Eastern Empire III

Usually this is the best Chinese /​Thai takeout. Today got the Tom Yum Koong soup, which is $ 5 and you usually get a quart, but now you get a pint. This soup is not worth $ 5 for a pint, it had three shrimp.

Best Chinese takeout in the area hands down. Quality food delivered quick and friendly!

I’ve been going here for at least 6 years for a couple of things, both Chinese and Thai cuisine. However, it seems like their quality is going downhill. The white jasmine rice is cheap quality, some of their said dishes lack some of the ingredients that they said would be in there, and especially their hot and sour soup. Now if you’re a hot and sour soup fan like I am, then you’ll know they had the best hot and sour soup, EVER! Back then the premium price justified the means, but not now. Now it’s like $ 4 – 5 for a quart of hot and sour soup. The difference between then and now, is that the soup now is more watered down and has less of the good stuff. They skimped out A LOT on ingredients; they used to put more bamboo shoots, more woodear mushrooms, more button mushrooms, more pork, more tofu, more of that green vegetable, and more spices/​seasoning. Now I don’t even travel to go there anymore just for the hot and sour soup. it’s very disappointing, because they skimped out so much, meanwhile they raised the price. … On the upside the owners are very nice, but man oh man is the quality going downhill. :(

Wish I could give this place 3.5 stars, but in fairness its typical performance is closer to 4. The main issue here then is consistency, but when they’re on they are really on.
An example, fried dishes like Tsos or sweet and sour chicken when on will have a delicate crisp and retain a positive oil level which is a rarity for delivery in my experience. Your mileage will vary with more elaborate dishes, but honestly, they are SO fast a lot can be forgiven.

Respectable Chinese takeout in Lincroft. Not NYC Chinese by any means — but its fine for Lincroft. Has a restaurant area for those want to eat in — but definitely more of a takeout place.

Surprisingly good Chinese food. Try their Thai as well.

Surprisingly good.
When I walked in I had planned to eat there, but the dining room was cold (literally) and not very welcoming. Instead of staying to eat, we ordered the food to go.
The counter area looked like your basic Chinese-​Mexican take-​out place like they have all over NYC, and I have never had very good food at one of those, so I did not have very high hopes. But, when we got our food home it was really very good. The prices were also very good.
This restaurant delivers also, so either for that or take-​out, I recommend it. The dining room has the bare bones for dining, and with a little love, and heat, it could easily be a place for sit-​down dining.