08/19/09

Shuang Cheng is the cat's pajamas!!

by VincentChase

I love eating at Shuang. My favorite dish is either the Walleye w/ Meat Sauce or Mopo Tofu. You gotta try it, tons of food for a very, very low price.

• Pros: Food is Fantastic
• Cons: Always Crowded

05/16/09

Great food, Great prices!!!

by Wyldcat

My boyfriend and I have been eating here for about two years. We love it! My personal favorite is the Chicken Almond Ding. We recently tried the Sesame Chicken and it is fabulous, the best I have had in Minnesota. This place is comfortable, convenient, affordable and worth trying out, you won’t be disappointed.

• Pros: Great food and they validate parking
• Cons: Occasionally have to wait for a seat

08/01/08

Best Chinese food in the Twin Cities

by Nemo007

The food is Great! I enjoy it so much I take my family there once a month. The Orange chicken is a must and don't forget all the seafood too, try them all. The sauce is rich and tasty not runny like other Chinese restaurants. The service is great too, maybe a longer wait for your food when it's busy but thats normal.

12/05/07

Best chinese food hands down!

by pttran

This is hands down the best chinese food in the twin cities. Our family has been going to this restaurant for years. We have tried most if not all the chinese restaurants in town and no one cooks seafood like they do. If you ever go there, try their deep fried walleye with meat sauce. We live about 40miles from them but it is worth the trip for some good food. Their price is really cheap compared to other places we've been to, and the portions are big. I Highly recommend this place for anyone who is looking for some authentic chinese food.

• Pros: Really good food, and nice people working there
• Cons: We get too full when we leave

07/24/07

Best sesame chicken, Great Value

by swmmer608

I was in search for some great sesame chicken when I moved up here. Out of the numerous restaurants I've tried, this one stole my tastebuds. For $12, and a large portion that could serve 2 very hungry people or 3 people, it's a great deal. The flavors are there and it hits the spot when I have a chinese craving. The service is always quick and friendly. I usually order to-go but they have great daily lunch specials. Enough food to fill you up for $5.50. What a deal! I feel like I'm stealing from them it's so good. It gets very busy at lunch time after 12:00 but there is enough seating to accommodate a hungry crowd. I ordered the garlic chicken and the mongolian beef the other night. I was not impressed with those dishes and would not order those again. The garlic chicken had too much ginger, almost inedible. The mongolian beef just did not have a good flavor, it was just a little off. The egg rolls are really good, also some of the best egg rolls I've had at a chinese restaurant.

• Pros: Sesame Chicken, Value, 1Hr parking validation
• Cons: Ambience

02/27/07

Most authentic

by jhill4mpls

Not the prettiest place but by far the asain around. Fresh seafood with new specials every night.

• Pros: fresh and authentic
• Cons: limited seating and always busy

02/14/07

Good food, bad service

by nyaj

The food was good but the service was really bad. The service was very slow. We waited 40 minutes to get our food and there was no waitress or waiter in sight, so our water was not filled at all. We also had to go up to the counter to asked for our bill and then paid them.

• Pros: food
• Cons: crowded, service

12/07/06

Hands down, #1 Chinese in Minnesota.

by esom

You can't say enough good things about this place. The wait-staff is friendly, parking is never an issue, and the food... you'll never have better.

This isn't your average cookie cutter Chinese joint. Szechwan cuisine, with an emphasis on seafood so fresh you'll forget you're in the Prairie. The prices can't be beat either. You can get more than enough to stuff two, and have left overs, for under $30.

My personal favorite dishes here are the muscles in ginger sauce and beef chow fun. The portions are huge, and you can taste the years of experience in every meal. Not many places can boast remarkable fried rice, but it's like an artform at Shuang Cheng.

• Pros: Everything

Serving up authentic Chinese food, this Dinkytown hot spot has long had a loyal following.

by Contributor

In Short
Popular with high profile chefs out for a bite as well as university students who know a good, cheap meal when they see one, this big place is always busy. Bargain-basement decor matches bargain-basement prices for reliably fresh fare. A dictionary-size menu is overwhelming--with Szechuan specialties, hot pots, vegan options, and loads of seafood, such as the sesame shrimp--battered with a light airy touch, the prawns are drizzled with sweet but not overpowering sauce.

03/03/06

Great Food!

by qla

Minneapolis is like a second home to me since I lived there for about 6 years. After moving to other state, this is the restaurant I miss. I have not found any restaurant on par with Shuang Cheng. They have an amazing FIVE-SPICE DUNGEOUNESS CRAB, Orange Beef, Mapo Tofu, Salt&Pepper Squid, and many other things that I could not remember. The price is reasonable too!

• Pros: Good parking lot