Shanghai Noodle House — Restaurant in Fremont

Been meaning to post a review on this place.

I don’t have a lot of experience with Chinese food but this one was pleasant. I was running late (an hour late) into picking up my order but the cashier was nice about it. Best thing the cashier did for me was that even though their Credit Card minimum was $25 but my amount was only $14, she still allowed me to pay for my stuff with my card even though I was willing to buy another item on the menu.

Got the Dry Pork and Green Onion Noodles and Green Onion Pancakes.

Now...given that I was late, this can change the texture and quality of the food. But when I got to eat it at home, the noodles were still springy, a bit soft but holding to their form.

I was really surprised at my Green Onion Pancakes! They were still crispy!! They were a thick patties and not thin but I still loved it.

The number one thing I noticed was the smell. I know people can be picky about smells and it bothers them...and I’m one of those people. I thought I was going to get a burnt onion and strong oily smell from both foods but surprisingly enough, it wasnt the case. They were strong smells that I actually enjoyed. However, after 30 minutes of eating the smell soon stuck in my house and took a while to get out haha. But it still made me want more of the dishes.

Pros: -proportions were not too big nor too small. -pricing is good for the amount and quality. -kind customer service.

Cons: -Smell may not be for everyone. -When I picked up my food, noticed that my container (chinese take out box) for my pancakes were open...and my take out was on a table that anyone can get to. Freaked me out a bit. I understand that if they closed my container then the heat from the food will ruin the quality of the pancake but still, I think it would be wiser to keep customer’s take outs behind the counter instead of out on one of the tables where someone can mess with...

I've been here quite a few times with my parents. These are the dishes I've had here: green onion and pork dry noodle: It was really oily, but the flavor was really good and unique. There was a lot of meat, and I wish they put vegetables or something because I sort of got tired of eating it after a while. It could also do with more onion! pork noodle soup: The fried pork pieces were too thin and too dry, so the pork wasn't too good. The noodles were good too. The soup had a bone base, so the soup itself has flavor. The noodle soup and noodles were really good, pork not so much. watercress wonton soup: I really like the dumpling skin. It's quite chewy and sturdy, unlike a lot of skins which are really soft and somewhat mushy. The insides are good too; vegetable dumplings are so good. The soup it got served in is good too; again, the soup has a bone base, so the soup has flavor. They also put egg strips and seaweed too. Yum! The only complaint I have is the soup was more oily than it could have been. spicy beef noodle soup: beef is really tender, and there are green vegetables (yay)! There are a lot of noodles, and it's sufficiently spicy. Quite good. Shanghai soup dumplings (xiao long bao): they're decent! There's soup inside, and the skin is pretty chewy and good. There's a lot of meat inside, and it's pretty tender. I was pretty impressed with these. vegetable with rice cake: it was too salty and oily, but the flavor was pretty good. The portions were small compared to the other portions they serve, but still decent.

All the dishes had really huge portions! And for so cheap. They also give free tea eggs, one for each dish you order I think. Quite good. I would definitely come here again if I want to...

If you haven't noticed, I have a slight...very slight addiction to noodles.

Small tiny hole in the wall restaurant, easy to miss because it's on the corner where it is located in a small plaza.

Parking: handful of spots, but was able to get parking pretty easy.

Menu: So you'll want to see what is available that day with supply chain issues, I heard the table next to me get told a lot of items weren't avail.

Spicy Beef Noodle Soup: spice on this is the numbing type of spice, so if you aren't into that flavor maybe not get this. The noodles were al dente upon arrival, but the soup was INCREDIBLY hot (you can see it in the pic) so I was reminded of being 4 when my mom would tell me to blow on my noodles. Make sure to add some vinegar too, adds to the flavor perfection. The portion is GINORMOUS so you can easily share this. Beef was VERY tender. I would consider getting this again! I think I would ask for noodles on the side (if they'll do it) so that the noodles stay al dente. By the time I got to the end the noodles were soft. With taxes, paid about $14.

Staff: very nice

Payment: Cards are not accepted unless you spend $25

Would def consider coming back if I'm...