| ambiance |
75.0% positive |
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This place lacks major ambiance, so it makes it up in excellent cuisine. ”
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No ambience, slow service, blah, blah, blah. ”
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feel that this location is dirtier, and more hectic than Flushing; BUT and there's a big but. ”
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this place is fun and i cannot go often enough (lord knows i've tried). ”
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| food quality |
85.06999969482422% positive |
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Cheap good fresh food on menu. ”
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If it is a place that no one goes to, you'll know that the food is not good. ”
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Joe's has the best soup buns in the tri-state area. ”
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Amazing works of cooking chemistry those little soup dumplings are. ”
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THE best soup dumplings! ”
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Puncture the dumpling and suck the soup out of it, then eat the whole thing. ”
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They are filled with a delicious soup and either pork or shrimp. ”
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This is the place to come for an authentic experience. ”
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The soup dumplings are the best. ”
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All around a great chinese restaurant, but do not miss out on the soup buns! ”
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Chaotic, but great soup buns ”
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The other food besides the dumplings was inedible, worse then your average Chinatown food. ”
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The soupy dumplings are so good and authentic. ”
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This place is great, everyone comes here for the soup dumplings- but rule of thumb, get the one with crab meat, it tastes so much better, ”
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While the food is ok and service isn't too bad considering how crowded it gets, all the Shanghainese stay away and choose to go down toward Bayard (Yeah Shanghai or Shanghai Cuisine) for more authentic Shanghai cuisine. ”
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The food has been as consistently good as it's service has been laxed so I get over it. ”
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The other food the restaurant serves is also good - no fast food Chinese here. ”
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LOVE the braised sea cucumber with shrimp roe. ”
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it's a huge menu with lots of awesome dishes. ”
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the pea shoot was also yummy. ”
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Heavenly soup dumplings ”
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Other great dishes here include: lion's head meatballs (be warned, they are HUGE and are intended to be shared), soft tofu & crabmeat sauce, braised pork shoulder, razor clams (or squid) in black bean sauce with jalapenos, and (if it's in season) baby pea ”
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the pork shanghai dumplings were soooooooooooo good. ”
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Plump, juicy pork dumplings are what brings me back to this place time after time. ”
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It has the best soup dumplings. ”
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At least the soup dumplings are delicious. ”
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The food at either of the two locations is fantastic! ”
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LOVE the spicy buffalo carp fish belly. ”
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Everything's good but I especially love: pork soup dumplings, chicken in plum sauce, beef with green beans, shanghai fried rice, egg drop soup ”
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Best soup dumplings ever! ”
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Also, I wouldn't order typical Cantonese style dishes here. ”
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You want good food and the BEST soup buns, come to Joe's. ”
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that being said, the food is great! ”
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best soup dumplings in town ”
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Also must have is the shrimp fried rice, the put tons of huge shrimp in there, not those wimpy lil guys or chopped shrimp! ”
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Joe's also likes to pour goopy sauces on all of their dishes so if you are watching either your fat or sodium intake, ask for it on the side. ”
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My friend and I cleaned out 3 steamers and practically waddled out, already planning for our next chance to dive into these incredibly delicious treats! ”
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love the ham and winter melon soup, i love the hong kong hot and sour soup. ”
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And the soup dumplings are the worst of it. ”
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Any chicken dish will feature dry, boneless, skinless chicken breast meat that one would encounter in any Chinese restaurant in greater Iowa. ”
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I've gone here to order nothing else other than the steamed pork dumplings. ”
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don't order the crab and pork steamed buns anymore, but they're really quite good. ”
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Joe's soup dumplings are indeed delicious and legendary and are worth a visit just to eat this delicacy. ”
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The braised shrimp and mushrooms are excellent, I didn't expect it to be so yummy. ”
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Wonton soup with chives and shrimp dumplings, add some of teh sauce from the steamed buns (adds a nice flavor). ”
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Any of teh steamed buns are great to start pork or crab, both fantastic, I would order both! ”
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Steaming hot they oooze flavorful broth right into the well of your soup spoon. ”
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Great bargain for best food! ”
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but that's ok, cuz the food is amazing. ”
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go in with an open mind, an unfazed attitude, and order the crab and pork soup dumplings, you'll be glad you did. ”
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Its all about the soup dumplings here and as many folks will testify that waiting 45 minutes - 1 hour to be seated at a table full of strangers and to endure terrible service may very well be worth it. ”
