Just really poor quality Chinese food. If this place was inspiring in its early years, that's long gone. Every dish came with the same salty unappetizing brown sauce. The Lo Mein, the Happy Family, the Kung Pao chicken were all over cooked like they'd spent too long in a steam table. This is the second time I tried this place and at least they're consistent.
Gwen A.
This week I stopped by Shanghai Express for lunch. It is consistently good, and one of my favorite Chinese places in Georgetown. I got the Peking Seafood Combination lunch special. It was not my favorite. It has a brown sauce that I am not partial to. Next time I will stick with my favorite Rainbow Shrimp dish. That being said;, my fried rice, egg roll, and egg drop soup was good. The service was fabulous, as always. Yesterday, I witnessed one of her owners run out to the parking lot to take a purse to a customer who left it behind. They are always extremely courteous and friendly, and that is what continues to bring me back again and again.
Wylie Coyote
Pleasantly surprised, was expecting low quality but food was top notch!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
anya juanrisco
The food was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stacy Pa
This place reminds me of an old-school Chinese restaurant from the 90s. I love it. I've tried take out and dining in, both being positive experiences. The food here is not fancy, but it is delicious. The prices are reasonable, and the portions are right sized. Everyone on the staff has been very friendly both times I've visited.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken Broccoli, Crab Rangoon, Kung Pao Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Beef, Egg Roll, Orange Chicken
DENISE DEICHMANN
I have dined in and gotten carry out. I have tried several different dishes. Not once have I EVER been disappointed with my food or my service. My daughters drive down from Killeen to eat here because it beats anything we have tried in that area. I only wish I lived closer so I could go more often. Hahaha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet and Sour Chicken, Egg Drop Soup, Crab Rangoon, Triple Delight, Chicken With, Beef and Broccoli, Beef, Egg Roll
Jeffrey Riojas
We stopped by on a business lunch and had some of the most EXCELLENT FOOD!!! Thank you to, Tiffany and Her Awesome Family-Ownned Local Business! See y'all again next Wednesday!#briggsagency#supportingfamiles
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Roll, Hot and Sour Soup with Crunchy Noodles
Norma W.
Update: 03/05/24 I came in today to try and grab a quick drink I only had 15 minutes. I was informed that I can't just buy a drink because they are a restaurant and they can't serve just a beer. As nicely as this was put I was bumped out because no other restaurant has ever done that. They appreciate the sale. I will try one last time soon. If I continue to have problems I don't see myself coming back or recommending anyone else go as well. This place is a convenient spot for me since I'm in this parking lot almost 10 hours a week and the people are nice enough. I'm just hitting roadblocks.
Stacey Henson
We love coming to Shanghai. They are so sweet and the food is so good. I highly recommend the sizzling chicken dish. ;)Sarah, Stephanie and Devon always go above and beyond to make your visit a great one.Vegetarian options: They will make your order to your liking!!Parking: Large shoppinp area parking lot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Triple Delight, Egg Roll
Blanca Monrreal
Food was really salty but was God washed it down with water. Menu was filthy and had something red on it idk if it was a sauce or blood.waitrss was very kind and gave great
The service people were very nice... the only reason I gave 2 stars We ordered the lunch deal Beef and broccoli Lunch; the wonton soup, meh lacking flavor, the egg roll and rice were ok, the beef and broccoli was so over salted the copart passed after a few bites trying to pawn of to me to see if I would agree.. I did.. Orange chicken Lunch; Not on lunch menu but you can ask for it... Huge mistake.. I started with the hot and sour soup which was ok, and I was fine with the eggroll ( no dipping sauce, I think you have to ask for it ) and fried rice, kinda plain like school food, ok you can eat it. Now the orange chicken showed up, I should have taken a photo, it looked more like chicken nuggets in motor oil... The sauce should have been orange, or even orangish, but no this was nas car looking motor oil, not very orange to the taste and was spicy, I had half the plate and said you may pay for this later and stopped eating it. So the lesson here is next time, go into Pizza Hut and get lunch and not roll the dice.... We won't be coming back here, I rather get Panda express over this...
Sahra F.
We came to eat dinner here last night, and everything was perfect! We actually ended up ordering a second order of crab rangoons because they were so good! For our main entrees, we got the sesame chicken and the sweet and sour chicken. They were both perfectly cooked. We also ordered an eggroll that was nice and crispy. It was very quiet and relaxed inside, and our server was super attentive and helpful the whole time, too. All in all, it was an excellent experience and we will be coming back!
boback sobhani
Great local restaurant. Good quality food. Very tasty. Good lunch specials. Vegan and vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kung Pao Chicken, Hot and Sour Soup with Crunchy Noodles
S. Goff
The food used to be so good but something happened with the orange chicken- was less than average ? and the noodles are bland.
