Imperial Restaurant

“I come here every time I visit Chinatown.”

I come here every time I visit Chinatown. The dim sum and Cantonese dishes are very authentic, with reasonable prices and classic Hong Kong–style service—which means not the friendliest, but it honestly reminds me of home 😄. The dim sum is freshly steamed, and the tea is spot-on. You can come here for a proper sit-down meal or just stop by for a casual snack. Prices are fair, though during rush hour you might be seated at a smaller table (I’ve never had to wait in line, though). You know it’s truly authentic when uncles and aunties are sitting around chatting and drinking tea, while servers push carts through the room with freshly made dishes.

Roy

Dec 2025

“Foods are very fresh and hot and severe fast.”

Foods are very fresh and hot and severe fast. Waitress and waiter are very friendly

S Cc

Oct 2025

“Great spot with a lot of unique traditional Chinese dishes.”

Great spot with a lot of unique traditional Chinese dishes. Everything is served family style and you're expected to share entrees. Excellent spot for large groups of 6+

Michael Damato

Oct 2025

“Authentic Hong Kong style dim sum.”

Authentic Hong Kong style dim sum. It reminded me the tea houses we would visit in our daily life in Hong Kong. The quality of dim sum is exquisite. I would recommend this restaurant to you.

Nana Sang

Aug 2025

“This place is legit.”

This place is legit! The seafood is super fresh — we had the steamed fish and salt & pepper squid, and both were incredible. Dim sum was just as good — classic har gow, siu mai, turnip cakes... all done right. A true Cantonese spot with authentic flavors. Great service and clean. Definitely coming back with friends and family!

Erinn Fong

Jul 2025

“The Imperial is one of a kind when it comes to Asian dining.”

The Imperial is one of a kind when it comes to Asian dining. The staff hustle and the menu covers Asia. There are so many choices that it beckons your return. Just look at my pictures below from our dining experience.

Mark

Jun 2025

“You want old school great dim sum.”

You want old school great dim sum. This is one of the spots to try! These days, there's no more buy off the cart, but this place will remind you of that type of dim sum spot. Snow top BBQ Buns were sooo good! Also the BBQ Pastry was different than I've had. It was much jucier with BBQ pork and pineapple.

Steve Wang

Apr 2025

“A traditional banquet hall-style dim sum restaurant with efficient service and comforting dim sum options.”

A traditional banquet hall-style dim sum restaurant with efficient service and comforting dim sum options. I particularly enjoyed the beef tripe, steamed rice rolls, dumplings, and rice noodles.

Bill

Sep 2024

“Food has always been consistently very good.”

Food has always been consistently very good. Ample space and attentive service!

Rhonda Wong-Calace

Sep 2024

“The food here is always incredible.”

The food here is always incredible. We ordered dim sum.. had shrimp dumpling and Siu Mai.. perfectly cooked.. shared an order of shrimp with lobster sauce. It was so good! (We here here yesterday too) the service is a little slow, but the food more than makes up for it.

Ernie Lazernick

Mar 2024

“My teenager and I got to enjoy Dim Sum at this restaurant.”

My teenager and I got to enjoy Dim Sum at this restaurant. They were out of just one of the dishes we wanted. Everything else was amazing. We were served and serviced quickly, as well as given space for conversion. We used a "back door" to enter, it was awesome!

Suzann “Suzette” Addison

Oct 2023

“Been here a couple of times, I would say this is one of the good dimsum places in chinatown.”

Been here a couple of times, I would say this is one of the good dimsum places in chinatown. Haven’t tried much of their non-dimsum menu, but we did try the honey glazed bbq pork and it was good. They always seem to be out of the crispy roasted pork belly 😞 But service is quick, price is reasonable, food tastes good, usually pretty filled with people, would definitely recommend!

Anway De

Aug 2023