I have enjoyed my visits to Empress in the past but this visit was not great to say the least. The service and food quality is, and has been, very good as well as having a great variety of different foods including non-shrimp items which is difficult to find at other dim sum restaurants. I have a semi-severe shrimp allergy. I was told by the employee there that the pork and chive dim sum DID NOT have shrimp in it and I even asked her again to make sure. Sure enough, there was shrimp in it and I was in pretty severe pain for a few hours. They really need to take those issues into better consideration. Other than that, I really do like Empress and would go back but will need to open up everything I get to make sure there is no shrimp in anything. read more

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Updated review. They have an extensive menu plus dim sum for dinner. They have the dim sum, set price family dinners, special chef menu and then the main menu with; Chicken, beef, lamb, vegetables, lobster, FROG!, tofu, pan fried noodles, soup, just to name a few. This is a seafood restaurant and saw them fishing the lobsters out of the tank. We started off with a family favorite of small size of seafood fish maw soup which could have easily fed 6-8 people. We were a party of 4 . We had extra to take home too. Then we moved onto the highlight which was the crispy Peking duck. We were 4 people and this 1/2 duck was the perfect size. The skin was juicy and crisp and not dry and leathery. This was a delight to have and the star of our dinner. We then moved on the a chef special menu item which was smoked spare ribs. This was a disappointment. We got overly sweetened little tiny riblets with no smokiness. They were super thin and not what we expected. Will kit order this again. The black mushroom with vegetables was ok. I expected the black mushrooms to be more tender and felt they could have been simmered more to make them softer. They were a bit chewy The yang chow fried rice was a bit on the dry side. We ordered the beef noodles with gravy and this dish was perfect with the crispy noodles under a bed of beef and vegetables. This was delicious. We also ordered and nibbled on a couple of dim sum dishes for dinner. The deep fried meat dumplings were not greasy and had a crunchy exterior. We also ordered the lotus wrapped rice which was comfort food satisfying. We had a lively bilingual Chinese speaking waitress who was super friendly and had water, tea, ice water glasses filled at all times. She was helpful when selecting the food items. read more

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Went here for dinner. Walked in and got seated right away. It was not busy even though it was the weekend after the Chinese New Year. The restaurant was spacious. Ambiance was casual. Ordered mostly dimsum. We were disappointed because other things we wanted like pineapple bun and roasted duck were not available even though it was just early evening (6 pm). Food was edible but lacked flavor. I did not enjoy eating there. Nothing stood out. Would rather go somewhere else for Chinese food. Though service was okay, the overall experience was disappointing. read more

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Empress is our favorite spot to go to for authentic Chinese cuisine. New fusion & modern spots are good but sometimes you just need the OG thing. Didn't take many photos but our favorites to order are the pork & chive, shrimp & chive, shu mai, roast duck, and Chinese broccoli. The fried noodles and pork belly were also good. There are many carts that rotate around but they also have a menu to order from, and one that has pictures for easy ordering. Parking is very small out front and there seemed to be only 1 handicap spot. Inside there are many tables that can hold big families of 6. read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Roast Duck (half) Roast Pork Steamed Dumplings (6) - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! reasonable price for dim sum, the atmosphere really felt like a traditional dim sum restaurant which i feel like is a dying art nowadays (the carts, the hanging ducks, etc.). they were setting up for a wedding party when we went, and the workers were very nice and apologetic about it (even though it wasnt a problem for us at all!) i wasnt expecting a dim sum spot in denver to blow all my expectations out of the water, especially since i think living in socal has completely spoiled me in that regard, but this place was great!!! i need to come back to try their roast pork!!! read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - From left to right, top to bottom: Chicken feet, Spare rib, Japanese tofu, Har gao, Turnip cake, Snow peas - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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What a wonderful and fast experience for Dim Sum! They just added a ton of new items to the menu like chicken shui mai and taro buns! The servers were so helpful in picking out our items! The ambiance was relaxed and homey which is perfect for families. Highly recommend going at open since the restaurant becomes packed shortly after. We will be going back! read more

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Stopped by on a Sunday @3pm so it was pretty quiet. At first, staff was great- attentive, helpful, and friendly. Ordered 6 dim sum dished that were all good. But then the same old Chinese restaurant behavior appeared: the staff started having their meal and service prep right in the front dining area. We were done with our meal, so I was hesitant about interrupting their meal. Took a while sitting there cross-armed before someone noticed. Feeling bad about interrupting their meal was the only low point in an otherwise good meal and experience. read more

