We eat duck noodle soup, Shanghai dumpling, and spicy beef noodle. The taste is OK, and the services can be improved.
Great Shanghai style cuisine at reasonable prices. Portion sizes are reasonable and the overall taste of their dishes is pretty good and spot on. Recommend the #1 Shanghai dumpling (similar to xiao long bao but with a crunchy bun exterior - careful not to burn yourself) and the Shrimp and Pork wonton soup. For those unfamiliar with Shanghai cuisine, it tends to have a semi-sweet and savory to sweet profile.
I like the Shanghai pork fried dumplings! The dough is pretty good! The stew is good too!
Highly recommend Sheng jian bao and steamed soup dumpling (xiaolongbao)! One of the best Sheng jian bao in bay area, very juicy and thin skin.
Not too much services but everything we ordered were delicious!
Only ordered the pan fried dumplings and the stir fried noodles with shredded pork and scallion. Both were good and would def come back and order again
My wife is from shanghai, so we look for comfort food for her. Thisbistro is tge best. Prices are good food is great.
Messy service. Waiting 40m to finally pick up my order. They gave the food for the people even order later than me because their waitress mess up the order number.I order the 2 fried pork bun through phone at 1:41pm and they say I can pick up in 20m. I arrived at 2pm and they say it is not ready, I will be the next. However, I waited about 15m and there are 2 people arrived after me picked up fried bun before me and it is still not my turn.I asked them why they came late but still picked up earlier than me, they said because they ordered earlier than me. The man picked up before me said he made a call 20m ago which is around 1:50pm. Apparently my order is earlier. However they dont have written down.I gave 3 star instead of 1 as The owner waive my fee in the end because of inconvenience, but they did need to improve there ordering system. And there waitress are impolite and need more training.
Food is excellent. Service and Atmosphere... could use improvement.
Reasonable price for this restaurant. The staff isnot very friendly. Overall, this is a good restaurant.
生煎包 is different from before. It’s more like baked, not fried. Taste is not as good or authentic as before. Not sure the reason. I hope the cooker/owner can read this review and change back to the traditional and authentic style 生煎包.
Best pan fried pork ban/生煎 I have ever had in US, better than 小美生煎 in LA, and close to 小杨生煎 in Shanghai.
First time back since 2019. It was good before, but not anymore. Below average bao and noodles. Will not come back again
This pork look raw to me. I told them its raw but they said it is not. I didnt argue with them, I ate, I paid, I left. I am not coming back.
I considered it the best Fried Pork Bun for about a year. However, my todays visit totally disappointed me and I wouldnt go back: the pork was not fresh! It had a taste with the smell that the meat was about to get bad. In addition, their packaging was plastic for carry out -- fried one had a small piece of aluminium foil that was too tiny to cover the bottom of the box! How much could that save them or cost them just to make the foil a bit bigger? The steamed ones were so so as well but at least the meat was not bad yet. However, 6 were juicy out of the 12 we bought. Thus, manage your expectations hahaha.
Both the pan-fried dumplings and the shanghai dumplings are really juicy and soupy here! I love the flavors of both of them as well. The skin on the shanghai dumplings isnt too thick, and the pan-friend dumpling has almost a baked texture to it. Both are made quite consistently juicy, which is a pretty impressive feat. They are also able to offer their dishes at rather affordable prices, relatively speaking. In an area where the soup dumpling game is quite competitive, Shanghai Bistro has a clear competitive advantage in the pan-fried dumpling arena. Bravo!!
Wonderful to have authentic Chinese food in Reno! Been there twice already. We love the real Shanghai chefs specials at the back of the menu.Wonderful soups. Chef knows how make a great broth Weve tried Chengdu egg and a fried tofu hot pot. Great salt and pepper fried dishes. Weve tried shrimp (from the Shanghai menu) and calamari. Weve been very impressed with everything weve tried from the Shanghai menu.The items on the Chinese-American menu at the front are much less exciting. Well stay with our favorite Chinese-American place for such dishes.NOTE: There are a lot of old reviews for this address. Shanghai Bistro opened in October 2019. Older reviews are probably for the prior restaurant with different owners, chef, and menu.
