I had not been out for Dim Sum in almost a decade. When a friend held her annual birthday meal here this year, I decided that I had to go. We were over 30 people in our group, and they put us at three large, round tables in the back. Each table had a large "lazy susan" in the middle to facilitate the sharing of dishes. For those not familiar with Dim Sum, it is small bite-sized Chinese dishes typically served in steamer baskets or on small plates. Carts of these fully cooked items are wheeled around the restaurant by servers, and you choose what you want.I am not a huge fan of steamed buns (Bones is a definite exception to this rule), as I generally find them too filling, and frequently too far on the sweet side of flavor-ville. The ones here are like that, but the quality seemed good. For my culinary adventure on this Sunday, I sampled: shrimp dumplings, pork dumplings, deep fried shrimp balls, stuffed green peppers, turnip cake, steamed BBQ pork buns, spareribs with bean sauce, sesame dumplings, sweet rice in lotus leaf, sauteed Chinese broccoli, pan fried house noodles, and I am sure I am missing a few items. Most of these items were quite tasty. A few were outstanding. And a couple were not to my liking (like the sickly sweet sesame bun). I drank water and tea, and generally made a pig of myself while having a good time talking with friends, some folks I had not seen in years, and some new people.When the bill came, the gratuity (a reasonable 15%) had already been added on. The shocking part was that for our table of 9, the total cost (including tip) worked out to just over $13 per person. That is an incredible deal. I would definitely recommend this place to others. Come early, and come hungry.

The Empress has new dim sum chefs!!! They've recently changed. They have a lot of new menu items!! It's the only place in town that has dim sum that is remotely close to NYC or SF. You have to try the shrimp and chive dumplings and the scallop dumplings. I also went there for dinner. They have BOGO lobster!!! We got their house special. It was so good that I licked the shells after like a lobster lollipop.

Oh, Empress...writing this review has done a number on me. I want to give it two stars and bitch about how greasy everything is, or complain about how cold half of the dumplings I had today were.But, then I want to give it five stars, because I get excited when we pull into the parking lot. I rub my hands together in greedy anticipation when I hear the squeaky little wheels of the carts nearing my table. I want to say "YES! A million times YES!" to every little metal bowl of sodium saturated goodness.So, I'm going to give it three stars. It isn't fancy, the food isn't amazing, the service has been at times excellent and other times lacking. I haven't used the restrooms, but after reading some of the reviews here, I think I'll make sure to continue that tradition.Standout dim sum for me? Shrimp and Chive dumplings, Fun Gor, Shu Mai, Egg Custard Tarts (I could eat 30 of these in one sitting, no lie), and my boyfriend SWEARS by the sesame balls, but I don't care for those anywhere.And, the prices are fantastic, let's face it. At our hungriest, my boyfriend and I barely break $20. Hell, we didn't even break $20 today.

This was the second time I had been to The Empress. First time was good. I just moved to the area and it was the first dim sum place I saw. So I went a second time. Food was still good. Service sucked! The waitress could barely speak English and had us writing what we ordered (aside from the dim sum). Then another waiter helped her out.The reason why I am not going back to this restaurant is because I may have accidentally checked on the paper for a B2 instead of a B1. When the waiter brought our food, I told him we ordered the B1 and he said no we ordered the B2. I asked him if we could exchange it since that was not what I wanted. He plainly said no. I understand it may or may not have been my fault since he wouldn't show me the paper, but still I have never been to a restaurant where they would not take the food back if we weren't satisfied. If I had ate it or even touched the plate, I would have understood why he said no. But we did not even touch it.So just for that and how the waiter treated me like I didn't matter...I will be going to another dim sum place from now on.

Empress makes the best roasted duck in town. The skin is crispy and the meat is moist. Check it out and you will see why.

The Dim Sum was pretty tasty although the service was a bit slow for it being lunch time on a weekday.We were digging the grub up until we got up to leave and noticed a cockroach on the tablecloth belonging to the table across from us.Kind of left a bad taste.Seeing that I have been to Denver twice, and eaten here twice, its likely that I will give them another chance on the next trip.

Having lived in Hong KOng and China I find this to be the closest to a Hong Kong Dim Sum Restaurant in the Denver Metro. Some of their specialtys are: Char Shiu Bow Mincemeat in steamed rice flour buns Har Gow Shrimp dumlings and they ...?

I go there often for the Dim Sim. However this is one of only 2 restaurants that I know that have Dim Sum. The other being the Golden Plate on Hampden. The Dim Sum is relatively good and reasonably priced. The shrimp dumplings and pork ...?

The place itself is nothing great, but they try hard to keep it neat and clean. The food is delicious and there is so much to try, so go hungry. The wait-staff is almost always rushed, but they are friendly and try hard to get you what ...?

Havin been in China less than a week before eating here I found it to not even be comparable. The servies is very slow and the selection is tiny in comparison. If you're looking for the real thing, don't even bother stopping here. ...?

When I'm in the mood for Dim Sum I head over to Empress and fill up with yummy food at great prices. We usually share the various dishes we order and enjoy the tea. Good way to relax on Sundays! ...?

Denver now has numerous Dim Sum places and after trying several I would say that the Empress is still one of the best. The Tzok is excellent, The Siu Up , Char Siu Bao, ang Har Gow as good as any in Yau Ma Tai. ...?

I really don't understand. This place won the 8th best Chinese restaurant in the US...I just had to try it. Everyine on Google is giving rave reviews...maybe I went to the wrong side of the restaurant...I don't know. I placed an order for pick up. It was quite simply the worst food I have ever paid for...hands down. I could have had better tasting food from the old people handing out free tasters in the frozen foods section at Sam's Club. Seriously...the sesame chicken was cold, rubbery, and consisted of 95% breading. The egg rolls were so bad I was gagging through the only bite I dared to try. Just about the only thing that seemed edible was the steamed rice...and that wasn't even that good either. What a dissapointment! I recommend going across the street to Saigon Bowl...MUCH better, and consistent. One other thing...the decor in the Empress was, well, a joke? It looked like it was from some bad 80's movie starring Steven Segal in a China Town hole in the wall... ...? More ?

Everybody knows that this place serves some of the best dim sum in Denver (bested only by superstar cafe, located 2 blocks east). When it comes to roast duck noodle soup and crispy skin pork, empress reigns! ...?

Really awful, gave them more then one chance. The sesame chicken was not even eatable, awful, awful waste of money. The fact of the matter is I have never had to really write about a place but this was note worthy. DON'T GO THERE, it was terrible. There are too many chinese restaurants in Denver to go here, skip it you'll be glad you did.?