We had previously been here with pretty good experience, stopping by and getting 3 items to go for dinner later. The food is decent, the service was courteous and prompt. We ordered 3 lunch specials to go. - sautéed shrimps - stir fried bean curd with pork and chive - stir fried fish in fermented chili sauce The fish was the most flavorful, slightly spicy as expected. Bean curd dish showed their impressive knife skills with their thinly sliced items. Shrimps are fine, just not as impressive as presented, probably looks much nice eating at the restaurant. Overall I think this is a pretty good traditional Chinese restaurant with expected and consistent quality and flavor. read more

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No doubt the food is good, specially the veggies fried rice, must have it. Comes in a clay pot. I was there before and after the Chinese New Year the service was great But when they are super busy, like in the Chinese new year time, the service is terrible Besides that times, they service is great read more

I had driven past this spot for years and finally visited for dinner on a recent Friday with two friends. We shared a few simple Shanghainese dishes: the house special noodles, fried pork buns, stir-fried rice cakes, stir-fried eggplant, and rice balls with rice wine and red beans for dessert. We didn't realize the House Special Noodles were cooked with eel! It caught us by surprise and felt a bit unusual, but luckily one of my friends happily took care of all the eel pieces. I'm knocking off a star because our dessert clearly didn't have any red beans in it. Not sure if they forgot or if they ran out that day. The restaurant itself isn't fancy and feels a bit dated. It doesn't seem like much has changed since the days when it was Embassy Restaurant. That said, the Shanghainese food here is still pretty solid. read more

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Banquet size place with large menu Ingredients are fresh. Less oily Plates are fresh and nicely plated Lots of vegetarian options too read more

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Really you can't find anything wrong withy this place, food service all top notch. We had their famous pork perfectly balance flavor and tenderness. Lucky bough there is less people tonight for new year maybe because it's not lunar new year? Soup is excellent, Shanghai rice cake , fried buns? All awesome. I can't name them all since I do t remember but trust me we love them all. We will be back to try some more. read more

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I'm Shanghainese and I love this spot. Their egg rolls and pork buns are authentic, their bok Chou rice also slaps. We got the spicy frog and smoked meat medallions that were also good, frog meh. Taking a star off because they didn't give me my complimentary sweet soup dessert but overall would come back again! Been here a few times, most of the servers are Shanghainese and the place looks like every other Chinese restaurant read more

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Very impressed with this place. The lunch special menu was unbelievable. It was $12.99 for all the items on the lunch special menu. They had a steamed fish that looked like it should have been $36. All the food tasted great. The service was a bit slow. Just like any other Chinese restaurant, so nothing special. Would definitely be back. HAPPY LUNCH SPECIALING! read more

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I came here for lunch today and tried their house chicken and the spinach with tofu curd. It's amazing how great the quality is. read more

No 8 on the Bund - Shanghainese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Solid shangainese restaurant with many of the classics as well as some "off the beaten path" options. This is a traditional restaurant with an old school feel. The decor is dated, the tables are tableclothed, but sometimes this is exactly what you need. read more

No. 8 on the Bund takes over the space that was once Embassy restaurant. They took over the old restaurant with minimal changes besides the menu and cuisine. It is now Shanghainese style with and extensive menu with include classic and fusion items. Pros New menu More seafood items Service is attentive Cons Worn tables and chairs Air conditioning and ventilation is not adequate. Parking lot is way too small for a restaurant of this size, that also shares with another establishment. We had a banquet at #8 on the Bund this weekend the private room. Many of the service staff were recognizable from other restaurants. The food was excellent. The facilities were lacking. And after 10 bottles of wine it was finally time to leave. read more

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Finally made it out to try this place out, and we were not disappointed. My current fave Shanghainese restaurant for "banquet" like food. Everything we had was good and the service was friendly. Food came out fast and they have private rooms. A few things to keep in mind though: the place is tastier (IMO) than Shanghailander, but it's not as fancy inside. Also, parking can be annoying as the lot is a little bit small. read more

