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Empress Chinese Restaurant
Small place for mostly take out. Has four tables if you wanted to eat in. Extensive menu with lunch specials. Had tofu with mixed vegetables, moo shu vegetables and cream cheese won tons. The won tons were crispy without being oily. The two dinners were enough to have another full meal for leftovers. Tofu dish had crisp cooked vegs. People were friendly.
I have finally found the Chinese food of my childhood and it has taken 30 years to find it. As a child of the 80's, Chinese food was a staple. Been to over 50 Chinese restaurants over the last 30 years and this place matches the restaurant I frequented with family and friends. Pork fried rice, boneless spare ribs and egg rolls were identical to what I remembered and absolutely PHENOMENAL. Why did the other 50+ restaurants not match this level? What was it about the ingredients and the techniques used? I'll never know... But this place serves as an olfactory and taste bud time machine, and I am thankful.