Everything was great. Especially loved the pork belly Noodle soup and their bao.
I come Sunday at 2:20. I haven’t try any food yet. But the one star is for the customer service. They have very bad customer service even I am a Chinese, I don’t feel understood. They ask us, do you want to make an order with a bad voice in Chinese, at least I feel like I am not be respected. After we make an order, we try to sit and eat since the map say they could dine in. I also see people eating inside. But they told us we could not without any reason. I feel like why they could eat in, but we could not. (After I see the operation time in google map, I could understand. But I don’t feel respectful.) I even feel regard for the tip I pay.
Advertised as noodle house but the noodles arent that special. Seats are backless and are not exactly comfortable. Tables are small so it made me think they dont want us to order a lot a food? The service was good when we were there. Drinks and sweets are fine.
Real Shanghai food. So happy that we found this place, eating with tears rolling in my eyes. Their pork bun is super good! I like it better than its pot stickers and dumplings. They also have Nanjing duck blood soup(OMG), pretty authentic. Its surprising enough that this place exist in the bay area, if you like Shanghai food, you should mark this place.
This might be the best “shenjianbao” outside of Shanghai. Crispy, juicy, and tasty..... Can’t wait to go back again!
Great Shenjian. Other dishes are good too.
The name of the restaurant is “lost” in the translation. The Chinese name is “李一季生煎馆”. Presumably, “李一季” is the name of the owner. “生煎” is a type of Shanghainese style pan fried dumpling. “馆” means restaurant. So, this is a place mainly for eating the pan fried dumplings. Being a native Shanghainese, I must say that their dumplings are very good, or at least among one of the best in the Bay Area. Their dumplings are full of savory juice that can burn your tongue when the dumplings are hot. So be careful when eating. Remember, you do not want to wait till the dumplings are cool before eating since the juice will mostly be absorbed by the flour skin by then.Due to current Covid 19 situation, I can only order dumplings to go. It’s about 15 minute drive to my house and the dumplings are still hot enough to devour. Yummy!
Guess this is place running by the nicest person, something wrong with the online order platform but the biz owner just take care of it and let me have my food, I don’t mind to spend bit time to figure out. Guess they value the time and customers more than money. Hope they have good business 🥺
Hands down best pan fried dumpling. nothing else to say. Actually there is one thing. pan fried dumpling is very hot inside and is full of meat stock. If you dont wait before you take a bite, you will be burnt, and you will splash the whole table with meat stock. better to poke a hole in the dumpling for venting.
Shrimp shen jen bao - peppery, juicyxo soup dumpling - less spicy than i expected, but just as tasty as the pan fried bunsfried pork chop - more like tonkatsu than the bone in pork chop that we were expecting. i was impressed with how it remained crispy throughout the entire meal.sweet rice shui mai - steamed perfectlyeverything ordered came out hot and quick. id definitely go back to explore more of the menu. my only suggestion would be to do some staff training on attentiveness to boost the service.
Compare before, the 生煎包 doesnt taste like Shanghai traditional food. Dont recommend it.
Their pan fried buns! Omg just thinking about it makes my mouth water. Filled with delicious soup and crunchy exterior dough. We ordered that, xlb(Xiao long bao), chili oil wontons and a braised oxtail noodle soup. Ill definitely be back with family next time. Thanks to the boyfriend for the introduction.
湾区最好吃的生煎包！！服务员态度也很好，推荐。The best and most authentic Shanghainess food in the Bay Area. Friendly staff and reasonable price. Give it a try and you will not regret.
Waiting time can be long during peak periods, try visiting during less busy hours. Space is a little tight inside. Food is great, I love their signature sheng jian bao (pan fried dumpling with soup inside) is delicious, as are a couple of other dishes we tried. Will definitely be back (at a less busy time).
Very yummy popular Shanghai style noodles and dumplings. Still covid limited the service and makes it not as comfortable as a year ago but the food is good.
I like the duck blood noodle and bean curd noodle. Very delicious.I also went for 生煎包，though it’s not as good as expected, I think I’ll come again.
生煎包 and 小笼包 both have quite unique sauces, size is also decent. Definitely better than an average Shanghaiese restaurant.
