tokyo shanghai bistro

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

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it doesn't matter if i'm eating in a sit down restaurant or standing in a tiny takeout place gazing up at the severely outdated pictures of entrees from the 70's with a kitchen that would probably fail every health inspection imaginable.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 theserviceis 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. theserviceis 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

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 theserviceand atmosphere makes me not a big fan anymore.

i luv luv luv this place. it's one of my fav places to eat! i have enjoyed all the food i have tried. theserviceis fast and pleasant and the food is hot n tasty lol. i even had my 25th birthday dinner here with my fave waiter alan serving my group :-) lunch special is awesome. this is a.great.place to go with the girls, a casual date, or lunch for a party of 1

okay so theservicehere was awesome and he was very helpful at helping me with the food selections. he recommended young chow fried rice which went really good with my favorite dish general tso chicken, i cannot wait to make another visit for their delicious food.

awful service. i always give this place chances because the food is good but theserviceis awful. people sat down 10 minutes after us and got their appetizers before we did. we got soup as one of them when you know all they have to do is spoon it out from a read made pot. our sushi entrees came out before the soup salad and eggroll that we ordered. noticed that other diners were in either theirserviceor their food. glad we didn't have somewhere to be on a time crunch because we were waiting 30 minutes before the waiter came by with food. had to flag him down and let him know we still had nothing. looks like i will stick to the take out.

great food and service!. i had been searching for a good (vegan) sesame tofu dish in buffalo and i found it here! love the food. theservicehas always been pleasant and fast. the prices are great. i always leave satisfied.

lovely atmosphere, food was best chinese in buffalo since may jen. goodservicetoo!

great quick lunch. the orange chicken was perfect & crispy.servicewas pleasant & attentive. nice place for a quick bite to eat. would definitely repeat return.

wasn't the best.. i love the atmosphere of this place, but the food is just okay. i feel like i'm paying for how nice it looks inside; not the quality of my food. the two times i went, theservicewas pretty bad. the first time, i had to point out what i wanted on the menu because she didn't recognize what i was ordering. the second time, i asked what was in a dish i was looking at, and she listed off three items...and you could tell there were waaay more ingredients than in it than that. i wish i liked sushi, because it seems i'd have a better experience if i did.

food was great, and theservicewas wonderful. the food came pretty fast in comparison to most other sushi places, and it was well made in a reasonable price. overall i enjoyed dining there and would definitely visit it again when i return to buffalo.

greatservicealong with amazing food. excellent quality sushi for a great price, what else can you ask for. yum!

the sushi is mushy and low quality.servicewas poor.