This restaurant makes the best roast pork shrimp dumpling noodle soup! It's my"go to" every time we visit. They make lots of other delicious food as well. Service is always fast, they have a pretty big team in the kitchen and several people at the front counter. The dining room is nice, not over the top but nice. read more

Empire East - Shrimp Roast Pork & Shrimp Dumpling Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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The food from Empire East is consistently good, but the prices are insane for what it is.

Food is good selection good! They will help you find what You want! The friend noodle s are good! read more

Very good food. Fast service putting together a take out order. Clean restaurant and hard working staff. read more

Great food !! Fast delivery . Plentiful portions Reasonable prices Fast service Enough for another meal read more

we have been ordering from Empire East for 16 years, it was the best , I have to say our last orders in 2025 is not the same. And today's order January 2026 is the same, not good. The rids are overcooked or a least a day old, the egg rolls are not fresh, now they are oily and the inside like mashed vegetables. They must have a new cook, it like ordering from a different restaurant. I gave them 3 stars for steam vegetables, you still get fresh veggies, steamed right. read more

Ordered chicken and broccoli tonight absolutely horrible no chicken all broccoli. I actually called and I usually would never but annoyed. You charge enough for this food at least be somewhat generous in your portion!!!! read more

Their prices have gone up since the last time I visited the East coast and I was surprised to pay $22 for the boneless ribs but they're pretty darn delicious. We had a take-out meal with friends and everyone enjoyed the dishes selected. Their pork fried rice is very good and the beef and snow pea is surprising tender! I placed the order over the phone with no difficulty and it was ready when they said it would be. The gentleman over the phone was polite and apologetic notifying me that they didn't accept cards over the phone so you can only pay when you pick up. It was a minor inconvenience. This place is always clean and efficient. A Staten Island staple. I was surprised they didn't make top 2 Chinese restaurants on the island. read more

I still prefer to order from this place even though it's expensive as the food is great! But the last few times we ordered for delivery, there were mistakes in the order. Either they left something out or gave us something different. Please take better care!! read more

One of my to go places on the island. When working in Staten Island, there's really not much authentic Chinese cuisine around. There's definitely a lot of American Chinese but empire east gives me the option to have a nice beef noodle (hor fun) soup or wonton noodle soup with gigantic shrimp inside. It's ran by asian and they don't skimp out on the ingredients. Definitely not your local Brooklyn or queens price but it's fairly priced compared to its competitors on the island. My only complaint is that it's too oily and sometimes can leave your mouth very dry after eating it. One of my favorite dishes is their jia Jiang mein which is sauced very well with an udon type noodle. read more

Empire East - Delicious assortment from empire east - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

The menu was a bit overwhelming that I kept going back and forth on what I want. It was a bit strange that a chinese restursnt had thai and vietbamese food. I was craving thai food but I was too skeptical to order any. I came in early dinner time but they had lots of to go orders but I didn't have to wait long for my food. I got the pork fried rice and egg roll combo with spicy szechuan tofu meat sauce. When I got home and saw the egg roll, I was disappointed because of the skin. I thought it was going to be a bad Americanized egg roll. It was but this was the better ones I've had. I think it had minced bbq pork with cabbage. The tofu dish was delicious. The peas were a bit undercooked though. The fried rice and tofu had the legit smoked wok taste as you should for Chinese dishes. The Togo container was overfilled. One order gave me 2 full meals. read more

Empire East - Combo Tofu Szechuan Style w. Meat* - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

don't eat here , i ordered food i ate there then i left and ten min later i realized my credit card was stolen , i went back to the store they say they gave it back to me , they didn't i asked they check the cameras which was in the owners phone he kept procrastinating got nasty with me and refused to look then told me to call 911 , all he had to do was look he pretended then shoes me away from his table he was sitting at , They are definitely acted suspicious . i will never eat here again , i went home without my card , i called my cc company about this, i hope God will handle them a bunch of theives in that store buyer beware , make sure this doesn't happen to you !! read more

I have been ordering from EE for so long, even when it was the small take out... every time I order it's always on point... Thank you read more

The food is on the pricier side for takeout but always good. I usually call ahead because they can be pretty busy at times. This is my go to place for Chinese food when I want to treat myself to takeout. read more

My family and I have been ordering from Empire East since I was a child. They offer large, family styled portions that are authentic, tasty, and plentiful! Whether we ordered for delivery, or take out, our meals were almost always made according to order. I guess their perfection and consistency is what makes them one of the most popular Chinese food restaurants on the island. We always order their chicken and broccoli with brown sauce, orange chicken, chow fun noodles, chicken lo mein, and pork fried rice. Of all the dishes however, my family and I can agree they make some of the best shrimp dumplings and Cantonese noodle soups! Those are our go-to orders for sure! Be sure to give those a try if you're looking for something different than your typical order! read more

