Imperial Palace has been a favorite go-to for me and my family for years. While the regular buffet is usually good, for me, the hibachi beats all. It is always delicious, especially if the right person is manning the grill and putting the sauce on in the beginning, rather than at the end. We recently visited the restaurant three times, after taking nearly a year and a half off -- not because of the pandemic, but because the service and quality had taken a huge nosedive during the pandemic. Two visits during the pandemic caused us to give up on this restaurant, but I was so in the mood for it recently that we caved and went back... and kept going back. I'm happy to report that whatever hiccups they were having seem to be resolved. Favorite "regular buffet" dishes for me include honey chicken, bourbon chicken, pot stickers, sweet and sour chicken, beef and broccoli, vegetable lo mein, and those little fried doughnuts. I usually go for a mixed plate from the regular buffet after polishing off my plate from the hibachi. Only negative seems to be that they no longer have pork as part of the hibachi. For about $30 with drinks and tip for 2 people at lunch time, you can really get your money's worth and not be hungry later on. I'm already looking forward to my next visit here. read more

We come from Millcreek because their food actually has different flavors and is usually quite good. Tonight I can only assume that all of this food has been sitting here since they opened at 1045am! The fried shrimp was the texture of beef jerky. You can see the steam from all the trays but nothing was warm. When I informed the manager that I will not be eating and just charge me for my drink, she looked at me like I had 3 heads, scoffed at me then walked away with my plate. Not an apology, not even acknowledgment of the problem. Very rude and awkward! read more

Ive been here over a dozen times over the years. Always for the lunch buffet. Its average and the price is good. Nothing is going to blow your socks off but i find it a good lunch choice in the area. They seem to do a good job at stirring the dishes on the buffet and ive never found the restaurant to be dirty. I see the wait staff cleaning off tables and the condiments on a regular basis so thats a plus.. the food is just average and the selection is always the same read more

The food was horrible, it was cold barely had much flavor. The waitress was pretty good, unfortunately the "manager" tried to yell at me staying the food wasnt cold. Well by the time she went to temp check the food, new food had been added on top of the old food and just mixed around. Also, witnessed a big thing of cross contamination, after they temp checked food they were taking the tongs for noodles and using them to stir SHRIMP. As someone with a SHELL FISH allergy I unfortunately did not get lunch. Overall I was not very happy. For the price you pay on the lunch buffet on top of $3 for even a kids drink is absolutely absurd. read more

Went with friends food was good and it was not packed loved that as well I go here when I want to dine in it's not crazy busy like other area places read more

The food was absolutely delicious. The service was good and it was a very nice surprise when we received a senior citizen discount that we didn't even know about. PLUS if you get there before 3:00 you pay the lunch rate for the exact same food they offer at dinner time----and it saves you $3!! The only day they aren't open is Mondays. read more

Terrible food terrr8ble service, the hot sauce was so watered down my child called it sweet and he can't deal with spice absolutely a waste of money worst Chinese buffet in erie county read more

Food amazing service amazing everything is amazing everything to the small details recommend this place for everyone in town

Very good selection and they kept all the food offerings filled. Also the food was delicious. I have been back several times and was not disappointed. read more

This place is no longer any good, the food has gone down hill, I think there are new owners and they are doing a poor job at keeping the standard. I will never return. Sorry and how unfortunate. read more

The fresh meat and vegetable prepare yourself to be thrown on the grill meals are excellent, the buffet is good too

The food is good and it is always very busy, so they are always filling up the different dishes as they get low .

The food is good for a buffet. The sushi is delicious and the hibachi grill makes a great dinner

Very delicious variety of authentic food. There's more then enough to fill up on. The servers are very nice and patient. The music is calming, makes me want to fall asleep after I'm well and full. So much better then China Jade. read more

Very generous portions and fair price for Asian takeout. Each meal was enough for two meals, and very good even the next day.

I took a date there and the lunch, not supper, was $36.49 for two meals and two sodas! My God, I could go get two steak dinners for that. It could have been warmer in there. It was like they had the vents on in place of the heat. My date said that she was freezing. I used to go there for the wonderful sushi and the Mongolian BBQ and the sushi, but the prices kept going up and now it's just ridiculous. I will never be going back there unless they reduce their prices. I wonder what dinner prices are... $50? I suspect that they charged me dinner prices for lunch. read more

Great food, great price. Thanks Imperial Palace. We had a great time celebrating my son's birthday here. Even at an off hour, the food was good and service was amazing! We come here a couple times each month, but this was the first time for an event. Definitely a place to come back to. read more

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Don't get mixed with the other imperial buffet in this town, they are totally on different level. This one is much better in term of taste, the environment and service. The place is huge and food are fresh and delicious. My family really like here, which is far better than its cross town neighbor. We will return if in the area. read more

I am very disappointed. We order here pretty regularly because it is fresh. We were looking forward to dinner tonight and our General Tso's chicken is absolutely terrible! It is dry and seems old and very tough! It isn't even the right color. Very, very disappointing and a waste of money. My next order will be going to Ichaban. read more

