China Blue

China blue is one of the rare, more upscale Chinese restaurants. It specializes in a shanghainese style. Food is well prepared, delicious and still not extremely expensive. I think the salted egg yolk covered fish was one of the more interesting and delicious items I've had in a long time. Good for groups or alone, a great place to dine for any occasion.

Great service and friendly staff. The.food came out quickly and was nice and hot both by temperature and by spicy. We didn't make reservations so we had to sit at a high top. There was very little room between us and other people, but that is New York. Good restaurants are always busy. They do take reservations here though so if you plan ahead you can get a nice place to sit. The interior is well decorated. They have a full bar with many types of cocktails and drinks.

This place is super good! They have a variety of selections to choose from and each dish has its own strong and unique flavors. The interior of the restaurant is super cool as well. Takes you back to the 40s- 50s era back in China (as my Shanghainese friend said) the servers are super nice as well and the food is delicious. We wanted to try out the lotus root appetizer they had, however they didn’t have it, which was a bit disappointing, but this place is still Highly recommended.

It was a nice experience. We were visiting family in NY and decided to run around Manhattan for the day. We hadn't eaten for a while and decided last minute to try China Blue since we didn't know what was walking distance around the area that we would like. I had pretty low expectations since I grew up in the 626, which is densely populated with all kinds of authentic Chinese cuisine from Beijing to Shanghai to Chongqing to Hong Kong. Service wasn't great but since it's a Chinese restaurant, that wasn't surprising. The restaurant wasn't that big and it had maybe three other parties already there when we sat down. I really loved the decor. I felt like I was taken back in time to China during the 1930's and 40's. It was very reminiscent of those days with the old lamps, vintage typewriters and telephones. There was one room that reminded me of old Chinese tea houses. I really enjoyed the ambience there. They had a pretty crazy alcohol menu, which I totally did not expect. It was quite extensive and looked great but I don't partake in libations and my husband didn't feel like drinking in the afternoon, so it was a hard pass. The dim sum selection was very limited and made-to-order. I don't know if that's typically what NY dim sum is like. Where I live, most of the dim sum restaurants are push-cart style where you can see everything and some items like Turnip Cake are cooked on the fryer cart when you order. We ordered: •Crystal Shrimp Dumplings •Baby Cucumbers •Pan Fried Pork Dumplings •Shanghai Shumai •Shanghai Spring Rolls The Spring Rolls were disappointing. They were just regular Chinese egg rolls. When I hear/read "spring rolls," I don't expect egg paper; I expect rice paper like with Vietnamese spring rolls. I expected something light and refreshing, so those were probably my least favorite. All the other items were typical, nothing special or different from things I normally order except for the Pan Fried Pork Dumplings (also known as Pan Fried Pork Buns). I loved China Blue's version. They were so perfectly done and the juicy meat inside was seasoned so well. Totally my favorite of the meal. Between that, the hot tea and the crispy cucumbers, I was pretty satisfied.

Shanghai food. Nice decoration with good food, tipping is not required or expected. Must try is the jelly fish cold dish, heavy sourced duck, wan ton soup, as well as the Lotus root desert, steaming fish was over cooked. In general it's a friendly great place though.

Elegant setting, a blend of a forgotten Shanghai and never-sleeping New York. Old mirrors, dormant chandeliers, busy waiters, colorful dishes; people eat and order again, they laugh, they whisper, they celebrate, they look around, where is the waiter, they order more food... Drinks are well priced, food is overall good with a few misses. I really liked the thousand year eggs and the pork buns. The shrimp dumplings were bland. The pork belly with mustard greens was a failure. For dessert, the pumpkin cakes were beautiful and delicious.

The decor was comfortable, inviting, and relaxing. The food was fantastic and authentic. The drinks that we had were excellent. We tried the Shanghai shumai, the eel wuxi style, dongpo pork, lions head meatballs, and lotus with glutinous sweet rice. Everything we had was delicious (especially the incredibly tender and moist meat ball). I would 100% go back for the drinks, ambience, and food.

A unusual Chinese restaurant with great quality of Chinese food. That means most of other Chinese restaurants are making the food that doesn’t taste like Chinese food (I’m Chinese sure I know how Chinese food tastes XD). General design of the place is appealing and filled with nostalgia. Musics are peaceful. One of the dish I want to recommend is “crab tofu” (Forgot the name on the menu, but I guess this will work) (it’s not sweet and extremely good with rice ;D).