I tried a little bit of almost everything, and everything on my plate was disgusting - I didn't eat it! Â In order to leave not hungry, I ate some pudding & jello, the only food that didn't taste horrible!! Â The service was good, but that's not going to bring me back. Â
This is a big NO!! Â
YUCK
forgot this place, serious. we went for the first time about 2 months back. was ok, had crab legs and some selections. wanted to try it again. did so yesterday during the 1/2 price tues. was terrible and found out 90% of the staff doesnt speak english and those that do understand it very little. we walked in and were asked what we wanted to drink and i asked what did they have. was handed a table top thing with the list of sodas and drinks. within literally 5 secs a lady was trying to take it out of my hands and saying 2 dr peppers when only my husband had said what he wanted. i said ice water, was told to go eat. ok i had been thinking of crab legs all week since knowing we were going back. lo and behold that yesterday they didnt have crab legs but FAKE wanna be crab meat. i asked if it was real or fake and the 1st guy no speak english and the 2nd just repeated crab, crab,but i found it was fake when i had a 6 inch long piece that looked like a long strip of manicotti pasta colored in certain places with red/orange something. the garlic bread was as hard as a brick, the fries were dried and hard. i tried asking for butter and no one knew what butter was, couldnt understand me. finally someone brought out a little butter but it was cold and liquid..not butter, probably some soy product like you get at the movies over your popcorn. i tried asking for it to be hot and they had no idea what i meant. i actually asked the patrons eating there...does anyone speak the language. 1 lady did and told the person what i wanted and he left and came back with it hot.
was so awedul from start to end we will not return.
and seriously, if you want to live here LEARN the darn language. i have no problem with people from all over moving here, but geeze learn the language or stay out of the public sector please.
this is in my mind a typical chinese buffet.. lots of options (some variety so not exactly the same every night..)
occasionally they have frog.. tastes like chicken
not sure how "chinese" these dishes are but i like the peanut chicken a lot.
it's about average in every way you can think a generic chinese buffet can be
Well, I'd hoped for much better quality. The variety is pretty good (especially if you like chicken), but the food was mediocre at best. Any time Sunday is the full dinner cost, and although $12 or so isn't going to break the bank, it was a lot of money for "just OK" food. I can see why the college crowd likes it. Â Most college kids had their plates heaped with crab legs and fried shrimp, so they probably made it worth it in volume. If you want good Chinese, skip this buffet.
Review Source:The service was not very good and the tables were greasy. It looked like they had a good selection of food, but when I started to eat I found that it didn't really matter much. I tried almost everything they had and it was almost all horrible. The only edible things I found were the spring rolls, egg flower soup, and sweet and sour chicken. The beef with broccoli wasn't bad. The beef was no good, but the broccoli and sauce tasted good. In the end I got sick and my stomach felt like it was going to explode. Not worth it at all. Bad food, costs too much, and you might get food poisoning. :(
Review Source:Though it's not my favorite buffet that I've been to, it has it's bright spots. Â They have many of my favorite appetizers and entrees, made well enough. Â Service is generally pretty good. Â I would recommend going during lunch time (even though there is a pretty solid rush) to ensure all the food (most importantly the sushi) is fresh.
Which brings me to the less desirable aspects. Â The vast majority of their sushi is California Roll inspired, meaning it contains avocado, which I am allergic to; leaving me very few options. Â Total let down, as a sushi lover. Â Also, if you're going to save room for dessert, many items are worth eating, but don't expect a nice cone on your way out, as they have recently down-graded their cones to thimble size.
I'd say, if you're in the neighborhood, it's a worthwhile place to try at least once to see if you'd like it yourself. Â If you're picky about your buffet there are better places to go in the Eugene-Springfield area.
It's hard to rate a chinese buffet because of a few different factors: Day that you go, time of day that you go, what they decide to put out.
