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Empire Chinese Restaurant

Chinese · Albans

3.7 · 84 reviews Google

About Empire Chinese Restaurant

Empire Chinese Restaurant, located in Albans, is your destination for classic Chinese cuisine. We offer a diverse menu featuring comforting dishes, small plates, and quick bites, perfect for lunch or dinner. Enjoy our food your way with convenient options for delivery, takeout, and dine-in service....

Empire Chinese Restaurant, located in Albans, is your destination for classic Chinese cuisine. We offer a diverse menu featuring comforting dishes, small plates, and quick bites, perfect for lunch or dinner. Enjoy our food your way with convenient options for delivery, takeout, and dine-in service. We are committed to providing accessibility with a wheelchair-accessible entrance. Empire Chinese Restaurant is open Monday through Thursday from 11 AM to 10 PM, Friday and Saturday from 11 AM to 11 PM. Please note that we are closed on Sundays. We appreciate our customers and value the feedback reflected in our 3.7-star rating based on 84 reviews.

What Customers Say About Empire Chinese Restaurant

Empire Chinese Restaurant receives mixed reviews. Many customers praise the friendly staff and quick service, especially mentioning the kind gentleman who answers the phone. The food quality is generally considered good, with some stand-out dishes, but there are also complaints about inconsistency and occasional issues with freshness.

Popular Dishes

Lo Mein (3) Shrimp Toast General Tso’s chicken combo scallion pancakes sesame chicken chicken and broccoli in garlic sauce shrimp egg foo young

Best For

Locals Quick Bite Groups

Tip: Ordering in advance for large groups can help ensure a smooth pickup experience.

Features

🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner Coffee
🎯 Casual 👨‍👩‍👧 Family

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Explore the area around Empire Chinese Restaurant

Empire Chinese Restaurant is located in Albans, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Parks & Gardens

  • DeSilva Memorial Field (A 774m) — park in Queens County, New York, United States of America
  • Tepper Triangle (A 889m) — park in the United States of America

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Frequently asked questions about Empire Chinese Restaurant

Empire Chinese Restaurant is located at 178-17 Union Tpke, Flushing, NY 11366, Albans.
Near Empire Chinese Restaurant you can find points of interest such as DeSilva Memorial Field, Tepper Triangle.
Empire Chinese Restaurant offers chinese cuisine.
Empire Chinese Restaurant has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Empire Chinese Restaurant offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Empire Chinese Restaurant based on customer reviews are: Lo Mein, Shrimp Toast, General Tso’s chicken combo, scallion pancakes, sesame chicken.
Empire Chinese Restaurant is ideal for locals, quick bites, groups.
Empire Chinese Restaurant receives mixed reviews. Many customers praise the friendly staff and quick service, especially mentioning the kind gentleman who answers the phone. The food quality is generally considered good, with some stand-out dishes, but there are also complaints about inconsistency and occasional issues with freshness.
Ordering in advance for large groups can help ensure a smooth pickup experience.
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Empire Chinese Restaurant Albans Reviews

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rodney ramirez
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Steve Malayev
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Ryan Giannitelli
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Michael khaimov
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Kareem Mcclean
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Sarah Jaworski

Great rice for cheap

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James Pedroso

Great service and food

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Viktoryia Sudakova

Delicious food

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Papa Dios

Amazing food

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Salinda Y
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Mohamed Kharm
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David Lewis
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Jennifer Mara
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Kipngetich Kemboi
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Pami
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Victor
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Zulfikar Sikder

This Chinese place is a gem that looks like any ordinary Chinese restaurant. But the cuisine is always delicious and the staff is friendly.

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On Pesantes

The best service and excellent food and to taste ( Not that salty ) their delivery is on time when they say it. Definitely Recommend this place is better then other ones in the neighborhood.

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Luis Wagner

This is not the restaurant lmao, we arrived expecting a specific place but it's actually pictures of the place next door haha five stars for the hilarious unexpected restaurant and because the guy was really friendly and his food was pretty good. This place needs more attention. It's the spot next door to the fancy window lights 😂

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Samuel Lam

good value/portion size

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David Beck

The pork chop is pretty sweet and nice and crispy. The fried chicken is good.

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Mary “mhdancefever” H.

Excellent food. But the profile picture is wrong. Its a Chinese rake out.

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Adrian Adams

Great tasting food everytime.

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Bonnie Schwartz

Great great Thai food at Sup Thai!!!

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Shakena Winston

Best chinese food alway fresh and delicous

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Annamaria

Extremely good food and a reasonable price. I got the general tso’s chicken combo with pork friend rice and an eggroll which is my go to. At other places I find that the food is too oily and there is not much flavorful but that is definitely not the case here.

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Habiba H

Loved my vegetable lo mein, and i was greeted with a smile when I came in..

