This is one of my favorite places for take-out. Whether I order the boneless spare ribs or the coconut chicken, I am never disappointed. It's always pretty good food. The coconut flavored sauce on the chicken is almost like a glaze but still delicious. I ordered plain lo mein with the combo ($1 up charge). The noodles were great. I just wish you could add veggies to them. Their crab rangoon are top tier. They are not skimpy on the filling and the filling is sweet and savory how I like. This place is definitely worth a try if you're looking for good take out! read more

Empire Express - S9. Coconut Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This spot is a hole in the wall sandwiched between a strip of businesses in park slope. I was attracted by the lunch combo special which is available all day and stopped by for a quick bite after the gym. For $4 you get rice and one entree. The lady was courteous enough to top off the sesame chicken with some broccoli. Taste was pretty standard typically chinese. The rice was fresh and the food was hot so that is good. I will definitely be back and try more entrees and update my review. read more

Empire Express - Sesame Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Holly best deal in all 5 boroughs bat man!!! This place is the cheap food dream. Not since the dollar menu has a food spot helped America keep moving . I always get the standard with white rice. This ensures that I can enjoy the flavor of the dish. Pro tip, fried rice makes everything taste like fried rice. If you want to gain the respect of your local Chinese spot order everything with white rice. Seriously, this place is great. The standard is a big helping of rice, fried rice, or noodles with four main dishes. It like a buffet style but you get one serving and can't take seconds. I use the one meal for two. Generally grab lunch there and finish the rest for dinner. $4 for a meal these days is a big win. Love, love, love this spot! read more

This place is not toooo bad , the lunch special price is good for what items you can get ! I got my order through the app. Here for $4 I got 2 plates of chicken, rice , Lo mien , egg rolls and broccoli. Enough for 3-4 people or like 2-3 days of leftovers. Is not a great diner place to seat at ' it's like school cafeteria chairs . It has a lot of seating! I go if it's last minute in Da area read more

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Great selection and very quick service. The chicken and broccoli was delicious will come back again.

Very underrated Chinese food place. I haven't gotten buffet-style here, just ordered takeout / pickup, but was happy with what I got. Scratches an itch if you want typical Chinese food that won't let you down. There are so many places that seem like they'll be suitable, but end up disappointing. This one is solid. read more

Empire is my least favorite of the Chinese spots I've been to in the area. The cleanliness of the establishment could be improved for sure, and I feel like the quality is lacking, considering they are also on the more pricey side of Chinese takeout, I wouldn't recommend going here. The three stars is because at the end of the day, they are ok at what they make, the food isn't bad by any means, just not as good as other places. read more

Have gotten take out from here a couple times - is relatively affordable - and the food is ok. The rice dishes and broccoli/meat is like standard American Chinese food - on the greasier side but still tastes decent. The fried food (whether it's fried chicken or shrimp) is way too fried. I end up (unfortunately) throwing out the fried food when I try it because it's not even very edible in my opinion since it's all crisp and no meaty substance. read more

Got the hankering for Chinese food yesterday and decided to give Empire Express a shot. Beef and broccoli combo and a General Tso's Chicken fit the bill. Delivery was quick, and my food arrived still hot. Overall, the food was okay. Orange chicken was tasty, though could've been crispier. The plain lo mein was adequate, but I thought the fried rice tasted like dirty oil or petroleum products. Beef and broccoli was a highlight, would recommend for sure. The egg drop soup was not quite what I'd hoped for, and the egg roll did not taste fresh. I'm still on the hunt for the best American Chinese food in South Brooklyn, and hopefully someday I'll find the eatery of my dreams. Empire Express may not have blown me away, but they got the job done. read more

Stuck in the area for 45 minutes waiting on a local merchant.... So lunch seemed in order. I found lots of options on Yelp and saw myself heading down a rabbit hole of what to get.... I was literally standing in front of this Chinese takeout/buffet and took a chance. So... I didn't get sick, that's a plus and what was I expecting for $8.00 including tax. Some of the items weren't bad but overall the food lacked any distinction of taste as well as being overly greasy. My sugar addiction enjoyed the boneless ribs. I questioned whether the chicken was real. The broccoli had better days. However, the woman at the counter was pleasant and efficient, I received a big portion that was very affordable and the food served its purpose well... did I mention I didn't get sick? Probably wouldn't go back but it was worth passing on to those just looking for an affordable place to fill up. read more

The atmosphere, the affordability, and the options make this a no-brainer for a quick, great meal. As I write this, the tender spare ribs are just settling down in my stomach, happy thoughts flutter through my mind, and I'm already planning my next trip back. read more

