Weekend dim sum is a memorable experience at Chinatown’s famous Empress Pavilion, located in the bustling Bamboo Plaza. The décor may not be atmospheric – it’s defined by bright lighting, beige walls and old purple carpet – but the food more than makes up for it. On any given Saturday or Sunday morning, the sprawling banquet hall is alive with activity as the wait staff wheels carts of delicacies ...
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This popular restaurant serves hearty portions of Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine. Well known for it's Dim Sum, this restaurant can draw a large and noisy crowd, but is often recommended for wonderful food. They are open for lunch only.
During dim sum service, the waitstaff wheels carts of delicacies like crisp-fried taro dumplings, roast duck and translucent har gow. To order, just flag one of the cart-pushing servers.
The Scene In this cavernous banquet hall, a fleet of black-tie servers look after every table with eyes like hawks. Though they will readily offer thoughtful recommendations, they may steer ardent diners away from adventurous dishes, like duck feet, so insist gently. The Food Classical Chinese cuisine is haute here. The Peking duck is the best in town and the shark's fin ...
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Posted by Citysearch
on April 04, 2008, (Edited October 14, 2004)
OK, everyone complains about the service. I don't get it. We got a table on a Saturday afternoon dim sum service in about 10 minutes. We sat down and within minutes we were offered so many different delightful dim sum: baked pork buns, shu mai, dumplings, steamed buns... It's actually overwhelming how many options there are. Everything was extremely tasty. I loved a sweet sesame concoction with bean ...
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I hate to say it, but I certainly concur with the negative reviews after my husband and two sons tried the Empress dim sum on Friday December 28th. Things started out okay, but after receiving some 5 dishes, the carts just stopped coming to our area! After about 40 minutes I went and politely spoke to a 'manager' (one of the people in the Black, formal suits) to point out that no one had been to ...
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