the empire grill in swansea, massachusetts is located inside the venus de milorestaurantand banquet facility, which is a popular location for wedding receptions, sports banquets, family gatherings, and more. the grand look from the outside invites you to come in. we drove by thisrestaurantseveral times before finally deciding to check it out. food we decided to check out the empire grill on a friday night (tuesday-friday nights from 4:00-9:00pm they offer 1/2 priced appetizers at the bar) because as a vegetarian this was the best option for me (no point visiting during dinner if i can't eat anything right?) all of the entrees are meat-based, so i was looking forward to trying out soup and a few appetizers. i ordered minestrone soup - when