I joined a group of friends here for a celebration, I was late getting there so I had my friends order my food for me. The waiter kept my food in the back to keep it warm for me, what a wonderful surprise this was. The food was delicious, and plentiful. Our waiter was very attentive. He even brought out small plates for us, without having to ask for them, when cupcakes that we brought were being passed around. The ambiance is relaxing with pictures on the walls and great background music playing. The dining room area is small, however there is plenty of room for those dining in. This restaurant does a robust to-go business. Everyone in our group was happy with their food and the service. We will definitely be back. read more

The food is okay, but nothing special.The portions are large, but some of the dishes felt a bit too oily and lacked authentic seasoning. It's a decent choice for a quick lunch, but I've had better Chinese food in the area for the same price. read more

The restaurant has ambiance and pleasantly great. Modern yet cozy Chinese aesthetic, soft lighting, clean tables. Amazing food and it was very appetizing. The Chicken Lo Mein and Orange Shrimp which has great flavor and it was nicely seasoned. The dumplings were delicate with a perfectly seasoned filling. Every food has nice balance of spice. Everything tasted fresh and thoughtfully prepared. read more

This small local carryout Chinese place is one of my favorites in the whole city. They don't try to drown their food and over flavored sauces and overbearing spices. They have a great range of menu items and it's all going to be top notch. The owner is usually the one putting your food together, so you know it comes made with pride. read more

When you walk in and hear Frank Sinatra singing and see photos of Marilyn Monroe, you'll know your in the right place. Imperial Palace is a locally owned family business featuring traditional Chinese cuisine. During our visit, the owner was working alone and the dining room was full. They have only seven tables and those can fill quickly with the lunch crowd. He worked quickly to bring beverages and take orders. I had the Kung Pao Chicken and my husband had the Beef with Broccoli lunches. The food came out in about 15 minutes. Everything is prepared fresh. The egg roll was delicious and light. The ingredients in the Kung Pao Chicken were super fresh and the spice level was on the mild side for me. I wish I had requested more spice. But the freshness of the food made up for the lack of spice. There were two generous portions of rice. The lunch was delicious. My husband loved his Beef with Broccoli as well. They open at 11:00 am and serve lunch and dinner. There is plenty of parking in the strip mall. He does a robust service carry out as well. I'll definitely be back and I recommend. It's a fun little place. read more

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I had been craving Chinese food and saw great reviews about imperial palace while I had time to waste before heading home. The restaurant is located in a strip mall and easy to miss. When you walk in you hear Frank Sinatra playing over the sound system and Marilyn Monroe pictures on the wall. I took a seat and was given a menu with water. I ordered the crab Rangoons because I saw reviews about how big they were. They were the largest I've ever seen. However, the flavor was lacking. I tasted more cream cheese than crab. I could only eat one because they were so large and rich. I also ordered the lunch portion orange chicken with fried rice. Neither was amazing. Both were kind of dry and the chicken was tough. It taste more like Chinese food you find in a mall food court instead of a restaurant. read more

Imperial Palace - Orange chicken lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Party of nine. Christmas Day. None of our orders were the same, but everyone liked them. These are Chinese-American standards, but they were freshly made, and nothing from a microwave. Singapore Noodles were a hit. Every dish can have a spice level, if you like spice heat in your food. It's not a vastly-varied menu, but the standards are all there. Their crab rangoons are the triangle-type, four for $7.99 at this writing. They were good but not the best we've had. Fried rice isn't greasy, like other establishments. Overall, we were pretty happy for this family-style meal. There's not a huge amount of seating. You must like Marilyn Monroe, as posters of her are everywhere inside. We didn't mind. The food was good and fairly priced. Not gourmet. No dim sum, but Benyue doesn't even answer their expletive deleted phones anymore. Go here. Not disappointing; fresh and good ingredients fairly priced. It's a hole-in-the-wall with charm. read more

It's small, only six tables, but we were there for an early lunch and it filled up by the time we left. Looked like there was a busy carry out business, too. Service was wonderful! I had the the dry chili chicken lunch that came with fried rice and a spring roll. I added the egg drop soup, too. Hubby had the full order of shrimp with cashews that came with fried or white rice and he added a hot and sour soup. Everything was delicious! Our first visit, but we will be back! read more

