Empire Buffet 405 Townline Road, Mundelein, IL 60060

"Food is average but certainly they have a grand spread over the weekend for 17.99$"

"I read many reviews before I went there and I was hesitating to go as most of them was not encouraging But I went for lunch and I didn’t expect that variety of dishes for this price 11:99 per person for lunch. The food was hot and delicious, most of what I tasted, tasted so good ( chicken with broccoli- mushrooms with chicken) Fried rice- creamy shrimp and the most delicious plate was seafood dishes. The dessert was delicious too , they do have sushi bar and hibachi grill. The service was not so bad or good. She was just okay, the restaurant is big and easily to park your car. The price is amazing compared to other Chinese buffet restaurants. I gave the food 5 stars ⭐️. I ll go there again"

"The food was pretty much cold and looked like it had been sitting all day. Sushi did not seem fresh. Hibachi grill looked good, but nobody was there to cook. Not worth the money but we were hungry."

"Run down, dingy and not worth the price. Some buffet items were cold, but clearly should have been hot. Mislabeled food, and general feeling of unpleasant. I hate writing crummy reviews, but it was crummy."

"Overall, its quite a decent place considering its price point. For this kinda money, variety and quality of the food in general exceed my expecteations. Allow me to explain what I took down each star for. Now, in my opinion, its really hard to make a buffet a 5-star place; since there probably won't be much excellence and any unexpected experiences in any of them (subject to change, if I see one). As to the rest, I would say if you do your job, the solid 4 is a great result. Therefore, I was eating my meal and discussing the potential rate with my gf, when the waitress comes and asks me to start passing empty dishes from the end of the table to her hands. It may not sound like something insane, but hear me out: I am sitting with a fork and a knife in my hands, chewing the meal and having a coversation, the lady comes over literally points me at those empty plates in the end of the table to pass them to her. It feels a little disrespectful, someone should explain her, that she must wait until people leave, only then pickup the dishes. Other than that, the plan was to put 4, since the food is always fresh and legit (I'm here quite frequently) AND the pricing is very very reasonable. Hot and sour soup is my favorite here, along with lo-mein, spring rolls and sesame balls."