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.

Second time at Asian Jewels, and it absolutely fulfills the whole dim sum experience. Wide variety…read moreof dishes, excellently prepared, chaotic banquet table type scene of the type I grew up with in San Francisco, in other words, perfect. Going early is a really good idea if you don't want to wait 30-90 minutes for a table, but that's pretty on point for any good dim sum place on a Saturday. We'll likely be back whenever we're in Queens.

I've been here for dim sum and evening dinners. This place is so amazing for its terrific food. It…read moreis often busy and the locals know where to go for great food. For dim sum, the carts are out and about with freshly steamed dishes. The cart ladies are so efficient. They will show you what they have and then push additional dishes on you to try. They are also motherly, urging you in Chinese to eat the food while the food is hot and not let it sit. They are sharp eyed, looking for diners who express interest in the dishes in their carts. It is a crowded, noisy, and wonderful place. You eat, look for dishes that catch your eye, and then eat some more. You also get to watch all the other diners enjoying food with their family and friends. For dinner, it was always done family style. We usually order lobster and shrimp dishes, as it is a seafood restaurant. However, all their other dishes are really good, so it is hard to say what is a favorite dish. Anyway, I encourage my friends to come here. I highly recommend Asian Jewels for the terrific food, great staff, and atmosphere.

I am not sure what my fiancé ordered but we were trying to have a quick breakfast after an…read moreappointment and everything from here is always so good. The rice roll is always so thin allowing for all the flavors from the toppings to come through. The other one was like a fried scallion pancake wrapped around meat which was also super delicious and lightly crispy. The service is always nice and quick which we enjoyed as well because we were both super hungry.

My favorite steam roll in Flushing! Despite no parking, I…read morecome all the way out here to get my fix. It's so much better than the city location. Happy Yelping!

Great spot for family dinner…read more -Peking Duck: crispy duck skin with tons of Baos. We got half a duck and it came with 12 Baos. -scallion chicken: juicy chicken with ginger scallion sauce. Would get again -house fried rice: tasty, and was super generous in toppings (shrimp, pork, etc.) -soup dumplings: this was a freebie and it was delicious! Service was great and restaurant was clean.

This place is amazing! It was quite busy and we waited about 15-20 minutes to get seated for a…read moreweekend lunch, but they move quickly and the space is pretty large. First of all, every table gets a complimentary order of pork xiao long bao, which I have never seen any restaurant do before. The XLB had the perfect delicate wrapper with flavorful soup and juicy meat inside. We also tried the sheng jian bao, which are crispy pork buns. These were so good and I think I liked them even more than the XLB. The garden soup dumplings were a fun variety with different flavors. We also had the pan fried pork and chive dumplings, which were nicely crispy and very satisfying. Overall, an amazing spot and everything we ordered was delicious. Fast and friendly service. Highly recommend!

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

You know the food needs to be good in order for me to travel 1hr+ for my go to dim sum spot…read more The restaurant is on the second floor of a plaza and you would think others would not know about the spot since it's not on the ground floor, but no! this place usually has a good amount of patrons. It's one of the rare remaining few places that still has the push carts (which I love!) they restock the food quite frequently to keep up with the demands. You can see the dishes are still piping hot. We ordered: 2 very types of chive dumplings Tendons Chicken Feet (would it be an authentic experience if we don't get it) Beef balls Chef special - Fried sticky rice with softshell crab Even though the dim sums were wonderful, the highlight is the fried sticky rice with softshell crab. Growing up my parents usually don't allow us to order any fried rice outside (because we can make a good one at home). But whenever we are here it's a must order. Idk how they cook it but the rice is crispy, flavorful and they DO NOT SKIMP OUT OF THE SOFTSHELL CRAB! Usually most restaurants would just give you one or two small pieces but not this spot. So when you go make sure to order it!

First time visit. There's always a queue. We went on a Saturday 11 am, there was 5 ppl in front of…read moreus. We ordered: -Curry fish ball rice noodle (L) $8: if filled up the whole quart container. Good portion. The mixed sauce ( including peanut butter) was good. Fish ball are ok. - beef stew rice noodle (L) $8.75: we asked for beef stew sauce instead of pb sauce. It was a bit bland. Beef stew was lean and on the drier side. Portion of beef stew was small but reasonable for the price I paid. - beef rice noodle roll (L) $7.50 : this is the best out of 3. Tender beef with thin rice noodle with adequate soy sauce based sauce. It took a while for the order to be ready. We told the lady we will return to pick up 10 min later. The lady was nice and knowledgeable about what she's doing. No receipt given to us but she recognized our faces upon our return. When we picked up our order, there was at least & persons on queue. Will definitely return and order beef rice noodle roll.

Cash only! Small takeout only shop…read more Super soft and silky rice noodles with a nice amount of bounce. Love how thin it is as well! This is a good simple rice roll Shrimp were too small, not bad but doesn't add enough flavor throughout so actually I liked the beef better 4/5

This is my go-to dim sum place. My favorite dish is their shumai that has pork on the bottom with…read moreshrimp on the top. Also love their mango yangzhiganlu. Their rib is also really good. My friend and I ordered about $27.5 each after tip. I love how the aunties may have started recognizing me so they know what I want.

