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3641 Balboa (at 37th Ave.) San Francisco, CA 94121

415-831-9288

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Cuisine(s): Chinese, Shanghainese

Hours: Sun,Sat 10:30am-9:30pm, Mon,Wed,Thu,Fri 11am-3pm, Mon,Wed,Thu,Fri 5pm-9:30pm

Price: $

Payment Types: cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch, Snack Food

Alcohol: BYOB
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

This small, white-walled, immaculately and brightly lit spot serves some of San Francisco's best Chinese food, from both its Shanghai and Cantonese menus, at very reasonable prices. Don't miss the Shanghai soup dumplings (here called Shanghai steamed baby dumplings), the fried silver-threaded roll, braised meat balls, braised fish with wine sauce, and Chinese doughnuts for dessert. The order-ahead salt-and-pepper pig knuckle is amazing, with crispy skin and succulent, tender meat. Very popular for Saturday and Sunday brunch. Cash only. BYOB.

2008 | Best Chinese

Shanghai House is a tiny, gleaming white box, cash-only, that doesn't take reservations (except for large parties), doesn't offer alcohol, doesn't have a Web site, and is way the hell out on Balboa. But aficionados of Chinese cuisine should beat a path to its door to sample its fresh and exciting food, especially its Shanghainese specialties. Be sure to ask to see both of the menus. One features well-done but familiar dishes such as mu-shu pork and kung pao chicken (we love the dry chicken... More »

Chinese Import

By Meredith Brody | Wed, March 05, 2008

San Francisco has a deserved reputation for excellent Asian restaurants, but a void was felt when the Shanghai-style restaurant Fountain Court on Clement closed, famed for its exquisite soup dumplings alongside many other dishes. Although its pre... More »

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sfweeklybestof | San Francisco, CA | 74 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Shanghai House is a tiny, gleaming white box, cash-only, that doesn't take reservations (except for large parties), doesn't offer alcohol, doesn't have a Web site, and is way the hell out on Balboa. But aficionados of Chinese cuisine should beat a path to its door to sample its fresh and exciting food, especially its Shanghainese specialties. Be sure to ask to see both of the menus. One features well-done but familiar dishes such as mu-shu pork and kung pao chicken (we love the dry chicken wings, which are actually quite moist under their sticky sweet glaze); the other, labeled "Dim Sum and Shanghai Specials," yields such treats as Shanghai steamed baby dumplings (aka soup dumplings), the many-layered silver thread roll (which we prefer fried rather than steamed, for a thin crackling crust), delicate braised fish in heady rice-wine sauce, and the must-try order-ahead pig's knuckle dishes, either salt-and-pepper or with brown sauce.

Main Menu

Appetizers

$3.95

Green Onion Pancakes

3 Pcs $2.95

Egg Roll
chicken and veggies,

8 Pcs $4.95

Potstickers
pork and veggies,

$3.95

Fried Tofu
8 pieces

$5.50

Fried Shrimp
8 deep fried prawns, served with sweet and sauce

10 Pcs $4.95

Steamed Pork Dumplings

$4.95

Vegetarian Steamed Dumplings

$4.25

Vegetarian Goose
crispy layers of bean curd stuffed with sauteed mushrooms

Soups

Regular $5.95
S $2.50

Hot And Sour Soup
veggie

Regular $5.95
S $2.95

Wonton Soup

Regular $6.50
S $2.95

Seafood Tofu Soup
shrimp, scallops, and veggies

Chow Mein

$4.95

Veggie Chow Mein

$5.25

Combo Chow Mein

$5.25

Shrimp Chow Mein

$5.25

Seafood Chow Mein

$4.95

Beef Chow Mein

$4.95

Chicken Chow Mein

$4.95

Poke Chow Mein

Fried Rice

$4.95

Veggie Fried Rice

$5.25

Combo Fried Rice

$5.25

Shrimp Fried Rice

$5.25

Seafood Fried Rice

$4.95

Beef Fried Rice

$4.95

Chicken Fried Rice

$4.95

Pork Fried Rice

Lunch Specials
Monday - Friday Except Holidays 11: 00 Am - 3: 00 Pm Includes Soup Of The Day, Steamed Rice, And A Choice Of The Following

