Empire Szechuan — Restaurant in New York

Should have listened to all the other (real) reviews. It was late and the place was the only one nearby and open. Prices were more expensive then listed online and they came an hour and half late, after we called asking about our order ( to which they said they had no clue) The guy arrived eventually and was legitimately arguing with me for his tip, right in the middle of the (nice) hotel lobby, holding my change hostage lol. He said "very busy" and "it's cold" while waving his arms. It's less then a 8 min walk (0.2 miles), and if it's cold just drive (what delivery service doesn't have a car). Tasted like liquid soap in sponge meat. $30 for not even suck it up quality chicken with WHITE rice (when I asked for fried)! Some other guy here hit the nail on the head with saying "worst service experience ever". I was laughing in amazement as this dude was yelling at me calling me cheap in front of other people. He gave me a dollar (out of the 4 he owed me) and walked out. If I wasn't so shocked at how rediculous this was and in the lobby, I'd have gone after him. Please, do yourself a favor, just order some half assed pizza instead, it's what I should've done, and if not then have exact change. Messed up our last night it nyc for valentine's weekend. Who the hell demands...

I entered to taste their lunch special/ The sight of the 4 dour women that serve the place should had deterred me from sitting, but, unfortunately, I did. The waitress was horrid. For $7.50 they gave me an egg roll, 2 spoonfuls of fried rice and 2 spoonfuls of shredded pork with baby (actually, prematures) bok choys. The food was OK, run of the chinese mill. When I ask them if I could have the fried noodles they give in every chinese restaurant they said yes... as long as I paid an extra 0.75 cents. The bill came at a little over $8. I produced my VISA and they said that being less than $10 I had to pay cash. I asked where was the sign that said so. The lady cashier, without looking at me, hit the front of the cash register, and said "there!" A mini hand-written announcement, impossible to see when coming into the restaurant, announced the fact that credit cards are accepted only to pay bills over $10. The area is full of restaurants with good $7 to $10 lunch specials with satisfying tastes and adequate portions, and accepting credit cards. This one offers small portions of mediocre food and fried noodles for which you have to pay extra, and that is served by ladies with mediocre social skills, and does not accept credit cards. You...

I have never had such aggression shown in a restaurant over a simple question! In fact, never had such aggression felt like this, in any restaurant, I have ever been in!

I went in to eat for a second time. I asked if they had a charger as phone battery was low. First waitress said no. I asked are you sure? Her response was to walk away and take the menu with her! I repsonded am looking to eat, why take the menu away. Since i had charged my phone once before there, i asked a second person. A waiter called 'Gary,' guess this was not his real name. However he was 'off the charts with aggression'. Responses like, ' this is restaurant not a mobile charge place'. He continued the attack. All over a simple question! I would never recommend anyone eating here. As if this is their attitude to a customer for asking a simple question . God knows their response if something goes wrong with food. I left without eating, after being effectively 'bullied ' out of the restaurant for asking if they could charge my phone while i ate! Who know's what they would do to the food if I stayed. Plenty of places to choose in NYC to eat. Make this not...