Empire Restaurant
| Address: | 769 Middle Country Rd, St James, NY 11780, USA |
| Phone: | +1 631-265-8585 |
| Site: | empiresj.net |
| Rating: | 3.7 |
| Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–10PM |
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CmonAylhinm
I was more than willing to give a great review of this place because the food was pretty good, not saying it was the best but it was pretty good plus the fact that the prices were outrageously good for the week specials buuuuut heres the messed up part about this place: I cant speak for every single one of the waiters and waitresses here but the girl that was serving us was extremely rude. Till the moment Im getting in my car Im still thinking the place was great and that I was definitely going back right? Then the waitress comes running towards us with the receipts in her hands asking me why on my husbands card there wasnt any tip. Like how freaking crazy is this? Im still containing myself and trying to explain to her that we dont give two different tips, we give just one on one of the cards and she proceeds to tell me: yeah but why? Im like explaining again and shes still harassing me because shes mad at the tip we gave her and telling me the suggested percentage we should have gave. I can understand maybe she got mad but its completely inappropriate to follow a customer to their car like that? And then I can say we had to ask for a water refill twice because she wasnt paying any attention to us. I would recommend you to not go to this place unless you dont mind being harassed by the waitress because of the tip you give.
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Nicole Francisco
I have visited this restaurant a decent amount of times and I have ultimately been satisfied with my experiences. The service was average, we got our food quickly when it was pretty empty as expected. I really enjoy their mapo tofu, it is one of my favorites! The price is very reasonable and I am always finding myself bringing home the leftovers and eating it for lunch later that week. The sushi though I do not recommend, it was not good when my friend ordered the lunch special, I guess you could say it was half off for a reason. Otherwise, the rest of their food is quite delicious! Also, I tend to go here with my badminton team which can be a very large group. They are always very accommodating for us and we always have a good time eating here together.
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Kin Yip
They have two menus, one for ethnic Chinese (and maybe Asians if they think you may appreciate it) and the other one for eveeybody else. Ask for the Chinese menu (still written in English anyway) which offers non-standard American Chinese food. One nice feature is that they have a large version and a small version of the same dish. Choosing the smaller dish can allow you to have more dishes without spending too much. Even for small dish, when I ask for two, I need to wrap them up and take home at the end.
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Anthony Vitellozzi
Foods always very good, Ben the owner is very attentive and the prices are borderline cheap, we eat like were going to jail the next day and never spend more than $25-30 per person, including drinks and tip. I have to admit, though, wait staff can be hard to get their attention sometimes. Sushi guy is actually well trained, and the have an interesting menu-3 menus really- American Chinese, Sushi and Taiwanese with some interesting dishes on special. Our only Chinese restaurant!
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Ronnie A
Weird and disappointed. I ordered the sweet and sour chicken lunch combo . Price was reasonable at $5.99. But when I opened the box instead of a good amount of chicken and rice like many other chinese (I know this place is Japanese) take outs...but there was on only like 6 or 7 pieces of chicken and lots of veggies as a filler. The wonton soup had just two wontons and the soup itself was a grayish green color like it was extremely watered down.
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anjie teng
Very bad when you are trying to order less than $15 bucks for delivery. They are not going to do that for you and the girl who answering incoming calls are rude. Bad experiences ever. They dont even make real Chinese food, what they have done are just put the sweet sauce over whatever they had done. Very bad
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Steven Rapp
Horrible food, went with family for lunch and everything we ordered wass horrible even the white rice was old and cold. The service is bad too everyone there is extremely rude. Please dont wast your time with this place theres so many great places to eat at dont eat at empire.
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Tom N
The food was fresh and service was good as well. The restrooms and dining area are outdated by decades. Suggestion to owner is to do a major renovation, advertise and watch your business prosper.
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Carly O
I was in yesterday to pickup food (last minute thought) the sushi was good and there was a cute customer at the bar which made my experience that much better.
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Kenneth Martinson
The food tasted great!!! I agree this is authentic style Asian food, having been to Japan myself. Very broad selection of many types as Asian cuisine.
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Jim Mulligan
The best General Tsos chicken I ever had. House soup was bland, otherwise I would give five stars.
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Arielle Sokol
Well-priced sushi. Hot and sour soup is great if you have a cold or sinus infection.
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video g r Belcher
I went 4 sushi with my dad and the food was delicious and the prices were phenomenal
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Diane Cardinale
Food is amazing! Service is great. We go here all the time. Highly recommend it.
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Michael Gonenn
Always great food. Hot and fresh. Friendly staff and clean place.
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Kristen Medeiros
Ok ... nice sit down. Variety of menu. Excellent sesame chicken.
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Joshua Koppeis
Ehh...
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Sanjay Kapur
Used robe better before the ownership change
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Marc Solomon
Great food, many vegetarian selections.
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David Brownstein
Food and services are great
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Kunhee Lee
Fine but expensive
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Justin
Just OK food.
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Elan Abneri
Great food