Imperial Palace - Shrimp with cashews - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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We've been here several times, everything we've ordered has been tasty, service is prompt and charming, decor and music are fun. It's definitely our favorite Indiana place for Chinese food. read more

This is hands down the best chinese i've found in Indianapolis since moving here in 2024. We dined in and although it was empty, the vibe was honestly very comforting. The menu is small which honestly I prefer, easier to control quality that way. The crab rangoon are HUGE and so delicious, along with the wonton soup. Honestly the freshest chinese I've had maybe ever. I couldn't recommend this more. read more

This spot is a true hidden gem and quite possibly could be the best Chinese spot in Indy. Don't be swayed by the outside aesthetic, because the food is INCREDIBLE. I have had many different dishes, both in person and for takeout, and I have yet to be disappointed. You also can choose your spice level. Give the egg rolls a try. Plus the pricing? Unbeatable! Not to mention, the owner is the kindest man and makes everything in house! I highly suggest you give this spot a try - you're bound to love it as much as I do. read more

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This is my go-to Chinese takeout on the west side. You can really taste the freshness of the veggies, and the food isn't overly greasy or salty. They also serve some of the best crab Rangoon in the city. The place is always clean, and the gentleman who takes orders is always polite and patient. I especially appreciate that the food doesn't have that typical MSG taste. My only complaint is that sometimes the beef in the pepper steak can be a bit chewy. Other than that , you can't go wrong with this place . read more

Back again to enjoy fresh cooked to order Chinese food. The owner was working today. He is a senior gentleman with the politeness of his generation. This was another great dining experience. read more

Imperial Palace - Fried rice with sesame beef. YUM! - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Biggest Crab Ragoons I've had and they're still delicious. Definitely my go to place for some now. read more

Imperial Palace - Crab Rangoons - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

The nicest people there. Dinner was first class. They also have vegan options (for my daughter!).

It doesn't look like the most inviting place in the world, but the food I thought was fantastic

My friend introduced me to this place so I'll be your friend and introduce you to it! I'm one of those that will get the same dish every time because I love it so much. My dish for Imperial Palace is called Yum Yum Chicken. Very appropriately named, yummm! It has a light crisp outside and a delicious sweet glaze. You should also try their Rangoons, they're huge and tasty! The owner is named Ben, a super nice guy. I also love the old Sinatra music read more

Imperial Palace - Rangoons (huge!) - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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Many years ago I lived in San Francisco. My FAVORITE restaurant food was Ma Po Tofu. I found a couple restaurants that offed the dish. For many years now I have tried and tried to find anything close to what I had. I lived in different cities and never found anything close. UNTIL NOW! I noticed the International Market Place Coalition would be going to the Imperial Palace. I thought I would give it a try on my own. I asked if they offered Ma Po Tofu and they agreed to prepare it for me. It's perfect. It has the perfect balance of meat and tofu but more importantly the correct amount of ginger and toasted sesame oil. After years of searching I finally found my favorite dish. Thank you Imperial Palace. read more

Imperial Palace - Ma Po Tofu - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Nice place for a good filling American Chinese fusion lunch. We ordered spice level of 6 (on a scale of 1-10). I would say the spice was reasonable and we could have actually asked for 8. The highlight was Garlic Chicken, possibly due to my Asian roots - packed a punch with garlic, sauce and veggies. The garlic and orange chicken come with a side of steamed or plain fried rice. Hot and sour soup had a unique flavor - which was neither too spicy nor too warm - just the right touch. All in all good good at a very reasonable price - definitely recommend. They do serve halal - chicken and beef only. read more

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I read an article by Love Food that rated the best Chinese food in each state and it rated Imperial Palace as one of the best restaurants in Indiana. I went on a Friday evening and they were very busy. The staff were courteous and attentive to their customers. One of the first things I noticed was how clean the restaurant appeared to be! I was so wanting to find my go to place but unfortunately I was disappointed in the food that I ordered! I ordered Pepper Steak, Combination Fried Rice and Crab Rangoon. The Crab Rangoon were gigantic and I thought they were good. I was not impressed with the Pepper Steak because the beef was so tough! The same tough beef was in the rice as well so I didn't enjoy that either! I will try Imperial Palace again because everyone deserves a second chance! read more