Empire Express - Two standard combos, they were delectable - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Was next door getting a face lift (read that as eyebrows threaded) and came out really hungry. NB I went in really hungry. This shop was right next door so I decided to give it a try. I ordered the $5.75 five combo steam plate. I chose rice, sesame chicken, some type of beef, an order of dumplings (2) and bakchoy. After my first bite I thought this stuff is really great! You know how it goes when you're famished and food hits your palate? After 3 or 4 mouthfuls reality set in. "It isn't really that good is it Freeyah" my brain asked my mouth. "Not really" mouth and even tummy responded. Aestherics aside (yeah you kinda SEE what you're in for) location wise it's convenient, right there on a main street where they're all usually located. The food is filling and It's cheap. 3 stars because you picked me up when I was down. The End. read more

Empire Express - $5.75 standard 5 item steam plate @ Empire Express - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This is the fourth time I have ordered from here. I don't pretend to be a connoisseur on Chinese take-out but I will say that this is the best that I have ever had. The sesame chicken and general tso sauce are rich, the chicken is flavorful, not dry, and has the perfect amount of crunch. I love the crab rangoon and egg drop soup as well. And I like that they have the option for brown rice. I am very happy to have discovered this spot! read more

Chicken served Here during the day is far superior than what they pass off at chicken at night. I'm not exactly sure what it was that arrived diced up and disgusting tasting when I ordered dinner in from them tonight. read more

Price Performance: This can be defined as the ratio of the weight of food to cost of said food. It's a measure of caloric density per dollar if you will... and let me tell you, at $6.50 for their 4 item combo + lo mien, Empire Express gives you the best price performance in the market! If you eat that combo all in one sitting, you're a pig! No! You're a pig stuffed with a fatted calf, ripe for slaughter. It's properly two meals... easily. There are world hunger problems that can be solved by that $6.50 combo. And hey... it tastes just fine. I dare you to find better price performance anywhere in this neighborhood. And if you do, let me know and I'll bring my scale. read more

I really like their lo mein. It is cheap and delicious. They have sriracha sitting out for your dousing pleasure. I tried their dumplings once. They were kind of weird, especially doughy, but not unpleasant. The price is right there, and the taste is the best I have found in comparing all the similarly divey Chinese joints in the general area. I will for sure get food from them again... PRO TIP: While working out at the YMCA close by, if you get that Chinese food hunger, you can order from them on Seamless and pick it up right after your workout...YOU EARNED IT. read more

Love this place Affordable food Laid back atmosphere I paid $5.75 for what I am eating now In the Chinese food restaurants I'm paying $6.75 for shrimp and mix vegetables and brown rice and I ca. Make two servings out of my meal. I come here at lease once a week it helps me budget I can eat now and later same price and also getting nourishment and not gaining weight. The bake chicken is great, they have a decent variety of mix vegetables. They have fried food as well. Soda Arizona and snapple available for purchase. As well as water and red bull. I do believe they are a regular Chinese take out as well, if you don't see your dish they can make it and they deliver read more

Empire Express - Bake chicken chicken broccoli brown rice steam broccoli and beef, $5.75 - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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This is my go-to Chinese takeout spot and they always deliver. I usually stop by to get the shrimp with lobster sauce and general tso's chicken. Takes a while to get my order so it probably (I hope) means the food is freshly prepared. Their egg rolls are bomb too. All in all a great reliable joint. read more

I'm wavering between a two-star or three-star review here. On the one hand: delivery arrived hot and on-time, driver was pleasant, and the food seemed freshly prepared. The problem? The items we ordered were waaay off from the menu descriptions. Sweet and sour pork is supposedly "Lightly battered with pineapple, onions, and bell peppers tossed in sweet and sour sauce." Nope - we got one container of battered pork, one container of sauce, and no pineapple or veggies to be seen. Plain fried rice is listed as "Fried white rice with soy sauce, eggs, peas, carrots and green onions." We paid $1.50 extra to upgrade from white or brown rice, and what came was a container of slightly oily yellow rice. Again, no veggies anywhere. The cashew chicken had the opposite problem: it was not, in fact, "stir-fry chicken breast in a house wine sauce, top with crunchy cashews." Well, it was maybe 40% that, 10% carrots, and the remaining 50% was celery. None of which were included in the menu description. The only thing that actually resembled the menu was the Kung-pao chicken, which was basically the exact same thing as the cashew chicken but with the nuts swapped to peanuts and a slightly spicier sauce. So none of the food was bad or cold or inedible - it just also wasn't what we ordered. Fix the menu or fix the food. read more

For the price and quality of food, I'm very satisfied with this place. 4 items + (rice or lo mein) for only $5.50 or 1 item + (rice or lo mein) for $2.75. A box full of food that can usually last me three meals. :) The selection here is pretty good and usually fresh. You have your standard dishes such as sesame chicken, beef with broccoli, etc, but they also have some more authentic vegetable dishes such as tofu with veges, peppered shrimp with veges, and sautéed bok choy. The food here is not too greasy and they have brown rice as an option. read more

