Shanghainese Restaurants near Monrovia, CA

“Our fav Shanghai restaurant closed, and our search for a new one brings us here. The rice cakes and seaweed fish was very very good. I so enjoyed lunch w/my friend that I brought my fam back for dinner the same week. The lion's head soup and green beans were delicious. We will be back to try more dishes. This mom pop establishment has friendly service but is limited in english. I suggest to take a look at the menu prior to arrival and then point to what you want on the english menu. A must try if you looking for good Shanghai!“

“It is by far the most authentic shanghai food I’ve had here.I definitely recommend getting the Shanghai fried rice cake, it is so worth it and so good.The people working here is also very nice, reminds me of shanghai neighbors :)I also ordered a shanghai style rib, along with the dishes shown in the image. The portion size is quite big, couldn’t finish with two people“

“BEST Taiwanese beef noodle soup hands down! I've never been wow'd by Taiwanese beef noodle soup and this place was a first! They're a small shop but has some big tables for large groups. Food:- House special braised beef noodle (5/5): the soup is PACKED with flavor. Tendon is so soft. Noodle is perfectly cooked. - Braised pork rice (4/5): tender pork. Not too flavorful. Decent dish overall- Pig ears with red oil (4/5): on the less crunchy side but good flavor- Red oil wontons (2/5): both the wontons and chili oil lacked flavor“

“Long line, but it's well worth it. I love this place. Price, food, taste are just perfect, not salty like most restaurants. Free rice, miso soup, and Jasmine tea. Most restaurants will charge you for these items now a day. Just for that I will give it six stars. Six of us and each of us order one dish to share. It's just a perfect variety. I am a former restaurant owner myself. I would change the name to Hot 99. Great job Red 99 owner!“

“Best Taiwanese dishes like dumplings in southern California! They also have some cantonese dishes, but those are hit-and-miss. Portions are big.Highly recommend their steamed dumplings (original; spicy ones only so-so), beef pancake, salty fish fried rice and soup dumplings. Cantonese wontons are okay, but their broth is chicken broth without 大地魚. Quite disappointing.Kid-friendliness: Not really. Only bring toddlers that can sit well on a chair. Booster seats are available but not very secure.“

“Amazing food and fantastic service! You'll love this family owned restaurant. The food was delicious, good quality, and fresh - I forgot to take pictures though. Highly recommend the smoked fish, eel in brown sauce, Shanghai ribs, and the fried buns! Definitely support this local business.“

“Pretty amazing section style cuisine! The spicy beef noodle soup , Dan Dan noodles, scallion pancakes, and Xiaongnbao were among the very best we've ever had. Okay prices and plenty of parking. Give them a try, you will not be disappointed.“

“Food was delicious, and service was great and friendly. Ordered scallion pancake, short ribs and soup dumplings it was plenty of food.“

“Each table orders through a QR code without having to speak to the waiters. The menu has good variety and the food comes out fast! Their vegetable dishes are good and they do have some good vegetarian options of noodles, rice, dumplings, etc. For me, the one thing that would bump up the overall rating to 5 stars, is more vegetarian/plant based protein like tofu.“

“This is the place to go for Authentic Shanghainese Food. My personal fav is the cubed beef because no one does it as well as them -- tender and crisp on the outside and a bit of pink for a medium steak on the inside. They have a wide selection of dishes which is sure to let you have at least one thing you like. It does get busy on some nights so you could call in advance to book a spot or ask for the wait time. Otherwise, you could probably wait for a bit as the tables free up pretty quickly. The parking lot is shared with a restaurant next to it, so sometimes it could be a little hard to find parking but if you circle around, there's usually at least a free spot or two.“