Empress Pavilion dim sum restaurant in Chinatown

Clockwise, from top left: Seaweed salad, honey barbecue pork crispy pie, sauteed shrimp with honey walnut and sesame balls filled with red bean.

Clockwise, from top left: Seaweed salad, honey barbecue pork crispy pie, sauteed shrimp with honey walnut and sesame balls filled with red bean.

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April 14, 2015 3:03 PM PT

Empress Pavilion

Sticky rice with chicken and sausage, wrapped in a lotus leaf at Empress Pavilion in Chinatown.

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Patrons dine at the Empress Pavilion in Chinatown.

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Empress Pavilion’s pork and shrimp shiu mei.

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Crystal shrimp dumplings.

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Honey barbecue pork.

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A server prepares offerings for diners.

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Sauteed shrimp with honey walnut.

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Shrimp and cilantro dumplings.

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A server presents steamed buns to a diner at Empress Pavilion.

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The dessert cart at Empress Pavilion.

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Coconut with red bean jello dessert.

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Mango pudding molded into the shape of fish.

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