Empire Chinese Kitchen

Great place! Excellent service! Daniel was great and the gluten free options amazing!!!

I don't normally eat Chinese, but this is not a typical American Chinese restaurant. The menu had a lot to offer for gluten free, vegetarian, and even histamine sensitive diets, and fun cocktails for the alcohol free options. So many different choices to mix and match at really reasonable prices too! All the staff was super friendly and really knew their menu! We got there early, but it sure filled up fast and I can see why.

As someone who is allergic to gluten and a few other common ingredients, I struggle to find good, satisfying, hand-made, authentic food pretty much everywhere. So when I say that Empire Chinese Kitchen's Orange Beef literally (and by literally I mean literally, not figuratively) made me cry - it is not an exaggeration. I had to choose between wolfing the entire plate down without taking a breath, like I wanted to, and savoring literally every single bite. The taste was sophisticated, nuanced, amazing - AND GLUTEN FREE. The waitstaff didn't blink an eyeball when I said I was celiac and did research up to and including calling the farm that is the source of their ingredients to check on another allergy for me. My dining companions similarly enjoyed everything on their meal, and I can vouch for the gluten free steamed buns, as well. I cannot wait to go back! It's an hour from my house, and I'm already counting my gas money.