A+++++++ in my book! A little bit pricey, but the portions are tremendous and we usually get meals out of it ... so well worth! We will go nowhere else. We've been going here for years and will go no where else. love this place! We've turned many of our friends and neighbors on this place and they swear by it & thank us all the time for sending them there. read more

The food is AMAZING! A bit more $ than other Chinese restaurants, but portions are HUGE & great quality food. This is the only place we go to on SI. All our friends and neighbors go to this place as well and all love it. read more

I just had the absolute displeasure of attempting to eat food from Empire Szechuan, IT WAS ALL DISGUSTING!!!!! EVERYTHING!!!! Higher prices than every other Chinese food place in the area. The simple fact that they had the audacity to sell/ serve this is beyond comprehension. I wouldn't give this to a homeless person! My bill for home delivery was over $125 and I threw everything out. Absolutely disgusting! Now I know why there are no stray cats in Eltingville read more

Mama I used to work in a Chinese restaurant so I know how to stuff is supposed to be made pork fried rice is supposed to be fried not boiled fried rice. That's what I was saying. I had nothing to say about what was inside of it. I had a problem that you guys didn't fry the rice. The rice was disgusting. The food was disgusting. I will never go here again. read more

Empire Szechuan - pork "fried" rice - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Food was phenomenal. Dragon and phoenix and volcano beef and appetizers great. My only complaint is the fortune in the fortune cookies now have ads in them. Disappointed disgusting and way tacky read more

If you want to wait more than an hour for a delivery this is your place. Last two orders I had to call after more than an hour to find out what happened to our order. Not worth the aggravation! read more

Always order from this restaurant you can eat in or order out . Always good food and good manners with people. Trusting food is very important to me and you can trust good food . Clean service it little more in price And worth it . Thank you ‍ Enjoy its great tasting food read more

Super easy/quick ordering- we called ahead over the phone and by the time we got there the food was ready to go. Ordered the beef chow fun (my all time fav noodles) and sesame chicken combo. It was very good and the portions were full of meat which you can't beat for the price. Definitely our new go to Chinese take out restaurant! read more

Love Empire for the noodle soups ! Great service always on point ,on my family top off list ...

I would rather drive to Princess Bay and pick up my order than get this again. Boneless ribs thick, dried out and fatty---unable to eat Sweet and sour chicken, the chicken inside hard and dry---inedible Crab Rangoon-----sour. I believe the food is pre-made, then warmed up to speed up delivery. The food is tasteless and dry. I will go back to my old neighborhood before I ever order from them again. read more

horrible Dumplings & sweet & sour chicken . Too much batter on both ! sweet & sour was not original recipe read more

Great food and fast delivery. It's a great feeling to have reliable and good local takeout food.

Picked up first time from here , simple combos, Chicken chow mein combo and chicken/broccoli combo. Delicious, best take out I've had since I'm here on SI . Will def be my go to spot for Chinese food . read more

Walked in to order egg rolls and watched the person who put the egg rolls in the fryer go back on his phone and pick his nose.....immediately cancelled my order. Doing that while the customer is watching imagine when you are not! read more

Food is sub par. Had lunch special shrimp in garlic sauce. Shrimp soggy and over cooked. Fried rice bland and unappetizing. Egg drop soup tasteless. Waste of 14$. read more

Heyyy how's it going my name is Tinno I just ordered sushi like right now on 8/7/21 at 1:30 pm I just got my order it had a weird smell to it it smelt like a raw fish the rice had a salty taste and to hit I called back and I told the female on the phone how I didn't like my order and she told me Everything was good and I she can't do anything about it this is very bad for a business I come there Latterly 2-4 days a week I even have the driver a $10 tip and I get treated like this this is very unbelievably I will be changing my sushi spot iv been going there for years read more