If I could rate this place a 2.5 I would, but alas it only does full stars so I'll give it a very low 3 star. The reason for this rating maybe because I got in about 2hours before closing time and it looks like they were winding down operations already. The sushi chef pretty much cleaned out his work area and did not get any sushi with my dinner that Sunday evening I arrived. It was weird because there was still a good amount of people in the restaurant when I arrived. It wasn't crazy busy, but it wasn't super dead either. The food over all tasted like it had A LOT of MSG. I noticed this only because after two plates of food, I drank half of my water that was in my cup. I was like whoa, I didn't even know I drank all that water until I looked at it. Everything there was mediocre. Nothing really stood out that I liked except for the coconut shrimp. They could use bigger pieces of shrimp though. There was this teriyaki steak looking meat that was okay. Nothing great. They did have one dim sum though and it tasted pretty legit, that made me happy and reminded me of home a little bit. Over all, I MAY give this place another chance, but I might have to come a little earlier when the sushi chief is still putting out sushi. read more

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Scooped my left over pepper chicken into a container to refrigerate - found a large bug at bottom of 'to go' container. Uploaded a picture. After a solid few minutes of heart slamming freak out, I googled imaged common bugs found in restaurant/commercial kitchens and feel it's a cockroach. You can see where the legs/wings were, but they're probably in my belly now ... read more

Imperial Palace - Bug discovered after scooping my leftover pepper chicken into another container. Super! - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

Usually my husband and I are such a big fan of imperial palace. We have always loved there food but recently it hasn't been tasting right and just not a well experience. Well last night we were there with our almost 2 year old son and the meat they had was dry, chewy like rubber and very plain. Which I wouldn't of cared about until we ate the lo mein. We all got some and it was very different looking and tasted different. It was very slimy and I just thought they just changed their recipe until my husband and I smelled it. It smelled atleast a week old. After we smelled it we couldn't eat. We literally left right away and I ended up throwing up after we went to the grocery store. Now I find out I have food poisoning and can't stop throwing up and my stomach hurts so bad. I can't believe I spent $30 just to get sick! It's ridiculous!! Caution: always smell your food before eating it. read more

A planned birthday gathering for our 20 year old grandson. Clean, fresh, wide variety of foods. Perfectly hot temps, buffet offered gloves which we didn't notice but were told about. So glad Imperial Palace has reopened! We asked for and received the 10% discount which was on Yelp! A definite restaurant to return to! read more

Found a finger nail in the noodles. Really nasty. Food was kept cold. Orange chicken, general tsoe's, etc had no flavor. Was 33$ for two of us. The waiters weren't mean just was really disappointed at food quality came hungry, left feeling sick. read more

We went during Sunday luncheon. Most of the foods were not fresh and meats were extremely chewy. The other reason which pissed us off, is one waitress who was constantly standing behind our table and looking at our food. Overall not satisfied with this place. read more

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I understand that restaurants may be trying their best, but the food just has not been good. The place smelled like bleach so bad, but the place didn't even seem clean. Something happened to this place. I use to love it here but I'll never go back now. read more

After a long week, this place makes you feel good. For like 11 dollars per dinner you can eat so much good food. I honestly think it's the best Chinese buffet in town. Would come back fsho fsho. read more

went there a few weeks ago with my girlfriend, the place has REALLY gone down hill, the food was old and cold, half way through our meal 4 DIRT BAGS walked in, a couple of dudes with their pants around their knees, and their trashy girlfriends in short tank tops with their guts hanging out sat down behind us, and we're loud and obnoxious and started throwing food 10 minutes into their meal and hit us, and when I turned around and looked at them, they started talking about the Glocks that they had in their car, and the staff did nothing about it, almost $40, I'm done with that place, time to go to Golden corral, or S&S, they don't put up with that shit there, if you go there, make sure you're strapped and wearing a bulletproof vest and have your back up against the wall, also when I got home, I had a bad case of diarrhea, and my girlfriend had a stomach ache. read more

Spacious and affordable are the two words the come to mind when reminiscing about the delicious dinner at the Imperial Buffet in Harborcreek. There are numerous selections, most of which were cooked just right. There were plenty of gluten-free options, service was decent, and the seating was comfortable. Desserts were excellent, which always garners a little extra sweetness in my book of tasty memories. read more

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As far as a buffett goes, this is ABSOLUTELY as good as it gets! Everything is fresh and delicious! There is a great sushi bar included with the buffett, and you can request something specific if it isn't a current selection on the bar. Plus, they have an extensive selection for the Mongolian BBQ. The selection on the actual buffett is always fresh & hot, never brown & gooey from sitting out too long, and they even have white AND brown steamed rice! I am a vegitarian; however, I used to be a carnivore, so I have experienced the meat dishes here and grilled steak with steamed veggies is so tender, it melts in your mouth! And the veggies are seasoned perfectly with just the right crispness, no soggy zucchini! They also have a cold section with a basic salad (lettuce, tomato, purple oinon, Ranch), a few cold salads (pasta, brocoli, etc) and fresh fruit. A very nice BONUS is that this is one of the cleanest buffetts in existance, even the bathrooms, which are spacious and fully stocked each time I've been here, are always spotless! I don't know how they do it! The sad part is that it is an hour away from me :( But we still try to go once every month or two. This is about perfect as a chinese buffett can be! (However, it can be hard to find on your phone or GPS; so... if you're having trouble finding it, look up "84 Lumber". Imperial Palace is next door to it. It's across from the blue-colored, garage-looking ice cream shop and in the same parking lot at the roller rink.) read more

