We tried this through Uber Eats delivery. Nothing wrong with that or packaging. The order was prepared quickly, but other than that I can't comment on the actual restaurant or service. The food though was awful and I would never recommend this restaurant for Chinese food. Everything tasted of old grease. Even the sweet & sour sauce didn't cover it up. We got a family combo meal and an order of Mongolian beef. The beef was tender, but there was definitely not enough for a dish. It did however have an over abundance of onions and bamboo shoots. We usually look forward to making a couple of leftover meals when we order Chinese food. But in this case, we threw it all away. read more

This place was pretty decent. No instore dining. The people I talked to were pretty cool, their prices were reasonable and the food was tasty. We go the curry, generals chicken, and sweet and sour chicken. All were food read more

Pretty good place. Chinese food is getting so expensive these days it's a good deal for the price. Kinda more greasy than average. The sweet and sour sauce was really good. I didn't care for the egg rolls. read more

My boyfriend and I have ordered from here several times, and tonight is the LAST time we will. We spent $40 on a family dinner, and ate all of 5-6 bites between us, and had to find something else to eat. The mandarin chicken was dry, and some pieces were hard. The whole dish tasted like it was a few days old, frozen, and tossed back into a fryer. The fried rice was mushy, and had a very strong chemical taste. Almost like expired eggs. Honestly wouldn't be surprised if all the ingredients were expired. The pork from the pork and seeds was dry as hell, and almost inedible. The egg rolls were soggy, and the insides were pure mush. The broccoli chicken had the same chemical taste as the fried rice. The only thing that tasted remotely okay was the egg flower soup, and even that had barely any taste. We will NEVER be back, and the whole place should probably be inspected by a health inspector based off the chemical taste in the food. Do yourself a favor and go to meridian for better chinese food. read more

im going to hold your when i say this... this is aweful. if you chose to eat here willingly and annually you are one of americas strongest soldiers. highest rank. highest novelty. chief of the commanders level of bravery. 3 adjectives to describe this food: torpid, betrayal, and disastrous. the rice slapped tho read more

We ordered lemon chicken, king pao chicken, and lo mein. It was awful. We threw everything out.

I hate giving one star reviews but when it's this bad, I feel like I should say something. My husband ran here to grab takeout for family dinner. He ordered Kong Po chicken, chicken chow mein and mandarin chicken and egg rolls. When he walked in the door, there was this strange smell that came from the food and I realized it was the Kung Po. My daughter and husband like Kung Po and reluctantly they took a bite and stopped at that. I tired the chow mein and, at first, it was just, meh, but after one more bite of noodle, I was done with that. I took at bite of egg roll, and I had to spit it out and the mandarin chicken was greasy and tuff. I'm not kidding. Really this food was rancid. Everything tasted like they fried it in bad oil. When we go to places, if the food is just okay or the service is a bit off, we usually try to give the establishment a second chance but with this place being the food was uneatable, we won't be coming back. Sorry...:( read more

Home sick and needed my "go to" Hot and Sour soup. For me it's better than chicken noodle. I have not been to this restaurant however the Door Dash delivery was great and the soup was perfect!! I also ordered sautéed veggies. Both were large quantity and good. Highly recommend their Hot and Sour Soup! read more

I don't know what everyone is fussing about because I think this place is great and I like to think I have a more refined palate than most. Yes sometimes when you go to a buffet you're subject to questionable items but the beauty of that is that you get to CHOOSE what you eat. If it doesn't look good, don't put it on your plate or in your gullet (grandma calls the belly a "turkey bird", love that woman!). Ok enough of my rant, onto my review... Another one of my grandparents faves, we came here so they could introduce us to their all-time fave server Dodi. She is a peach of a woman with the mouth of a sailor but she's only that way around us because she's known my grandparents for the many many years they'd been coming into this place. As soon as you sit your fanny in your seat it's time to get up and go to the buffet (dangerous but delicious place for me!). They have an array of both Chinese and American dishes which is quite nice for me because my tummy can welcome both at the same time. They have killer fried rice along with some meat and noodle dishes. I do have to say that their eggrolls aren't my fave only because the meat to veggie ratio is off for some reason. Other than that I'm quite pleased with their offerings and my "turkey bird" was more than happy! read more

Greasy flavorless food. Everything from the egg rolls to the chowmein to the Mongolian Beef to the mandarin chicken (that they delivered without sweet and sour sauce?)tasted like grease. No other flavor except grease. Very disappointing. Gross and nasty is all I can say about this place. Also have to comment on the size of the container for the rice. I didn't even know they made that small of containers. Looks like a tiny tiny sauce container read more

The food is good here BUT I wish they made their Kung pao differently. They are overpriced too.

