The food and service are always consistently great. We have been dining here roughly fifteen years. Lexington's best Chinese food, high quality with a wide variety of options. I don't think we have ever waited very long for our food. Their service is always fast! read more

Shanghai Bistro - King Pao Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

First time getting food here and the Hot & Sour soup was some of the best I've ever had! I picked up 2 orders of it to go, and it was hot, tangy and loaded with tofu, eggs, veggies, etc. Then, I added the wontons that came with it, and they were stale and definitely old. Same for the two Fortune cookies; old and chewy. Why would you take a beautiful 5 Star dish of food and then serve it with old stale "garnishes" that ruined the dish? Chefs/cooks/owners - TASTE YOUR FOOD!! Such an easy fix..... read more

Food was outstanding. I had Wonton Soup and the Vegetarian Delight Combo. Great. Service was fast and efficient. Ambiance was very nice. Soft music in the background. Very soothing until a Door Dasher came in and talked on speaker phone at the top of his voice. All in all a great place. I highly recommend this place. They do have Vegetarian/Vegan options. read more

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Food is good. The main associate working front is very rude and quite mean. She doesn't listen to customers but she tells the customers what to order. Also she always maximizes the prices. If you order the same thing from this lady the costs is always $20-$30 more than if you are lucky enough to place order with another associate. So food ok but little high for Chinese. Don't expect any nice customer service. Expect rudeness. read more

Shanghai Bistro - Chinese restaurant food ok. Slight high price versus comps, in this area. Poor service - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

once my favorite, now over priced frozen Costco chicken. The rice was the best part. I'm very disappointed.

Clean, well appointed restaurant. Food was decent, but pricey for what I would consider Chinese fast food. It wasn't bad, but definitely nothing special. Fairly bland. Service was ok. Again, not bad but nothing extra. read more

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Ordered takeout. The schezuan mei fen was very good and had nice spice. The beef and brocolli was very fresh and well seasoned. The general tsos I thought was very good. Fried rice with chicken was very good. Service for carry out was very good and food was fresh not cold. Will have this again read more

We grabbed a quick lunch, interior was clean and the service was quick. Great lunch combo options! read more

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Great portions and wonderful service! Everything is great on the menu! We had the garlic sauce with chicken combo specials! read more

Shanghai Bistro - C14. Garlic Sauce with Chicken Combo Special - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

Food was really good and fresh! We ordered sesame chicken! The chicken was good and crunchy on the outside! The lol main noodles were perfect! The service was good and they were very nice! The Ambience was nice and calling! It was also very clean! Overall great experience! read more

Amy had her chefs create a feast for my weekend! Everything I ordered was absolutely delicious... from the Wonton Soup to the Peanut Chicken, Beef Green Beans, and my favorite, the Chow Mei Fun Combo w/ extra shrimp! Will have to ensure I get my Christmas and New Year's orders in early! Thanks to Amy & the chefs! read more

Everything in the menu that I have eaten is good. Beef/mixed vegetables, General Tso, crab Rangoon, vegetable spring rolls, and wonton soup. Fast service. read more

Shanghai Bistro - Beef with mixed vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

I have eaten Shanghai Bistro several times and have found both the food and the service to be good.

Our first visit to Shanghai Bistro. The woman working behind the counter was friendly and explained the menu to us. We ordered crab Rangoon, egg rolls, and two combo platters. We enjoyed the crab Rangoon (there were about six in the order). The egg rolls were also good. I got the egg drop soup with my meal. I didn't think it had much flavor at all. My husband ordered the General Tso's chicken and fried rice. His chicken was fried very hard and had a thick breading which he didn't like. We both enjoyed our fried rice. I ordered the bourbon chicken and it was good, not fried, and a large portion. They have quite a large menu, and with friendly service and good size portions I think we would be happy to return and try some of the other menu items. Also, it is a plus that they are open on Sunday! read more

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Very fresh Chinese Cuisine. Never disappoints with every order. Love the Hot and Sour Soup!!!

I adore good Chinese food when it's fresh, crispy, and flavorful. Shanghai Bistro is each of those things and is now (after three visits) my favorite Chinese place in Lexington. I've had the Gen Tso chicken twice and the Orange Peel Chicken twice. Excellent dishes, though similar. What I appreciate about them is that the chicken pieces are fried well - crispy and not greasy. I've had each dish also as a reheated leftover and will say that it was okay reheated, but amazing when fresh. My son got Basil Chicken. He enjoyed it enough that I didn't get more than a single taste of it, lol. The veggies were fresh and well cooked, and the chicken was stir fried pieces. My wife ordered the Eggplant in Garlic Sauce with chicken. The eggplant was crispy outside and velvety inside. It was very good. I don't think this is a dish that is improved with meat - next time I'd skip the protein. The inside is clean, quiet, and tranquil. Parking is super easy and it's a great dine in option. Now I'm hungry. read more

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Food is always delicious! My husband and I have ordered for pickup and delivery- both services are great. We love the Sweet & Sour Chicken Combo w/ Pork Fried Rice & Wonton Soup, Steamed Dumplings, and Edamame! We have never dined in, but the area is nice when we have walked in store to pick up. read more

