Great food, close to Civic Center! The soups hit the spot on rainy days like today, and the service is fast, efficient, and friendly. I wolfed down my food before I remembered to take photos, but if you're familiar with Chinese food and restaurant ambiance, there are no surprises here! read more

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I was looking for a quick and easy lunch near my office and I wandered into Shanghai China Restaurant. It was quiet, clean and very homey. I was greeted as soon as I entered. They give you three options to order. You can use a touch screen kiosk by the entry. You can sit and use a QR code on the table or a real person will gladly take your order. I went with the QR code on the table so I could just pay with my phone and it worked great. They brought me my drink right away and my food followed less than five minutes later. I had spicy green beans and chicken chow Mein. Everything was great. The sauce portions are huge so come hungry or take your leftovers but it was too much for me to eat in one meal. I will definitely be back. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - 92. Tangy and Spicy Green Beans - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Shanghai China just reopened after a long hiatus. Came for lunch and ordered their Kung Pao Chicken over rice and their House Pickled Mustard Greens w/Beef Noodle Soup. My first impression was the amount of food given, it was plentiful and sharable. The quality of the dishes were fresh, well flavored and just good old hearty Chinese food. Their menu consists of appetizers, dumplings, noodle soups, wonton soups, chow mein, rice plates, and fried rice. Small but essential Chinese food menu. The interior is simple, clean with a few Chinese artwork on the walls. I would come by again if I'm craving Chinese food in the area! read more

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I only had the seaweed wonton soup, to go, and thought it was good - definitely have to like the taste of seaweed. Wontons were meaty and flavorful. Counter service was friendly. read more

Not your typical wonton, odd taste to the broth too, not a fan. Their kung pao beef, shrimp fried rice and their fried tofu were pretty good though. Prices were decent read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Kung Pao Beef and Shrimp Fried Rice - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Oh yeah, Shanghai China and I knew each other. It was like a one-night stand that I immediately regretted and hoped in hindsight that it was all just a nightmare. But it wasn't. It was real. Over a decade ago. Before Grubhub. Before Eat24. Before DoorDash. Actually it wasn't that horrible, but I remember trying their diet special of Steamed Chicken with Vegetables, not the best idea for takeout since it was sitting in the delivery guy's car for quite some time before it got to me. Dried out and rubbery is what I remember. Now I came back because I was looking for some lunch after a half-hearted workout at the gym and realized I had never actually been in the restaurant before. It was pretty sparse but frankly what I expected. I didn't order the Steamed Chicken with Vegetables but instead went for the $7.95 Eggplant with Garlic Sauce. It was drowning in the perennial brown sauce that always puzzled me at every low-end Chinese restaurant as to how the cook can achieve that particular shade of brown on a plate (photo: http://bit.ly/2s52WR1). The white rice looked absolutely timid afraid to be overcome by the sauce. Because it was part of the lunch special menu, I got a cup of the Soup of the Day, which judging from the brownness of the broth, I was guessing it was the same soup they served the day before, maybe even the year before (photo: http://bit.ly/2rZulng). And of course, there was the obligatory deep-fried egg roll which I didn't touch. Yet for all that, it was not the same one-night stand from a decade ago. I mean my server didn't boil my pet rabbit in a stock pot. She was quite nice. FOOD - 2 stars...a whole lotta brown AMBIANCE - 2.5 stars...plain inside SERVICE - 4 stars...no Glenn Close...she was pleasant TOTAL - 2 stars...did I mention how brown that sauce was? read more

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Amazing food, amazing price. Didn't think I'll find something cheap in Sf. But I did, n this place is clean, it's in the corner of mission and south Van Ness.. ordered spicy fish since I don't eat meat. It was delish!!! I say a whole lot of food for little money, I ain't complaining, I'm actually happy. Thanks guys!!! Just an update just when I was done doing my review, a roach came out of nowhere. This will be the last time I'm going to eat here.. read more

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What happened to this place? I was craving their delicious scramble eggs with fried rice and shrimpsss!!

