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    Shine Restaurant

    3.6 (437 reviews)
    Open 4:00 pm - 10:30 PM
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    SHINE RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Nichole X.

    We ordered several dishes off the Shanghai food menu - Jellyfish & daikon, crab in wine, stir fry eel, drunken fish fillet, Shanghai pork soup, and pork & veggie rice. Portion was really big and those dishes should easily serve 4 people. However, Shanghai pork soup has very little pork, tofu skin or bamboo and every dish is just too salty. Being a Shanghainese and having a mom who cooks fantastic Shanghai food, I can't say the food here was bad, but I can't justify myself paying to eat Shanghai food here.

    Green String Bean with red snapper
    Celine F.

    We had a party of 3 and sat inside, but their doors were open so we were able to get the summer breeze from outside. We ordered family style so we could all have a taste of multiple dishes. For appetizers we ordered the crab rangoons and fresh duck wraps. I definitely recommend the duck wraps! They were the perfect bite and the plum sauce that accompanied them had a great sweet and tangy flavor. For mains we ordered vegetable soft noodles, lemongrass chicken, and red snapper with green string beans. The vegetable noodles were average. I would probably try a different noodle dish next time. The lemongrass chicken had good flavor, but I wish they gave more chicken instead of vegetables. The standout dish was definitely the red snapper! Great flavor and the fish was soft and fresh. I wanted to order green tea mochi at the end of the meal, but they had run out so we skipped dessert. They have a pretty big menu so I'll have to dine here again to try more dishes. Overall, good food and great service.

    Sesame Roast
    Samir K.

    Sesame chicken is my barometer for Chinese restaurants so I had to try it. There was plenty of chicken but it wasn't crispy and was slightly above room temperature when brought out. Just enough sweetness in the sauce which was also very thin. The broccoli was steamed nicely and was spread throughout the dish. I was starving so I scarfed it all down, but this was not one of the better sesame chickens I've had.

    Akuma roll
    Karla M.

    I got takeout but the restaurant definitely looked like a spot I'd like to dine in at some point and the staff was very friendly. I heard of it because of the Shanghai menu so will have to return for that but was in the area craving sesame chicken so got the Akuma roll and sesame chicken. The sesame chicken was a bit bland but still decent. The roll was AMAZINGsuwould definitely get it again and would love to try some of the other sushi options.

    some cold appetizers
    Adel W.

    This is a review for the Shanghainese food not sushi! My parents are from Shanghai so they always miss the food from there, and this is probably one of the most authentic places I've been to in Chicago. You have to call in a few days ahead in order to get the special dishes, since they need time to source ingredients. We over ordered in the classic Asian potluck manner, but everything was delicious! My favorites were the crispy spring rolls with vinegar, glutinous rice stuffed lotus root, young pea shoots, and sweet and sour fried fish. A lot of the dishes I'm not sure what the english translations are! There was even a dessert of glutinous rice balls with fermented rice, so good! Service was wonderful, and our families had a great time there despite being picky with Chinese restaurants. Definitely will be back again!

    Secret Shanghai-style menu
    Alan D.

    We've been eating a lot of sushi and sashimi lately and Shine plays a special role in our "rotation" along with Toro, Komorebi, and Tanoshi as well as new faves in the "value" category such as Lawrence Fish Market and especially Joong Boo Market on Friday nights. Shine is a perfectly good neighborhood sushi spot with a BIG secret which makes it different than the rest. Shine also serves great authentic Shanghai-style Chinese food. The real deal. I'm posting the secret menu here but don't tell anyone! Shine wants you to order it on WeChat which caters to Chinese audiences but who has that? Very hard to download and order. So I just got them to text it to me and I called in the order. A taste of Shanghai. Whoa. New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Shanghai doesn't even sit down, and not just because there is no room. Best thing we ordered was Eggplant and Pork, Drunk Chicken, and Shanghai Vegetables. Sea bass and Shanghai noodles were more ordinary. Still, give it a try. Fellow Yelpers say the crab in wine sauce is very authentic. Maybe one day we'll try the steamed turtle. Or maybe never! Still, lots to explore here if you want more than take out sushi.

    Yellow Dal and Chenna
    Ken T.

    Good food (took a little time to bring it out) but overall good portions. I'd probably suggest the naan versus roti though -- we ordered roti and they were okay. The chola and dal we ordered both good though. Worth stopping by for sure.

    Pink tempura, California roll, edamame

    I loved the food and the service. Everyone was super nice! After six bites of shrimp I was full! Everything was great as always!

    Laurina Y.

    Came for the shanghainese food and it was SO GOOD!! I'm originally from Shanghai and the food here really tasted like home. We got the celery, rice cakes, braised tofu, braised pork ribs and others and they were all so delicious. Definitely come here for authentic Shanghai food!!!!

    Eating outside was wonderful here.

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    Love this place! Our regular server Tuk is the best!! Must recommend their sashimi and house Sake.

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    Love the Shanghai food which reminds me of my hometown. I recommend crab in wine sauce which is exactly the same taste as I had in Shanghai.

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