Empire Wok

This family owned restaurant is definitely worth the stop. I was on my way to visit my family in New Prague, when i passed this restaurant, and decided to stop for a bite. I came in to an empty buffet (because i think i came in at an off hour), but upon my entry the man who greeted me filled up the buffet within 10 mins. I had a whole line of buffet HOT and FRESH all to myself!!! Honestly the BEST!!! I will make this a stop EVERY TIME i come see my family!

I have given this place a few chances just hoping that the cooks may have been off their game on that particular day, but alas… the food here is absolute garbage.
Most recently I ordered walnut shrimp, with cream cheese wontons, beef lomein and fried rice. The lomein and fried rice were alright, nothing special but they weren’t bad. The wontons were, and always have been a disaster, some have no cream cheese in them at all, they are stretched, lack any uniformity and just seem to reflect the lack of caring that this establishment shows for its food. Now, on to the walnut shrimp… Let me start with my most obvious problem, there were no walnuts! this was a terrible dish, I normally love how the sweet and savory come together in walnut shrimp but this literally tasted like fried shrimp covered in a slightly (I cant stress the slightly part enough) sweetened mayonaise, it was absolutely terrible. On that subject, don’t expect to find any seasame seeds on the seasame chicken or pecans in the pecan chicken.
This place has an absolute disregard for food, this is clearly just an establishment that is a means to an end to its owners. Please, do yourselves a favor, find someone who respects food to run your kitchen and don’t sell food that you wouldn’t eat. I will be going to Chaska from now on to get my Chinese/​asian food as this place is absolutely unworthy of mine or anyone elses money.

Yuk. Food was not good. Buffet was scary. Sat by a group of pig farmers with brown stuff on their hands. Im sure it was just dirt (I hope). Not the restaurants fault but add that to bland food with inferior ingredients and it equals a 1 star from me. I wouldn’t go if I had a voucher for a free meal.

First time here, the Peanut Chicken is extremely good, as well as the walnut shrimp!!! Worth the stop!
Very friendly staff!

Overall good standard Chinese fare. The shrimp dish and peanut chicken are by far the best items on the menu.