were trying to avoid the carbs. Also after each table of customers leave they take out a very loud vacuum to vacuum under the table which was very strange and caused a lot of head turns.... read more

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Good customer service, but the food is mediocre. During my recent trip to Old Town Shanghai, I ordered Pan-Fried Buns ($8.95) and Hot Spicy Noodles with Minced Pork ($8.95). First, the buns were thick, didn't contain much juice, and the amount of meat inside was very small. Taste wise, they were okay, but nothing special. As for the noodles, they were clumped together, had zero spice whatsoever (more on the sweeter side), and needed more seasoning. Granted, I ordered my food to-go, but I live one block away, so my food was still hot by the time I got home. I wholeheartedly agree with a previous Yelper who said that Old Town Shanghai doesn't serve authentic Shanghainese food, but it's a good introduction to it. In my opinion, if you want a much better version of what this restaurant offers, I would suggest eating at Shanghai Flavor Shop, which is one mile away from Old Town Shanghai. read more

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he restaurant is pretty clean, bright and roomy. I believe their Pork dumping is frozen and the pan fried bun is fresh made. Pork Dumplings is pretty good even it's from frozen. The CHEF I don't believe is from Shanghai, because the dishes are not really taste authentic other than they use heavy MSG. I still think "阿拉上海" "i-Shanghai Delight" in Fremont has the best authentic Shanghainese food in Bayarea. The people who work there don't speak Shanghainese. This restaurant is for people who wants to try Shanghainese food. If you are not Shanghainese it's worth to try it. But not for real Shanghainese! Because you will be disappointed. read more

After two weeks traveling in locations that had scant options for Asian food, we were really primed to get back to the Bay Area dining scene with obscene luxury of having so many restaurants from which to choose. We have more than a handful of places that we frequent, but wanted to try someplace new. This came up on our Yelp search, and we ordered takeout a couple days after returning home. Ordering was a little fraught. The woman who answered the phone seemed quite harried - it was a Saturday evening the day before Independence Day - and she was working two phones at once and I couldn't really tell when she was actually talking to me. Eventually I was able to get my order in and was told to show up in about 30 minutes. When I arrived, the place was bustling. I could see my order ready to go on the table just inside the entrance, but the staff was too busy shuttling food to the in-person diners. I probably waited another ten minutes after arrival before being able to pick up our dinner and head on my way. I recognized the voice of woman who took the order and also processed my payment, and she apologized for the delay while simultaneously barking at the other workers in the restaurant. Ah, how I love these down-home family establishments with aunties who aren't afraid of being themselves. Our impression of the meal was kind of mixed, but that's perhaps a function of how we chose our dishes. We looked at the menu photos on Yelp (their website does not yet have an online menu) and chose some items that either talked up by previous diners or sounded different and new. - Meat wrapped with bean curd casserole - this was listed in the soup section, but the use of the word "casserole" gave us preconceived notions of what this dish would be. When I think of casserole, I conjure up images of the Iowa potlucks of my youth where there would be a whole table of Pyrex dishes with chicken or tuna with peas in a creamy cheese sauce invariably topped with bread crumbs or those peculiar fried onions. Anyways, what we got was a soup and not anything resembling a casserole. It was an undistinctive broth that probably serves the base for any number of their other soup offerings. More annoyingly, there were just two bean curd rolls in the entire dish, and they weren't that big. I would like to say that this was fine, but there was barely anything to actually try. - Pineapple and shrimp donut rolls - never seen anything like this before, so we gave it a shot. Basically it's shrimp stuffed into pieces of youtiao (cruller) cooked with pieces of pineapple. This was pretty decent, certainly different, and generally liked. - Shanghai style chow mein - probably the most disappointing dish of the lot. Noodle texture was good, but this was cooked with way, way, way too much soy sauce. Noodles were dark brown and salty and there were only a few small scraps of meat, and not much in terms of vegetables. Maybe we got unlucky with the preparation, but if this is the way it usually is then it cannot be recommended. - Pan fried buns - this is a dim sum item and was talked up by many previous reviewers, so we gave it a try. This dish saved this review from a lower rating, because these buns are really quite good. They're almost like puffy XLB as there is a small amount of broth inside. The dish comes with six fairly large buns and was by far the favorite. We'd come back just for these buns. So, certainly not a great experience, but not all bad either. We'll give them another chance, someday, probably not that soon. read more

When dining in, this place is extremely slow. Service is just mediocre. Recently I ordered pick up from this place and they told me that they accepted cash only after I had already placed my order which was greater than $15. It was very inconvenient to go and find cash. The food both times was just mediocre. I won't be coming back. The first time I ordered the congee and a fried rice. The second time I ordered beef noodle soup. read more

Tried this new place earlier today for lunch at around 11:30 or so. The placed was packed, it's pretty small inside with some outside seating. Be sure to add our name to the waitlist on the tablet outside. You enter your mobile number and they'll text you when your table is ready. Onto the food, we ordered a Vegetable Appetizer, which was A Choy. It was tad bit expensive for the amount you receive. Then we ordered the Pork Xiao Long Bao, but unfortunately, the waitress had came back to our table to inform us that they were sold out of it. So we had to get Chicken Xiao Long Bao instead. The Baos were pretty small, and they didn't have any of the soup and juices inside like most all places do. We also ordered the Xian Jian Bao, and they were pretty good, nice juicy flavor. Good sized Baos as well. The customer service wasn't too bad, but they could be a little more attentive to their customers. We had asked for more tea, but they never came on by to refill it. Also asked for water, but never received it. Credit Card Minimum is $25 or more, otherwise cash. Overall, a decent spot to try. read more