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My former work mom brought me here for lunch. She and her husband are fantastic chefs so I would follow them anywhere because it's always good. I am trying to understand how anyone could give this place low ratings. This is typical Shanghai food and Shanghai is one of the top food cities in the world in my opinion. The chefs in this kitchen have incredible wok skills and an extremely hot stove. I can't remember the last time I had string beans this crisp. Same for the shrimp - perfect texture. The eggplant had a crisp skin and soft center. The braised pork you could tell was cooked for a while because the sauce was reduced nicely. The dishes were all simple but cooked to perfection. The flavors were all distinct and delicious. For weekday lunch they have specials. I can't wait to come back and try other dishes. read more

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This place has been the replacement for Embassy Kitchen, and while the interior design hasn't changed much, the menu is now drastically different, with mainly Shanghainese dishes rather than Southern Chinese/GuangDong dishes. They're not the best Shanghainese dishes I've had, the quantity usually isn't the most, and service is usually average, especially if you don't speak Mandarin. Some dishes are unique and flavorful, such as the eel and pork belly, but others can sometimes be bland or dry. I think they sometimes have lunch specials, but usually not on weekends. Overall this is a place I wouldn't mind coming once in awhile, but not too often am I craving to come here. read more

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It was my first visit to No. 8 on the Bund. I was hoping for some authentic Shanghaiese cuisine, alas it wasn't so. Don't get me wrong. The food is okay just didn't meet my expectations. When I saw Shanghai dishes on the menu I had high hopes. Well, the hunt continues. There are plenty of seats at this restaurant, even round tables for large parties and private rooms too. Service here is acceptable. If you are in need of a place for a large family gathering last minute, you may want to consider No. 8 as a last resort. read more

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I really enjoyed this place for its very good authentic Shanghai cuisine. Spacious restaurant.

I grew up eating a lot of Shanghainese cuisine, so my standards are pretty high--but this place is authentic! The only downside is I do find them a bit greasy sometimes, even after asking for less grease. I tried the bean curd with pork, and it was excellent--great flavor and super soft bean curd. The pan-fried buns were also really tasty. They had a nice crispy bottom, though they weren't as juicy on the inside as I'd hoped. Definitely still worth getting though. Will definitely come back to try some of their other dishes! read more

No 8 on the Bund - Shanghainese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

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My family / immigrant parents LOVE this Shanghai restaurant!! We go here everytime we can't think of where else to go because the food is just that good and unique! Workers are very attentive too! The inside is kinda plain but the food is really good so it evens out. Highly highly recommend the steak bite things and the fried mini fish tangy things.. if you know what I mean. read more

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12/25/2024 - This is a top 3 or 4 traditional Shanghai restaurant in Los Angeles. It was open in May 2023. It offers many identical dishes at a lower price in comparison to the top 1 or 2 traditional Shanghai restaurants in Los Angeles. We enjoyed all four dishes tonight (4 or 5 stars, respectfully). The portion is generous. I took the photo of Jellyfish head with aged vinegar after eating about 15% of the dish Parking is free read more

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They don't know how cook pork. All the Shanghai style pork they're very tough to chew.

Probably the only authentic Shanghai restaurant still can be found in LA/OC area. Need everyone's support

Come here for a birthday dinner on a Saturday night. Parking was tight in the shared lot but it was easy getting a table. Takes Credit Card Prices overall are pretty reasonable. Tofu & Veggie cold dish - pretty good flavors Sugar Vinegar Ribs - very good flavors and savory Hot and Sour Fish Soup with sour veggies - good flavoring but very spicey even after aske for it to be mild. Crab meat on top of veggies - very nice and savory Sautee beans - good "wok hay" a flavors Half chicken with rice wine - very savory and good flavors $7.99 plain noodle in soup - surprisingly large portions and quite favorable soup read more

