Shang Hai Restaurant Menu

  • Appetizers
  • Special Soup
  • Egg Fu Young
  • Fried Rice
  • Special Chow Mein and Lon Mein and White Noodles
  • Special Chop Suey
  • Special Chinese BBQ Duck
  • Special Chinese Fish
  • Special Roast Fried Chicken
  • Pork
  • Chicken
  • Beef
  • Shrimp
  • Special Vegetarian Food
  • Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables
  • Special Vietnamese Foods
  • Cac Mon Nhau Vietnam
  • Thai Foods
  • Beverages - Beer
  • Beverages - Soft Drinks
  • Beverages - Fresh Fruits Shakes
  • Luncheon Special

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  • Appetizers
  • Special Soup
  • Egg Fu Young
  • Fried Rice
  • Special Chow Mein and Lon Mein and White Noodles
  • Special Chop Suey
  • Special Chinese BBQ Duck
  • Special Chinese Fish
  • Special Roast Fried Chicken
  • Pork
  • Chicken
  • Beef
  • Shrimp
  • Special Vegetarian Food
  • Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables
  • Special Vietnamese Foods
  • Cac Mon Nhau Vietnam
  • Thai Foods
  • Beverages - Beer
  • Beverages - Soft Drinks
  • Beverages - Fresh Fruits Shakes
  • Luncheon Special

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  • Colin B.

    Ah Shang Hai. Our old trusty. Good Chinese and Thai dishes, but the stand-out are the Vietnamese. There are also plenty of vegetarian options. Two of my favorite dishes in the city come from Shang Hai (I'm not sure these Vietnamese names are correct, this is from memory) : beef salad - Vietnamese carpaccio - bo tai chanh Acidic, oniony, amazing. Maybe because I'm a cracker no one else will make this for me, but Shang Hai serves this one up right. Seafood Salad - goi do bien - Amazing seafood salad I've only had a Vietnamese people's homes, until I found it here. Try it. If you don't see the name, just ask for the special seafood salad served at weddings, etc. You can bring your own wine with no corking fee. They serve beer by the bottle. If you're starving, the BBQ meatballs are awesome. They bring your own rice paper and hot water to make rolls yourself.

    (5)
  • Erica B.

    My quest to find the best Memphis Chinese food is still going strong. I've been meaning to get over here for a while now, and decided today was as good a day as any. I ordered their crab rangoon, beef fried rice and orange chicken to go. I was pleasantly surprised by the inside of this place. After reading the reviews, I expected it to be grotesque inside. It's not nearly as bad as I had built it up in my head. Is it the cleanest place on earth? No, but it's cleaner than a lot of places I've been in. Shang Hai's version of crab rangoon is very different from anything I've ever had before. I have no clue what kind of cheese they use, but it isn't cream cheese. More of a queso or Mexican gooey cheese texture and flavor to it. It was good, but not my favorite. The beef fried rice has really good flavor. It's a deep brown color, which is key when it comes to my fried rice consumption. The beef was very tough and dry, which is odd as I've never encountered that in fried rice prior to today. The orange chicken was alright- a bit of a kick to it. Good flavor, but the chicken could have used a bit more crunch to it. I will definitely eat here again, if not solely for the reason that it is pretty close to my house. There's other menu items that piqued my interest and the food today was pretty decent.

    (3)
  • Dave L.

    Compelled to Return With a boatload of options from standard Chinese fare to Vietnamese and Thai dishes, this longtime family-owned restaurant is a top choice in a neighborhood with stiff competition. Don't skip the appetizers, they are the highlight of Shang Hai and shouldn't be missed! The Cheese Crabmeat Wontons are the best (and cheesiest) around and one order is enough for 2-4 diners. The egg rolls are well known about town, and the soups are great too!

    (5)
  • Julie M.

    Ugh! Hubby wanted Chinese and we thought we'd try this local place down the road. Both dishes that we got were overly salty. The food was nothing special and I don't like paying $10 an entree for nothing special! Bleh!

    (1)
  • Marvin S.

    The ambience is intense and fun! The food...all of it is prepared as ordered. The wait may be a little long, but that's fine! Have a beer or some tea and a chat. Believe me, it is worth waiting for. The menu has so much variety and accommodates Vegans to Carnivores alike! The staff is so friendly and make you feel at home. After my third visit, I was greeted by a few staff members with great big smiles. They even remembered my two drink preferences. Go! Settle in and enjoy!

