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Even before the waiter serves you tea, he asks "how many orders?" It's a given, most of the patrons go there for the Shanghai Dumplings. We ordered 2 orders of the original XLB, 2 orders of the Crab Soup Dumplings and some other entrees that were overshadowed by the staples.
The dumplings were slightly bigger than the white soup spoons, but sized so as excess soup falls into the reservoir for sipping later. The skins were of medium thickness, the soup nicely flavored, and of course they serve it to you fresh and steaming. They were delicious and cheap!
I've been craving Joe's Shanghai since my last visit to NYC...
And this time, I was with family, and they knew the "secret" of coming to the location in Flushing, for better parking...
YUM!
The Yummy dishes:
- Pork soup Dumplings (xiao long bao) - the bestest!
- Crab soupDumplings - great! still not sure why it's a yellow tinge of soup inside. but delicious none-the-less.
(btw. an order of 7 or 8 dumplings is 4 bucks! nothing beats that! and this is better than any of the places i've tried in The bay area (CA), and nothing like it in SoFlo)
- Clams with Black Bean Sauce. Yum! (Finally clams without the sandy grit from uncleaned seafood) tasty, even just the sauce with white rice was a plus.
Good Dishes
- Eggplant with pork. (a bit sweet)
- Carp. it was cooked in a brown sauce that had some bits of meat in it. possibly pork. interesting. not sure if i'd order it if I came again.
- Spicy Fried Pork Chop. At least it was supposed to be spicy. it was reminiscent of Fried Chicken. Kinda greasy. not really flavorful. I think I was supposed to use the same vinegary-soy sauce dip for these, but I didn't know that til later...
- Pan Fried Noodles with Veggies and Beef. Reminds me of home. Good. but not great.
(I was surprised... there aren't any strictly vegeterain dishes. all of the veggie dishes had a meat product in it.)
and fresh oranges at the end. :) That always highlights a nice chinese dinner.
(Oh. if you are 10 minutes late for your reservation... beware... they WILL Give your table to someone else! )
alright. if you never had xiao long bao (soup dumplings), you are missing out in life. Can you imagine the experience of biting into a dumpling and having a hot, oily, meaty but mouth-watering soup broth just bursting in your mouth?
Who first came up with this idea??? man....madd props to you. This is some superfantastic creation of uniting soup and dumplings together. I love you....whoever u are.
Now, is this the best place to have xiao long bao? I'm not too sure. Too be honest, this is the only place I had it. They say that this place has the best xiao long bao in NY but I won't say it until I tried some more at other competing restaurants.
I tried few other dishes, but they weren't a knockout. It was just decent.
Go for the xiao long bao~!!!
Soup dumpling is very different, and it's really tasty. I love the pork version vs. the seafood version. But that is just my preference. But the dumplings do sit heavy and flavoring is ok.
I would go here again since it is different. But for the most part it isn't all it's hyped up to be.
Food: Review completely based on xiao long bao. I was extremely disappointed. First, the dumplings do not have enough soup. If I wanted xiao long baos that were dry inside, I'll order dumplings. Secondly, the skin is a little too thick for my liking. Third, the clump of meat inside is so unrefined, no juice and all salt. I mean it's worse than a meatball, kind of borders the meat you find in a chinese take out joint. And lastly, you'll feel the MSG later on.
Drink: Crappy house tea.
Service: Pretty bad, expected from immigrants from China anyway. Life does not exactly revolve around being polite and thoughtful over there. If you like plates being thrown at you or speaking to a wall, head on over!
Crowd/Ambiance: Packed and loud! Expect a line, expect a longer line on weekends. Uncomfortable seating, sticky tables and menus, chipped plates and cups. Not a pleasant dining experience.
We went to this restaurant because one of us had tried it before and thought it was good. There aren't too many soup dumpling places, even in Flushing Chinatown, so there is some uniqueness to this restaurant.