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The food is very good. At least what I've ordered is tasty. However, this place has a few drawbacks. The service is a bit rushed, testy, and not very accommodating with food restrictions. The staff comes off as unfriendly and lackadaisical! read more

Really, really good. We walked over from our hotel, tired and hungry. This is a small restaurant in a strip mall, serving excellent Chinese food. My plate was loaded with beef lo mein, served piping hot, beef, noodles, onion, carrots, and celery all cooked in a perfect sauce. My husband ordered the peanut beef which was loaded with Bermuda onions, string beans, beef, bell peppers in a spicy peanut sauce. The food here is as good as we've had in Asia and we will definitely be back! read more

Shanghai Bistro - Beef lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

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This place was essentially an extremely condensed version of a Chinese restaurant. The exception was they tried to class it up by calling it a bistro. My husband & I paid $35 for a meal we split! My husband had gone to get our drinks while I paid. When I told him what the total was, he almost fell out of the chair. I should have had them cancel the order & went somewhere else. There was NOTHING exciting about the food at all. That was definitely a "one & done" mistake. Never again. read more

Really good restaurant! They always deliver! I can't wait to eat their again. Always taste good!

Not feeling well, I decided to order delivery from this place in my neighborhood. Ordered online through Yelp which was easy and quick. Delivery estimate was 45-60 minutes and is via Eat24. Food arrived fresh and hot just over an hour. Driver had quite a few deliveries prior, but Shanghai made sure my food was prepared just early enough to be delivered promptly. (I called about 5 minutes before my food was delivered and spoke to a very nice gal who assured me the food was just on it's way and had just been prepared to make sure it arrived hot.) Food is AMAZING! Fresh, hot, and very satisfying. The Pad Thai container is deceptive in that it didn't look like much until I dipped into it. It's like a bottomless bowl - just keeps on going. This is now my go to Asian cuisine place! read more

Shanghai Bistro - Vegetable Pad Thai delivery minus two helpings I'd already consumed from this seemingly bottomless container! - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

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This place sells fraudulent gift cards and says there is nothing on them when you go to redeem them. Beware!

So this is my and my wife's first time to Shanghai Bistro and, we walk in and off the bat the atmosphere and decor was very pleasant. So we walked up to the counter and the lady took our order. First off she was very nice and she explained her menu. My wife ordered the General Tso's Chicken and she asked if it could be light spice and the lady answered "Well yes we can!" And the side was a salad with Ginger Dressing. I ordered the Broccoli with Shrimp and Pork Fried Rice. The salad and the WonTons came out first. Let me tell you that the Crispness of the lettuce and the cold bite into the salad really wet my palate and my first impression of the food was delicious. My ONLY negative comment with this restaurant is that it's 23F degrees outside and when the door is opened a BLAST of cold air rushes in and cuts you to the bone, which isn't the restaurants fault but just don't visit the restaurant in a short sleeve and shorts. As we were leaving the lady who I assumed was the owner apologized for the cold and I said "Well you can't help that!" What a nice gesture though. OH? One last thing, I over heard her talking to another customer who complained that there weren't any egg rolls in their order and her response was "Come in and I'll replace those for you!" We have now deemed this place our favorite from now on. Thanks Shanghai for a wonderful dining experience, can't wait to come back!! read more

Your typical carryout and delivery Chinese food, but with a bit more pep in their atmosphere step up. Located in Hamburg, near the interstate, it's in the same strip mall as Vinaigrette and Jersey Mikes, it's not my favorite of the three. I've only been once though. When I walked in, I was surprised to find it so small. I've passed it for several years and always thought that it would be bigger inside. I was there on a Sunday afternoon and it was packed! I briefly had to wait on a table, and that was the communal table in the middle of the restaurant. I ordered the mixed vegetables and beef combo. It came with a choice of soup, salad or egg roll and a choice of rice for $9.25. I've had mixed vegetables and beef at several places around town, and theirs here wasn't anything outside of the ordinary. The fried rice was below average. Actually, the meal was a bit overpriced for the serving size. Probably the smallest portion I've had. There were only two mushrooms mixed in. If you order "dine in", they serve it on what appears to be ceramic plates and bowls, but you have to serve your own soda from the fountain and pick up soy packets and silverware at the station, in addition to putting away your trash and dishes at the end. So, it's a fast casual type of place. They served the salad with the meal, not before the meal like at other dine-in restaurants. The service was casual. Maybe it's ideal for delivery, as many reviews mentioned, but for a dining in experience, I wasn't all that impressed. read more

I saw where a few people had knocked this place, for whatever reason, and I don't understand why. It's quick Chinese food and it's good/reasonably priced. This has been our go-to for Chinese for the last 2 years. Like most Chinese places, I tend to get the same thing every time I go, but we've never had a bad meal and they're always friendly and fast. My wife will "experiment" and branch out with something different, but in tasting her's, it's never been bad. We keep coming back! read more

