Sang Kee Noodle House

Eaten here a bunch of times and ordered lots of different things here.
Some of the things I’ve had:
*Lemongrass chicken w/​white rice and veg: 4 out of 5
*General Tsos Chicken: 4 out 5
*Honey Walnut Shrimp: 2 out of 5
Both chicken dishes are really good. The Honey Walnut Shrimp had way too much of a fruity taste for my liking.
For prices, not that this place is expensive, but some prices are heavily inflated. General Tsos is like 15 bucks which is way too much, while the lemon grass chicken is 9 bucks, great price.
If you’re in the mood for asian, overall, I would say this is a good spot.
Note that service can be really really slow

Tried shrimp Lo mein and roast pork noodle soup. The roast pork was excellent. Noodle soup go the spot.
I do not recommend the Lo mein. It was very flavorless and they were quite stingy with the shrimps.

I have been going to this place for year with family and friends. It’s been said in other posts’s but pork and duck are tremendous. Soups are delicious too

Sang Kee in University City is a very pleasant surprise. It was much better than I expected based on previous visits to Chinese restaurants in this part of town. It has the same owner as the Sang Kee in Chinatown and those in the burbs but the menus are all slightly different. In fact this menu is filled with Chinatown’s Greatest Hits. But sometimes the unadventurous familiar is okay if it is done well. Both the Taiwanese scallion pancake and the Southern Chinese beef Chow Fun served here were tasty enough. The chili crisp oil provided a spicy addition. Service was attentive. And the restaurant itself is very attractive. I’m going to round up to a four-​star rating for Sang Kee!

As an avid Hong Kong cuisine hunter, I know a good place when I see one.
This restaurant has authentic Hong Kong and Taiwanese dishes at an extremely reasonable price and portions that cannot be beat.
Once seated, you’re given a plate of tangy and sweet «kimchi» similar to a Hong Kong restaurant. This is to help clean the palate before you are served the main entrée.
For the entrée, I ordered the pork belly, roasted duck, and olive cooked AA (a Taiwanese vegetable), and spicy chicken 口水雞。
As an appetizer, I ordered the veggie and pork bone soup. The soup was loaded with sweet bok choy and pork shank with Chinese dried almonds. The soup was sweet and savory with a hint of porkiness fragrance. The most similar comparison I would make is that of a sweet and porky Italian wedding soup.
The overall architecture design of the restaurant is practicality with Asian flair. It definitely won’t win any best design award, but the place is a hundred times cleaner than any Chinatown restaurant which says a lot.
I’m a huge pork fan and whenever I visit, the pork belly is a MUST! This dish is marinated meat on steroids. The block of pork belly is cut and slowly marinated in sweet soy sauce and Asian herbs for hours. The result is a smooth and creamy «melt-​in-​your-​mouth» fattiness with strands of super tender pulled pork bites.
The AA veggies are crunchy and savory with a hint of salted olives. It complements the pork belly very well especially since the pork belly leans a bit on the heavy side of the palate.
The fried shrimp dumplings and chicken are incredibly crispy, savory, sweet, and piping hot. The shrimp juice bursts in your mouth when you bite into it, pair this with the sweet and sour sauce and you have the ultimate taste bud champion.
The miso spare ribs is probably one of their more creative dishes. The spare ribs fall off the bones and the miso flavor is very distinct. I recommend giving this a try!
The spicy kidney slices gives a good bit of kick and it’s ideal for people who are tolerant of spicy food. The hot peppers are stir fried until fragrant and then mixed with oil, then the kidney are sliced about ¼ inch thin and stir fried until it’s drenched in hot pepper oil.
The spicy chicken is spicy and salty, it’s incredibly salty but full of flavor and it’s impossible to eat just one. The sauce is perfect when mixed with white rice.
The roasted duck is beautifully roasted with a crispy skin and soft duck meat. The underside of each piece of duck is marinated in a salty paste to give the duck a savory flavor. The dish is heaven on earth and one of the many reasons why I could never be a vegetarian.
Overall, the dishes are beautifully cooked, reasonably priced, and authentically worth every bite. If you haven’t had roasted duck or pork belly in your life, you’re missing out!!!

Only 2 stars, I’d give 2.5 if I could. Five reasons why it’s not 5 stars:
1) it just can’t compare in taste or price with the restaurants in nearby Chinatown
2) I got charged $ 6.00 for a side order of steamed broccoli (!!)
3) the chicken in my noodle dish was clearly not fresh, it had that leftover taste
4) pearls in the bubble tea weren’t fresh either (although I know it’s a tricky to keep fresh ones on hand)
5) sauces have too much cornstarch, thick at the beginning and watery after they have cooled down
There are positives too… location, interior, and some of the waiters/​waitresses are nice. Crispy noodles were good. And the host gave me Halloween candy.
I have been there twice. First time was a little better. I get the sense that it’s a mix batch in terms of food quality and customer service. Overall: average.