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It has been a few months since dining at the Empress Seafood Restaurant last time. Quite a transformation for this local staple. Besides painting the awning more eye catching yellow from green, they also upgraded the ceiling and walls inside the restaurant, nothing major, but improved the ambience and functionality of the space quite a bit. The restaurant also hired a new chef with many new Cantonese, especially Taishan, dishes, not commonly seen in town. With these changes and addition, it certainly moved up from my pecking order of favorite local Chinese restaurants. Too bad for to me found all these surprising changes when I went alone for a quick lunch, need to go back with more people to try some of the new dishes next time. Here are their char siu rice noodle rolls, preserved egg and pork congee, chicken feet in bean sauce and the new dim sum item, rabbit shaped coconut milk pudding. read more

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Pretty solid dim sum place. Lost pictures but here are the leftovers! Very good selection and variety if you have a few people joining. Plenty of parking and they have their own lot. Came in right after the carts went away but they serve dim sum all day off the menu. Ordered quite a bit as you always do with dim sum but cannot go wrong! Some items are okay but most are pretty solid. I like this place better than Star Kitchen! Service was clean, older restaurant, and not the cleanest read more

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Delicious dim sum, with carts!, within walking distance from the Far East Center. A group of us came here for Lunar New Year after we celebrated at the Far East Center, and I was excited that this dim sum was as delicious as what I enjoyed in San Francisco. Yum! Service was great: very attentive, and the ambiance was warm and inviting. read more

If you want cart based dim sum in a restaurant with no frills that reminds you of the traditional dim sum houses in China then this is one of the top spots in Denver to come to. They wheel around your traditional dim sum carts with the basics. Everything is fresh and tasty as would be expected from an establishment like this, and I would choose this one over the competing ones based on consistent quality. read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Tofu and shrimp - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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Adding an update after recently placing a to-go order of dim sum for 30 people. I went in person to pick up a menu then called about two weeks in advance to place the order. They were super helpful with confirming whether I'd ordered enough food and were happy to arrange pick up time to be when they opened. Everything was neatly packaged and they even proactively helped load them in the car. Would definitely order from them again! read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Dim sum to go order - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

4.5 stars! We travel over 25 min for dim sum at Empress. We've only gotten dishes from the dim sum carts, so this review is specifically about that. Dishes I won't list all the dishes we got because the beauty of dim sum is the extremely wide variety of things you can eat in one sitting. All the standard dim sum fare is great - shumai, bbq pork buns, har gow, radish cake, etc. I have to give a specific shoutout to their stir fried rice noodle rolls - wow they make it so delicious, cooked perfectly, and not too salty. Service Almost all of our interactions were very pleasant. Carts started rolling by within minutes of sitting down and they were great at offering recommendations to get us started. This is super helpful for folks not familiar with the offerings. I have to knock down to 4.5 because the service can be a bit persistent at times. We need to repeat ourselves that we don't want a dish, sometimes more than 2 times before they move on. Space The restaurant has so much space. Despite dining at lunch on a weekend, there was lots of space not just for seating (we had no wait), but for the carts to move around without interfering with our space. read more

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Federal Blvd is home to a host of great, local Asian restaurants, especially dim sum. If you're in the mood for dim sum, check out Empress! The service is quick, food is fresh, and prices are reasonable. Some of my favorites include: pork shumai, steamed bbq buns, any of the shrimp dumplings, shrimp rolled noodle, turnip cakes, and sticky rice. Some dumplings they'll even fry up right in front of you! Dim sum and a show? There's nothing better. read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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2nd time visiting! Came in on a Saturday at lunchtime and was seated immediately with waters and staff coming by with dim sum carts. Staff was friendly and courteous of our 1 year old daughter. Ambiance is your traditional dim sum with the large round spin tables. The dim sum itself is good but my favorites are the duck, pork belly, Chinese broccoli, noodles, and sesame balls. read more

Comfortable, inauspicious ambience; friendly, attentive service, authentic Cantonese dim sum and comfort fav read more

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Decent dim sum. Denver's Asian food is just okay, this place is no LA/SF OR NYC., but it's the best we have. Will they had crispy taro dumplings. I know they make them, I just never see them on the menu read more

