Shanghai Cafe

Delicious food! And good prices too! I got the General Tso’s chicken. It was fantastic! I have gotten the Pho before and that is very good as well! Calm environment and very clean inside. Definitely would suggest that you give this place a try!

Really enjoyed the pho here along with some spring rolls. Food was fast, which is great because I was in a hurry! Good price as well, compared to several other pho places I've been to. It was very quiet while I was there; I think a few people came for pickup but nobody else stayed to eat!

The food was absolutely amazing! But after we ordered! They got really busy and our food didn't come out at the same time and they were slow! But the food itself was absolutely amazing!

We came here after reading the Google Maps reviews actually. When we first arrived, we saw an old butterfly logo on a kind of old looking building. I was like Oops we came to an old and probably bad place but when we entered the inside was so great. It was definitely renovated and was looking absolutely fantastic. That day they were a busy and we needed to wait a while to even order. But after we got our food, we were so HAPPY! The food tasted great and the owners (?) were very sweet. They apologized for making us wait on our food and walked us to the door. It was a great experience! However I would definitely recommend calling them before and placing an order.

The pho broth was very rich and flavorful. Best I’ve had in a while! This is a nice place to stop if you’re hungry on a road trip but can’t stomach any more fried food. Also it’s really popular with the locals.

I really like it here. There was a short time when I felt like the food changed and not for the better but since being back everything I have tried is really good. They have a small staff so the wait is a bit long but it really is worth it in my opinion. You HAVE to try the wonton soup and the fresh kimchi.

I'm so glad to have tried this place! The fresh kimchi salad is delicious and I was surprised by how refreshing it was. The phad thai was very flavorful and had the right amount of heat for my spicy request. I also had the fried egg rolls, which are vegetarian and great. The General Tso's chicken was not too sweet and a good portion. I'm definitely excited to go back and try other items! There's plenty of parking in a lot and on the street.

From the outside this location looks dingy, but inside is the opposite. A very nice place for quiet conversations or small groups. Atmosphere is elegant, airy, and open. Staff is very attentive, sweet, and quick! Food is true to authentic flavors, complex, just delicious. They have curbside parking and a lot to pull into. The ingredients are fresh and the bubble tea/Thai tea is so good!

Lots of parking. Service was as expected. It was clean and tables weren't sticky like how many Asian restaurants can be. Food was good. There is one unisex bathroom stall that was clean. We ordered: Pho 4/5 My order was wrong but I ate it anyway. I ordered beef ball with tendon but I got the steak and beef ball instead. Broth is on the sweeter side so it's not really my favorite flavor palette. Everything else was good. Combo Vermicelli 3.8/5 It wasn't overwhelming with lettuce and flavors were well balanced. The protein was a nice marinade. The sauce is on the sweeter side. Wonton Noodle Soup 4/5 My 8 year old wanted wonton soup so we ordered this for her. The portion size was huge. According to her, the egg noodles were a nice chewy texture and the flavors were good. We ate the wontons for her because she didn't want the shrimp and pork wontons. They were satisfactory. Banana and Coconut smoothie 5/5 Was a great combo. Would 100% recommend trying it.

Surprise happiness. Although it is called Shanghai Cafe, it has great Vietnamese pho. Delicious broth, very generous helpings, all the fixings and reasonable prices. Very good value for the dollar. #17 brisket, raw steak plus I added meatballs was so delicious! I'm ready to finish my highway drive from Seattle to Willamette Valley happy and full. Check it out.

Wow! The food was fabulous!! The price was more than affordable with large portion sizes. Good customer service!

Always one of my favorites to catch lunch while out Harley riding. A nice pot of hot green tea and I always start with the pork & shrimp salad rolls w delicious peanut sauce. Today i had the chicken lo mein with some of the hottest chili sauce EVA. I only ever see the owner and his wife working. Nice and friendly. Clean bright restaurant with nice clean bathroom. Great place i will always return.

We stopped by after leaving Great Wolf since our family was craving pho, and it definitely hit the spot. The broth was rich and flavorful. I wouldn't recommend the beef stir fry though--it wasn't my favorite and was a bit too salty for my taste. They offer a variety of Vietnamese soups, which is great, but it they lack a few ingredients, likely due to high demand in the area. Overall, solid spot for pho when you need a warm, hearty meal.

