The Shanghai has the usual dishes we enjoy and offers new ones to try. We have eaten in and had it delivered. The menus have many options. The food tasted good and fresh. Each plate had its own, taste - The egg rolls were crisp on the outside and had a good filling. The sweet and sour pork had a crisp batter with a good flavor. We enjoyed several different items . The house rice was perhaps too mild. I asked the manager/ owner about her menu and how it was different from other Chinese restaurants. She offered that the food is based more on what is found in Shanghai. She commented the have spicier options we could ask about next time we came in. The Shanghai has a modest interior and is crowded in the cluster of restaurants at the corner of Walnut and Akers. read more

I really wanted to give them a better rating but the food missed the mark. It appears to be under new ownership and the portions are a lot smaller and the quality has gone down. This was our go-to for delicious and freshly prepared Chinese food but it's not the same anymore. The restaurant is located in a strip mall with plenty of free parking. The restaurant is clean but the one restroom could definitely use a deep, thorough cleaning. I ordered the #2 dinner combo $15.00, it consisted of --a cup of basic egg flower soup 3/5 --two deep fried wontons with sweet and sour sauce 4/5 --two deep fried shrimp (a bit greasy) 3/5 --one veggie egg roll (a bit greasy) 3/5 --chicken broccoli (very garlicky and flavorful) 5/5 --orange chicken (some of the pieces of chicken had a gamely flavor (yuck) and the chicken was not crispy; orange sauce coating the chicken was good 2/5 --chicken chow mein ( chicken and veggies were kinda nonexistent & it looked like they used spaghetti pasta rather than traditional chow mein noodles) 2/5 --pork fried rice was pretty good 5/5 Service was efficient and waitress was friendly. Unfortunately, I won't be back due to this experience. read more

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This place is booming... lots of patrons enjoying dinner inside. Service is fast; meals take approx 20 minutes for dine in or to go orders. They don't skimp on portions that's for sure, pile high . Portions are big enough to share or just be greedy and eat it all by yourself. If you order the dinner combos, they come with either fried rice or chow mein, or you can be like me and get half and half. The best of both worlds! I ordered a beef dish with peppers and onions, beef was tender, but there were a few extra chewy pieces inside. Gave my jaw a workout! My other family members ordered orange chicken and mandarin chicken. All were filling and satisfying. Loved the meals were still warm when we got home. Wish they came with egg rolls though, that would have been perfect! read more

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This is the best Chinese food in Visalia and I have tried A-LOT! I recommend getting the orange chicken, pork fried rice and cream cheese wantons! Sitting inside is great the service is fast and welcoming. We've gotten to-go twice now and it was around the holidays and man were they swamped!! We still loved and enjoyed the food! read more

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant - Cream cheese wontons Pork fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Visalia, California

So it's been years we haven't came back but we seen reviews of people saying it was good or it had gotten better since we did come like 10 yrs ago well let me tell you people lie this place still lacks on flavor chowmain was a bit dry not flavor rice a also have no flavor the breading they use in there chicken was not good not the flavor of orange chicken even the soup they give u lacked in flavor sad to say I will not be returning read more

Had a rough day and my husband said let's go out and grab dinner. He wanted to try this restaurant. And oh how happy I was not to cook. We walked in and were immediately seated. The waitress suggested some great dishes....honey shrimp, chicken chow mein, sesame chicken and veggies egg rolls. Every thing was Piping HOT. So be careful especially with kiddos. Lingering thoughts of my hard day...the music in the background moved me to tears and I was so encouraged. The owner came out to say hi and he was so sweet and welcoming! I think we've found our favorite Chinese restaurant! read more

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant - Sorry we were so hungry and forgot to take a pic when the food came - Chinese Near Me - Visalia, California

I do not believe how many 5 star reviews have been left, because my one and only visit there was awful. I went during dinner time after 5pm so the staff seemed very stressed and overwhelmed by the busyness of the evening as there were only 2 girls working. Was never greeted, I asked if I could seat myself or if I had to wait to be seated and was told to have a seat by the entrance. Someone who arrived after me was attended to first. The won ton soup was awful no flavor and after adding soy sauce it was still awful. The orange chicken was not good either, the fried won tons and chicken fried rice was the only decent tasting thing I had. The Kung pow chicken tasted like it had been cooked in cleaning solution and wasn't spicy at all not even a little, (idk how else to explain the flavor). Never going back. Mind you a coworker of mine raved about this place and how good their food was. I was highly disappointed. read more

