Shanghai Social Club "represents an intriguing step forward for Allston," writes MC Slim JB for Improper Bostonian, "walking the line between kitsch and craft, between ironic winking at America's middlebrow expropriation of Chinese cuisine and a more serious appreciation of it." Top picks: red roast pork steaming noodle bowl, XO scallops, a Mai Tai. [TIB]
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