Really good delivery. Classic American Chinese food. Not off the charts but really good

For an outside of Chinatown quick Chinese food fix this place is okay. I opted for the 4 choices with lomein or rice from the steam table. The boneless spareribs were the most flavorful of my 4 item choices. The lo-mein that came with the meal was bland as were most of my other dishes. The price is reasonable considering the neighborhood. Not my first choice but not my last either! read more

Best Chinese food around also cy and why is good lived here for 24 years ALWAYS GOOD. From getting sesame chicken to exploring through the entire menu l have had a blast with friends. Recommend read more

4 items w. soup with. rice/lomein $6.75 , 3 items is available. food is delicous, I had lomein, chicken wing, lemon ck, beef with onion, pepper shrimp, strongly recommend this restaurant read more

Empire Express - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Beware of Maggots! Maggots and a cocoon in my child's food! They did not even seem surprised once I called. read more

Empire Express - Shrimp with Broccoli and maggots!! In my sons food! Disgusting and all the person who answered the phone could say is "oh, sorry" - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

What can I say about affordable quick delivery Chinese? I've been struggling to find a decent "cheap Chinese" spot for a while now that delivers to my apartment and I like to think that this place hits it for me. Affordable and a great menu selection. I love that they have combo plates because I definitely hate ordering a big order of meat and then a big order of noodles that I just want to eat in one day as opposed to 3. I like that they have a good list of appetizers which is what I always look for. I dig it. Wouldn't mind ordering again unless I can find something comparable but right now they take the cake. read more

Pretty good. I went late at night so I missed the buffet, which seems to be pretty good. I ordered the sesame chicken and brown rice. The portion was a good size and the chicken was better than I expected. Usually I'm very hesitant to try Asian take-out here because I hate soggy, grisly, rubbery, or fatty chicken which I find a lot of. Not the best Chinese I've had, but it's definitely the only Chinese I'll eat in this area. 3 stars because it is very average. 4 stars because the chicken is far better quality than most others in this area, which I'm most picky about. read more

I am so pissed. Bad delivery. Food spilled everyone and they just took off. Don't ever use this place. Horrible food and service. A picture is worth a thousand words. See what they sent. read more

Empire Express - Disgusting. Spilled all over gross food - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Passed by this place last weekend and my girlfriend picked up one of their menus. They have a bunch of combination plates for $5.95. I ordered from that and got a soda, friend rice, and general tso's chicken for that much money. That's a pretty good deal, especially since the general tso's was good. Pork dumplings and lomein are good, standard quality. read more

I love Chinese food in this neighborhood. They are the best , Chinese . We almost every day order the food , never got tried ;)))I recommended this place , price are good too . read more

Empire Express - This my chicken rice soup - Chinese Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Very inexpensive food option compared to the rest of the neighborhood. the $6.50 all day special is the way to go. the quality of the food is pretty good for the price. I come here every time i'm in the area. read more

I ordered food from the website for delivery. The fried rice, chicken and Broccoli were all flavorless, I couldn't eat it even after adding all the soy sauces they gave me. This was a waste of money read more

Best general tsos in my opinion. Crunchy and perfectly spicy. The whole staff is incredibly nice and the food was fast and fresh. Definitely a good choice. read more

Our favorite take-out spot in the whole neighborhood! Their chicken and broccoli is perfect. We've ordered from them probably 100 times.

This place is excellent. The Special/Combo might be the cheapest meal in Park Slope and it's good and you can even make it kind of healthy.

Pretty staple Chinese delivery food. Significantly cheaper than some of the surrounding Chinese places. The delivery took the exact amount of time stated on seamless (45 min), the food was hot and fresh tasting. They also really listened to my special requests (all white meat chicken in the General Tso's chicken, light on the oil in the Mei Fun). The only annoying thing was that they called me twice and said that the delivery guy was outside, but he wasn't... So they must have had the wrong number. read more

Here on lunch it's a decent size place but if your looking for omg amazing Chinese this is not the place but if your hungry and want a big plate for $6 then this is your spot. The food is ok but for a quick bite it's ok read more

The food here tastes really good, and the price is super cheap. The atmosphere is nothing to write home about. This is more of a quick grab and go spot, but the value is definitely something to come back for. read more

I've been here twice on late sunday evenings. i'd have their 5-dollar 5-item menu, which is not bad. very practical approach to staving one's hunger if compared with what you'll get from nearby McDonald's. it's looking like you're in a schoolbuilding canteen; all you need to do is pick up and choose 5 items from the array of foods prepared beforehand. on a sunday evening, i think this place would not be crowded; service is still OK, though. read more

Vegetable dumplings were wack. The inside was the inside of an egg roll. WTF is that gross. Everything else was standard.