Old Shanghai Soup Dumplings

Name: Old Shanghai Soup Dumplings
Address: 133 Broad Ave, Palisades Park, New Jersey, 07650, US
Telephone: (201) 482-8088
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.1

$$ • Shanghainese, Vegetarian

Hours:
133 Broad Ave, Palisades Park
(201) 482-8088

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About Old Shanghai Soup Dumplings

Old Shanghai Soup Dumplings offers tasty food, including shrimp fried rice, crab and pork soup dumplings, and chicken with chili pepper and rice. The namesake soup dumplings are absolutely worth it, with thin but expertly wrapped skins that contain hot, sippable soup and a tasty meat filling. They come six to an order in steamy bamboo baskets, and each table has soy sauce, vinegar, and chili oil for dipping. The string beans are flash-fried to perfect tenderness with a hint of fermented funk, making them a standout dish.

While the soup dumplings are a highlight, some customers have found the beef with peppers to be mostly shredded peppers with little beef, and overly spicy. The beef chow fun lacked flavor for one reviewer, and the rice cakes with pork had an odd texture for another. Service is friendly and efficient, though some find it somewhat cold but frighteningly fast. The restaurant can get loud on busy days, and some dishes, like the chili shrimp and fried rice, take longer to arrive.

Highlights include the scallion pancakes, fried pork dumplings, beef lo mein, and the star pan-fried pork bun. Some customers may appreciate neater presentation of the food, and extra rice comes at an additional cost. Despite minor quibbles, the delicious food keeps customers coming back.

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