It was Mother's Day at Emperor Seafood restaurant. An absolute frenzy from the moment we walked in…read more-- packed dining rooms, large Chinese families everywhere, noise levels through the roof, and servers running at full speed trying to keep up with the chaos. The staff wanted my wife to sit at an angle to the table; so that they could pass through. The seafood itself was solid traditional Cantonese fare with fresh lobster tanks, steamed fish, and classic banquet-style dishes. The atmosphere felt colorful authentic Hong Kong banquet hall energy. However, some of their pricing was completely out of whack. Mother's Day premium for sure which is understandable, but some dishes were simply excessively expensive for what was delivered. For example, our two lobsters, while fresh, were missing that smoky "wok hei" flavor that great Cantonese kitchens are known for. It lacked the depth, aroma, and richness one expects from a proper high-heat wok preparation. A few items felt priced more for Guide Michelin luxury dining than a Flushing seafood hall. This said, the service was efficient and professional; changing plates all the time. So a high level of attention above the usual Cantonese restaurant. Overall, decent food in and an authentic Hong Kong style restaurant that targets special family gatherings, but be prepared, both the crowds and the bill can become overwhelming very quickly. I paid more than $400 for three people. But we had a Tiger Fish which is $50 per pound.

This was the former location of the beloved Guangzhou Restaurant that sadly shuttered in the early…read more2010s, which then went on to be a series of random businesses over the years, only to be a Cantonese restaurant again. I have so many reasons to believe that Emperor is truly the reincarnation of the restaurant...just a little rusty. I've only come here for dim sum and I'm still surprised it doesn't get even half of the insane volume that nearby dim sum restaurants get, especially with how much closer they are to Roosevelt Ave. I have to say that the dim sum here is slightly better than most locations in the core downtown area, both in presentation and taste. No cart ladies, just a paper and pencil ordering system. The other diners that I usually encounter seem to strike me as locals, which is becoming harder to find these days. Prices are slightly more expensive than the other places, which is probably a factor as to why there aren't as many customers. The other reason is probably the subpar customer service here, which I've encountered on a number of recent visits. There are so many workers here, but none of them seem to have any good grasp of what customer service is. For example, I've had the waiter hover over me as I was gathering cash for my bill and snatched it the moment I placed the money down, also demanding at least 18% (again, for subpar service). Also, if you complain to them about your food, even if you find a hair, they will not do anything about it. The food quality is slightly above most of the dim sum places, but also bear in mind the hit-or-miss service you'll get, which the latter can be super frustrating.

Best sweet and sour pork ribs! Just about the right taste…read more Good service as well. Even we were there talking for a while after dinner and occupying the table, the servers still treated us nice without hesitation.

I went here for dinner and dimsum. For dinner I love their walnut prawns, must get. Other than…read morethat, we ordered ginger scallion lobster, Peking duck, fish plate, beef plate, noodle plate, you name it, they have it and it all tastes great! Towards the end, for dessert, they gave sweet soup and watermelons as freebies. For dimsum, we were seated in another room towards the back where the AC was blowing towards us, it was a very unpleasant feeling, so bring a jacket with you for just in case. The food was good, they got everything that I wanted: congee, fried dough, spare ribs, chicken feet and plenty more items. Cart ladies are nice. Big space, lots of seatings, but it's very busy.

Joe's knows how to steam those rolls! The rolls are silky and smooth and slippery af, so eat with…read morecaution. The menu is pretty simple. You choose either their special rice roll or regular roll. Prices range from $5-12 depending on the size and what you want. They offer fillings like beef, shrimp, bbq pork or curry fish ball. Top it off with lettuce, bean sprouts and corn for texture. It takes a bit for them to make but it's hot and fresh af. We ate here twice during our NYC trip because they're just that good and affordable! The shrimp and cilantro combo was hellaella bomb. Drizzle some soy sauce and dab some chili oil on top and you're good to go! I like how they preslice them and put them on a plate so it's easy to scoop up. Come before lunch or you'll have to wait a while for your rolls because they do get pretty busy. My mom waited almost 30mins for their rolls after ordering. It's one of the most popular stalls at the New World mall. Seating is so-so, really depends on the time you go but sometimes seating will be hard to find. You'd have to make friends with an elderly asian grandma or pa at a table. They're located near the restrooms so there will be a lot of foot traffic there. Overall, good food at a good price! Service is meh, just order and food and stand off to the side. Grab your sauces and go. But anyways, their rolls touch my soul. And I aint being a troll. Check them out if you're in Flushing! Bring cash because it will be a little cheaper.

Ok so- fun rolls have always been my fave dim sum food so imagine how excited I was to finally try…read moresome from this place! Literally loved the way it all melts in ur mouth when u take a bite! The chili garlic crisps, sauce and roll combo together-- chefs kisses! We went back in line and ordered another two after this lol. It's located inside the new world mall!