Had a great experience at Empress today! They have a lot of space for big groups and they quick to bring you out your food. We ordered a mix of mostly appetizers and dim sum and we were worried it wouldn't be enough food . Spoiler alert : it was very much enough. My top picks: the potstickers were easily my favorite! They had a little bit of sweetness to them, but were overall a really well-rounded flavor, and also quite filling for a small plate. I also loved the chicken buns which were maybe the softest most pillowy thing I've ever eaten in my life. As someone who isn't a big seafood fan, it was awesome to have jalapeño cream cheese wontons on the menu. They were delicious and I definitely recommend. Staff was so kind and super attentive. They also took a great picture for us at the end of the night, which was very much appreciated. My only feedback is that it would be great to have a little more description on the menu for folks who aren't as familiar with the food. a few things that seemed vegetarian like the stuffed mushrooms came with shrimp which was unexpected( though to be fair, it is a seafood restaurant!) But overall, I definitely recommend going to Empress and we will be back! read more

Ah I always crave a good Cantonese Style dinner and this meal was delicious! We ordered all our favorite go to dishes: Ginger Scallion Crab, Green Beans with Pork, Roast Duck, Cantonese Style Chow Mein, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, and Potstickers! I enjoyed the Green Beans dish. I was so excited to see chung choy in it, which added to the flavor profile. The combination Chow Mein was perfectly crispy with plentiful amounts of tender meat and veggies. Ginger Scallion Crab and Shrimp with Lobster sauce was what we expected and executed well. Some of the end pieces of duck were a bit salty but overall was very good. I'd love to try the Peking Duck next time with the buns and the crispy roast pork. I felt the cost of the food was very reasonable with the amount of food given. I love the fact that you can order dim sum at any time. But makes it hard to choose what to order because everything sounds good. The servers were so nice and had very fun personalities, always with a smile on their faces. They made our meal really enjoyable and did a fairly good job keeping our water cups filled. The restaurant was spacious and appeared tidy. We went there on a Saturday night and there were people setting up for likely a wedding event. I'm sure Empress is a place where many Asians have their reception meals and events. The neighborhood is a bit sketchy and was happy to see that they had their own parking lot. We were only visiting, but we'll definitely be back to try more items in the future and would recommend others to give it a try! read more

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Had lunch at Empress and was not disappointed in their dim sum offerings. We selected from all of the carts that came around and everything was delicious. Egg flower soup was some of the best I've had and don't skip the house special crispy noodles which were so good. Next time we will try the Peking duck. read more

In my opinion this is the best Chinese food in Denver. They always deliver the food hot and fast! We order here very often.

Really solid dim sum. We were here on a Monday during lunch, so I don't think we got their best stuff. Great: har gow, scallop and shumai dumplings. The Chinese greens were also delicious. Just okay was the duck. I heard it's amazing usually, but just not the day we were there. Really good service. I hope to be back! read more

We went here for dinner on Christmas Eve and everything was fantastic. I had the crispy fried tofu and it was one of the best tofu dishes I've ever had. The tofu almost melts in your mouth after you bite into it. We also had tea and rice and broccoli. Service was very good. The restaurant is casual and the prices are good. Recommend! read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I never write reviews but this was the most disappointing meal I've had in my entire life. I spent around $100 for some of the worst food ever. The Hong Kong noodles were as crunchy as raw packaged ramen. The egg custard buns had such a runny inside they spilled everywhere. The shrimp fried rice is soggy and has very questionable shrimp pieces. The crab Rangoons were soggy and burnt at the same time. The dumplings were the least disappointing. Overall the meal was very disappointing and I won't order here again. I have ordered in the past and remember it being good but this time was horrible. It has made both me and my boyfriend feel sick to our stomachs. read more

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This is seriously a "whole Peking duck" for $60? Yeah, no, I'll be passing on this going forward. read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - That's a whole duck? I've had many. Pathetic. - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

We love Empress for its Lunar New Year dim sum. We came on a Saturday before 10am because they fill up quickly. The Hong Kong style dim sum carts come around to each table and you get to pick: pork bun, shrimp crepe, har gow, taro cake, the list goes on. You can also order from the regular menu and we tried the Singapore noodles (it was great!) Staff is friendly and accommodating. We stayed for the 11am lion and dragon dance. Amazing! Ambiance is old dim sum place. The place is big and has a separate side room for small parties. We were here with a big alumni group and they were able to accommodate us in the main dining room. read more