We came back for a second time and decided to eat in instead of take out. We walked in and stood there awkwardly while people already seated stared at us ...awkwardly. Someone from behind the counter shouted out "just sit wherever" so we did. After ten minutes no one came to our table. So we got up to leave. That's when it was "oh we will be right there!" but by then it was too late, we already were half way out the door. You can't ignore people that long if you want the business and this place is not cheap. We will probably get take out again because the food is delicious but the service so far has been lacking.

Today we went down to Shanghai for some pho and milk tea, ended up getting a spring roll aswell, the pho was decent, the milk tea was good. (you can't really mess that up) and at first glance the spring roll was delicious. Until about my 4th bite in when I pulled on a hair that unraveled the entirety of my stomach along with the contents of the roll, as if intentionally rolled into it, when I returned it and asked for my check they still charged me and apologied, but offered no compensation or refund for the shitty item that ruined my mood for food. Will not return, and recommend anyone else thinking they should go try to not risk it, they were good when they reopened, due to terrible food and service prior, but it's the same shitty resturaunters, in the same shitty location, with the same foul additude as previously, I also commented on the water having bits of stuff in it, and the man told me it was lemon and "people like me often comment on it" then proceed to show me a half empty water pitcher with lemon chunks in it. Cool but wtf do you mean people like me? Yikes.

In centralia for work and decided to give this place a try. The outside is admittedly kinda sketch, but once inside is very clean and nice. I got the pho tofu and my husband got the chicken fried rice. Both meals were excellent! Lots of flavor and enormous portion sizes. Staff was friendly and prompt! 10/10, would return!

Went to this place to eat pho. As soon as I entered the building I smelled mold. Even though the place was clean, had a nice atmosphere, i could not ignore the smell of mold that didn't allow me to enjoy my email. The pho was OK , nothing outstanding. Service was decent but I don't think I will go back to this place.

Food was. Over priced. Had there sandwiches and had some friends with us food was not memorable. Service was poor. Cleanliness was ok. Most likely won't be back. Sad that they didn't keep the food that grandma was famous for.

The outside of the building was sketchy but decided to try the establishment anyway. Glad we did! Quiet, clean, and the service was great. The food was good and plentiful. Also the bathroom was very clean as well. I would recommend this place.

The food is simply amazing. Everything had a good flavor. 5 of us each ordered something different and we all had a taste. All 5 of us give it 2 thumbs up! Inside dining room is immaculate.

It took so long for them to take our order and took time to bring out the food. My appetite was lost after waiting for this long. Also I ordered fried rice and it tasted like sweet rice. Too much sweetness was added in fried rice. Bit expensive place

The lady was nice enough, the restaurant is clean, but this is probably the worst and driest beef and broccoli I have ever had in my life. Stick with the spring rolls, not sure how this place got such a high rating.

This restaurant was our third attempt trying to find Chinese food as we traveled from Portland to Seattle. We drove up and looked at the sign and almost turned around to get into the car. However the smell drafting through the door was tempting and the inside was clearly recently redecorated. It is very clean and modern and comfortable seating. They offered a wide selection of bubble teas which I suspect is popular with Togo orders. The menu is more pan-Asian, not really the Chinese. It offers Pho and some Vietnamese sandwiches and noodle salads. We ordered pot stickers-served piping hot with a tangy dipping sauce which complimented them greatly. The BBQ pork, served warm, was cut with the grain and was a little chewy. I wished we had more sesame seeds with the hot mustard. The chicken lo mein was great. My picky child was very happy with it and we took leftovers home for her lunch tomorrow. The sweet and sour chicken and the General Tso's chicken is basically the same with a slightly different sauce. If you are sharing meals don't get both for the table. They were good and worth ordering. We also got the Mongolian Beef, which was very tasty but reminded me of Korean BBQ'd beef, not Mongolian beef. It also wasn't served with crispy noodles. Overall, we left full and happy. Food tasted great for a Pan-Asian restaurant, but It didn't taste like traditional Chinese food.

Excellent food and the restaurant is quite clean. They could earn the final star by increasing the staff. The wait time is quite long. Only 2-3 people working a busy, but delicious establishment.

The pho here is very good as are the spring rolls. The service can be slow at times (when busy) as it is ran by a husband and wife team. The prices are fair and the place is very clean.

