Empire Super Buffet

La Quita McCullough

My first visit. Buffet to go. Egg drop not salty so it’s perfect w u add soy sauce. Broccoli beef was tender and fresh. Spring rolls & egg rolls on buffet. Shrimp w peas & carrots garlic sauce just perfectly cooked. It was just delicious for less than $12 for a treat for Grandma out to lunch. Give them a try you won’t be disappointed.

Regina Bast-Martinez

LOVE THIS PLACE! We just moved here and found this place by accident. The food is fresh, the workers and the owners are great and if we want or need anything they are always so accommodating! If you order to go the portions are generous and fresh. I recommend this place not only for the food but also for the price.

The price is very cheap. Food was very good. Will visit again.

Md Mezbah Uddin

The price is very cheap. Food was very good. Will visit again.

This is like China Dragons' brother but slightly better due to a little more in variety in food selection. Good service, and they stay on top, making sure the food stays fresh. They even got a chef to fry a plate you can customize in that section. Overall, it was slightly more expensive but better than China Dragon.

The wife and I have frequented this place for a few years. Food is always good. The only bad thing I can say is, that today we were hit up by a church panhandler that walked right up to our table. Saw the young lady walk in and ask the manager if it was okay. Then here she comes. I told her, "Honey, I'm not trying to be rude and I'm sure you're a nice girl, but this is not the place to hit people up for donations". "People come here to eat, not to be bothered by good causes or anything else". She smiled and told me, "Have a good day", which I really know what that means and she took off for the rest of the patrons on the other side. So, obviously what I told her bounced right off. Walked over to pay the bill. Asked the cashier if she knew that girl, she said no. Told her, that's not acceptable to have someone interrupting folks dinner panhandling. She just smiled and didn't say anything. C'mon man, that kinda crap should never happen in an eating establishment.

There were lots of dishes which we enjoyed. The green beans, baked salmon, shrimp, and teriyaki chicken were excellent. While clean, the restaurant is sort-of dim and the dark paneling adds to the dimness. Would we eat here again -yes

Hannibal Heyes

The wife and I have frequented this place for a few years. Food is always good. The only bad thing I can say is, that today we were hit up by a church panhandler that walked right up to our table. Saw the young lady walk in and ask the manager if it was okay. Then here she comes. I told her, "Honey, I'm not trying to be rude and I'm sure you're a nice girl, but this is not the place to hit people up for donations". "People come here to eat, not to be bothered by good causes or anything else". She smiled and told me, "Have a good day", which I really know what that means and she took off for the rest of the patrons on the other side. So, obviously what I told her bounced right off. Walked over to pay the bill. Asked the cashier if she knew that girl, she said no. Told her, that's not acceptable to have someone interrupting folks dinner panhandling. She just smiled and didn't say anything. C'mon man, that kinda crap should never happen in an eating establishment.

Phil R

There were lots of dishes which we enjoyed. The green beans, baked salmon, shrimp, and teriyaki chicken were excellent. While clean, the restaurant is sort-of dim and the dark paneling adds to the dimness. Would we eat here again -yes

Ectoplasm 1

This is like China Dragons' brother but slightly better due to a little more in variety in food selection. Good service, and they stay on top, making sure the food stays fresh. They even got a chef to fry a plate you can customize in that section. Overall, it was slightly more expensive but better than China Dragon.

This is a very nicely decorated restaurant, their ratings are high but I wasn’t particularly impressed. Food was good but not hot and the service was ok, just not to that level that would make me smile.

The setting was nice. The food was ok. My fried pork was cold off the buffet. The rice was warm, the shrimp and crab meat was good. The potatoes were warm. Second plate they had fresh hot pork out. They had a re nice selection on the buffet. The server was late on the refill but after the long wait the first time she did better by coming around quicker and asking if I wanted a to go cup. The desserts were good. The pink cake thing was amazing. I would go back again for sure. I didn't give it a five star one cause of the server taking a while on my refill. Two I seen a sign that said vote them for top 100 Chinese restaurants in the USA, when I think of Chinese I think all out dragons on the wall, Chinese music playing all the time even though I wouldn't understand it, stuff like that. I will give it a couple of more chances to decide if I will vote for them or not. Like I said I will for sure go back.

