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    Jonathan Gold Reviews Empress Pavilion

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Empress Pavilion , a rekindled 600-seat dumpling house in Chinatown. He recommends the dim sum, fried chicken and stir-fried pea shoots.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 1, 2015 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Empress Pavilion, a rekindled 600-seat dumpling house in Chinatown. He recommends the dim sum, fried chicken and stir-fried pea shoots.

    Empress Pavilion

    Bamboo Plaza

    988 N Hill Street

    Los Angeles, CA 90012

    213-617-9898

    Read Jonathan's LA Times review and find all of his restaurant recommendations on the Good Food restaurant map.

    Music: "Super Conductor" by Beautiful Small Machines

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    The full episode

    5 of 7
    The Problem with Tipping, LA Restaurants Brace for Minimum Wage Hike
    1. 0:00How to Survive on a Cook's Salary
    2. 3:50The Culture of Tipping in America
    3. 9:25Why Don't Kitchen Staff Get Tips?
    4. 20:45LA Restaurants Grapple with a Proposed Minimum Wage Hike
    5. 31:38Jonathan Gold Reviews Empress PavilionYou’re reading this
    6. 40:19Maple, a Game-Changing Food-Delivery Service
    7. 48:35Market Report
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