let me put it this way: i just came back from shanghai a few months ago and i prefer the food here. one of the BEST chinese food places i've ever been too! our family comes here often. decor is a bit outdated but don't judge a book by its cover. here are the dishes that stand out to me: jellyfish with cucumber - simple, fresh and a perfect starter. has hints of sweetness to balance out the strong vinegar flavor. served cold so super refreshing! marinated wheat gluten with peanuts and black fungus - if you know you know but this dish is like a firm tofu dish vibe marinated in a sweet soy sauce vibe sauce that is super addicting. they definitely do it well compared to other places kalimeris indica with diced dried tofu - genuinely don't know what this herb is but a starter that i would definitely recommend you try. again, it's refreshing and the herb that they use has a unique flavor that is acquired like when trying cilantro. it comes finely chopped with dried tofu which adds a nice texture difference without compromising the flavor. try it and you wont regret it :) beef steak cubes in black pepper sauce - YOU MUST GET THIS. easily the BEST steak ive ever had. it has ruined all other steaks for me including american steak. it consists of cubes of steak with a carmelized crust of black pepper and their sticky, sweet, savory sauce. it comes with cubed king mushroom as well. cannot get enough of this dish and crave it every time i come back to the sgv. braised ham hock in brown sauce - if you have a big party and want an impressive piece of meat on your table, this is the one to order. fall-off-the-bone meat that is perfectly marinated. i HATE when this type of meat dish just has the sauce on the outside and tastes dry and is tasteless on the inside. this dish exceeds expectations every time. stir-frid rice cakes - a CLASSIC shanghainese dish but done SO well. you can taste that they use enough heat when cooking it since you get that smokey wok taste that's hard to do at home. rice cakes are perfectly chewy which is super important. there is a fried fish dish that comes with a sweet sauce that my parents usually order but i don't know the name of. so crunchy you can eat the bones too. that dish is for sure a standout as well. if you couldn't tell already, i LOVE this place! bring lots of people and come try all their amazing dishes!!! read more

The food didn't match the menu photos, but they still charged full price. The hostess even argued with me when I pointed it out and said "that's just how it is." Very disappointing and misleading. read more

My family and I were looking for a Shanghainese restaurant in the area and stumbled upon this gem. Everything was sooo delicious. Shanghai braised pork belly and ribs had the perfect sauce, scallion noodles were fragrant and chewy, and Chinese sautéed lettuce was juicy and lightly garlicky. Everything was amazingly authentic. Not too busy so service was really fast! Hoping locals will find this gem because I will definitely be back and wish this place the best read more

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I wanted to treat my aunt to lunch today. She's a foodie and a picky eater so I knew when she suggested this place for their lunch special, I knew the food was going to be good. Boy was she right!! It's just the 2 of us yet we got 6 dishes so I can try a little bit of everything. Let me just say, everything was delicious. I loved their House Special Braised Pork Belly with 2 marinated eggs on the side, Their Kung Pao chicken was really flavorful. The Mopo Tofu had just the right amount of numbness. The Shanghai Style Pan Fried Pork was pillowy on top and crispy on the bottom with a good amount of meat in the middle. The Eggplant with Ground pork, we told them to make it less salty so it was just right. And lastly the steamed live tilapia was delicious as well. All the dishes were $12.99 so it was about $100 including a 18% tip. The restaurant was typical Chinese place and there were lots of seats available, and it was really crowded for a Thursday lunch, but the service was great and the food delivery was fast as well. Everything was awesome and I can't wait to come back to have their special lunch again or try their dinner menu. It's a little hidden gem in the SGV Valley. You definitely need to put them on your bookmark list. read more

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It's typical Shanghai style cuisine but not too sweet which is I likes. Also, the service in good. read more

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The place is larger on the inside than expected. Some of the chairs are wobbly so be careful. The service was good. The waitress and waiters came by several times to refill the tea pot even thought we were seated in the extra room. Food was good. There are other places in the area that do the same thing. The lunch menu is not available during the holidays. The parking is fine. It shares a lot with another restaurant so expect to park on the street if you show up later. read more

