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    Shanghai Lily

    3.8 (51 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    SHANGHAI LILY ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Alexa N.

    I'm only reviewing based on ordering take out and not physically eating there! My boyfriend said this is his favorite place for Chinese food. They do have a plethora of food options from more authentic Asian cuisine to your more "Americanized" cuisine. I got the beef chow fun and sweet and sour chicken. My boyfriend raves about their sweet and sour chicken, which I thought was good, but the beef show fun really lacked flavor. I kept having to add the soy sauce packets to my noodles. I also had a chance to try the chicken fried rice and it's kind of bland. When I think of fried rice, I think of color and flavor, but I had to add soy sauce and my friend kept adding soy sauce too. I would eat/order here again though to try other things!

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    Dan W.

    The food at Shanghai Lily is really good. I had the Kung Pao chicken the last couple times I have been here and loved it. The chicken was all white meat and the sauce was spicy with a little sweetness. This is definitely one of the best Kung Pao chicken dishes I have ever eaten. I want to give this place more then three stars but each time I eat here the service is lacking. The last few servers have seen completely disinterested in any type of brief conversation beyond quickly taking your order and walking away. I might understand the lack of engagement if this place were busy and they are working hard to keep up; however each time I've been here, there were no other customers. Overall, great food with odd customer service.

    Black pepper shrimp ...amazing must try

    Fantastic! Delicate light and amazing flavors. A must try was surprised by this dish!

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    Tayreanna G.

    So me and my boyfriend went to this place one time...it was our first time and usually at night they're busy but we went during lunch time and no one was there. It was just us two in the dinning room. It was a nice set up but our table cloth was a bit dirty from stains and also very quite. They have no music playing at all lol. But overall decorated decent...I ordered general Tso chicken(my favorite) with just steamed white rice. Might I say, once I finished, there was more rice than chicken. I didn't even finish all my rice. Flavor wise it tasted ok, I've had better. My boyfriend ordered lo mein with veggies and fried chicken for the appetizer. First off the fried chicken was VERY salty. And it also tasted like other food. So I assume they fry everything in the same oil. So it wasn't good at all we actually sent it back and got it taken off our bill. I tasted his lo mein, he liked it but I didn't. It didn't taste like every other lo mein Ive had. The taste was distinct and different. And unfortunately the day after we ate, I got sick. So for me, I don't think I would ever go here again. Nice waitress and everything but the food could do a little better.

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    Nicer inside than you'd think. Nice staff, great food, a real treat hidden away in a strip mall.

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    My son recommended this place to us. We did carry out. Food is absolutely delicious! The girl at the register is delightful!

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    4.4
    (152 reviews)
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    Spectacular food. Chicken with green peppercorn is one of my favorite dishes in Columbus.read more

    I arrived at noon and the parking lot was already pretty full for this very unassuming Chinese…read morerestaurant from the outside. There is plenty of free parking which is nice. When I walked in the atmosphere was great, I could smell good food and heard conversations. There's a large area with large round tables to right and to the left are booths and almost all of them were full. The menu was a mix of Americanized Chinese, traditional Chinese and included Dim Sum as well. There were a number of dishes we didn't know much about and there were dishes being enjoyed by other customers that looked delicious. The wait staff was more than happy to explain the dishes and/or show us on the menu what someone was eating. They took very good care of us and shared the tasks of bringing our food, filling water, and just checking in. Now the food. The food came out very quickly! We all received a well filled bowl of rice. First out was the string beans, perfectly cooked, not droopy, and the flavors of garlic and hot peppers. Even though the peppers were there the heat was not overpowering at all. Next was the shredded pork with garlic sauce. The textures of the pork and bamboo shoots were a nice contrast and the sauce was perfectly balanced and craveable. The special grilled lamb, I was told, was some of the best in the city. It was tender and well spiced. Even when he said he was full he just couldn't stop eating it. For the dim sum order we got the shrimp dumplings, soup dumplings, scallion pancake, and sesame balls and they brought a soy sauce and a chili oil with them. The shrimp dumplings were tender but the dough was pretty sticky. I think this is normal and they were tasty with some of the oil on them. The scallion pancakes were very thin and gummy, this is the only thing we ordered that I would not get again. The soup dumplings were very small but packed a lot of flavor. The dough did stick together a bit so unfortunately some of the soup did leak out. The sesame balls were the hit and we're just the right amount of sweetness that we considered them desert. They were large, at least 2" in size, with a wonderful sesame seed covered exterior and a soft, sweet center. Chuan Jiang Hao Zi is a wonderful somewhat hidden gem. If you want traditional Chinese cuisine including all the different offal they have it and I would totally try it here over anyone else if I was brave enough. Portions were a good size for the price. I highly recommend checking them out!

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