First problem: My friend was sure there was a special soup dumpling menu but we were only given the standard menu, which had just two kinds of soup dumplings, the pork and the crab meat dumplings. And those were appetizers, not main courses.
We ordered one set of each kind of dumpling.
Second problem: The servers kept coming back and asking if that was all we wanted to order. Apparently, we did not order enough? Very annoying.
So I tried the dumplings. Those are good but I'm not sure what's so great about them. Yes, there is soup in the dumplings but then I had to be careful picking them out of the bamboo steamer or they would burst and lose all the soup.
Third problem: The servers were too eager in taking away the bamboo steamers before we had finished the cabbage and once, even before we had finished the dumplings.
I surveyed the rest of the menu. Prices are high for Flushing Chinatown standards. There were lots of dishes over $10. In Flushing, if you can't eat for $5, it has to be really special.
Final problem: They add an automatic 15% gratuity to the bill so they can let service slide and still get their 15%. Well fine, that's all they're getting.
Really, the only good thing about this place is that they bring out some soup dumplings for you right away. But otherwise, it's not that great. There are better soup dumplings to be had at a few other places in Flushing, and there are actually a number of Americanised Chinese dishes on the menu. Not that I hate Americanised Chinese food, only I think they belong in Americanised Chinese restaurants, and not a place that tries to pass itself off as authentic Chinese.
I love this place but every time I come especially lately.. they give me reasons to hate it.
Here is why;
SERVICE SUCKS EEVVVERYTIME! the wait is ridiculous even when they aren't busy. For instance- yesterday my buddies and I came in around 3 and all but 2 tables were not packed. WHY ARE WE WAITING 20MINS FOR YOU TO WIPE DOWN THE TABLE?! Then my unusual friend orders an unusual pork dumpling and has to wait to receive it, while my other friend and I are about done with our crab meat dumplings. I know it's unusual and all..... but I really feel like the wait is unnecessary. On top of all this, YOU ARE FORCED TO PAY TIP. I should not have to pay "gratuity" if I feel your service was not gratuitous. I also feel like that little "extra fee" grants your workers to act apathetic to our requests.
The dumplings here are awesome, but the rest of the food doesn't even come as close.
And for all this frustration... you lose 2 stars.
COME ON JOE SHANGHAI PICK IT UP!
I was pleasantly surprise by this place because I never heard of it before until one of my buddies decided to come here on a Sunday morning before a Mets game and mentioned it was Zagat rated.
Anyways, the place looked like a popular destination as they posted a lot of pictures of famous celebrities (mostly Asian) who have been here before in front of the entrance. The inside looks more like a tea house than an actual restaurant but it felt roomy and plenty of tables for seating. There were like 2-3 big tables in the middle of the area so if you have a big group of 5-10 people is okay but be prepare to wait as a group of 4 of us got there really early when the restaurant just opened, and the place was packed within 15 minutes of opening.
The first thing my friend did was ordered 3 orders of their famous soup dumplings with crab pork meat. Then we also ordered some fried pan cakes and two dishes of noodles, Singapore noodles and some thick Chinese yellow looking noodles. I thought the Singapore noodles were a bit heavy on the curry flavour which I didn't mind, but my other friend thought it was a bit over flavoured. The thick Chinese yellow noodles were quite good with some meat mixed in, although I have to admit they looked a bit oily.
Of course the soup dumplings were very good and the four of us polished off the three orders very quickly. The waiter service was okay, as the dude was not that engaging but he served the meals pretty quickly and did his job. The price wasn't that expensive so I think the value is there. So overall, not a bad place to eat, but I think i would preferred to try another place that supposedly have very good soup dumplings as well.
