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For two star Chinese, try Empress Harbor in Monterey Park. It's known for its dim sum. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a family atmosphere. This restaurant is inexpensive. This place features private rooms.
1.0 of 5 stars.
Rude employees, poor customer service, and disgusting food. This place tainted the little tolerance I had left for dim sum.My friend and I were probably treated with such disrespect because we look...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My uncle had his wedding here this weekend. His party occupied about 14 tables. The space was rather small plus he had to share the restaurant with another wedding party. That didn't stop our Wedding...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite dim sum area in this neighborhood, but it's more expensive them some of the other dim sum places in the area. I mainly enjoy the variety of dishes and the food is always hot and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Chinese restaurants are notoriously inconsistent. But last Sunday at about 10AM, Empress Harbor managed to impress me. No guarantees for when you come around to it though.Dim sum is all about...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It was OK for dim sum but I wasn't impressed with the selection. Might try one more time. They have some discounts which make it worthwhile.
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's been a really long time since I have enjoyed proper Chinese food and I was hungry for some after enjoying my afternoon at the hilarious and incomparable Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Since we...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for dim sum. Enjoyed everything we ate, and came across a lot of items that I haven't seen at other places- like a deep fried pastry wrapped in rice noodle that you dip into a peanut...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My family frequents this place quite often for dim sum. The dim sum is good and there seems to be a good selection. I can't say their bowls and spoons are clean, though, but I think that is the way...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're judging Chinese restaurants by the grade on the window, you really have little knowledge about the food. Almost all varieties of asian food are prepared much differently than say "American...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Their business volume has definitely decreased since the last time I've been there. We got there at 11:30 Saturday morning and there was no wait.They're also giving discounts now so they must really...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Empress Harbor for 2 weddings, and for dim sum now. The place is pretty frickin huge, where it was able to fit a wedding of like 300 guests, and still had room for normal dinner service...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So after that mishap at Ocean Star in the next strip mall over, my godbrother's wife suggested this place. We get to the door and i breath a sigh of relief because i see the A grade. However, im...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Nasty. Will not come back here again. My co-worker and I were in the plaza so we decided to try this place out for dim sum. The place seems clean and crowded, service was not bad. This is another...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
What's the dealio about places not having dan tat until later!??! Are we supposed to go later in the day for restaurants to have time to make these little gems or what? No dan tat when we came at...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good dim sum at an affordable price. This place is locaed at the corner of Atlantic and Garvery in a pinkish building on the second floor. Weekends are super busy so I would avoid the big rush...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My friend and I decided that we wanted real live Chinese food so we drove off to what some people call the 'Real Chinatown' off the 10. We had no real destination and stumbled upon this place. We were...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am pretty sure I came here years ago for dim sum but not really sure if this is the same place or not. So what you will have is my dinner review of this place. I did enjoy almost everything I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I only go to Empress Harbor when I know I can finish my meal by noon on weekends. Without the 20% discount, Empress Harbor is a bit on the expensive side. My Cantonese ex-coworker recommended Empress...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I usually go to this place for dim sum. I always get their siu may, har gow, egg tart, char siu bao, rice porridge, tofu skin roll, turnip cake, rice porridge, tofu fa, mango pudding and any other...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here yesterday for dim sum with my family. The food was good. We normally go to Ocean Star, but there was a long wait and plus we found out that Ocean Star has a C Rating. Not good. Empress...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Last time I came here for lunch it was almost two years ago. Since then this new chef loads his dim sum with a lot of MSG and salt. The hot tea they serve now tastes terrible. These are some of the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ambiance was nice. Food tasted decent, and the place wasn't too pricey either. I went there during peak hours on a Saturday afternoon (12P-2P), and there was no line or wait. To my surprise, I was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I cruised here w/ some coworkers on a Tuesday for dim sum because I know that the food is pretty good and they're supposed to have 30% off weekday specials. It wasn't too busy and we quickly got our...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going here about 7 years now. I was recommended by my ex Chinese co-worker. He said that this is one of the best one in the Los Angeles area for dim sums and he was right. Weekend gets...