The Emerald has a great potential for improvisation. I would not recommend this place, rather opt for other Chinese restaurants. The chicken was okay, Singapore noodles were decent not great. read more

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I ordered their chef special cumin lamb. It was ok. It was very quite salty even eat with rice and it doesn't come with any veggies which was quite disappointing. And they charge addition for rice considering the foods are already not cheap. I would recommend you to stick with their lunch specials which are way less read more

The Emerald - Cumin lamb - Chinese Near Me - Pullman, Washington

All I can tell you--as an Eastern WA resident--is that the Chinese fare in the Pullman WA/Moscow ID corridor is very, very good. Every place has a secret menu; i.e., what an Asian family would order--and this menu had some good choices. I ordered what I thought was going to be traditional Ja Jang Myeon, but our server said theirs was more Chinese, than Korean. Well I've had both, and this place gave me a bowl of noodles/sauce that easily weighed about 6lbs. I'm not kidding. The expected/traditional Black Bean Sauce wound up being a Peanut-based thick porridge, more than likely utilizing available sauces in the walk-in cooler that had to be used or thrown out. You'll never hear me complain, though. It was delicious in a, 'I've had 4-5 beers' kinda way. Wifey's obligatory Cashew Chicken was in my opinion, rib-stickin'. We've got a ton of leftovers, and will eat all of it... read more

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I was very disappointed in our meal. We got Mongolian beef, House Chow Mein, and Pot Stickers. We added fried rice. They did not seem very busy. I called in my order. I arrived shortly after calling in and was told it would be a bit. It was easy more expensive than I expected, my fault there. I waited over 20 minutes. When I finally got it there was only 1 table with people in the restaurant. When I got home the Mongolian beef leaked in the box. Luckily I had it in another container so it did not get on the seat. We had to reheat everything when I got home. The noodles were very dry and nothing tasted very good. I called them to let them know I was disappointed with the meal. They were sorry and said they would talk to the chefs. That was it. We will not go there again. I do not recommend rods place. read more

ordered ahead at 4pm for pickup at 6:30- should have been a red flag when owner was hesitant telling me he had a shift change and was concerned they would not get quality right in his absence. in other words, he does not trust his evening shift to cook properly!!! his concerns were well placed- we had almond chicken with spoiled chicken pieces, house special noodles, fried rice, and mongolian beef. all were unedible- worst food we have ever eaten anywhere. would not feed the leftovers (the entire order) to dogs for fear of their safety. plus paid over $90 for order for 3 people. this use to be a very good chinese restaurant. new owner apparently. avoid like the plague!!! they do not deserve any star but one is the lowest possible... read more

girl, very good. go here and get the szechuan food (or the orange chicken) and the chow mein. huge bao with big chunks of pork. vibe is so good here read more

The food was fantastic and the staff were so sweet. I loved the way they had the dining room set up and the atmosphere was overall a very calming environment. Would recommend for dates! read more

Quality tasting food. We got the prawn chow mein and while the portions were large, there was an underwhelming amount of shrimp in it, only 5, not worth the price. read more

Attentive service and excellent food. A nice assortment of traditional as well as unique dishes. Mongolian beef was excellent as was the Vegetable lomein. Nice assortment of vegan dishes. Would definitely go back here. . Only negative is the restaurant is dated. read more

Best food and best service in town. I highly recommend this place if you're a local or just in town for a game.

First time and we were delighted. The food is amazing, especially the Zza Zhang noodles. Portion sizes were great. Friendly staff. Will come back again! read more

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Let me help you!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY! I have been in the restaurant business my entire life! This place should be closing the doors! They have lost the vision to serve good food. Doesn't only not taste good, it has bad flavor! Even the Coca Cola taste bad!!! I had a bad feeling when we pulled up on a Sunday noon and there was no cars in the parking lot!!! read more

Wow, I loved their beef brisket stew! This place, located across from Dissamores, was the one Chinese restaurant I went to 7 years ago. I recall this place being ok last time I went. However, this time, I really liked their food. The meat portion is generous and also well balanced between fatty and lean meat. The potatoes and carrots are tender and full of flavor. I would recommend this place for any Chinese visiting Pullman. Just be aware that the prices here are high since there are not many Chinese restaurant options in Pullman and they all can essentially charge whatever they want. read more

The Emerald - Chinese Near Me - Pullman, Washington

Enjoyed the orange chicken and sushi. The lady serving us was very attentive. Good vibe and fairly priced.

