Although I have been to this plaza many times, I never noticed Wang’s Shanghai Cuisine quietly tucked in the back until Maki recommended. Sliced beef with noodles in soup: I was having a hard time deciding between this and their pork noodle soup. In the end, I had no regrets picking the beef one because it was so good.
The sliced beef was so incredibly tender and flavourful. From the online photos, it looked like the beef wouldn’t be that tender but the slices almost melted in my mouth.
On a cool snowy winter day, I met a friend for lunch at Wang’s Shanghai Cuisine, on Kingsway, adjacent the London Drugs pharmacy. My friend advised me that the restaurant does not take reservations and fills up quickly, and we should arrive early. It’s a tiny family run place, seating no more than 40
If you’re looking for a hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant that serves up unexpectedly good food, you only have to visit Wang’s Shanghai Cuisine. This tiny eatery is tucked away in a mini mall on Kingsway, next to London Drugs, and fairly hidden from passing street traffic. The menu is fairly limited here (as is the decor) and I wound up ordering the Shanghai Style Pan Fried Thick Noodles ($7.95) and their signature Steamed Pork Buns ($5.25). The Shanghai noodles came out rather quickly and was served up hot and fresh. The thick, round noodles were exactly what you’d expect from this dish and accompanied by a healthy dose of wok heat.
Cheap and Great Dimsums & noodles.
Always line up but it's worth to wait.
Too small place, you need to ignore the waiting people looking at you is keep sending a silent signal to leave.
'Cash Only' is the only 'cons' for me.
Simple and quick. The XLB are decent, but the pan fried pork buns are better. The spicy beef noodle doesn’t look hot but it does have a kick. The stewed pork in rice dish is a good choice if u don’t want noodles. With lots of competition near by, Wang’s stands it ground with solid eats. It’s definitely a eat and go kinda place.
Holy…this has to be one of the most amazing little restaurants that I’ve stumbled across in recent memory! Wang’s Shanghai Cuisine, to me is a weird blend between Northern Style Chinese food and Cantonese cooking. It seems to be immensely popular with locals as there’s almost always a line out the door…and I can definitely see why now.
Dreaming In Foie Gras
+4.5
October 29, 2017 · by JuliaEats · BEST SHANGHAINESE IN VAN! I’ve already visited 3x and will continue to visit, my shanghainese fam loves this place as much as I do. The shanghainese owners are
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Whenever I’m in the search for an inexpensive meal, I tend to gravitate towards Chinese food. And the first restaurant that popped into my mind? Wang’s Shanghai Cuisine next to London Drugs in the Joyce-Collingwood neighbourhood (East Vancouver). I’m sure many of you have seen and heard about the the notoriously high rate of closures occupying this space before their opening in 2015. They seem to be doing well so I do help they stick it out!
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The restaurant opens for business at 11am, we arrived about 5 minutes before, found the door unlocked and were welcomed to come inside. Once inside and seated, and although the restaurant was still not truly open for business, we were provided menus, and brought some hot tea to enjoy while we checked out the offerings. A friendly and nice start to our lunch.
It's a very small restaurant, and seating arrangement are rather 'cozy'. We chose an end table for four, alongside the side wall. We were joined by several other diners soon, and most of the tables were occupied before we left near 12 noon. From our observations, a popular little place.
Service was great - with two servers working the tables, it was prompt, helpful (especially appreciated when it came time to settle on 'what' and 'how much' we wished to order), and very personable. And during our meal, someone was always coming by to keep our tea mugs full.
Here's what we (as a threesome) ordered and shared: steamed pork buns (xiao long bao dumplings), beef roll, pan fried rice cake with shredded pork, pan fried noodle (shanghai noodles), and spiced wonton (pork wonton in chili sauce).
The food freshly- and well-prepared, quite lightly-spiced (except for the wonton), but each very distinctly flavoured. The dumplings were great - the 'skins' thin (based on those tasted elsewhere), the fillings hot and tasty. The wonton was as listed - with the chili sauce providing a spicy hot and flavourful contrast to the mildly-spiced pork fillings. The beef roll provided yet another contrast in preparation, taste, and flavour - the roll, served at sort of room temperature warmth, and the filling and sauce, so distinctly spiced, and tasty. The two pan fried dishes were well-prepared - the rice cakes and noodles tender, but not soft, and the other ingredients and sauces each doing their thing perfectly - each dish flavourful and tasty.
Our lunch at Wang's Shanghai Cuisine was a fun and delightful dining experience.cters long :)
H was having a tough day. I was dealing with some work. We were both grumpy, but I wasn’t ready to let the day end on a sour note, so I forced H to come out to eat with me. We tried to go to Ramengers, but it was shut down (permanently?). We considered Chosun, but there was a 30 minute wait. What else is there along the Kingsway corridor that is worth putting into our mouths?!
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