Empress Garden

Food was okay and pretty cheap. I got the Curry Chicken which was listed as spicy but was not at all. Was $9.50 for wonton soup, one shrimp egg roll and fried rice to come with it. It was pretty good, nothing special. The service was bad though - it was a slow afternoon, and I had full view of the dining room. The two servers would disappear for ten or fifteen minute stretches, meaning it was impossible to get refills on waters. Took so long to give us the check that we had to...read full review

The exterior of this place isn’t anything special and the name sounds very typical, so this place can be easily overlooked. However, it’s one of the few places in Chinatown that actually serves Taiwanese dishes. I’m definitely a big fan of their Taiwanese beef noodle soup was delicious and perfect for a cold day. Lots of flavor in the broth and the beef was very tender. We also had the Taiwanese Trio which had the pig ears, tofu and seafood. Good savory marinade. First couple...read full review

It was good with some things and others not so good. My wife is a die hard Taiwanese food lover and she was scared to eat some of the things (oyster pancake). Not to happy when stinky tofu was not on the menu, but that was a plus for me. Chow fun was good, not the best. Corn soup was just egg drop with some corn and chicken added to it. Pan fried noodles was surprisingly a good pick for the kids. Beef noodles was overcome by fillers, totally not necessary, it would have been better...read full review