Empire Buffet

3179 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse - 13214
185 reviews
Buffet Chinese
(315) 251-1888

Absolutely love the food and the stuff is always helpful!

This is our go-to Chinese buffet place. Went yesterday. The servers are awesome- this one did a double take while walking by, and refilled my drink, as well as clearing my plates! I love egg rolls, and, whatever they put in them (pork, veg) are so yummy and crunchy. Not everything can be perfectly up to everyone's standards, but that's the beauty of a buffet- just go back and get something else if you want! Definitely going back again and again.

Reasonable prices and delicious food. Great for group dining. I looked after this after your winter hike. Everything is great!

Absolutely love this place. The food is wonderful, even the sushi. Lots of vegetarian options. Staff is always very nice. They even have fresh baked salmon?? And it’s incredibly inexpensive. Love this place

We just ate at this buffet with my wife. With the dinner we had a pot of their regular hot tea. The check said 2 soft drinks - 3.99. I went to the manager...and he told me, they now charge for hot tea...but write "soft drink" on the receipt..?!Here is your one big yellow star you've just earned!!!

Before it closed for the "pandemic", we went every week for the Saturday lunch - $7.99. Loved the lunch selection and the dim sum and soft ice cream. Then they remodeled and ruined the experience. They decided that all-day dinner on Saturday is a good idea and doubled the price, for less. No dim sum. No soft ice cream. Less entrees. Sunday afternoons are for dinner, Saturday afternoons should be for lunch. We ended our weekly relationship.

Can't go wrong! The variety this place has is unmatched! Obviously, learn their cooking/food refresh times and you'll have an amazing experience with a wide range of fresh and really good food! Don't miss out!

I used to like this place; but recently has gone way down hill. They raised price, have less choices and if you dont make it for lunch when it 1st comes out it is dried up, cold and not much there. They dont seem to bring any more out til Dinner,,and then say you cant eat that. Dinner all day Saturday and cabbage had a big wad of hair in it(I know its called a head, but really?)..I keep thinking it will get better again, but gets worse.

The food did not make me sick. The food was only slightly warm. There was a large variety of food. There was a language barrier with all of the staff I encountered except one. My orange juice looked like tang or a version of tang, and had a piece of hair in it. I did not drink any of it. A female employee said $1, when I asked for it to be replaced. Then she started speaking in another language. Someone who appeared to be in charge, exchanged my drink, I saw the container. It was in fact some type of tang or tang inspired drink, not orange juice.

Went at 8pm on a Sunday... Place wasn't too busy so there were a lot of empty trays which were not being replenished (I even asked)... For $16 there are better ways to spend your dinner money...