Taco Empire

1495 Forest Ave, Staten Island
(718) 981-0111

Recent Reviews

C MURPHY

This is such a Fugazi restaurant. It’s a Chinese food restaurant not a Tex-Mex food restaurant is horrible. I feel like going back and throwing the food at the guy!

iamFlotekk

Chips and queso came as oily chips with melted cheddar cheese (which hardened quickly) and sour cream on top. Burrito came with the lettuce, guac, and sour cream outside the burrito itself smothering the entire thing. The ground beef in the burrito had a strange, unpleasant savory taste to it, not inedible but wouldn't go for round 2. The quesadilla was probably the only alright item.

Marzo V.

Service was great, unfortunately food was not. Dumplings were very thick and not tasty at all. Boneless spare ribs also bland. Beef and broccoli tasted ok but very greasy and the best part of the meal was the vegetable lo mein and the white rice.

Kathy G.

Sent the wrong food. Paid in full including tip and the. A tip was added on to the receipt. They also charged me for an item I didn't order. The manager explained that there was an extra charge for the sauce on the side, however, it was not disclosed on the website. They took over an hour and twenty mins to deliver. They refused to correct my charges.

Sara O.

Best Chinese food in New York Pork fried dumplings and sesame seed chicken is heavenly

Catherine P.

Got the beef , chicken, and shrimp taco. It was delicious!!! I was not expecting much since I NYC does not have good tacos (sorry Mexico or California Tacos are the best). But was SO shocked honestly lol. The hot sauce was so good and not too spicy. Will come back for sure. No pictures bc I scarfed it all down.

Samantha S.

Food is dry and nearly inedible. I know my parents love this place but the only thing I enjoyed was the fried dumplings.

Javier Q.

I ordered the Dragon and phoenix. Figure I spend a little extra for good food? NOT..!!! I was better off buying it for $10 at my local crappy Chinese delivery spot. Definitely not worth the extra bucks. Threw most of it away and ordered somewhere else. I called to complain, and received a "Sorry". What a waste of food and money...

Dennis D.

There is one only phrase that comes to mind to describe this place " they could f*** up a wet dream" I've ordered from them so many times I can't count and every time I order they screw something up. I'm at the point that I only pay cash when I order because when they screw up the order ( they always do) I don't pay them until they come back with the correct order. The sad part is the food is good, the delivery is packed wrong and effort to correct the mistakes they make are terrible.

Vincent O.

I ordered the sesame chicken with fried rice. The chicken was tough, stringy and could of easily had tendons still attached. A waste of an order to be honest. I went back and decided to give them another try. The customer service was excellent. The food fresh, hot, and delicious. The chicken was tender and plenty of sauce. This is the way it should be all the time... Never say never. I will definitely go back. However, I can't really say that this is the "best" Chinese food spot on the island. It's located inside a parking plaza which is easily accessible, but honestly the experience was soured by the first try. One star for first time, five stars for second trip. At this point I have to be as fair as possible and rate them a middle 3/5 until I notice that the unkempt food was a one-time thing. Other than that, I do recommend but with a "be wary" forewarning!

Lee Aja

I only get the rice bowls and beans which are pretty good, everything else doesn't look appetizing. The sauce they put on the side is gross and nothing like a Mexican taco sauce, more like a red duck sauce. Thank goodness I save a hug bag of sauce from Taco Bell.

Shyne F.

What a sad end to my week:( Food should be enjoyable, unfortunately I went with the masses at work and ordered with them on a place I never ordered from and didn't do my homework on first. I ordered ONE thing; crab Rangoon. Well this was a first, the filling was off, the dough was sugary, this was just all wrong. I ate one and was puzzled, thought perhaps the second would wow me (aka I was really hungry) but no deal and threw $10 in the trash. The kicker was another colleague visiting me and asking what I had for lunch and the minute she heard the place she said "eel they don't have good food", thanks for the memo universe . Never again. One & done with this one. Be well.

Jay Aye

Ordered a burrito with the sides inside, nothing crazy, just sour cream guac and cheese. I received a small child wrapped in a 12 inch tortilla that as soon as you pick up, it falls apart sadly. Poor excuse for mexican food.

Anthony K.

They just lost a customer. I go in for my lunch break and they have me standing there... no greeting. The guy is just playing with a bag and doesn't ask me what I want. I walked out. No respect (cause me no man) then no money.

Johnathan Aponte

Ordered a burrito with the sides inside, nothing crazy, just sour cream guac and cheese. I received a small child wrapped in a 12 inch tortilla that as soon as you pick up, it falls apart sadly. Poor excuse for mexican food.

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