Joe's Shanghai Restaurant
(212) 233-8888
9 Pell St
New York,
NY
10013
40.7146
-73.9975
Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Downtown
What People Are Saying About Joe's Shanghai Restaurant
The Editor
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The Scene
It's true that most of Joe's customers here aren't from Chinatown, and that Joe's menu offers some mall-friendly, not-so-Chinese creations, such as sesame chicken. Still, customers line up here for a reason: Joe's cuisine is consistently top-notch and otherwise authentic Shanghainese. Prices compare to the bigger restaurants in Chinatown, and the wall of critics' praises grows larger every year.
The Food
It's difficult to find anything that isn't outstanding. Drool over the succulent pork shoulder, braised tender and sweet in a smoky, malted sauce (perfect over rice), and melt-in-your-mouth fresh bacon, sliced invitingly over vegetables. Crispy chicken pieces on the bone, marinated in soy sauce and garlic, is like fried chicken gone to flavor heaven. Joe's famous fried flat noodles taste homemade, with perfect body and springiness. Finish with sweet red bean pancakes, oozing with fragrant, delectable red bean paste.
User Reviews
CSMobileUser
May 22, 2009
Me and my family were on vacation in new york and decided to stop by joes shanghai for the dumplings since that's what they're known for. We had 6 adults and a baby, they made us wait outside for 10 minutes to get a table, then when we got a table, the server was absolutely the worst and unpolite. He kept asking me what I wanted to eat and I told him we already placed the order. He was not happy with us only wanting to sample the dumplings. He wanted us to order dishes but we had already had dim sum at pings seafood. I will never go back there to this establishment due to classless people working there and no food is good enough to be treated like trash. I would not recommend this establishment to anyone.
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fafafafoooood
March 21, 2009
I have been coming to Joes for years now. Since the 1997 issue of best of New York, in New York magazine to be exact. I guess it's safe to say I'm a regular. I frequent the Flushing location but have been to them all. Pell street is not my favorite. I feel that this location is dirtier, and more hectic than Flushing; BUT and there's a big but. The food at either of the two locations is fantastic! Any of teh steamed buns are great to start pork or crab, both fantastic, I would order both! Scallion pancakes are greasy delights! Wonton soup with chives and shrimp dumplings, add some of teh sauce from the steamed buns (adds a nice flavor). next the minced pork noodle ( noodles wiht a spicy minced pork sauce) and/ or the shanghai fried flat noodle (the can make this with seafood too, although I am a fan of the pork version). look out for a special off the menu, teh general taos (with white meat, make sure you specify that), dried sauted shreded beef (spicy beeff with shredded carrots, scallions, and celery all ), or the jumbo crispy prawns shell off (shelled prawns in a spicy meat sauce) are all favs. Also must have is the shrimp fried rice, the put tons of huge shrimp in there, not those wimpy lil guys or chopped shrimp! Man,, i'm getting hungry.. at this time the only place i can go now is Wo Hop... dont get me started there for some real old school fast food style chinese 24 hours!!! SICKKK
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Chupichu
February 20, 2009
Came here a month ago for Chinese New Year with my sister's friends who were raving about the little pork dumplings aka shao long boa so I tagged along to see if they really were the best. It was relatively empty considering it was still early (5-6 pm) and the dinner rush didn't start yet. The waiter gave us about 5 mins to look over the extensive menu and kept rushing us to order by pacing back and fourth. It took a while for the food to come and when it did, they got one of my orders WRONG and instead of taking it back, they said "this is what you ordered". OK FINE I didn't make a big deal out of it....until they slapped the check on our table BEFORE we finished eating. Then the waiter came back 5 mins later and asked us if we were ready to pay. I didn't appreciate being rushed out of there before I finished my meal...it wasn't even busy and no one was waiting on a table so I don't know why the waiter rushed us out of there. I noticed that they let the caucasian tourists extend their stay and were just rude to asian customers. That being said, they're lucky I even left a tip...$4 t be exact (an unlucky number and gesture according to the Chinese) especially on Chinese New Year. NEVER going back
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Know Before You Go:
It's a madhouse on weekends; you're guaranteed a wait. Dine on a weeknight and take advantage of the staff's more relaxed attitude and willingness to give friendly recommendations.
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Restaurant Special Features:
Family Style Dining, Group Dining