But overall, I wouldn't recommend against it, but I would come again if my friends wanted to, otherwise I would preferred to keep searching for a place with good soup dumplings "on top of" other dishes that are tasty, in Flushing area.
my friend turned me on to soup dumplings a few months ago when she took me to din tai fung in cali. i recently had a craving for them and decided to try the nyc equivalent at joe's shanghai.
it did satisfy the craving, but they are no comparison to DTF. the skins were a little too doughy for my taste and the portions were to big to fit in the spoon. i think the bigger size and doughiness led to a thicker soup compared to DTF.
we also had the scallion pancakes, which were some of the best i've had in a long time and i really can't complain for $2.50.
would go back again, but i still haven't quite satisfied my DTF craving.
Joe's Shanghai is my favorite place for Crab Meat with Pork Meat Steamed Bun. I've never had anything better, even today.
Two years ago I would give them 5 stars. However, when I went back this time. The taste of the buns have changed a bit. Or maybe, I set the expectation for too high.
The waiting line is always very long. Prepare for at least 30 minutes wait time for dinner, especially weekend.
Just as crowded and hectic as the Pell street location. Somehow they fit three adults and two stollers (with two babies) at a large table. We didn't even have to share even though the other half was empty while the resturant was packed.
Its no DTF but its good eonugh if you can't get to Arcadia or Asia.
When I went into this place, I was surprised by the amount of white people in there, considering this is downtown Flushing. This place is basically great for trying out the crab soup dumplings.
They're really interesting. Minced crab meat with soup, but all mysteriously fit into a small dumpling somehow. I suggest it with the vinegar and hot sauce. However, it's not the best deal for food and it's not something that's so amazing that I would come back over and over.
However, a place you should try out if you're in the area.
came here with friends on saturday for their xiao long bao.
its.... okay if you never had it its pretty good for the us standard but disappointing if you had it anywhere else.
we also got their gong bao chicken, it was ok only. they didnt cook long enough for the sauce to seep into the chicke. got the smoked fish, too salty and too much MSG. we also order others which were not too good.
i have been to all three of the chain (chinatown, midtown, and flushing) they were all really disappointing. i dont think i will come back again.
Let me just put it to you this way: I came here last week on wed for lunch, then on thursday for dinner. I've been to what is supposedly the "best" Shanghai style soup dumplings restaurant in Hong Kong, and Joe's is better. I can knock back one order of crab & pork dumplings by myself, then I usually split a pan fried noodles and something else with another person, maybe scallion pancakes. The food here is good, but come for the dumplings. Tsing Tao's are $4. Can't beat that.
Cash only, parking is a bitch on weekends.
Five years ago, I actually started living. Why is this? Because it was the first time I ate a soup dumpling from Joe Shanghai.
Of course, it didn't take me much time to learn that this is the sole reason to go to this place, since the most of the food is not worth the time or the price.
Even though these dumplings make my lips really dry, and God only knows what the "soup" actually consists of, after one, you are hooked.
The prices here are the cheapest of the three in New York. Minus, its always the one that is crowded. Except if you go for an early lunch. But even then, the actual service is sluggish at best.
Another minus, the tables are really close together, I was practically on top of the couple next to me, and they weren't to thrilled about it either.
Prices are very fair, eight soup dumplings (pork) are only 4.35. But the tip is a surcharge, so, no matter the service or number of people, your paying a gratuity.
Time to go get my saddle and rouse up Barney, the tallest stallion in the stable, because I'm about to get on my high horse on this one.
The New York State Director of Culinary Tourism must have gotten one sick kickback for somehow making this completely average franchise the Gene Simmons of Chinese cuisine. The ardent fervor of Joe Shanghai groupies are just completely beyond me after finally trying the Flushing location.
To begin, had I half the intuition to realize that Joe Shanghai was going to be as overrated as it was, the wait is hands down absurd. My party of two fidgeted around for forty minutes, which, as impatient as I am, I would not normally complain. The real crime is the fact that this was downtown Flushing, a town where there are as many Chinese restaurants as there are ridiculous haircuts. But, I digress, especially since I'm guilty of waiting the entire time.
