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4.4 (15 reviews)

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Don't waste your money. It's gotta be the worst Shanghai restaurant. I've ever been to horrible very oily. Do not recommend anything for anybody. The only reason we went there because somebody posted was the 5 star Shanghai restaurant. It must be a joke.

Choose three combos
Gord K.

The Xiao long bao were very good, very juicy and on the larger size with a nicely seasoned filling and no porky taste. The pan fried dumplings were freshly made juicy and nice and crunchy. The beef foll was in a crunchy fresh made roti with cucumber and hoisin but a bit too salty. The combo deals are a great deal often combined with a wonton soup filled with wontons. Definitely one of the better xlb available in Vancouver. The service is very friendly and welcoming. Bit out of the way in an upstairs food court, but worth finding. I don't often give five stars but the xlb and fried dumplings were very good. Food court atmosphere so not fine dining.

Beef noodle soup
Angelica A.

Was so sad that Long's Noodle House closed down because of the fire next door and only found out more than a year later where the owner's wife moved. Located in the food court at Admiralty Mall in Richmond with ample parking in and around the building has similar vibes as the Crystal Mall food court but less busy and smaller. Finding a table might be quite difficult during meal times as they don't have a lot of seating available. Of course I ordered XLB and Beef Noodle Soup -- the XLB tasted the similar to Long's while the Beef noodle soup was different but still delicious. Will be back here again and I look forward to trying their other dishes as well as the other food stalls that seem to be really popular.

xiao long bao
Shelyn W.

I came back to this spot 3(!!) times in 2 weeks after my friend first recommended them to me. My favorite items to order were the 小笼包 (xiao long bao) and 生煎包 (sheng jian bao). Both were filled with so much flavorful broth. Seriously, you have to be careful eating these or it can spill everywhere! The broth was so clear but extremely fragrant, while the pork itself was very juicy. The lady in the front (owner?) was also the sweetest. In my third visit, she remembered and greeted me with a friendly smile. I would definitely keep coming back to this little shop inside Admiralty Centre food court!

Menu 6.1.24
Krysten I.

I came by this little food court to pick me up some mango mochi from a neighboring vendor. Shanghai Lao Wei Dao was one of the only eateries open past 3 on a weekend in the food court, so we ordered noodles from here and they turned out to be fantastic. I'd come back. There is a whole lot to choose from if you decide to eat here. They have a bunch of different noodle soup combinations and different kinds of dumplings. This is quintessential Chinese comfort food here and it did not disappoint. I got the pork chop braised in sauce noodle soup for like $10 USD. It was a perfect amount of food. The soup was dark and flavorful. The choy sum on top added the perfect amount of crunch and freshness. It was great, actually, I can't wait to come back and try other things on the menu. The lady working the register was surprisingly very nice. They're cash only, so make sure you bring cash. The tables are shared with the other vendors, and there is a guy who comes by to clean off the tables. He's very nice too. If I lived in Vancouver, I'd be here all the time. Don't be intimidated! Everyone is so nice here!

Spicy Beef Noodles and Pan Fried Dumplings

This place was less than 10mins from the Vancouver airport, so we stopped by to have a meal after a long day of traveling. We ordered the Spicy Beef Noodles, Pan Fried Dumplings and Spicy Wantons. Each dish was absolutely delicious! We were blown away by the amount of flavor and couldn't get enough. We loved it so much that we made sure to make time before our flight out of Vancouver so we can stop by one my time. The people working were so pleasant. We took a chance and struck gold with this place!

XLB which is Xiao Long Bao, containing ground pork and it's broth, Chinese donuts and Mini Wonton Soup

Went to the Admiralty Food Court which is located on the second floor at 8700 McKim Way to test out Kam Ho's Food Stall Iced Lemon Tea. It was a real April Fool's Day for me because Kam Ho's Food Stall is closed till May 12 since March 30th. The food court looks clean and tidy. It's not a big food court, only 8 food stalls. What a disappointment for me. So went around and checked out the other food stalls. I ended up at the Shanghai Lao Wei Dao that has a daily special for $15 to $17.50 combo. Today is Tuesday, so I got the mini wonton soup and a basket of 5 steamed soup dumpling for $15 and I ordered one Chinese Donut $3. The total came up to $19.75 with a can of $1.75 Coke. The steamed soup dumpling has tasty ground pork inside with a lot of broth. To enhance the flavour and taste of the XLB, add vinegar and the brown sauce in it after sucking up the broth. The mini wonton soup was a little bland, like it has been watered down so I added some of the brown sauce and vinegar from the counter to give it a more tasty flavour. They had added many mini wontons which I think is a lot of wasted labour, because they could have made bigger wontons and just make 6 for each serving. The donut was crispy, it was good but not as good as the Chinese Baoxi Master. The lady cashier was pleasantly nice and smiley.

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superb shaolong bao, the best pan fried dumplings, beef noodles so delicious!! the service and staff are fantastic

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3.8(679 reviews)
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Deep fried prawn, pork and Chinese mushroom wrapped with taro root paste 9.5

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Micha - Inside

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Micha - Chicken nuggets that came with the chicken nuggets rice entree $15.95

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4.2(5 reviews)
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Lucky J - Chinese donut roll

Chinese donut roll

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