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The manager, Nate, is incredibly friendly and accommodating. I reserved two tables ahead of time for a group of 16, and he took the time to make sure everything went smoothly, even offering great food recommendations. The service was superb.
Food we ordered: Highly recommend the roast Peking duck, which comes with soup. I also really enjoyed their other soups as well.
All the ladies had a wonderful time, and we never felt rushed to leave.
Dishes were nicely presented and we liked most of what we tried including Garlic shrimp on an iron plate, Scallion stir-fried beef, Sauteed beef with cilantro, and Hot green pepper with chicken.
Their Peking duck was good, but the skin could be crispier and the wrappers didn’t have the right texture and tend to stick together. We didn’t like the Claypot tofu dish. It was a bit bland.
Glad to have this restaurant near where we live.
The overall decor was nice – I enjoyed the bonsai. It can get a bit loud at times
The authentic, high-quality Chinese restaurants follow suit. You go where the money is, folks.
Shang Gong Chu is yet another example of this trend, opening in a haunted restaurant space that never saw much success and was most recently occupied by a place that offered Japanese-Malaysian food (wut?).
While SGC has stiff competition from some top-notch Chinese restaurants within the immediate area, it quite admirably holds its own as a newcomer. Our dishes, from best to worst:
– Braised Hyacinth Beans With Pounded Chili: I don’t see these beans often, and they offer that wet crunch that I love so much in beans. Get this for umami legume goodness.
– Pork Belly With Shredded Bamboo Shoots: Channel your inner panda with this tasty dish. Bamboo shoots also offer that wet crunch texture I love, and this comforting dish made great use of them.
– Salted Egg Yolk Mushrooms: Well-marinated and perfectly seasoned
– (Free) Yunnan Spicy Minced Pork With Chili And Herbs: We spun the wheel at the entrance and won this tasty appetizer. It was savory and delicious, like your grandma’s heartiest stir-fry.
– Claypot Tofu: Solid tofu texture but a bit under-seasoned
– Crispy Fried Pork Bites: To satisfy all our inner Popeyes kids
– Garlic Shrimp On Ironplate: Not really sizzling, like ironplates usually are, but loaded with enough plump, juicy shrimp for our group of 6. Be warned: You have to reeeeally like minced garlic (and don’t kiss anyone for like two hours afterward)
– Chongqing Style Fried Chicken: Just okay. Not spicy enough and not crispy enough, especially with Peppercorn Station around the corner wearing the crown for years
– Steamed Egg: We actually forgot we ordered this, and so did the staff, so we didn’t get it until we were nearly done. I don’t know if the late serving influenced my perception, but I found the dish lackluster and not worth the price.
Service was decent overall, though they were a bit busy and hard to flag down in the middle of our meal. The decor is on par with most of the good Chinese restaurants in downtown Jersey City, mixing classical Chinese aesthetics with modern touches. Shang Gong Chu might carve out its niche by being the most spacious of the top-quality Chinese restaurants–great for large groups. In fact, given the price points and portion sizes, I don’t think I’d come with any group smaller than five people.
Also, it’s always fun to spin a wheel of (Chinese) fortune.
Highly recommend
Each of the dishes was amazing, though the meat on the Peking duck was a bit dry, the crispness of the skin matched along with the other ingredients made it perfect. The string beans were also a favorite as it went perfectly with the rice.
Overall, highly recommend! Would definitely come back
I especially recommend their signature 烤鸭dishes. The flavors are rich and balanced—spicy but not overwhelming. The boiled beef in chili broth was tender and flavorful, and the broth was perfect with rice.