They have great food I love the rice and chicken I recommend this place also it's close to where I live

Ordered General's Chicken and the Orange Peking Beef via Grub Hub on 10/22/20. The General's Chicken was average but the Peking Beef made me gag! First of all, the beef tasted like chicken/ Moreover, it was soggy, soupy and gooey. It was covered in a coagulated, super thick, orange sauce that was disgusting! Just writing about it is bringing back horrible memories! I probably wont order from Shanghai Restaurant again. read more

Best pork fried rice ever! This is my go to chinese place. Not only is the food great and the portions large but the delivery is superfast! read more

Shanghai Restaurant - a woman with long red hair - Chinese Near Me - Nampa, Idaho

Offers Buffet, menu and delivery. Buffet is best right when they start lunch or dinner (around 12PM or 5PM). Decent size, tastier than other buffers close by and reasonable price. Takeout is always fresh and quick. Good price for large portions. My family has been coming here for years and it never disappoints! read more

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8.25$ for the lunch buffet on a Saturday. Our friends invited us to this Chinese restaurant and unfortunately I won't eat there again. Not clean for my expectations. Barley any food in the buffet . Very humid & hot in the restaurant... read more

Ordered the sweet & sour chicken and general tsos chicken, both were below average chinese. Crab Rangoon tasted old and bland. Ribs were acceptable but overall a terrible experience. Do not recommend. read more

Many varieties of items. The seafood was good. The sushi was good. There is a Mongolian bbq, nice but I didn't try it. I was so happy to eat the yummy sushi and seafood, plus some dim sum! I love all you can eat that is satisfying and good. Most items were good some I avoided. read more

Not worthy of one star. I walked in looked at the disgusting looking food on what the call a buffet and left in a hurry.

Love the egg flower soup and pork fried rice here.

Really do not know how this place has stayed in business. Dirty and dark. The food was not all that good. There is an older lady who is the server, oversteps her bounds with jokes and language. I understand that she is trying the best she can in making the environment entertaining, but I think she does more harm than good. read more

There are 3 Chinese buffet restaurants on the Nampa-Caldwell blvd in Nampa. This is the middle one of the three (Jade Garden being the worst by far). When I look for a good Chinese Buffet restaurant I look for four things. # 1. Is the food good tasting? # 2. Is it HOT? # 3. Is the wait staff friendly and efficient? # 4. Is the price worth the food you get? This restaurant, the Shanghai, fails completely on the first two and on # 4. I will give them the fact that their wait staff was friendly and efficient tho. But even they had the look of people who knew the food was bad there. Like they felt sorry for you for having come to this restaurant. The General's Chicken was simply awful. I had one bite and spit it out it was that bad. None of the "hot" dishes were even lukewarm let alone hot. My favorite Chinese dish is Kung Pao (chicken or shrimp) and I was surprised to see that they offered Kung Pao chicken on their buffet - however it was the worst excuse for Kung Pao I've ever come across. Kung Pao is SUPPOSED TO BE hot and SPICY and theirs was neither. It was bland and lame and not hot at all. I was not impressed by ANY of the items they offered on their lunch buffet. NONE My advice to anyone in Nampa looking for a good Chinese Buffet restaurant is go right down the street to the Sino Buffet restaurant. The food there is MUCH better both in quality and in choices on the respective buffets. The difference in cost between the two restaurants, for their respective lunch buffets, is only 74 cents ($7.75 at Shanghai and $8.49 at Sino) but the two buffets are as different as night and day. Sino's buffet is the 2nd best Chinese buffet that I've come across in the Treasure Valley and is superior to the Shanghai in every way possible. read more

We have eaten here several times in the last couple of months and are greatly impressed with the food. The buffet is awesome. Fresh food being brought from the kitchen, no more food sitting under the lights for hours. Our friends have also enjoyed the atmosphere, service, and freshness of the food. Everything was cooked to perfection. Our New Favorite Chinese Restaurant. read more

One of the best Chinese restaurants I've been to in Nampa. People were kind,fast to refill drinks,and overall really friendly. I recommend this to anyone looking for a good cheap buffet. read more

they didn't ask the age of my daughter so we paid the adult price for her. a group of women came in after us and no one saw to them. the food was so/so, but most of it was what you expect, fried fried fried. What I would expect to get in the frozen food section in the grocery store. I was even less impressed with the condition of the bathroom, I ended up using hand sanitizer when I got back to my table....what was even grosser was the heated water under the hot pans, it must have been fungus/yellow snot looking stuff in the water. I kept an eye on all of us for food poisoning and salmonella...I ended up in the bathroom a couple times while there and when I got home. the servers were really friendly, but I could have made better homemade Chinese at home. read more

This place is close to the worse Chinese food I have ever had! I got the orange chicken with a spring roll for lunch. The chicken smelled sour and I thought maybe it was just the sauce. The chicken itself was sour and the inside of the pieces were dark and smelled sour. I decided to give my spring roll a shot. It is just like the ones your get at Panda Express. Pre made and they just fry them. I will say the staff was friendly when I picked up my food however I will not be returning here v read more

We ordered the family meal A. It was totally awesom. Perfect temperature, fresh, the soup was exactly as I am used to, and the sweet and sour gave a great topping for a couple of things. We suggest the Moo Goo ...and will certainly enjoy their food again. read more