Dumpling Empire

Unfortunately the dumpling wrappers are NOT vegan. I clarified this when I went this past December. However, they were able to make some vegetable and tofu dishes vegan!

The service was good, fast knowledgeable about vegan and was able to help us with our choices.

Another hole-in-the-wall, underrated but great tasting Northern China food restaurant in Bay area. Hidden away in an alley, minimal decor serving unpretentious noodle, soups, and Chinese pancakes and a lot more. If you're in the neighborhood, you need to give this place a try.?? *They serve most foods in takeout containers. Bypass this and focus on the food. I had to learn this ?

Great quality and service!

Parking: One way street in front, so enter Cypress from Baden and if nothing on Cypress Grand has more parking options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Asian food I ever had!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I've been coming here for years. All of the food is consistently good. Our top items that I recommend:
- Boiled peanuts with cucumber
- Green onion pancake
- Pork dumpling with Napa cabbage
- Chicken dumpling with corn
- Shanghai soup dumpling

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork Dumplings, Twelve Pork Dumpling with Napa Cabbage, Green Onion Pancake 1

Ordered takeout. Extremely bland chow fuun noodles, color was visibly wrong, no wok char, and no traditional scallion

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

We happened upon the Empire while on a trip to SF. We love to dive the streets looking for places off the beaten path. This place was great, a little hole in the wall with wonderful food. Nothing elaborate but fresh dumplings, fresh cooked vegetables and hot tea. We dined in the first night and got a to go order the second. Very satisfying, tasty meals. I would take friends here to enjoy the experience. I’m not Asian so there was bit of a language barrier but to me that’s what makes the experience even better, not really knowing what’s going to show up on the plate.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Shanghai Pork Soup Dumplings, Pork Dumplings, Tai Chicken Wings, Shanghai Soup Dumpling

Our go to!

This place gave my family the watery-est bowl movements ever!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Good food good service pretty authentic

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Green Onion Pancake 1

Visited here the other night with a group of 10. This was my second visit. The food was delicious. This place is no frills (paper plates, cups, etc.) but the food was very good and very reasonably priced.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Delicious food and friendly service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork Dumplings, Garlic String Beans

Best dumplings ever!

Amazing dumplings at a great price. Food came out shocking quick. Use of disposable flatware was a bit weird and the ambiance leaned more towards hole-in-the-wall than anything. I recommend the chili oil dumplings, the sauce was glorious

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5