The portions were easily shared between a table of four. Lunch was expectedly mad oily, and after that, we had to guzzle a ton of water to balance it out.
The panfried dumplings 生煎包 here is the best i had.
We found the food at Xiang Yuan Ji unpretentious, and if you are into a no-frills and decent Shanghainese food, this is worth a try. Just look beyond the simple furnishing of the restaurant.
Must say the beef (i think just 3 pieces) was excellent. very very tender..i think better than most taiwan braised beef noodles. The soup is ok, not the style we are used too. would prefer the intense kambing soup.
1 review of Xiang Yuan Ji - Shanghai Sheng Jian Bao "Have eaten here a couple of times now and both times have been very good. Both times I ordered the Shengjian mantou (pan fried steamed buns with pork/veg fillings) and they came out immediately…