Shanghai You Garden checks all the boxes for a five-star experience:…read more - Plenty of seating - Variety of dishes for any preference/diet - Great service - Affordable - Clean - and GOOD...like EXCEPTIONALLY good Our large multi generational family stuffed our selves silly with fried rice, Sichuan green beans, dumplings, sautéed snow peas, noodles, and still had tons of leftovers. With our orders, we were gifted complimentary peking duck buns and soup dumplings and they were absolutely exceptional. Not needed, but also truly a testament to restaurant's dedication to customer service. It is no reason this restaurant is a Yelp favorite! Cash only, but this place is definitely worth a trip to an ATM.

Peanut sauce and chili wontons tasted very flat, I was not a fan. The texture of the wonton wrapper…read moreis... limp and strangely cotton like. Neither the peanut nor chili flavor came out. Pan fried pork buns with crab meat - the originals are better. These were rather doughy, and the crab meat flavor isn't very pronounced. Best item is still the free 6 soup dumplings when you dine in! So flavorful.

Hidden inside of Queens crossing, this canto dim is authentic with a bang for the buck on weekdays…read more $4.25/order. I will let the pictures speak for itself. Delicious Can't wait to come back

Cuisine: 6 Service: 5…read moreDecor: 8 Value: 6 Overall: 6 On a quiet night, our party of six had a very mediocre meal at the smaller dining room, where the interior design is beautiful, but service was quite lacking. The best dish of the night was definitely the Fried Salt & Pepper Pork Chops. Other than that, everything was mediocre. I came back again for a friend's father's 80th birthday just a short month later. This time, food was better, but the same pork chops were not as good. For me, inconsistency is definitely a huge issue here. This time around, the Dungeness Crab Fried Sticky Rice and Lobster Cantonese Style were the top two dishes. Most of the other dishes were fine, with a couple of below average items. Honestly, I have been here over a dozen times and it's always been up and down. If they could stay consistent, I would be revisiting more often.

I literally have no idea how I've never reviewed Fu Yuan before (gate keeping maybe) but have been…read morecoming here for a really long time. Longer than I'd care to admit, probably, and longer than anyone but locals calmer here for sure. The thing is, it's amazing. It's cheap, it's delicious, and it's consistent. Those are all of the factors that make me want to give a place five stars and Fu Yuan checks them all off the list. The menu is limited - they do what they do perfectly and don't bother to do other things half way. It's a stand, so no seating. Whatever. Order rice noodle rolls, order them again. Get all the sauce, get some of the sauce. You literally can't go wrong.

Hands down, these were the best rice noodles I've ever had! They had that perfect…read moretexture--incredibly soft yet delightfully chewy. We ordered the beef rice noodles, and they were fantastic. We also tried the preserved egg with salted pork congee, though that one could have used a bit more flavor. A few things to note: Space: It's a very small, takeout-only spot (no dine-in). Wait Time: We waited about 15 minutes for our food, likely due to a high volume of online orders coming in. Highly recommend grabbing the rice noodles to-go!

You step into Royal Queen on the top floor of Flushing's New World Mall, and instantly, the sheer…read morescale of the operation hits you like a slap in the face. It isn't just a restaurant; it's a cathedral of consumption. Look up quickly at that ceiling, a massive, radiating sunburst of gold and crystal chandeliers draped in waterfalls of white string, call it "sungold".. It's theatrical. It's loud. It's completely uncompromising and visually energetic and right up on your stuff. ​People think fine dining is about snooty & hushed dining rooms, white linen or silk tablecloths, and waiters moving like iceskating gohsts. That'sghosts. Real gastronomy is about energy, precision, and respect for the ingredient.ls. And here, in a cavernous banquet hall in Queens packed with hundreds of people clinking teapots and hailing steam carts, there is an absolute purity of discipline. ​I sat down, and within thirty seconds, the assault began. ​First came the Siu Mai. Look at the structure. Most chefs get lazy they pad the filling with filler, turn the pork to rubber, and overcook the shrimp until it loses its soul. But here? You bite through that paper thin yellow wrapper, and there is an unmistakable, violent snap of fresh, sweet prawn bound with perfectly seasoned pork. It's juicy, rich, and utterly balanced. No nonsense. Just technique. ​Then, the Har Gow. The true test of any dim sum kitchen. If the translucent skin sticks to the bamboo steamer or tears under your chopsticks, the kitchen has failed. Period. But when the basket opened, the steam rose with that clean, pure scent of rice starch and sweet seafood. The pleating on the dumpling was flawless tight, delicate, holding together a filling of whole, pristine shrimp that tasted like they were swimming an hour ago. ​And the atmosphere? Pure theatre. The carts weave through the room like a well-drilled brigade during a Friday night rush. The giant LED screens blaring event packages in gold and crimson, the hum of conversation, the crack of crispy pork belly skin three tables over, it's alive. ​Most people come to places like this and just see a crowded room. I see conviction. I see chefs back in that kitchen who understand that simplicity is the hardest thing to master. You cannot hide behind a fancy reduction or a sprig of chervil here. The dumpling is either perfect, or it's garbage. ​At Royal Queen, it's extraordinary. Pure, unadulterated passion on a bamboo steamer. Perfection.

