Empire Chinese Kitchen is a chinese restaurant Downtown Portland Portland located in United States.
575 Congress St Portland , ME 04101 United States
| Reservations | Yes |
| Credit Cards | Yes |
| Outdoor Seating | Yes |
| Music | No |
| Menus | Brunch, Lunch, Dinner |
| Drinks | Full Bar, Cocktails |
Portland's first Chinese dim sum restaurant mixes the traditional (steamed pork buns , wonton soup ) with the creative (pastrami egg rolls , bacon fried rice ) in a hip environment.
Everything I've had here is fantastic, but the garlic green beans are the true standout. Great upscale Chinese spot.
bacon fried rice & pastrami egg roll both v. good; not just clever. We really liked the flounder tempura & the garlic green beans . Skip the lobster dumplings : too big, & ground lobster disappoints.
The lobster buns were fantastic. The slightly spicy aioli kicks it up a notch. The soup dumplings are also better than some I had in Asia dumpling houses. Worth the trip!
Food is amazing, but my drink was questionable at best. My server seemed a little checked out. The atmosphere, and amazing food quality made up for the over sights in service. I'll do take out !!!!
Portland's original—and newly revamped—Chinese kitchen, serving familiar Cantonese and dim sum dishes done up Maine-style.
Many tasty but non traditional Chinese dishes . The soup dumplings have a healthy ratio of broth to meat. The char siu bao are actually a faithful rendition of the classic.
Beautiful space and the best dim sum I've had in Portland. Get the duck buns !
Get the bacon fried rice , soup dumplings , and pork buns (angelic pillows of delicious) with a Crabbies ginger beer .
The orange beef and (pretty much all of the) Dim Sum are so good! The steamed ones are so tasty!
Get the soup dumplings . I haven't had dim sum like this outside of San Fran. Excellent food.
Dumplings , Ramen , etc. all excellent. Comfortable atmosphere and friendly and efficient waitstaff .
empire egg roll , garlic green beans , har gow, shu mai, beef & broad noods, mongolian beef
Pastrami egg roll , soup dumplings , bacon fried rice and lobster fried rice…outstanding.
Great Chinese food . Veggie ginger fried rice and dumplings are delish. Never a let down
Bao buns and ramen ! Cute spot with big portions and reasonable prices
Bacon fried rice !! Soup dumplings & Empire Egg Rolls !
The cod and chicken fried rice was excellent!
Fantastic restaurant ! Drinks and food are delicious.
Very small, crowded , hot, loud , and full of snobby guests. Soup dumplings are amazing!
My friend described the Mah-Jong cocktail as autumn in a glass.
Steamed pork dumplings and Kung pao chicken are delish!
Green beans and flounder tempura . Do it.
Have never had anything I did not like
Everything !
OK, it's not real Dim Sum without the carts. But that doesn't matter because the dumplings are real good.
This place is closed on Tuesdays.
Pretty good vegan options !
lobster dumplings !
F&W: lobster dumplings
Bacon fried rice
Always carrying lots of local brews on tap like Baxter & Allegash. Try the Stowaway IPA when available, It's even better on tap than in the can! - Portland Old Port
Shredded pork with Peking sauce is delicious! - Bradford Sprague
Lovely clean venue, small and intimate with decent size bar. Stage and acoustics are pretty nice for size of venue! Went for Jai Wolf and had an amazing time! - Hannah Kathleen
Excellent collection of artesian cocktails and martinis with a view of the harbor that's the best in town! Staff was very friendly and accommodating. - Matthew Leuck
Bourbon barrel aged beans. Enough said. Also super friendly staff! - Michael Rheaume