Friendly fast service with large portions and fresh ingredients. We especially liked liked the Kung Pao Beef, Fried Rice, Hot and Sour soup, Egg Rolls and BBQ Pork. The restaurant was clean and well lit, relaxing and not too hard to find. The server was very friendly and patient with us and our baby.

for sure not the same as it was. service was horrible. they weren't busy and she acted like she had better things to do. the Mongolian beef is no longer on the menu. good job ruining a good restaurant

This cafe is clean and food is decent. I thought the service was very timely and we had everything we needed. I ordered a chicken pho and the meat was very dark.. or maybe it wasn't chicken? I've had many chicken phos and the meat in this one is why I only gave three stars. I have never eaten pork so I wasn't sure if it could have been that? The general tso's chicken also had some weird/hard bits. If you're not picky about the quality of meat, I'd say this would be a great place for you to visit. I may return but wouldn't get anything not vegetarian.

I found a straw wrapper in the plate of veggies you get with your pho and when going to pay I brought it to the lady who I believe is the owners attention and she tried telling me it wasn't trash. It was clearly paper. I go in a couple weeks later because they are the only place to get pho in Centralia and I received the worst service out of all of my dine In experiences. There were other couples there and I was completely ignored for 10 minutes and was then brought a water and menu, sat for another 20 until my order was taken and then her husband brought out my food after everyone else in the restaurant had gotten their food. Even the people that came in after me. I had suspicions that something was done to my soup also. Tasted like dishwater. Very upsetting because I tried to give them a second chance. I always tip and I'd go in solo so I was never much of a hassle either. This was May 2024

I love going here for the spring rolls and beef pho everything here taste very fresh . the staff here are lovely people they get to you quickly and when ordering it doesn't take long for you to get your order . very clean environment I love the beautiful lighting they have and the way it's decorated .

Delicious food, great ethnic variety and pleasant atmosphere! Will be returning!! Want to try all the available dishes!

I came here recently when visiting family in Tenino, and we all loved the food! I picked this place for lunch since it seemed to have the best options for vegetarian food in the area. I ordered the tofu pho (with vegetarian broth), my Aunt ordered the chicken pho (beef broth), and my Mom ordered the chicken lo mein. My Aunt said that her chicken pho was the best pho she had ever had- because the broth was so delicious. I would say my pho was the best pho I've had since moving to Washington state about 5 years ago. Honestly, I rarely order pho at restaurants anymore since I've found the vegetarian pho I've had (at other restaurants) to be often bland and flavorless, but the broth for this pho was delicious and full of flavor, and the veggies were all fresh and tasty. My Mom said that her chicken lo mein was tasty and garlic-y (which for her is a great thing- she loves garlic). The portions were generous, the servers were friendly, and the restaurant was clean. Next time I'm in Centralia I will definitely be back!

Pros: Great service and Thai iced tea was ridiculously good!! Cons: bbq pork was bone dry and had no flavor. :( Chicken pad Thai was really mushy, like massively over cooked noodles. Overall, I'd try the other things on the menu to give it another shot, but for how expensive $$ it was we were pretty disappointed.

Our son recommended this restaurant so we decided to eat here before the 2022 Centralia annual Christmas tractor parade. What a great find for us . My wife and I both had chicken Lo Mein and it was an excellent choice for us . What impressed me even more then the food was how amazingly clean the place was. Everything from top to bottom , you can tell they take pride in keeping this place looking great . If I had one slight complaint , they served water to us and other with no ice , not a big deal though . We will definitely return to try other dishes.

Love this place, it's clean and the staff are kind and welcoming, didn't have to wait long for the food so we were in and out. Good food that will fill you up and you'll leave completely satisfied, I hope the owner continues this tradition of service and deliciousness

My favorite place in Centralia to eat. Friendly staff, and fresh food. Pho is good and I enjoy eating it with egg noodles which is hard to get at other restaurants. Nice and clean establishment adds to the charm, and there is enough variety for whole family

Lovely Asian fusion gem of downtown Centralia. Cute modern Asian decor. My favorites are the pho and banh mi. Good service. Plenty of seating.

Got the spring rolls and chicken pho it was fantastic! Staff was friendly but never got a water refill. A little slow but worth it!

