Empire Garden Restaurant

Huge chinese restaurant with tons of tables for big parties and an event space. There was a wedding going on when we were here! The drinks were good, I got the scorpion bowl. The food came out fast. We got the chicken lo mein, crab Rangoon, general tzos chicken, and dim sum dumplings. Our server was friendly and attentive. Good experience!

My wife and I picked up our daughter from the airport early, like 7:30am. Her red-eye flight made her hungry and she wanted dim sum. This place opens at 8 am! (1 of only 2 places serving dim sum) It was fabulous! We took our time with some of the traditional pieces of sui Mai and harguo. Chicken feet came out super hot and tender. You can see the steam from our pork buns. It was 18degrees out and having this with our hot green team warmed us nicely. We were, literally, the first one to sit and eat. Others started to trickle in and we noticed that they were ALL Asian, which is always a great sign. I wish I took some pictures but I was too hungry. BTW, the pictures I took were from Lunar New year 2025'

Really nice setting inside an old theater that still has a lot of the original features on view. We ordered Dim Sum and found everything fresh and delicious although a couple of dishes were unavailable.

I am not going to post any pictures because there are already hundreds of pictures of this beautiful venue. The service was fantastic, I love how the carts go around with the food and you get to pick what you want. I enjoyed the chicken feet, the spring roll, sesame balls with lotus, there was a shrimp dim sum and a pork dim sum. It was all delicious. I absolutely love just looking around the restaurant.

I was introduced to the Empire Garden on a visit to China town. I was told this restaurant has been a staple in Boston for decades. So I decided to check it out. The interior dining room is impressive. It’ an old theater converted into a restaurant! We were seated and immediately greeted by a friendly server. She gave us a few minutes to choose a beverage. I ordered the Mai tai. It packed a punch! We ordered the aromatic crispy beef for our entree. The dish had a generous portion of beef, mixed with veggies and a came with a side of rice. It was plenty for two people. If you find yourself visiting Boston don’t miss going to the Empire Garden!