Finally seated, the service was a mess. You may have been to other places with the same sort chaotic waitering situation, and whatever, that's just how they do it in these places, don't expect your server to be making clever banter and checking up on you periodically. The problem is, though most Chinese restaurants resemble the Dow Jones floor, the whiling dervish of waiters are actually taking orders, serving food, and busing tables with incredible efficiency. Not so with this place. It seemed to be a badly managed wait staff that suffered the repercussions of it.
In addressing the food, a personified Joe Shanghai would be a 45 year old accountant with two close to college aged kids, barely making his mortgage payments, and seriously considering buying a boat even though he has no idea how to take care of it. It's so completely average that "Joe" Shanghai is a perfectly apt name. I had the soup dumplings, fried dumplings, pork and pickled cabbage noodle soup, and the fried rice cakes with chicken. None of the dishes were disappointing, but more relevantly, none of the dishes were worth the wait and touchy service.
While I do respect the fact that, as big a name Joe Shanghai is, they don't try to get away with charging higher prices. Three stars would be the most accurate rating for this place. For all you groupies out there, I think you have to start trying more Chinese digs because a five star rating is as criminal as a five star rating for Olive Garden.
We went back this past weekend and I would definitely give it 4.5 stars now.
We ordered a soup and shrimp fried rice, in addition to two orders of xiaolongbaos. It was definitely too much food for us, so we took the rice and soup home, but I have to applaud JSH -- your food has definitely improved immensely!
I no longer silently chuckle at the tourists who order anything other than the xiaolongbaos!
Good job improving.
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I was introduced to this place by a good friend of mine. If you're into soup dumplings, this is the place to go to. At first, the average "joe" will have trouble eating these dumplings. There is a certain way to eat these in which you have to squeeze out all the soup onto a spoon and then eat the dumpling. All this work to eat a soup dumpling is well worth it because they are amazing. There is usually a wait for a table since its a very busy place, so plan accordingly.
Omg...I wish I had a Joe's Shanghai near my block so that I could indulge myself all day with the crab and pork soup dumplings!!!
When I first tried Joe's Shanghai on Pell at China Town I wasn't too impressed...I guess because the environment was so distracting...my boyfriend and I had to sit next to 6 other strangers and it was just so loud and packed! it was like actually being in China! and I don't approve of that!
But this location was perfect...the 2 times that I went there was always a PRIVATE table and it was a very comfortable environment so I was able to retry my soup dumplings and I have to say...it was like an orgasm in my mouth!!! oooooWEEEEE was it good!
We came here just for the ....XIAO LONG BAO...or PORK/CRABMEAT SOUP DUMPLINGS...supposedly the star of the show ...LOVE IT..REALLY DELICIOUS...One of the best so far,..I also ordered the Shrimp Noodle and Camille had the Seafood Noodle ... As usual the place was crowded but we were lucky we didn't really have to wait that long to be served...10 minutes max...
Looking around I noticed most of the tables ordered the famous XIAO LONG BAO ..but couldn't help but watch how some people do not know how to eat it properly. I watched this man spoon the whole dumpling in his mouth and probably burned his tongue ..he has to take it out in his plate...another girl split it with her fork and the soup spilled in her dress...
Well...here's the right way to eat it.
1. Place the dumpling in your soup spoon.
2. Take a little bite and makea hole in the dumpling
3. Carefully sip the soup slowly (it is hot)
4. Now go for the kill..the yummy part which is the Pork/crabmeat.
5. Don't forget to season it with soysauce/vinegar/ginger..
6. Savor every bite..
The turnover is unbelievable...people just kept on coming..and Oh....they don't take credit cards...ONLY CASH...All in all the service was good..
I'll probably go back there again ...this time for the MooShu Pork.
This place is very busy. I went on Sunday night around 9:00pm, and I still had to wait about 15 min. This is my 4th try at this location, and about a dozen time in NYC location. I always have these items.
