Imperial Palace
“We also had the Cantonese steak, sauteed sea bass, pea shoot leaves, all very good.”
“We discovered this place thanks to Eddie Huang's show and decided to check it out.”
“And for the many who know this cuisine well, there is a lot to appreciate here.”
Imperial Palace
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Came here for the infamous crab and sticky rice…came out full
My friend had call to confirm the price for crab and was told 25…25 is a steal you know! so of course…were definitely going to get it.
We got here around 10 (I know…late) and I asked for the price for the crab again…the server said 45. I said I was told it was only 25 and he said you must have heard wrong…25 and 45 in canto is pretty far off…I assured the man…and we kinda bicker..whatever…i'll take it for 45 and that's all we ordered. We're looking for a decent priced meal…not luxury!
we got our order and it was HUGE!! I seriously thought we were going to get jipped but apparently not! Lot of rice for sure and you get the whole crab. Head and all.
The rice isn't what I would really called sticky rice…more like tossed in oil and garlic and some seasoning but not quite sticky as im used to. Not very flavorful either..but they do give you soy sauce and sambal hot sauce.
The soy sauce is mixed with thai chilies…so be careful it is spicy but I enjoyed it and it worked to my bland rice.
The crab was well cooked but man…just a pain in the ass to eat and you barely get any…again…thank goodness for the soy sauce.
Ther service was okay…I had better…and yes I know its a Chinese restaurant.
The food…again…im certain I had better…its not memorable to me and no thanks…wont be coming back
Food: 3.5/5.0
Service: 2.5/5.0
Value: 3.0/5.0
Decor: 2.5/5.0
Overall: 3.5/5.0
Strong seafood-focused Cantonese restaurant in Flushing where you could fairly easily end up dropping $30-40 all-in per dinner seat which is on the high end of Chinese restaurants. The fried rice was done extremely well, though I was actually somewhat disappointed by the rather bland signature dungeness crab/sticky rice dish. Definitely above-average overall.
Imperial Palace is one of the better restaurants in Flushing serving authentic Cantonese dishes. As with most Chinese restaurants, expect a loud (as in noisy) atmosphere and long waiting times during the weekend dinner hours.
But the food may be worth the wait.
Giving Imperial Palace three yelp stars only for the food.
Superb Cantonese cuisine, my favorite Cantonese restaurant in Flushing. You know it's legit Canto food when they absolutely nail everything seafood! My favorite dish is the crab with sticky rice. The rice is quickly stirred fried in oil before fully steamed in the crab shells. The rice is incredibly fragrant as it absorbs all of the flavor of crabs. My second favorite dish is the stirred fried clams: in addition to being extremely succulent and flavorful, they are some of the meatiest clams that I've ever had. Finally, another must try is the clay pot rice. I like mine with Chinese sausage and dried duck, both complement the rice soaked in flavored soy sauce.
There are plenty of other dishes that I enjoyed trying here. Their quality of food and service is top notch by Flushing standards, making this an all-around spot for all kinds of occasions.
Solid Cantonese restaurant with amazing crab over sticky rice. Pleas order the crab over sticky rice once you sit down at the table because it takes longer. Portions are big (1.5-2x of Manhattan size), so please be aware when you are ordering.
It's so hard to find a good Cantonese restaurant in Flushing, but this may be my fave. I love the dungeoness crab with sticky fried rice. I love how the crab juices get soaked into the rice. They also give you lots of crab meat.
Also, top notch service. I came here for a banquet, so every dish was served by a waiter. I saw ours come out with a huge bowl of piping hot soup. He tries to move other dishes on the lazy susan to make room for the soup, and at the same time the soup spills a little on his hand. He doesn't drop the bowl nor acknowledge it. He continues to serve us. Meanwhile, that spot on his hand is turning red. He acts normal. I'm impressed.
A solid 3.5.
Everything was pretty solid with the main attraction being the dungeness crab gluttonous(sticky) rice. It was $45…not sure if its a fair price or not since im never the one paying the bill when i eat at this chinese seafood places.
Dungeness Crab Gluttonous Rice: Pretty good. Id prob get again or try the lobster. Its pretty much exactly what I thought it would taste like. Keep in mind the rice isnt as sticky as say the sticky rice in dimsum but it was sticky enough. Pretty good portion of crab. Not mega amazing as everyone makes it out to be but definitely good.
All the other dishes pretty much taste like normal authentic chinese food. I would say totally solid and i think the prices are pretty much on par.
Overall, I dont think id go out of my way to come back but if i was in the area id totally try the lobster version of the gluttonous rice.
I guess it is really hard for Chinese cooks to mess up with sticky rices and seafood, so whatever combination came out of it must also be authentic. So today our group came to this place just to try out their most renown crab/lobster glutinous rice. They nailed it!
Sticky rice itself just had the right level of crunchiness, while maintained the soft texture. It also absorbed the freshness of lobster, so very flavorful. We also shared some vegetable plates and jumbo shrimp, which were also of high quality.
The only thing I don't feel quite well about was that our waiter was trying to sell us the gigantic crab, priced at 40 dollar per pound (so for an average 6-pound crab, it was more than 200 bucks). Ok, you gotta let us know the price tag first come on! Not gonna deduct any stars from here, but just would like to remind whoever comes to this place – better be careful on this!!