Empress Gardens

This place is located in a little indoor mall. We went during lunch and nobody was there. Food was good. Service was very slow considering we were the only ones there. Cute little decor. Plenty of parking.

Returned 2/18/25 - large portions, chicken fried well, but very greasy egg rolls and lame fried rice.Tons of food - enough for at least 2 meals - but not the highest quality this time on a Tuesday night. The almond chicken was pretty great - fried crispy with a decent gravy/sauce. However, the egg rolls were so greasy, I couldn't eat them. Like, there was oil in the bottom of the bag they came in. Honestly, they didn't taste that fresh either - like they might have refried egg rolls from the day before. Of course on a night when I ordered extra. The fried rice is also pretty lame - plain white rice turned around in a wok with oil. No veggies at all, not even the basic frozen ones. I think I'm on the hunt for a new Chinese place. Bummer.

I'll start by saying the restaurant is nice on the inside. Traditional Chinese restaurant interior. Service was horrible. Said my carry out would be ready in 15 mins but turns out 50 mins. The food was a complete rip off. They said they would serve in quarts but gave smaller servings. I even went back and told them but they didn't correct my order. 4 of us tried the food and we all agree. The flavor was lacking. The sesame chicken didn't taste like normal sesame chicken - tasted like frozen food. Same for the sweet n sour. The lo mein had an after taste that was off putting. First time that I've been so disappointed. Don't recommend this place at all.

I went to empress garden 11/16/24 and the service was terrible me and my wife walked out employees to busy on there phones to take my orders ,

Good standard Cantonese. Everything is fresh and taste delicious.This location has been in business over 45 years and the food shows why. Consistently good. Tasty prompt service. Recently redone inside.

Not appetizing, I had the boneless almond chicken, nothing special no seasoning tasteless. I will not be back.

Very friendly! The lady at the desk asked our Chinese zodiac sign. She also knew my Chinese tattoo. The food is good and be ready to eat its huge portions.

Empress Gardens, oh how I love you!! This place is fantastic! Specializing in Cantonese/Szechuan cuisine, they have been around for over 50 years! My family has enjoyed this restaurant for over 40 years and it never disappoints. I have tried almost everything on the menu and it's all delicious. They cook all the proteins to perfection: pork, beef, shrimp, chicken, etc...I love the Singapore Noodles, which has shrimp and chicken in angel hair pasta and curry. Beef with Pea Pods in another favorite dish. The beef is very tender and the sauce is delicious. Their fried rice dishes are a delight. I like the Yong Chow fried rice because it has chicken, ham and shrimp in it. I always get an egg roll--crispy of the outside and yummy on the inside.Vegetarian options too. They also offer dinner and lunch specials. Very friendly service.They have a dining room but it's currently closed due to Covid. Carry out only. I'm so glad they have remained open, continuing to provide excellent service and food during the pandemic. Easy pick up window and customers are requested to wear masks. All of the employees wear masks.Located in the Harvard Row strip mall with plenty of parking.

Got the shrimp foo young. Was bland no flavor first time trying this restaurant other Chinese restaurant we use to go to closed up and retired The employees were awesome just ordered take out

We weren't expecting much based on the reviews but we were craving chinese and there wasn't much around us as we were from out of town. The restaurant is nicely decorated. They were not crowded (only one other table with 2 customers) so we were able to be seated immediately. The young male server took our order (drink and food). We ordered a glass of wine, water, veggie spring rolls and a veggie dish each. The rolls came quickly and were pretty good. The dishes arrived soon after and my dish was great. In fact, it was probably the best fried tofu I have ever had. The brown sauce gave the tofu and veggies a wonderful flavor. My husband enjoyed his dish with white garlic sauce and veggies with white rice. There was enough for us to take back to the hotel and have for another night, which was even better. The only reason for 4 instead of 5 stars is that the service was not great. After taking our order, we didn't see our server again until we asked for to go boxes and our check. Our meals were brought out by someone else from the kitchen. We didn't receive a refill of water or asked if we wanted another glass of wine. I actually had to flag him down to get the boxes and check. Other than that, we would certainly go back or get take out.