- Shao long pau ( I am not sure the spelling, it is dumpling with soup in it)
- Shang hai fried rice ( with egg and scallion, very simple but it is awsome)
-Hot and Sour soup ( hong kong style, it is absolutely on of the best I have tried. So many weird stuff in it)
- Seasonal Vegetable (simply stir fired, and very fresh)
I should order other dishes, but I just love these so I can not change it.
Ugh I hate waiting for a table at Joe's but sometimes when you haven't had a soup dumpling in a while, you really want it and are forced to wait. This location is pretty small, they have few large tables for big groups and mostly smaller tables or 2-4 people.
I discovered my first scallion pancakes here so I believe them to be the best here. The remainder of the food on the menu is awesome, I've tried about everything.
Here's how to eat the soup dumplings (which I can make a meal out):
#1 - Poke small hole in top of dumpling to let steam escape
#2 - Pour ginger soy sauce in there
#3 - Take a small nibble out of the top to help steam escape and let juices pour out onto spoon.
#4 - Blow inside the dumpling to cool down the soup
#5 - Eat your heart out!
Side effects of these dumplings are:
Dry lips
Dehydration
Ordering more rounds of dumplings
Not enough room to eat the remainder of the food you ordered
Stains on shirt from soup dripping/splashing
Burned tongue if not eaten properly and following the steps above
Don't like how the wait for a table is long.
Don't like that the restaurant doesn't accept credit cards. (No Chinese Restaurant in Flushing takes credit cards, except the one with the bowl on top of it. So shady! AND ANNOYING.)
I am not an expert on Chinese Cuisine, but to my Korean-American tongue...
Crab Meat Soup Dumplings. VERY GOOD.
Crispy Yellowfish. OH-SO VERY GOOD.
Tried it for the second time around lunch hour.
The service was bit on the slower side, but it was passable (tables were barely 1/3rd filled and still slow service...?)
We ordered both pork and crab & pork xiao long bao. The crab & pork tasted kinda weird. I wouldn't recommend it.
Between two of us we ordered about 3 dishes with the xiao long baos that came out to aroud $80 dollars. Now that I think back on it, the reason why we ordered more dishes was because the portions were too small to share between the two of us.
And they were filled with cheaper ingredients against the more expensive ones in terms of ratio. (i.e. more veggies than meat, more rice cakes than seafood etc) One thrifty business, one annoyed gourmand.
In our case, each dishes were being shared by two people. Initially we ordered 2 xiao long baos and 2 beef/seafood dishes. And still the dishes weren't big enough for us to fill up on. The hell, I thought Joe's Shanghai was a family restaurant where dishes were meant to be shared.
***Warning: don't order anything on menu that's under $15. They cheap out on the ingredients.***
The taste? All in all Good. But for what they charge? Not great.
Let's just put it this way. If several of my friends had decided to dine here for the night, I wouldn't mind. But I doubt I'll be the first to insist on coming here.
Pros: Xiao long baos, taste
Cons: slow service, portions, price value
Around 3.5 I would say. And this my final review of this place. I Won't be coming back here, at least not on my own will.
p.s. I suggest others read Matthew A.'s review as well.
My god, this place is a nightmare during peak hours.
The first thing you say when you step in: OH MY…
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Do not come here on a full stomach because you will end up eating more and more until you waddle out of here.
The pork xiao long bao were HUGE - at least half of the size of my kid sized hands. So many baos for less than $5!
Joe's Shanghai is famous in NY, but the soup dumplings are not good as you expected. It's too salty and oily. It's very heavy for your body. I guess "Nan Shian Dumpling House" is much better in flushing. As a taiwanese who tried all kind of soup dumplings before. I won't suggest this restaurant to the locals. It's not as you thought.
This branch is a lot brighter than the Manhattan branch.
