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9116 Bellaire Boulevard Houston, TX 77036

713-988-7288

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Houston Press
Recommended
Best Chinese Restaurant
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Chinese

Price: $

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
Attire: casual

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: BYOB

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Free, Lot Available

Description

Shanghai Chinese Restaurant is a family-owned and -operated restaurant that cooks up traditional foods and also the classic Americanized dishes. The salted pork spareribs are a house specialty, and the shrimp and pork dumplings in soup are some of the best in the area. Be sure to have some lo mein while you're here, because it doesn't get any fresher. This place is B.Y.O.B., but there are many colorful Asian markets offering beer in the nearby strip malls.

2010 | Best Chinese Restaurant

The family that owns this Chinatown eatery knows what it's doing. The salted pork ribs are a must-try here. Also get the wonton soup, a flavorful broth holding fresh dumplings packed full of ground pork. The noodle soup with brisket is too good to pass up, so you might have to make a choice to eat one dish here and take one home. In fact, all the classic dishes are done right. The fried rice is superb, and the lo mein is straight out of an old-school Chinese diner. The egg rolls are fat,... More »

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By Mai Pham | Wed, November 30, 2011

I'm one of those people who gets super-strong cravings for food. It can be a whiff, a smell, a dish that someone mentions, a feeling that I associate with the weather, or something I see through a res... More »
Whatever's Good

By Jason Kerr | Thu, April 29, 2010

The salted pork spareribs at Shanghai Chinese Restaurant (9116 Bellaire Boulevard, 713-988-7288) are fried in a wok with garlic and red chiles and served simply, on a platter with steamed rice on the side. The first bite reminds my dining companio... More »
Brunch of Champions

By Dennis Abrams | Thu, March 18, 1999

Sunday brunch is best approached in one of two ways: an all-you-can-eat buffet or dim sum. The buffet enjoys a major advantage -- it is all you can eat, and every Sunday should include its share of decadence -- but that option also suffers drawbac... More »
Shanghai Surprise

By Alison Cook | Thu, December 15, 1994

Rejoice, all ye Chinese-food buffs: an early holiday present awaits you at Diho Square -- Houston's new center of gravity for serious Chinese dining -- where the Shanghai Restaurant is quietly turning out authentic regional fare that is unlike any... More »

Main Menu

Vegetables
* Hot and Spicy!

Small $6.50
Large $8.50

Sautéed Broccoli

Small $6.50
Large $8.50

*Szechuan String Beans

Small $6.50
Large $8.50

*Hot Spiced Egg Plant

Small $6.50
Large $8.50

Assorted Vegetables

Small $6.50
Large $8.50

*Szechuan Vegetables(Spicy)

Chicken Entrées

$9.50

Chicken with Fresh Broccoli
chicken breast slices, stir fried with broccoli in a white sauce.

$9.50

Emperor Chicken
battered chicken breast, topped with red bell peppers, folded in a delectable spicy sauce.

$9.50

Chicken with Fresh Vegetables
chicken breast slices, stir fried with broccoli, zucchini, napa, yellow squash, snow peas, carrots and fresh mushrooms, cauliflower in a delightful white sauce.

$9.50

Moo Shu Chicken
shredded chicken, stir fried with cabbage, bamboo shoots, wood ears, scallions and eggs in a flavorsome brown sauce. served with four pancakes.

Seafood
* Hot and Spicy!

$10.50

Shrimp with Fresh Broccoli
large shrimp, stir fried with broccoli in a white sauce.

$10.50

* Emperor Shrimp
lightly battered large shrimp, topped with water chestnuts, scallions and red bell peppers and folded in a delectable spicy brown sauce.

$10.50

Shrimp with Fresh Vegetable
large shrimp, stir fried with broccoli, napa, zucchini, snow peas, carrots, yellow squash, fresh mushrooms, and cauliflower in a delightful white sauce.

$10.50

Moo Shu Shrimp
shrimp, stir fried with cabbage, bamboo shoots, wood ears, scallions and eggs in a flavorsome brown sauce served with four pancakes.

$10.50

Sweet and Sour Shrimp
breaded large shrimp, with carrots, cucumber, pineapple and smothered in a sweet sour sauce.

Chicken and Shrimp Entrées

$10.50

Chicken Shrimp Huarmony
chicken breast slices and large shrimp, stir fried with baby corn, water chestnuts, snow peas and red bell peppers sautéed in a delightful white sauce.

$10.50

Chicken and Shrimp Vegetables
large shrimp, chicken breast slices, stir fried with broccoli, napa, zucchini, yellow squash, cauliflower, snow peas, carrots and fresh mushrooms in a white sauce.

$10.50

* Hot Spiced Chicken and Shrimp
shrimp, diced chicken, stir fried with broccoli in a spicy brown sauce.

Beef

$9.95

Beef with Broccoli
beef stir fried with broccoli in a brown sauce.

$9.95

Beef with Snow Peas and Mushrooms
tender steak slices, stir fried with snow peas and mushrooms in flavorsome brown sauce.

$9.95

Beef with Fresh Vegetables
tender steak slices, stir fried with broccoli, zucchini, napa, yellow squash, snow peas, carrots, cauliflower and fresh mushrooms in a brown sauce.

$9.95

Moo Shu Beef
shredded beef, stir fried with cabbage, bamboo shoots, wood ears, scallions and eggs in a flavorsome brown sauce, served with four pancakes.

Dessert

$3.50

Honey Fried Bananas

$5.95

Fried Crispy Banana Roll

Appetizer

$1.50

Egg Roll
(pork)

$1.50

Vegetarian Egg Roll

$1.50

Shanghai Roll

$1.95

Salad Roll
(shrimp)

$5.50

Teriyaki Beef
(4 pieces)

Soups

$1.50

Egg Drop Soup
soup for one

$1.50

Wonton Soup
soup for one

$4.95

Chicken with Fresh Mushroom Soup
soup for two

$6.95

Seafood Delight Soup
soup for two

$5.95

Subgum Wonton Soup
soup for two

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Shanghai Chinese Restaurant

9116 Bellaire Boulevard Houston, TX 77036

713-988-7288

Description

2010 | Best Chinese Restaurant

By Mai Pham | Wed, November 30, 2011

By Jason Kerr | Thu, April 29, 2010

By Dennis Abrams | Thu, March 18, 1999

By Alison Cook | Thu, December 15, 1994