Annamaria
Annamaria

Extremely good food and a reasonable price. I got the general tso’s chicken combo with pork friend rice and an eggroll which is my go to. At other places I find that the food is too oily and there is not much flavorful but that is definitely not the case here.

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Habiba H

Loved my vegetable lo mein, and i was greeted with a smile when I came in..

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Jacquelyn Hecht

Sometimes you need a GREAT Chinese takeout restaurant. And this place isn't good, it's GREAT! Five Stars! I ordered scallion pancakes which were so flavorful and delicious. Next, i ordered sauteed green beans in a garlic sauce. The sauce concistancy and flavor were just right and it wasn't too oily. The green beans were slightly crispy and cooked perfectly. Lastly, i ordered the chop suey which is a vegetable sautee in a white sauce. The white sauce was light and not too thick, and, more importantly, the veggies were fresh. And of course the white rice was fluffy and delightful. I will definitely order again! Very pleased!!

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Nathan Super

Been eating here for years and despite raising prices due to inflation this is the best bang for your buck place to grab a bite. The food is so good and filling. I did find a hair in my food years ago but still came back and have not had the same incident since. This place definitely deserves more recognition.

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AlphonZeus

Had a really nice and quick ordering experience. Needed a large order for a beneral body meeting, and talking out the order in advance helped set up for pickup day. My friend who picked it up said to was easy and no hassle. Definitely would consider this place for ordering Chinese food for group meetings.

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Robert Corcoran

I went here for the first time was very pleased and satisfied with the Quality and care of the Food and Staff. I highly Recommend this place if you enjoy yummy Chinese Food. Shrimp Toast, Lo Mein absolute best

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Aksad Bhuyain

My go-to place for chinese food. The food quality is good, could be a bit better. The staff is friendly and quick. The atmosphere is little dull, but it's not a problem. There's a good amount of seating available. You can call their number for delivery and their arrival time is ok ish. For example, I usually order sesame chicken and the delivery guy arrives within 30-60 minutes. Overall solid choice if you craving chinese food

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Nadine Farruko

I'm actually sad that I'm moving from the area because I FINALLY found an amazing Chinese food restaurant! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. The gentleman that always answers the phone is BEYOND sweet, respectful, just soooo nice! He never seems to get annoyed and never gives off a bad attitude. I came by to get my last 4 piece chicken wings before I move because they're the most crispy around. Thank you much for your unparalleled service!! U guys r the best! Fyi the ribs are amazing as well as the shrimp fried rice and beef w/ brocolli. Basically everything! Try it! And they always provide you with fortune coookie even if u just buy something small! Love them!!

Jacquelyn Hecht
Jacquelyn Hecht

Sometimes you need a GREAT Chinese takeout restaurant. And this place isn't good, it's GREAT! Five Stars! I ordered scallion pancakes which were so flavorful and delicious. Next, i ordered sauteed green beans in a garlic sauce. The sauce concistancy and flavor were just right and it wasn't too oily. The green beans were slightly crispy and cooked perfectly. Lastly, i ordered the chop suey which is a vegetable sautee in a white sauce. The white sauce was light and not too thick, and, more importantly, the veggies were fresh. And of course the white rice was fluffy and delightful. I will definitely order again! Very pleased!!

Robert Corcoran
Robert Corcoran

I went here for the first time was very pleased and satisfied with the Quality and care of the Food and Staff. I highly Recommend this place if you enjoy yummy Chinese Food. Shrimp Toast, Lo Mein absolute best

Nathan Super
Nathan Super

Been eating here for years and despite raising prices due to inflation this is the best bang for your buck place to grab a bite. The food is so good and filling. I did find a hair in my food years ago but still came back and have not had the same incident since. This place definitely deserves more recognition.

Nadine Farruko
Nadine Farruko

I'm actually sad that I'm moving from the area because I FINALLY found an amazing Chinese food restaurant! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. The gentleman that always answers the phone is BEYOND sweet, respectful, just soooo nice! He never seems to get annoyed and never gives off a bad attitude. I came by to get my last 4 piece chicken wings before I move because they're the most crispy around. Thank you much for your unparalleled service!! U guys r the best! Fyi the ribs are amazing as well as the shrimp fried rice and beef w/ brocolli. Basically everything! Try it! And they always provide you with fortune coookie even if u just buy something small! Love them!!

Aksad Bhuyain
Aksad Bhuyain

My go-to place for chinese food. The food quality is good, could be a bit better. The staff is friendly and quick. The atmosphere is little dull, but it's not a problem. There's a good amount of seating available. You can call their number for delivery and their arrival time is ok ish. For example, I usually order sesame chicken and the delivery guy arrives within 30-60 minutes. Overall solid choice if you craving chinese food

AlphonZeus
AlphonZeus

Had a really nice and quick ordering experience. Needed a large order for a beneral body meeting, and talking out the order in advance helped set up for pickup day. My friend who picked it up said to was easy and no hassle. Definitely would consider this place for ordering Chinese food for group meetings.