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Yummy food, great affordable prices, clean and well decorated restaurant! When you go to a Chinese restaurant and hear mostly people speaking in Chinese, you know it's legit. The restaurant is English friendly I've been here a few times and have enjoyed all the dishes I've ordered! The dim sum items are made fresh in-house--when I went to use the bathroom I saw the ladies in the kitchen folding dumplings :) Chopped pork dry noodle 5/5 - good spicy kick, good chew the noodles, and the right amount of flavor / salt Vegetable wonton soup 5/5 - comes with 8 dumplings and a clean broth with seaweed flavor Pan fried dumplings 4/5 - I give it a minus point because I have had an inconsistent experience with this dish. First time I had them, they were cold and all the soup was absorbed / evaporated. Second time they were piping hot and had delicious warm soup inside read more

Old Town Shanghai - Veggie wonton soup, pan fried pork dumplings, minced pork dry noodles - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Really enjoyed the food here! I think the food is very authentic Taiwanese - Shanghainese style. Ee had the pan-fried dumplings, the braised beef noodle soup, and the pork chop bento, all were awesome. We also ordered the simmered combination, which, in my opinion, is a must-try! They braised it thoroughly so it was just the right amount of saltiness. They also make the 8 treasure rice cake, super tasty and tasted just as I remembered as a kid when my mom made it during Lunar New Year. Overall we love this place! We've ordered 3 times in a week after we found this place:) read more

Visiting from Los Angeles and discovered this Asian eatery on its grand opening! Comforting and satisfying flavors with unexpected portions and affordable prices. Two thumbs up ! Highlights: * easy free parking * bright well lit & clean interiors with a mom & pops vibe * very affordable prices $7-13 depending on the dish My family and I tried a variety of dishes however I only remembered to take a photo of one before they were eaten. We liked the chicken soup dumplings, sweet lotus root w/stick rice, beef noodles soup, fried pork chop rice and eggrolls. UGH...the beef broth was to die for and "crispy but not too oily" pork chops noms! Surprising there is a good mix of Shanghainese and Taiwanese dishes which is great in my books. I recommend my Bay Area asian food enthusiasts friends to check it out. Can't wait to try more of their dishes next time I'm in the area! read more

Old Town Shanghai - Fried pork chop rice w/variety of side dishes ‼ - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Restaurant is located in a sleepy part of the town and near residential areas. Very clean and new furniture. Definitely order their sweet sour pork but their xlb was alright. Portions are pretty small at this restaurant, we ordered three main dishes and an appetizer - dishes were basically spotless clean and we were still hungry. As you can see in the pictures, the xlb was small and there wasn't a lot of soup. Gave this place a try but won't be coming back. read more

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very bad services. They would like to ask u to order more dishes, if not enough, they will be very rude and provide no service to you. All dishes portions are small and the price is high. never come back again read more

This place was opened by the lady from Mamajia and has really great food. It's a small store tho so seating is always quite difficult. We enjoyed the noodles, dumplings and fried rice. Really nothing that disappointed us at all. I'm very sure that every single item is good. Hope they are able to find more help soon so they can fully open. read more

We ordered: - "Kao fu" mixed bean curd w dried vegetable (3/5, pretty good and impressed to find it on the menu) - pan fried dumplings (5/5, took me back to my time in Shanghai) - eggplant (5/5) - summered combination (4/5 a but overpriced) - beef & tendon noodle soup (3/5, it's okay) - spicy mixed pork dry noodle (5/5) Overall would recommend, homey and fixed my craving for Taiwanese & Shanghai food. read more

Ordered minced pork rice, chicken soup and chicken soup dumplings (they ran out of pork ones so I tried chicken this time). Food is pretty good and the environment is clean. Also this place is kid friendly. The restaurant provides high chairs for kids. read more

Old Town Shanghai - Minced Pork Rice  (肉燥飯) - Shanghainese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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I went there for a pick up order. The food is great and I did not wait for too long to get the food. The dumpling is very tasty and the soup were good. Would go back again. read more

Food was all right, nothing special. But the portions were really small given the price we paid. No longer serve complimentary hot tea. It costs $5 for a pot of tea? I think the ownership has changed. read more

I came on an early Thursday afternoon around 1PM. Overall experience was OK. The service was typical of Chinese restaurants. Get seated, bring tea, take order, and only come back to bring food. Must wave down to get water. The reason for 3 stars was the food was just mediocre. I ordered the Shanghai style noodles, XLB, and pan fried buns. The pan fried buns were by far the best thing there. The bottom was nice and crispy, not too much dough around the meaty center and there was actually a decent amount of soupy goodness in the middle with the meat (Be caution you may burn yourself if your not careful, could be worth it ). The rest was a little lacking. XLBs didn't have too much skin, which was nice but it was lacking flavor and most important of all there was no soup in the middle can't have XLBs without the soup. The Shanghai noodles were cooked nicely with a nice chewy noodle but it was way too oily and also lacked flavor, defiantly need the chill oil. I might come back to get the pan fried buns again and maybe try other dishes. read more

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