Emperor Restaurant

Make sure you call the right restaurant or else you’ll get yelled at by the person taking your order! Glad I wasn’t ordering from your restaurant if that’s the way I’m treated for making an honest mistake.

Been here a bunch of times. Definitely our «go to» place for special occasions. We had our wedding here and had a wonderful experience, and a great opportunity to meet with the staff.
Monya (the owner) was very generous and included a TON of food! A lot of food is standard at Russian restaurants, but he went above and beyond. Even our guests who regularly attend banquets like ours were impressed with the spread.
Silvia (the singer and MC) was an absolute gem. She spent so much time with us, ensuring that every detail was addressed and executed wonderfully. She also has an amazing voice and repertoire that is surely the best I’ve ever heard. I couldn’t have been happier with her performances and selections. I know she has a following, and now I know why — simply terrific!
The food is delicious as well — especially the mushroom crepes, the kabobs, the foie gras, the salads, and the lamb chops. Also worth mentioning was Alex (the waiter) — he helped us so much making sure everything was just the way we wanted it to be.
Lots of free parking, but call first to check if they’re open, and to see if Silvia is singing when you go!
Looking forward to celebrating our next special event here.

Great Russian style owned and serviced. Good personnel, great music and best Russian style fights on the street))

I have a hard time appraising Russian restaurants because almost always they fall way short of what I’m expecting. I was here for a big event and the one really positive thing that stood out to me was the service. The waiter on our side of the table was really attentive and made sure that we all had what we needed. When we needed something brought out he made sure it was out quickly.
I imagine our dinner was at least a hundo a plate and the food didn’t taste that great. It was just completely unremarkable. The entertainment was also alright; parents and grandparents seemed to enjoy it so that’s good.

This place cannot compare to GG’s. For 1, the music is not prerecorded and is actually performed live… like LIVE music is supposed to be performed. The entertainers are energetic, talented, soulful and most importantly do their job and entertain, not just look pretty on stage. But because this is a foodie-​driven site, I must say the calamari & shellfish salad is fantastic. Aside from the mass-​marketed «Russian restaurant» food, Emperor has various delicacies not found elsewhere. The chicken & mushroom alfredo crepes will leave you speechless. Emperor puts a new spin on shish-kebobs…by actually putting meat on their skewers, instead of spiced fat like most of their kind. From décor to entertainment to food to the caliber of attendee’s, Emperor is the best Russian restaurant, this side of Bustelton Ave =)
PS– B.Y.lots of your O.B.

A Golden Gates wanna be that falls on its face. Everything here is just a few notches down. The music is not varied, so if you want to hear something other than Russian music, you’re out of luck… not to mention that its not very well performed. The food is ok, but of mass produced quality and there is less than what you would usually expect at a Russian restaurant. The only thing this place has up on GG is that there is dramatically less stupid drunk teenagers, puffing out their chests, starting fights because someone looked at their girlfriend funny.