Empire Dimsum Kitchen & Bar

Who knew that dim sum at 12:30am on a Saturday night in Oklahoma City could be such a hidden gem? We were a bit apprehensive walking in, with a few tables still cluttered, but the energy was infectious with diners enjoying their late-night feasts.We ordered individually through the app, which was super convenient. Our waitress was friendly and even took a moment to share that the owners hail from California. Always nice to know a bit of the backstory!Now, let's talk about the dumplings--wow! They were absolutely delicious, easily some of the best we've had. The shrimp, pork, and jalapeño fillings were bursting with flavor and the perfect late-night indulgence.Overall, a delightful surprise that we can't wait to revisit! If you're in the mood for some late-night dim sum, this spot is definitely worth the visit.

Big open space and staff was very friendly. There are also call buttons on the tables for quicker service. We went around 10:30am and there was one cart going around for steamed items but didn't see the fried things going around as muchThe tripe was delicious, well seasoned and has a nice crunchy texture. The shumai was also a hit. Egg foo young was one of the best my bf's ever had! It was so fresh and tasty. Only complaint I have with what we ordered was the shrimp in the steamed dumpling wasn't as plump and have that bite that I like. It was seasoned well but the texture was differentOverall, a great reliable place for dim sum. We will come try other items out for sure

What I like: open concept (when you walk in, you see the whole restaurant) tons of tables for families (variety of small and big tops) food isn't oily or salty Friendly service Variety of dishes. They even have the salted steam buns! Very yummy. And it's better than just the regular egg custard buns The service button on every table!! SOO sooo convenient for fast service. What's needs to be improved: Service is not as attentive when filling up drinks. I feel like w such a big place, there needs to be someone constantly refilling water or having someone be on the floor. It's great that they have a buzzer on the table. We were able to get fast service bc of it! Needs a second cart to run around on the floor. The one cart wasn't doing much and was skipping over too many tables. I think that was my main complaint. I personally like a more traditional dim sum where the carts are constantly cycling through. We had a big table and the cart had skipped us multiple times after. Maybe they thought we were done ordering but we were actually waiting for it to come by. Even after we ask for it to stop by our table, we still got skipped. But all in all, it's still a new restaurant and I'm sure they're still working out the kinks! The service is still very friendly and fast. We didn't have to wait long and they accommodated us with 10 people

Surprisingly, I wasn't too crazy about the dim sum here. For example, the rice noodle rolls with beef, the meat was so fatty. And the steamed BBQ pork was so sweet. The shrimp dumpling was my favorite. But I felt like I consumed a lot of soy sauce from this visit. Another thing that made eating here unpleasant was that most of the food was so slippery or they got stuck to the the steamers.The food is delivered fast since half of the menu is on the cart while the other half you can order via Toasttab. I do appreciate that the dim sum is made in-house daily. The staff are friendly, and several came by to check on us multiple times. Their Vietnamese coffee is excellent, I would come back just for that.

Amazing service and amazing freshly made to order dim sum! They do offer cart service for steamed items only on Saturday and Sunday. Other days you can order from the QR code located on top of your table and order on your phone as a group or individual. No complaints highly recommend. I will say right now it is by far 1000x better than any other dim sum place here in the city.Just a side note: The person giving negative reviews that didn't even try this place and went to another dim sum location and gave this place two fake reviews under their main account and another one under a fake account is incorrect about payment. You pay AFTER you eat on the app. You have the OPTION to pay before, but any intelligent person can figure this out.

An update review to apprise patrons that Empire Dim Sum will be shifting to an evening only schedule, but they will still have dim sum. I believe the hours will be M-Sun from 5:30pm-2am. You can also sing along to karaoke on the screen in the dining area as well. I was informed that the prior chef left, but the food is still great - there are also new Vietnamese cuisine additions. Check it out!

I will definitely return to Empire Dimsum. Everything was fantastic on the first visit, the delicious food, the good service, the speediness of the food - a wholesome dimsum experience. For those that read reviews about how this is not traditional dim sum, the bad service, or not getting their food, I certainly did not experience any of these problems. This is possibly because they have improved or addressed these problems. This restaurant serves traditional dim sum with a slight twist. I was a little confused at first but got it in the end. So all the STEAMED dishes are being served via CARTS like traditional dim sum (on the weekends). The catch is the FRIED dishes, BAKED goods, DESSERTS, DRINKS, NOODLES, and VEGETABLE dishes are ORDERED from the kitchen. You order these dishes online as this is the easiest option. You don't have to and could order through one of the servers. The benefit of having an online ordering system is you can order more items anytime or you could close out your tab without going up the counter. It's an excellent and efficient system, which I preferred. Honestly, I loved it. All my food were ordered and made fresh from the kitchen. All of these items were brought out individually by different servers. I love the fact that the servers worked as a team and you'll be served by all of them, not just by one. I was not able to try the steamed dishes served by carts such as pork ribs, steamed buns, chicken feet, and others, hence "I will definitely return." By the way, all my food came out very FAST. There wasn't really any wait.4/19/24 - Came back and tried shiu mai with shrimp, spare ribs with black bean sauce, and preserved egg and pork congee. Food was again fantastic. Loved everything. Congee was a little bland though. This is go to dim sum in OKC. They forgot my chrysanthemum tea this time.P.S. This restaurant has the worst wifi. Using their wifi for 30 minutes, got interrupted 2 times and disconnected one time.

I'm not sure what was going on today but they kept messing up our order. We did ordered a lot but there wasn't that many people there for how often they tried to give us something we didn't order. I enjoyed the food but it'll be hard going back because of all the mistakes.

Nice little hole in the wall dim sum place. We wanted to do dim sum on a Sunday but the usual places were crazy busy. This place has a la carte ordering, so don't expect people going around with items. Still how we the food was great and comparable to the other popular spots. This is a good choice if you want to get away from the rush and still have good dim sum.

Stopped by for a quick lunch on Saturday. They were relatively busy, but service was still amazing. I ordered their dumpling sampler, truffle sui mai and beef tripe. Their dim sum does not disappoint. My favorite was the truffle sui mai, truffle and crab dumpling. This might be the only dim sum place offering truffle on their dim sum menu. Definitely will be back for more of that truffle.