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    Shanghai River

    3.9 (883 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    rice cakes
    Allen W.

    Everything here tasted very gourmet - simple but yummy! The rice cakes had a good chew and saltiness, and the pan fried buns were covered in sesame seeds and very juicy. Better to come here with more people to try more items. Portions are pretty decent.

    Peking Duck first course
    Rosemarie C.

    This is not my first time here , always come here for their Peking Duck . Service is fast and efficient . Typical Chinese restaurant , Always busy

    Chicken in wine sauce
    Iris L.

    I've always come to this restaurant whenever I'm in the area, probably bc I had really good experience the first time I came and it really reminded me of the food in HK. But, I'm not sure if the quality goes down the year or I haven't been ordering the right dishes, the food is not as good as what I remembered. This recent experience I ordered the chicken with wine sauce, scallion pancake, Shanghai rice cake, oyster and rice in clay pot. My all time favorite is the chicken with wine sauce. It has a really strong wine taste that goes to the chicken, although some parts of the chicken were undercooked since you see redness in the bone. The scallion pancake is good. It comes in multiple later. I probably would've like it more if it's crispy. The Shanghai rice cake was not that good. I think they overcooked the rice cake and it is soggy and clumps together. The taste of the dish is typical. The oyster with rice clay pot was alright. It's really bland. When I ordered it a few years ago, they used mini oyster and now they use thumb size oyster, which is good. But they really need some salt to the dish. Last time, I ordered the lobster with vermicelli and it was delicious The service is good and I like how the place is spacious, not overly crowded. I have mixed feelings about the place about trying it out multiple times, especially I usually have to call in advance to make reservation a few days prior, not sure if it's worth the effort anymore

    Xiao long baos
    Cecilia M.

    Slightly upscale Shanghai spot that has free parking spots available in the nearby parkade. We didn't made a reservation but my friend and I walked in on a Friday night and was able to get a table for 2 after a 8 minute wait. We ordered the Xiao long baos, 2 types of appetizer combo (cold Jellyfish and cold chicken peanut cucumber noodle salad), braised beef noodle soup and dan dan noodles. Everything was really good and we were pleasantly surprised. We had leftovers but was hard to decide on a favourite dish. They served really nice complimentary tea and were gracious enough to give us each our own vinegar sauce dish. Highly recommend! Restaurant prices are higher but decor, food quality, and service make up for it.

    Black vinegar ribs
    Mary C.

    Great place for authentic Shanghai food. Was talented for a lunch o celebrate a birthday. The restaurant is huge and very comfortable. In the middle is the dumpling make station so you can see them making their famous XLB. We ordered XLB, pan fried dumpling, fried rice cakes, duck with taro (my friend says this is the best place for this dish), wonton soup, cold noodles with sesame paste and the black vinegar ribs (which we all didn't like this weekend. My friend says it is normally the best). Service was a little off too as the servers brought items to our table we didn't order. However, the manager was nice and we were allowed to bring in cake to celebrate and they were not rushing us out. I would come back to try again. Limited parking in the parade for the restaurant.

    Edward V.

    This beautiful large restaurant is our favorite restaurant in Richmond. Everything we've eaten here is prepared well and artfully presented. The Peking Duck was delicious. We had it 2 ways---sliced skin with crepes, then the rest of the meat chopped up and cooked in salt & pepper. This is the first time we had it this way and we were impressed. The Sweet and Sour Rock Cod was delicious and had a lot of fish meat. The ribs with black vinegar is our favorite. We've been to this restaurant many times and it has always been consistently good. The host is super friendly. The servers are professional and always asked if we needed anything. The space is elegant and well lit. The tables are comfortably spaced. It never feels cramped. Love this fine establishment.

    Peking duck
    Vicky V.

    Shanghai River is one of the best restaurants in Richmond BC. Food is incredibly good and very tasty. Lots of good food to choose from: from Peking duck, black vinegar ribs, xiao long bao, sweet and sour rockcod, honey walnut shrimps, among others. Service is great. People are very nice, They are always smiling, ready to help and always checking on how are doing. Restaurant is pretty. Nicely decorated. Shanghai River is always a good place and always a reliable place to eat something good.

    Duck liver Shu Mai.
    T M.

    I came here for a late lunch on a whim. It's walking distance from Richmond Brighouse Skytrain Station. Staff were polite and greeted me upon entry....even though I came in a half hour before they closed lunch operations. The food was delicious, flavorful and not salty. The XLB were nice soupy and filling delicious.

    Lee Y.

