Sea Empress Seafood Restaurant in Gardena

The food is pretty good! We ordered a few of the dumplings, one meal off the lunch menu, and a chow fun dish. I recommend the Fried taro and the pork shu mai as those were our favorites. The sweet and sour pork was also good, the beef chow fun with gravy was a bit plain but still good.

If I could give negative stars for the service, I would. This is the worst service i have ever received at a restaurant. Servers would walk away as we were talking to them as if we were a disturbance. Half the things we ordered were good, and the other half was stale and dry. I would not come back to this place or ever recommend it.

For the Gardena area, still a reliably tasty dim sum restaurant. Half the restaurant cordoned off during covid, so only the left side is open for dim sum. Still a dozen tables of diners here for lunch today.Ordering is off a menu rather than from carts. Over 20 dishes to pick from and are delivered in decent time.Everything tasty and good to very good. Eg. Shrimp har gaw very good, radish cake good vs the best dim sum Ive tasted.We ordered enough for 4 at $68 worth of dim sum, enough left over for takeout and a 2nd meal, so you can easily eat under $35 for 2 without leftovers.

This was my first time here.Photos as of February 2023.Day visited : SaturdayTime: Around 11amDo the servers understand English? yes. Majority do, AFAIK.I grew up eating dim sum with family quite often but have moved not so long ago so it was nice to be able to find a place nearby that wasnt overpriced like Din Tai Fung. Place was a classic restaurant with a large room and many tables. Hot pot of tea (Jasmine) was flowing and quick to come out. Carts were moving around in aisles and warm coming out.A prime example of a regular dim sum place. Food was good and fast to be served. No complaints. Service was quick (more or less). There were many servers walking around being busy so sometimes its a little hard to catch if I wanted something specific if I couldnt find it on the carts or couldnt it didnt come by after a while.There were a few times where the carts never crossed our table even though I saw it not too far off a few tables down but I couldntflag them to come by but it wasnt a big deal.Menu in photos was actually not all the food available on the carts. There were MANY different things not listed. But be careful because there were some items (mainly the ones that do not look like small portions/pieces) that will be priced higher than most items($10+)It gets VERY crowded VERY fast after 11am with large groups of friends and family. Best time to come is right after opening and before 11:30am on a weekend day.Will I come again? Yep :)Hope this review and photos help you out. Enjoy !

Atmosphere was excellent and so was the food and service. I ordered the pineapple fried rice and egg rolls. My girlfriend ordered Lamb stew with vegetables.

Great place for family dinner. I like that each family member has a favorite dish, makes it easier to order and share al la carte.I appreciate the service in this gem right in our back yard.I like the decor, which is old, but beautiful and so peacful. Great place for a cup of tea and a delicious pastryDont forget the favorable fried crab!I would of given 5 stars but need to clean and keep up pond. (Smells)Also time to do inventory on dishes. Cracks big or small is a no no.

It was my first time here maybe because we got there almost an hour before they stop serving dim sum not really all that exciting like my friend had described it to me but she was disappointed. But this is really more for meat eaters so these were my entrees i was able to get. I didn’t take more pictures because i wasn’t really that much excited about the place but i also got the egg custard sesame ball bomb, chinese broccoli and seaweed salad alway my all time fave and duck the duck was cold and i don’t like my food cold. Other than that the service was good and our waiter was really nice.

Instagram: @eat_saw_telleEat: Steamed Shanghai Pork Dumplings, Steamed Shrimp in Rice Roll, Stuffed Eggplant with Shrimp, Fried Squid Sticks with Salt and Pepper, Steamed BBQ Pork Buns, Scallop Shrimp Dumpling, Beef Meatball.Saw: don’t be koi with me, guardian dragons, fast and furious, stuffed, food cart, squid game on pointTell(e): 8.80 / 10Hi-bite: Steamed Shrimp in Rice Cake, Fried Squid Sticks with Salt and Pepper, Scallop Shrimp DumplingsLo-bite: Steamed BBQ Pork Buns

This restaurant was a beautiful surprise and I wish it was located near me. As an immigrant from Hong Kong, I can tell you that it is one of the premier Cantonese restaurant Ive ever experienced. My meals were not pricey, and all of the flavors were well balanced. The vegetables were fresh. I have eaten there two nights in a row and tomorrow will be the last evening before I return home. Dining there has been such a relief after very long days. It is quiet, clean, bright, and comfortable. I have nothing but praise for them.

Great dim sum and great service! Although I miss the ladies pushing carts full of steamers, the food and service are still wonderful.