The food was decent, but no where near the best I've had. I actually was going to give this place 2 stars, but then I thought about the Chicken in Peanut sauce that I had which I really enjoyed quite a bit.
The place seems clean, the service staff seemed polite. But the food was just so so.
I used to hate this place because I just wanted sushi and as another reviewer put it, "you'd get the stink eye" from the staff for taking more than one piece. That was so true! They also used to just have one pair of tongs and watch each piece you took.
But then one day I heard a teaching on a Sunday morning about "changing the atmosphere" when you go somewhere and this totally changed how I saw this and any other place I go. So instead of waiting for the stink eye and feeling guilty about eating their sushi we would verbalize our gratitude for the food, the sushi, the wait staff, etc. and we also got into a habit of tipping the sushi chef and tipping the wait staff more than usual. I don't know if it was the words of affirmation and/or the tips but the atmosphere changed. They started to know us and they treated us with kindness.
The peanut chicken here is amazing! The Chinese food is Americanized, of course, and average. Lots of MSG there, which wasn't my favorite. I really just went there for the sushi and it was better at dinner than lunch. And after all the times we went there the sushi chefs got to know us and remember what we liked. That's some great service!
The Empire I think is instantly well liked if you've had legit Chinese food before, in all its greasy and deep-fried goodness hahaha. Â They have a nice seafood collection of shellfish, some deep fried in batter, others baked, or sauteed in sauces. Â The dessert counter tends to be ignored with reason, it doesn't look too appetizing. Â Not that it looks gross, it just looks boring and bland (sans the frosty machine)
Although the sugared donuts in the regular counter area are pretty damn tasty! Â Sushi isn't the best, I don't recommend it. Â But the other entree options, soups, seafood, poultry, and stir fry are good.
The service is very limited, usually only a waiter or two at attention. Â But I suppose since it's a buffet one should be able to handle their meal on their own. Â Yet when you want a drink at the bar or some non-alcoholic beverage, it's faster if you just get up and grab a waiter yourself than wait. Â The atmosphere is very busy and happy with families enjoying a good meal together, which makes your dining experience all the better. Â Overall, if you were looking for a good Chinese restaurant in eugene, I'd definitely have this on the list.
really good food and selections... has all your favorite chinese items that you'll find at a big-city chinese buffet for a small-town price. Â after the oregon bach festival, this is probably my favorite place in eugene to unwind & refuel :) Â it is adjacent to walking trails by the river, so you can stuff yourselves with chinese food and take a relaxing stroll in the woods afterwards.
Review Source:I moved from southern Spain to Eugene at the end of 2006, and my rediscovery of chinese buffet restaurants was like a sunray in the NW gray skies!! I'd never seen a chinese buffet before and never knew they existed but of course, I was out of the country for many decades! Since moving to Eugene I tried quite a few of the chinese restaurants - heck, you can't go wrong with chinese food: tasty, healthy, cooked just for you, and cheap!!! I found Empire quite by accident and soon after, it became a regular meeting & eating place for me and friends. During the day they have a bit of everything to suit everyone's taste, and being in Eugene, appealing also to vegans and vegetarians alike! Come evening, the great menu includes the welcome addition of salmon, king crab legs and clams/mussels!! I fell in love with this place!! There's a great selection of all types of dishes: seafood, meats (chicken, beef), veggies, and I cannot forget my favorite item  there: their string beans...  Upon entering, you're taken to a table and your drinks are requested (not included in the meal price), then go to the buffet area to pick up a dish and get your food from the ample selection...  I would also eat a few of the finger-food while gathering up my food. There's even a good selection of desserts!! If you go there, the small pictures of the interior were taken and given to them by yours truly!!! On your birthday, your meal is free (ID-proof required); how cool is that? I've seen everyone from students to whole families of all colors and sizes eat here...  Since moving from Eugene, I' ve been back twice on my short trips. Wish there were such a place in SF!!! Oh, the soups are HOT (very) and tasty!!
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