tokyo shanghai bistro

wow.. i've eaten at a lot of chinese restaurants in my day but this one delivered from day one.i love dumplings and the pork gyoza did not disappoint. the lemon chicken for my kids was a nice departure from the usual syrupy deep fried fare. this one had tender ,lightly breaded chicken and a subtle but perfect lemon sauce.they should give lessons to other restaurants on how to make sesame chicken. beef teriyaki,shrimp tempura and thai chicken in a peanut curry rounded out our first of many meals.service was nice, restaurant was clean and great attitudes on the staff.we live in north bflo but will make this a regular spot for dining and takeout. i need another thumb to reflect how i feel about our first visit. (all thumbs would be in the up position)

not a bad pad thai but you can get much better elsewhere..decent service...takeout food was ready on time.

best sushi in b-lo! the fish is very fresh and every roll we ordered was excellent. the service was great. i've been looking for great sushi in buffalo for sometime and my search is over. eat your heart out kuni's!!

they deliver!!. love it here! this place is clean and mellow. after trying a few other sushi joints around the area, i found tokyo shanghai to have the freshest sushi and tempura batter in the area.

like many americans, i love chinese food. there's just something great about it. it doesn't matter if i'm eating in a sit down restaurant or standing in a tiny takeout place gazing up at the severely outdated pictures of entrees from the 70's with a kitchen that would probably fail every health inspection imaginable. i love it. i also love sushi. i could eat infinite amounts of sushi, especially if its good. located on elmwood avenue, in an area where there are great places for food in every direction, is the toyko shanghi bistro, a fantastic place for chinese and japanese cuisine. the menu is gigantic, the prices are low, and the service is fantastic. on tuesday nights they offer half price on all sushi rolls. nicole and i have been here many times but this is the first i've been back since starting this blog so i wanted to share the experience. if you have been reading my blog regularly you would know that just recently i started eating meet again. its strange how after not eating me

i’m not certain why i haven’t written about tokyo shanghai bistro sooner. it was one of the first asian restaurants i found when i moved to buffalo and it’s been a safe place to return to again and again. first off, there’s a paid parking lot behind the bistro where we can usually find a place to park. that’s the first win. second win: it’s almost never crowded. i love that! and i’m not certain why? i’ve never had a bad experience, and i’ve had plenty of experiences. third: tokyo shanghai has great, fresh sushi rolls. it’s my hubby’s favorite place and i know that their asparagus rolls and cucumber and avocado rolls are going to be fresh and filling. i love the futo maki rolls to no end–they’re made with pickled veggies which might sound weird, but the sushi rice is seasoned with sugar and vinegar anyways, so it totally works. also, and i’m not exactly certain if it’s still going on, so double check me here, but they have half off sushi happy hours on tuesdays and thursdays, and you just can’t go wrong with that. we’ve tried a few of the appetizers and will typically land on the crab rangoon for a guilty indulgence. i wouldn’t necessarily say they’re buffalo’s best — i’ve already discovered buffalo’s best crab rangoon — but they never disappoint. i’ve branched out and tried lots of actual dinner entree dishes  and i’ve enjoyed them all. from vegetable fried rice (there is so much) to the mixed vegetables with garlic sauce , its all been amazing! the ingredients are always fresh, flavorful, and always, always, beautiful. even my husband’s general chicken looks gorgeous. the service is always great, we’re sat immediately, the food comes out in good time, and it’s a little on the pricier side, but i would say the value is definitely there. for a restaurant i visit so much, this review is shockingly short, especially for me. so just take my word for it: tokyo shanghai bistro is certainly a winner for vegans and vegetarians when sushi comes into play. check this elmwood

good experience. my best friend and i were in the mood for some sushi. it was already 10 o'clock at night and most restaurants were closing. luckily, we stumbled upon tokyo shanghai bistro and were delighted when we found out that they were closing at 11:30 pm that saturday night. when we arrived, we noticed that the place was mostly empty. a lady at the front desk welcomed us and ushered us to our table. at that time, there were about six tables occupied. the place had numerous tables and was relatively spacious. there was even a bar situated at the back of the restaurant. overall, the establishment gave off an intimate vibe. our server greeted us and gave us the menus. we ordered the shrimp and chicken fried rice, as well as three different sushi rolls: the dynamite, tuna, and philadelphia rolls. while waiting, they served us fried noodles and duck sauce as an appetizer. it was pleasant and it made us look forward to our food. the fried rice came relatively quick. the chicken wasn't bad, but the yellow rice was dry. both my friend and i agreed that it was mediocre fried rice. the sushi rolls came 10 minutes later. they all tasted great, but i especially loved the dynamite roll. my friend and i weren't able to finish all the food, but all in all, tokyo shanghai bistro provided good food for an affordable price. our sushi cravings were definitely satisfied! i learned that they also deliver, which is a major plus! i will definitely come back.

always a good sushi place and then some. my husband and i have been going to tokyo shanghai bistro for years. the servers are always pleasant, the food is always good, and we can get in and out in a timely matter. i'm pescetarian, so the sushi and veggie rolls are always something i can enjoy here, but sometimes i branch out. the food is great but the portions are very large, so unless it's something that saves ok like fried rice (which i got once and it was pretty good) or if my husband is up for splitting it, i don't usually order entrees. the crab rangoon is pretty tasty too; maybe not the best in the area but definitely good when we're in the mood.

the atmosphere is great, the restaurant is clean, and there's a paid parking lot behind the building so i've always been able to find someplace close to walk. overall, i like it, it's a good place to get some sushi, especially if you can catch it at the half-off mark (tuesday and thursday evenings)!

good food, bad telephone service. love the singapore chow, but i get it with ho fun noodles because i love a wide rice noodle. have gotten other food there and not been disappointed at all! however, just recently i tried calling 4 times over the span of an hour and never once reached a person. gave up and went somewhere else. the food is delicious,but i dont want to go and wait 15 mn after a 9 hour shift for food.

quickly going downhill. i really enjoyed eating in and taking out when this place first opened, but it has gone downhill fast. one time i asked about a coupon they had advertised on their takeout menu and the woman completely interrupted me, said it was expired and had been for months and i couldn't use it. change your takeout menu then! another time i went in to sit down and one of their children that hangs out while their parents work was watching cartoons on one of the tv's with the volume blasting. it just made it feel like the patrons were an afterthought. the food is still pretty decent but the service and atmosphere makes me not a big fan anymore.

poor customer service. i order from here all the time. this particular time i asked a for extra duck, and soy sauce for a $22 order. they only set me 2 of each and i called back and they gave me a hard time and told me i had to pay extra. i told them i was a faithful customer, and i don't think i would be coming back anymore, she replied with "fine!"

terrible. worst seafood soup i've ever had and the curry chicken,where's the curry? garbage...not eating here again.

used to order all the time until some jerk started working there and answering the phone.

love it!. tuesday & thursdays 1/2 off regular sushi rolls-dine in....the best!

i would go back!. i had a really nice dinner with friends here recently. the waiter was very good, polite and attentive. the menu had good variety, and the food was tasty. i would definitely go back! i'm also happy that they're open later!