Large portions, food was hot and fresh. Flavorful. The service was excellent and the young man very pleasant. Atmosphere is very casual and the prices reasonable. Absolutely will try this again when we drive through. read more

Foods good. I will have to bring cash with me if I ever go again. They charge credit card fees. I go there less now. They dont tell anyone . Its written there though. read more

Beware phone ordering from here. The menus posted online are not updated and prices have increased significantly. My family ordered the Family Meal A and the total ended up coming to $80 dollars - $20 per person. The food was not good and almost slimey. I will be redirecting my business to Minh's or Tan's. read more

Service was great but food wasn't great and over priced for its quality. I had a very upset stomach when I done in a few months back and I went back for an other try. However, Food still wasn't good still and paid too much to get another sick stomach. I don't think I will be back. Like I said service was good. So if you don't mind spending two hour running back and forth to the toilet then go here. read more

Huge serving sizes and served with a generous amount of sauce! Also the people are really nice and the deliveries are always on time! read more

The Emerald - Walnut prawns and shrimp and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Pullman, Washington

This place is great and the customer service is awesome! Portions are big and food is very good, we totally recommend one of the best restaurants in Pullman. read more

The staffs are so friendly! They provided us the best services ever. I tried here several times with different dishes and all of them are good. The price is reasonable because amount of food in one dish is a lot. I and my boyfriend ordered just only two but it was still a lot. I highly recommended this restaurant. The quality is good, food is tasty. It's truly similar like traditional Chinese food, best Chinese restaurant so far I have ever tried. read more

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Worst chinese ever!! Don't go to this place. owner and staff are EXTREMELY RUDE. They charged me way over price and when I asked back they increased the food price and asked for even more. Manager of this place is a ruthless prick. He doesn't know customer service. Dont waste your time and money. read more

Delicious Chinese dishes. Friendly, warm, colorful, and clean atmosphere. Staff are quick to greet you, seat you, and take your order. Food comes out quick. Mongolian beef and chicken schezuan dishes are amazing and affordable around $8 each. Complimentary jasmine green tea is a nice touch along with fortune cookies. Staff is quick to assist. Wonderful place in Pullman! read more

This place seriously set the bar for Chinese food. I have yet to discover a gem like The Emerald anywhere in the Tri Cities. Cravings of their delicious sweet and sour chicken (what is in the amazing sauce?) and chow mein never subside. Even their fried rice is better than any I can find here. Portion size is always enough for two meals. Service is great. The other Chinese places in town are NOT as good as The Emerald, despite what some may say. Trust me! read more

Absolutely amazing restaurant. I've yet to have something I disliked from here. The beef in hot Chili oil is one of my favorite items on the menu, the beef is insanely tender and delicious. Food you get for the price you pay makes it worth going to any day. Also, the food contains NO MSG!!!! read more

We eat a lot of Asian food, but this is one of the worst Chinese food I have had. Reheated chicken wings which tasted like it's been sitting out for the day, overly breaded honey walnut shrimp drenched in the sauce making it soggy. Gross. This was my 2nd time there in 5 years. First time sucked also but wanted to give them another chance. Fail. Best place for authentic Chinese food in Pullman is golden teriyaki off their special menu. Update 3/24/19 Decided to try again after the last review above because my friend wanted to go there. I got the Singapore noodles and salt and pepper squid. It was actually delicious and was excited to bring the family back, however, I drank the water and got a blister on the side of my mouth. This only happens when I eat or touch something dirty and unsanitary. I started to get more blisters in my mouth as well. Something must have not been cleaned well. Even so, I brought my family back few weeks later because my husband wanted to try the food. This time I made sure I cleaned off all the cups and utensils for myself and the kids. And of course, when I went to wipe down the rim of my cup, there were lipstick stain. Gross! Thank goodness I didnt even drink from it yet. I was so disgusted and when I showed the waitress, she apologized and brought me a new one. The food was delicious though, but I just felt grossed out on how unsanitary both my experience has been in the last few months. We will only do take out now. read more