    This is comfort food for me. Nothing was frozen. Everything was made fresh!! The chinese donut and warm soy milk was my top choice here. My family enjoyed the braised pork belly so much with preserved vegetables in the sauce. The fried rice was bland for me but the xlb was so juicy! We were seated in a corner so hard to get the server's attention but I found the staff to be very polite and friendly. It was busy but we managed to still get a table without reservations for a weekend lunch.

    Black vinegar ribs
    Sharon S.

    Consider us lucky to have been able to try this place. We had an early afternoon flight to catch so was planning to get some dim sum at Kirin before heading to the airport. Who would have thought the wait for dim sum on a Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. would be two hours. Hard pass! We walked over to Shanghai River and waited outside for them to open at 11:00 a.m. The host came out around 10:50 a.m. and invited us in. That gets an extra star in my book! We were promptly seated. There was a large window where we could see workers making XLBs. Like usual, my eyes were bigger than my stomach. We got the pork XLBs, green onion pancake, black vinegar ribs, and pickled vegetable pork soup noodles. Everything we ordered was excellent. Service was fast and polite. The restaurant is pretty big and has plenty of room for large parties. What we ordered was way too much for two people but it was well worth getting to try all the dishes!

    XLBs
    Tiffany W.

    Popular Chinese food restaurant in Vancouver offering a solid selection of dishes. We tried the tea duck which was well seasoned, and the pork hock which was a standout favorite. The xiao long bao, eggplant, walnut shrimp were good and we felt the sweet and sour pork was a bit too sweet for our tastes but others may enjoy it. The place itself is set up to host both small and large parties and though can get quite noisy. Service was fast and efficient; bathrooms were clean. Recommend making a reservation in advance given how popular this restaurant is.

    Salt Pepper Tofu
    Frank C.

    It's been close to ten years since my last visit. It's funny how long it took for me to come back, consider I've always liked this place. Came in for a Saturday lunch at noon, with reservations, we were seated within couple of minutes. We decided to go for a bunch of dim sum team instead of going with more formal dishes like the taro chicken or Beijing duck. Oh boy it was a good choice. Everything we had was fantastic, siu mai, pan fried pork bun, xlb, shagnahi vegetable rice.. to the superb salt pepper tofu, turnip pastry is also very well made, just crispy and flakey on the outside, and subtle flavored filling that's perfectly matched. We'll be back, and definitely not waiting for another decade.

    Xiao Long Bao
    Sandy N.

    Came here with my partner for dinner and it was perfect for a rainy day. When we came Shanghai River was busy but they were able to seat us right away! We ordered the Xiao Long Bao and Wonton Soup. The Xiao Long Bao was wonderful; we ordered two of them and the Wonton Soup was plentiful for just the two of us! The Wonton Soup kept us warm as we were freezing and filled us up. I would say the portions were good enough for a party of 5! Shanghai River is the perfect place if you want a comfort meal and are mingling with a group of people. We were seated at a fairly large table for the two of us so it would've been better if we had a larger group. Another plus is that Shanghai River was close to shopping so we just walked a bit from Richmond Centre to eat.

    Lobster with vermicelli

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    Uno Beef Noodle

    4.4(125 reviews)
    2.6 km
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    Not bad. Solid 4 stars. Parking in the back, albeit a little…read moretight and limited since it's shared space. Attentive and nice servers. (Sn: The constant opening and closing of the door is a bit off putting sitting right by the entrance, but I'm not docking a star because of that) Just basing my rating on the food alone. We Ordered: XLB - pretty good. My mom thought they didn't have enough ginger in the vinegar (but personally it's a mute point for me since if the XLB is good enough I don't add ginger) I enjoyed them. Nice and soupy just the way I like them. Braised Beef noodle soup w/ Kuan noodle - great noodle and beef texture, broth could be a bit more flavourful, but honestly not bad. Popcorn chicken - it's lacking depth in seasoning, and a little overdone on the dark side of things, but pretty good otherwise. Overall, everything was pretty good, just not a solid 5 stars in my books.

    A place close to the airport! Had this prior to leaving Vancouver and left with a full belly and…read moreyummy note! Heard from my family who lives here in Vancouver that this place was good and usually very busy. Came around 4pm on a Friday and there was a lot seating. Food came quick and which was great so we didn't have to worry about not having enough time to head to the airport. Love their noodle soups! Portion size was huge! Ordered the beef shank noodle soup with ramen and there was like 4-5 beef shanks that were huge! They definitely do not skimp on their meat and it was so tender! Broth was perfect on a cloudy rainy day with a bit of a spicy kick!

