First Emperor Chinese Restaurant

Not good and WAY too expensive for what you get. Wouldn’t recommend unless you want to risk food poisoning.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

First Emperor may look like a dive, but the food is pure gold. Crispy Orange Beef, savory pork chops, sweet & sour fish fillet, and that Kung Pao Chicken, always fresh, always generous. The Hot & Sour Soup warms us right up.
Run by a quiet duo (maybe husband and wife?), they keep the rhythm steady. We call in once a week or so, and it never misses. Tradition, flavor, and soul, still alive in Richardson.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered sesame chicken, unfortunately it had a hit of pink in the center. Should of known better when they said it would be ready in 10mins. Staff was kind but chicken should of been well done.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 5

I randomly found this restaurant when looking for a Chinese restaurant for takeout. I'm soooo glad I found this place!! I ordered the szechuan beef and chicken fried rice and it was delicious!! I will definitely be coming back to try other dishes. 🙂

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best food ever real Chinese food very good the people there are very traditional and nice don't sleep on this they are very good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I recently moved to Richardson from Austin. I was looking for a little less expensive authentic place for lunch and ran across the reviews for this place. It's a hole in the wall with fantastic authentic Chinese food! You can tell this place has been around a while and they don't bother with updating decor but that wasn't what we came for. The food was so good! I forgot to take photos but we ordered the shrimp rolls, fried pork chops with pepper & salt, and the sautéed string beans in the veggie section (even though it was sautéed with pork strips).

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Kung Pow ever. Food here is the best chinese food I've ever had.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Been going to this place for almost 4 years now. I visit about 3-4 times a month. Best place to eat asian food.

Update: sept 2025
After 8 years, still the best restaurant in my book.

I recently ordered the fried rice and egg rolls, and I was absolutely delighted! The food was bursting with flavor and served steaming hot, making for a truly enjoyable meal. Highly recommend trying it out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This restaurant running by 2 owner only, offer some good dishes, recommand for soy bean paste fish, stir fried vegetables, we also order fried rice, steam pork belly with pickled mustard, oyster fry those dishes are pretty ordinary, need to do some try and error and knowing what's good dishes for you, price here is fair, I will come back to support their business.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

I’ve lived in Richardson for almost 4 years now and have consistently been disappointed by the Chinese food options I’ve tried. Tonight, my wife and I gave this place a try and I’m so happy we did! We didn’t get anything crazy - just lo mein, fried rice, and sesame chicken. It was exactly what I was looking for. If you’re looking for authentic, old fashioned Chinese food/takeout that you grew up with, this is the place for you! We’ve found our new go-to! Can’t wait to order again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of my favorite Chinese takeout places. It’s family owned and everything is always fresh. The portion sizes are amazing for the price. I highly recommend the mixed stir fry and the orange chicken, supper yummy

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was pretty good, the inside was outdated.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Best Asian food!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Kung Pao and General Tso's chicken was very good. Portions looked smaller than usual but the food made up for it. Definitely coming back for more.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken