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    Empire Buffet

    3.3 (93 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed • 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Loud
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Seating in a dark room alone after passing many open tables, as the manager stares as you eat.
    Al M.

    Seats people of color in a separate room or in the far back corner. The ones or Manger sits and stares at you. The servers are most ok just looks like a toxic work environment. The food is mostly just fare its the professionalism and respect for all people that's lacking. Won't be going back there, and I would not recommend it. Hopefully there's a change in ownership or management soon.

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    7 years ago

    I've been going here for over 15 years. So do you think I like it? Good dining experience. Great selection of food and fine atmosphere.

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    8 years ago

    Awesome place to eat everything is fresh the establishment is clean courteous service

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    Foods been xstra hot latly and fresh real clean and great waitresses. cheap too.this is def my fav place around ....foods excellent

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    Hunan Place - Beef and broccoli, good.

    Hunan Place

    3.6(40 reviews)
    1.9 mi
    •$$

    Tiny takeout-only joint hidden in the back of a quiet Blackstone shopping center just over the…read moreborder from Woonsocket RI. A few unique items on the menu, like mini donuts, as well as more standard fare. They offer combos all day and conveniently have smaller sizes available on appetizers. Duck Sauce: Big bucket of industrially prepared packets by the ordering window. Not a good sign. I grabbed a few and also asked for duck sauce in the bag. The cook pointed to the bucket. "You don't also have real duck sauce?" He reluctantly put two mini containers (same color) in the bag. The stuff in the container tastes like orange, watered down but thick. The packet version tasted similar but with more chemicals. Offputting to say the least. Both tasted like Triaminic cold and allergy syrup. Frankly, I think I'd rather have the Triaminic. Boneless Ribs: Went with a small order that generously filled a plastic pint container. Well glazed, brick red color, very nice char, and a mixture of sizes and textures (some moist, some dry). The glaze seems primarily a mix of standard red and either hoisin or brown Chinese barbecue paste, plus a fragrant component I can't place. Appealing in short spurts. Above average. Orange Chicken (on a combo): Standard bumpy pieces with standard crunch, with the chicken underneath neither moist nor dry. Generic, mild sauce: faintly sweet, faint orange flavor, no heat, no orange peel, no complementary components. Plenty of pieces, but roughly average; maybe a bit below. Egg Roll (on the combo): On the small side, nicely segregated in a glassine bag. Crunchy both outside and in, with a filling of celery-cabbage-pork mix, with very noticeable seasonings reminiscent of Vietnamese egg rolls. A little on the dry side. The good news: easily remedied with duck sauce. The bad news: it's THAT duck sauce. All things considered, average. Pork Fried Rice (on the combo): Yellow, very plain, and neither moist nor dry, but closer to dry. Lingering hints of herbal flavor, though mostly just very plain. Small pieces of pork not that noticeable or helpful. Well below average. I won't call Hunan Place "bad," since everyone's palate is different. Someone who grew up in that part of New England may love it. Let's just say I wasn't feeling this place. With very yellow rice and very orange duck sauce, I have a feeling I won't be alone.

    70$ for small portions and mediocre microwaved crab rangoons. Some of it was good. Some of it was…read morecrap. But absolutely without a doubt not worth the money in the slightest. Do. Not. Order. From here. I'm not writing this out of any type of emotion. This is genuinely how I feel about what you get. You can do better literally anywhere else.

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    Hunan Place - Drink selection. They usually have 2 liters too.

    Drink selection. They usually have 2 liters too.

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    Thai Garden - Drunken noodles and lad nah, to go!

    Thai Garden

    4.4(94 reviews)
    1.4 mi
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    Finally took the dreadful RI syndrome drive and made it out to Woony! A friend visiting never had…read moreLao food before and we didn't want Lao food around home. So, a roadtrip we took! We got here an hour before closing and I felt kinda bad but the owner didn't mind. I was skeptical at first bc it was dead, DARK, and dull. Felt like I was walking into someone's depressing living room. HOWEVER! The owner was sweet! Our drinks came out fast and we knew exactly what to order right away. We ordered few apps first to make sure the food was good... beef jerky, wings, and sticky rice. So far so good...so we ordered the rest. Lahp deep (no tripe), papaya salad (their medium is pretty spicy), combo drunken noodles, and fried sea bass. Every. Thing. Was. DeeefreakinLicious! Why did I hold off for so long? I can't wait to go back and try their kowpiak, pho, and everything else! Almost forgot to mention, the papaya salad was still delicious eaten at home after a handful of days!

    I came here before a show with my mom. We wanted a quick bite to eat and this was perfect! For…read morestarters the wine was $5! Our server was really fast and she understood that everyone there was for a show and she made sure we all made it with no stress. There was so much to pick from, I really struggled. I wanted to eat more. Nothing was overly salty or oily, and they did the spice right! We got the drunken noodle with tofu, and it was spicy and delicious! The tofu was cooked really well too. We also did a string bean in a curry sauce but it wasn't the traditional curry, they took the red curry paste and cooked it in the paste, YUM!!!!!!!!! And then we did a steamed veggie dish with shrimp in a peanut sauce. Everything was so good and affordable!

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    Kow piek, after adding ingredients and mixing.

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