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    Micha - Famous fried chicken nuggets

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    4.3(61 reviews)
    1.3 kmGolden Village
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    First time trying Micha and it was great! We took advantage…read moreof their combo meal for 2 and got chicken nuggets, lamb stir fry and 3 braided veggies I love a beef roll and this one was great also got the 2:1 drink deal as well. The interior is big, clean and modern decor. Menu is big with delicious options and reasonable prices. Food also came out quickly! My only feedback would be is if they had some photos on their menu to be more clear as to what the dishes are and how they are prepared.

    Decent Taiwanese spot in Richmond area. We usually go to Memory Corner for Taiwanese but decided to…read moretry something new. What's appealing here is that their Instagram advertises daily specials so you can get some dishes for a great discount (like 40% off). We tried the braised combo (pork ear, pork intestines, fish cake), Taiwanese egg wrap, braised pork sauce rice with deep fried pork chop, and yam taro mochi balls. The braised combo is pretty solid - I didn't really like the funkiness to the intestines (I generally enjoyed it in barbecue settings) but the fish cake was fantastic. I also liked the texture of the pork ears. The Taiwanese egg wrap was a bit tasteless, so I wouldn't recommend. Braised pork sauce rice is the lu ruo fan which is a large portion with seaweed, bean sprouts, and soup on the side. Pork chop was flavorful and juicy but not crispy batter, which is okay. Yam taro mochi balls were sweet and chewy. I don't like taro but I loved this dessert! Service is okay. They give a water jug for self pour but the water jug was of questionable cleanliness. The specials were not discounted so we called it out and we weren't told that we had to put the order with a server, not the QR code, so it was a strange interaction. They ended up honoring the discount. Also, they shut down ordering 1 min before 10:30pm - guess they didn't want more money as we wanted to order 1 more dish and they preemptively told the kitchen to close. Sure it's fine no big deal, it was a lot of food.

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    寻秦记·大明家 Finding Xi’an Restaurant

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    4.1(8 reviews)
    1.9 kmGolden Village

    This restaurant has a lot of classic dishes from Xi'an such as rou jia mo (their version of a…read moreburger), biang biang noodles, pao mo (soup with pita), and liang pi (cold noodles). I shared the liang pi, biang biang noodles, and a lamb noodle soup. It was a lot of carbs but I think the flavours for each dish were quite different and made the experience very enjoyable. I definitely recommend getting the liang pi and biang biang noodles. The liang pi is perfect for the summer as it's served cold (it's also slightly spicy) with cucumbers. The biang biang noodles had a really delicious sauce and the texture of the noodles made it stand out. It's very wide and had a nice chew (this might become one of my favourite noodle dishes)! The restaurant has a lot of space and can accommodate larger groups as well as individual diners. Service is quick and the staff calls out the order to each other so it's a very lively environment.

    We came for lunch on a Saturday. It wasn't overly busy. Lots of tables available. We got the…read morespecial noodles which came with all the toppings with biang biang noodles. The portions are enough to feed 2 people. The noodles I would have preferred more chewy. The sandwich was way too dry. The meat was dry and the bread is meant to be dry so it became way to try. The meat needed more fat and flavour. They forgot the drink we ordered and we reminded them we went up to pay. They were apologetic. The food came pretty fast. Lots of people got the pot noodles which made me curious. Overall the food was mid. I wouldn't go again

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    寻秦记·大明家 Finding Xi’an Restaurant - Noodles with ground pork and hot chili oil dressing with biangbiang noodles.

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    4.2(24 reviews)
    1.3 kmGolden Village

    I first came a month ago and have been back once a week. Why? The food is very good. Signature…read moreSpecial noodle has a very tasty soup. The noodle is bit hard to eat s it's quite slippery. Despite the relatively consistent good food, which by the way, is actually not cheap, each time I see see service is actually not great. Not enough customer service it seems. Not a whole lot of smiles, and most waiters don't seem to speak enough English to serve properly. So why 2 stars today? Service. To pay, you have to walk to the counter yourself. They only take cash or debit. After I paid the bill and walked back to table, the waiter already took my leftover away which was an XL bowl with 3/4 left and of course I was planning to take home. I'm too tired to write the rest. They didn't apologize, didn't offer another bowl until I demanded it, basically didn't know what to do except said oh we already took it, with a blank look.

    Great Vietnamese food served here. We stopped in for lunch at the recommendation of a friend and…read morewe're not disappointed. There were five of us so we ordered a variety of items from chicken to beef soup to mango salad and a beef and chicken soup. Everyone found their order tasty, cooked to perfection, and satisfying. Service was OK. We did have to track down our server to find what happened to our spring rolls and ask for water. There's plenty of parking outside and the restaurant has a lovely decor of what I think were cherry blossom trees. Based on the quality of the food, however, we would return when we're next in the area.

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