***3.5 Stars*** A coworker suggested I try this place. They have great lunch specials that come with a soup of the day in addition to your entree. It is a small restaurant but perfect to grab a quick meal alone or with a friend. Ordered the sweet & sour chicken with white rice that came with hot & sour soup. Everything tasted good, was hot and cooked fresh. Huge portions for under $10! Remember to pay in cash or else be subject to the $9 card minimum. Located near a busy intersection with a bus stop out front. There is no parking in front of the restaurant so you'll need to park your car nearby and walk or take public transit read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Order: Tea, Hot and Sour Soup - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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This place is near work, so it's a quick bite to eat most times. The restaurant is pretty spacious, mostly 1-4 seating but they'll accommodate more if needed. Their lunch special is pretty reasonable priced, you get an egg roll and a slice of orange and soup! I love their corn and egg soup, whereas my coworkers like their spicy soup, hot and sour? Go early because it does get packed! They do have take out and they deliver for a fee. Their chow fun is not your typical style (HK style) their style is more Shanghai, their dry style is a little moist for me. A co-worker loves to alter the chow fun to 'beef stew, black bean, bok choy, dried chow fun' try that! I like it, minus the black bean. You can pretty much alter most of the dishes. Like Mongolian beef chow fun, it's not on the menu but you could ask for it. I deducted a star because I recently went and asked for wonton and noodles in soup ONLY and the lady kept asking me what meat I wanted. But I only wanted wonton and noods. In the end, only 2 wonton, a big mess of veggies and chicken ended up on my plate. Def will be back if we are craving Chinese food! read more

This is a review of delivery from Shanghai China Restaurant. It is easy to order from http://eat24hours.com/. Delivery - The order was placed at 2:35 PM. The order was delivered at 3:35 PM. The estimated time for delivery was 45-60 minutes. Delivery was prompt but not particularly fast. There is no delivery fee. The delivery person was polite. Order Minimum - It is very low ($10) Mandarin Spicy Chicken - Even thought the dish has the word spicy in the title and I selected the Hot option, there was nothing spicy about it. It was bland, bland, bland. They also did NOT include the side of hot sauce that was requested. If you like broccoli, they did include a ton of very fresh broccoli. Mongolian Beef - This is another dish that is traditionally spicy and I selected Hot. But, it was also bland, bland, bland. I have no idea what you get if you select mild. Once again, they did NOT include the requested side of hot sauce. The meat was tender but was quite oily. The veggies were crisp but it was basically just onions. Boiled Rice - The rice was good. I ordered and paid for two orders. However, I only received one small container. I can't imagine that two orders of rice could be squeezed into that small of a container. Packing - The food was neatly packed in a combination of clam-shell and traditional Chinese take-out containers. 7-Up - I ordered and paid for 3 7-Ups. I only received one and it was room temperature. Pricing - I would place their prices on the mid to high range for Chinese food delivery. Mandarin Spicy Chicken 1 $7.50 Make it : Hot Instructions: side of hot sauce please Mongolian Beef 1 $7.95 Make it : Hot Instructions: side of hot sauce please http://tinyurl.com/3nl5c54 Can Soda 3 $1.25 Flavor: 7UP Boiled Rice (For One) 2 $0.95 Subtotal: $21.10 Tax: $1.79 Total: $22.89 Fortune Cookie - Now is the best time for you to be spontaneous. Serendipity! Lucky Numbers - This was some kind of budget fortune cookie. It did not have any lucky numbers. They could only afford the fortune. Overall - Bland food. Delivery that is not particularly fast. So so prices. Inaccuracies on the order. No lucky numbers. I would not rate it as one of my top experiences. Their low minimum delivery fee would make them a money saving option for ordering for one. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Spicy Chicken/Mongolian Beef - Shanghai China - San Francisco - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I found one of my co-workers delivery menus and decided to check it out. Its your standard american style chinese takeout but great prices and huge portions. I ordered both the house special chicken fried rice and the fried wontons to barely put me over the 10 buck free delivery. I swear it was enough to feed 3 or 4 people. The wontons were freshly fried and very crispy but not much meat to speak of. At 4 bucks for a giant rack of them I cant complain tho. The fried rice had a solid blend of all the meats, egg, and veggies but while healthier i suppose was steamed instead of fried. I was in a greasy chinese takeout fried rice kinda mood but it wasnt bad and was a ton of food. Not bad but nothing to write home about. Great price for alot of food if your living on ice cube sandwiches till payday as well. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - House special fried rice and fried wontons - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Love this place. Everyone at work orders daily from them. Chinese food you can count on to be consistency delicious made with quality ingredients. I ordered the fried prawns, you get about 9 for 7 or 8 bucks. Lunch special includes a healthy portion of your entree choice, rice and an egg roll for 7. 95. I had the Mongolian beef and I ordered curried chicken fir my husband for dinner. Delivery if you need the service is swift. They will take payment by phone, just know you have to sign upon delivery. The food is delicious!!! And inexpensive! read more

