Shandong is a
Chinese restaurant in
Portland, Oregon.
Description
Shandong is a popular
Chinese restaurant in
northeast Portland's
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
neighborhood,
named after China's
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
province.
''
Portland Monthly'' says, "Sporting sleek and modern decor, this Chinese spot serves up fresh, house-made eats from the Shandong province and offers a daily 4–6 happy hour."
The
Chinese menu includes beef,
dumpling
Dumpling is a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources), oftentimes wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour, buckwheat or potatoes, and may be filled with meat, fi ...
s (including a shrimp variety with ginger and green onion),
fried rice,
, mu shu chicken (chicken with cabbage, egg, and willow tree mushrooms) served with hand-rolled pancakes, noodles,
potstickers, and tan tan.
[ Judy's Noodles is a noodle dish with spinach, scallion greens, garlic, and jalapeño.]
History
Shandong is owned by chef Henry Liu.[
Shandong operated via takeout and delivery at times in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.][
]
Reception
In his 2011 review of the restaurant, '' Portland Mercury'' Tony Perez complimented the mu shu chicken, noodles, and shrimp dumplings, but was disappointed by the bean sauce and spicy peanut sauce. He summarized, "Shandong is a step up in some ways—it's not the all-too-familiar gut-bomb experience of some of its greasier MSG-laden brethren, and the high points demonstrate some clear skill in the kitchen—but it's not joining the upper echelon either. If you're craving some Chinese staples, by all means, go... just manage your expectations better than I did."Laurie Wolf
Laurie Goldrich Wolf (born 1956) is an American food writer and entrepreneur. Her husband since 1984, Bruce Wolf, who is a professional photographer, sometimes collaborates with her.
Education and early career
Wolf graduated from the Calhoun Sch ...
wrote:
In 2015, '' Eater Portland'' Danielle Centoni called Shandong "one of Northeast Portland's most popular Chinese restaurants".[ The website's Nathan Williams included the restaurant in a 2022 list of "14 Standout Spots in Portland’s Eclectic Hollywood District".][
]
See also
* List of Chinese restaurants
References
External links
*
Shandong Restaurant
at Zomato
{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Chinese restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Hollywood, Portland, Oregon