Jonathan Gold Reviews Empress Pavilion in Chinatown

Written by Gillian Ferguson May. 01, 2015 Food & Drink

Photo courtesy of Empress Pavilion

<strong><a style="color: #be000d;" href="http://www.latimes.com/food/jonathan-gold/">Jonathan Gold</a></strong> is the Pulitzer Prize winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he returns to the rekindled <a href="http://www.empresspavilionchinatown.com/"><strong>Empress Pavilion</strong></a> in Chinatown. When the restaurant first opened in the late 1980’s customers waited 2 hours for dim sum. Today the lines have moved to the San Gabriel Valley, but Jonathan says the dim sum at the newly renovated Empress Pavilion remains a solid (line-free) option.

What to order: Dim sum, fried chicken and stir-fried pea shoots.

Where is it? 988 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, (213) 617-9898

Read Jonathan’s LA Times review here and find all of his restaurant recommendations on the Good Food Restaurant Map.

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