Definitely don't understand the hate on this place from other reviewers. It's so inexpensive, and it's always hot and flavorful when it arrives to your table. I'm here once a week, as it's walking distance from my office, and is approximately half the price of most places around it. For $8.75 or less at lunch time, you get hot tea, a cup of soup (hot-n-sour or egg drop), and a GENEROUS plate of food with rice and an egg roll. The restaurant is clean, and service is quick and friendly. Is it the best Chinese you'll ever have? Nope. Best value in SF? Probably! read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

On this cold day I placed an order for a large, HOT order of combination wonton soup. EXCELLENT, that they delivered! The soup arrived in less than 30 mins, and the soup was steaming out. The meat, and shrimp were tender, and good veggies. I will place an order again. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - My order on this cold day. - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I wanted to try take out. I ordered beef with scramble egg over rice. One man quoted me $7.65. One lady quoted me $8.25. So, I paid $8.25. I was going to charge it and the minimum to use credit card is $9.00. The food came out quickly and I was on my way back to work. Opened my take out bag which was bagged nicely. My beef and egg meal came with an soy sauce packet, egg roll, fortune cookie, napkins, and fork. The oyster sauce was a little skimpy on the beef and egg while the rice was plentiful. Overall, my take out meal was good. Yes, I would go back there for lunch. Yes, I would recommend this restaurant to my friends for a quick meal. I suggest you arrive early since u am assuming this place gets packed for lunch. read more

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Overall this place has gotten better. Quick tip: The Fried Won Tons only come with a crumb of meat (literally) and if you find a hair in tour foid take a picture of it before you point it out. If you can handle that, they are not bad. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Fried Wont Tons. Lets play Where's Waldo with the Won Ton filling shall we......oh yeah $5 - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Best value for money for a lunch from office. Fast, good comfort food, great taste, huge portions and serves free soup, which is actually tasty. This has been a go to place for me, even though if you time is wrong during lunch, seating would be difficult. So, for a group larger than 4 I would say check in a bit early for lunch. Ambience isn't great but then you can't expect a lot for $6.50-$7.50 a meal. The food on the other hand is very tasty, and almost all the dishes I tried they come with a lot of veggies. However there is a downside for some Chow mein and fried rice, since they are oily, but then again, which kind of Chinese here isn't. My go to is spicy beef, pork and chickens over rice which balances the oil and you can still have the taste. Comes with spring rolls. The schezwan beef comes with peanuts and not too spicy, which kind of was a surprise for me. The Mongolian beef over rice is awesome and again not spicy. Pork chow meins are good too. Overall great cheap delicious food for lunch on any day. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Mongolian beef over rice - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

This little Chinese restaurant has a tag line "try once, like forever." And you know what, I did try it once and I've been going back for years. Its not gastronomic, its not a greasy spoon, its not an MSG bomb, its just a good Chinese restaurant that is best visited at lunch. The prices are inexpensive for how much they serve, the staff is neither friendly or mean, they just take your order and deliver your meal, they have good lunch specials and what else can be said but... "Try Once, Like Forever!" read more

Combination fried rice needed more seasoning. Chicken wings were bland and seemed to be only cooked in grease and garlic. Not a fan. Should of took my lazy self else where. But for cheap, quick lunch I guess its ok read more

Just based on generals chicken, balls of unidentifiable chicken meats, dipped in lumpy batter, fried not quite crispy but also with hard pebbles of flour. Perhaps I have high standards based on some amazing generals chicken in the past. The service was quick and the price was cheapest food around for a sit down meal in this area so kept the rating a 3. Will have try the Mongolian beef or the broccoli beef which was mentioned in other reviews before adding or subtracting stars. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Generals chicken lunch special. Since it's not originally from China, everyone seems to make it differently. Not my fav. - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

By far the best chow mein and chicken wings out there! Full of flavor, seriously. My family has been coming here since I was little, and this place never disappoints. We usually take it to go for family parties or even just a weekday night in at home when we don't feel like cooking. Sooo delicious! read more

I've ordered delivery from here for years. Though I've tried a dozen dishes here, my go to has always been chicken with vegetables. It's light and delicious. But today on a whim I got chicken with eggplant. Wow! It's really well done. Definitely get it if you like eggplant. But don't order it too often as it IS quite oily. read more

Really?! I mean, really?! First thing I see when I open my order. Right on top. Deep fried spider. Are you all totally f-ing blind?! Damn thing was stuck to the dumpling and had gone through the fryer too. I hope the other customers today enjoy their meal as much as this. Copy of this to the health department and entire meal in the trash. read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Really?! I mean, really?! First thing I see when I open my order. Right on top. Are you all totally f-big blind?! - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

