Imperial Treasure

Food is really good and authentic Chinese style!!! 5 stars!!

The service is nice too, a little bit pricey, but it's Palo Alto!!!

This place is unreal.
Ambiance - classy af
Service - I felt like a queen
Lunch menu - why do they call it lunch menu? It's like dinner portions for big hungry men.
Taste? O M G it's like grandma from the mother land cooked for a special holiday.
If you're around stop by you won't regret it, you'll think about when you can come back while paying the check that was probably cheaper than feeding a full family at McDonald's....

Scallop with Vermicelli - 4/5: Slightly salty, but we finished them all. The flavors were still pretty satisfying.

Fish in Chili Oil - 0/5: The fish fillet was hard and chewy, resembling plastic, and had a strong, unpleasant odor. We only took a few bites before stopping.

Eggplant with Garlic Sauce - 0/5: The addition of bamboo shoots overwhelmed the eggplant with an off-putting flavor. We couldn't eat it.

Cauliflower - Not served in the dry pot as shown in the photos. It was okay, but nothing exceptional.

Rice - Adequate, nothing special.

Red Jujube Tea - Lacked flavor entirely.

Despite the restaurant being packed, the food was disappointing. Perhaps this is the best available in the area, but it didn't live up to expectations.

Cool atmosphere- ambiance fantastic!

You know something is right when you walk into a Chinese restaurant and all you see is Chinese. It means it's good food!! And clean too!! Get the F out of here !!

String bean was solid
Ma Po Tofu was Ma La - burn my lips off
Then we had this free range chicken and potatoes dish .. had a few extra bones more than we wanted but the flavor was great!!

Stacy ran head of the house was so friendly and had beautiful tattoos- sorry not sorry!!

Will revisit to try signature Peking Duck and other spicy entrees

Will visit again in a month or so (from out of town)

Came here for a late Father's Day celebration with my family. We had made a reservation and ordered the Peking duck ahead of time. The restaurant was very busy (Friday night) and even though we had a reservation we still ended up waiting around 10 minutes to get seated. The inside is decorated very nicely, with Chinese style art and interior.

We ordered the Peking duck that came with a duck soup they made with the duck bones, with added veggies and glass noodles. The Peking duck also came with thin crepes used to wrap with the duck sauce, cucumber, scallions, and pickled plum (I think?). It was the perfect bite and they also had sugar to dip the crispy duck skin into. The soup was seasoned nicely and very nice and refreshing.

Other dishes we ordered were the dry fried string beans with garlic, spiced beef shank (came with a garlic dipping sauce), stir fried beef with onions and scallions, and intestines dry pot. Every dish was cooked well. I especially liked the dry pot as they used mala spice in it and it was a wonderful combination of salty and spicy.

Just a note about the noise level - it was quite loud in the restaurant and I'm not sure if it's always like that or if it just happened to be loud that night. We were seated directly next to a large table. It kind of felt like they squeezed an extra table into the space to be able to fit us because we were rather close to the large party and they could barely wheel the carts with the Peking duck next to our tables. It was honestly hard to hear my family and have an actual conversation during our dinner, which was a bit of a bummer. And because it was so busy, there wasn't an empty table for us to move to.

Aside from the noise, the food was really good! I'd definitely come back but maybe during a less busy day/time.

Beautiful setting, great food. Every dish was delicious and flavorful. This is the type of place to come for a special occasion. The dishes are perfect to be shared family style. We didn't get it but saw multiple other people order the duck which looked amazing and hope to try sometime.

I came here with a few friends for lunch. We arrived on Saturday at 11:30 am and got seated immediately since there were only a few tables with guests. The ambiance felt a little more upscale, though there are some nice themed booths at the corners for very big groups.

The items are on the pricier side, so we ordered only a few cheaper items. We got the Sichuan Wontons in Red Oil, Spiced Toothpick Mutton, Brown Braised Beef Noodle Soup, and String Beans with Garlic. The toothpick mutton was really nicely flavored with a good amount of spice, though I wish we had more. The beef noodle soup was decent, with a lighter flavor, slightly thick noodles with some chew, but not a lot of beef. The wontons were okay--nothing bad, but nothing particularly good either. The string beans were cooked perfectly.

We had no complaints about the service, although it was kind of weird that the wontons came a little late. We also had to ask for one of our bowls to be replaced since the original one on our table was dirty.

Overall, it's a decent place for Chinese food, probably a good choice if you want a slightly more upscale sit-down experience.

I can here with my family where we ordered a lot off their menu to try. My favorite was the toothpick lamb dish and the dry pot. The duck was also pretty good and a good portion. The prices here are a bit more expensive but it shows based on the upscale environment and service. The service was really quick and attentive.This is less of a regular go to place but more for special occasions.

Yay finally, two Chinese cuisines all at the same place: oven roasted Peking duck "and" szechuan. For the duck, you have to call ahead at least a day in advance. Not many places serve the blood tofu in chili sauce, highly recommend!

The best Peking duck in Bay Area !
Love the chef and table side service. But most importantly how the skin is prepared with no fat under it at all and how he cuts the meat in perfectly equal sizes within reason.
And all that extras to put with Peking duck
And your choice of soup, etc., with the remains
Pan fried dumplings are also on spot, xiao long bao good,
They even made chicken and mushroom delicious !
I wish they had some online booking system, e.g. OpenTable
Potstickers made the cool way where they all crunchy together
Service: staff could be more attentive about clearing plates and offering extra bowls, plates as needed.