Food: 4.5 Value: 3 Experience: 2 Overall score: 3.17 Hands-down the favorite of the day was the crab meat with noodles (蟹粉拌缅). This dish is like a Chinese bolognese but with the richness of crab meat and thinner noodles. It was so good we ordered a second one since one wasn't enough and it almost made up for how long we waited for the last dish. The second dish the crispy duck (香酥鸡) was also very tasty. The skin was perfectly crispy and the duck meat was so tender. This dish is a bit pricey and there's no discount for getting the full versus 2 half ducks, but the full sized duck is a very good portion and definitely something to share with a big group. The last dish the braised pork knuckle (走油蹄膀) was just okay. We were so disappointed since the last time we ordered this, it was a pleasant surprise. The sauce had a good level of savoriness but it almost seemed like the meat wasn't given enough time to soak in the sauce and some bites weren't as flavorful as others. It also took over an hour and a half to be served and the meat wasn't as tender and fatty as the previous time. Overall, this place is a good large group dining experience, but if you are in a smaller group (less than 4), you may be stuck in some corner of the restaurant like we were. Many of the dishes are huge (albeit a bit more expensive than other places) and you'll be pleasantly surprised by most of the dishes. Our server was also great but the place seemed busy and severely understaffed. read more

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Our small group got tired of lining up for up to 1.5 hours for lunch or dinner at Red 99. We found this place to have similar price point and each of us took turn to sample the food. All special lunch items are $12.99 each, including steamed Tilapias (slightly larger than Red 99's). Everything is fresh and tasty. We especially love that there's practically no line at all and services are prompt. We are a group of Chinese who gathered regularly to taste Chinese food, and this place has our stamp of approval. read more

No 8 on the Bund - 1) Steamed Fish 2) Tofu with wild mushrooms. - Shanghainese Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Where to start on this one? Well, I had been looking to try it for some time, and the pics on Yelp looked good, but it was a truly disappointing experience. We arrived a good hour before they close, and were immediately met by angry glares by a table full of peoples all shouting and belching as loud as they could. Turned out that was the kitchen and wait staff. The place was otherwise completely empty save one other 2 person table. The staff did not seem pleased to have to go back to work, clearly hoping for an early closing. We were immediately told to order quick, as the kitchen was closing. Then the manager came over to take our order rather brusquely. None of the staff seem to speak much English. Of course, they had stopped making any type of dumplings or fried buns, so we were denied any of those. We ordered three dishes: kung pao shelled shrimp, fried chicken with hot chilies, and the noodles with scallion oil and soy sauce. The only decent dish was the noodles, which had a good flavor. Otherwise, it was a washout. The kung pao shrimp are tiny frozen shrimp and the sauce is just cloyingly awful. Worst of all - or maybe the most disappointing and most of a rip off - was their Shanghainese version of chongqing chicken - the fried chicken with dried chilis. No one bothered to tell us it had bones in it. Turns out it was no more than 5 chicken wings that were hacked up into tiny pieces in the entire dish for $20. I mean, the $5 worth of frozen shrimp they charged $20 isn't a great deal, but this is a huge plate with barely any chicken in there at all despite being a chicken dish. The disappointment is the flavor isn't terrible - also not one of the best in the area - so to have five chicken wings chopped up as the entire dish was just sucking small pieces of meat off bones. A difficult and unpleasant dish to eat. I would comment on the service, but there was none. Our dishes were rushed out. The sauce on the kung pao shrimp hadn't even been given a chance to attach itself to half the shrimp. They just wanted us out of there and fast. I have just gotten home, and my stomach hurts already. Prey for me. But, most of all avoid this restaurant at all costs. It is god awful. read more

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Friendly and speedy service. The menu items are standard Shanghaiese food similar to other Shanghai restaurants in the area; the price is reasonable. We were in the carb mood and ordered a claypot rice, scallion oil dry noodle. The server was nice enough to suggest us to save the pan fried bun for the next visit, and offered a veggie dish. We also ordered the fried spring roll and sea cucumber. Overall, the dishes were a bit oily and heavy flavored for us. Maybe next visit we will start with the customer favorites'- braised fish and steamed shrimp, then mixed with the clay rice to balanced out. read more