BLUF: Somewhere between OK and Good, but there might be consistency and customer service issues…read more Dim-sum in Downtown Flushing, Queens, is mediocre. There are no great places here. There are some generally Good (4 stars) places, like Asian Jewels and Emperor Seafood, but most other places are somewhere between OK and Good (between 3 and 4 stars). Royal Queen 君豪大酒楼 is part of that latter group -- there are good things, but there is also mediocrity; and there are customer service issues. The good: - Beef Rice Noodle Rolls: The rice noodle rolls here are generally silky soft. There is supposedly parsley in the beef mince but we noticed little to none in the versions we've had. Royal Queen is generous with the sweetened soy sauce; they pour it from a teapot. - Pan-Fried Leek Dumplings 韭菜煎蝦餃: the shrimp are generally fresh and crisp. - Shrimp Siu Mai with Pork 蝦粒乾蒸燒賣: above average. - The Osmanthus Jelly 杞子桂花糕 has a deeper hue than most other places in Queens. The OK: - Five-Spice Braised Beef Tendon 五香蒸牛筋: pieces are generally little too large and not as consistently soft as other places. - Steamed Leek Dumplings: get the pan-fried version instead. - Stuffed Peppers 煎釀青椒: as with other places, inconsistently cleaned so there can be one or two bites that have an extreme amount of heat. - Shrimp Siu Mai: essentially the same as the ha gow, but in a different wrapper. I think we prefer the shrimp siu mai over the ha gow here. The Could Be Better: - Taro Dumplings (Wu Gok 芋角): lacks ingredients in the filling. - Staffing and Quality Control Issues: Royal Queen has plenty of staff, yet sometimes there aren't enough people working the dim-sum carts. Like many other Chinese restaurants, it seems that staff aren't empowered to address food quality issues. - The restrooms can be pretty good compared to those in other parts of the building. We observed people come into and out of the restaurant seemingly just to use the restrooms. However, there are times when the restrooms could be better maintained.

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!!

Good spot for late night noodles. The food here is ok, there are quite a few noodle and jook…read moreoptions. The jook (porridge) was a bit bland. You can usually get a table pretty easily here.

Visited Nan Xiang on a busy Saturday early afternoon…read more Once you enter, you can scan the QR code to enter your name and phone number and they will assign you a number. Luckily, there was only a short wait for our party of two at around 12pm...but I suspect the wait can be much longer later in the afternoon or during peak dinner times. Once your number is called, you go up some stairs to the eating/tabled area. There are tables and chairs for 2, 4 and more guests throughout the large space. The pace of the restaurant is very fast...as soon as you are seated, you are given tea and your waiter comes over right away to take any order you are ready to give. Its helpful to ask for a menu while you are waiting for a table so you know what to order when asked. We had some soup dumplings as well as a (large) soup. Everything was very good and out in about 15 minutes...very fast. The soup dumplings were great...but as expected are filled with piping hot broth so be careful when eating. They have some other appetizers and dishes available. There are also some drink options including cold teas, soft drinks and beer. Overall a great experience...despite visiting on a busy Saturday, we were in and out in about 40-45 minutes. Street parking can be tough in the area but there are a few garages around...one of the more reasonable options is the garage at the Skyview shops which currently charge about $6 for up to three (3) hours and is a short 5 minute walk away.

Another great pickup, another awesome packaging job…read more Driving 15 mins home and food still arrives hot and crispy. Udon noodles are delicious, rolls are crispy, xiao long bao are the best in Flushing, IMO. Ordering online from their website is best, plan to allow 30 minutes for your order to be ready. They'll email you when it's ready. Until the next great meal!!!!

Cuisine: 7 Service: 7…read moreDecor: 8 Value: 7 Overall: 7 This place is not my first choice for dim sum or a formal Cantonese meal. However, it does have some nice looking decor, very grandiose. Some might call it gaudy. To each his/her own. Also, always able to get a reservation, not needing to go into downtown Flushing traffic, and having a large parking lot are major advantages. Honestly, these are the reasons that sets Crown One apart from most of the other Cantonese restaurants. As mentioned, the food here is solid, but it does have some ups and downs. Some of the better dishes I had include Sautéed Conch w/ Fried Milk, Boneless Chicken w/ Ham & Chinese Broccoli, Salt & Pepper Fried Calamari, Preserved Meat & Cauliflower, and Beef Pan Fried Noodle. The dim sum overall is decent and priced reasonably. I have been here for dim sum, small meals, as well as large banquets. I have never left here wow'ed by the food, but also never left unsatisfied. Due to its advantages, it will always stay in my mind as a good backup when I need a place last minute.

Parking garage underneath the restaurant is a plus, but one must arrived early enough as space is…read morelimited. Spacious dining room & clean bathrooms are both highly desirable. Dim sum quality on par with other restaurants in downtown Flushing, and prices are competitive. Lastly tips are included in final bill so no need to figure out amount separately.