Shanghai Inn

Nice and easy lunch stop for the day. The owner was very helpful and social. I ordered the house special rice 10.99 and bbq pork 7.99. I was expecting more pork for $8 but it is what it is. The food was hot and only took 15 min per usual somehow.

I went in it took maybe 2 minutes for me to get my order taken, though the man who took my order was patient and kind. I waited roughly 5 minutes, I'd say for my food. I ordered the Shrimp Lo mein and egg roles, and both are absolutely delicious, this is my first time in Houston and I very well will come back here again next time I am craving Chinese! (:

You know why I have not written a review after so many years? I really want to collect enough dining experience here. Yesterday, I was craving for noodle soup but don't feel like fighting the traffic to my usual restaurants 2 miles away.My coworkers always ask me about Shanghai Inn restaurant. To be honest. I don't find the food here delicious. But since it's far away from Chinatown, I have to say just okay.I'd rather go to Panda Express for Americanized Chinese food or Mambo Seafood for shrimp fried rice. I don't have a strong stomach to experiment lunch at Shanghai Inn. I've been here a couple of times when I stayed at Studio 8 next door over a decade ago. I didn't like it then. But I'm willing to try again for my coworkers. Last time I was here 4 years ago I ordered noodle dish called ja chan mien 炸酱面. I ordered a noodle soup yesterday. They had similar runny gravy. Sorry, not my style. Then, the meats had absurd taste. The only thing saved this review from being a 1 star was the eggroll. I considered it authentic to Mandarin cuisine standard that I'm accustomed to. It's a popular lunch spot for some in Northwest side of town and Highway 290. But you just come here to eat food and don't use the bathroom. That was the tiniest men's restroom I've ever seen. Urinal was right in front of a door of one toilet. Another toilet was in front of tiny sink from last century. The sink was wet. I figured there must be running water. But I can't turn on the faucet to save my life.**63rd review of 2018**

Went for early Christmas Dinner with family. Service was better than excellent. Food was amazing. Old school Chinese food. Had a fabulous experience. Looking forward to many more Christmas Dinners here. We actually felt like we had experienced a Christmas Story moment. Awesome!

This place gets a lot of points for its service. Our waiter was super friendly and came by to check on us several times during our meal. My family and I came pretty late on a random Wednesday. We needed a quick bite to eat after attending a function up near Cypress. After looking at a few reviews we decided to stop by this place. We got the lunch specials which come with an egg roll and a soup. I got the egg drop and everyone else got the hot and sour. I think it compares pretty well with what I was expecting. The egg roll was also pretty good. It and the food were freshly made so they came out hot and delicious. I got the stir fry beef and I liked it. If you want chineese takeout style food this place was a great option with awesome value for money.

Order there today. We have been eating there for 20 plus years. Today the service was awful. My order was wrong I got 75.00 worth of fried rice When I called to get the order straight he said it was to hard to credit me back for the order I did not get enough food ( unless we just wanted rice) to fed everyone

I was in a car accident and had to tell my husband to pick up my order. This guy, manager/owner I assume, called me 5 minutes after my order was ready and told me to pick up my order ASAP. Low and behold, when I get home I found out my order was missing an item. Seriously? I had given this place a chance because it's comfort food, not because of taste. On top of that, when I called to inform him he told me to either pick up the item in 10 minutes or that he would give me "store credit" but not before asking me if I was sure the $5.99 item was missing. I had a coupon once with Door Dash pickup and he made a scene at the time of pickup (even though I had already paid), but yesterday was just ridiculous. Good riddance.

Last week, my company ordered " office lunch" for us. I was so impressed. They gave us a large portion with our budget. Then this week, I want to try their " dine-in" food. We ordered the shrimp and sha cha beef dinner special with wonton soup. The walnut is crispy and sweet. The wonton is full of meat.The only thing I don't really like is the fried rice which comes with the diner special. If you want to eat yummy and fresh fried rice, you'd better order the fried rice entree, not the side order.

A few weeks ago, me and my coworker had lunch over there. I was referred by her. I ordered the kung pao chicken. It tasted great. For the majority of the American, the taste is the authentic Chinese food, so my coworker likes it. For Asia people, the taste is kind of Chinese mixed with America. My coworker ordered the shrimp with walnut and house special fried rice. The walnut is crispy, the fried rice was tasty and large portion (for lunch special price, it is really worth the price. it comes with soup, rice and egg roll!)

General chicken. Taste was okay but I've had better. I couldn't eat anymore after seeing pink chicken. They also made my order wrong. I asked for an order of veggie rolls because they said they had them and I asked for steamed rice instead of fried rice. They gave me fried rice and a side of steamed rice. I don't think I can go back. Also they have remodeling going on and has a heavy cigarette smell. I should've walked out in that moment