Gerry Davison

This is a very nicely decorated restaurant, their ratings are high but I wasn’t particularly impressed. Food was good but not hot and the service was ok, just not to that level that would make me smile.

Hoss Tsosie

The setting was nice. The food was ok. My fried pork was cold off the buffet. The rice was warm, the shrimp and crab meat was good. The potatoes were warm. Second plate they had fresh hot pork out. They had a re nice selection on the buffet. The server was late on the refill but after the long wait the first time she did better by coming around quicker and asking if I wanted a to go cup. The desserts were good. The pink cake thing was amazing. I would go back again for sure. I didn't give it a five star one cause of the server taking a while on my refill. Two I seen a sign that said vote them for top 100 Chinese restaurants in the USA, when I think of Chinese I think all out dragons on the wall, Chinese music playing all the time even though I wouldn't understand it, stuff like that. I will give it a couple of more chances to decide if I will vote for them or not. Like I said I will for sure go back.

Never know what your gonna get here. Someday it's amazing, sometimes it's just ok. . This day it was alright I guess. Really outdated looking, building needs attention. Sometimes the foods good, sometimes I'm not sure what I'm eating. But it's the best Chinese place in town so I eat here. But just don't go in thinking it's gonna be great because it's got better reviews. The other place in town is terrible so not alot to compare it to. Just be aware that it could suck, or it could be very good. I've experienced both here.

Priced at just over $15 dollars, the meal was beef and broccoli. The broccoli was tough in the stir-fried rice was kind of an orange with A single pea that looked completely different than any stir-fried rice or brown rice previously seen it at Chinese or Oriental restaurant location. Staff was wonderfully friendly.

Kimberly Holley

Priced at just over $15 dollars, the meal was beef and broccoli. The broccoli was tough in the stir-fried rice was kind of an orange with A single pea that looked completely different than any stir-fried rice or brown rice previously seen it at Chinese or Oriental restaurant location. Staff was wonderfully friendly.

Clay Bradley

Never know what your gonna get here. Someday it's amazing, sometimes it's just ok. . This day it was alright I guess. Really outdated looking, building needs attention. Sometimes the foods good, sometimes I'm not sure what I'm eating. But it's the best Chinese place in town so I eat here. But just don't go in thinking it's gonna be great because it's got better reviews. The other place in town is terrible so not alot to compare it to. Just be aware that it could suck, or it could be very good. I've experienced both here.

So far this is one of the worst buffets across the country. I really don't understand why so many people gave them five stars. Everything is outdated. The food is ... you know, you won't want to have a second plate of any of their dishes. They have Mexican cooks who really don't understand how to cook like Chinese do. Literally everything is overcooked, all the meats have no colors. Pork, beef, even chicken ... everything has the dark brown color. The only good food was ... the fortune cookie. They ask not to throw food away. But the taste of their food makes you willing to throw it away. There's another Chinese buffet which looks better than this one. If you like the good Chinese kitchen, don't come over here. They can fix it all. Either replace the cook or send him to learn. One more thing - the smell of a detergent they use to wash the dishes is unbearable.

Food was atrocious. Most things were over salted to the point of being inedible. What wasn’t over salted was completely bland there was no in between. I got the cheese covered oysters and the first one I bit into tasted rotten. Staff was nice and Attentive

Kinda disappointed in eating there today. I used to go there when I was younger and the place used to be brighter and the staff was nice and welcoming. However, this time my family and I went everything was dark, the person greating you who's supposed to sit you wasn't very welcoming. Could hardly hear him he was talking so soft he looked sad like he didn't want to be there. Kinda killed the mood for us. The girl refilling the drinks was the only one who had a happier attitude and asked if we were doing good. The food was okay and the highchair we got for our baby didn't have the straps. It was kinda pricey as well.

