Daren Chunga month agoFrom
Fancy dining room, but the food was the star! Very tasty dimsum staples (siu mai, har gow, phoenix claws). Well made and steamed perfectly. The pan fried pork buns were also quite good. Where they fell short was the lack of sufficient flavor in their Singapore Rice Noodle. It lacked the right color and "wok hei" and peppers needed to make it stellar. Good. But not great. Tea was refilled often and parking, as usual was abysmal.
Robert Koo2 months agoFrom
Shanghai No. 1 restaurant has been opened about 10 years, and it was closed during the Covid-19 pandemic but reopened this year. I would say it is an authentic Shanghainese cuisine restaurant on Valley Blvd in the heart of San Gabriel Valley. The restaurant decorations are traditional Chinese designs, and there are 5 luxury dining rooms if you like to have a special occasioned party. The foods are excellent and can be expensive depending on your pocket and taste. Currently, can't travel to China but if you want to have real Shanghainese food, this is a 5 stars restaurant.
Just revisiting one year after in 2024, same old thing. Not too much the Shanghainese restaurants left over in San Gabriel Valley Chinatown but their food is still the same good quality.
Yi Zhang2 months agoFrom
I wouldn’t say this is the #1 Shanghai restaurant in LA despite of its name, but there are some dishes that are worth trying: Shanghai smoked fish is crispy and tender at the same time with the right amount of sweetness and sourness; pickled mustard and cuttlefish brought back childhood memories; signature rice soup is a great new creation of an old tradition; pickled mustard shredded pork noddle is just how I remembered it. The only dish we didn’t like is the braised pork belly - feels stale, not tender, many of my friends make better version than this: a bit disappointed at this signature dish on the very first page of the menu. High caliber service! Many party rooms with various sizes for private gathering.
Main location250 W Valley Blvd M San Gabriel California 91776 US(626) 282-1777Loading...
