Empress Express

St. Louis, MO · Chinese restaurant

Rating
4.1/5
★★★★☆ 4.1
Reviews
20
Rank in St. Louis
#572
of 1722 restaurants
City Percentile
41%
rating percentile
Address
Empress Express, 1438 N 13th St, St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone
(314) 588-0699
Status
Closed · Opens 12 PM

Empress Express is a restaurant located in St. Louis, MO. It is one of 1,722 restaurants listed in St. Louis. Its 4.1-star rating matches the St. Louis city average of 4.2 stars. There are 5 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday12 PM–9 PM
SundayClosed
Monday11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday11 AM–9 PM
Thursday11 AM–9 PM
Friday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 T Robinson · Feb 2019

The food is always good and is served rather quickly. The only downfall to this location, in the winter they never have heat while you wait on your food to be cooked. And when the summer arrives there is never any AC while you wait this location. This isn’t a location for dining in more like a carry out only an the restroom are for paying customers only. The food is always hot a fresh they have went up in prices as well. Beware if you making large orders call ahead of time.

★★★★★ 5.0 Tanya Armstrong · Jan 2026

Always been good closed down for about a couple years but now it’s back thank you Empress for your hospitality

★★★★★ 5.0 Patience Loring · Sep 2016

I come all the way from Kansas City Mo just to have Chinese. We don't have any good places in Kansas City, if we had a restaurant like this in Kansas City I would eat there everyday I love it it's fire

★★★★★ 5.0 Randy Jones · Feb 2026

Pleasant experience food and customer service

★★★★★ 5.0 Tiffany Rickmon · Aug 2017

Just recently starting eating here and trust me nothing keeps me coming back but how damn good the food is. The prices aren't on the board so I never know how much stuff cost. The guy never smiles and tbh it looks a little dingy BUT it has to be the best I've ever tried. I also like the fact that they offer a $1 rice box. There is a huge homeless population as with any downtown city and I think they do this to cater to them because I've never seen anyone else order it

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Takeout ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Comfort Food ✓ Quick Bite ✓ Small Plates ✓ Table Service ✓ Restroom ✓ Casual ✓ Accepts Reservations ✓ Cash Only

Services

Chinese restaurant

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