Visited Shanghai You Garden and it automatically became my favorite restaurant in Flushing! It was a little hard to find, but there's a sign to guide you. The restaurant was bustling, so be prepared for a crowd. And heads up: it's CASH ONLY, so make sure to bring cash. The tables were a bit close together, but that's expected in a busy spot. We sampled a variety of items and even got free pork soup dumplings for spending over $10 - what a steal! *Pork Xiaolongbao These XLB were packed with savory soup. While I'm not a big fan of the pork's peppery taste and thicker wrapper, getting them for free (no questions asked - they just casually mention it) was great. *Lucky Six Soup Dumplings ($10.95) These XLB were beautiful, each with a different flavor and color. Some flavors were hit or miss, like the red one, but others were great. It's like a dumpling roulette and was so fun to try! *Shrimp Dumplings ($6.5) Initially, the price seemed steep for 4 dumplings, but they were worth it. Each dumpling was stuffed with 4 pieces of full shrimp. As a shrimp dumpling lover, these were my favorite - definitely worth the money! *Noodles with Crabmeat ($18.95) This was SO good! The umami from the crabmeat was perfect - not heavy, just refreshing and flavorful. Perfect noodles to pair with our dim sum. Crab-tivating! *Steamed Chicken Finger ($5.5) Came in 3 pieces and was juicy, tender, and fell right off the bone. It was finger-lickin' good! *Turnip Cake ($3.95) Savory and not too sweet - a turnip perfection. *Sticky Rice with Chicken ($3.25) Pretty good, with big pieces and slices of Chinese sausage in addition to the chicken. *Tong Sui We got free tong sui at the end. It was sweet, with rice and chewy rice balls - a yummy way to finish off the meal. Overall, Shanghai You Garden is a delightful spot with standout dishes. Was SO surprised that our whole meal ended up being around $53 (post-tax) despite getting so much food and ALSO having food to bring home. Customer service was efficient and quick. It doesn't get any better than this :)

(Overall: A) - Shanghai You Garden is a fantastic choice for a lot of Chinese food options including Cantonese dim sum. They are one of the best deals I've found in the city, with free soup dumplings (or peking duck with sufficient group size) and also desserts! All the food we ordered only came to $21 after tax and tip which is fantastic! Highly recommend. (Lucky Six XLB: B) - These are some beautifully wrapped soup dumplings with a dash of color that seems to be coming from natural sources. The flavors in most of the dumplings are quite subtle, which is preferred. There is one that is a chili flavor that I find to be an outcast as the spice ruins the delicate integrity of the soup and the dish. The skin is a bit thick, but works fine to prevent punctures. (Regular XLB: A) - The draw for Shanghai You Garden is free XLB if you order more than $10! Their XLB tastes quite good as well, although their soup does taste a bit different than most and I can't put my finger on why. (Peking Duck Buns: B) - These peking duck bao are well made, with a good portion of meat, scallion white, and hoisin to make for a delightful bite. Unfortunately, the duck skin is not crispy. -- Food: E Presentation: +1 Price: +2 Atmosphere: E Service: E Menu: +1 Overall: +4 A Insta/Beli: @amei_eats

This was one of the best Chinese restaurants I've been to! All their dishes are authentic Shanghainese cuisine. I've ranked my dishes below! -Pan fried pork buns: It's hard to find good authentic pan fried pork buns because either they don't have the crispy bottom or the soup inside. This was cooked perfectly with a lot of flavor and soup inside, while still having a soft fluffy bun on top with a crispy bottom! -Chicken in wine sauce: The wine sauce was delicious and the chicken soaked up all the flavor. It was a pretty big portion which was nice and the chicken was juicy and cooked well. -Soup dumplings: Similar to the first one, these were cooked really well where it had a thin skin that didn't rip and a nice soup filling. They give you a free order of soup dumplings if you spend at least $10 dining in! -Braised fish: This dish comes with a generous portion as well and big pieces of fish! The sauce was sweeter than usual, which some people don't prefer, but I like it this way. Nice and crispy with a lot of sauce. -Fermented glutinous rice dumplings: Loved the soup where it was a bit sweet and floral, but had some egg added in to make it a bit savory. The dumplings themselves were quite chewy and a little bigger in size than what I'd prefer. Overall though, still very yummy. -Indian aster and soy peas: What I loved about these vegetable dishes is that we couldn't decide between the two, and they told us we can do half and half which was perfect. I preferred the soy peas, and my parents preferred the Indian aster. Both were good and tasted very fresh. A nice addition to add some veggies to the meal. -Soy sauce duck: Even though this is towards the bottom of the list, it was by no means a bad dish. The duck was flavorful and delicious. To me, it just felt like it didn't really stand out in comparison to the other amazing dishes we got. Some of the pieces were quite bone-y, but if you are craving duck, I'd definitely still get this. It was a good dish. -Salted soybean milk: I think I'm particularly picky with this kind of dish since it's one of my favorite foods to eat when I'm in Shanghai. This is definitely a lot better than other ones I've had in the city (ex. Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao), but it still didn't wow me. The texture was perfect, but I felt like it was lacking a bit of flavor. I would still get this again if I was coming for breakfast foods only, but if I was having lunch or dinner with other dim sum dishes, I would probably skip this one. The servers here were so kind and really quick to get your order, bring out your food, and clean the tables. Everyone dining in was enjoying their meals.