Empire Szechuan - Salty rice uncooked - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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This is in my opinion consistently the best tasting american style chinese food. I don't mean on the Island, I mean in the whole country. And I've tried a fair amount of this style of chinese food. I typically go for general tso or sesame chicken, chow fun, dumplings, mu shu.. you know standard dishes. It has always been delicious and when I try stuff outside my usual things, they're always good too. Having said that I wondered why there was such a mediocre score on yelp.. and although I feel Empire deserves a much higher rating, there are some fair points. They are pricey, the prices do seem to be constantly going up. That I agree with. The service is brisk and efficient.. not super friendly, but they fill a lot of orders and get it fast.. no dilly dallying. I'll take speed and good food over pleasantries any day. I'm sure they make some mistakes, but that hasn't been my experience and I've been ordering here since they opened. Anyway. They're always very busy so I don't think the rating on Yelp is hurting them. Clearly people like the food. I'm one of them. read more

I got Singapore mei fun cant complain there very fast good service little pricey but you get what you pay for read more

Empire Szechuan - Singapore mei fun - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Food was so nasty ngl it's overpriced volcano beef was so undercooked and chicken dumplings were so nasty only good thing was the chicken and broccoli. Honestly save ur money and good somewhere else read more

I ordered takeout from here, besides everything being super expensive and overrated the beef was very undercooked and super chewy, and everything was greasy ! There are weed better Chinese food takeout spots. read more

Consistently good food, never an issue with our order. Portions are decent sized for me.

Best Chinese food!!! I love everything I've gotten here. The combination platters are HUGE portions. My favorite place.

Such a great restaurant, the only Chinese food I order from on the island. The family who runs the place is so kind and hard working, and the food is amazing. So glad I found out about this place. Highly recommend to everyone. I especially recommend the Singapore Mei Fun, it's great! read more

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So, me and my wife ordered from Empire Szechuan and it was delicious!!! We did pickup, I ordered the roast pork w/ broccoli, nice thick cuts of pork, paired with the brown rice, very flavorful, good portions as well. My wife ordered the mango shrimp with white rice, very flavorful, and portions were good as well. Also, ordered the pork dumplings steamed, very good as well, good size as well. Very much enjoyed our meal, and the way it was packaged was very good as well, very neat and organized! Will be ordering again! Thank you. read more

Terrible customer service! Maybe worse food. Ordered food and when I received the food it was undercooked and the order was missing items. I called to let them know the food was undercooked and that I didn't receive some of the order and the manager BILLY was extremely rude to me and was accusing me of being a liar. What happened to real customer service? During this time you would think restaurants would want to have excellent customer service seeing other restaurants closing their doors. We are keeping the place running. I was very unhappy with the food and extremely dissatisfied with the reaction of the manager to my complaint. Would not recommend. read more

We have been ordering here for 5 + years, because the food is consistently good. Higher priced but good. Today I made$40 order and received a call that they could not deliver. We were now too far for delivery. Neither they or we have moved, so I'm disappointed with change. Maybe their under new management and their quality has changed. Too bad...end of a good thing. read more

Never going back again! This was our go to place. However last 2 times, girl On phone took the order wrong and when we picked up , they were nasty and told us that's what we ordered. Not what it used to be quality wise as well read more

By far, without a doubt, the best Chinese takeout on the island. First of all, the girls who work at the counter are great! Very attentive and friendly. The food is just so good. My family has ordered Chinese food from here for as long as I can remember and they've only missed an item maybe once or twice. We don't live too far, so we normally just pick it up since it's quicker. I'm obsessed with the specialty soups: chicken dumpling, roast pork, mei fun noodle. It's sooo good I crave it all the time! The prices have gone up over the years, but it's a clean place, never had any issues, and delicious Chinese food so it's worth it. (Also make sure you use coupons from the menu when you order) Can't beat empire! read more

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Wow! I vote for this place as the best Chinese food place on the south shore of Staten Island! Super delicious and crispy. Generous portions for lunch special. Egg rolls are perfect. read more

I would challenge anyone who says they have located better Chinese food on Staten Island. I've been ordering from Empire Szechuan for years with my family, and I cannot even begin to express how strongly I recommend trying it out. The staff is very friendly, the food is always made quickly, and the quality is unbeatable. Although I understand some reviewers claiming it is a little pricey, I argue that the lunch specials are unbeatable. Soup, fried rice, & and entree (a very large portion of food) for an extremely reasonable price varying based on the entree of choice. Empire Szechuan has become a constant in my families take out food rotation, so much so that we have relatives who crave the food whenever they come for a visit. read more

