Message: | After lurking for several months and getting several excellent recommendations (Thanks!) from this board I want to make my own contribution. I finally made it to Mei Long Village (301 W Valley Blvd, #112) in San Gabriel last night for some Shanghai cuisine. Yesterday afternoon I read a couple of reviews of the soup dumplings that were making my mouth water so I drove right down there after work. Unfortunately since I was by myself I didn't get to taste as many things as I would have liked but what I had was very good. The shrimp and pork soup dumplings were indeed amazing. Lots of juice and perfect flavor. Mmmm, the memory is making my mouth water now! I also had some "greens and beancurd soup", which was a clear broth with chopped firm collard-like greens (chi-tai?) and strips of pork and soft tofu). I liked this soup alot - I had four bowls! I had a great waiter, named Steven, who is from Shanghai but spoke excellent English. This is such a rarity in San Gabriel that I took full advantage and he was happy to write out the name of the Chinese vegetable in the soup and recommend other dishes on the menu as being particulary good and representative of Shanghai. Here's his list... Salted Pork and Bamboo Shoot Casserole Three Cup Chicken Pork Pump [Rump] in Brown Sauce Braised Beancurd Sheet Stuffed with Pork Shanghai Spareribs Braised Fish Tail Sauteed Finless Eel with Leeks Sauteed Shrimp Jelly Fish with Green Onion Preserved Vegetables with Beancurd Sheet and Peas Chinese Squash with Crab Broad Bean with Green Onion Pork Chop with Green Onion Noodle Soup Shanghai Steamed Dumpling Crab and Pork Steamed Dumpling Steamed Vegetable Dumpling Pot Sticker Pan Fried Dumpling Happy chowhounding! Lisa |