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Very solid institution, with great lunch special prices $13 per dish. I tought the mapo tofu, steamed tilapia, eggplant, and bean curd were all very good. XLB and pan fried buns are above average (not mind blowing but solid). Would definitely come again to try the dinner items and other lunch items too. read more

Food and service is rock！Very authentic Shanghainese dishes based on our elder genernation！ Green onion braised fish is our favoriate，unfortunate every table limited one We love Fresh water shrimps too，Shanghai style rice cake and Salty meat cooked with vegetable clay pot rice are all good！ Definitely recommend read more

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DINERS BEWARE!!! Let me address the food and service first - mediocre food, typical Shanghai dishes. Service was prompt and food came quickly. We came to celebrate my mom's bday (she chose the restaurant) and it was supposed to be a joyous occasion; however I want to talk about how management handled a very disturbing issue. Our party of 11 sat in a room that was adjacent to the next door pool hall. There is a door connecting the two businesses. The door is closed and covered by a sheet, but that does not stop the smoke from coming into the room. Obviously, the pool players are smoking incessantly - we asked to switch tables but they kept us in the same room. I complained to the manager and he said there is nothing he could do. I said he could have moved us to another room and he should not be seating people in a room with so much smoke. He actually had the audacity to tell me to go complain next door. I said I would call the police as smoking indoors is against the law in CA - somehow that scared him and he hurriedly scampered away mumbling something about going next door. Anyhow, he never returned and we never received any assurances that he would address it nor did he offer to move us to another table. Not wanting to upset the mood, as my mom said to just leave things be, I decided not to pursue it any further. Sadly, every person at the table shared their concern about the smoke, but not wanting to ruin the celebration, we went forth with the meal. Anyhow, if you choose to dine here, just be sure to be seated in the main dining room and not the room to the left adjacent to the pool hall. read more

Great spot for authentic Shanghainese food! I was here for Fathers Day dinner, and the food is really good! They share parking with a billiards club and adjacent restaurant, so parking can fill up quick but there is street parking available. There was a bit of a wait after we ordered the food. It seems that they like to plate and serve all the dishes per table, so it took a while because it was pretty busy that evening. BUT! The food, flavor, texture of everything we ordered was on point and delicious! Overall, I give this spot 4.5 stars and would come back again. read more

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We came here for lunch on a Friday afternoon with a group of 9 people so we made a reservation ahead of time and were seated right away. They did seem busy. The food was delicious. We ordered a variety of dishes including the pork dumplings, fried pea sprouts, an eggplant dish, pork hock, a beef dish, a chicken dish, and some shrimp. I don't know the specific names of the dishes because one of the people who took us there ordered everything. Everything was very good and we finished all the dishes. It would be beneficial to speak mandarin at this restaurant. Luckily most of our group did. But even so we had to ask for water 4 times. Overall we enjoyed our lunch. read more

The place is big, but didn't seem as clean as it should've been. The floors were dirty, as if they haven't been cleaned in years. The food was average. Nothing really stood out. read more

Food was great, very authentic Shanghainese Food. Service was excellent. The place is very bare, typical Chinese Restaurant

Ooh, a new Shanghainese find!! Our family has been here a couple times, and my mom is super hard to please, with the right fit of tasty, fresh and economical, but No 8 on the Bund fits the bill! We especially enjoyed their fresh cod with brown sauce, and the taro with white fungus dessert. The restaurant is large and spacious, brightly lit. Bathroom could smell and be cleaned better. Service is helpful and attentive. Will definitely be coming again, and have recommended it to others already. read more

Came during lunch, the food is really good, authentic Shanghai dishes. Steam chicken scallion is very flavorful. Tofu skin in tofu skin mung beans is very soft. Fried shrimp is also good. Crab meet noodle you can taste the sea. 佛跳墙 is very nice, ingredients used are what you expected, taste great. Service is excellent, server checked in on us constantly, made sure we got everything, and add water to tea pot without us asking. Plenty of parking in parking lot read more

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