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We had our wedding reception here this past Saturday. Overall, although we had a great time for a great value, it may not be the most optimal place for a reception. We definitely didn't have any...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dim Sum is an all time favorite of mine. Sundays, midweek, doesn't really matter. I'm always game for dim sum. A friend of mine decided it was time to venture out a bit and try other dim sum...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best dim sum places in all of LA. Fast, good dim sum. Place can be VERY crowded on Saturday/Sunday and holidays, so be prepared to wait an hour or more for a table after 10:30 AM. Come...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Yick. Did not like. This place makes me ashamed of my Cantonese heritage...Food: The variety of food here is appalling low for a dim sum place. I had been looking forward to coming here for a week and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I tend to not venture very far from tried and true restaurants, but my friend convinced me to try this place and I thought it was quite yummy. We also got a discount on our dim sum bill - people,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went to tea here with a friend in November '08 and the food was good. It's all your standard dim sum fare. A genuinely good standby spot.We arrived early to avoid the rush but the con of that was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So ,we haven't been back here since October 2007....decided to give them one more chance and I'm glad we did. First off, they have an "A" for their inspection....very good sign. Now for the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place was alright. Nothing special. Trying to flag down the women pushing the broccoli buggy was annoying. The fact that I am not Chinese and trying to stop these women from leaving our...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had an EXCELLENT experience at Empress Harbor on Saturday night! We were there for a banquet dinner. Our group had 16 tables there and had a 10-course dinner (all of which was fresh, tasty, and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Decent food not a wide variety considering it's suppose to be dim sum. It was obnoxiously loud. The service was horrible, you had to ask for things around 2 or 3 times to actually get them. They...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the quintessential Chinese seafood restaurant for me. The place to come with all of your extended family so that you have to occupy multiple tables, one for adults and one for kids....
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came to empress harbor for dim sum last weekend, and I was somewhat satisfied.We arrived late (1:30pm), so there was absolutely no wait -- we were seated immediately. I know if you show up for the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
$41.00 for two people for just a few tins of average dim sums. Thursday aftenoon. No rice, no drinks. The food was ok, not great. The waiter played the "no speak engrish" when I objected to the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's pretty good dim sum. It's busy on weekends and parking is such a hassle. I advise to go early or walk. They update often in their styles and probably one of the better dim sum places in...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really liked this placeClean with good food and service. Good selection. The maitre d' even stopped by to offer translation Suckling pig - crispy and tastyPea shoots very fresh and tastyE fu...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My old boss used to take me here when he buys lunch and although the ambiance is a lot nicer than other dim sum restaurants, the food is average. It's not bad and it's not spectacular, just decent. I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Day After...Ok, so first things first, I do agree with some negative reviews about the parking garage resembling some kinda dim (as in 'dim,' not as in 'dim sum!' :OP, dank, moribund subterranean...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The building complex sucks (dilapidated). The parking garage sucks (dark and smelly). And most importantly, the dim sum sucks. Don't take a date here. I suggest you go a few blocks down to NBC...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
yeah 4 stars. In your face haters! jk...Anyways. This is one of the best dim sum places that I have tride and believe, I've been around ;)I do admit it was a little pricier than a lot of other dim sum...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
OK...first off...if your not chinese then don't go. It was Thanksgiving and me and my partner( a white guy) decided to give this place a try. We were starving and were ready to chow down!!! Well...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
im not a dimsum expert like some other ppl on yelp, nor were some things sanitary like the bathroom and the grade of the restaurant was "B", but i would still come back for dimsum here.i genuinely...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2008
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this is a really good dim sum place. everything is tasty and the ladies pushing the carts are nice. pretty noisy, but enough room for lots of people.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