Good portion size priced accordingly no customer loyalty. I moved here 7years ago and have spent thousands here as a once a week or every other week dinner selection. One night about 7 months ago my In-Laws came over to eat we all decided to place a big order have more of a variety and my mother-in-law insisted she pay and wouldn't take no for an answer. My wife added her credit card to purchase the meal and she was satisfied. Months later my mother-in-law couldn't understand charges on her bill and disputed them as anyone would. But after my wife herd what happen and got to talking they realized it was my mother-in-laws card still auto saved on our account ordering food for months. Once we realized it wasn't fraudulent just a mistake she called back and told them we figured it out. We ordered again that week and they called to say we had to pay in cash cause of what was going on ok I said fine. They had already deducted money from the restaurant and the owner upon receiving this order came to do the delivery to find out what was going on. I explained the situation and said it was being resolved they removed the credit from my mother-in-law and it took maybe two weeks to resolve. My next order same deal they called you must pay in cash. Third order same thing. Ok figured maybe it takes longer till it's resolved on their end. Took a month off Today ordered and they call back saying you must pay cash. You know what it's been long enough now that it's resolved I'm not paying cash for eternity now you lose the business. We live in a digital age where people don't carry cash anymore and fraud is a real thing people act fast when they think something's wrong and mistakes happen get over it. I've spent thousands here over the years and if a hold on a few hundred dollars for a few weeks is hurting your business then you got bigger problems than accepting payments from me. read more

I am impressed, Empire Szechuan was truly remarkable. Let me tell you everything is fantastic! I ordered Steamed Chicken Dumplings, which was incredible. It was so flavorful and delightful. The staff was really friendly and service is outstanding. Thanks everyone! read more

I have been ordering food from this place for many many years & although the food it always good , the prices have gone up way too high & unfortunately service is bad as well . read more

Long delivery wait over an hour.. expensive .. and nasty management .. do not order from this place. I'm literally still waiting for my food. read more

We ordered A LOT of food today for delivery. The food came promptly and was hot. Delicious! We had Dragon and Phoenix, sesame chicken, broccoli and garlic sauce, a beef dish (I'm not sure which one), chicken with cashew nuts, dumplings, scallion pancakes, and eggrolls. Everything was delicious! If you haven't tried this place yet, I recommend that you do. Enjoy! read more

This place has gone way down! LoMain is saturated with Soy sauce! Both egg rolls and spring rolls filled with very saultu cabbage, nothing mush. Used to patronize this store -- never again! read more

If youre ever feeling under the weather or a little sick, their noodle soup specialties are perfect. The roast pork chicken dumpling (+broccoli) pictures on the left and shrimp wonton noodle soup on the right are my two favorite. You are given 4 different noodle types, my favorite being the udon noodle. Def recommend! read more

Empire Szechuan - roast pork chicken dumpling noodle soup w broccoli (left) and shrimp wonton soup (right) - Chinese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Everything is good, best Chinese on Staten Island. Better than jade island , this place is the top

Amazing quality Chinese food. This is my go to Chinese food restaurant. The sesame chicken is amazing and you can tell it's fresh compared to the any other restaurant on the Island. read more

Thanks to Yelp, I have just discovered another hidden gem. Oooh I just said that to make you mad. I'm sick of reading about "hidden gems" also. I had actually stopped eating Chinese food cause I got tired of shelling out the monies for the yucky foods. My family of 4 spent $75 (yes we are pigs) on dinner here the other night and I'd do it again. So good!! What we ate: chicken and pork dumplings, baby bok choy, spare ribs, mixed vegetables and bean curd, lo-mein, Food coma...can't remember the rest...oh wait my favorite...I got the "dragon and phoenix" which was half general tso's chicken and half jumbo shrimp in chili sauce. Wowee it was perfect :) In fact, I'm going to add a fifth star for them because you can find their menu, easily, online. YAY. http://www.empireszechuan.net/Menu.html So, in summation: NO MORE MONIES FOR YUCKY CHINESE FOOD. read more