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Joe's Shanghai Restaurant

7.0 "Recommended"
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80% Would you go back?
20% Would you take a date?
80% Would you take kids?
20% Would you go on business?
40% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.4
Service: 3.6
Décor: 2.6
Value: 7.4
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I Dream of the Food at Joe's

lornajane from 11211 | Posted on 12/24/08

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 7
Décor: 1
Value: 8

Going to Joe's, you have to know certain things. You will wait. The decor is awful. The service (if you can call it that) is crazy. It's a long walk from the subway. But as soon as you take a bite from a juicy pork bun (soup dumpling), all of this triviality melts away. The food is amazing! I've tried several restaurants in Chinatown, but they all pale in comparison to Joe's Shanghai. My favorite dishes are the Szechuan string beans, which burst with salty flavor and contain a mystery vegetable that we think is pickled cabbage, Shanghai fried rice, chicken and corn soup and the Kung Pao chicken. The chili prawns are also delicious. I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant. Go, as soon as you can!!

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6 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Poor service and poor food quality

NYfdfn from UK | Posted on 3/25/08

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 2
Service: 1
Décor: 5
Value: 2

My wife and I went to Joes on the back of all the great reviews out there about this restruant. As we were not too hungry we tried to order an entree and a main to share. The waiter told us in an incredulous tone "Thats all!?" Feeling pressured, we ordered a fried rice as well. The entree arrived...pork dumplings. It was at best average. The pork filling was rather chewy and it had a strong pork after taste. The fried rice was terrible! We could only taste spring onions and raw seafood from the mix. Upon mentioning to the waiter about the terrible standard of the fried rice, the waiter gave us an annoyed look and told us a haughty tone "Well...different people have different taste." He was not even interested with why we thought it tasted terrible! My wife was half way explaining in an even tone when the waiter rudely walked off. Overall very poor service and poor food quality.

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15 out of 36 people found this review helpful.

dumplings

big_pickle | Posted on 12/31/04

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 8
Service: 7
Décor: 5
Value: 9

The crab dumplings are delicious and some people make a meal out of them. The simply prepared vegetables are good and actually I find the food here to be quite good compared to the rest of Chinatown. I haven't really tried stuff like lo mein, chow mein, fried rice, or beef and broccoli but they look good enough. If you want service after you ordered your meal, you will most likely need to wave for it though it's not a big problem for me. And be prepared to share a table. The decor is quite plain. However I like the aquarium filled with koi (?).

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307 out of 631 people found this review helpful.

Best soup dumplings ever!

PrincessNY | Posted on 8/4/04

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 8
Service: 1
Décor: 1
Value: 9

crabmeat pork soup dumplings are the way to go. Bite into the dumplings to indulge in a very juicy tasty broth. Lousy service & attitude but worth the trip. Weekend brunch hours are a longer wait.

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272 out of 516 people found this review helpful.

Best soup dumplings

kabasan | Posted on 3/20/03

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 9
Service: 2
Décor: 1
Value: 9

I have been here so many times & their crabmeat dumplings are unbelievable. I have brought so many people to this place & everyone loves the crab or pork dumplings. One set of the dumplings is enough for lunch. Service sucks though. Most of the waiters are rude & are unattentive.

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298 out of 601 people found this review helpful.

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