Shanghai Flavor Shop - Sunnyvale

I’ve been coming here for over a decade. Since moving to New York, I still miss just this place, the Palo Alto tofu house, and Garden Fresh. I think some of the bad reviews are forgetting they’re a hole in the wall, they operate on small margins in a city that exploded.We’re not entitled to delicious, cheap, fast food with amazing service. Restaurants went through hell in covid, and service staff is clearly very difficult to hire in this area these days, I see help wanted signs everywhere. The people they have are almost certainly slammed at any given time. It’s unfortunate the food didn’t deliver for some people, perhaps they missed sometimes in training. But my food was as good as ever this time ? and the front desk girl was plenty polite.They are take out only now.

I don’t care what others say, as a native Shanghainese, this is the best authentic 上海生煎馒头 in the Bay Area. Don’t like the service or environment, Just order takeout and put on low heat skillet for 10 mins when get home.

The only thing I can complain about is that they don't have AC, but the food is pretty good and the price is very reasonable.

Honestly the best go-to place in the Bay for scallion noodles and pan-fried dumplings. They're a hole-in-the-wall little to-go place that's been around the block for longer than I have, but no one can beat them at their own game. There isn't any sit-down but if you just get 1-2 orders of pan-fried dumplings and one order of scallion noodles your day will be made. Trust me.

Pan fried bun is the best out of two options at bay area. To go only and no need to try other stuff.