I had high hopes for this place. Was completely bummed that they didn't have teriyaki chicken ( which made this restaurant popular in the day) we ordered general tso chicken to share and bbq pork to start. Pork was incredibly dry and not much dipping sauce and tso was fine but didn't realize when asked if we wanted fried rice or steamed rice that the fried we ordered was an extra 3.50 which made one plate of lunch almost $20 !!! The place is clean and had good service .... too bad it's a crappy location !!

Wasn't impressed with the quality of the food. My Bahn Mi was very dry, definitely not fresh bread. Pot stickers were heavily breaded, not in a traditional won ton wrapper.

I've been wanting to check this place out for a while and finally did. The ambiance inside was nice and restaurant felt clean. We had some wonton soup which was tasty, combination lo mein and general Taos chicken. Everything was good. The service was friendly and quick. I'll be visiting them again.

Nice small place. We got some pho, and they're quite tasty. The broth is flavourful, and the beef meatballs were tasty as well. I was quite surprised to taste broth that is flavourful from a place like this. Place itself is pretty clean. Too bad there is only one restroom though.

Best KimChee I have ever had in my life!!! This place is clean, fresh and delicious. There service is great and they have great prices too.

The outside of the restaurant looks a little run-down/dirty, but when you enter it's clean, smells fresh, and very sanitary. They are a little understaffed, but with the circumstances, it's understandable. The fried wontons were delicious, perfectly crispy, flavourful, and the dipping sauce was good (we added chili sauce to ours for extra spice). The Char Siu was good, not perfect but delicious. The hot mustard was the right amount of spicy and extremely delicious.

. The food was bland and tasteless like a lean cuisine or hospital meal. Expensive for the small portions too. My wife ordered the beef pho. She complained the broth watery and flavorless. I ordered general tso's chicken. It tasted like it was cooked in pancake mix. The fried rice That I didnt order but got anyway was soggy and sticky. I understand restaurants have bad days but this was low quality food and small portions which they charge quite a bit for.

Slow, slow, slow. Don't come here if you dont have time to wait. Food is tasty but service is terrible. They should hire help but I think they are too cheap to do that. Wint come back.

Amazing food for a cute little Vietnamese/Asian fusion restaurant in Centralia. We stopped by here for dinner and my son was craving sweet and sour chicken and some chow mien. Both were on the menu and were amazing. Not greasy at all like some Chinese food and fresh veggies in the chow mien. Their beef phó was also amazing and the broth was rich and had a full depth of flavor. I would highly recommend checking this place out if you are in the mood for some Phó or Asian food!

GREAT AMAZING STAFF very kind! husband and I both got Large combination pho, but there wasn't barely any meat. I've ate in multiple pho places from Tacoma to centralia and almost $18 for pho is fine but would like to to see more goods in my bowl than just noodles pls also the tofu and original spring roll are delicious as usual.

Good Asian fusion place to eat. Multiple menu choices and good food. I've eaten there twice and it is a lot of food for your money.

Fresh, delicious food Clean restaurant and good service Spring rolls, bahn mi, and vermicelli noodle salad are great

Great Vietnamese Pho. It is even better than the Pho from San Jose Little Saigon. And the place is very clean too

So happy we found this place.good quality food.vietamese coffee was delicious.so far ,best pho in town.

The food was excellent. Amazing flavor. Staff was really friendly and was able to accommodate a medium size group of youth baseball players.

Great little place, nicely remodeled with a contemporary look to it. Service is good. Food is good, my pho was tasty and enjoyable. The small bowl is a nice portion and the basil on the side was ample and the rare beef was in a good portion to the serving. The spring roll was very good and a large size. I have been back for that a couple of times now. I like the peanut sauce that goes with it. The Bahn mi sandwich was fine, just not prepared for the teriyaki pork in it. Decent price (7.50) and size of sandwich though. Pot stickers are OK and were overcooked, but that's not why I go their.

If you haven't been the the Shanghai since they reopened, you're missing out! This is an amazing addition to a Lewis County!

Amazing food, great prices. A very welcome addition of Vietnamese food to this part of Centralia. Service was friendly and personal. The owner came out to ask about my pho and told me makes his in the traditional 15 hour way. It was so delicious! Hubby and I will definitely be regulars at this restaurant.

Haven't eaten here in a few years and since being here last they have completely remodeled the inside and completely changed the menu. Clean place and great food! With very reasonable prices. Definitely recommend their pho and bubble teas.