Shanghai Express
2502 Hillsborough St #2, Raleigh
(919) 754-9797
Customers' Favorites
Sweet and Sour Chicken
House Special Lo Mein
Beef and Broccoli
Chicken Fried Rice
Sesame Chicken
Crab Rangoon
Spring Roll
White Sauce
Hibachi
Appetizers
Egg Roll
Shrimp and Pork Mixed Together
Crab Rangoon
Six pieces.
Fried Dumpling
Six pieces.
Fried Chicken Wing
Four pieces.
Steam Dumpling
Six pieces.
Spring Roll
Vegetable
Chinese Donut
Ten pieces.
Boneless Ribs
Scallion Pancake
Teriyaki Chicken
Four pieces.
Purpura Platters
Serves for two. Spring rolls, shrimp toasts, chicken wings, boneless ribs, crab rangoons, and teriyaki beef.
Edamame
French Fries
Teriyaki Beef
Four pieces.
Shrimp Toast
Four pieces.
Fried Chicken Nugget
Twelve pieces.
Beef
Beef and Broccoli
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Pepper Steak
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Hot and Spicy Shredded Beef
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Sa-Cha Beef
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Beef with Vegetables
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Sa-Cha Delight Chicken, Beef and Shrimp
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Kung Pao Beef
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Beef with Garlic Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Beef with Snow Peas
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Hunan Beef
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Scallion Beef
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Beef and Scallop
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chef's Special
General Tso's Chicken
Stir fried chicken, shrimp, beef, and roast pork in angle hair rice noodles with Indian curry.
Sesame Chicken Special
Lightly breaded chunk sauteed in sauce with sesame.
Hibachi House Special
Chicken, beef, and shrimp with hibachi vegetable.
Mongolian Beef
Stir fried flank steak with broccoli, onion, and mushroom in spicy ginger sauce.
Orange Chicken Special
Chunks of chicken in an orange flavor sauce.
House Special Pad Thai
Chicken, beef, and shrimp.
Chicken Hibachi
Shanghai Express Spicy Chicken
Lighted dusted chunks stir fried in a sweet spicy Szechuan sauce.
Hibachi
Triple Delight
Jumbo shrimp, beef, and chicken sauteed with Chinese veggies in a brown sauce.
Sesame Beef
Chunks of tender beef sauteed in a sauce with sesame.
Happy Family
Shrimp, scallop, lobster meat, chicken, beef, and roasted pork sauteed with assorted veggies in brown sauce.
Crispy Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp lightly dusted in a sauce.
Chicken and Shrimp Delight
Jumbo shrimp and sliced chicken sauteed with broccoli snow pea, chestnuts, and mushrooms in a brown spicy sauce.
Treasure of the Sea
Jumbo shrimp, sea scallop, and lobster meat stir fried with vegetables in a sauce.
Shanghai Express Crispy Shrimp
Lightly dusted jumbo shrimp in tangy sauce.
Orange Beef
Sesame Shrimp
Chicken
Honey Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chicken with Broccoli
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Kung Pao Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chicken with Garlic Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Curry Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Szechuan Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Hot and Spicy Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chicken with Vegetables
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Moo Goo Gai Pan
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Lemon Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Cantonese Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Spicy Shredded Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Diced Chicken Shrimp Delight
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chicken with Snow Peas
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Hunan Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Chow Fun (Big Rice Noodles)
Beef Chow Fun
House Special Chow Fun
Shrimp Chow Fun
Vegetable Chow Fun
Roast Pork Chow Fun
Chicken Chow Fun
Chow Mei Fun (Thin Rice Noodles)
Singapore Chow Mei Fun
Spicy.
Shrimp Chow Mei Fun
Vegetable Chow Mei Fun
House Special Chow Mei Fun
Chicken Chow Mei Fun
Beef Chow Mei Fun
Seafood Chow Mei Fun
Roast Pork Chow Mei Fun
Combination
Sesame Chicken
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
General Tso's Chicken
Stir fried chicken, shrimp, beef, and roast pork in angle hair rice noodles with Indian curry.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Boneless Ribs
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Triple Delight
Chicken, beef, and shrimp. Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Beef with Broccoli
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Lo Mein
Chicken and Shrimp Delight
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Chicken with Broccoli
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Chicken with Garlic Sauce
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Pepper Steak with Onion
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Kung Pao Chicken Combination
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Curry Chicken
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Shrimp with Broccoli
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Beef with Mixed Vegetables
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Shrimp with Cashew Nuts
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Chicken with Snow Peas
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Beef with Garlic Sauce
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Sa-Cha Shrimp
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Moo Goo Gai Pan
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Shrimp with Mixed Vegetables
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Beef with Vegetables
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Shrimp with Garlic Sauce
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Sa-Cha Beef
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Chicken Mixed Vegetables
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Chicken with Vegetables
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Twin Delight
Chicken and beef. Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Shrimp with Snow Peas
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Diced Chicken Shrimp Delight
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Beef with Snow Peas
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Served with plain fried rice or white rice and egg roll.
Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice
House Special Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice
Roast Pork Fried Rice
Vegetable Fried Rice
Seafood Fried Rice
Beef Fried Rice
Young Chow Rice
Hibachi
Chicken Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
House Special Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
Chicken and Shrimp Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
Chicken and Beef Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
Beef and Shrimp Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
Beef Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
Vegetable Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
Shrimp Hibachi
Served with white sauce.
Lo Mein (Soft Noodles)
Chicken Lo Mein
Shrimp Lo Mein
Vegetable Lo Mein
Beef Lo Mein
Plain Lo Mein
House Special Lo Mein
Roast Pork Lo Mein
Seafood Lo Mein
Shrimp, scollop, and crab meat.
Moo Shu
Moo Shu Pork
With white or plain fried rice and pancakes.
Moo Shu Shrimp
With white or plain fried rice and pancakes.
Moo Shu Chicken
With white or plain fried rice and pancakes.
Moo Shu Vegetables
With white or plain fried rice and pancakes.
Moo Shu Beef
With white or plain fried rice and pancakes.
Pad Thai
Chicken Pad Thai
Vegetable Pad Thai
Shrimp Pad Thai
Beef Pad Thai
House Special Pad Thai
Roast Pork Pad Thai
Pork
Double Cooked Pork
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Roast Pork with Broccoli
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Pork with Garlic Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Scallion Pork
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Roast Pork with Snow Peas
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Seafood
Shrimp with Broccoli
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Shrimp with Lobster Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Szechuan Style Shrimp
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Shrimp and Scallop in Garlic Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Shrimp with Garlic Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Shrimp with Cashew Nuts
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Hot and Spicy Shrimp
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Shrimp with Vegetables
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Sa-Cha Shrimp
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Dragon and Phoenix
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Rainbow Shrimp
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Curry Shrimp
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Hunan Shrimp
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Shrimp with Snow Peas
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Side Order
White Sauce
Can Soda
2 Liter Soda
Chili Sauce
Homemade Sweet Tea
(PT) Plain Fried Rice
(PT) Steam White Rice
Extra Dumpling Sauce
Crispy Noodles
Moo Shu Pancakes
(QT) Steam White Rice
Bottled Water
Extra Sweet and Sour Sauce
(QT) Plain Fried Rice
Extra Plum Sauce
Fortune Cookies
Four pieces.
Ketch-up
Soup
Wonton Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Egg Drop Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Miso Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Hot and Sour Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Egg Drop Wonton Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Clear Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Velvet Corn Soup with Crab Meat
Served with fried noodles.
House Special Seafood Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Vegetable Soup
Served with fried noodles.
House Special Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Seafood Hot and Sour Soup
Served with fried noodles.
Sweet and Sour
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Vegetables
General Tso's Bean Curd
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Broccoli with Garlic Sauce
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Sesame Bean Curd
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Mixed Vegetable
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Szechuan Bean Curd
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Bean Curd with Vegetables
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Bean Curd Family Style
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
Steamed Mixed Vegetable
Serve with white or plain fried rice.
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Recent Reviews
I am a college student. They are open crazy late, so it is really convenient to order for studying, or if I am having a few beers and can't drive somewhere and need doordash to my apartment. Probably some of the best Chinese food I've had in Raleigh, especially for the price. I recommend the chicken and vegetable combo with rice. If you get an eggroll, sometimes they will feel a bit frisky and throw in two, which is always a nice surprise. They have always treated me...
November 2025
I got chicken and mixed vegetables with large fried rice and two fortune cookies for $11.69 including tax. That's a steal compared to most asian takeout places charging $13-15+ for less food and only plain white rice. Food made fast, open late... this restaurant is criminally underrated.
May 2025
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