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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 ”
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It was really crowded, but the food was good. ”
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POOR and rushed service, ok food, OVERRATED ”
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This restaurant is a rare mix of authentic food and tourists. ”
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Scallion pancakes, and any noodles dishes are delicious. ”
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This place lacks major ambiance, so it makes it up in excellent cuisine. ”
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LOVE the salt and pepper jalapeno white fish. ”
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love the eggplant with garlic sauce and pork. ”
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other dishes aren't bad. ”
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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. ”
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(note: the soup dumplings at Ollie's are expensive, dry, and pitiful shriviled up liitle things, never go there!) ”
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They have pretty good dumplings and other things (noodles, scallion pancakes, etc). ”
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We had soup dumplings, but the best was the chinese eggplant in garlic sauce and the clams in black bean sauce. ”
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love love the braised pork shoulder. ”
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Joe's other dishes are decent, but nothing to get excited about. ”
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The food was tasty. ”
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| menu variety |
100.0% positive |
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the menu is extensive so there are a lot od things to try. ”
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it's a huge menu with lots of awesome dishes. ”
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The waiter gave us about 5 mins to look over the extensive menu and kept rushing us to order by pacing back and fourth. ”
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Cheap good fresh food on menu. ”
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However, the rest of the extensive menu is largely average. ”
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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 ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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Overall, it is a good place to eat. ”
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Joe's Shanghai is by far my favorite restaurant in Chinatown. ”
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All around a great chinese restaurant, but do not miss out on the soup buns! ”
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my favorite restaurant! ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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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. ”
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| service |
53.85000228881836% positive |
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Quick service and they give great recommendations. ”
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POOR and rushed service, ok food, OVERRATED ”
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The service was great. ”
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No ambience, slow service, blah, blah, blah. ”
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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. ”
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The service is amazing -- they were constantly coming back to make sure we had everything we needed. ”
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Worst service ”
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Its all about the soup dumplings here and as many folks will testify that waiting 45 minutes - 1 hour to be seated at a table full of strangers and to endure terrible service may very well be worth it. ”
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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. ”
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While the food is ok and service isn't too bad considering how crowded it gets, all the Shanghainese stay away and choose to go down toward Bayard (Yeah Shanghai or Shanghai Cuisine) for more authentic Shanghai cuisine. ”
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the service i have to admit is the worst i've ever experienced. ”
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The food has been as consistently good as it's service has been laxed so I get over it. ”
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The waiter gave us about 5 mins to look over the extensive menu and kept rushing us to order by pacing back and fourth. ”
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| value |
77.2700023651123% positive |
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The prices are decent tho-not too high, but not inexpensive. ”
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(note: the soup dumplings at Ollie's are expensive, dry, and pitiful shriviled up liitle things, never go there!) ”
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Joe's soup dumplings are indeed delicious and legendary and are worth a visit just to eat this delicacy. ”
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The prices are really great. ”
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and the price not bad. ”
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Also must have is the shrimp fried rice, the put tons of huge shrimp in there, not those wimpy lil guys or chopped shrimp! ”
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it's a huge menu with lots of awesome dishes. ”
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tastiest, most affordable dinner in all Manhattan. ”
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Its all about the soup dumplings here and as many folks will testify that waiting 45 minutes - 1 hour to be seated at a table full of strangers and to endure terrible service may very well be worth it. ”
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Wonderful value. ”
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haven't gone in a while, but was a huge fan of its Flushing restaurant. ”
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| wait time |
25.0% positive |
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Its all about the soup dumplings here and as many folks will testify that waiting 45 minutes - 1 hour to be seated at a table full of strangers and to endure terrible service may very well be worth it. ”
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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. ”
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The waiter gave us about 5 mins to look over the extensive menu and kept rushing us to order by pacing back and fourth. ”
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No ambience, slow service, blah, blah, blah. ”
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