DIM SUM is my favorite, as I can go eat DIM SUM everyday and never get tired of it.The Dim Sum here is very good and the place is clean and service is friendly. Also, 20% off if you come Monday thru...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for Dim Sum at Empress Harbor, not any other dining experience.The Dim Sum here is good. My friend wanted to introduce me to another DIm Sum house the last time we went out for Dim...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My family spends so much money here every time we come that the service is always excellent.The Dim Sum is average. But the entree's such as Shark Fin Soup and Fish Jook are delicious. My grandfather...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The parking here is MUCH better than it is at Capital or other places in the MPK because of the underground garage. And it has the big open Chinese dim sum joint feel with the hussle and bussle of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh! forgot to mention, if you park in their underground parking lot, it's pretty dark and dirty, the elevator takes forever, more importantly, hold your breath in the elevator...smells like pee.Don't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm cantonese and this is my favorite cantonese restaurant. Easy parking, kept clean, well priced compared to other restaurants, good assortment for dim sum, and professional management in suit and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant has changed its name a few times though always retaining "harbor" somewhere in its name. I'm fairly certain it's affiliated with a certain other Harbor dim sum place I love in San...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
omg what elegant photos!! when was this taken... when it just opened and it was polished clean?? wow. what a difference a great photo makes...the last time i went, the floor and walls were pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very good dim sum. One of my favorites, along with NBC Seafood and Empress Harbor. Really all three are good food in a good, proper "dim sum atmosphere"... depending on the day, any one of the three...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Found this place initially using the "people rule"- i.e. saw hoards of people, mostly Chinese people, waiting for a table outside on a Sunday. I brought my family here the following week, and we were...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had a lot of fun my first time. I heard it's best to arrive early in the day at Empress from a friend because the food is a lot more fresh. When I come here with my boyfriend, we always seated on...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dim sum... A few years ago this was the best place I'd gone to... but I think they're only okay now. Clean and tasty, but they don't stand out like before.As others have noted, what stands out here is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place to enjoy well prepared dim sum at an appropriate price per dish. Now I am well aware of dim sum places in and around the LA area and even up north that are lowerin price or some that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
if it wasn't as pricey, then this would've been an easy 5 stars... and you know it's def a local favorite when there ain't all these zagat, citisearch awards all over. OINKY! i wanted something cheap...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is okay for dim sum, but where it really shines is the dinner. Their food and service are excellent. They also have this dinner special for $50 for 4 dishes soup. You add $10 for each...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Clean. Good dim sum. A nice surprise. Arrive before noon (before the mad Asian rush). A good dim sum place is marked by the texture of the dim sum shell, freshness and quality of ingredients....
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Arriving at 10:30, we still had to wait 30 mins for a seat. This place is pretty clean, I noticed the fish tank didn't consist of dead fish floating to the top of the tank as you usually see at other...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
staff not too rude. cheap. carts came frequently. had all my and my friends' dim sum favorites -- shrimp rice noodle rolls, rice porridge, siu mai, char siu bau, steamed sticky rice in lotus leaf,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
While we were waiting for our table outside, I noticed that there was a sign on the window that was covered by the leaves of a huge plant. I pulled back the leaves and saw that for its most recent...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
first time dim-summing in l.a., and actually, come to think of it, first time venturing into san gabriel valley territory for food... so take this as a novice review. myself and three others showed up...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I usually come here for the weekend dim sum. I used to like this place a lot, but then the selection they now have, is so limited. It doesn't even seem like a dim sum place anymore. Don't get me...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was surprised that coming here at around 12:30pm on a Saturday there was no wait for dim sum. I usually go to Ocean Star or NBC but I think this place is actually better than those two. There's...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My 2nd fave place to eat when Ocean Harbor is too full. Altho the wait is usually about the same. Its more like we're too lazy to walk back now that we checked here. lol. Either way, dim sum is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
There are sooo many delicious Dim Sum restaurants in Monterey Park and it's surrounding cities... but this place definitely does NOT count. I've tried this place maybe twice? and we only came to this...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
