AdvertisementEating outNow closed Cream puffs off the menu as iconic Chinatown venue suddenly closes Emperor’s Garden Restaurant has long attracted queues of customers craving its detour-worthy 70¢ cream puffs. According to Stanley Yee, the Hay Street repossession is complicated by an ownership split of the Hay Street properties with an extended family member. An application for the winding up of Emperors Garden Pty Ltd was recently commenced by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation. Cream puffs from Emperor's Garden. Emperor’s Garden has been part of the fabric of Chinatown since 1979, after Stanley Yee moved to Australia from China in the 1960s.