I had the crab and the pork dumplings. Not too impressed with the crab dumplings -- they were ok, but the pork dumplings were just as good, and $2 cheaper.
What can I say about Shanghai Joe's dumplings? Good quality, thin tender skin, nice meaty juicy broth spilling from the dumplings. Excellent. You will not fail no matter which location you go to.
(And luckily, we got there just before rush hour started. When we left, there was a long line snaking out the door waiting to be seated).
I must agree with Jim K. --- there is an odor that just hits you in the face when you walk into the restaurant. I'm not 100% sure what it is, but I decided to ignore it and wait to be seated, It was packed, but we didn't wait more than 10 minutes. Our table was tiny and we were seated next to an odd couple who, I believe, may have been high as kites. But, they seemed to really be enjoying their meal.
We ordered the pork and crab soup dumplings. It was my first time trying xiao long bao, and they lived up to the hype. I saw lots of people ordering only these and making a meal out of them. Truly delicious and supremely satisfying. I agree with the other reviewer who described them as hot lard, they're extremely oily but they're too good to pass up.
I saw someone at the next table order the seafood noodle soup and knew that it was for me. For $5.95 I got a hot bowl of udon soup topped with jumbo shrimp, scallops, abalone and veggies. I couldn't finish it, and I left stuffed and happy. I think this was one of the few low fat items on the menu. Definitely try to skip this place if you're dieting. Plates of scallion pancakes, grease soaked noodles and fried rice flowed freely and make me dream of the next time I'd return and order freely.
Service was slow and absent minded. I asked for water three times before I got it and had trouble catching a waiter as they ran past to ask for the check. It's also loud as hell in there. Don't come here on date night. Tables are also packed together closely. Expect to feel like you're dining with the people at the next table.
In summation, go when you feel like indulging yourself. Ignore the smell upon entering the restaurant. And definitely, don't pass on the soup dumplings.
We come here for the soup dumplings, which are superb. This place is always crowded, but they always manage to find a seat for you. The food is great, but like I said, we go here if we're in the mood for dumplings. It's also open late till 11pm, which is great. Service was okay, but naturally when a place is jam packed, you're not going to get the best service since server to customer ratio is like 1:10!
Didn't like the half an hour wait.
Loved the soup dumplings. I now can tell the difference between the pork soup dumplings and the crab soup dumplings. LOL. Both are good.
What I really liked though was the stir-fried Shanghai-nese noodles. I don't exactly know what it's called but look for the stir fried Shanghai Noodles there.
Their chicken is also pretty good!
Reminds me of my summer is Shanghai...snacking on xiao long bao all the time...
I've been meaning to check this place out for a year or so now...and I finally got a chance to try it a few weeks ago. The place is very busy and they don't take reservations for parties under (8?). Luckily it moved fairly quickly and we were seated within 15 minutes. We ordered xiao long bao (crab i think), pot stickers, noodles, scallion pancakes, and a veggie dish.
The xiao long bao was my favorite out of all the food, though everything was delicious. I would definitely come back here, though only for xiao long bao since that is something you can't find in any Chinese restaurant. Definitely worth checking out, you've gotta try xiao long bao if you've never had it before.
I'm a huuuuge soup dumpling fan and this restaurant definitely takes the cake (or dumplings). I've been to both the Flushing and Chinatown locations, I like the Flushing restaurant better as its bigger and less of a wait (which is still pretty long about 40-60mins), but the food is equally as good. I always order the soup dumplings to start - steamed perfectly with piping hot soup waiting to be slurped out. I've tried the cashew chicken and the shrimp/prawns with black bean sauce. Both dishes are flavorful and the right size to share without having to take any left overs home.
They serve consistently great food. You gotta know what's good though.
First thing you do when you sit down, before you take off your jacket, order a thing of dumplings for every person at the table (unless they're Muslim). Then you may peruse through the menu.