    (4)
  • Kerry C.

    I've driven past Shang Hai hundreds of times without paying any attention to it. When I did notice it, I sort of wrote it off as another generically sketchy Asian restaurant. Some of these mildly-sketchy looking places are the stuff of local legend - they get praised, talked about and passed around through groups of foodies and friends. Shang Hai isn't one of those places, but it should be. From the outside, it doesn't look like much - just an angular building sandwiched between an office and a bar with a sign emphatically proclaiming that they serve vegetables. When I opened the door, I was expecting it to be a little dingy and utilitarian. Instead, it was amazing. Every inch of the building is covered in bright greens and reds (even the ceiling). There's a disco ball. Shang Hai's menu is about ten pages long. It's mostly Chinese food, but there are three pages of Vietnamese and Thai specials towards the back. I ordered the crab and cheese wontons and an order of Masaman curry (I asked the waitress if it or the Tom Yum soup was better, and she steered me towards the curry). The wontons ($6) came out first. There were at least eight of them, and they were huge. They weren't quite what I was expecting, though. Usually, crab and cheese wontons are made with cream cheese. These were made with a kind of stringy, melty cheese. It was good, but it was very different than what I'm used to. I'm glad I followed the waitress' advice about the Masaman ($9). It was served in a giant bowl like soup, but it came with a big side of rice. It had a ton of chicken, potatoes, onions, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots, and there was plenty left over for lunch today. Shang Hai is open daily for lunch and dinner, and all of their entrees are a few dollars cheaper at lunch. They accept most cards and are kid and vegetarian friendly.

    (4)
  • Sam M.

    My experience was horrible. I never ate here before and I ordered 2 lunch specials beef and brocolli and hunan chicken. I got lo mein instead of fried rice on one of the dishes for my wife and they charged me an extra 2 dollars. My total was $18.50 of 2 lunch "specials". with no drinks and it was supposed to come with soup as well but they don't give you soup on carry out. yet its the same price. but I was ok with it. then I noticed a big red sign that said NO REFUNDS. which should have been my first clue. we got home with the food. I opened the boxes and first thing I said to my wife where is the rest of the meat. there were 5 pieces of thin boiled beef for the beef and brocolli. 5 small pieces of chicken for the hunan chicken. the taste was not bad. but not great there was barely a big spoon full of rice which was hard and not good at all and the lo mein I paid $2 extra for w s not good at all either and was almost non existent. I was very upset that I spent almost $20 and my wife, son and I were still hungry when we finished eating. I didn't want to drive back up there because I remember the NO REFUND sign above the register. and by the way we didn't even get fortune cookies. I also never received a receipt.oh and on another note they had another sign that they charge 50 cents for any order under $15. where they do that at. anyways since I was so unpleased and hoping they might try to redeem themselves with at least an apology i drove up there to tell them about my experience. because I truly feel I was ripped off. but I went up there with good intentions. I asked for the person in charge and was shown who was in charge. I truly was polite this lady, I started off by telling her ma'am I just left here took my food home and was very disappointed with the portions of your meals. I told her what I already described earlier about the meat and didn't even get into the rest when she apparently got offended and started yelling at me saying she knows what the "chefs" portions are and that there was more meat in there than I told her. I said " I am not trying to get a refund I see your big red sign, I just feel that I did not get what I paid for" and we went back and forth for a minute. she said "I've been here for thirty years I know what I'm doing" and I pointed out the empty restaurant and said "I CAN TELL" and she told me if I don't like it don't come back. and I told her she needs to go to yums and see how a successful restaurant is run. which by the way is where I normally go and should have gone in the first place. I left. and I was angry at the way she treated me. a paying customer. so I decided to practice my first amendment right and went home made some signs to warn people not to eat there because they were rude and overpriced. I stood on the sidewalk,which is public property. with my signs. people were very supportive 4 guys driving by even stopped and helped. they took my signs and helped saying that they had similar experiences. people were stopping and taking pictures, honking there horns waving and giving me thumbs up. it was great after the the way that pompous woman treated me. and of course she called the cops on me. when they showed up they thought it was funny I was out there and said i should put this on Facebook. they advised her of my first amendment rights and she argued with them for a minute and told them that I should have looked at my food before I left. but remember that big red sign. so it probably would have gone like this "see sign no refunds" but wrap this up I made them lose business to make up for ripping me off and being rude so I'm happy but I would not recommend this place to anybody. the portions and quality are way under par. GO TO YUMS YANGS OR EVEN MCDONALD'S FOR BETTER FOOD. THANKS FOR READING. Don't let businesses take advantage of you. this is my first review I hope its helpful.