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Tiffany Stewart
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William Palacio
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qiang lu
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Shamika Kerr
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Elvin Soto

Great Chinese food

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Tommy Falcone Galcone

Decent food!

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Pedro Garcia
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Mithun Nankishore

Empire lunch specials are inexpensive and totally hits the spot. Empire is better than your neighborhood Chinese food and they present it in a nice container.

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Daniel E

Good portions. Not super oily food. Poised for takeout. Good value/food for the money(esp in this area)

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Aseia Rahim

The yang chow fried rice with chicken wings was very good.

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Reed Rios

"Tasty food at reasonable price.Would love to go this place again."

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D C

Pretty average tasting. Prices are good though.

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Stephen Taylor

Good boneless spare ribs and delivery times

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Joseph Lanzarotta

Decent Chinese food good sauce and food chicken was a little bit of weird bites to it but overall not bad

Joseph Lanzarotta
Joseph Lanzarotta

Decent Chinese food good sauce and food chicken was a little bit of weird bites to it but overall not bad

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Dmitriy Bangiyev

Good tasting Chinese food. My kids love the sesame chicken, lo mein and the rice. 1 less star because you guys are cheap on utensils. They give no utensils unless you ask for them

Dmitriy Bangiyev
Dmitriy Bangiyev

Good tasting Chinese food. My kids love the sesame chicken, lo mein and the rice. 1 less star because you guys are cheap on utensils. They give no utensils unless you ask for them

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Vincent Su
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Aleena Aslam

I see photos that are actually from the Thai place next door. Could explain some of the reviews as well. Have been going to this local Chinese take out corner store for many years as management changed. Paying $8 for a lunch special of shrimp and broccoli with a soda only, smaller portion and the smell of uncooked shrimp with an unfamiliar sauce (not the routine delicious brown sauce that you usually see with the broccoli and rice orders). Was just disappointed and sad as I was very hungry for lunch that day.

Aleena Aslam
Aleena Aslam

I see photos that are actually from the Thai place next door. Could explain some of the reviews as well. Have been going to this local Chinese take out corner store for many years as management changed. Paying $8 for a lunch special of shrimp and broccoli with a soda only, smaller portion and the smell of uncooked shrimp with an unfamiliar sauce (not the routine delicious brown sauce that you usually see with the broccoli and rice orders). Was just disappointed and sad as I was very hungry for lunch that day.

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Rachelle Pierre-Louis

I ordered spring rolls and Wonton egg drop soup. Luckily I'm not allergic to anything because I got shrimp rolls. I couldn't complain because the rolls packed in so much flavor I had to overlook the error. It was absolutely delicious. The soup however was a bit of an issue. The broth and everything was fine except the wontons. I didn't like the meat inside. It didn't seem like pork and I would hate to think otherwise but I didn't eat it because something was off, way off.

Rachelle P
Rachelle P

I ordered spring rolls and Wonton egg drop soup. Luckily I'm not allergic to anything because I got shrimp rolls. I couldn't complain because the rolls packed in so much flavor I had to overlook the error. It was absolutely delicious. The soup however was a bit of an issue. The broth and everything was fine except the wontons. I didn't like the meat inside. It didn't seem like pork and I would hate to think otherwise but I didn't eat it because something was off, way off.

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Benny FE

Food didn't taste fresh..shrimp lemon, & pork fried rice

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Cann Xu

Food was definitely not the best, got the chicken and broccoli in garlic sauce, the chicken and broccoli did not taste fresh and was covered in a sauce that was way too sweet to be considered chinese food. The restaurant is take out only, but honestly the price just is too high for what you are getting. Paid 13.25 for a soda, some slices of chicken and half a head of broccoli covered in sweet teriyaki sauce.

Cann Xu
Cann Xu

Food was definitely not the best, got the chicken and broccoli in garlic sauce, the chicken and broccoli did not taste fresh and was covered in a sauce that was way too sweet to be considered chinese food. The restaurant is take out only, but honestly the price just is too high for what you are getting. Paid 13.25 for a soda, some slices of chicken and half a head of broccoli covered in sweet teriyaki sauce.

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Louise Vega

This is the first time that we went to this restaurant to eat. The food tasted horrible and he wanted us to pay for it because I touched it. I wouldn't recommend anybody to go there.They are very nasty and the food is not up to par. All we ordered was Rangoon and a large egg drop soup. 20.00 dollars holy cow.

