EMei 峨嵋
Philadelphia, PA · Chinese restaurant
- Address
- EMei 峨嵋, 915 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Phone
- (215) 627-2500
- Website
- www.emeiphilly.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 11 AM
EMei 峨嵋 is a restaurant located in Philadelphia, PA. It is one of 5,546 restaurants listed in Philadelphia. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Philadelphia city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
About EMei 峨嵋
Since 2011, EMei restaurant has emerged as one of Philadelphia's premier dining destinations, celebrated for its authentic Chinese cuisine curated by Master Chef Zhao and a team of 6 wok chefs that born and trained in the Sichuan region of China.... More
Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
Customer Reviews
Great meal and service! We got wayy too much food (intentional) so we could have extra leftovers for next meals. Food was excellent. We enjoyed all the dishes and could taste the good quality ingredients and good cooking. The spiciness level though was not as strong as other Sichuan restaurant (maybe a good thing for some). My favorite was the lamb and cumin and fish dry fry. Service was great. Food came out so fast and wait staff and team were very accommodating. Nevertheless, reservation is highly recommended. Drinks are great - they have a bar and I enjoyed the drinks I ordered. Atmosphere is beautiful, can feel a bit cramped but understandable as it's Chinatown. Overall, we love this place!
Highly recommend this place! We ordered the chicken lo mein and beef hot and spicy bowl. I was really interested in the dry-fry woks at other tables. The lo mein noodles were delicious and chewy. The beef dish was flavorful and spicy (spice level can be adjusted). We did a walk-in during a busy time and the hostess said they are booked out a few weeks but was able to fit us in, which we greatly appreciated! The lighting and atmosphere of the restaurant were amazing!
We made a reservation for 2 a couple nights before and you’ll never regret that because they get packed! I wanted some Chinese food and glad we decided to not just get take out. Our server was quick and very polite. Once ordered the food came out very fast! We ordered with the intent on sharing, so our table was a little cramped but that’s not a real complaint. I especially liked the braised pork belly with boy choy. We ended up trying the cabbage appetizer and it’s definitely tastier than it looks. I couldn’t stop picking it at instead of the protein. I’ll try a different dumpling next time but they were delicious. Overall I’d come back to try more food - but not without a reservation.
It's so rare that we went to the same restaurant twice in the same day, but EMei is one of those rare cases. We first went for lunch. It was so popular that we had to sit at the bar area. Then we went back again for dinner because the lunch was so good we decided to check out more dishes while we were in town. Not surprisingly, it was still packed. You can tell this is a popular one. The high quality of dishes definitely helps the restaurant stand out and win the business. We like the duck blood tofu with pickled chili, the pork kidney, the crispy sweet and sour sea bass. For the appetizer, sliced beef shank and tripe in chili oil is highly recommended. Fried sticky rice cake with brown sugar dipping sauce is a good go-to dessert. The duck blood according to the manager is purchased raw fr
Went on a Sunday for dinner. We had the spicy chicken, snow pea leaves with garlic, cumin lamb, Dan Dan noodles and dumplings in chili oil. Food was 4/5. The lamb and the chicken weren't spicy enough but still good and the other stuff was great. I had 2 Singha beers and my bf had a whiskey and diet coke. It was packed with diners and door dash delivery drivers waiting for food. Service was pretty good but disappeared towards the end of the meal. Bathrooms were king of messy but ok. I love this kind of food and would visit again.
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