The food was great and worth 5 stars, however one of the two lady cashiers who helped me check out was a little rude..
Loved the sheng jian baos here!
Probably the best pan-fried dumplings in the area. They use the right type of Shanghai sweet vinegar too
Best fried pork buns around.
Everything was really good
Excellent beef noodles soup and dumplings. Cycle time is a little slow, so expect a wait. Still worth it.
The buns were cold ! I ate the buns and then left . I’m not coming back .
My favourite Shengjian in bay area.
Very Bad experience ever！！Wait for a long time after the order. They serviced randomly.Very Bad management.
Reliable source for tasty shengjian bao. Staff are rushed and can be rude.
By far this place offers the most authentic Sheng Jian Bao (生煎包) which is closest to what you get in Shanghai. Thumbs up！！！
Having grown up in a Shanghainese family, I can say that this place does it right. Youll find everything you need right here, from small bites to larger portions -- all with authentic flavor.
Authentic Shanghai dining place. Simple menu, but everything on the menu are delicious with very reasonable prices. Highly recommend
The food is pretty authentic. They have the best shenjian bao in the bay area. The quality of food is outstanding for its price.
The pan fried buns were very soupy and definitely exceeded my expectations!
They have a very tasty food here, however waiting can be long depending on when you get here. Staff can be little more friendly.
Very delicious and not very crowded. My favorite includes 馄炖 生煎 鸡翅 豆浆
DISGUSTING. They put cult propaganda posters on their window.
Quite authentic Shanghai food. One of the best pan fried bum in town.
The service there is good. The price is fair. However the food is not so authentic in my opinion.
I loved the 生煎包! The 雪菜肉丝面 was just so so, though.
Wouldnt let us enter at 8:50. Rushed to get there, wanted to try some good food but they cant honor their own time schedule.
I will give 6.5 out of 10 for Shanghaiese food. Since its in US, I will still give a 4 star
We loved the food but the staffs were not friendly.
Very delicious Shanghai taste dumplings and dishes. The price is fair.
Sheng Jian Bao is so nice and juicy.After you bite it and soup comes out👍🏼
This place has a really great selection of food for a pretty good price just remember to go there with more than $7
Definitely the BEST Shanghainee 生煎包 and 锅贴 in bay area!
Pan fried buns is where its at over here! Xlb is pretty good too.
Server is not talking in shanghainess
Very poor service. The front desk shouted to me when I wait in this morning. I heard he argued loudly with chef. This is unacceptable.
Tasty food. Great experience.
Well below average standard comparing to Shanghaiese restaurant in south bay.
Very authentic Sheng jian Bao!! Same as what I had in Shanghai.
The quality of the pan fried Ben is better than that in Shanghai
Delicious and good service
Best restaurant in bay area.
Great food! But the waiting line maybe long…
Very authentic food and reasonable prices
Poor service. Not authentic. Taste not good.
Didnt think I would like it, but it was a fun experience.
Delicious and authentic Shanghai dumplings.
Good price but food was okay.
The buns here are tasty!
Arguably the best 生煎 in the bay area
Authentic and delicious Shanghai cuisine!
They are closed on Monday, July 5th, 2021
Very tranditional Shanghai style, released my homesick a lot.
The food are ready pretty quick
Great taste and a good price!
Great food at great price.
Food is good,but service ???
One of the best xlb restaurant.
Beef noodle soup is good .
The restaurant closed randomly without notice.
Authentic shanghai food, services improvement is needed.
Maybe the bbest Shanghai dumpling in bay area.
Cheap and taste very good
#1 Soup Buns are a must try
Great food and line moves fast
Good food, cheap prices
One of best bistro in Bay area
Love this place！very authentic
The stuff are soooooo rude.
Buns and noodles are delicious!
Worst service ever.
Yummy
My go to place for shengjianbao.
Not very tasty
Delicious
Real Shanghai food
Kinda oily
Food is good.
Great taste
Delicious.