Restaurant ambience is good, service was good, although I didn't appreciate a couple that got there after my wife and I had arrived got their food before us. Food was ok, fried rice was decent but I had better, Kung Pao chicken was also ok and chicken chow mien also could have tasted better. Overall I would recommend this place but just keep in mind that in a town where there's not many options you might want to settle for it. We were visiting from LA and perhaps we are biased due to different options we have available. read more

Reason for my 5 stars. The Honey Walnut shrimp. Period. Don't get me wrong they have great food, haven't had something I do not like. But their honey walnut shrimp! Best around.. super light and crispy/crunchy and perfect sweetness and delicious sauce with the largest crunchy walnuts I've seen! I would eat the whole plate if my family wasn't constantly complaining of sharing is caring lol. If you like Honey Walnut shrimp, you must come by and try it. read more

We've been looking for a good Chinese restaurant since we arrived in Visalia 2 years ago and tonight we were craving some pork fried rice so we were on the hunt again. We initially were going to try Zen but they closed early so we found Shanghai still open. It was an hour before closing and it looked like it was a slow Sunday night. It was nice and clean. Our server was very attentive and got our drinks and orders promptly. Our food arrived nice and hot. The food was super delicious and we were very satisfied. The sweet and sour was nice and crunchy. Almond chicken had a lot of flavor. Fried rice and chop suey was good too. We have found our new favorite Chinese restaurant. read more

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I was in there today and the food was horrible the Mongolia beef was a soup with bell peppers and onions the orange chicken was so tuff you couldn't eat it and the honey walnut shrimp was old i was so disappointed it was a waste of money read more

Came here for the first time the other day for dinner because we've never been! Walked in and the lady working there in the front desk was on a phone call with a customer and didn't even acknowledge us walking in. The customer on the phone sounded like she was ordering food for a party so it literally took 10 minutes of our time. My daughter and I just sat there waiting for our order. The lady then had another call coming in so we waited ANOTHER 5 minutes without being acknowledged. When she got off the phone, we finally got our order (it was a phone order). We ordered one of their dinner combinations that came with orange chicken, fried wontons, egg roll, fried shrimp, chicken broccoli, chicken chow mein, and pork fried rice. I remember the total being $16+ as of 6/2024. Not bad ! We took the food home and everything was delicious. Orange chicken was juicy, fried wontons were fried to perfection, egg roll was yummy, fried shrimp was fried to perfection, chicken broccoli was yum, chow mein was delicious, and pork fried rice was yum! I'm so happy we found something closer to us than Panda Express if we're in a hurry for Chinese food. Wish the service was a bit more welcoming, though. Come check them out! read more

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Best Chinese in Visalia! Staff friendly, huge portions, large menu with many options! Love the walnut shrimp and hot and sour soup! read more

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant - Spring rolls - Chinese Near Me - Visalia, California

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TikTok brought me here and I'm glad it did! It was my first time and I was not disappointed. Everything was delicious - especially the potstickers! The customer service was great. It's in the corner of a shopping center, easy to miss... but you'll be glad you went. read more

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I went today to have dinner with some friends and family. I was very disappointed!!! I use to like it when the owner was Judy. Her husband was the cook and she was the waitress plus she had some help of course. But she sold it about a year ago. And the place is not the same. The food is very greasy and has no flavor but grease. It felt like a carnival. They have a spinning wheel for customers to get a discount so I'm assuming his clientele has gone down, so he needs something to bring them back in with a little prize. The table was greasy. I took them a while to give us a menu and service. I will not be going back to this place ever again. I don't recommend this restaurant!!! Save your money!! read more

Delicious food great service. Always a great experience. New owners have no skipped a beat .

The food was ok. Everyone in my group ordered the $13 lunch special but we were all charged $17. You should be charging the price on your menu or you need to update your menu to reflect accurate pricing. That's a big difference 13 to 17. read more

The food was not very good won't be going back. The Chinese restaurant in the mall tastes better. Poor quality.

We had to wait an additional 20 minutes beyond pickup time. I could have forgiven that if the food had been good.

The food is good the service was also good. Wasn't a big fan of the fried rice but everything else was good.

Great food ever service was fast great location orange chicken yummy Best in Town you will now be disappointed

Shanghai is always amazing food! Its been our goto for that Chinese craving for the last 2 years and they haven't dissapointed yet.

