The Empress Seafood Restaurant
The Empress Seafood Restaurant
Shrimp with bacon
Dim sum
Dim sum
Inside
Inside
a crowded dining area
71821 Just us & another couple, Busy day earlier cuz they said "No more DimSum" i dont go here 4 that anyways lol always out of what I like
Steamed BBQ Buns
Pan fired taro balls
Signage
Sesame balls
Inside
ramen and noodles, outside
Signage
Dragon dance
Peking duck
Dim sum dumplings
Chan ga
Dessert cart - drool
Inside
ramen and noodles, interior
Kim W.
Oct 2, 2024
Ah I always crave a good Cantonese Style dinner and this meal was delicious! We ordered all our favorite go to dishes: Ginger Scallion Crab, Green Beans with Pork, Roast Duck, Cantonese Style Chow Mein, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, and Potstickers!I enjoyed the Green Beans dish. I was so excited to see chung choy in it, which added to the flavor profile. The combination Chow Mein was perfectly crispy with plentiful amounts of tender meat and veggies. Ginger Scallion Crab and Shrimp with Lobster sauce was what we expected and executed well. Some of the end pieces of duck were a bit salty but overall was very good. I'd love to try the Peking Duck next time with the buns and the crispy roast pork.I felt the cost of the food was very reasonable with the amount of food given. I love the fact that you can order dim sum at any time. But makes it hard to choose what to order because everything sounds good. The servers were so nice and had very fun personalities, always with a smile on their faces. They made our meal really enjoyable and did a fairly good job keeping our water cups filled.The restaurant was spacious and appeared tidy. We went there on a Saturday night and there were people setting up for likely a wedding event. I'm sure Empress is a place where many Asians have their reception meals and events. The neighborhood is a bit sketchy and was happy to see that they had their own parking lot. We were only visiting, but we'll definitely be back to try more items in the future and would recommend others to give it a try!
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Shin M.
Sep 14, 2024
Really big restaurant with ample seating Somewhat smaller parking lot size but fairly packed even tho restaurant was not busy, there were lots of employees so maybe they took up like half the parking lotEmployees were all Asian. They were all super nice and spoke Chinese. Owners were very friendly.Ordering system was a bit chaotic. We filled out the menu ordering sheet with what we wanted but all the food carts kept passing by asking us if we wanted things rather than take our menu and put those on our table. I'm pretty sure we got charged based on our paper menu order rather than what was actually on our table. Not happy about thatFood review:Beef chow fun was rather tasteless, would not get again All items were OK: shrimp crepe, fried bean curd, shu mai, shrimp dumpling, chive and meat dumpling Fried turnip cake with hoisin sauce was goodOverall ok.
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Bee W.
Sep 22, 2024
Brought my friend for her birthday celebration. She was excited and I was happy as her eyes lit up at all the dishes. She listened to the descriptions, mine were bad, and selected dishes. We ate and ate and then took leftovers home for her hubby and for myself. She enjoyed the experience and that's one of the reasons I like bringing people here. It's not intimidating and they welcome you. Definitely amazing service and great vibe.
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Julia K.
Feb 17, 2024
We love Empress for its Lunar New Year dim sum. We came on a Saturday before 10am because they fill up quickly. The Hong Kong style dim sum carts come around to each table and you get to pick: pork bun, shrimp crepe, har gow, taro cake, the list goes on. You can also order from the regular menu and we tried the Singapore noodles (it was great!) Staff is friendly and accommodating. We stayed for the 11am lion and dragon dance. Amazing! Ambiance is old dim sum place. The place is big and has a separate side room for small parties. We were here with a big alumni group and they were able to accommodate us in the main dining room.
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Hanqing J.
Apr 23, 2024
Looking for Chinese food from 50 years ago? Come here.Staff were nice restaurant is nice but old
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Gene R.
Jan 21, 2024
Came here Sunday when they opened (10:30am), was able to call ahead around 9:30am and reserved a table for 10. It was less busy than Star Kitchen, but we all thought the food was tastier and weren't rushed to finish. Will definitely come back!
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Molly W.
Dec 29, 2023
Super tasty food but a bit chaotic! I'll cut them some slack since it was Christmas and the place was PACKED. I'm sure it was one of the only places open in the area. Our food came out very randomly. Like we had 1 thing on the table for awhile, then got a few more, and then when we were basically done we got the last item. It's nice and everything comes out at once. I've heard amazing things about this place, my uncle loves it and this experience did NOT deter me. I'll be back! The drunken noodles were chefs kiss, and the bbq pork buns & pork dumplings were amazing too. Also this garlic eggplant dish was phenomenal and not something I would normally get!
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Rebecca P.
Jan 20, 2024
Was craving some Chinese food and stopped into The EmpressService: very attentive waitress! She gave us suggestionsFood: - Peking Duck: 5/5 - crispy skin, fluffy baos; boyfriend wished it came w cucumbers though lol- Beef Chow Fun: 4/5 - tender beef, oily and MSG-y in the best way (you're eating Chinese food what do u expect lol), but I actually wish it was slightly saltier- Snow Peas w/ Garlic Sauce: 5/5 - love that I can find this in CO, a perfect vegetable pairing for the meal *side note - they do dim sum all day and night so there's thatI will return!
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Khampha K.
Nov 13, 2023
The Empress has been around for quite awhile and is a staple in our Asian Community. However, I feel like they could do some updating to the interior and maybe to the dim sum menu as well. The food is good but not the best. Not a big fan of their sauces either
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Naisa L.
Oct 28, 2023
Came in on a Friday around 1PM because it's my sons birthday and birthday dim sum is a must in our family.Since the last time we ate here, it feels like some recipes have slightly changed. It's not bad but it's different than what we originally would have and we don't know how to feel about it. Dim sum normally comes out in carts but we know we came in past the rush so the majority of it was made to order. I don't know how to describe the staff. They tried to be friendly and attentive but they weren't naturally good at it. They did make sure to check in on us and keep our water glasses and tea full which is great. But that's all that worth saying about it. Now we've been coming to this location for a few years now and they have the normal Chinese restaurant decorations we're you could host parties etc. but overall it's not very clean. From the window sills to the walls and glass door area, there's just a lot of dust and build up. The once white curtains that are by the glass door are now a yellowish color and are "crunchy" in texture.(I only know this because of my toddler, who touches everything). We tend to turn the other cheek because we do like the food but that's getting harder to do. This place really just needs a deep clean. Now the overall price of dim sum has raised everywhere and this place is no exception. A small plate of dimsum costs 4.50 and the prices just go up from there. For 2 adults and a toddler, our total came out to $66. We liked this place better than the other dim sum places in our area, but we're hesitant to keep coming here. I do hope things change for the better.
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