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Great tasting dimsum restaurant in Colorado. It's very spacious in here and lots of tables. Love their options of dim sum. Came in late on a Sunday so crates weren't rolling around, but they did have 3 crates with the main options to choose from. Looks like a pretty popular place and many regulars come here read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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We love coming here. Ate here again for lunch and got lots of dim sum. We always order enough to have leftovers for dinner. So having twice in one day is such a treat. The staff is always so great too. They just adore our son. See you guys next week! read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Brought my friend for her birthday celebration. She was excited and I was happy as her eyes lit up at all the dishes. She listened to the descriptions, mine were bad, and selected dishes. We ate and ate and then took leftovers home for her hubby and for myself. She enjoyed the experience and that's one of the reasons I like bringing people here. It's not intimidating and they welcome you. Definitely amazing service and great vibe. read more

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Always constant good food and service here especially their dim sum. If you haven't tried Dim Sum it's a delicacy dating back to the Emperor's in China. Nothing weird about this, just little bites of food which is called Dim Sum. read more

Unfortunately an item from our takeout order was missing (and we weren't notified or offered a refund), but all the other items were delicious! We were really craving a good roast pork, and Empress provided just that! read more

I haven't had food here that I don't like. I took my mom here too and she said everything is pretty legit. Traditional big Chinese restaurant setting with lots of food to choose from. read more

Looking for Chinese food from 50 years ago? Come here. Staff were nice restaurant is nice but old read more

The Empress Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Came in to this location twice on a one week vacation to the area. The food was so good and fresh! The service was great and the location was great with their own parking lot. I felt like I would be happy to come back. I did feel terrible as half my daughter's rice ended up under her chair but the team was so kind and helped clean. read more

I lived in SoCal for a long time and honestly many well regarded authentic Cantonese places don't do Beef chow fun (乾炒牛河) right/well but this place surprisingly does. read more

Super tasty food but a bit chaotic! I'll cut them some slack since it was Christmas and the place was PACKED. I'm sure it was one of the only places open in the area. Our food came out very randomly. Like we had 1 thing on the table for awhile, then got a few more, and then when we were basically done we got the last item. It's nice and everything comes out at once. I've heard amazing things about this place, my uncle loves it and this experience did NOT deter me. I'll be back! The drunken noodles were chefs kiss, and the bbq pork buns & pork dumplings were amazing too. Also this garlic eggplant dish was phenomenal and not something I would normally get! read more

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Ordered takeout from here one night when we were craving a variety of food (dim sum, soup, shrimp and noodles). We looked in our neighborhood for a spot that would fit the bill, offering all of these items in one spot. And we came across Empress. So glad we did! We picked up shrimp and scallop dumplings, egg drop soup, hot and sour soup, pan fried noodles with beef, and kung pao shrimp. First, the food was piping hot and tasted fresh. I was a bit concerned about picking up instead of eating on site, but this wasn't a problem at all. Both soups were delicious! But be warned that the hot and sour soup is definitely on the spicier side. The shrimp and scallop dumpling were so amazing. O already want to go back for more. My husbands pan fried noodles were the big shock of the night. So incredibly flavorful. I stole more bites of his meal than I care to admit. My kung pao shrimp was about average and I do wish that there was more sauce on it to pour over the rice. That is my only complaint from this spot. I will absolutely be adding Empress to my rotation of takeout spots and I bet dining in person is even better! Don't overlook this delicious dining experience! read more

The empress has above average dim sum for Denver at a pretty decent price. I'm a big fan of their siu mai which are massive compared to other places and prices well. Their roast pork with crispy skin is also good. The spare ribs in black bean sauce and congee were ok. Overall, definitely recommend the employees if you're looking for somewhere to get dim sum. read more

Was craving some Chinese food and stopped into The Empress Service: very attentive waitress! She gave us suggestions Food: - Peking Duck: 5/5 - crispy skin, fluffy baos; boyfriend wished it came w cucumbers though lol - Beef Chow Fun: 4/5 - tender beef, oily and MSG-y in the best way (you're eating Chinese food what do u expect lol), but I actually wish it was slightly saltier - Snow Peas w/ Garlic Sauce: 5/5 - love that I can find this in CO, a perfect vegetable pairing for the meal *side note - they do dim sum all day and night so there's that I will return! read more

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I tried Empress about a week ago, and I was slightly underwhelmed. I ordered to go, and got General Tso Chicken, Spicy Basil Shrimp fried rice, and Chinese broccoli. The chicken was ok. You could definitely tell there is plenty of MSG in it. The portions were not bad. But it does take away from the quality of the food. For instance, the rice was mushy towards to bottom of the container. I think the food may be slightly better if I were to go sit down instead of have Delivery. I a, willing to give them another shot but they are not as good as Peters, China Cafe, or Pepper Asian. read more