Empire Foods

A great international grocery store. Staff are friendly, service was great. They have a large wholesale section and most prices are super reasonable considering the recent inflation spike. They have a TON of Goya products, so we'll certainly be back!

This place is huge and has everything you need from groceries to bed sheets to pots and pans and huge amount of candy and toys The price is reasonable and lots to choose from

This is my first time going to this grocery stores since it recently open by at my house. I love that it was clean. It's super big and has so many isles of lots of international foods that I love. They have a nice big parking lot. Since it's pretty new, there wasn't a lot of people there at least the day that I went. It was nice because I was able to get in and out and didn't have to wait in the long lines.

OK, first and foremost, United Noodle? You will always be my favorite. I love getting lunch there. However driving 40 minutes is just not practical.Let me introduce you to Empire Foods. This nondescript market is located in the dead but hopefully rejuvenated Brookdale Mall area.Honestly, I am all a-tingle at this new place! It was reimagined after Walmart left the community. So, let's get to the meat and potatoes of this place. First, it is really expansive! I am guessing about 150K in retail space. If you are looking for any Asian items, you will certainly find them here!Here is what I really like and will have me coming back.1. bone-in pork butt at 1.99 LB2. whole rabbit3. Lentils and beans that you will not get at Hy-Vee, Cub, Lunds, etc.4. Noodles - there are so many options in different sizes\5. Spices - there are plenty of options of hard-to-get items like tamarind, anatto, and others.There is so much more like cooking pots, rice cookers and so much more. You really need to get here. It is amazing!

While yes it's in the old Walmart location, with the same carts, registers, and layout... don't expect the same experience. Empire Foods is very different and for a me a great shopping destination when in need of special items. As for everyday household and food items, I find them to be a bit pricier (think cleaning products, frozen veggies, bread). However, other items (like red snapper, some produce) seem reasonable. I like that some items offer several options to select from (soy sauce, vermicelli noodles, shrimp). Personally, I'd stay away from the red meat, b/c truth be told several packages looked a lot more like "brown meat". Albeit small, they have a selection of ingredients for African cuisine and Latino cuisine.When you're done in the food aisles, peruse all the interesting items in cookware and dinnerware. From reusable chopsticks, mixing bowls big enough to bathe a baby, pots, food containers, and more... there are so many options. In all, my first visit was overall good and I wish them the best.

Very big and clean and pretty organized for a supermarket that just opened! The good: It's cool that there is a whole sale area where you can buy big cases of things like instant noodles, paper goods, and rice powder. The need for improvement: Candy and snack section is small; for example, they didn't have Calbee brand shrimp chips and other basic snack goodies.... The deli and bakery section, was also kind of underwhelming. BUT, l I'm sure in time things will improve... just look Sun Foods which has improved immensely over the years so I'm hoping Empire will follow suit! Looking forward to write a positive updated review in a few!

Empire foods is under the same umbrella as Sun Foods. This location was bigger and had a whole sale store vibe with your regular asian grocery store. They do also have Mexican, American and African spices and aisles as well. As right now meat selection doesn't look too well as in they have the brown color. Seafood section is still set to expand more. They have the normal and some more items that I've seen like kimchi brands. I didn't get much experience on fresh food as they were closed, but had fun exploring the cookware items as there was so many

Empire Foods has taken over the old Walmart. It's a huge operation, with aisles upon aisles of groceries, produce and housewares. This store specializes in Asian-style products and caters to Asian-American shoppers, but does have aisles with Mexican and African products. Checkout can be a bit hectic but with more time I think they'll improve.

This place has just about everything you could possibly need at a grocery store. It is in the old Walmart and it is great to see a locally owned store there now! Prices are very reasonable and it is a solid place to shop!

The deli at Empire Foods deserves a try. The team was very pleasant. We grabbed a few fresh egg rolls and a sesame ball. The sesame ball was filled with a sweet yellow pasty concoction. We could not tell exactly what it was but it was very yummy. The egg rolls are recommended as well. They are just a dollar each so we grabbed a few. Just reheated them in the air fryer and mmmm. Still darn delicious!