Shanghai 21

We went here Christmas Day. A lot of the other restaurants had long queues outside but, rather than making you wait, this restaurant was taking names instead and asking you to come back in a hour and half/two hours. We went back an hour and a half later and were seated straight away. The shredded beef is the best I’ve ever had! I’d also recommend the steamed pork dumplings.

Came for lunch and Shanghai 21 did not disappoint. It was packed and there was a waiting time of about 20 minutes. Waited and got seated - soon after we ordered, our starters arrived. We went for the house special soup dumplings which is heaven in your mouth. Burst of flavors combining that with the spicy dumplings we got from the menu. We also had the scallion pancakes which were phenomenal! Singapore style noodles with chicken and sea food was not the missus’s favorite but I enjoyed it yum yum 🤤 overall it was magnificent

Came here for some dumplings after hearing great things. We were not disappointed!! We went at a busy time but didn't mind waiting 10 minutes to get seated. The food came quickly and it was sooo good! Can't recommend this place enough if you're looking for dumplings or just good Asian cuisine. We got the soup dumplings, fried pork buns, shanghai lo mein, and pork fried rice!

We really enjoyed Shanghai food. Let’s try Shanghai 21. It was pretty hard to decide what to eat;everything on the menu looked tempting, so we decided to order two dishes 1. Sesame Chicken over Rice - $10.50: Unfortunately, it was a bit too sweet for our taste. Despite that, the dish was quite crunchy, and the overall flavor was good. 2. Spicy Stewed Beef over Rice - $11.50: This stewed beef, to me, resembled beef brisket and wasn't very spicy. It lacked spiciness altogether. However, the flavor and the size of the meat were satisfying. In general, we highly recommend trying this place. Looking at the menu, the prices for noodle soup, lo mein, pan-fried noodles, and over rice dishes are quite reasonable. However, we found the dumpling prices a bit on the higher side.

Decided to get some food in Chinatown and noticed Shanghai 21 was quite popular. Waited 15-20min before getting seated which is fine as the tables turn over quickly. Ordered spring rolls which weren’t great, but they are famous for the soup dumplings. The steam vegetable dumplings were very good and the Shanghai style noodles with vegetables taste alone was great, but was elevated with the addition of the table chili sauce. Prices were reasonable in an expensive city. Service was friendly and efficient.

I checked out some Google reviews and this came in top of the list in Chinatown. I am so glad we stumbled into this restaurant. It was busy but we were able to be seated quickly. The food was so tasty. The shredded crispy beef was out of this world. I could have eaten the whole plate on my own. The restaurant doesn't look like much from the outside but was clean and tidy inside.