A new experience for me. They come around with carts loaded with food, and you choose what you like. I was there late, at 14:00 , I am sure that is why it was empty. Except for a few Asian customers. Which I always think is good.
It is a beautiful restaurant, used to be the theater. The food was excellent and the staff was very helpful. They have a full bar. Also, take note of the parking that is available in 1 of the pictures, please verify with the website first.
Lovely experience. I went here for dim sum on a Sunday with family. We were looking for a traditional style dim sum with carts after Hei La Moon moved, and we were not disappointed. The food was immediate delicious and hot. The turnip cakes are my absolute favorite. They automatically bring tea to the table, and will refill upon request. There were a few tables open, but Sunday morning is the busiest time of the week. The space itself is gorgeous and colorful, it's worth going just to experience. We did not see a cart for tapioca coconut milk soup, so we asked for that. The staff speak enough English to explain what meat is in things, but it is difficult with dietary restrictions. This is not a good place to go as a vegetarian.
This place is incredible. Close to the orange line Chinatown stop. Go for dim sum in the mornings on the weekend. The ladies who work there will show you to your table and pour your some hot tea and they will bring carts by with lots of different delicious plates. Dumplings and buns galore, beautiful atmosphere. We will be back for sure.
Went here with my highschool friends and brother and cousin-ish 🤣🤣 there is this saying in vietnamese that your eyes can eat more than your stomach and we definitely over-ordered 😭 but the dimsum was soooo good i love the xiu mai and crispy tofu stick the most. Also having a friend who speaks chinese is so slay. The inside of this restaurant is an old opera repaired and its not what you’re gonna expect hehe
Very Chinese authentic experience. In the mornings on the weekdays they have a great system of a waiter coming with a cart and asking if you want one of the dishes they have and pulls it out right away. At night it’s more of a standard restaurant experience. Overall it was fun to go there for the experience and the atmosphere!
SomeoneWhoKnowsNothing AboutSomething
+5
I have to say. This is hands down the best restaurant that I have eaten at in a long time! The Orange Beef and Spicy Squid I highly recommend!
The staff is wonderful and the atmosphere is quite relaxing. It is a converted theatre with high ceilings and traditional Chinese instrumental music with Chinese art that surrounds you. They even still have the original chandeliers from when it was a theatre!
Bravo!
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Good dim sum and slow service at times. The best servers are the young lady with the shoulder length hair and the young tall man with the glasses. When I have one of them as a server, the service is a 5+. When I don't have them as servers, service can be slow.
This is the prettiest dim sum restaurant I have visited and I've seen hundreds. Empire Garden is set in an old theater.
Excellent ambience. Great drinks selection. The Mai Tai is fantastic. Limited dessert selection.
In April 2022, one of the cart ladies, the one with stamp number 4, charged twice for a dish. I don't think it was intentional -- she punched on a different line and then stamped again, had a weird look on her face, then walked away. Clearly, though, she knew she made a mistake and instead of correcting it, she obviously hoped I didn't notice. However, due to the look on her face, I looked at the tab and saw 6 stamps, but I had only 5 dishes. Thankfully, none of the plates had been cleared from the table (this non-clearing of the table is usually a negative, but it helped my case in this situation), so I got a hold of a server immediately and showed him 6 stamps punched for 5 dishes on the table. The server corrected tab.
There was one time when I paid for the tab and then I got stopped by Management, asking me if I had paid. I showed them my credit card receipt and I said I even gave them a great tip of over 20%.
I've eaten at Empire Garden over a hundred times.
I would rate them a 5-star restaurant for most of the times I've been here.
June 10, 2022: I've changed the rating from a four to a five, but I've left the comments above.
Everything we got was really yummy and there were lots of different options. The turnip cakes were especially to die for; we got 2 orders. Also, the space is really cool, as there are cool paintings and designs on the walls, and the ceiling forms a big arch.
Dim Sum is a great a place to go with a party of 3 or more, so you can enjoy more items without having to eat too much or having too much left over. I'm not sure if it is because I went to this place when they just opened their door for business. There are not much to select from, but they all tasted delicious. I liked that they added fried dough to Kanji and jasmine tea was served on the house.
Haven't been here in a long while (before pandemic) because the food and quality were not good compared to other Chinese restaurants in the area. But lately they got a new chef and the food and quality has improved. The service also improved as well. Came here twice recently and both times did not disappoint. Very spacious and usually not crowded so we felt comfortable dining in and didn't feel rushed
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