I'm not sure if it was the Orange Chicken or my pop, but something went very wrong that night and I won't be back. I had a sharty evening. Didn't even make it out of the restuarant :( read more

I review Chinese places on their chow mein. And on their sweet and sour. And their almond chicken. Emerald has always been my favorite. This isn't biased by drunken cravings or college memories, they actually have great delicious greasy food. the Combo's are a great price for what you get, and they even sprinkle BBQ pork on top. Emerald is a must have for cheap good Chinese food in Pullman. P.S. the owners do own most every other Asian place in Pullman too, but Emerald is the best. read more

Not my go-to choice for Chinese in Pullman. We're seated very quickly and our food also comes out quickly, which is very nice if you're really hungry. However, the food is a bit bland for my taste. I remember the noodles being a bit too over cooked so they were kind of mushy. The food just wasn't what I was expecting... After our meal, we were given orange wedges. Random, I must say, but still delightful. Although the prices were pretty inexpensive, the food quality definitely matched up. read more

Not being Chinese, I can't speak to the "Authentic" in the name, but I've had a lot of Chinese(-American) food in my day and this stuff is pretty damn good. I have had all manner of soups and combination dishes here, and the following characteristics stand out: * fresh ingredients * plentiful in both vegetables and meat * soups are chock full of ingredients -- not just some broth with a couple of token vegetables and pieces of meat. All of those characteristics make for a lovely experience, but even better is the _service_ at this place. Water and tea are on the table almost immediately, and the food comes out ultra-quickly -- and without that feeling that it's been sitting around already prepared. Sometimes I wonder if they have one of those Star Trek replicators in the kitchen, but I've seen into the kitchen and they really are just quite fast at preparation after ordering. Mostly I get take-out rather than eating in, and something they always do is lead you to a table to sit at while you're waiting for your take-out, and they give you water or tea while you're waiting just as a matter of course. It's a nice touch. read more

So, I should have known better based on the pictures, which are actually pretty accurate, though I think indications of how bad this food is. Maybe bad is too harsh, but it's bland for my palate. I ordered the dinner combo No. 3 and a house combo with General Tso's (which I will say they did without charging extra) and an egg roll. The No. 3 had pork chow mein, pork fried rice, and sweet and sour chicken. The chow mein was pretty good and was probably the best thing we got, but their idea of anything being pork is to throw the thinly sliced BBQ pork on top (seen in the pictures associated with this restaurant). It is NOT incorporated into the meal and is hardly enough. The pork fried rice was horrible. It was just rice with egg with the pork strips thrown on top. Hardly any flavor at all - I could have made better without trying. The S&S chicken portion was TINY - 6 "balls" of chicken drowned in S&S sauce. Additionally, the chicken was of questionable quality - when cut open it was an odd grey/pearl color that made me wonder if it was possibly pork. The General Tso's was decently spiced and sauced, though, again, the portion was small for a dinner meal and considering the other part of my combo was an egg roll. The egg roll itself was burnt; I've never had a burnt egg roll so not sure how they did that... but I don't recommend it. The meal was also served with pork fried rice, which was the same as the other combo - tasteless. I also did not like the front of the house very much. It started off nicely - she gave me a glass of water and told me to take my time, but then came right back and asked if I was ready to order (while I was reading the menu). So I felt rushed. Then she came back and took my card right away and watched while I signed. Yes, I have to pay. But there's a place for a tip. I felt pressured to leave one even though I hadn't even seen my food yet. I guess it's partly my fault for waiting while my food was prepared, but I still think this is poor form. Overall, while this food is edible, I think most other Chinese food I've had is far better. read more

We were on the way driving to another restaurant and saw this Chinese restaurant. The taste is very good and very close to Chinese native cuisines. read more

