Dumplings, noodles, soups & other hearty Chinese fare in a contemporary restaurant.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1115 Front St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 400-3609
Website: https://www.ishanghaidelightsac.com/
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A friend and I planned to visit the California Railroad Museum recently, so I suggested we have lunch there beforehand. We both love dim sum.
Reviews
James Houle
I hate to give a bad review but here goes. Im giving it a 2 to give the place the benefit of the doubt. Maybe the waitress or chef or both called in sick. Mondays are notoriously slow and they just phoned it in…For my dinner, I thought the place was closed, had to double check the outside, dead silent, not even a fan was stirring, few tables stacked in the front room like they didn’t bother to set them out to facilitate any number of guests because why, tvs off, open grill also off, pictures tilted on the wall, finally found someone with -1 personality and was told to sit anywhere in the giant back room of empty tables. Ordered two apps against my better judgment off the 1/5 page menu that was available. Duck came out pretty quick, figure it was a reheat job. Potato scallion cake thing took forever and was too hot to eat for quite some time…probably didn’t have the fry oil up to temp yet. Popped in about 5:45, they opened at 5. Minor issues but too many of them. I wasn’t mad, it was my choice to blaze past these obvious red flags. I’m sure on another day of the week it might be up to sub-par. Didn’t finish the potato thing, just wanted to leave, felt sad, guy never came back, I had to go get him to pay. Sorry but I felt Shanghai. I wish them the best.
… moreted woods
This place has amazing dumplings. Food is great. Atmosphere is unique and fitting for Old Sacramento. I love bringing guests here. But the service is lacking. This tied for midtowns best Dumpling. But overall all score for Sacramento’s best dumpling restaurant didn’t make the top three. We ate outside because we felt unwelcome inside.
Quest to find the best dumpling House in midtown. I organized a walking tour through midtown for my family. 8 adults and 3 kids. I created score cards to mark on a 1 to 10 scale. We scored dumplings, pot stickers, appetizers, dipping sauce regular and spicy and overall return score. If anyone would like to make the trek we started at I Shanghai Delight to Hao Bao Dumplings to Dumpling King to The Dumpling House to Tea Cup Cafe to Journey to the Dumpling and finally the Hidden Dumpling House.
In short the best Dumpling House in midtown based on 8 differing opinions is in 1st place Hao Bao Dumplings on K st.
With 6 categories and 8 judges and 10 being top score it’s a total possibility of 480 points. Only 2 points separated 2nd and 3rd with 2nd place going to the Dumpling House on 24th and Jst. 3rd Tea Cup Cafe. Each restaurant is well worth a return visit and all were great. The scores are just 8 people’s opinions and we as lovers of dumplings were the real winners.
Side note cost was also considered in return score and 1 restaurant gave us extra dishes and refunded our initial check. We didn’t let that affect our scoring and we appreciate the offer and we paid for everything we ordered and gave 20 percent extra but it all went towards the gratuity. And other restaurants gave a little extra appetizers which is appreciated but unnecessary because going to 7 places in 4 hours eating 3 items at each stop turns into a lot of food thank goodness for the 3.6 mile walk to burn those calories and keep up the appetite. We had a car parked near our last stop otherwise it would be another 2.4 miles straight back to the Old Sacramento parking garage. The cost without gratuity was 396.00 we carried our own water bottles and only bought drinks at Hidden Dumpling as a final treat. Each restaurant has elements to make it your favorite, so try the all but one at a time is best.
… moreQuest to find the best dumpling House in midtown. I organized a walking tour through midtown for my family. 8 adults and 3 kids. I created score cards to mark on a 1 to 10 scale. We scored dumplings, pot stickers, appetizers, dipping sauce regular and spicy and overall return score. If anyone would like to make the trek we started at I Shanghai Delight to Hao Bao Dumplings to Dumpling King to The Dumpling House to Tea Cup Cafe to Journey to the Dumpling and finally the Hidden Dumpling House.
In short the best Dumpling House in midtown based on 8 differing opinions is in 1st place Hao Bao Dumplings on K st.
With 6 categories and 8 judges and 10 being top score it’s a total possibility of 480 points. Only 2 points separated 2nd and 3rd with 2nd place going to the Dumpling House on 24th and Jst. 3rd Tea Cup Cafe. Each restaurant is well worth a return visit and all were great. The scores are just 8 people’s opinions and we as lovers of dumplings were the real winners.