The soup made me sick. I was throwing up all day after I ate this. Will never eat from here again

Some if worst Sesame Chicken I've had in San Francisco. I expect a lot of breading, but I honestly couldn't find a single piece of chicken. Do not order! Egg rolls arrived crispy, but lacked flavor. read more

Good and cheap Chinese food, beef or veggie chow mein, black bean and fish are my favorites but that's about it. Go to place when I want those dishes.. read more

Delicious food, everything we ordered was fresh and prepare well, good flavor. We ordered via Grubhub. Driver was 10 minutes ahead of time, food was warm. read more

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They need to advertise to use cared it's a $9 minimum, never of a amount like that. This place is stupid packed at this time. Best to call in an pick up, ( remember it's a $9 minimum to use card read more

Shanghai China Restaurant - Shanghainese Near Me - San Francisco, California

My husband and I only spent $15 total on dinner. We ordered two items (vegetarian chow mein and spicy eggplant). The veg chow mein was pretty good...and I get really excited when I can get chow mein without beef broth in it. The spicy eggplant was bland and kind of weird. We went with a large group, and my feeling is that the menu items are hit and miss. There are a number of items that are quite good and a lot of things that are horrible. If you knew what would be good, you could get a big dinner for the price of McDonald's. ...and the restroom is pretty clean. That's always a plus in my book. read more

The food continues to be decent. The fortune cookie fortunes continue to be very problematic. My two from tonight: "You will always be surrounded by true friends." "Approach all areas of life with a bold enthusiasm this year." I would laugh, but the humor is too grim, so I'll just smile slightly and shake my head. read more

I used to love Shanghai China Restaurant. Even after we moved out of the neighborhood, we kept ordering delivery from them. This evening when we got our wonton soup, we dished it out and... I found a dead caterpillar floating in my bok choy. When we called them about it, they insisted that it must be a fried onion. Despite the fact that it's green and white, segmented, and has legs. I'm... I'm never ordering from them again. read more

Build a Chinese Restaurant in the slums and THEY WILL COME. Even if you serve tasteless, almost inedible food with rude service, THEY WILL COME! Why? Because people have no where to go but here, THAT'S WHY! Shanghai China is a block away from the office and although it's NOT as bad as Iron Wok, it's STILL bad nevertheless. It's one of those, "Damn it, I didn't bring lunch to work and it's my last resort type of thing without having to go too far." I've been here 3 times and have tried the following: FOOD: *Mu Shu Pork: A stir fry combo of sliced pork, egg, cabbage, wooden ears fungi, bamboo shoots, carrots, and onions. The veggies were overcooked and mushy esp the cabbage which should have stayed naturally stayed a bit al-dente. The pork was suppose to be sliced in strips but were cut 90% down the way, so multiple strips stuck together. The dish is quite salty from the MSG, soy sauce, and oyster. So, if you're MSG sensitive like me, expect to get headaches soon after and make multiple trips to the water cooler throughout the day. The 5 crepes provided are cracking b/c they're so dry. They're thrown on top of the carton without wrapping it. :X *Beef Stew Wonton Noodle Soup: Awful! The beef stew was hard, dry, and flavorless. The wonton aka wrapped meatball was horrendous; the center was hard which was obvious it's been frozen for a LONG time. It was overcooked to the point the edges of the wrapper had sloughed off and intertwined with the overcooked, soggy noodles. And, the bok choy is also overcooked, mushy, and no longer a vibrant green color. The broth is MSG laden probably b/c it was made from beef bouillon cubes. *Steamed Chicken and Veggies (from Special Diet Menu): Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT order anything from their diet menu. The dish consists of several slices of white meat chicken and frozen veggies (carrots, snap peas, baby corn, bamboo shoots). The chicken is DRY and tasteless and the veggies are overcooked and mushy. They don't cook it in oil or season it, so it literally taste like rabbit food. If that's their interpretation of "diet food" no wonder 95% of diets FAIL. SERVICE: I've eaten here once and the waitresses are rude and inattentive which is why I've done To-Go orders thereafter. You have to ask them multiple times if you want something. But, worse of all, the waitresses speak in Canto about customers as if they don't understand. When my co-worker and I were sitting down waiting for the menus, another table had freed up, and one of the waitresses wanted us to automatically assume to know to move to that table. She then said in Canto, "Those girls are stupid for not moving and wanting to sit in the middle table when they can have the corner one." WTF?!?!? How in the hell were we suppose to know she wanted us to move when she never asked? ESP??? I'm use to abuse in Asian restaurants, so although it slightly pissed by off, I quickly rubbed it off. However, they should really be mindful of what they say because you never know who will understand them. Perhaps, I should use my BB calendar more often, so I can avoid those "Damn it" moments where I have to resort to coming here... read more

