Grand Shanghai Restaurant
Grand Shanghai Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
4 reviews
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As with Randy I was surprised to see this place haven't had more reviews from the amount of business I see its been getting. Its not some obscure hole in the wall but rather is located right on Main st. in Flushing. Although its more closer to Northern Blvd which means even more walking for people taking the 7 Subways here.
Overall the food was pretty good and met my expectations. With so many Chinese places in Flushing its hard to distinguish whats so special about each one. We didn't really get too many dishes that's considered Shanghainese other than maybe XLB. There are few dishes they did pretty well that I wanted to recommend however
– Scallion Pepper Lobster – It seems they do their seafood better with fried and salt. The lobster I had was seasoned just right. At ~$20 per lobster not exactly a cheap option but for Chinese places I think its decent price. I think it could be little better if lobster weren't cooked as much though felt the meat were just a little too stringy.
– Fried Crabs with Rice Cakes – As with the lobsters, here the crabs were fried first then stirred fried with Rice Cakes. This particular rice cake flavor was a first for me and I quite liked it. I think the crabs were just normal blue crabs but they actually fried it enough for the shell to be edible! Or at least it was edible for me haha since I was too lazy to pry out the crab meats.
– Duck Stew – Something new for me definitely, Here a giant pot of stew was split amount of 10 of us with plenty of duck meat to spare. Very delicious indeed and I felt this is what Chinese herbs are for to bring the whole soup so much flavor
– Pickled Lotus Roots – Again something new here. I was surprised to see lotus roots covered in red~ Unexpectedly it has quite a sweet taste to it very pleasant indeed. Another dish that I enjoyed after trying for the first time.
There are many other dishes that we ordered but I didn't think they were too remarkable to make more comments. I thought the clams and the steamed fish head weren't so fresh to be honest and perhaps that's why the deep fried version of their seafood tasted better..
Since its not too close to the subway station you will get to avoid the crowds as well, when we went in at close to 7pm Saturday night there were still few tables available so I doubt if you come in during peak hours wait will be long. I do recommend this place if you looking for something new to try as they seem to try to come up with some new dishes to make themselves stand out among the competition.
It's heartbreaking to see waves of Shanghainese restaurants open then close in Flushing. Until today, I still don't have a comforting place to go when I'm craving for homie Shanghainese food.
Randomly spotted Grand Shanghai on Main Street close to the Northern Blvd. end of Flushing, my family boldly decided to give this not-so-grand- looking restaurant a shot. Based on my unbiased semi professional foodie tastebuds, GSH deserves a solid four star. What's even more, my dad, who's the best Shanghainese chef in my opinion and a total pain-in-the-ass picky eater, granted his approval of the place as well!
The portions are very generous to Shanghainese standards. I hope they keep it up and maintain the authentic taste. Sustainable quality is key to survive in this overcrowded Flushing restaurant scene.
Couple of nitpicking things to point out, which I hope is only a matter of overlooking details to a newly opened restaurant:
– The LED ad clearly says that there is free XLB upon $60 of spending. None was honored at the restaurant because it was a "holiday".
– Our server was not the happiest camper. I'm not the best person either when it comes to my grandma's annoying questions and all, but I don't work in the service industry!
– The layout of the restaurant is a little odd. Easily fixable to be more inviting.
Get: crab and rice cake; fish head soup; fish fritter with seaweed; shredded tofu; salty pork shoulder
**this review is for the lunch specials**
Just FYI, lunch specials everywhere in Main St Flushing have jacked up their prices by at least 50 cents. Which is considered a lot by Chinese food standards. I ordered a takeaway here one time when Foo Kee was being renovated and while the price was cheap (around $6-$7), the portion size left much to be desired (pun intended).
Instead of the typical lunch box, the rice comes in the classic white takeout container. Soup and MSG included. Everything is soaked in oil – go figures.
BUT, you can ask for a stamp card. 10 stamps get you a free lunch special.
Why is there never anybody in this restaurant? I came here to try a different place for Shanghainese food in Flushing, since I've already been to Nan Xiang 5 million times and Joe's Shanghai is for tourists. I must say, this was a good choice. Since the first time I've been back a second time already.
BUT I must warn you, the only mediocre item here is their soup dumplings, which is a shame. Their xiao long bao skin is just too thick and it falls apart too easily.
Everything else is pretty good. They also have the biggest sea cucumber dish ever, and probably the best dish here.