Shanghai Tan Pan-Fried Bun

Here's the edited review: The fried buns are juicy, but the skin is a little thick. Not the best I've tasted. The noodle soup with preserved vegetables and pork was disappointing. The soup was tasteless. Steamed chicken claws – my friend commented that she felt very thirsty, probably because of MSG. The dried scallion oil noodles were okay. They came with a few pieces of dried prawns.

The Beef Hot and Sour Sweet Potato Noodles were unremarkable; I finished the meat but left most of the noodles untouched. The soup was very oily, and the taste was not fascinating. The wonton was very horrible. It had thick skin (it almost felt like it wasn't fully cooked), and the meat didn't taste fresh. I literally removed the skin and just ate the meat. Not worth it for the price. Additionally, the Shanghai Tan Pan Fried Bun Platter was not bad. The rest were not good.

I ordered the chicken and fungus platter, fried buns, Xiao Long Bao, chicken feet, two desserts (pumpkin pie and glutinous rice with fermented rice wine), and an ice lemon tea. The chicken feet were extremely sour—so much so that we had to stop eating them after one piece. The glutinous rice with fermented rice wine was also overwhelmingly sour, far stronger than what I’ve had at other restaurants. It didn’t taste balanced at all, just pure sourness. The Xiao Long Bao had chunks of pink fat spilling out when I bit into it, which was off-putting. As for the fried buns, the menu mentioned shrimp filling, but only two had shrimp inside. The rest had no shrimp, and the bun skin was so thick that parts of it seemed undercooked. The chicken and fungus platter was another letdown. While the fungus was okay, the chicken itself was dry and had an unusually thick skin compared to similar dishes elsewhere. Even the ice lemon tea was too sour to enjoy. Overall, the flavors were off across the board, and I wouldn’t recommend this place based on my experience.

Here's the edited review: The fried buns are juicy, but the skin is a little thick. They're not the best I've tasted. Noodle soup with preserved vegetables and pork is disappointing. The soup is tasteless. Steamed chicken claws - my friend mentioned that she felt very thirsty, probably because of MSG. The dried scallion oil noodles are okay. They came with a few pieces of dried prawns.

Beef Hot and Sour Sweet Potato Noodles was unremarkable; I finished the meat but left most of the noodles untouched. The soup was very oily, and the taste was not particularly fascinating. The wonton was terrible. It had thick skin (almost felt like it wasn't fully cooked), and the meat didn't taste fresh. I literally removed the skin and just ate the meat. Not worth it for the price. Additionally, the Shanghai Tan Pan Fried Bun Platter was not bad. The rest were not good.

I ordered the chicken and fungus platter, fried buns, Xiao Long Bao, chicken feet, two desserts (pumpkin pie and glutinous rice with fermented rice wine), and an ice lemon tea. The chicken feet were extremely sour—so much so that we had to stop eating them after one piece. The glutinous rice with fermented rice wine was also overwhelmingly sour, far stronger than what I’ve had at other restaurants. It didn’t taste balanced at all, just pure sourness. The Xiao Long Bao had chunks of pink fat spilling out when I bit into it, which was off-putting. As for the fried buns, the menu mentioned shrimp filling, but only two had shrimp inside. The rest did not, and the bun skin was so thick that parts of it seemed undercooked. The chicken and fungus platter was another letdown. While the fungus was okay, the chicken itself was dry and had an unusually thick skin compared to similar dishes elsewhere. Even the ice lemon tea was too sour to enjoy. Overall, the flavors were off across the board, and I wouldn’t recommend this place based on my experience.