damnlines for iPhoneLive lines & push alerts — freeGetdamnlines.comA Flushing xiao long bao specialist where passersby routinely spot a line out the door for a table.
135-33 40th Rd, Flushing, NY 11354
damnlines hasn't pointed a lens at Shanghai You Garden yet. The most-wanted lines get a camera first.
A visiting food writer for The Chinese Quest described driving by Shanghai You Garden repeatedly and consistently seeing "hordes of people waiting," with a line stretching out the door during their own visit (The Chinese Quest, 2018).
The restaurant manages overflow with electronic beepers so waiting parties can wander the block instead of standing in place, and the same writer's party of two was seated after about a 20-minute wait; staff were noted as moving fast to turn tables given the crowd outside (The Chinese Quest, 2018).
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: No reservations reported; walk-in with beeper system, per The Chinese Quest.
Walk-ins: Walk-in only; the restaurant uses electronic pagers to manage the queue, per The Chinese Quest.
A visiting food writer's party of two waited about 20 minutes using the restaurant's electronic beeper system, though the crowd outside was described as consistently large (The Chinese Quest).
No reservation system is reported; the restaurant is walk-in with a pager to hold your spot while you wait nearby (The Chinese Quest).
Yes — it's a walk-in restaurant, though be prepared for a line, as staff there described it as busy "every time" a local writer drove past (The Chinese Quest).
Sources: The Chinese Quest