Still a solid experience but they're getting stiff competition for both quality and value…read more Service is still good but also still typically Chinese. Setting is fine but there's more of the dining area blocked off for events. The bathrooms have been fixed up slightly but it's still a weak point. What they still have is a bright and airy dining room with lots of light and space. They were never cheap but you paid for better quality and a nicer setting. The food used to be some of the best in the city with premium prices to match but now I see the food dropping off. The har gow is a good example. Identifiable chunks of shrimp has now given way to overworked paste and fillers. Hopefully the rising competition nearby serves as a wake up call and they shape up, but at the moment they are no longer the slam dunk recommendation they used to be.

Theyre open until 4am!!!! Im giving like 4.5!!! I went here…read morewith my friends for a late might food crawl. I was afraid that their hours may be compromising the taste but that was never the case!!! I would say the pork ribs with garlic and curry anything and the desserts were to DIE FOR. We ordered the egg yolk buns and the yellow cake twice, we just had to. It was well lit and nice inside, and it was nice to see people hanging out over dim sum chilling at 3am!!

We wanted a dim sum fix and we randomly stopped since we were in the area. The food is ok, no…read morecomplaints. The service was fine, they are not warm but it's not a big deal. What we ordered: - Shrimp Dumplings - Pork Siu Mai - Steamed Short Rib - Steamed Chicken Feet - Rice Rolls w. Shrimp - Soupy Dumplings We placed our order and most of our items came out around the same time. We noted to her that the Steamed Short Ribs didn't come out yet. Shortly after they came out. Then awhile later she came out with a Spare Ribs with Garlic dish. We declined it because we knew we didn't order it, we thought it was just at our table mistakenly. She brought it back to the kitchen then a man came saying that it was ours. We explained that we already got the ribs we ordered and she must have not understood when we were asking for our missing item as us ordering a different item. He understood and took it back. Won't become our go to dim sum spot but it was good for what it was.

No complaints. This has been a stable spot in Flushing. My long term girlfriend, who is a…read morepharmacist, and I just moved here from Long Island City and we've been enjoying our meals here.

If you're craving for soup dumplings and don't want to trek all the way to Chinatown, then this…read moreplace will satisfy your craving! Highly recommend, but expect a little wait.

Tried their dimsum a few months ago for the first time and would eat there again!…read more My venture here was in hopes of trying a new spot. It's about a 12-15 minute walk from the 7 train Flushing subway station, past Northern Blvd. At a building named Linden Place (that's what the sign high above the entry shows), the dramatic entrance is up a wide set of steps, framed by a large molded name plate above and faux column panels at the sides. Inside, Crown One's facilities combine banquet hall and restaurant in the same way many of these large Southern Chinese establishments do. The foyer is fancifully decorated with plenty of gold-toned gilding, traditional blue on white ceramics and grand chandeliers, evoking somewhat of a nicer Asian hotel feel. The dining space features mostly white and neutral colors, two-story-high ceilings, a massive elaborate light fixture in the shape of a flower with petals as seen from below, and draped ribbons of fabric strung mid-air across the length of the room for an artistic effect. Getting to the food--pretty solid. Ordered shrimp wrapped in rice noodles), fried turnip cake, crystal shrimp dumplings, steak pepper shortribs, pork spareribs with rice noodles, shiumai dumplings, braised beef tripe with turnip. Waitstaff seated us, asked us for tea preference, the dimsum cart ladies came by and you need to flag them down as they walk around. At the end we flagged a staff member for the bill and paid at the front register, pretty typical dimsum restaurant service. Total for two people came out to $55 including tax and tip which was very reasonable. I'll be back!

As Flushing's dim sum scene becomes less saturated, it's places like Crown One (御庭酒楼) that are…read morekeeping the Canto dream alive. While the food isn't necessarily going to win any awards, their space as a venue is what keeps them unique. Couple this with free onsite parking and spacious digs, and it becomes a destination. The main dining hall is surrounded by bright lights, a large LCD TV, and number of tables that are perfect for groups. This is a pushcart service, which is good news for those who want the nostalgia of choosing things directly from the cart. Not all the service workers are Canto-speaking, as I heard dialects from Wenzhou, Toisan (#1), and likely Fukinese. During the late afternoon, it's important to flag them down because it may take awhile for them to make the full round. From chiu chow dumplings (潮州粉粿) to shrimp dumplings (蝦餃), the selection is standard and well portioned. The steamed variety is preferred here, with some immediate hits in the form of spare ribs (排骨), shrimp rice roll (蝦腸粉), and glutinous rice wrap (糯米雞). The coconut jelly (椰子糕) was especially wonderful and the BBQ pork buns (叉燒包) were nicely steamed with solid chunks of pork inside. Overall, I think the food was consistent, tasty, and well presented. Prices are solid for Flushing and won't break the bank. The gaudy decor extends beyond the main dining hall and all the way into the bathrooms. Their staircase is a perfect photo op for folks and the manager / wait staff are hardly camera shy. Crown One would easily go on my list for restaurant repeats and I hope they continue to make improvements all around. ___________ (#1) Fine, Taishan. Happy mainlanders?