Wu's Shanghai Dumpling (edison) Shàng Hǎi Xiǎo Lóng

The restaurant was clean, food came out quickly, and the server was attentive. The food was presented nicely as shown in the photo. However, the chicken was very cold, the soup dumplings hardly had soup, and the food generally lacked flavor. I encourage the staff and owners to put some more heart into the preparation of the food and I’m sure the business would be more successful (it was empty when we arrived). Service: Dine in

First, this is a take out business model that simply lets you sit and eat inside. You are greeted by ordering kiosks, just like Micky D's at a highway rest stop. (I'm sorry, but I don't know if all McD's use this system now as I haven't been in one in many years) All of the food is served in take out boxes/bowls on a metal tray (reminded me of high school lunch) except for the soup dumplings which were served in a steamer, on a metal tray. The soup dumplings were anything but soupy. I've never had soup dumplings that didn't have soup inside, just meat. Maybe this is because they don't provide a proper spoon. A small plastic disposable spoon was provided in a custom made advertising wrapper. If there was soup in the dumpling it would have run out of the spoon anyway, so I can only guess if there wasn't soup included because of the spoon or the spoon was so small because there wasn't soup anyway. We also had the spicy minced pork noodle soup. The soup was excellent. The noodles were too soft for my taste which detracted from the soup along with the paper bowl it came in. The beef scallion pancake wrap had a lot of possibilities. Unfortunately, it was prepared far in advance and was cold by the time it was served in a plastic box. The plastic box that it's served in makes what should be a crispy pancake very soggy and disappointing. For desert were ordered the peach ice cream. This too was a big disappointment. Apparently, the ice cream had melted at one point and the juice ran down into the bottom of the plastic holder and the refrozen ice cream was as hard as a rock. There are much better options nearby and I would suggest trying them. I don't like leaving bad reviews, but I'm hoping the owner reads this and makes some changes to the business model as I can tell this could be a great place if it were served more traditionally.

Great noodles, reasonable prices. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Great spot for a casual dinner! Everything came out super fast and was delicious! I will be adding this spot to my regular rotation! Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4

Small hole in the wall. Cheap eats. quick turnaround. mad efficient system. great soup dumplings and noodle soups Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $10–20