Shang Hai PoPo 336

I came here for dinner. Shang hai popo is conveniently located at isquare, although it is located at level 6, which means you have to go on several escalators to get there. The space is quite big, and there are tables that cater to larger families as well. We ordered food enough for three people, including the egg yolk fried rice, crispy eel, spicy eggplant xiao long bao and red bean egg white puffs for dessert. The food came out promptly, the servers were efficient and polite, and the food was quite tasty.

Just had lunch there with my family. We ordered 3 tea sets, each came with a glass of soy milk. The sets are about HKD$ 40-​$ 50, with choices such as noodles, fried rice, pan-​fried Shanghai rice cakes, and sides like fried spring rolls, chinese scallion pancakes and buns etc.
I ordered the chilled noodles with sliced whelk (螺肉冷麵). It was alright. When the dish was served, I was a bit surprised to see that the noodle had already been tossed in some sort of sesame sauce. Most of the time, I prefer to have the sauces or dressing to my salad/​noodles/​rice on the side. So I was a bit bummed out to be honest. It tasted a lot like the iconic ‘sliced chicken with chilled rice noodle’ (雞絲粉皮). Though I found the sauce to be a bit too sweet for me. the sliced whelk, julienned cucumber and pickled vegetable were okay. Overall, I would say it is not bad for the price, and a more refreshing choice for summer. However, I don’t think I will order this again.
I also tried their steamed vegetable bun which was great. Soft and moist buns, with adequate amount of filling (spinach and mushroom bits). Not too savoury or bland.
The spring rolls and fried scallion pancakes were a bit too oily for my liking, so I didn’t even bother finishing it. I only had a small sip of the soy milk as I found it to be overly sweet, which I dislike.