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Little Shanghai Restaurant

17 E 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403-2333
650-573-7161
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Ranked #16 of 205 restaurants in San Mateo
Price range: INR555 - INR833
Cuisines: Chinese, Shanghai
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- 5 Nov 2012
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Chicago, Illinois
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6 reviews 6 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2012

If you like Shanghai style dish that is the place to go. I did not have a chance to taste every dish. I really like dishes I ordered and came back the next day.

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Detroit, Michigan
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35 reviews 35 reviews
21 restaurant reviews
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2012

Whenever we're in the Bay Area, we make it a point to come here. The noodles are fantastic, the Xiao Lung Bao is absolutely the best, the onion pancakes are delicious, the chinese donut (literal translation is oily stick) is great, the prices are super reasonable, it has parking, it is clean, it is fast, the service is good, can't... More

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seattle, WA
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12 reviews 12 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 August 2012

Totally worth the drive from my hotel at San Francisco Aiport. All the dishes I ordered are authentic Shanghai cusine, e.g. Qicai pork wonton, Yangchun noodle soup, five-spicy fried little fish, fried rice cake. Highly recommend!

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Stoneham, Massachusetts
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5 restaurant reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

On the road back to San Francisco airport from S an Jose, I took a detour to find some lunch. Pulling off the 101 into San Mateo and glancing at a Google map, I saw a highly rated restaurant named Little Shanghai. What a great surprise! This is not a fancy interior or exterior - the focus of this restaurant... More

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San Mateo, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2011

I went to this place for a quick bite. Once we were seated, it was relatively quick. Waiting for a table proved to be a little bit of a wait, but that means the food is good. We placed orders for a green onion pancake and xiao long bao. The green onion pancake arrived first and it was piping hot... More

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Foster City, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 October 2010

I love this restaurant, their dishes are authentic and cheap. Their lunch special offers huge portion for under $7. Many of the dim sum like Xiaolong bao, cong you bing are the best you can find out of China. I would highly recommend this restaurant to any one who want to taste real Chinese food.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2008

Oh my God! Chinese food at its best. Try the Spicy Garlic Eggplant.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 July 2008

excellent XLB

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 July 2008

Authentic!

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2008

Not to be confused with the one west of El Camino, this place is more for big dishes rather than Shanghainese dimsum.

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