This is a great place to eat by yourself or with a large group. Food is hot, fresh, and well-prepared. The price is reasonable. There is a wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh broccoli, fresh green beans, watermelon,4 or five different seafood choices including crawfish, salmon, mussels, shrimp and krab on a scallop shell. Bacon-wrapped shrimp! There are several forms of beef including Mongolian style cooked beef available at the custom counter where you can have your own combo cooked on the grill. There is teriyaki beef, chicken, pork. There are the Chinese-American classics like lemon chicken and General tso's chicken. There is endless rice, a salad bar and a sushi bar. There is hot and sour soup and an endless pot of Chinese Tea. I don't know how they make money here, I'm a low carb eater and I pile my plate with pork and seafood products. I dont do desert, but the people I came with do. Lots of ice cream and cookie choices. I like this place. I find it clean and the food fresh. I've been here about 6 times and each time was wonderful. read more

Best Buffet we have ever been to. They have something for everyone. The sushi bar was my favorite. There are many varieties of sushi. They have soup, 3 different bars of food and a Mongolian grill. You also can get beer which the price is really good for beers as well. Love this place and will come back. read more

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My friend and I went in one night and were treated very poorly! The girl seating people at tables just gave us a dirty look when we walked in and huffed when she had to sit us at a table. My friend asked for a booth seat instead of the one she placed us at and the girl slammed her hand down on the table, ripped the paper off the table, huffed her way over to a booth seat, and slammed down the paper. We ate for about 10 min when a different server brought over the bill and expected us to leave! We JUST got there! They also only filled our drinks ONCE while they all sat over at a table talking. There was no way we were going to leave yet. I get there are some days you don't want to be at work, but you don't take that out on the customer. It isn't a customers fault you're scheduled and don't want to be there! Very, very, poor service! read more

The sushi bar was my favorite food real delicious! Imperial palaces restaurant cost cheaper make good my healthy for eat better than S&S Buffet's. I love Italian shrimp, broccoli, green beans, fruits buffet. The prices is reasonable. I like to eat the buffet during the lunch times than dinner buffet!!! read more

Imperial Palace - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

I really enjoyed myself the last time I was there. A group of people is best to go with... The vibe there is very family oriented. I could go on a date night or bring kids. The food is excellent and the people are super nice... Overall id say this place is my favorite. read more

First time to this buffet. Usually hit the others on Peach St. I was pleasantly surprised. $10.99 all day on Sunday? Yes, please! Variety of sushi made fresh right there. Mongolian BBQ area. Not as large as S&S Buffet but they had everything I wanted plus a few extras I haven't seen on a buffet like "habachi chicken". Hershey's ice cream for dessert plus all the standard buffet desserts. The restaurant itself is newer. Clean. Nice bathrooms. Large parking lot. The staff was not as attentive as other places. They weren't bad but stood around in groups chatting instead of checking tables for refills and bussing plates frequently. Will definitely add this to the round of Erie dining stops. read more

Best Chinese on this side of town would you eat in or take it out and it's very reasonably priced I have never had a problem or concern orders are is ready on time they do a great job read more

Costs half the cost of S&S and food is just as great. They have a huge selection with unique choices you don't normally find in a buffet along with a great sushi/sashimi bar. The staff is fantastic and the waitresses on top of their game. 10/10 will definitely eat here again. This is my new go to Chinese place in Erie area! read more

This place is one of the best chinese restaurants I've ever been to. The food is ALWAYS fresh and they refill items quickly. Each dish is always cooked right and they have a few items that you won't find at other Chinese establishments. The place itself is clean and has a nice atmosphere. My one complaint is that some of the staff aren't very friendly, mainly the young women. There is one particular older woman who usually manages the buffet area who is very rude and unpleasant. Even when you're friendly at her she just has this scowl. And the younger women are constantly texting or doing something with their phones, even the girl at the register when you're paying. So that is a big downfall. Imperial Palace offers tasty, fresh food at a great price. I usually get take out, which they charge you a flat price of $10, which I think is better than paying by the weight, but that could be a disadvantage for some. If you do go here, you have to try their coconut shrimp. It's delicious. But stay away from their "orange chicken" I found that to be so hard to chew I couldn't even eat it. Bottom line, out of all the Chinese restaurants I've been to in Erie, this is the only one that keeps me coming back. My family and I absolutely love their food. read more

Normally, my daughter and I love this place. Unfortunately, ordered take out and got home to find a "Rolley Polley" (bug) in my daughters rice. I told her it was a peppercorn so she wasn't too freaked out. It was not a peppercorn, smashed it with the hammer to confirm. Needless to say, my daughter doesnt want to eat there again. read more