Empire

I'm a Boston native now living in L.A. I return to Boston often and ALWAYS try to make a point of returning to Empire for a meal. It's busy and can get loud, and is definitely a hot spot for nearby businesses to hold their corporate meals, but its popularity makes complete sense to me - the food is always consistently delicious, drinks expertly made. In my dozens of visits here I've probably tried everything on the menu and have never received a dish that wasn't absolutely delicious. Over the last 12+ years, I've brought family, friends, and coworkers here - from groups of 2 to 12 - and everyone always leaves with a smile on their face, and a "wow, what a place" review.During a recent visit, the Manager approached me, having seen that I'm a repeat customer, and made me feel so special and appreciated. Just another nice touch!In a word: FLAVORFUL. You can't go wrong eating at Empire.

Visited Empire last night to celebrate two of my friends' birthdays and the food is extremely mid. Don't get me wrong, none of the food we ordered was terrible but the food was nothing spectacular either. We ordered a couple apps to start, including the "spicy" avocado salad, salt and pepper wings, and fried calamari. The apps I would all rate 5/10. We also ordered a bunch of rolls which honestly were not bad, just nothing special. For the price of each roll, I would say they are not worth it at all and you could get the same rolls (& probably better quality & ingredients) for half the price from your local neighborhood sushi joint. 5/10 for their sushi rolls.I honestly was content with only having a bite of each dish we ordered because I did not want to waste space in my stomach. The only thing I would probably come back for is the lychee martini. Please do not make the mistake of ordering the pad thai. The pad thai they served was absolutely terrible. The noodles were soggy, bland, and too wet. We ended the dinner with two desserts, one triple chocolate cake and the coconut mango baked alaska. The coconut mango baked alaska tasted like passion fruit with no hints of mango or coconut, so it was super disappointing. The triple chocolate cake was mostly just fudge and no actual cake. Overall, Empire is a nice looking restaurant. I know that it does turn into a night club at night except on Sundays... but come on. The food should be a high priority and unfortunately is not great & is overpriced. Would not come back again.

Vibes 10/10 great music and the staff is always smiling. The food.... 2/10 the food came out very quickly. We ordered the chicken and dumplings. Those were really bad and they tasted burnt. We ordered the avocado rice bites, those were actually really good and very flavorful. The vegetable spring rolls the two sauces that came with it were absolutely horrible. We ended up just leaving because we knew if we ate the dinner. It was just gonna keep getting worse and we really didn't wanna waste our time. The place is actually really nice on the inside, but it is very overpriced for both food and drinks.

Food was amazing, my party was pescatarian but they had plenty of options to choose from. The waitress was super helpful and patient. Ambiance was trendy and turned into a club later at night.

Expensive but I would recommend coming here for drinks, appetizers and sushi only. None of the mains/entrees were worth ordering.Would recommend:Blackened tuna/spicy salmon rice bitesWagyu sliders Lobster rangoonsJonah crab rangoonsChili pork wontons Tuna truffle sashimiTataki belly flight

Ambiance was nice, but the service wasn't the best, which is weird considering that I was sitting at the bar and I could've sworn the bartender was ignoring me. Other than being ignored, it is a good place for drinks though. Cocktails were good. I recommend the Royal Akuma. I did enjoy the variety from the torched belly flight, and from the two way rangoons.

I walked in and was able to sit at a nice table for one. The service was a little slow but the food was amazing. Very great ambience super trendy. The black and tuna was one of the best crispy rices 9.5/10. The side of Ginger was also really good. I highly recommend getting the seaweed salad to start.

i enjoyed the vibes of the restaurant more than the food. the food was pretty pricey, but expected, since the restaurant is located in seaport. my boyfriend and i ordered the singapore street noodles ($32), crispy salmon roll ($28), shrimp appetizer and hot and sour soup ($10). the hot and sour soup was disgusting. everything else tasted pretty good. empire is more suitable for date nights or birthday celebrations. it's definitely more for young adults. customer service was ok. they are extremely strict on the 15 minute grace period. if you're 16 minutes late, you need to re-reserve. their dresscode is stylish nightlife attire. it's a pretty boujee restaurant overall. overall rating: 6/10

This is literally the worst food I've ever had in a restaurant. Not even the worst Asian food, the worst food period. I thought nothing would top the "Asian" food they serve in Memphis, TN but here I am sadly mistaken. We went there with a group of friends and everyone commented their entree is terrible. My friends were LITERALLY adding salt to their fried rice and adding water to their pad thai because the seasoning/texture was so off.This place is now jokingly referred to in our group chat and has become a meme. The decor/ambiance might be a 5/5 but I can cook better food at home and not charge over $30 an entree.

I enjoyed the food. I loved the blackened tuna rice bites (that was really good). Hong Kong Spicy chicken was really good.We also had- Red Dragon Maki- Seaweed salad- lobster and crab Rangoon - Singapore noodles- Wagyu Truffle gyozaHonestly everything was pretty good!