Shanghai's Best Explained

Shanghai's Best
Current-Owner:Lin Chen[1]
Food-Type:Chinese
City:Portland
County:Multnomah
State:Oregon
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Country:United States
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Shanghai's Best (also known as Shanghai's Best Street Food)[2] is a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.[3] The business operates from the Pine Street Market, as of 2022, and has previously operated from Portland's Alder Street food cart pod and in Salem.

Description

Shanghai's Best specializes in shengjian mantou, a type of fried baozi (steamed buns). Pan-fried dumplings are made with pork, chicken, vegetarian, or vegan fillings.[4] The vegetarian variety has egg, chives, and mung bean noodles, and the vegan version has tofu, mushrooms, carrot, and celery. The menu also includes steamed buns with barbecued pork or sweet red bean paste,[2] as well as mooncakes.[5]

History

Owner Lin Chen established the business in April 2018. In 2019, the Alder Street food cart pod closed for the development of Block 216 and the Ritz-Carlton, Portland. The Shanghai's Best food cart was initially placed into storage,[6] then relocated to The Yard Food Park in Salem in October 2019.[2] [7] [8] The business began operating from the Cart Blocks in July 2021.[9] [10] Shanghai's Best operates from the Pine Street Market, as of 2022. The restaurant also participated in The Oregonian annual Dumpling Week in 2022.[11]

Reception

In 2018, Andrea Damewood of the Portland Mercury included Shanghai's Best in her overview of "great new choices for your dumpling fix". She wrote: In her 2021 article "Best Thing I Ate This Week: Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings from Shanghai's Best", Portland Monthly Katherine Chew Hamilton wrote, "The dumplings were a delight—meaty, juicy but not greasy, with crackly bottoms and pillowy tops, and generously sprinkled with sesame seeds." Seiji Nanbu and Brooke Jackson-Glidden included Shanghai's Best in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Food in Portland and Beyond". The business was also included in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland".[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portland's largest food cart pod will be gone by June 30, making room for development . . February 26, 2022 . May 30, 2019 . September 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923144420/https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-largest-food-cart-pod-will-be-gone-by-june-30-making-room-for-development . live .
  2. News: Teel . Emily . Portland food cart, displaced by Alder Street hotel development, sets up in Salem instead . February 26, 2022 . . October 28, 2019 . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228004938/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/life/food/2019/10/28/shanghai-best-portland-food-truck-displaced-alder-street-development-open-salem/4004228002/ . live .
  3. Web site: Russell . Michael . 2018-05-09 . This new food cart pan-fries Shanghai-style soup dumplings . 2022-02-28 . . en . 2020-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109073432/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2018/05/theres_a_new_downtown_food_car.html . live .
  4. Hamilton . Katherine Chew . Best Thing I Ate This Week: Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings from Shanghai's Best . . October 14, 2021 . February 26, 2022 . November 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105144644/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/eat-and-drink/2021/10/shanghais-best-cart-pork-dumplings . live .
  5. Web site: Nanbu . Seiji . 2016-03-03 . Where to Find Outstanding Chinese Food in Portland and Beyond . 2022-02-28 . Eater Portland . en . 2021-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210520001511/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/best-portland-chinese-food-restaurants-szechuan-sichuan . live .
  6. Web site: Weil . Audrey . August 22, 2019 . Portland food carts fundraise for their new location near Ankeny Square . February 26, 2022 . . February 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227024343/https://www.kptv.com/news/portland-food-carts-fundraise-for-their-new-location-near-ankeny-square/article_94cacad8-c56a-11e9-86df-ebc8b8c03582.amp.html . live .
  7. Web site: October 28, 2019 . Photos: Shanghai-style dumplings food truck opens at The Yard in Salem . February 25, 2022 . Statesman Journal . en . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228004940/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/picture-gallery/life/food/2019/10/28/photos-shanghai-style-dumplings-food-truck-opens-yard-salem/4027714002/ . live .
  8. Web site: Teel . Emily . July 19, 2019 . All of the restaurants that opened in the Salem area in 2019. How many have you visited? . 2022-02-28 . Statesman Journal . en-US . 2022-02-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228004939/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/life/food/2019/07/19/25-new-salem-area-restaurants-and-food-trucks/1620102001/ . live .
  9. News: Peel . Sophie . Displaced Food Cart Pod Downtown Is Finally Opening New Location Saturday . February 26, 2022 . . July 22, 2021 . July 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723051207/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/07/22/once-displaced-food-cart-pod-downtown-is-finally-opening-saturday/ . live .
  10. Web site: Jackson-Glidden . Brooke . 2021-07-23 . The Developer of the Ritz-Carlton Is Opening a Food Hall to Make up for the Carts it Displaced . 2022-02-27 . Eater Portland . en . 2022-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220227025233/https://pdx.eater.com/2021/7/23/22590545/ritz-carlton-food-hall-cart-blocks-food-cart-alder-street-carts-grace-cafe . live .
  11. News: More than 30 restaurants join Dumpling Week 2022 . February 26, 2022 . . January 24, 2022 . February 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220202074257/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2022/01/more-than-30-restaurants-join-dumpling-week-2022.html . live .
  12. Web site: 2015-09-16 . Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220104000040/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-restaurants-bars-food-carts-downtown . 2022-01-04 . 2022-08-10 . Eater Portland . en.

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