Louise Vega
Louise Vega

This is the first time that we went to this restaurant to eat. The food tasted horrible and he wanted us to pay for it because I touched it. I wouldn't recommend anybody to go there.They are very nasty and the food is not up to par. All we ordered was Rangoon and a large egg drop soup. 20.00 dollars holy cow.

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Jingjing Shi
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Jhon Smith

They need more improvement

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Mike

Disgusting, rubbish

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Mike
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Cesar Andrade

Pretty sub par Chinese food. It wasn't enjoyable at all and very very greasy. I found something crunchy like an egg shell in my fried pork dumpling, but was too scared to find out what was in there

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Ariell Holland

I won’t be ordering here again. The wontons are so hard to chew. The sesame chicken is ok. The food is the same and will not be ordering here again

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mwata Alcindor

Dry and expired food nasty 🤢 egg roll looks spoil

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yonex z

The attitude of the deliveryman is really bad. Very dissatisfied.

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shenghao chen

fried rice with only salt. that’s how they do?

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juniorlocosify

The didn’t even cook well the food !!

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juniorlocosify

The didn’t even cook well the food !!

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Andy Z

The foods here are really disgusting. I think it changed owner or something. I ordered chicken with broccoli, and the chicken had a weird smell to it. I throw away the whole order. I thought I gave the restaurant second chance, and same experience with meats that's gone bad.

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Priscilla Salzberg

Waited a long time for food with no flavor and almost no meat in it. I got house special lo mein with NO pork in it, one thing shred of chicken and three small shrimps. I got shrimp egg foo young with only two shrimps per small pancakes with very light, tasteless sauce. Disappointing waste of money.

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Ja'nya Maple

If I could give zero stars I would. First off the delivery man is beyond rude. He will take forever, have an attitude, and then try to force you to give him a tip by repeatedly harassing you even if you say no. He spammed my phone asking me for a tip then got nasty with me when I said no, mind you I am a young lady in college, which he knows because the order was delivered to St. Johns. Not to mention the food tasted old and flavorless. I kept trying to give this spot chances, but never again.

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Miriam Ruiz-Collazo

If I could have given this place a minus review I would have. My coworkers came there for lunch and I ordered chicken wings with fries to stay. I received chicken with plain fried rice. I went to tell him that he made a mistake & he started arguing with me & said that is what I ordered. I just said forget it. I started to eat it & the rice was burnt . I could not catch a break. Then my coworkers ordered & it was also wrong. To top it off it was very expensive! Plus place had a lot of mosquitoes. I should have gone to Nikko. Much healthier & less expensive. So don’t waste your $

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imtiaz mohamed

Terrible , ordered crab sticks with chicken fried rice got pork fried rice instead, also the eggplant with garlic sauce the eggplant was raw and hard snd no garlic sauce taste like cardboard, also this is the laziest fried rice i ve ever eaten no flavor nothing just soggy fried rice with no nothing terrible

Ja'nya Maple
Ja'nya Maple

If I could give zero stars I would. First off the delivery man is beyond rude. He will take forever, have an attitude, and then try to force you to give him a tip by repeatedly harassing you even if you say no. He spammed my phone asking me for a tip then got nasty with me when I said no, mind you I am a young lady in college, which he knows because the order was delivered to St. Johns. Not to mention the food tasted old and flavorless. I kept trying to give this spot chances, but never again.

Priscilla Salzberg
Priscilla Salzberg

Waited a long time for food with no flavor and almost no meat in it. I got house special lo mein with NO pork in it, one thing shred of chicken and three small shrimps. I got shrimp egg foo young with only two shrimps per small pancakes with very light, tasteless sauce. Disappointing waste of money.

imtiaz mohamed
imtiaz mohamed

Terrible , ordered crab sticks with chicken fried rice got pork fried rice instead, also the eggplant with garlic sauce the eggplant was raw and hard snd no garlic sauce taste like cardboard, also this is the laziest fried rice i ve ever eaten no flavor nothing just soggy fried rice with no nothing terrible

Miriam Ruiz-Collazo
Miriam Ruiz-Collazo

If I could have given this place a minus review I would have. My coworkers came there for lunch and I ordered chicken wings with fries to stay. I received chicken with plain fried rice. I went to tell him that he made a mistake & he started arguing with me & said that is what I ordered. I just said forget it. I started to eat it & the rice was burnt . I could not catch a break. Then my coworkers ordered & it was also wrong. To top it off it was very expensive! Plus place had a lot of mosquitoes. I should have gone to Nikko. Much healthier & less expensive. So don’t waste your $

Andy Z
Andy Z

The foods here are really disgusting. I think it changed owner or something. I ordered chicken with broccoli, and the chicken had a weird smell to it. I throw away the whole order. I thought I gave the restaurant second chance, and same experience with meats that's gone bad.

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178-17 Union Tpke, Flushing, NY 11366

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