I had wonton soup for breakfast … and a late night snack. Neither time could I eat the entire bowl. I challenge you to drink the savory broth, and eat the pork & shrimp dumplings along with plentiful bok choy and ramen noodles.
This establishment is found in the lobby of the Sheraton University City. Most hotels have an American restaurant.. so I was surprised.
While waiting for my late night snack, I observed a booming takeout business. The diners were not hotel guests … They were coming in off the street.

This review is of the bar and the bar menu which I ordered from.
First off, this is also the Sheraton Hotel bar so I wasn’t too surprised by everything.
I came around 2 and stayed till 6 so I saw the lunch crowd go and the happy hour crowd start. Service in the bar was mediocre. I usually waited 10 minutes on average with an empty drink before I was asked if I wanted another. They also ran out of Crown Royal after my second drink but hey it happens.
The bar food I had was so so. Some really good, others not so much. I decided on the dim sum samplers to try an array of items and the best thing in the steam pot was the Sui Mai for sure. I highly recommend this. The sticky bun was horrible and the shrimp dumpling and crystal dumpling above average.
They also kept a bowl on the bar filled with a party mix that was quite tasty. If the service was a little better this would be a 4 star for sure but agian, it’s in the lobby of a Sheraton hotel so my expectations were met just not exceeded.

I came to have breakfast with my wife around 9 in the morning. The manager told me they can’t handle too much customer all at once. There was only 15 or 18 Custumer in the restaurant. There was many seats emptied and available; but they said they can’t handle too much customer at once. I have never seen a Chinese Restaurant that turn down money.
The only reason my wife and I tried out this Restarunt was because of their name. We normally go to Sang kee duck house on 9^th and Race in Chinatown. The food there is always good and the place always stay full. But no matter how full they are; they never turn down any customers.
This is the first and last time we will be coming to this Sang kee Restarunt.
I would give this place 0 star if I can; but this app’s wouldn’t let me.

Today, was a belated birthday lunch for my co-​worker. She chose Sangkee and it turned out to be a wonderful decision. I ordered the Pork Belly Rice Bowl w/​a mango smoothie. The pork belly was tender, seasoned, and the sauce was similar to a chinese bbq sauce. I added hot oil on the side for a little spice.
Service, the service was excellent and the restaurant wasn’t crowded. I felt like I was in a five star restaurant. The server was very attentive and was within arms reach. Water glasses refilled, dishes cleared from our table etc… Don’t cheat yourself and order food for pickup, please have a seat and enjoy a delicious meal… Kudos to the Sang Kee staff, foh and kitchen…

I came here for University City Dining Days. Service was pleasant and attentive, but the pacing was off. My friend had almost finished her salad when my dim sum finally arrived. I no sooner took my last bite when my entrée arrived. The food was tasty. I must also admit to being put off by an automatically added 18% tip on a party of 2. If this was stated on the menu, I must have missed it. Either way, I think it’s odd.

It’s never as good as any of the other locations. I don’t know how I end up here so often. Come on Michael, how do you get all the others to work?

I’ve been looking for a place with good beef chow fun, and I finally found some :)
For my first time here I decided to go with take out. Restaurant was packed on Sunday evening. The staff was very friendly and quick.
The chow fun could maybe have used a bit more sauce and the steamed dumpling were spot on. I’m ready to try more.

It’s inside Sheraton hotel lobby. The design is pretty up to date and they maintain it well. It’s like a lesser PF Chang’s if you will. The service was pretty friendly and quick but we felt rushed to get and leave. I’ve had this kind of experience before but it’s not comfortable. We got the calamari, beef noodles, some chicken dish, and some veggies (I didn’t pay so I don’t know the names or prices). They were just average, nothing special about it.
I’m sure there are better tasting Chinese places around but this option isn’t terrible.

I’ve been to Sang Kee several times; the latest visit was with two coworkers on a Tuesday around Noon. We were seated immediately (summer– no students around!) I ordered the lunch box special ($ 11) with chicken and broccoli, chicken spring roll, fried rice, and salad. The chicken spring roll was very good, the fried rice and chicken and broccoli was good, the salad was fine. The service was fast and our waters were constantly filled. Their menu is expansive and it’s not too expensive. Good lunch option.