Absolutely the best Chinese restaurant in Indy. Try the Crab Rangoon..big as your hand and delicious! Yum-Yum chicken is a treat! They will adjust the heat level on all entrees if asked..have never had a bad dish or experience here. Consider ourselves "regulars" here and it is our go to spot to take our visiting friends. And the atmosphere is unique..Frank Sinatra music playing all the time. LOVE this place and the owners are amazing!! read more

Placed a take out order over the phone. Person I spoke with was helpful as this was my first time ordering. Husband drove 30 mins to pick up our food. I was really looking forward to it as I had heard great things about them. I was so disappointed. I will preface this by saying I'm originally from a city that has damn good Chinese food. I will start at the beginning. One container of fried rice had a nice long black hair mixed in the rice. I threw it out but made sure to search through the other rice and noodles before serving it to anyone. 'Crab' Rangoon. Yes they are huge, yes they are deep fried goodness. But I can't call it crab Rangoon when there isn't even a hint of crab in it. Call it a cheese wonton, but not crab Rangoon. Mongolian beef. I don't even know what to say. Smallest portion of Chinese food I have ever seen. And that was definitely not Mongolian beef. Tasted nothing like any Mongolian beef I have ever had before. Did not even look like Mongolian beef. Just looked like beef with veggies. General Tso's chicken. Was looking forward to this one, but another disappointment. Didn't have the sweet spicy flavor I was expecting. It had a really bitter sour taste. I can't pinpoint what that flavor was, but I did not like that at all. Orange chicken - I didn't get to try it because the kids ate it all. But they seemed to like it. Again, small portion. Lo mein - very bland and small portion. Wouldn't try this place again, especially since it is quite far away. read more

Definitely not the best Chinese takeout in Indy. Very disappointed. Food was way too salty, I was thirsty after every bite. Waste of food and money. The only redeeming item was the crab rangoon, which was ordinary. Will probably never come back nor will I recommend this place. read more

Omg this place is so good!! Don't think I will be ordering from our old Chinese restaurant now that we tried Imperial Palace. We ordered crab rangoon, dried chili chicken, and orange shrimp. The rangoon were gigantic, as big as my hand. Nice, crunchy, and creamy. The dried chili chicken was the star of the show though. It has lots of vegetables and good quality chicken. Much better than your typical Chinese restaurant. Can't wait to try more things on the menu!! read more

Imperial Palace - Crab rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

Family owned and operated! Customer service is always so kind and helpful, especially for take out orders. We have been frequenting this place for the last 8 years and it's only gotten more delicious. We love the yum yum chicken and giant crab wontons. Anytime we are on the west side, we are grabbing food from this place only. Thank you for the many years of great food! read more

Food was good. Ordered Dry Chili Chicken, which I had never had. Service was excellent and was very cordial and polite. Answered all my questions about the menu. Very small and quaint place. Only negative I would say is they had NO ICE! read more

Amazing food and great service! I can never get General Tso's spicy enough And they always ask if you want it 1-10 I generally go for 8 nice and spicy! A must go to! read more

Something was disturbingly wrong with the food we received. The food WAS delivered hot & packaged well. We ordered the Yum-Yum Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, and the Crab Rangoon. We ordered these items based on the reviews and recommendations of folks on Yelp & NextDoor. The good: they do provide cutlery, soy sauce packets, and fortune cookies. The food was packaged well and prepared quickly. The white rice is good. My husband liked his spring roll. The bad: the Yum-Yum Chicken was actually inedible. The texture was kind of chewy (fatty...maybe?) but definitely not how chicken is supposed to be prepared. It wasn't crispy at all. The sauce was a fish sauce (call me crazy but isn't Yum-Yum Chicken supposed to be a Yum-Yum sauce? It seriously wasn't anything but a fish sauce.) It wasn't that I hate fish sauce that made it inedible, it was the texture. It was offensive to the senses. It was like eating a sardine. My husband ordered General Tso's Chicken. Surprise! It wasn't a General Tso's sauce. The chicken was chewy, the sauce was sour and bitter. The Crab Rangoons truly are HUGE! And if you like Crab Rangoon for the crab then you don't want to order these, it's mostly just cream cheese. Personally, I love cream cheese. But I didn't order fried wontons with cream cheese. I can't believe we spent $30 for this food + delivery. The delivery experience was excellent, I'm very happy with that service. But I would never recommend this place. It was our first & now our last time eating here. And I want to make sure that everyone is prepared for a hit or miss experience. Because the good reviewers obviously had a good experience. Just be prepared to be disappointed so that if your food is good then you'll be surprised! I am so disappointed because I was craving Chinese food. And I couldn't eat anything but the rice without wanting to throw up for the rest of the day. It soured my appetite and my stomach. read more