This has long been my favorite restaurant in Pullman. My wife and I had our first date here back in the mid 90s, and it is the favorite restaurant for my whole family. My favorite dish is the House Special Chicken. The lightly breaded pieces of chicken, along with peas, carrots, and a slightly spicy sweet sauce makes a fantastic combination that is the best I have found anywhere. Other members of my family are partial to the Sesame Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Green Bean Chicken, and Lemon Chicken. The pork fried rice is excellent as well. The only item that I no longer get at The Emerald is egg rolls. They used to be very large, and the best egg rolls I had ever eaten in my life (and growing up in Seattle, I've even a lot of egg rolls). Now however, the egg rolls are small and more like Lumpia, which I do not enjoy. If they would just bring back the old egg rolls, everything would be perfect. read more

The Emerald is the reason why I am so fat. I swear they must put crack in their food because I just can't get enough. OK... they probably don't lace their food with crack. I might have an eating problem. Anyway... I'll need to cut this review short now. I need me another fix!!! read more

Wow! This place is our new go to for Chinese food in Pullman. I always get sweet and sour chicken everywhere I go, and this is the best sauce I have ever had. We also had the broccoli beef and almond chicken. The beef was so tender and the sauce was spot on. They use white sauce for almond, which I prefer over the brown kind served at other places. The thing I was most impressed with was the cleanliness. While the decor desperately needs an update from 1980 (hence 4 stars instead of 5), everything was nice and clean. Best high chairs available for people with kids that you will find anywhere. That was really appreciated! Food arrived so fast after ordering, and the price was very reasonable. I will absolutely be back. read more

I travel all over the world. I keep coming back to the Emerald, for the very best that I have found. I keep ordering cashew chicken at other restaurants, and nothing compares to the Emerald! read more

We always have the most friendly and wonderful service here! We appreciate their wonderful smiles. The food is very good and first rate and they have both "Americanized" Chinese food and an actual Chinese menu that has very delicious seafood options that seem like they may be authentic to me. I ordered seafood from this and it was fresh and delicious. There are often Chinese people in here eating-a good sign. You should not pass up this delicious, friendly and clean WONDERFUL restaurant. read more

Enjoyed lunch here the other day and we really loved the fresh egg rolls and fast service. Sweet and sour shrimp, almond chicken, chow mein and pork fried rice were very good too. We definitely left full and satisfied. read more

I read the poor reviews to this place by some and I can only feel sorry for the reviewers. These chaps simply don't know anything about real Chinese food. They only know Americanized Chinese food and therefore they complained about the "Sweet & Sour Chicken" or "Orange Chicken". I Dick Darlington could care less because I only like to order authentic Chinese food in a Chinese restaurant. When I entered this establishment I was delighted by the fact that a number of Chinese were eating there conversing in their native language; which is always a good sign. I also noticed that some of their daily specials were written in Chinese for Chinese customers on the wall by the entrance. I also observed that when additional Chinese customers entered the restaurant they were given a different menu (green coloured) other than the standard menu (red coloured) which they gave me earlier. I requested to see the other menu and it was 2 pages full of authentic Chinese items written in both Chinese and in English. I proceeded to order a few dishes from the Chinese menu for myself and lady Darlington, who was dining with me that evening. The food in my opinion was very good and the dishes were authentic and executed well. It is too bad that this restaurant is located 70 miles away from my residence or else I believe I might become a regular here. I took off one star from my rating for not offering me the Chinese menu from the start assuming that a distinguished gentleman like me will not like what they have to offer in the authentic menu. The service was good and the restaurant was very clean. My dear fellow, my tip to you is to ask to see the "Chinese menu" next time when you go there. However, I must warn you; that menu has no Sweet & Sour or Orange anything on it. Kind regards, Dick Darlington read more

In my opinion, this is the best Chinese restaurant in Pullman and I've tried most of them. We always get their cream cheese wantons and an order of General Tso chicken and the Mongolian chicken. The Mongolian chicken is my favorite! Everything is flavorful and not too salty. As someone with hypertension, I'm very hesitant to eat Chinese food but their food is deliciously seasoned without the overuse of soy sauce. Their vegetable fried rice is also delicious! A couple of times their chicken has been a little over cooked and for that reason alone I give them 4 instead of 5 stars. read more