Empire Express

The food at Empire Express is absolutely delicious! We used to order it delivered regularly until we moved outside the delivery area. This was the first time we've ordered and eaten at the physical restaurant. It's a very small location, not terribly welcoming. I don't think they get many customers that eat in house. But the staff were extremely kind and friendly. We will definitely return in the near future. This has always been our favorite Chinese food joint in Northern Colorado. Highly recommended!

First order I was happy with the amount of chicken in my General Taos Chicken. Second order was a different experience. I ordered Cashew Chicken and the amount of chicken and cashews was disappointing. The picture is deceiving as all the chicken and cashews were on top of the rest of the veggies. Crab Ragoons were excellent however. So I had to edit my initial review from 4.5 stars to 3 stars. Seems like it might be hit or miss unfortunately.

I ordered through a delivery app so I can’t speak to the service or atmosphere, but the food was not good. The eggs in my ramen soup had greyish brown egg whites and the lettuce wraps weren’t edible either. The filling was a can of peas and carrots with some chicken tossed in. Lettuce was pulled for salad, no way to wrap anything in those pieces of lettuce. It was just as well, I couldn’t eat a canned peas and carrots. Disappointing to say the least.

So I would like to say. That I am highly upset that I brought close family from Texas. All the way to Laporte to eat Asian food and it was the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten in my life. I left my plate on the table. I'm going to attach a picture. Please tell your cook that he or she needs to try harder. Not acceptable. Not at all. I will give you one more chance and I will come in and eat once more so I can try to leave a positive review but this time it was unacceptable.

This place is outstanding... Never once over the 10 years that I have frequented here, have I been anything short of EXTREMELY SATISFIED after dining here. Also, the owners are very sweet and hardworking; I've never seen a time when they were not there, doing all of the cooking and cleaning themselves, every time I go! They have mastered Asian cuisine to where it tastes delicious no matter what it is, and reliably provide this experience time and time again. This is the best feeling place to spend my dollar at, all around!!