Food good. Service a bit lacking, but I think she was alone. SEATing odd. Overall would return. read more

Prices have gone up significantly and the quality of portions and food hasn't maintained the same level pre-pandemic. We still like the food it's just not the same level it used to be. They are finally open inside again for dining and not just take out. I have added updated better quality photos of their menu as the prices have all changed. read more

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We were around the area so we decided to try this place again. It was once one of our favorite Chinese food restaurants. I ordered a few favorites beef chow fun, Peking spareribs and Mapo tofu. Everything was delicious! I enjoyed the stir fried bean sprouts and white onions it made the whole dish tasty!! The Mapo tofu was delicious we had to get a couple of small bowls of rice to eat with the lobster sauce. The Peking spareribs was the best I've had in a while!! If you enjoy sweet and sour pork you'll love this it's just on another level! Lol The service was good a little bit crowded as we started eating. So it got a bit slow. But we still did manage to get our drinks filled and containers for our food. Ambiance well it was definitely casual that day. It was in between lunch and dinner, so many employees were eating which was ok. But some of the customers were super loud?! Very annoying I almost wanted to get our food to go. I had to say something which I don't like to do but after a while it subsided.. read more

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Food is great!! veg egg roll, chicken chao mein, orange chicken, beef fried rice. we are here with the kids. Great service. food is fresh and delicious!! read more

Omg If you see my name on Chinese Food Restaurant then they are a 5 stars there pot Stickers or the Best, I get A or C every thing was so good the pot stickers are so good and made perfect but everything I ate was so good and made fresh it was not greasy and I felt great after eating please go try it because good Chinese Food is hard to find read more

horrible service, I called and they said that my dinner would be ready in 20-25 min. I waited for 50 minutes and I am still waiting. last time I order here. read more

They are quick with their service. The quality of the food is always great. The food and the service has never disappointed! My favorite Chinese food spot! read more

We weren't very impressed with the Shanghai ... the waitress was very nice the food not so good . Sweet and sour pork very hard outside and meat was tough . My g daughter wanted spicy ordered something that they said was very spicy it wasn't . We won't go again . read more

The best Chinese food in town! Forget Panda Express! Spend the same amount of money on one of the lunch or dinner combinations here! They give you large portions so you can easily share one between two people and still be extremely full! They are quick for takeout and dine in! I always love whenever Judy is our server as she is always so nice and friendly! If you listen closely they are always playing relaxing and uplifting Christian music in the background and as a believer, I really appreciate it! They are super tucked away in the corner of the the save mart shopping area by El D so it's easy to miss but, once you've tried their food it's had to forget! I love starting and ending my meals with their egg flour soup! read more

My favorite Chinese food in the area. Sizzling steak haku is my favorite. House rice is delicious. Best food and great service.

Shanghai is the best Chinese food in Visalia, hands down. The service is always excellent, food is freshly made and the consistency of their dishes is great! read more

We ordered some take out last night & let me tell you this place did not disappoint. The containers were so stuffed they couldn't close all the way, the food was freshly made & so good. The staff is very friendly & I would definitely recommend this place. read more

When visiting my mother in law she suggest this place for dinner. We decided to order quite a bit of food for 4 people. Our ordered consisted of orange chicken, sweet and sour chicken, chicken with snow peas, steamed fish, pot stickers, chicken chow mein, and steamed rice. I want to start off by saying the steamed fish is amazing!!!! It's on a bed of Broccoli with ginger and green onions. It's full of so much flavor cooked perfectly and it's just absolutely delicious. If you are a lover of ginger like I am don't skip out on this dish. During my college days I worked at a Chinese's restaurant that was amazing, well this place reminded me so much of it. I will definitely be ordering food from this restaurant again when in town. Every dish we had was amazing! I sometimes feel Chinese food can be very salty, but all of the food was perfectly seasoned not salty just flavorful. read more

Called ahead of time for pick up, I asked how long it was going to be and they said 25 min. Had to go in three times and when we got our food it wasn't even lukewarm. On the plus side the food had pretty good taste but if I ever do come back....I will want to eat inside. This was our first time coming here. read more

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Visalia, California

Love this place. Eat there every time my parents are in town. People there are nice and the food is great. Plus gotta love the green booths. Hot tip get the Shanghai Chow Mein and Kung Pao Chicken. read more

Food is very fresh and service is timely. It is evident they've been busy today but they are all working to attend to each guest.

I've been here a few times when I used to live close by. Decided to try it again post covid and it doesn't feel the same.. the hard part is.. its sometimes salty and sometimes not so salty. I think this place is def a hit or miss but the locals within the area seem to love it alot. read more

Order a #2 dinner cost about 15 bucks. Once order was ready my husband asked for a small cup of water and she said it would be 2 dollars for a small cup of water he said never mind ! He said she was very rude.( mind you my husband is very nice and easy going ). Once we got home the serving was very small and very salty :( so I didn't eat any !! I will never go back service bad and food was gross ! read more