    (1)
  • Thomas O.

    I dined here this evening based on a review by Jeniffer Biggs in March of this year. gomemphis.com/news/2011/… I could not get the idea of the Vietnamese meat ball rolls out of my head .So I finally gave it a try. The restaurant could be cleaner, the atmosphere a bit better, but service was friendly and efficient. I started with a small bowl of Hot and Sour soup. The broth was dark, rich and full of flavor. One the best Hot and Sour soups I have tasted. I am sure a large bowl could make a meal by itself. But I went for the Vietnamese meat ball rolls. After my soup, my server set a large plate of fresh Basil, Mint leaves, Cilantro, lettuce, thinly sliced cucumbers and julienned carrots on the table along with a stack of dried rice paper and a cup of Hoisin sauce. When the meatballs came she poured a bowl of steaming hot water and instructed me to swirl my dried rice paper in the hot water until it was pliable, chop up the meat balls and add my herbs and sauce then roll and enjoy. And enjoy I did. The meat balls were excellent on their own, but combined with the fresh herbs and Hoisin ( I also added Sriracha) it was a taste sensation. My rolls were not pretty as rice paper is very sticky when wet and would take some practice to master the art of rolling them but I will practice again. Three stars because the restaurant is not very clean, but five stars for the food I had today. I was alone today so if you decide to try it and have a dining companion, this would be a plate to share.

    (3)
  • Joe V.

    Family place and lots of great food. Bit of a hole in the wall appearance with quality foods and ingredients. Friendly staff and delicious product. Great gem for true Cambodian or Veietnamees pho! And they will make it as hot as you want, even for this heat seeker.

    (5)
  • Kilian L.

    Ok went back to my favorite chinese place and ordered my usual seasme chicken. However I look inside and the sauce was on the chicken and not in the cup. Like they used to do my seasame I miss the sauce in the cup so it want drown the chicken that's good. I going have to tell them on my next order put sauce in cup.

    (3)
  • Mahendra P.

    I've been going to this Chinese restaurant since the 1980s. It's not really that distinguishable from other Chinese restaurants; so in some sense it is a 3 star joint. But it is a sentimental favorite, so I'm giving it 4 stars.

    (4)
  • Cris W.

    Unsanitary. Food was ok, but not worth the price.

    (1)
  • The M.

    Meh. The Chinese food was average, the eggrolls were greasy and it is kind of pricey for the quality. Saigon Lee around the corner is a much better bet.

    (2)
  • David S.

    Great food. Great family. Good Vietnamese selections. Our first choice for oriental in midtown.

    (4)
  • Adie M.

    Been here MANY a time - always good, though I order mostly from Vietnamese menu with occasional Thai menu items. Fave things: - Mini eggrolls: Wrap em up in lettuce and herbs and experience the flavor-gasm in your mouth. AWESOME. I've started ordering them with cucumber and pickled carrots and rice paper to make them into spring rolls...even better! - Speaking of make-your-own spring rolls...BBQ pork meatballs aare great, but a bit pricy. - Stuffed Chicken wings. Last time was especially good - had great grilled flavor! - Curry soup with tofu and vegetables - spicy and delicious. I get noodles instead of rice. On the Thai menu, it's my fave soup here. Those are my top faves. Also like their stir fry dishes (thai menu), Vietnamese carpaccio (plate of raw beef with lemon, onion, and jalapenos), and lemongrass tofu (just wish it came with stir fry veg instead of raw cuke and tomato). Things I didn't like... special roast/fry (can't remember which) chicken - pretty average. ALso Pad Thai - it is NOT authentic pad Thai. Has a peanut sauce instead of the correct tamarind sauce. My mom ordered it on her last visit here and was very disappointed.

    (5)
  • Mary Jo W.

    Bad service, bad food. Very disappointed.

    (1)

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Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : No
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Lunch, Dinner
    Parking : Private Lot
    Bike Parking : No
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Divey
    Noise Level : Average
    Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : Free
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : Yes
    Caters : No

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Chinese Cuisine

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