Food: 3
Service: 5
Shelby G
Haven't eaten here in many years and unfortunately they are not quite what they used to be, very sad since they were our absolute favorite Chinese place when we lived in the area.
Just really poor quality Chinese food. If this place was inspiring in its early years, that's long gone. Every dish came with the same salty unappetizing brown sauce. The Lo Mein, the Happy Family, the Kung Pao chicken were all over cooked like they'd spent too long in a steam table. This is the second time I tried this place and at least they're consistent.
This week I stopped by Shanghai Express for lunch. It is consistently good, and one of my favorite Chinese places in Georgetown. I got the Peking Seafood Combination lunch special. It was not my favorite. It has a brown sauce that I am not partial to. Next time I will stick with my favorite Rainbow Shrimp dish. That being said;, my fried rice, egg roll, and egg drop soup was good. The service was fabulous, as always. Yesterday, I witnessed one of her owners run out to the parking lot to take a purse to a customer who left it behind. They are always extremely courteous and friendly, and that is what continues to bring me back again and again.
Pleasantly surprised, was expecting low quality but food was top notch!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place reminds me of an old-school Chinese restaurant from the 90s. I love it. I've tried take out and dining in, both being positive experiences. The food here is not fancy, but it is delicious. The prices are reasonable, and the portions are right sized. Everyone on the staff has been very friendly both times I've visited.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken Broccoli, Crab Rangoon, Kung Pao Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Beef, Egg Roll, Orange Chicken
I have dined in and gotten carry out. I have tried several different dishes. Not once have I EVER been disappointed with my food or my service. My daughters drive down from Killeen to eat here because it beats anything we have tried in that area. I only wish I lived closer so I could go more often. Hahaha.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet and Sour Chicken, Egg Drop Soup, Crab Rangoon, Triple Delight, Chicken With, Beef and Broccoli, Beef, Egg Roll
We stopped by on a business lunch and had some of the most EXCELLENT FOOD!!! Thank you to, Tiffany and Her Awesome Family-Ownned Local Business! See y'all again next Wednesday!#briggsagency#supportingfamiles
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Roll, Hot and Sour Soup with Crunchy Noodles
Update: 03/05/24 I came in today to try and grab a quick drink I only had 15 minutes. I was informed that I can't just buy a drink because they are a restaurant and they can't serve just a beer. As nicely as this was put I was bumped out because no other restaurant has ever done that. They appreciate the sale. I will try one last time soon. If I continue to have problems I don't see myself coming back or recommending anyone else go as well. This place is a convenient spot for me since I'm in this parking lot almost 10 hours a week and the people are nice enough. I'm just hitting roadblocks.
We love coming to Shanghai. They are so sweet and the food is so good. I highly recommend the sizzling chicken dish. ;)Sarah, Stephanie and Devon always go above and beyond to make your visit a great one.Vegetarian options: They will make your order to your liking!!Parking: Large shoppinp area parking lot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Triple Delight, Egg Roll
Food was really salty but was God washed it down with water. Menu was filthy and had something red on it idk if it was a sauce or blood.waitrss was very kind and gave great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The service people were very nice... the only reason I gave 2 stars We ordered the lunch deal Beef and broccoli Lunch; the wonton soup, meh lacking flavor, the egg roll and rice were ok, the beef and broccoli was so over salted the copart passed after a few bites trying to pawn of to me to see if I would agree.. I did.. Orange chicken Lunch; Not on lunch menu but you can ask for it... Huge mistake.. I started with the hot and sour soup which was ok, and I was fine with the eggroll ( no dipping sauce, I think you have to ask for it ) and fried rice, kinda plain like school food, ok you can eat it. Now the orange chicken showed up, I should have taken a photo, it looked more like chicken nuggets in motor oil... The sauce should have been orange, or even orangish, but no this was nas car looking motor oil, not very orange to the taste and was spicy, I had half the plate and said you may pay for this later and stopped eating it. So the lesson here is next time, go into Pizza Hut and get lunch and not roll the dice.... We won't be coming back here, I rather get Panda express over this...
We came to eat dinner here last night, and everything was perfect! We actually ended up ordering a second order of crab rangoons because they were so good! For our main entrees, we got the sesame chicken and the sweet and sour chicken. They were both perfectly cooked. We also ordered an eggroll that was nice and crispy. It was very quiet and relaxed inside, and our server was super attentive and helpful the whole time, too. All in all, it was an excellent experience and we will be coming back!
Great local restaurant. Good quality food. Very tasty. Good lunch specials. Vegan and vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kung Pao Chicken, Hot and Sour Soup with Crunchy Noodles
The food used to be so good but something happened with the orange chicken- was less than average ? and the noodles are bland.
Food: 3
Service: 5
Haven't eaten here in many years and unfortunately they are not quite what they used to be, very sad since they were our absolute favorite Chinese place when we lived in the area.
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Wonton Soup, Pu Pu Platter