I used to love to come here a few years ago, as I thought the food was the «most authentic» chinese food near UCity. Perhaps this is still true and some dishes are more tasty, but the last two times I ordered bulgogi and chow fun and was sorely disappointed.
Do not order bulgogi at a self-​proclaimed chinese restaurant. The bowl was very small, with very bland meat and sauces. The chow fun that I ordered for take out was the greasiest I have ever had, and I couldn’t even finish more than ¹⁄₅ of the dish before feeling sick greasy. The dish was also comprised of 99% noodles and very little vegetables or meat. Finally, the prices are very high for the quality of food, although I suppose they have to account for high rent costs as they are connected to the Sheraton hotel.
For my friend’s birthday dinner, we sat in a secret room in the back, and it was really nice having our own room where we sat at a circular table and seemed more intimate. Our waiter was extremely impatient and rude, and often mixed up our orders.

Despite it’s prices, this place had good service. My friends and I were seated immediately. The waiter was very accomodating. It was around 9pm when we walked in and the place still had a few customers. Our group also asked for the check to be split, which the owner begrudgingly did for us.
I ordered the rice noodles with shrimp: it was very bland and the noodles seemed over-​cooked. However, my friend ordered a cheese and curry seafood fried rice dish and it was delicious. Portion size was enough to feed two people and the mix of flavor was very interesting. Baked cheese over fried rice and curry? Sounds a bit risky but if I had to come back, I’d order this again. On the other hand, my friend also ordered two plates of dimsum and the soup of the day, both of which did not seem too appetizing. Based on this, their food seems to be either a hit or miss.
Most of the items on the menu are at least $ 12 or more. Even a bowl of soup is $ 8. Given the quality of the food, I feel the food is definitely overpriced. Service is decent, but unless its for that particularly fried rice cheese curry dish, I would spend my money elsewhere.

I came for dim sum, and the food was super mediocre. I’d suggest traveling to Chinatown for cheaper dim sum that tastes better. I had the pan fried turnip cakes (a staple), which were of good consistency. I also ordered their siu mai, which were pretty standard fare as well.
Then I remember ordering steamed dumplings (3), which were actually undercooked. Maybe the dumplings had freezer burn or something, but the dough was dry and not steamed through at all (for all three dumplings). I asked my waiter about the dumplings, so he nicely offered to get me another dish, and the manager actually came out to apologize and remove it from my check. I was thankful for his courtesy, but when the dumplings came out, they still were undercooked. I didn’t want to complain about anything, so I ended up leaving them partially uneaten.
A friend of mine ordered some noodle or rice dish, and there were no complaints from the other end of the table. Sangkee usually has pretty good food, but their dim sum is par or sub par.

Price: reasonable compared to other nearby Asian restaurants such as Han dynasty. Getting one main entrée + tax and tip will land you around the 11 – 15 dollar range.
Food quantity/​quality:
If you are looking to satisfy a noodle soup craving, I highly recommend substituting out the egg noodles (written for most of their soups) for shangdon ramen (*not what you think of typical ramen but rather similar to flat thin noodles). The shangdon ramen has a more smooth and filling taste compared to the egg noodles which have a more stringy texture in my opinion. If you want to make sure to be full, extra noodles for additional $ 2 will do it! I personally enjoy the braised beef noodle soup the best.
In terms of quality regarding the soups, it’s average in terms of taste and can vary time to time with it being watered down on ocassion. No worries when you have sriracha sauce or hot oil to add some kick!
I also recommend their stir fried Dou Miao vegetable dish which translated is pea shoots, full with flavor in every bite.
Service:
Pretty quick and efficient. Not the most attentive or friendly staff but they get the job done in getting the food to you in a timely manner!

I stayed at the Sheraton in University City and met up with a friend for breakfast at Sang Kee. This is going to be a short review since their breakfast options are limited.
Their Chinese menu is limited during breakfast. They mostly cater to Sheraton patrons, so not surprisingly their breakfast menu consists of continental breakfast items.
I was craving Chinese, so I ordered from their Chinese menu. For breakfast, Sang Kee Noodle House only has a few dishes to choose from. Mainly a choice between Pork and Century Egg Rice Congee or Wonton Noodle Soup with a side of dough fritters.
I ended up ordering the congee with dough fritter and it was good. Congee is one of those Chinese comfort foods and it really hit the spot. I would have enjoyed larger pieces of egg and pork, but that’s not a huge deal.
The dough fritter was also a little bit too oily and hard. They also did not have any red vinegar, hot chili sauce or pepper readily available (common congee condiments).
I would go back to try their regular Chinese menu, but would not return for breakfast.