Came here per recommendations from a good friend, who had previously only had the Peking duck bun from here (she said it was good). We ordered the pan fried pork bun, edamame with cabbage and tofu, chive and shrimp pancake, and iced soy milk. We got soup dumplings and a dessert (egg with rice balls) on the house! Good service, very fast seating. The food was delicious: the pan fried pork buns had a good crisp and the chive/shrimp had a nice thin but crispy outer layer with good flavor combo inside. The iced soy milk was a good complement to the meal, and not too sweet.

Food and service are both great. Their shui mai and shrimp dumpling are enormous. I would stay away from ordering the Peking duck though. We ordered three pieces of Peking duck bak and they looked pitiful. We couldn't believe how small and thin they were! It happened once before, not quite as small and we thought it was just because they were the free promo but this time we ordered them and they were even smaller!

Ordered at the street facing window for the duck baos and it was def yummy. They have full sit down, inside with full menu of Shanghainese food. We also grabbed some dim sum dishes from the left side of the order window in the open counter. It was a little confusing but just step up and point at what you want and tell them how many. Good cheap quick eats. There was definitely a lot of people walking up ordering like we were, some other tourists too ! Hectic since it's flushing and moving trucks were there. I think it was like 2.50 per bun so a lot more expensive then what it used to be but then again in today's world, that's still cheap comparably.

This review is long overdue. We have dined in before but usually get takeouts from Shanghai You Garden. They have a very nice perk where you can get an order of pork soup dumplings or Peking Duck Bun (one piece per person at the table) for free if you dine-in and spend $10 or more. So even if I were just getting takeout, I would go and sit down at a table and order an item to get my free piping hot delicious pork soup dumplings while waiting. Our favorites include Pan Fried Pork Buns, Shanghai Pan Fried Udon Noodles, Rice Cakes with Shredded Pork and Preserved Vegetables, Salted Soybean Milk, and Bean Skin Rolls with Pork. Everything is usually really delicious. Their Pan Fried Pork Buns are not the really authentic looking version, but juicy and tasty all the same. Their dim sum items are surprisingly good considering they are not a Cantonese restaurant. Prices are very affordable for the food quality. I do highly recommend Shanghai You Garden.

Very friendly and helpful service (they do speak Mandarin) and food comes out relatively fast. They will actively go out of their way to clean up after you and box up your leftovers as well. A dine-in promotion they have is if you spend more than $10, each person can get a Peking duck bun or the table gets a basket of soup dumplings. Being a Shanghainese restaurant, you must try the Pan Fried Pork Bun 生煎包。They also have some Cantonese dishes too which weren't as good as the Shanghainese cuisine they offer. We also got the Crab Soup Dumpling 蟹粉灌湯包 that comes with a straw for you to enjoy the soup. Super fun experience you can rarely get outside of China. 服務特別友好，有幫助的。他們本幫菜的味道很地道，而且他們的粵菜也還好的。來這裏一定要點一份生煎包和蟹粉灌湯包咯

We came here with Mommy a while back. It was lunchtime. They had a line to enter the restaurant. Wow, that must be good. We ordered a whole Peking duck, pan-fried noodle seafood, sauteed pea leaves in garlic sauce, and fish filet with mushroom. I enjoyed the fish filet and sauteed pea leaves, which were the best dishes. Peking Duck was not bad and the seafood pan-fried noodle was so-so. However, Peking Duck was less crisp than the place I had in Chinatown. In short, everything was delightful! If we return, I really want to get that pea leaves again. This vegetable rock! Fish filets differed from what I had expected. One thing about Peking Duck is that they gave unlimited buns to eat with, but there wasn't much meat left because they filet the duck without leaving the bones for the customers. It's better to order a few filets of Peking duck rather than a whole duck. The place is a huge, two-floor restaurant. We had a table downstairs, which was pretty spacious from one table to the other. We'll return to try some other dishes and vegetables. Nice!