Empire East - Seafood & Shrimp Dumpling Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Perfection is the word but it deserves a much better word. I love this place , no delivery charge , no MSG . And the staff is delightful. Highly recommend. Love the chefs too. Very clean place. Easy parking. read more

Ordered sliced pork with string beans and pork fried rice. Both were awful. Hardly any pork in the dish. I've come here for years. There are plenty of Chinese restaurants in the area. Very poor customer service. This has happened enough times where I would rather go elsewhere. read more

Absolutely the best Chinese food on Staten island their deliveries are quick and prices are fair

Must be new owners or terrible management can't order pick up for cash on phone. They force you to use charge card and pay their surcharge Or you must order in person & wait like an idiot they are not that great to dictate read more

Giving one star due to the fact that I got a large garlic chicken combo and the entire tray was just peppers. Almost not chicken for 16.50. Called customer and she laughed at me. Of the chicken that was there it was good but I'm still hungry and they pretty much told me to F off. read more

They've gone down hill over the years. Now they are just way too overpriced and expensive!!! Quality of the food has got worse too. Order elsewhere if you want real chinese food. Last time we ordered the fried rice wasn't the same and in the past they've forgotten stuff we're supposed to get like white rice, egg rolls, free chinese tea and fortune cookies, etc. I don't know how they stay in business read more

Horrible food. Horrible service. They messed up my order. When I called to get the item they messed up refunded they were rude and nasty. Told me to leave the messed up food outside so they can pick it up (which is gross. Probably were planning to reuse it ..) and made me send them a picture of it outside before they issued my refund. NEVER PICKED UP THE FOOD. It sat outside all night and morning. Luckily no animals got into it or else I would have had a mess outside my house. I will never order from here again. read more

Their Garlic eggplant is not too sweet like Li's Happy family is. The woman answering the phone is always super sweet and kind to me. When I make a request they make it happen. Thanks read more

Empire East on Hyland Blvd used to be a great and my favorite Chinese Restaurant. In the last couple of years they have reduced the high quality of their food.The spare rubs were once the biggest, juiciest,,delicious anywhere. I ordered recently and the ribs were no better then lesser priced Chinese takeout. The fried rice which also had big pieces of pork now not only are the pieces small but there was hardly any pork compared to their former portions. I'm now in search of a Chinese Restaurant with more quality and consistent food. They by the way though the quality has gone down the price is still premium. Too bad they're not smart enough to maintain their quality even though they raised the prices. read more

This is the best Chinese restaurant on the island, The food is amazing and delicious. They are very kind and friendly. I love the professionalism that they offer to their customers! I was wondering if I could get a delivery on the north side of the Island. I live 700 Victory Blvd and I am hoping that I get a delivery by yelp, or Door Dash, or some other delivery service. I believe that it is worth the price that they charge.Please let me know! read more

Best Chinese food on the island. Hands down. Clean, fresh foods and really great flavor. Fast delivery too

Not worth the money. The food was fresh but we ordered a fancy dish called dragon and phoenix and the raw onions that they threw on top completely killed the taste . And chicken wings weren't all that. read more

Empire East - Dragon & Phoenix - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Food here is great! I feel like unlike other places empire east uses real ingredients. It's a lot more expensive than other places. Their sesame chicken taste so much better than what I have tried before. I tried their shrimp and broccoli as well as their chicken lo Mein The only downside is sometimes their chicken gets hard and some of the Asian employees are rude af. Or maybe it's their personality. read more

Had to order through an app named Zuppo to place an online order. When I called about my order being incomplete and incorrect a man named Chow claiming to be owner took over the phone call and became very defensive. He was not accommodating and never made an attempt to fix the problem. He only kept saying he would give me a refund. He also told me numerous times early in the conversation to order my food elsewhere. I am waiting for the driver to come back with the $35.00 in cash he was paid and I will gladly return the entire meal and as promised by Chow who ended with saying "he is telling me 'to the ground' not to come in to his store". I would gladly heretofore take my business elsewhere. This is by far the worst service experience from any restaurant in Staten Island. read more

After my favorite place was sold and the new owners decided they could make it better ( changing quality and recipes ) I had to find a new place. Empire east is that place .... prices are a little higher but what hasn't gone up. They have a great variety of dishes and I haven't had a bad one. Fast and convenient what more can you want. Try it if you haven't, you won't be disappointed. read more

Food is garbage here.. its pasty and so much MSG... they use a TON of onions!! the food is not good.... Period!!