$4.65

Kung Pao Chicken

$4.95

Dry Fried Chicken Wings

$5.25

Chicken And Prawns Broccoli

$4.95

General's Chicken

$5.25

Mongolian Beef

$5.25

Broccoli Beef

$5.25

Beef With Tofu

$5.25

Beef With Snow Peas

$4.95

Sweet And Sour Pork

$4.65

Twice Cooked Pork

$4.65

Tofu With Mixed Vegetables

$4.25

Dry Sauteed String Beans

$5.05

Dry Sauteed String Beans With Chicken

$5.05

Dry Sauteed String Beans With Beef

$5.25

Dry Sauteed String Beans Prawns

$5.25

Kung Pao Prawns

$5.25

Prawns With Black Bean Sauce

$3.95

Hot Braised Bean Curd

$5.25

Fish Filet With Vegetables

$5.25

House Special Eggplant
shrimp, chicken, and fresh basil

Entrees

$6.95

Twice Pork
sliced pork tenderloin stir fried with bell peppers, cabbage, black mushrooms, bamboo shoots and bean curd in a spicy garlic sauce

$6.95

Sweet And Sour Pork
tender chunks of lean pork battered and deep fried, tossed with bell peppers, onions, carrots, and pineapple in our tangy sweet and sour sauce

$6.95

Mu-shu Pork
a sauteed combination of shredded cabbage, willow tree fungus, bamboo shoots, green onion and egg

$6.95

Salty Pepper Spareribs
deep fried pork chops stirred with chili and scallion

$6.50

Kung Pao Chicken
diced chicken, stir fired with zucchini, celery, water chestnuts, peanuts, and bell peppers in our spicy kung pao sauce

$7.50

Sesame Chicken
crispy chicken breast strips with our special sesame sauce

$6.95

Lemon Chicken
battered and fried chicken diced with our tangy sweet lemon sauce

$6.50

Garlic Chicken
diced chicken stir fried with zucchini mushroom, carrots in garlic sauce

$9.95

Tea Smoked Duck
served with steamed white dumplings and sweet sauce

$6.95

Dry Chicken Wings
chicken wings deep fried in batter with garlic, ginger and roast red peppers

$6.95

Mongolian Beef
sliced tender beef sauteed with grilled onion, garlic, dried chili, soy, and scallion

$6.95

Broccoli Beef
sliced tender beef stir fried with broccoli in garlic sauce

$6.95

Hunan Beef
sliced tender beef stir fried with mushrooms, carrots, snow peas, water chestnuts, in our house special sauce

$9.50

Hunan Beef
deep fried with roasted red peppers, carrots, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, green onions, and fresh basil

$9.50

House Special Prawns
stir fried with tomatoes, snow peas, spicy garlic, onions, and hoiseen sauce

$8.95

Prawns With Black Bean Sauce
stir fried with zucchini, carrots, onions, and garlic

$8.95

Kung Pao Prawns
stir fried with zucchini, celery, water chestnuts, peanuts and bell peppers

$9.50

Walnut Prawns
semi-crispy prawns, with honey roasted walnuts

$8.95

Prawns And Mixed Vegetabels
stir fried with mushrooms, snow peas, brococli, onions, carrots, and cabbage

$8.95

House Special Eggplant
shrimp, chicken and fresh basil

$6.50

Buddha's Delight
broccoli, spinach, snow pea, green bean, asparagus, tofu and carrot

$5.50

Hot Braised Bean Curd
diced tofu in a spicy sauce with mushroom

$6.50

Dry Sauteed String Beans
fresh green beans flash fried and tossed in a garlicky sauce with chinese pickle

$8.95

Dry Fried Flounder Filet
flounder pieces fried in batter, tossed in garlic, ginger, and toasted peppers

Desserts

$3.95

Crepes Filled With Red Bean Paste

$3.50

Honey Glazed Banana With Sesame

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Shanghai House

3641 Balboa (at 37th Ave.) San Francisco, CA 94121

415-831-9288

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2008 | Best Chinese

Chinese Import

By Meredith Brody | Wed, March 05, 2008

sfweeklybestof | San Francisco, CA | 74 Reviews

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