We just moved to the area and our leasing office gave us a menu for Shanghai Bistro so we decided to try it out. Wow we were disappointed and probably won't be stopping by again. Hot and Spicy Beef Combo with Chicken Fried Rice + Egg Roll My husband said the food was very bland and lacked flavor. The chicken in the fried rice tasted like it was boiled and then tossed into the fried rice. The Hot and Spicy Beef was not spicy at all. He did say the egg roll was pretty good though. Bourbon Chicken Combo with Pork Fried Rice + Hot and Sour Soup The pork fried rice and the hot and sour soup was pretty good. The roast pork was tender and flavorful. Now on to the Bourbon Chicken. The chicken was so dry and wasn't even tossed in the sauce. It seemed like they cooked the vegetables in the bourbon sauce and then just placed the chicken in the to go box. Not impressed at all. read more

Shanghai Bistro - Hot and spicy beef combo with chicken fried rice + hot and sour soup. Bourbon chicken combo with pork fried rice + egg roll - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

Shrimp pad Thai Combination Singapore noodles Beef chicken shrimp combo meal Perfectly fine, average Chinese food . . . completely ruined by MUSHY SHRIMP. Disgusting. Never again. read more

I stopped in for a quick bite and wasn't disappointed. The food was above average (not outstanding, but very good) and the staff was friendly. Restaurant was very clean and the portion sizes were satisfactory as well! I got veggie lo mein with egg drop soup. I also got rice because the combo was cheaper than the soup and entree alone. read more

Shanghai Bistro - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

First impression was a interesting because the lady taking our order was more concerned about how much food we order. I felt that was rude to say it was too much. We prefer to order enough for leftovers. Anyways, the food was delicious and I can't complain about what we ordered. I'm glad to find a restaurant that is better than your average Chinese take out place/ panda Express. I would give it 5 stars but because of the unprofessional customer service it receives 4 stars. read more

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Stale fortune cookies- all four of them. Heavy sauces. Not really white meat chicken. Mostly fill not a lot of protein. Charge more and make the protein so you get more than four pieces. Too many other options to go here again. read more

Their food is awesome. Did not get the sushi but I did see they had some cooked The people at the table a across from us sushi looked really good. We read more

This isn't the typical Asian fast food restaurant. While they serve everything you would expect at Panda Express, this place is many notches above in quality. I always feel they use premium ingredients and don't skimp on meat, like chicken, which can ruin a meal with fat or gristle. I've eaten here dozens of times and have not had a bad meal. My go to is garlic chicken. The hot and sour soup is not shy on ingredients, including fresh green onions. read more

Good food and friendly service! Will definitely return again to this location. Clean atmosphere and easy parking area.

I am a picky person. I can't say anything bad here. The portions were generous. The food was very good. We will be ordering take out here again! I splurged and had them deliver. The food arrived fast, fresh, and hot. Love! Update: I have continued to eat at Shanghai Bistro. I will say so far everything has been really good... except the fried rice. We have ordered it more than once and it's always been the same. It's a lot of white rice, maybe 3 peas, a very small teaspoon of diced carrots, maybe a little onion... but mostly white rice with barely cooked extremely meager portion of meat. I don't believe it's even refried. I think they just throw it on a plate. The result is a wet bland expensive plate of white rice. It's very disappointing. I wish they would take a hint from Archa Nine's rice. Rice dishes are a simple staple that should be impossible to get wrong. They are cheating the customer with this dish- don't order it. But everything else is amazing so far. I will keep going here and never order the fried rice again. read more

I highly recommend the General Tso's Chicken combo. The chicken might be the best quality chicken in a Chinese restaurant I have had. It comes with an egg roll, choice of soup or salad. I really enjoy their salad. I also highly recommend their vegetable spring rolls as an appetizer. You can't go wrong if you're in Hamburg area and are looking for Chinese food! read more

Shanghai Bistro - The General Tso's chicken is my favorite! - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

I met a friend of mine here for lunch the other day. It was a very small little place located in the plaza next to Tom + Chee. My friend eats at this place all the time, but it was my first time. The lady taking the orders was the owner and was really nice and helpful. She suggested that I get Sambal Shrimp with rice. It was the perfect combo of curry and coconut. I am really glad I took the owners suggestion. We also sampled their spring rolls. Just for the record, they fry their spring rolls here. I was told this place delivers and they have really cheap lunch specials around $5. I will be back to this place for sure. Check them out if you are in the area. read more

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We've tried them all and this is the best Chinese food in Lexington! The Steamed Mini buns are a game changer.

This is my favorite Chinese place to go in Lex. My go to order is always the Kung Pao chicken with white rice and a egg roll. It's consistently good and they are quick to get your food to you fresh and hot. I've tried the the hot and sour soup and the egg drop soup which are both also very good. The crab Rangoon is good but could use a little something. Overall would recommend this place to anyone looking for good Chinese in Lex. read more

Shanghai Bistro - Kung Pao Chicken w/ white rice and an egg roll - Chinese Near Me - Lexington, Kentucky

Not sure if the employees working tonight were newer, but they didn't seem terribly competent. The younger man at the counter first lost our order, then gave us the wrong order. After finally getting us a mostly correct order, (lo mein had the wrong protein, but we just wanted to leave at this point) he proceeded to be exceptionally rude to other customers ordering behind us. Overall, the food was good, the service left something to be desired. read more