I didn't choose to eat here but my co worker urged me to. Once I seen the restroom, I was set. Sounds a bit weird to base my review on the restroom inside the restaurant, but I have my reasons. Typically when eating out in an Chinese food place, the restroom is disgusting. Which makes me think of how clean and sanitized it is in the kitchen. When I used the restroom, it was very clean. There wasn't an old smelly mop on the side, with questionable puddles covering the floor. It was well lit and clean. Now I'm happy to try the food. Mongolian beef was great! Wish it was a bit spicier. But I had no complaints leaving. Also the roast beef w tofu on stir fry. Beautiful. I'll definitely be coming back. read more

I ordered this on EAT24.com cause I had lots of work on my desk and didn't want to leave and within 20 minutes food was here hot and fresh. The Pot stickers had been fresh and warm and the hot and sour soup was exactly what I needed. I wish they added some chicken to it but I will have to add to it next time. The soup was spicy, just how I like it. I will be getting to go again soon. Great job to the delivery guy who got the location right on the first try ;) That's a $5 tip in its self. read more

For the 4 months of weekend work I had to do at Goodwill for a traffic violation that I will not mention here, I ate at Shanghai China Restaurant nearly every Saturday since it's located right across from the 1500 Goodwill building. During the time I came here, I never ordered anything other than their Wonton soup as I'm an avid wonton soup fan. They were so quick to serve their yummilicious wonton soup that the stingy 30 minute lunch break was an adequate amount of time for me to eat, sit, and have a cigarette after! The wonton soup is reasonably priced and comes with bbq pork, chicken, vegetables, shrimp, the works. The broth is super tasty and great on a cold day. The wontons themselves were plump and yummy and satisfied any trace of a hangover on a Saturday after partying on a Friday and having to slave labor over at Goodwill the day after. 4 stars for quick service and tasty bites! Recommend! read more

First of all, we're part of the aforementioned government workers who frequent this place. We came for lunch. Service was rude & gruff. I asked if my shrimp chow fun had broccoli, which I love, and received a sarcastic bark in reply. I let it go. On to the food: Greasy. You'll make it to your next paycheck courtesy of the taxpayers but if you eat at Shanghai China on a regular basis kiss your government pension goodbye. (Taxpayers cheer.) When it came time for the bill, we payed with a pile of cash and a credit card. Apparently, this dual-payment method was too much for the waitress. Confusion ensued behind the counter and before we could finish the last drops of green tea to clear our arteries the entire staff, including the "chef," were staring down at us, making comments amongst themselves in some far-Eastern dialect. Although we asked if there was an issue, the replies were, uh, inscrutable. Eventually, we were able to surmise that the Shanghai China staff thought we left no tip. On the contrary, we left an appropriate -- considering the service -- 10 percent. "Americans leave tip," the waitress scolded. In frustration, and perhaps with an overriding desire to make it back to his wife & kid in one piece, a coworker threw down an extra $5 to get us the hell out of there. I call on all public employees to boycott this dump and leave it the likes of Google & Facebook who, rumor has it, will soon be in the neighborhood... read more

Absolutely our favorite neighborhood Chinese spot. If you're looking for traditional, basic Chinese fare, come by here. AND THEY'RE SO INEXPENSIVE!! Just so sad they've been closed since the start of COVID... read more

For what it is, this place is insane. You can barely get a meal for under $10 in this damned city anymore, but this place serves it up hot and fresh every time. They deliver with lightning speed (protip: call them for no delivery fee) and the food is like it literally just came off the stove. I've always had good pieces of meat here, no mysteries. It's typical american chinese, but they also have some more interesting dishes if you branch out. I feel like it's disingenuous to complain about the type of food it is- if you want fancy, go to Yank Sing, or authentic, go to Taraval and 24th. For me, I'm glad this place exists and is close to my apartment. read more

This is the only no-fail hangover cure I know of. Water, aspirin, Gatorade, rest, tea, hair of the dog - ain't got shit on Shanghai China. Maybe I would think differently if I actually stepped inside but who really dines in at a place like this? Delivery is fast. Five stars. read more