New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe
(212) 566-4884
65 Bayard St
New York,
NY
10013
40.7154
-73.9981
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Chinatown
What People Are Saying About New Yeah Shanghai Deluxe
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The Scene
While others line up at New Green Bo and Shanghai Cuisine (both also on Bayard Street), those who know head here. The interior's not much to look at, but the soup dumplings are engrossing enough that it doesn't matter. Lunchtime gets particularly busy, with deals luring staffers from downtown courthouses and office buildings.
The Food
The helpful waitstaff will happily steer you through the lengthy menu. The crab and pork soup dumplings (also called juicy buns) are the most popular, although those filled with sweet pea shoots offer a refreshing alternative. Other dishes, however, seem toned down for Western palates. The jumbo shrimp with chili sauce lacks the requisite zing, and the only real flavor in the roast chicken Northern style comes from the odd Szechuan peppercorn. Desserts are surprisingly good, especially the Eight Jewel sweet rice with a creamy red bean paste core.
User Reviews
aunties_rat_dog
June 20, 2007
After my kickboxing incident (let's just say my lovely eyes now cross on their own), i decided to help myself to some chinese food ... As I was waiting for my order, I noticed a cute spunky looking gal with arms of Linda Hamilton a la Terminator, sitting by herself at a large table for 10. She nervously tapped her finger. She winced as everytime the door opened, it proved not to be her friends. I was distracted and was not able to focus my now one eye on the waiter... He was so impatient as he dropped the food and decided to clang with chopsticks in the air, shouting ai yah, ova heer la ova heer. That got my attnetion and i was able to get my food. But I could not leave!!! I mean, this poor adorable girl was on the verge of tears, looking shamingly at the 10 glasses of water that she had kindly ordered for her so-called friends. She finally noticed the clamour and evil glimpses caste upon her lovely face as she continued to take up the biggest table whilst little chimera's line up at the door. As I fought my ways through the sea of grandmas, I did some spinning back kicks and ax kicks to scatter those in my path I kept my eye on the vision of loveliness. She finally proceeded to call her friends adn I heard the WHOLE THING! apparently some misunderstanding occured and her friends weren't coming ... I guess they didn't EVEN OFFER to come... I nearly threw up but my one eye prevented me from aiming correctly so I held back. This happened to me once. My well-meaning but directionally misguided friends invited me to Queens. Well, I hauled over only to find that they were no longer there!!! In a good-hearted attempt to meet me, the adorable man and his equally funny friend had taken the train the wrong way! But it touched my soul that they offered to come back! Ai Yah - friends indeed.
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sheenequa
June 19, 2007
so i would highly recommend the spicy beef tripe with noodles, which I would describe as delectably roborant. my friend mimi stands by the sea cucumber with roe dish. yes readers, this is the same mimi who recommended the shrimp with mayo and fruit cocktail nested in a taro basket from that new haute chinoise restaurant, amazing 66. dear mimi decided to organize a dinner to celebrate the arrival of summer 2007, which i greatly appreciated but unfortunately was not able to attend due to prior commitments in the hamptons with the millies. this is when the drama and trauma spiralled out of control. a feisty fifi (not her real name to protect her identity), who was probably suffering from post boxing concussion, decided to send out a prank email that she was not able to attend, or "wash hair" as we say in our chinese dialect. fifi claimed that she had to ?wash hair? as our friend, nuoc nam du du was busy modeling this avant garde couture line called ?friends of farmers? with her husband, chimera. so out of anger, mimi decided to abandon dinner plans altogether and curled up in a fetal position in her world of bears. fifi unfortunately showed up at shanghai yeah by herself. when she learned that dinner was cancelled without notice, she started to fume? the girls really let it out today - which i have to say i am proud of as it defies the typical passive aggressive stereotype like our ex-communicated friend patami. the vitriolic divas resorted to a combative series of acrimonious emails: olive branches (symbolic of peace offerings) were snapped into two, treadmill and fashion faux pas insults exchanged, imprecations hurled? finally, I offered the peaceful resolution of espousing the leitmotif ?take it all off?. this applies to everything, i personally discovered. anger fled. we hugged and reminisced on the silliness. stay tuned for the review on amazing 66, please ask for miss chan, she has the best recommendations especially for fusion-esque dishes...
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b00pi3flak3s
December 29, 2006
As funny as the name sounds, Yeah Shanghai Deluxe is one of the friendlier places around Chinatown with good food, decent prices, and good service. Easily the most popular item is their Xiao Long Bao or soup dumplings, which are small with a thin but smooth skin. Their Young Chow fried rice, Shanghai flat noodle, and Crab with rice cakes are recommended dishes. The interior is a little deceiving as its long and narrow and looks like it could fit a large amount of people. There are only a few tables that can host groups of 6 or more. The decor is a little interesting, with lots of plants and even a little "bridge" that segways into the other room probably similar to the beautiful Suzhou/Hangzhou landscape.
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The Extras:
After your meal, stop into the Chinatown Ice Cream Company next door for a cone of lychee sorbet or red bean ice cream.
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Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Food Delivery, Brunch, Cheap Eats
