Empire Chinese Kitchen - Portland

The food here was mediocre, especially for the price. The options are very clearly labelled, which was welcome, but the actual food execution left something to be desired. Wouldn’t not recommend the ginger fried rice as a main — there was not enough substance to it, though it was okay as an accompaniment.

The vegan bao was good, as was everything else, but the bao stands out as so very worth it.

So many vegan options and you can't go wrong with any of them. So delicious. It will be packed on weekends but worth the wait

Empire has delicious rice noodles and the spinach dumplings are to die for.

This is definitely 5 star in my opinion! There were several appetizers, dumplings, and entrees that were vegan. The bartender even pointed out which cocktails were definitely vegan as well. Great experience, and loved that there is a music venue attached (upstairs Made for a really fun night out!