Side note cost was also considered in return score and 1 restaurant gave us extra dishes and refunded our initial check. We didn’t let that affect our scoring and we appreciate the offer and we paid for everything we ordered and gave 20 percent extra but it all went towards the gratuity. And other restaurants gave a little extra appetizers which is appreciated but unnecessary because going to 7 places in 4 hours eating 3 items at each stop turns into a lot of food thank goodness for the 3.6 mile walk to burn those calories and keep up the appetite. We had a car parked near our last stop otherwise it would be another 2.4 miles straight back to the Old Sacramento parking garage. The cost without gratuity was 396.00 we carried our own water bottles and only bought drinks at Hidden Dumpling as a final treat. Each restaurant has elements to make it your favorite, so try the all but one at a time is best.
Michael W.
I Shanghai Delight was closed for months. I’m happy to find out they are reopened when I’m researching a restaurant for dinner this evening. I decided to try out this restaurant again. I liked their food before they closed. I’m glad I did!
The restaurant looks the same as before. All the tables, chairs, and decorations are still the same. The dining room is clean and comfortable. I ordered a pork XLB, a pan-fried pork bun, and Shanghai fried noodles. All three dishes are very delicious. The only thing I hope is the Shanghai fried noodles will have less oil next time. Other than that, everything is excellent, including the service we received. The gentleman caring for the dining room is very attractive and friendly.
… moreThe restaurant looks the same as before. All the tables, chairs, and decorations are still the same. The dining room is clean and comfortable. I ordered a pork XLB, a pan-fried pork bun, and Shanghai fried noodles. All three dishes are very delicious. The only thing I hope is the Shanghai fried noodles will have less oil next time. Other than that, everything is excellent, including the service we received. The gentleman caring for the dining room is very attractive and friendly.
Alexander-Noah Stevensen
This is an amazing restaurant! They told us they had been closed for a few months and reopened today. Such a great find. The food was incredible and very well priced, we got free tea, and the owner came and told us a bit about her culture and how all the recipes are local to Shanghai, where she grew up. She even gave us recommendations for what we might like next time. We got the yellow croaker with preserved vegetables noodle soup and the pan-fried pork soup dumplings. Will definitely be coming back!
… moreSteven Ziegelheim
Dont let the quiet and sparse atmosphere disused you. I was then only person there and no music was playing but the food is actually pretty good. I got some steamed dumplings and they hit the spot.
… moreCam Suniga
Delicious food, very flavorful with how tender the duck tasted. The sauce they braised it with was very flavorful. I had also the pork dumplings and bun. Lots of flavor and very delicious for both. It was very calming and relaxing in the place.
… moredavid smith
A thoroughly weird experience. The wife and her kids wanted to go. I really don’t like Asian food. We were the only ones there. Waiter seemed legitimately pissed off we showed up, at noon. anyway half the menu isn’t being made anymore, so no hot dishes. Anyway they order several items. Items come out one at a time. Waiter still irritated. Whatever. Here’s the deal. The food was actually very good and I don’t generally like Asian. Price were very reasonable. This could be a hidden gem but they need to make some serious changes. Quickly.
… moreGayane Gevorgyan
Our overall experience was good.
Food was tasty. Dumplings were really good. Recommended.
There were some language/ communication issues with the server.
… moreFood was tasty. Dumplings were really good. Recommended.
There were some language/ communication issues with the server.
michael miao
My parents are from Shanghai so I grew up on this style of food. It’s the real thing. Everything was good. Xiao Long Bao. Spicy beef noodle soup. Braised greens with black mushrooms. Rice soup with vegetable and shredded pork. Deep fried pork chop. We ordered too much but we finished everything because it would have been a shame to waste anything.
Looks like they took over a prior bar space so the entry is a bit odd with the downstairs with little to see nice inside. Don’t worry about the decor when it’s the food that you should be there for. There are very interesting historical photos of Shanghai likely 1920’s-1930’s with modern Shanghai pictures interspersed.
The gentleman doing everything unfortunately doesn’t speak much English but we did fine ordering and got a great meal.
Most of the negative comments are from people not there for Shanghai food. But if you want Shanghai Chinese food this is really good.
… moreLooks like they took over a prior bar space so the entry is a bit odd with the downstairs with little to see nice inside. Don’t worry about the decor when it’s the food that you should be there for. There are very interesting historical photos of Shanghai likely 1920’s-1930’s with modern Shanghai pictures interspersed.
The gentleman doing everything unfortunately doesn’t speak much English but we did fine ordering and got a great meal.
Most of the negative comments are from people not there for Shanghai food. But if you want Shanghai Chinese food this is really good.
Jen Su
One of the best Chinese restaurants I’ve been to in Sacramento. Looks like they make the dumplings, noodles, and then some fresh on site! Every dish is thoughtfully prepared, and not super heavy oil like some of the other Chinese in Sacramento. Highly recommend pan fried dumplings, Green onion pancake, and the duck. We will certainly be back with more people.
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