Chris Y.
Yelp
Fiery Shanghai is located in the Pacific Pearl shopping center where the 99 Ranch is located, in the furthest corner of the center next to 85c bakery.
They have both an indoor sitting area, as well as an outdoor area, but usually it's mostly indoors where the tables are since they aren't typically all that busy on a regular weekday time, though even during the weekends they're rarely too busy, though they can certainly get that way during the major holidays (lunar ones included).
The place seems pretty big when you first walk in, but there's actually not quite as many tables set up as there could be, not that it's a bad thing since this also provides plenty of space between tables for people who are seated, so I'm not complaining about that.
The staff here are pretty good. Every time I've been back, they're helpful, they certainly are attentive, and overall no issues with the service in general.
The menu here is decently sized. This is a mixture of Shanghai foods, and then your typical Chinese banquet style type of menu items, so for those who are looking to try some of the more traditional menu items and not as adventurous on the Shanghai cuisine, this place will have those to offer as well.
Pricing wise, they are on the pricier side of things. While it's about on par for this particular shopping center, it's going to be more than other typical Chinese restaurants down the street, albeit much further down the street for those familiar with this area. While the prices are high, at the very least the portions are good here, so it does offset somewhat when taken into consideration.
Food here is good. While some of their Shanghai stuff is not quite as traditional, it's still real good and tastes good. The ingredients they use here are all good, and certainly worth the value. I would honestly stick with some of the more basic dishes here, as everything from that aspect has always been great flavor wise, and portion wise. Some of their more expensive specialty dishes, while okay, just don't really feel worth it since the mark-up on stuff like the honey ham dish just didn't really feel like it warranted the price compared to what you get. Just the basic fish dishes, the pork belly dishes, those were more than adequate.
Now, wait wise, sometimes they do get very busy, which they aren't always. This probably explains why the service gets so slow at times if you go there when they're slammed with customers/orders. The to-go ordering there seems hit or miss, as several times I've been there, it feels like there's people standing at the front of the restaurant when we sat down, and are still there somehow when we're halfway-almost finished with our meal.
Overall, worth a visit for those who are interested in good food in general. While some of the Shanghai stuff is good, it's more of the basic stuff that they do well that I feel is more worth it here. Not necessarily the none Shanghai stuff, but just some of the more basic Shanghai dishes here are great.
