Empire Garden Restaurant
(617) 482-8898
690 Washington St
Boston,
MA
02111
42.3511
-71.0628
Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Downtown, Central
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In Short
A diverse crowd (everyone from Asian families in from suburbia to hungry downtown couples) passes through a gleaming marble lobby into a cavernous dining room. Unusual menu offerings include bean curd skin rolls filled with a variety of ingredients, stewed tripe with hot green chiles and lobster har gow (pillows of rice flour dough filled with big chunks of shellfish). Service is not as frenetic as some other dim sum palaces.
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lsarao
April 26, 2009
I went to Emperor's Garden (or Empire Garden - depending on which sign you read) this afternoon for my first ever Dim Sum experience. After reading some of the reviews on here beforehand I was a little nervous about what to expect. I have to say I was very pleasantly surprised. The actual restaurant was giant and beautiful in that old 50's extravagant sort of way. We were seated right away and the carts started going by immediately. We tried many different dishes but my favorites were the chinese brocoli, BBQ pork and a banana leaf stuffed with steamed rice and other yummy things! And as it is my motto to try everything once, I even tried a chickens foot! All in all it was a great meal! We ate so much and when the bill came, we were all shocked to find out we only owed $10 a piece! Needless to say, I'm a newly born Dim Sum fan! Xie xie Emperor Garden!
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freewilly7
April 12, 2008
one of the ONLY two dim sum spots i would frequent in boston c-town area. decent dim sum, good rice/noodle dishes for sharing, large enough area to ensure seating in most cases. one can also take the time to reminisce the old days when this place was still a theater--they kept most of the interior decor. :)
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srw9
December 02, 2007
So, I know what the other reviewer means. Walking up the stairs, I commented to my friends that it smelled like a mixture of basil and garbage, Nonetheless, when we walked into the theater, we were blown away. We were not expecting that. . . Anyway, once we got upstairs, we couldn't smell anything unpleasant anymore. The drinks were good and reasonably priced, and the food was your average, tasty Chinese fare. It made for a very pleasant evening, and we will be going back. Can't wait to try the dim-sum.
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