"An enduring Chinatown choice" with an "interesting, authentic menu" spotlighting "creative seafood", this Cantonese longtimer also caters to guests with its "caring ownership and experienced servers"; though the decor doesn't earn raves despite white tablecloths and a fish tank, and a few find it a tad "pricey" for the area, fans assure it's "always a step above the many others."
This sophisticated restaurant sets out to prove that Chinese specialties can get beyond deep-fried prawns and Kung Pao chicken, and it succeeds with strong seafood offerings, such as baked clams, Peking-style lobster, or Dungeness crab, fried and served whole seasoned with salt. There is also a separate menu of "delicacies," which includes items like shark's-fin soup and pork belly. Diners come...
Cantonese and Szechwan dishes are served family-style at this likeable, friendly Chinatown spot.:
Emperor's Choice Restaurant Review: Seafood stars --- especially the salt and pepper shrimp --- at the handsome-enough storefront decorated with elaborately embroidered royal robes and drawings of the Chinese emperors who might have worn them. Clams or oysters in black bean sauce as well as lobster, stir-fried with scallions and ginger or Peking-style in a hearty brown sauce, are among the...
Seafood specialties stand out at this authentic, casual Chinatown eatery.:
In Short
Done up in green carpeting, green-and-cream walls and track lighting, this simple one-room space offers reliably good Chinese dishes to a mixed crowd of business diners and... Pros + consistently good food Cons - little ambience