Tyler Martinez

Food was atrocious. Most things were over salted to the point of being inedible. What wasn’t over salted was completely bland there was no in between. I got the cheese covered oysters and the first one I bit into tasted rotten. Staff was nice and Attentive

Karla Martinez

Kinda disappointed in eating there today. I used to go there when I was younger and the place used to be brighter and the staff was nice and welcoming. However, this time my family and I went everything was dark, the person greating you who's supposed to sit you wasn't very welcoming. Could hardly hear him he was talking so soft he looked sad like he didn't want to be there. Kinda killed the mood for us. The girl refilling the drinks was the only one who had a happier attitude and asked if we were doing good. The food was okay and the highchair we got for our baby didn't have the straps. It was kinda pricey as well.

Russ Vorontsoff

So far this is one of the worst buffets across the country. I really don't understand why so many people gave them five stars. Everything is outdated. The food is ... you know, you won't want to have a second plate of any of their dishes. They have Mexican cooks who really don't understand how to cook like Chinese do. Literally everything is overcooked, all the meats have no colors. Pork, beef, even chicken ... everything has the dark brown color. The only good food was ... the fortune cookie. They ask not to throw food away. But the taste of their food makes you willing to throw it away. There's another Chinese buffet which looks better than this one. If you like the good Chinese kitchen, don't come over here. They can fix it all. Either replace the cook or send him to learn. One more thing - the smell of a detergent they use to wash the dishes is unbearable.

If I could give a negative review I would!!! I found a bug in my food this place is disgusting!!! Then the waitress was trying to defend that there was a bug in thier food by saying there's no way to avoid bug in thier food ??!?! Like what the heck?!?! Yes there is ways like keeping that place clean and maybe called a exterminator. Then wanted to have the whole conversation hush hush by speaking In only Spanish so other customers wouldn't know what was going on. I am very fluent in both languages and let me tell you having a bug in your food is disgusting in both languages!!! The health department needs to be called on this place!!!!! Absolutely disgusting!!! The people and the food!!!

This place is the worse place to eat at in Plainview.. we got food from the raw side on the bar and asked for it to go, the waitress gave us a container to put on in so I told her “they will give me a new Styrofoam once the food is ready right?” She said yes they will.. I even asked the cook for a new styrofoam.. I had a feeling I wouldn’t get one so I marked my styrofoam with an X.. When we got the food it was the same styrofoam which means the raw chicken and meat was all cross contaminated which will cause Salmonella.. the host doesn’t understand so I asked to speak with the manager and sent her back to us to give us out money babk and asked for us not to go back ever again.. so sad this place is causing food poisoning and people still eat there smh!!!

Truly appalling in every way. The toilets were squalid and on an equal footing with the worst that you might find in India. The food looked like it sat there day after day until it dried up or some desperate person ventured to put it on a plate and then reject it. The service was terrible, the plastic plates don’t match. It left me speechless. If you aim low you will have to stoop lower to eat here.

Andrew Howe

Truly appalling in every way. The toilets were squalid and on an equal footing with the worst that you might find in India. The food looked like it sat there day after day until it dried up or some desperate person ventured to put it on a plate and then reject it. The service was terrible, the plastic plates don’t match. It left me speechless. If you aim low you will have to stoop lower to eat here.

Jesus Rodriguez

If I could give a negative review I would!!! I found a bug in my food this place is disgusting!!! Then the waitress was trying to defend that there was a bug in thier food by saying there's no way to avoid bug in thier food ??!?! Like what the heck?!?! Yes there is ways like keeping that place clean and maybe called a exterminator. Then wanted to have the whole conversation hush hush by speaking In only Spanish so other customers wouldn't know what was going on. I am very fluent in both languages and let me tell you having a bug in your food is disgusting in both languages!!! The health department needs to be called on this place!!!!! Absolutely disgusting!!! The people and the food!!!

Vanessa Esquivel

This place is the worse place to eat at in Plainview.. we got food from the raw side on the bar and asked for it to go, the waitress gave us a container to put on in so I told her “they will give me a new Styrofoam once the food is ready right?” She said yes they will.. I even asked the cook for a new styrofoam.. I had a feeling I wouldn’t get one so I marked my styrofoam with an X.. When we got the food it was the same styrofoam which means the raw chicken and meat was all cross contaminated which will cause Salmonella.. the host doesn’t understand so I asked to speak with the manager and sent her back to us to give us out money babk and asked for us not to go back ever again.. so sad this place is causing food poisoning and people still eat there smh!!!