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My parents brought me to Empress Court for dinner with my boyfriend and it was an AMAZING meal. Yes it's pricey but the food is really good and the service is impeccable. AND you get to take the secret elevator up to the actual dining area where it's quiet, peaceful and relaxing.
When you get up to the main floor there is a really pretty fish tank in front of you and the restrooms are to the left. A hostess will lead you to your seat underneath a beautiful ceiling with twinkling lights. They also have beautiful art on the walls and the tables and chairs they use are very classy. The waiters/waitresses are always on top of their game; when we were there we never had to ask them for anything, they filled our waters, tea, wine, without us asking and did everything on point.
I had a hot and sour soup to start which was quite delicious. This is one of my favorite soups and I'm glad I ordered it as a starter. For our meal we all shared the lobster, mapo tofu, kung pao chicken and fried rice with pork and shrimp. I really liked the tofu since it was in a semi-spicy sauce and the tofu was really soft and luscious. The kung pao was very good as well, and I really liked how they didn't overload the dish with peanuts and instead let every ingredient play its part. The lobster dish was an entire lobster in sauce, even the head!! The fried rice wasn't really anything special, so I'd pass on this next time.
Of course we couldn't resist dessert so we had the key lime pie and the chocolate mousse with raspberry. They were both DIVINE. I was surprised because they weren't Asian desserts but they were perfect!! The key lime had a very potent but yummy citrus flavor and the chocolate mousse was fluffy and delectable. They even put little crunchies inside to give the mousse some texture, something I've never had before!
The only down side to Empress is the price but I think it's well worth it. Definitely check it out if you are looking to splurge on some nom food and want to do so in a quiet, beautiful atmosphere.
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