Empire Wok

I gave two stars and that’s being generous. I have ate at many buffets but this one was definitely a miss. Went around 2:00pm and for starters everything was barely warm and the food was not stocked. They have a very limited choice of options and to top it all off I found a hair in the pepper chicken. Long story short. Don’t go here for the buffet.

It is what it is. I stopped in for a couple of beers and some basic take-​out on my way home from New London. Beer was ice cold and service was fast and accompanied with a smile.
Food (hot wings and beef fried rice) was good and still hot when I got home 45 minutes later. I wasn’t blown away by the food, but then again it’s only BFR and wings, but it was good.
There are better Chinese choices in the area I’m sure. .but for what I was looking for that night (cold beer, fast take out service and right off the highway) this place is a good find.

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It seems all boofays seem to have one particular item that they do really well and with Empire Wok it’s definitely the veggies. Lots of crisp and fresh things that actually seduce you to eat something healthy.
The rest of the boofay is decent with the usual Asian American boofay stuff. You get to choose and try a bunch of different things without some employee hovering over you. The staff were around but let people partake in their gluttony without being intrusive.
The building is a bit dated and plain but people don’t go to boofays for the décor. A nice place to get a whole lot of different food at a very inexpensive price.

The buffet is gross. There is just no other way to put it. There’s little food and what there is, is clearly old, dried out and lukewarm at best. I’m amazed that the board of health hasn’t shut it down. I mean, if you’re not going to put any effort into it, why bother? Just serve from your menu.

I love Chinese buffets and have tried most in the area… but Empire Wok is not one of the best. The selection is relatively small (likely due to the small size of the restaurant) and the service isn’t the best. The price is good and the food is not bad (they have a nice salad bar too) but there are other Chinese buffets in Milford, MA, Woonsocket and Warwick, RI that are considerably better.

I don’t care what other reviews say, I’ve been going to this buffet for 10 years and I think it is the best chinese food for the price. Crab rangoons are delicious, chicken fingers are well cooked and not burnt or dry. Their potato scallion pancake is to die for. Plus, ice cream!

This is by far, the best Chinese restaurant in the Webster area. The only reason why I didn’t give it 5 stars is because the buffet is so-​so and doesn’t have too much as far as selection is concerned. I HIGHLY recommend ordering from the menu though. The food is out of this world! Be sure to try the crab rangoons too. theyre addicting!

What can I say I HATE BUFFETS! And this place has one of the worst I have ever been to! The food is always piss warm (if that), the wait staff are pretty much stupid. I would rather bring my own beverage in the place because they have the dirtiest glasses and silverware I have ever seen. The menu items are really gross, I mean they serve chicken nuggets (really??) They have a salad bar that is pretty disgusting, I am not kidding, the place is dark and dingy, are the fact they have been closed down a few times leaves me wondering why they even keep trying! This place sucks!!!

At the request of my five year old, I stopped here recently for the first time in at least five years for the buffet, and was quickly reminded why I have not returned recently.
There is not a huge selection from which to choose from, and that wouldn’t bother me so much if it actually looked fresh and didn’t taste like it had been reheated a few times and been out for a couple of days.
Staff was pleasant and the dining room was clean but I don’t think I’ll be back for another five years or so.

Great place for some dirt cheap alcohol poisoning. I heard they might serve food too.

I am a big fan of the Wind Tiki in Webster for fresh Chinese food and the buffet. However, some of the people I go with are the type who need more than 10 choices on a buffet to be happy. Empire Wok will give you plenty of choices … unfortunately most of them are frozen and reheated from a bag … or frozen and fried. You will have double or triple the choices at a good Chinese food buffet … but nothing here is fresh. Everything is stale and dried out … or covered in grease and sitting under a heat lamp.
Many times, there are only a few scrapes left and they don’t refill it. The food doesn’t really taste good. You find yourself eating it just to fill up … not for the taste (even though it is heavily MSG). There is a good variety … however most of the things are there it seems to take up space such as banana pudding, fried dough balls covered in sugar (dessert) … and the tiny chunks of dried out chicken. The sauces are all pre-​made from a jar unlike other buffets which make them in house.
This buffet is for the Man vs. Food type of eater. The atmosphere is also a typical no frills Chinese restaurant. White ceramic tyle floors, blue and pink, lots of mirrors. Definately generic. They offer other choices besides buffet food … but I can’t imagine that food is any different quality than the food on the buffet. The fact that it hasn’t been sitting under a heatlamp drying out for an hour or more is probably what would make it taste better.
But you can tell the Chinese food that comes from a bag vs. the stuff thats made fresh. This is def. not fresh food. It is cheaper than a lot of other buffets, so I cant complain too much about the quality for under 10 bucks. But I’d rather pay more for fresher.
Skip this place unless you really need a lot of choices or like the ‘fast food’ type of Chinese food. I do understand there are people who like simple, no frills bar food. So I am not saying this place would be terrible for the right person. Its just not my cup of tea. (no pun intended)

Food: it’s food, yeah. — unlike some of the other Chinese places in town, they actually offer steamed, un-​sauced options for those of us who don’t want to feel awful the next day.
Drink: pretty alright — they actually offer very inexpensive ($ 4.25), extremely potent mixed drinks for those of us who do want to feel awful the next day.
I have no idea why I gave this so many stars. Must’ve been the Mai Tai speaking.

Been going here for years, probably as far back to it opening. The place is great. The buffet is fantastic and is pretty much always hot and fresh unless you go there when the place is dead or it’s near closing time, but that’s just common sense. For less than $ 11 you can get a buffet box to go, which is probably the best value at any Chinese place I’ve ever been to. The servers are always active and helpful and the menu food is great too. By far the best Chinese place in the Webster/​Dudley/​Southbridge area.

Moderately clean. friendly
food is great. buffet is just okay. I’d go back. easy to park.

Run away from the buffet! Not good at all, cold, greasy, and dried out… if they fill up the empties at all!
BUT, order from the menu and I promise fresh, hot and tasty food!
also the mixed drinks… umm you could probably take the rust off your car with those mai tais, YUM! and only $ 3.50…you’ll only need one or two ;-)

The jello was ok. Other than that I have never had a worse meal. Part of the buffet was within 5 of the restroom. Health department?
Save yourself the trouble and go on a fast.