Imperial Palace - General Tso's lunch portion with sour & bitter sauce that wasn't General Tso's sauce. Chewy chicken pieces. Gross. - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

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I used to get my "go to", orange chicken however the Dry chicken chili is my fave! I recommend Spice level 4 with lo mein instead of rice. I do love spicy food! read more

Dry Chili Chicken, Flavors are amazing well blended, customer service is friendly and fast food read more

Imperial Palace - Dry chicken chili - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

They are friendly and they have halal chicken and beef! Loved their dry chili chicken and shrimp with broccoli. I also ordered teriyaki chicken but it wasn't like japanese teriyaki. It came with vegetables in a sauce. Their lol mein is good too. I love that you can adjust the spice level. read more

Quiet , clean place. Does lot of carry out. The owner is nice ' we had general chicken ,twice cooked pork, wonton soup. Both entree were very good. Don't see much twice cooked pork entree. The crab ragoons were crisp and flavorful. Some of the best I have ever had. Will return read more

Legit... Chinese invented BBQ and Fried Chicken when Anglo and Saxons were running around Europe in animal skins. Cooking in china is an apprenticeship often where a cook specializes in single dish like Peking Duck or Lions Head or Shenzhen Spare Ribs... I have a feeling the owner of this little place was trained in the east. I happened across this why meeting someone. I will return. I got the YUM YUM Chicken which reminds me of a Peking Duck version of Chicken. The skin flash fried on a roasted chicken meat that was cut and prearranged (see picture). The accompanied spring roll was never frozen. This Roll and the flaky roll was expertly completed and finished around fresh vegetable filling. The meal was surprisingly good, fresh and well presented. Gong Xie ! read more

Imperial Palace - Yum Yum Chicken... crispy chicken with sweet hoisin sauce. Good stuff. Tender and moist. - Chinese Near Me - Indianapolis, Indiana

The best Chinese food you will get in Indianapolis. The staff are so friendly and truly kind people. I usually order take out but if you decide to eat-in the restaurant is clean and adorned with fresh plants, but is quite small. read more

I absolutely love their food. I have been going here for at least 15 years. I usually order the Chicken Fried Rice and add cashews and then get an order of Crab Rangoons (big as a baby's head!) But everything our family has tried has been great. When my beloved Bobby retired I thought for sure the place would go downhill or go away altogether but his family has kept up the exact same standards and it's possibly even more delicious. PS: Check out the decor and music - lots of Sinatra, Rat Pack and Marilyn Monroe! read more

Great Chinese food. Casual, w 40' style period music and decor! Outstanding service!!!

The restaurant itself is an unassuming, humble and clean shop that does not invest heavily in the frills of grand decor (contrary to its grand name of "imperial palace") but pours its heart and effort into quality food. I ordered the Kung pao chicken. It came with a hearty serving of crisp vegetables and a delectable, well balanced sauce. Every chicken piece was tender. We also ordered a side of crab Rangoons. They were plump, filled and appropriately crispy. This is hands down one of the best Chinese restaurants in Indianapolis. read more

Since Bobby Lee left, the food is okay, but nothing like it used to be. Their sign is burned out, and they don't make any menus items like Bobby did. read more

The Yum yum chicken is aptly named! The chicken is (I think) 2 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts breaded & fried then sliced & covered in salty, sweet, & peppery (black pepper) sauce. It's not spicy at all. The crab rangoon were pretty good. They seem hand made, on the big side, heavy on the cream cheese but light on crab, onion etc. They did send an ample amount of sweet & sour dipping sauce. Their General Tso chicken is also good. Again it seemed like freshly breaded & freshly cooked, tender chicken chunks in that delicious sauce & they ask, when ordering, what spice level & it arrived accordingly. My husband Also really liked their little $2 side of plain lo Mein. They are definitely our current favorite. read more

Great little Chinese restaurant. Ordered for a group and everything was fantastic! I lived the chicken teriyaki