I tried this take-out restaurant for the first time and I really wanted it to be good. It was very busy with customers picking up orders. There were 18 chefs cranking out orders. So I ordered and took it home. - Beef pepper steak. The beef was tender (as I requested) but it was slimy from the disgusting oily brown sauce that tasted and felt awful. - Sweet and sour chicken? Little deep fried nuggets came in small box with nothing else. The sauce was in a separate container separate for ME to put together! The deep fried chicken nuggets were cooked in old oil and you could taste it and smell it. How can people eat this stuff? How old is that oil cooking away at high temps in the deep fryer? All those free radicals! Portions were much smaller than at other take-out restaurants. I was so disappointed. I really thought I'd found a new place to go. I will never go there again. Too bad. read more

Lately not as good Has always been our go to but since Covid prices off the charts and food not as good read more

This place and its sister location is AMAZING! As far as Americanized Chinese takeout it's as good as it's going to get on Staten Island but let's not forget that this isn't your traditional Chinese restaurant you'd expect to find in Chinatown. Let me explain how this place works for all those interested. The portions in this place seem to be a bit larger than other take outs so the prices will be a bit higher but the quality and the taste are unmatched. That's what many reviewers on here seem to complain about. It isn't the taste they cry and moan about but it's the prices they pay for a family style portion that gets them. Go to the hood if you want cheap food. End of rant. Onto the food. The quality could easily be seen in this place. The vegetables are vibrant and always seem fresh along with everything else. They have menu items here you simply won't find anywhere else. Expect to find Chinese, Thai, and Japanese here. Most importantly the place is SPOTLESS! You could literally eat of the floor. I'd recommend this place! read more

If you live anywhere near New Dorp/Oakwood, order from Empire East. They are speedygonzalez fast (Is that politically correct nowadays?) and because they're soooo popular, the food is always fresh. I lurve the fact that the chinese restaurant has thai options on the menu (like mango shrimp, chicken satays, pheonix and dragon, thai cashew chicken, etc) because I think that's pretty unique. Let me tell you that I've never had dim sum this BIG before. They're like giant... and I think very delicious. You get four and will be able to save at least half and eat it later or the next day for leftovers. When I go home to Staten Island, I always want to order Empire East... so if you live there, you lucky ducks - not pekinged - take advantage once a week =) read more

How does this place have 3.5/5 stars??? Im guessing the grumpy people who think they are south shore, but they live in New Dorp lol. This place is incredible. Never had anything from this menu that didn't blow my mind! I consider myself a bit of a Chinese food connoisseur. You think it, I've been there, tried it! Empire East on Hylan is 5/5. And, their delivery service is impeccable. If you want hot sauce, ask for it! They will NOT send hot sauce if you don't ask! They don't have Yi-Pin hot sauce packets. I think they make their own hot sauce. Either that or they package little cups from a big jug. Regardless, its good hot sauce, and thinner consistency than Yi-Pin. Much more delicious too. read more

Food is good but not as amazing as it used to be and way to expensive for the rush service and order mess ups.

The food was really flavorful and delicious, especially the crab Rangoon and the mango chicken. The papaya salad was a good size and was also good, but I've had better. I like that the menu is very extensive but the prices were just a little too expensive for take out. That is why they are getting 3 stars, that and the service stinks. read more

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This Place is AMAZING. I have eaten here several times and the food is top tier. It seems like a factory, in that its so busy and large, but the food is excellent and plentiful. Next time I am trying something from the Noodle Soup menu. read more

I ordered a bunch of dishes yesterday for a small party at home (large fried rice (2), large low mein (2), mei fun, papaya salad and scallion pancake). The damage came out to be about $73. When I asked for an extra dressing, the first lady was about to give it to me, however a second older lady spoke in Mandarin told her I should get charged $.50 cent. I wasn't a happy camper since they had already made a killing profit on me already but I decided to pay. What made me so fumed and disgusted was when they taxed me on the $.50 cent. I asked do they know how to run a business? Another skinny older lady replied "this is the boss instruction". I ask you boss, please train your staff to treat your customer with politeness. For the amount of my order, was it necessary to charge me the extra $.55 cents for the salad dressing? I understand you are running a business, but is this a business model you think will make you more money in the long term? You will lose my future business for sure and I will spread my wings to inform my family, friends and the people in my community that you should change your business model to treat your customers with more respect. Like another reviewer said, there are a bunch of other good Chinese restaurants in SI. For one, the lady boss at China Buffet is very friendly and she knows how to run her business. The food there in my opinion is overall better and the staff there are very friendly. This will make a good dinning experience every time. read more