Shanghai Grill is one of those places where you wished it was just $2 cheaper for each main dish because it's actually pretty good, but overpriced. We had the jelly fish, green beans, Shanghai dumplings, and wor tip dumplings. The jelly fish was nicely flavored with some pickled sourness, and spice (more on the south side than the spicy side). The Shanghai dumplings was very clean: it wasn't overly salty, packed with soup and meat, clean pork taste and there wasn't a thick tip from the wrap. The wor tip dumplings were more or less the same! If there was some sort of fresh herbs in the meat, it would've been even better. Green fried beans had a nice crunch and also not very salty. Overall, the meal was good and clean since not everyone can take oily foods. The only deterrent is the price.
I was here at a random time in the afternoon (1400hrs.) Only one there so they were quick to seat me and take my order.
The medium bowl of Hot and sour soup yileds at least 6-8 servings ($18) and the pork XLBs were flavourful and tasty ($7). the skin on the sides and bottom were thin and chewier and stickier at the top making it tough to take a bite w/o all of it sticking to your mouth. The broth was nice and I didn't require any vinegar to enjoy the dumplings. The XLBs did take longer to come out (15-20 mins) as they make them per order.
Ambiance is great
Staff are very friendly
Food not salty, i would say no msg. But very tasty. Yummylicious!
Price is $$$. I will definitely come back here. 2nd best xiao long bao in the city.
The XLBs are pretty good here. Good authentic taste. Not as greasy as I've had in Edmonton or Vancouver. The variety in the menu is good. There are lots of things to choose from. Overall quality of the food is good, it's not amazing but still very good. A good choice for Edmonton. They have very good desserts as well. The hot and sour soup is also very good if you like the dark vinegar type taste.
Very pricey but good food they use the same spice in a few of their dishes that's quite Spicy. Shrimp plates were good but at 25 or more a plate...
If you are looking for fresh, handmade dumplings, go to Shanghai Grill. They have a large selection of dumplings, meat, seafood, soup dumplings and vegetarian dumplings. Their noodles are also really good and the cuisine is a nice change from mainstream Chinese food. If you are a vegetarian, they have a huge selection on their menu!
The staff are always accommodating and friendly.
We just came back from dinner at Shanghai Grill. We have been going to them since their establishment almost 10 years ago. It is a family run restaurant so everyone is giving their very best to provide an enjoyable experience to customers. In my opinion, they have the BEST dumplings in the city. In terms of their prices, you get what you pay for. Their dumplings are a MUST to try.
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