Shanghai Peking - Reliable Americanized Chinese On Oronoco and N. Henry Street in North Old Town

[Simul Parikh]

Ate here once, and ordered once.

It's really good for what it is - white carton Chinese. I'd passed by it a million times, and had never been interested, but I figured I'd give it a go. I think they have beer? I don't remember.

I went with a friend and got the Hunan Chicken, that was pretty tasty and they are able to make it a little spicy. I wasn't that hungry, and was leaving for a trip, so couldn't evaluate how it held up on day 2. Yesterday, me and little sis decided to aggressively pursue leisure, so we camped out on the couch and watched "Episodes" and "House of Lies" for about 6 hours until her flight. The rigorous nature of our hard core chilling required nourishment, so we decided to order in. Got

1) Vegetable Lo Mein - as good a version as any. Not too heavy/oily. Some vegetables were seen in there.

2) Ma Po Tofu - nothing at all like the Sichuan variety found at HKP and Joe's and other places, but surprisingly really good. They used a lot of mushrooms and it was earthy and good. I don't think they used shitty white plain mushrooms, either. These were good ones. The tofu wasn't too mushy. The sauce was spicy.

3) Kung Pao Chicken - as good version as you can get in the area. Not overloaded with peanuts. No dried red chiles, though, I usually want a few of those in the mix.

4) Shredded Pork With Garlic Sauce - like I say when I pass the preserves section at the supermarket, "This is my jam!". Really good! Tasty, not too "mystery-meat"-ish.

This and a second plate of it sustained us through a very dynamic TV watching session... And I didn't feel sick the next day.

$42 with tax and delivery and tip (Eat 24). Got there in 45 min. Plenty of food leftover.

Try it hungover or an a Netflix day. I don't think you'll be too disappointed.

-S

[StarStraf]

Never thought to review this place even though we probally eat here every 6 weeks.  It is close to where we get our massages (Alternative Health Associates) so it is often where we go aterwards.  Always fresh, friendly, good - nothing is great but all is good - I have had mu shu, chicken cashew, crab ragoon.  All is quiet good - once they had my favorite cold sesame noodle as a special but not a regular item.

Reliable good food.

[DonRocks]

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