portions here are tony but the amount of flavor in each dish is amazing. i like thier steamed rock cod fillet with garlic/black bean sauce. it's soooo tasty. and that's amazing because well, i don't...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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Kind of like an old couple (me being white, and my boyfriend being full...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Soooooo bad. Sooooo soooo bad. I hope you read this and go. . . hmmm, maybe I won't waste my money and go to this place.I've been there 3 times, all forced by family. Always ordering tons of dishes...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Every time my family and I come to Southern California, we take a detour over to Monterey Park to enjoy the dim sum at Empress Harbor Restaurant. The decor is nice, servers are decent, and the dim...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Don't have much to complain about. If anything, I was actually quite impressed. A friend of mine suggested this place for dim-sum and since I couldn't offer anything other than NBC, we decided to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to try dim sum and since I live in MP there are a half dozen options. I asked around and got almost as many recommendations to try different places as the number of people I asked. When I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Empress Harbor has always been my favorite. I just visit it again yesterday July 8th. I came around 11:35am. The food was great as usual. The only thing I just realized was the price. It's pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best Chinese food, but definitely not the worst (I dare you to eat Chinese food on the westside). There were a couple of dishes that tasted good, but most were rather bland. The dishware was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When you think of a dim sum place at Monterrey Park, automatically you would think of Ocean Star or the granddaddy of 'em all, NBC Seafood.I was very skeptical when this place was suggested for being...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, I've been to Dim Sum in Chinatown several times, and was informed that compared to this place Chinatown food was junk.So off to Monterey Park to witness the glory that is Dim Sum done right.After...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
delicious dim sum! yay! i've gotta give props to the judster for exposing me to this little slice of dim sum heaven tucked away on the third floor of your typical non-descript monterey park plaza.i...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I could easily give 5 stars. Judy organized our dim sum Sunday and it was a blast. I drove 2 hours one way to get to Monterrey Park with zero regret. Thanks to sweet Mike L. for coaching me through...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have never had dim sum before today. Thus, cannot say if there is better out there, but I had a blast here.Even before we sat down, Judy W., our Fearless Leader for this outing, had the staff wipe...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for dim sum. The selection was good and food was fresh. The service was surprisingly great. We asked one of the cart ladies about a dim sum item but she didn't have it. Later she...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is ok, no particular dish I tried I fell in love with. not bad, but no wow's from this gal.Restaurant was nice and clean and service was VERY attentive. Good size restaurant that I'd come back...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good for dim sum with a big loud group. They have a few good vegetarian dim sum options, including some decent mushroom and chinese broccoli dishes. (But if your whole group is vegetarian, you'll have...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
dude, this is the place to go. they don't have anything too fancy or special and they house the typical dim sum stuff but what they do have they make good. now, with that said - since there is...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place used to be called Empress Harbor when it first opened to great fanfare in the early 90s and then it slowly declined in quality. It was once the ultimate go-to place for Chinese stars...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing to write home about, especially compared to their competitors throughout the Monterey Park area. But it was a nice space, and the menu and food quality was standard. Now the only reason I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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The great deal about this traditional cantonese restaurant is that you can get 20% off if you check out before 12. It's a good deal if you wake up early for the dim sum. The variety is large but wait on week...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/07/2005
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When you see or hear the name, it sounds like a seafood restaurant. And that is because it actually is one! This is one of the good ones that did not disappoint me. Usually i don't get disappointed of...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/04/2005
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It's slightly under par vis-a-vis the nearby dim sum places like Ocean Star.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/09/2002
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always packed, empress palace is a favorite of the shopping bag-toting lunch crowd, who take advantage of its harbor village location to replenish themselves with superb dim sum before hitting the sales floors...
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both locals and visitors seeking an authentic hong kong experience return here week after week. from the fantastic wonton soup, crispy spring rolls, fluffy dumplings and succulent barbecue pork, this is a...
wcities.com - user review
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dim sum is the main attraction at this grandiose hong kong-style seafood palace, embellished with ornate dragons, brass columns and crystal chandeliers. but youill also find exotic specialties such as sharkis...
gayot.com - user review
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Find valuable restaurant information including descriptions, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Harbor Village in Monterey Park, California. Locate additional information on sights, attractions and...
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