Empress Express

I ordered delivery. I ordered the Szechuan chicken, egg roll, and crab rangoon. I will finish the review after I finish my meal.
…Well I’m finished. My bill total came to $ 16.86. I started of course with the crab Rangoon. It came in four pieces per order. The flavor was good but I normally like it to have a little bit of sweetness to it. The real problem I had with it, was how small it was. It’s probably the smallest crab Rangoon I’ve ever seen. Now onto the eggroll. I really have nothing bad to say about it. Good flavor, but again a little on the small side. The Szechuan chicken was also good, but the portion size was extremely small compared to the price. The chicken was a little rubbery. The other good part was it arrived superfast. If it wasn’t for such a small portion sizes, I would probably order from here again.
Bottom line: Quality of food was pretty good, portion size was terrible.

Not what we were expecting. From other reviews we thought it was a sit down restaurant. It is but after you go up to the counter and place your order. The building is large from the exterior view so we expected a sit-​down place. Food was okay but not worth the price. We thought the small portion of beef and shrimp with vegetables and plain fried rice was high. We asked for two meats. The regular price was around $ 7.99. I asked to add shrimp. It almost doubled the price. I thought we were getting two meals for the price we were charged. Probably won’t return.

We were hesitant. This place looked small tucked away with a bulk foods store. We were pleasantly surprised. I had the Szechuan chicken. Plenty spicy tho not unbearable. Food was fresh, which is key. Dumplings seemed to be made by hand and not frozen. Also nice. Want to go back and try orange chicken.

I have not been to empress express in many years and this was my first time at the new location. The owner was here cooking as he has always been.
In fairness I visited at an off time when they were very slow. The food was not as good as I had remembered and the rice seemed to have been waiting a lot longer than it should have.
The location is strange with a coffee bar, mini arcade, and odd dining room. It may have a good feel when busy though.
When I get a chance I will go at a busier time and update this review

Easily the best Chinese in Mansfield. This is one of the few places I trust in town to be clean and fresh. I really enjoy the Mongolian Beef, extra spicy as well as the House Fried Rice, which is enormous.
The kitchen staff is friendly and will easily customize your order. The sweet and sour sauce is the best along with the egg rolls.