Got takeout of two entrees. Price was fair for the portion, nothing exceptional. Taste was solid, also nothing exceptional, but did not disappoint. Very reliable spot for Chinese food. Would be interested to dine in and see if portions are possibly larger. Walnut Shrimp - comforting shrimp, lightly breaded with a strong honey flavor. It's sweet, savory, and tangy as most are. Walnuts were crunchy, caramelized well. Nothing particularly special but yummy and consistent with expectations. Price a bit higher than other spots. Dry-Fried String Beans - Decent serving size for the price relative to others. Again, nothing stood out but it was a consistent and reliable green bean. Crunchy and flavorful with a mix of savory, salty, and even lightly spicy. read more

Chen’s Shanghai - Walnut Shrimp and Dry-Fried String Beans - Shanghainese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We ordered from here on Christmas, and it was a five-star experience from beginning to end. We placed our order online, and it was ready exactly at the time we selected. Even though they were incredibly busy, everything was delicious, fresh, and extremely well-priced for how enormous the portions are. We spent about $250 after tax and tip for pickup, and it easily fed eight people--with enough leftovers for my husband and me to enjoy huge plates the next day. Such a great value. I'm so excited we found this place and will definitely be ordering regularly! read more

Chen’s Shanghai - Shanghainese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Meh. Nothing was particularly good or bad. Just average. Coconut shrimp was gooey but okay. Hot and sour soup too spicy. read more

This place is super tasty, most of the foods are quite sweet. You can order via QR code and pay online so fast service in general. We got way too much food and had so many left overs. The parking is quite rough but would come back for the food. read more

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Having come from a predominantly Chinese neighborhood in Southern California, my standard for Chinese food is high. When I first moved to Seattle, I was sort of bummed at the limited options of good Chinese food. ID has some, but it's mostly canto food. Bellevue is just a bit too far for me to visit frequently. Then we found Chen's a few months ago, and I'm pretty sure I've been back every week since! They have a great, large selection, and the chef in the kitchen gets down on the wok. We love it here, and always bring our friends to come try it out. I will say, the food can definitely be on the salty side-- if you mention to them that you'd like less salt, they can always accommodate. read more

Chen’s Shanghai - Stir Fried Dry Pot Cauliflower With Pork - Shanghainese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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My family and I lived in China. Our favorite places in China were small, affordable, delicious. Basically, that describes Chen's Shanghai on 15th Ave. Parking is tight, but if you go to the side of the building, it's spacious on the adjacent road. The jiaozi (dumplings) and xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) are really tasty. Also, the dry-wok green beans. read more

I ordered the cucumber salad and sweet and sour ribs. The ribs had lots of meat on them! A different flavor than what I'm used to but still very tasty! The cucumber salad was crisp, garlicky and refreshing! The service was prompt. I ordered takeout and it was ready right away! In fact, there was an employee waiting at the counter the whole time! The ambiance was casual. Nice decor and ample seating. The parking lot is very small but there is plenty of street parking. read more

Chen’s Shanghai - Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs - Shanghainese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Chen's Shanghai is the latest iteration of a series of Asian restaurants that have inhabited this space on 15th (Black Pearl was here for eons); while it's something of an improvement over its predecessors, it's very mid for the price. I hate to be negative about a relatively new business (especially a Shanghainese restaurant, which is something that is virtually non-existent outside of the ID/Eastside), but... this place is not it. First of all: heed what I said about this being a Shanghainese place, and do not order the dim sum. Some members of our group ignored my advice to their peril (what came to the table looked like reheated-from-frozen har gow... 4 pieces for $6.99! Yikes). Second of all: soooo salty. All of the food, but most especially the dry fried green beans, which were inedible. They tasted like they had been marinated for 100 years in soy. Awful. When we complained, the server said he would take them off the bill (we obviously didn't eat them), and lo and behold, they stayed on the bill regardless. $13.99. Total waste of food and money. My phone battery was toast when we went into the restaurant, so no photos of the rest of the food available, but I did take a pic of the sad $18.99 chicken wings (which look like they were beer battered? Weirdly) that we took home to someone who wasn't available to join us for lunch. IF you dare go the Chen's, I would say the only things worth ordering are the jiaozi (the pork and cabbage ones were decent), and the spare ribs. I would skip the rest of the menu. And be ready to over pay for what you get. This is truly desperation dining for those of us who can't drive 7-8 miles south or east for our dumpling/pork fix. read more

