Shanghainese Restaurants near Berkeley, CA

“I love this place. It's small and not super noticeable, but the food is so yummy and reminiscent of my childhood. They sell both frozen and ready to eat dumplings/buns, so I'll usually take some frozen dumplings home for a quick and easy meal. What I've tried so far: Frozen pork dumplings--20 for $10. Must have. Steamed taro buns--so soft and fluffy. Not too sweet. Steamed BBQ pork buns--a more subtle flavor than most dim sum places. I find it refreshing. Shrimp har gow--nothing special, but enjoy with black vinegar The owner is super friendly and is a one man job. He always makes sure you have sauces if you need them and offers directions on how to cook frozen items. Note that there are only a couple small tables inside. It's really more of a takeout place.“

“Excited to experience dim sum at night! That's the best part about this place. Dim sum anytime. This is one of their newest location. We're so glad we came here. Parking was insane but we got lucky and parked by a nearby lot. We even met the owner Michael. What a nice man! Two of my friends have tried their SF location so they already knew what to order. Lucky me! Everything was mouth watering delicious. The wait outside was not long at all and we came early by 6 pm. There's 2 levels of seatings and I highly suggest to ask for the upper floor seating. Much cooler up there on a warm day/night. The servers were so nice. I definitely remember William. Checked on us often and made sure we enjoyed our meal. We had 7 dim sum selections and there was plenty for the 3 of us. We even had a mini to go box at the end. The price is $$. I can't wait to go back here again.“

“The food is exceptional. I’ve tried nyc chinese, florida, washington DC etc and this place was really good. The sesame chicken and pork dumplings stood out the most. We also tried the cucumber salad and that was something different but really good. I would definitely recommend giving this a shot for lunch or dinner. If I ever visit again this place will definitely get a 2nd visit from me.“

“I'm aware it's a ghost kitchen. I wanted some late Sichuan food, but Chengdu Style was closed so I was willing to settle with food delivered from a ghost kitchen and expect there's going to be at least 10+ minutes more than the original estimate delivery.Anyways, the food. I got the black fungus with chili sauce, boiling beef with house spicy broth, and shrimp fried rice. The shrimp fried rice seemed as if the rice was thrown into a bowl, drenched with soy sauce, and called it a day. It was tasty, so I will likely order again. The black fungus mushrooms smelled slightly rancid, and eating a bite tasted like they used all vinegar in the chili sauce.... I'm not sure if there was any chili sauceThe boiling beef with house spicy broth was exactly what I was looking for, with the perfect amount of numbing oil and sichuan peppercorn. Aside from the random cuts of cucumber, I actually really enjoyed this dish.So while I don't know if I would order from "them" in the day time when places like Chengdu Style or Mama Ji's are open, this would definitely be a good late night delivery spot for me.Edit: I feel like I understated the shrimp fried rice. It's really good.“