Shanghai Gourmet

Shanghai Gourmet is a must-visit spot in the bustling chaos of Reading Terminal Market. With a counter that offers prime seating for people-watching, you can sit here for 30 minutes (or more) and enjoy the beautiful mess of activity around you. Their Szechuan fish is absolutely perfect—flavorful and spicy, just what I’m looking for every single time. It’s one of my go-tos, a dish I can count on to deliver that comforting, fiery kick I constantly crave. Check them out!

I got pepper steak & onion. It cost me $12.75. It was done cooking in about 5 minutes or less. Service was ok. I ordered very quickly & didn’t have to wait in any line or anything. The food was actually soooo good! I would definitely buy it again. The reason for 4 stars is because it was only a small amount of food for the price I paid. I can definitely go to a hood Chinese store & get more bang for my buck!

During one of our weekend trip to Philadelphia we discovered Shanghai Gourmet inside the Reading terminal market. Because it’s inside the market so it can get a bit crowded and loud. The first day we ordered a general tsao chicken and a shrimp fried rice, after we discovered it was surprisingly delicious We went back the second day, and ordered more fried rice, dumplings, and noodle soups, and a beef, broccoli, . Everything was delicious and tasted authentic. Price per order was not as cheap as I expected, but for us to be able to locate restaurant quality dishes inside the Reading market it was worth it. Definitely recommend @WineDinenVacy

Came into the Reading Terminal and wasn't really sure what to get and ended up ordering from here and sadly I could have ordered from a better location. It was a bit expensive for the small of the portion and the quality of the meal was pretty meh. Went with the kimchi beef and white rice and honestly the beef was just too soft and the portion of rice was lacking. They filled the platter with a ton of kimchi and other vegetables to makeup for the space that could have been put with a bit more meat... pause.

I have had their dumpling soup in the past and just had to came back for some vegetable and shrimp dumplings. The soup is clear and flavorful, veggies are fresh and crunchy, and the dumplings are phenomenal. For the shrimp ones, you can taste the ginger, spices and many flavors going into every bite. Fast service, nice staff and great food. Ask for some chili oil!