Wait forever
Yummy
Fresh meat moon biscuits are crispy meat buns, not as good as making them myself. Chicken and duck blood soup is OK, 4 points for pork chop noodles, 3.5 points for raw fried food, and 2 points for service attitude. Overall rating 3 points
Xiaolong is comparable to Nanxiang Xiaolong, with thin skin and rich soup but not easy to break. Shengjian is similar to Xiaoyang Shengjian. It is made from dead noodles and has the same thin skin and juicy soup. Personally, I think it is one of the most authentic Shanghai fried dumpling restaurants in the United States.
The snacks are great! Pan-fried wontons, steamed dumplings, duck vermicelli soup.The fried pork chop was very average. Although it was thin and not oily, it felt like it was made in an air fryer. It didnt feel fragrant, and the meat had no marinade flavor at all.
I cannot believe there’s duck blood vermicelli soup here
I come here almost every week, and the fried rice, pan-fried chicken, and duck blood vermicelli soup are must-orders every time. Very good reviews!
⭐️Sauce fried: The meat filling is delicious, and the mouth is full of juice, but the dough is not soft enough.⭐️Duck blood vermicelli soup: delicious, large quantity and affordable.💫Glutinous rice siu mai: the taste is too light, the dough is too hard.
They have most authentic xiao long bao and sheng jian bao in the America
The very popular pan-fried buns are really delicious, and the large wontons with shepherds purse are also good. Fresh, delicious and cheap.
The service attitude continues to decline. I have eaten at this place many times over the course of a year and a half, and it is getting worse and worse. After ordering today, I waited for more than ten minutes and no one came. I asked for help, but came back and asked me what I ordered? ? ? The pan-fried buns were not fully cooked and had a floury taste. After we finished eating and paid the bill, the cashier didnt even want to say a word to me. He looked like a slut. I waited for the food for a long time and finally gave you a 15% tip. What do you mean by Sima Lian?
The xiaolongbao is good. The pan-fried buns have good thin skin and average fillings. Red oil copying will not work.Why is the dipping sauce only vinegar and not soy sauce?
To tell you the truth, the taste of the food is not bad, very delicious, if I didnt hear a male waiter arguing with the customer, I would definitely give it 5 points and recommend it. No matter what the reason is, the customer said: The customer is God, you should treat me better, and the male waiter said: Here, the customer is not God! If you think I have a bad attitude, I can refund the money to you, and you dont have to come to our house for dinner. Who made you come? . . . . . . Well, you insulted all our gods. I, who is one of the gods, will not go there again in the future. There are so many delicious restaurants, why should God go to a place where he doesnt regard himself as a god?
The service quality is the worst. Calling out numbers depends on your mentality. You can call in anyone you like.Knowing that there are many people on weekends, he shouted, Eat it if you like it, or get out if you dont. Is it possible that you can still call the police?Li Yiji, your family should close down as soon as possible. . Those chefs are not doing anything, they need low-end people like you to clamor 🤷♂️
Fried dumplingSpicy Pork NoodlesWonton CasseroleIt tastes absolutely okI just hope the core can be a little saltierI hope the bottom of the pot stickers can be fried a little better... I ordered one last time... but it still didnt work...
It has been open for about a year. From Monday to Friday, there are few customers at noon and evening, but it is busy on weekends. The fried food is good, with many varieties, and the side dishes are average.
My go-to order: fried buns + some noodles (any) scallion oil noodles, siu mai is also good
So rude to customer.Im here from Xiaohongshu. I hope the store manager can take care of your proud employees.
AMAZING SHEN ZHEN BAO
No service what so ever, but the cooking makes it five-stars-worthy.The service is average, but the cooking alone deserves five stars.
Traditional local Shanghai noodle snacks will relieve your nostalgia and make you want to come back after eating them.
Xiaolongbao is delicious, soup has more MSG
Very bad dining experience, the food smells bad and the service is not enthusiastic
Not bad, the pan-fried pork belly is full of soup, very delicious
Authentic Shanghai noodle snacks, but not many dishes
Their pan-fried buns are very authentic and I must order them every time I come here.
A little on the salty side (although they cant adjust it), recommend the vermicelli type.
Tasty. Only order fried buns and duck blood vermicelli
It’s been a long time since I’ve had authentic pan-fried pancakes. I almost cried.
Very authentic!
