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Every photo here is the real thing, shot from the same kitchens you order from. No stock food, no stand-ins. What makes Shiso Crispy worth photographing is what makes it worth the drive: gyoza pleated by hand and seared until the edges crackle, dirty rice bowls crowned with eight-hour short rib and blackened ahi tuna, and the bang bang chicken that has become the single most-ordered dish in all three locations.
Look closely and you can see the difference that hand-folding makes. The fold holds the filling, the sear gives the crunch, and the sauces, our sweet-and-savory bang bang, honey-wasabi cream, and house BBQ, are built to order. Use the filter to jump between dumplings, dirty rice bowls, bao, starters and dessert.
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The dumplings are the heart of it. Wagyu gyoza with white cheddar and jalapeño, black-truffle gyoza with truffle cream, pork gyoza with gochujang, and a vegan-friendly garlic chili mandu, all folded one at a time. The dirty rice bowls turn that same care into a full meal: bang bang chicken, 8-hour braised short rib, and seared ahi tuna over rice built from scratch. The bao arrive pillowy and overstuffed, and the rangoon, garlic-chive and whole-knuckle lobster, come out golden and crackling.
It is the kind of food that earned a Tampa Bay Times “Best of the Best” title two years running, a New York Times feature, and six trips to Guy’s Grocery Games. Photos help, but the only way to really get it is to taste it, so when you are done scrolling, order ahead from your closest St. Petersburg or Tampa kitchen.
A few notes for first-timers. The bang bang chicken is the most-ordered dish across every location, so if you only try one thing, start there. The wagyu gyoza and lobster rangoon are the dumpling and starter to beat. Vegans are well taken care of, with the garlic chili mandu, jackfruit bao and plain dirty rice all built to satisfy. And if you are heading to the Jannus Block location downtown, save room and pair the meal with a Shiso Sour from the sake bar. Every plate in this gallery is available for pickup or delivery from St. Petersburg and Tampa.