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Shanghai Bistro

3.9 (203 reviews)
ModerateChinese
Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Casual
Quiet
Good for groups

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Hot and sour shrimp.
Phil M.

Always solid food menu in a nice environment. The waiters are friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu. The hot and sour soup was very good.

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Michael R.

The woodlands is such a forest that you can have an ice, little neighborhood restaurant next door to you and not know about it unless you pull up the map. This restaurant was one of those. Turns out it was the closest Asian restaurant to my house, but I didn't have a clue until he yelp told me about it. This is a good traditional chinese restaurant. Take out or eat in. Comfortable booths. Excellent service. Fairly generic Cantonese Chinese. I would suggest you start at the back of the menu. Tere, you'll find the dinner specials. For 14.95, you can have a complete meal. Including, Soup, appetizers. Main dish. Beverages are also quite reasonable at 250. We had two different pots of tea and they were both good, but go with the jasmine. We ordered two similar chicken dishes. I had the ubiquitous. General Tsao chicken. My wife ordered sesame chicken. They were an identical sauce but one of course, had a great deal of spice added. Overall, i probably should have gone with the sesame. Chicken was excellent. Fresh chicken breast tender. The rice was well done. The vegetables were just right, everything, as i expected. Solid four stars.

Candice J.

The food is delicious and I believe it's the best in the area for Chinese food. Not fancy on the inside, but you do get really great service here. I highly recommend this place above all other places that I have tried. Go get you some good food and enjoy their very reasonable prices.

Egg drop soup and Hot & Sour soup
Annie A.

This is one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in The Woodlands. The vibe is pretty casual but the food is great. They have some unique dishes that you can't find at a lot of other Chinese restaurants in this area. There is a lot of variety on the menu and it goes far beyond basic "Americanized" Chinese food with a great mix of traditional dishes as well. As you can see, the portion sizes are huge. The quality is excellent and a great value. They also have a great lunch special. Service is quick and friendly.

Orange chicken
Michelle J.

Was referred here by a friend and so glad we came! The service was nice, the food came out hot and it was fresh. Loved the egg rolls!! The egg drop soup is to die for! Kinda hard to find this behind the woods and other buildings! Very clean and comfy booths.

Spicy Hot Fish  is most genuine and delicious
Chopin K.

Excellent waitstaff at lunch today. Amy and Liana (spelling) they were great. Food was very genuine with out Hot Spicy Fish (large bowl) and the best in Texas Yangzhou Fried Rice, not saturated with soy sauce and lots of shrimp chicken ham.and eggs!

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22 days ago

Best Asian food I have had in The Woodlands/Conroe area by far. Had it delivered and the food was still very warm.

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26 days ago

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13 days ago

Everything was delicious - the food was fresh, plentiful portions. Very well done. The Chinese Spare Ribs were a must-have.

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3 months ago

This is a favorite Chinese takeout place. Food always fresh and delicious! We will be back

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4 months ago

The food is always good. We like to order by phone and pick it up. Always correct and hot. No complaints.

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2 years ago

Great lunch special to go! Fresh, well packaged, and came out hot! This restaurant is always busy...

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10 months ago

Food is good. Price is cheap. Owner/server is very nice and helpful. A sit down restaurant but very casual and comfortable.

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11 months ago

This place is so slept on. Food is really flavorful and rich, they're quite quick and super nice people and its nice to look around.

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7 months ago

Ordered the Orange Chicken and the Orange Beef. Both were the best in the Woodlands area.

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2 years ago

Always great when you have a chance to get some of the best Chinese food in the area. Such nice and fast service every time.

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1 year ago

I love this place it's very beautiful inside and the people were very sweet and attentive

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2 years ago

Service is pretty good. The food is very good. I go here from time to time for lunch break. It is quiet and peaceful to eat there.

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1 year ago

They went above and beyond on our order! I asked for fresh ginger and they accommodated!

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2 years ago

Food has good flavor and is very fresh. Great service and nice location. We have been here several times and it's always a good experience.

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