After all the menu-studying and ordering, you'll have approximately 1 minute to stare at each other or chat. You choose. Then, suddenly, there will be hot juicy dumplings in front of your face and you'll all be immersed into this wondrous moment. And yes, the whole thing is yours...
Oh, and one thing -- avoid Alli. You'll be shitting your pants before you leave the restaurant. Just sayin'.
Great food, authentic too. It's a little too oily for my taste, even in Chinese standards. Customer service is decent here. Not the best Chinese food I've ever had, but one of the best Flushing has. The food is generally on the salty side, which I like. The price suits the quality. I have eaten at Joe's Shanghai a few times and each time is about $15-20 per person for a stuffed stomach!
I really don't know what else to order here except for the soup dumplings.
The soup in the dumplings is really hot lard and it's oh so good!!!
If you're reading this, GO!
order the soup dumplings without crab meat.
you can't really taste the difference with the crab and it's more $$
Proper way of eating it.
Put it in the soup spoon
poke a hole and wait for the soup to seep out
sip it (HOT! blow it a little)
eat the rest (Still HOT!)
EASIER WAY
Ask for a small rice bowl or soup bowl
dump the dumpling in there
pop the skin and wait for the soup to seep out
drink and enjoy (it's a chinese place, bad manners are acceptable)
I've sworn off this joint. The waitstaff sucks. Most of them are jerks. Even if you manage to flag one of them down, good luck getting your tea, water, or whatever you asked for. The last time I ate here we were in a group of maybe 6 or 7, and we decided to give an underwhelming tip since not only did we wait forever for the food, the rice and the drinks we requested didn't come until the end of the meal. Then they had the audacity to tell us that we had to give them more money for tip.
Sure the food is good. But you can get the same food for cheaper with better service elsewhere.
My friends have taken me here a few times, because we don't do Manhattan and all. Besides, after coming out to Joe's Shanghai in Flushing, you will never want to go back to the one in Chinatown.
The food is a lot cleaner and fresher than its Manhattan counterpart. And of course you cannot beat the soup dumplings. If I had to choose, with a gun to my head, I would say that the soup dumplings here in Flushing are the best in New York, bar none. They are that good.
The service is much better, because there are less people eating here. But with that said, we still have to wait 15-20 minutes for a table because it gets very crowded.
And who doesn't adore the lazy Susan in the middle? I love it so much, they may as well call it a Lazy Roderick.
This place annoys the crap out of me.
Crappy service.
Way too crowded.
Inconsiderate staff.
Obnoxious clientelle.
Being Asian was totally not a benefit. (Whatever, I'm too Americanized anyway)
I want to tear my hair out thinking about this place.
I placed an order 30 minutes ahead of time, arrived there to wait 20 more minutes, of those 10 minutes, the order was right in front of them but they failed to realize it was mine...even after I gave my name and the items I ordered?!?! Does MSG overload cause brain death or something?
It is so packed, and it's small. We were also seated with strangers.
There are so many waiters, so…
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3.5 stars
Great xiaolong bao, but not the best. The dumpling skins are thin enough, but the filling doesn't seem to hit the spot so much. I still like Din Tai Fung in Arcadia the best.
I will only vouch for the soup dumplings here because everything else I've tried from Joe's--from Shanghai noodles, stir-fried rice cakes, drunken chicken to shredded chicken with vermicelli--pales in comparison to their shining star of xiaolong bao. Be sure to get the crab meat xiaolong bao, as they're far more superior than the plain xiaolong bao.
I also like this location of Joe's much more than the Chinatown location because it's cleaner, it's brighter, and it's just plain nicer. Lunch on the weekends can be chaotic. Just imagine all of the Asians in Flushing who flock to this place. It's insane, I tell ya. Be prepared to wait and throw some 'bows through the crowd.
Neighborhood: Downtown Flushing
Category: Chinese
Neighborhood: Downtown Flushing
Category: Chinese
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Category: Chinese
Neighborhood: Downtown Flushing
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