Sunny Shanghai Restaurant Review, San Bruno
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Sunny Shanghai 189 El Camino Real (Near San Felipe) CA 94066650-615-9879 |
Sunny Shanghai is a small family restaurant located in southern San Bruno along busy El Camino Real. People have said that this owner started this place because he was unhappy with family members at Shanghai East in San Mateo.
The menu covers many areas from touristy Broccoli Beef to authentic Shanghai Cuisine including Dim Sum. They have additional items on weekends.
Decor, Vibe – Typical Chinese restaurant decor, nothing fancy here. Regulars of all ages were eating their favorite Shanghainese dishes.
Menu Pictures
The house special board on the wall in Chinese has many top dishes listed.
Picks:
Style Fried Rice Cake ($6.25) was a good implementation of this classic Dish. Why do they call it Style? Good quantity and flavorful pork.
Turnip Short Cake ($3.50 for 3) was very crispy and had good flavor inside.
Green Onion Pancake ($2.25) was very good. Not greasy, yet pretty crispy and flavorful.
Fried Pork Buns ($4.95 for 6) were better than most we have tried locally. Not fried as much as others, but juicy and tender skinned. Better than Shanghai Flavor in Sunnyvale.
Pork Steamed Buns or Xia Long Bao ($4.95 for 
were above average versions, with lots of juicy soup inside that tasted a little pungent. Nice tender wrapper.
Eight Treasure Sweet Rice Pudding ($4.50) was almost a home cooked version of this dessert. Not too sweet, nice glutinous rice and sweet bean paste.
OK:
None
Pans:
None
Sunny Shanghai is like a family home cooked meal as the place was pretty empty and the food prepared hot and fresh after we ordered it. Service was very good as no one else was around for much of the meal.
If you are looking for authentic Shanghainese cuisine, check this place out. Do not come here for the General’s Chicken. The food is decent and priced well.
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Overall Rating: 
(Good)
Come Back? 
| Food Rating: | (Good) |
| Service Rating: | (Good) |
| Atmosphere Rating: |  (Above Average) |
| Value Rating: | (Good) |
Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Fair/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary
| Alcohol: | Beer, Wine |
| Attire: | Casual |
| Hours: | 11am - 9pm |
| Parking: | Street |
| Reservations: | Yes |
| Prices: | $6.95 - $25 |
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September 13th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
[...] buns that were not fried too much. Skin was way too thick. The version at nearby San Bruno’s Sunny Shanghai or San Francisco’s Five Happiness is way [...]
September 14th, 2009 at 10:12 am
[...] Pan Fried Pork Buns ($5.25 for were also tiny by decent. Lots of meaty guts and thin skinned. Only the bottom was fried. Not as good as Sunny Shanghai. [...]