3dogs1monkey

We were scouting restaurants for my daughter to eat while going to school in NY besides dorm food and we found this place, quite inexpensive and very tasty. We went on a weekday and it has lunch specials with drinks for $10. There is plenty of food for the price and it tasted excellent too. My daughter likes this place. It does have many dishes to choose from and we tried different dishes and they’re all good. The lunch is packed very nicely and my daughter can eat lunch and dinner with the portions they give us. Quite an excellent place for students. The price is right, the food is good and plentiful, my daughter can’t ask for more LOL and as parents, less dent to the bank.

+6

Nelson Acevedo

Of course we had to have Chinese food while in NYC so we found this spot and gave it a try. Man was it just what we want, needed, hoped for and so on. Love the updated look to include upgrade it food quality and presentation. Had the same but better taste than I remembered. Price did go up from the last I had Chinese food in NYC but sadly that's what happens after many years. Would go back for more anytime.

+3

Gloria Lau

Small quick and easy Chinese food. Their dumplings are a must try! They are super fresh! We highly recommend both steam and grilled dumplings. The filing inside was so flavorful and juicy. Their Taiwanese noodles were pretty good too considering the price and all, the soup tasted authentic and they gave us a decent amount of beef. We also got a char siu over rice, personally I felt like the rice could use a little more sauce, but it was pretty good and nostalgic. If we were ever in a hurry, we would definitely stop by to order some dumplings on the go!!

+5

Tiffany Rupp

Visited in August 2025. We were looking for some tasty and quick. This is not quite a hole in the wall but definitely not fancy eating. Fairly quick sit down. Enough space for around 10-15 people at the tables. Its a bit crowed but it works with the theme. The soup dumplings are cooked to a steamed perfection. Pan fried pork and bok choy are the best. Others in our party got buns that looked very tasty.

+8

Hye Jeong Lee

Cheap chinese food with good quality It didn't take too long to go to the restaurant from the train station. I ordered the soup dumpling and their lunch special. It was a lot of food for me. The food was really good. I like the dumplings a lot. The place is pretty small but it is good for eating alone or with one other friend. The staffs were really nice and friendly. Highly recommend for cheap good food

Florian Zimmermann

Those high ratings probably are here cause of free soda for rating. It’s good food and huge portion - but nothing too spectacular which is worth the five stars. Food is not very spicy. Vegetables are cooked rarely which is nice for my taste. Shrimps were not very flavorful unfortunately

Jorge Vasquez

The restaurant was clean not fancy and staff friendly. I ordered general Tsos lunch special. The quantity was fine. The chicken was BATHED in sauce as was the rest of the dish. The rice was soggy on the parts that werent even bathed in sauce. I normally eat alot in the restaurants i go and even . It wasnt worth finishing I won't be eating here again....

Jack Hu

I stopped by Emperor Dumplings for lunch and tried the pork and chive, pork and mushroom, and soup dumplings. The dumplings were decent, but the overall taste was pretty average—nothing particularly stood out for me. The restaurant itself is small and cozy, offering both dine-in and takeout options, which is convenient. While it wasn’t the most memorable meal, it’s still worth a try if you’re in the area and craving dumplings. With a little more attention to flavor, this spot could easily step up to the next level.

Enja Schenck

Worst Asian food I ever had! The quality of the food was Microwave dish level. The meat was so chewey in both dishes, unbelievable. Zero flavor.

Loreen Augustine

The customer service was good and the place was pretty but I got the spicy beef dumpling and they were tasteless! No spice and were shaped awful I was so disappointed and had an off flavor. I did enjoy the chili oil though with soy sauce but for the price point extremely disappointed also didn’t taste pan fried. 5/10

Jameila Yorke

I am absolutely disgusted and horrified by my experience at Emperor Dumpling ON 3rd Ave 10017 I ordered food expecting a normal meal, and instead I found actual worms inside my dish. Yes—WORMS. I didn’t realize it at first and actually ate part of the meal before seeing the worms, which made me extremely sick afterward. After discovering this, I immediately contacted the restaurant expecting them to take the situation seriously. Instead, I received zero accountability, no urgency, and still have not been given a proper refund or resolution. Their response was dismissive and careless, as if serving contaminated food with parasites is normal. Since eating there, I became physically ill and had to seek medical attention. The fact that a restaurant is allowed to operate under such unsafe and unsanitary conditions is shocking. This is not a small complaint — this is a serious health hazard. People trust restaurants with their safety. If worms are being served in meals, what else is happening behind the scenes with cleanliness and food handling?