Las Vegas Mixtape v18: Ringo Starr’s Agelessness, the “Other Chinatown,” and More — Track #2: ShangHai Taste on S Rainbow Blvd

Track #2: ShangHai Taste on S Rainbow Blvd

It’s exciting to see Vegas’ so-called “other Chinatown” grow along S Rainbow Blvd. French-Asian bakery café chain TOUS les JOURS debuted here before it set up shop in the “proper” Chinatown. 

And now Chinatown’s favorite ShangHai Taste—coveted for its traditional steamed soup dumplings and standout noodle dishes—has just opened in the “other Chinatown” on S Rainbow Ave near Windmill Lane.  With 48 seats, it’s double the size of the original location, which opened in December 2019 at the bustling and parking-challenged Shanghai Plaza. 

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“We had so many requests to open in the Southwest,” says Joe Muscaglione, the restaurant’s co-creator and managing partner with chef and 2023 James Beard Award nominee Jimmy Li.

What defines ShangHai Taste? “Quality ingredients, skill, and passion.”

Plus, there’s ample, hassle-fee parking here.

At the June 8 grand opening, complete with a Chinese dragon dance and ribbon-cutting ceremony, the slurp-friendly dumplings (pork, fish, and vegan) I sampled were a serious cut above many other dumpling houses. They had the perfect amount of dough and were lovingly folded in the glass-enclosed kitchen. Equally irresistible were the noodles with scallion oil and soy sauce.  Hats off to ShangHai Taste, which will also soon open a suburban Dallas outpost.