Shan Dong Restaurant
The second half of our meal that day – we were doing some serious noodle whoring:
Ever since I left LA I’ve been having saudade for that certain aptly named dumpling house in San Gabriel. I’ve begun my quest to find a Bay Area alternative and first up was Shan Dong in Oakland’s Chinatown.
We got into a dumpling frenzy and ordered vegetable dumplings (boiled), Shan Dong special dumplings (boiled), potstickers, green onion pancake (ok, officially not a dumpling), and steamed veggie buns.
We got into a dumpling frenzy and ordered vegetable dumplings (boiled), Shan Dong special dumplings (boiled), potstickers, green onion pancake (ok, officially not a dumpling), and steamed veggie buns.
I think that the crowd favorite were the Shan Dong special dumplings. They were filled with ground pork and vegetables and a little something else that gave them a bit of oomph. I was really looking forward to the onion pancake and the potstickers, since I had heard that they were really good at Shan Dong, but they were just ok; the restaurant seems to do a lot better with the steamed and boiled dumplings.
Several of the many noodle dishes that we ordered:
The sesame paste noodles were actually my favorite dish. I was surprised that these were served hot instead of cold. The sauce worked really well with both the noodles and the Chinese broccoli. My only complaint was that the menu said that these noodles spicy and it turned out that they weren’t at all (but that wasn’t something that a big spoonful of chili sauce couldn’t cure.)
I haven’t had Singapore noodles in years and Shan Dong’s version was better than I remembered the dish to be. The noodles were perfectly cooked and the curry sauce had a nice spicy kick to it. Also, the vegetables, especially the onions, were cooked (there is a place for raw onions but I don’t like them in stir-fries).
The soup turned out to taste better than it looked. We also ordered a sizzling rice soup and both soups had very flavorful broths.
We went a little crazy and splurged for the hand pulled noodles in almost every dish.
Although Shan Dong wasn’t as good as my beloved SoCal dumpling house, I thought that most of the items that we ordered were good and I would probably go back and try some different noodle dishes.
We went a little crazy and splurged for the hand pulled noodles in almost every dish.
Although Shan Dong wasn’t as good as my beloved SoCal dumpling house, I thought that most of the items that we ordered were good and I would probably go back and try some different noodle dishes.
Shan Dong
328 10th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
http://sd.222.to/
Labels: Dumpling Madness, Luscious Dumpling, Noodle Whoring, Shan Dong, Shan Dong Oakland, Shan Dong Restaurant
posted by Bon Vivant at 9:49 PM
2 Comments:
Have you been to the Shanghai Dumpling King in SF yet? My new fav for dumplings. It's small. It's crowded. Be ready to wait...but come with a VERY empty stomach! http://www.yelp.com/biz/shanghai-dumpling-king-san-francisco
9:40 AM
This is Shan Dong as in Shandong Province, I assume. Looks good. From the pictures, it looks like they're pretty true to the food in Shandong, which is more than can be said for most Sichuan restaurants. Shandong food is known for being very salty, but I assume that this level of detail wouldn't suit a western palate.
5:57 PM
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