Shanghai Taste
Hot Tea
Fat Noodle with Shrimp and Beef
Kao Fu
Shanghai Style Pork Ribs
Traditional Shanghai Xiao Long Bao
Crab Yolk Xiao Long Bao, Beef Xiao Long Bao, Shrimp and Cucumber Xiao Long Bao, Traditional Shanghai Xiao Long Bao
Cold Bean Curd Noodles with Housemade Scallion Oil
Steamed Vegan Dumplings
House Fried Rice with Chicken and Mushrooms
Beef Sheng Jian
Sheng Jian
Shanghai Fried Rice Cake with Chicken
Steamed Mahi Mahi Dumplings
Still doing good business despite 50% occupancy restrictions, with Shanghai Plaza again the bustling marketplace it was prior to COVID-19, it was as a party of six that diners sat down to once again enjoy an outstanding meal at ShangHai Taste.
Tucked inside Suite 104 of a two-story complex on the corner of Arville Street and Spring Mountain Road, a ground floor flagship since day one, it is upon entry that eyes are immediately drawn to Chinese-born Chefs working inside the restaurant’s glass prep-room, and with Chef Jimmy Li’s time at 3 Villages, 1900 Asian Cuisine and Niu Gu well-known to fans the fact that everything on-site is made from scratch should come as no surprise.
Seating approximately 30 guests with proper social distancing from 11:00am until 9:00pm seven-days-a-week, all staff clad in PPE, it was with greetings from partner Joe Muscaglione that thirteen items were received in the course of two hours, the majority old favorites but also four novelties.
Affordable without skimping on Ingredients, all thanks to Chef Li and Joe Muscaglione’s dedication, a distinctive feel is ensured by the fact that almost every single item on-site is imported from or near Shanghai, and starting with good Tea plus housemade Noodles fans of Soup Dumplings, or XLB, will be happy to know ShangHai Taste’s set a high standard whether made with Pork, Crab or recently-debuted Shrimp and Beef.
Able to accommodate most dietary preferences, fried Soup Dumplings in two varieties desirable to all but vegans, those eschewing all Animal products will likely gravitate to Steamed Dumplings filled with Herbs, though far more interesting bites are found in the form of steamed Wheat Gluten Kao Fu amidst Mushrooms and Cold Bean Curd Noodles with Housemade Scallion Oil.
Built on family recipes handed down to Chef Li, his House Fried Rice with choice of Protein always a crowd-pleaser, Fish Dumplings taste wonderful with or without Soup while Stir-fried Rice Cakes traditionally known as Chao Nian Gao and Bone-in Pork Ribs made Shanghai-style are meaty yet tender.
FIVE STARS: Back in top form as the vaccine rolls out, and practicing social distancing with all the right protocols, Chef Jimmy Li and Joe Muscaglione continue to provide Chinatown’s best Shanghainese Cuisine in terms of cost, quality and customer service.
RECOMMENDED: Sheng Jian, Kao Fu, Shanghai Fried Rice Cake, House Fried Fat Noodles, Shanghai Style Pork Ribs, Steamed Mahi Mahi Dumplings.
AVOID: N/A.
TIP: Open daily from 11:00am until 9:00pm. Call 702-570-6363 or hop to make reservations.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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