Last week a friend and I went to chinatown to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the monkey. The first idea was to go to Chanoodle - closed. Amazingly many of the restaurants were closed that night. We realised that it was new years day and just like most americans new years day is reserved for lots of sitting and doing nothing. A good day to close the store.
But fighting the cold, we did find a few places open, and with a recomendation from a friend we ended up at Shanghai Cusine.
Dishes orderd:
Steamed Pork and Shrimp Tiny buns - everyone deserves to have these at least once a week.
Steamed Vegtable Dumplings - good - nothing too special.
Shanghai Scallion Pancake - like vegtable dumplings not bad but nothing out of the ordinary.
Spicy Eight Treasures Pork And Bean Paste Sauce Noodle Soup - doesn't the name just make you want to order it - loved it - dark broth with so much flavor and those noodles - yum!!
Crispy Prawns w/ Garlic - this was my favorite of the night - very salty - pretty close to crack if you ask me (not that i have tried crack or anything). Garlic everywhere. Not sure i could come here again and not get this.
Dishes to order next time - we saw so many interesting dishes fly by. The duck looked to be cooked perfectly - with a reddish sauce on it. The whole fish - cut at the table smelled like heaven. My friend tells me that the crab dumplings are the best they have. And i want to try the Stir fried Eel Ninplo style - which i think you have to call in advance for.
So much to order so little time.