Good pan-fried food
Duck blood vermicelli soup is really good
Pan-fried Bao Pot Stickers are awesome!
Dishonest store, so upset
Very good fried buns. 👍
The fresh meat, shrimp, and wontons are great!
Pan-fried buns are delicious!!
Delicious and authentic
The buns are delicious
Tasty, too salty.
Indifferent service
Fair price
Delicious yummy yummy
Total reviews rating 4.2
162 Reviews for Shanghai Bistro 2024:
Review №1
2022-04-11 22:34:38The best 生煎包 I’ve had in Bay Area. The menu has many traditional Shanghai style entrees. Though the business looks not big currently, there don’t have many staffs in the restaurant besides the owner. Also a lot of seating are not available indoor. I wish the store could be more popular. The food was absolutely top quality.
Review №2
2020-02-13 02:07:48Best 生煎包 in the bay. Best Shanghai style dumpling in the bay area. Very good dough thickness, good crisp bottom, holds juice well. Could use more scallions on top. Stuffing perfect flavor. We found spicy wontons good but with a bit too much vinegar. Cucumbers very good. Can be hard to spot in mall area, not next to Lion market but further left where other restaurants are located (small sign primarily in Chinese). Best to pay in cash, does not accept cards below $25. Highly recommend.
Review №3
2018-10-21 21:32:51Pan fried dumplings are a must-order - I’ll definitely come back for again just for those dumplings. They are crispy on the bottom, yet soft and juicy with soup inside - 6 of them for ~$8.I ordered takeout of the pan fried dumplings, which took around 15 min. Credit can only be used when >$25.
Review №4
2022-09-03 03:19:44Authentic Shanghai food that is nowhere to find.It’s famous for its pan fried buns (生煎包）but there’s a lot of authentic Shanghai stuff. We ordered glutinous rice Shumai （糯米烧卖） which is a rare find. They are bite size tasty dim sum that’s popular in Shanghai.Pan fried buns are good, and the only suggestion is if they could make the bottom crispy instead of stiff.Duck with glass noodles(鸭血粉丝） is also good. Wonton is okay, tastes like food you could get in Shanghai, not too much surprise.鲜肉月饼 (meat filled pastry) is also nice and a rare find, and a good timing to celebrate the moon festival.Next time we’ll probably try scallions braised pork loin with noodles, which is also a rare find (and an authentic dish in Shanghai).The dining tables are somewhat casual.
Review №5
2017-12-26 03:39:50Super delicious shanghainese dishes. The XLB are piping hot and burst (literally) with flavor and taste. The must order dish is the Pan fried pork buns!! Also full of hot hot soup so take care when opening!
Review №6
2019-04-09 10:43:13Best shengjian bao in the Bay! At a very reasonable price too. Everything we ordered was really great - pork ear, SJB, SJB with shrimp, potstickers, wonton noodle soup, another noodle with pork and black bean, xlb, and xlb with xo sauce. I will definitely be back
Review №7
2023-03-07 20:45:17Amazing dumplings. Some of the best Ive ever had. Price was affordable. The layout of the table was a little questionable. But the food rocked.
Review №8
2017-11-23 21:22:10Quite disappointing. Most of the noodle dishes are too oily...glistens nicely on photos...but honestly its too much for the American palate. Their signature baos are the same. The meat in the bao are a bit too rubbery. The dough skin, thin like the classic baos - but is served slightly undercooked.
Review №9
2023-07-25 17:10:20If I can give Shanghai Bistro a 0 star I would because they are shady! They pre-charge for food so when my order came out to be $98, I wrote down $100 on the recipe at first, and then after dinner, I gave $15 in cash as tip. HOWEVER, I just checked my credit card statement and I was charged $108 by Shanghai Bistro. So they changed the 100 I wrote down to 108 by themselves! I would not recommend this fraudulent and rip-off restaurant to anyone
Review №10
2018-12-29 03:44:07The foods are more than delicious, just like authentic local foods from Shanghai/Taiwan. There are few dishes you must order: 1) Xiaolong Bao, 2) Sheng Jian Bao (pork bun), 3) Pot Sticker and 4) beef noodle. The soy milk is also good. Most of the customers are Chinese. The staff can speak Chinese.