Chen’s Shanghai - The restaurant (used to be Black Pearl, then it was a Pho & Bao place, and now - Shanghainese food) - Shanghainese Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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As others noted, many "authentic" items on menu, bullfrog, pork intestine etc. But also "safe" dishes anyone would recognize. Had har gow, which was fine, fried vermicelli noddles with "seafood" (very little seafood in them) which were mild as I expected, stir fried eggplant which was swimming in oil and way overcooked. Mushy and just not good. Green beans which were fine, and hot and sour soup which my wife said just tasted "off," and she eats a lot of hot and sour soup. Health certificate in window was only "Okay" though place appeared clean. read more

Clean , excellent service and food ! Walked in with my child who loves rice - not only were they quick - but very caring in getting my order . Fried rice was delicious! read more

Finally found my Chinese place after living in Seattle for 4 years. We got the wonton in Szechuan soup, orange chicken, pork dumplings, Xiao long bao. Fried buns. Dandan noodles and the fried pork buns. The portions were awesome..everything was crispy, tasty and delicious. Albeit a bit pricey, it is worth every penny. We will be back. Thank you so much for the fantastic food read more

The food is really good, authentic taste and style. Makes me want to try it all. Last time we came in at a rush hour and waited for more than half an hour. This time we stopped by after a morning hike and it's 2pm so not crowded at all. It's perfect for food recharge. I have to say they should have vegan options or labels. The pictures on the menu help a little bit but still I got one dish come with meat after we confirmed with the waiter that is vegan food. Hope they can improve that part. For the taste I definitely recommend this place. read more

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I don't leave reviews for anywhere but I unfortunately had to here. I found a rock in my food, tried to get in contact with the restaurant about it and met with radio silence. I enjoyed this restaurants food, but biting into a rock really turned me off and their lack of response to the matter really added to this. read more

I liked the place! It's very ho-hum, but if you're looking for something passable in the area, this does the trick. Honestly, I'd drive another 10min to go to Asian Kitchen, but it's better than the last few iterations. The ambience is pretty terrible, needs to be remodeled for sure, but clean-ish and service is decent. read more

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Outstanding tastes, very attentive, fast and polite service. I really appreciate the opportunity to try Shanghainese dishes that I haven't seen before. The dumplings were absolutely delicious as was the eggplant and garlic dish. read more

The food is AMAZING! We've been getting take-out food every 2-3 weeks since the day Chen's Shanghai opened. The dishes demonstrate an unusually broad variety of ingredients and flavors; the ingredients are always strikingly fresh and work well together. Highly recommended! read more

I had high hopes for this place looking at the menu.... There's lots of more authentic (i.e. not Chinese American) dishes on the menu...mostly authentic Chinese (and I assume Shanghainese) food in fact. However, i am not an adventurous eater and haven't had Chinese takeout in a really long time and was craving nostalgic dishes from my childhood, so I got the garlic Eggplant and the Beef and Broccoli. Both dishes were sooooo bad I could not finish them and tossed them, and even so I have a stomach ache as i write. The eggplant was *swimming* in oil. Not sauce. Not oily sauce, but literal oil. I was able to pour off about 1/2 cup and there was still some sauce clinging to it. However the eggplant itself seemed as if it had been boiled, not flash fried. There was no Wok Hey in this nor the other dishes...just mush! The eggplant was not just mushy but lacked salt or any other discernable flavor. I doctored it up with soy sauce then some hoisin sauce from the fridge, but it was still inedible greasy mush. The rice, which is not included with the dish, oddly, was also overcooked mush! How do you overcook rice in a rice cooker?!? The beef an broccoli was *not* swimming in oil, it was swimming in a very thin broth and the beef, the broccoli and the garlic all seemed like they had been boiled. The broccoli which was largely yellowish, was so mushy and the beef was a pale lavender color and had no sauce clinging to it and was very gristly. It didn't seem that any of these dishes had been stir-fried at all! Very unfortunate. I won't be eating hear again. Tastes can differ. Regional dishes can differ, but there is no excuse for poorly prepared food. I wish i had saved my money and had a bowl of cereal to ring out the old year. Actually this meal kind of sums up 2024 in a nutshell. I don't know why, in a region with a largish pan-Asian population it is so difficult to find decent food from those countries. It could be me, but I never had regularly disappointing meals until I moved to the Seattle area. read more

The food was delicious. The service was attentive and the ambience was comfortable. The takeout was doing a brisk business!!

Very good! Fresh and tasty ingredients prepared well. Hot and sour soup, crispy pork with buns, delicious dumplings. Will go back!