Joe's Shanghai

The story: Everyone has that one meal that is a "must" on every vacation. For my husband and I, that's a delicious plate of dumplings.

The experience: We found this place through online reviews and knew we needed to make our way to Chinatown to check it out. They recently renovated the restaurant to accommodate more guests. It was spacious and fresh inside. If I'm remembering correctly, it is a cash only establishment so come prepared.

The service: Our service was quick and efficient. It was a busy spot so we appreciated how attentive they were at getting us sat and food ordered. They even offered up recommendations on what to try!

The overall experience: Worth a visit if you're visiting the city and near Chinatown!

Was here for lunch on a Sunday and luckily got seated right away though right after a line formed so I'd say to expect at least a bit of a wait usually. Service was a mixed bag. For example they'll go ahead and take out the chopsticks for you but then throw it on your plate. Also, FYI as others mentioned, there's an 18% service charge added and it's cash only.

Food was pretty good. We ordered noodles, beef with string beans, soup dumplings, and shrimp fried rice and everything was flavorful. Food came out relatively quickly too which was nice.

The place itself was clean and bustling with lots of groups and an overall family friendly energy (at least for lunch).

I'd say 3.5ish/5 but rounding up to 4 when also considering the value.

Listen, I miss the old Joe's Shanghai location. It feels weird to eat dumplings that taste like they were made with love by a little grandma in a place this modern, but the soup dumplings absolutely still slap.

I came here for lunch during the week by myself after picking up some much needed skincare from Senti Senti. This was my first time at the new location, which is spotlessly clean and new. I was seated and served promptly. I ordered tea and soup dumplings, my go-to. The tea was well brewed and the dumplings were hot and juicy. My only regret is not having anyone with me so that I could've tried more food at the new location. Next time!

Solid. Small wait but goes quickly. You have to go inside and put your name down and grab a ticket. We waited 20ish min and service was very good. They had a bunch of tables and can accommodate larger parties of 6/8 ppl which is awesome! We ordered pork soup dumplings and scallion pancake. Dumplings were very good and great to share- pancake was just ok. It was much thicker/ doughy than I've had. Would absolutely recommend if you're in the area!

Surprisingly busy on a rainy Thursday @7:30pm. This is my second time here and the soup dumplings are probably the star. Crab or pork are good and sizable. We didn't order as much this time but the rest of the food didn't exactly hit the spot.

. Pork Soup Dumplings - must get
. Crispy fried beef - very sweet and crunchy; can't totally taste beef
. Shanghai fried rice - kind of bland
. Beef Crispy Pan Fried Noodle - also not notable, contains canned baby corn, canned water chestnuts, canned star mushrooms, carrot and broccoli. The noodle used is the type you'd have in a bird's nest type dish.

Restaurant has nice modern "old Shanghai" decor.

Note: Cash only

I was so disappointed with my visit to Joes. Not only the restaurant accepts only cash but now they automatically add 18% tips to the bill.
I came by for lunch and was able to get a table right away. The service was ok and the waiters were halfway attentive.
I did order crab and port dumplings which were very disappointing. The top of the dumplings were hard like they were made early in the day and steamed to the point of drying. The broth inside the dumplings wasn't flavorful and cloudy.
This is no longer a good place for dumplings. It's time for me to try another place next time I visit Chinatown

Came here on a weekend visit to NY, my friend recommended this as a spot for delicious soup dumplings and wow, it did not disappoint! The service was quick and very to the point, you place your order, get your drinks, etc. the engagement doesn't go any further than that. Keep in mind this place is CASH ONLY. They do have an ATM at the restaurant entrance which was convenient.

Other than the soup dumplings, we also ordered the scallion pancakes which were 5/5, it was perfectly crisp and the accompanying sauce took the pancakes to the next level, highly highly recommend.

The other two items we ordered were the potstickers (3/5- standard potstickers) and the shanghai noodles (3/5 - pretty average noodles but had good QQ texture, which indicates the "springy" texture of the noodles).

The best soup dumplings in NYC! There is no other place that compares. The delicate texture of the dumpling skin is perfection. The flavor burst from each bite hits the spot every single time. Whether it's the pork or the crab one, you can't go wrong.

Service is always fast like all Chinese restaurant establishments in NY. Ambience has dramatically improved in comparison to their old location.

10/10 I def recommend

So much fun! we stayed at Hotel 50
Right next door and Joes was our first stop while visiting NYC. We enjoyed the dumplings they were so good!!! We shared a chicken dish too and the broccoli was perfect! The place was happening and we even ran into our favorite Barbie actor! Great food, great service and great actors!!!

overall 4 stars- it was four of us and came here on a Saturday night. It's not a fancy place, most people were dressed down.

What I can say it appears ALWAYS busy.

PROs- AWESOME FOOD which I would give a 5 Star rating, good size portions, fair prices, great menu, bathrooms were clean, it was comfortable and the room temperature was good.

CON's-The 18% SERVICE CHARGE??? not Cool....many other Yelpers commented on this charge. When I get great service I tip well. In this case the bill was $160 before tax and service charge. We did add a tip on top although this really bothered us. It's bad enough they are CASH ONLY. For a part of 4 be prepared to wait about 30 minutes for a table of 4 on a Saturday night.

The service was ok, the waiter was very nice although he was not proactive to ask or make any recommendations. He kept the water glasses full. We were there for about 90 minutes and when we were done and paid the bill I did not like being asked to leave because another set of customers waiting.. We were there about 90 minutes and we did not argue the point as they were busy. My overall rating for the pros was a 3.

Overall I would recommend them although you need to set the expectations before you go there.