I went into China Star Express& Grill with no expectations at all. I was hungry and diabetic so I was just looking to fill my belly and get back on the road. The place was very clean and not busy. The food is served cafeteria-style and looked very fresh! I was very surprised that you could choose to pass on the rice or noodles and get steamed vegetables instead! My diabetes thanks you!! I got the sautéed pork, green beans, an egg roll, and a bottled drink for a very reasonable price! I will definitely keep China Star in the rotation! read more

The food is always great, fresh and hot. When we call in the order it's ready when we get there.

First time eating here. From the reviews we thought this would be an ok place to eat. Lobby very clean . Tables bussed. It was a buffet We've found that any type of buffet doesn't always have the best food, taste or fresh wise. They do also cook to order we found out ( too late ). Server ready to take our orders while we decided. We went with option 1, 1 entree, rice or lo mien and for a dollar more an egg roll, $9.29 each. Lots of rice and noodles, a good portion of whatever entree you get. Husband got a none too fresh looking beef and broccoli, veg. fried rice and an egg roll. I got lo mien, chicken and shrimp w/veg. and an egg roll. Water and Pepsi were the drinks. Our tab was $23.00 and some change w/o the tip. Wanted the food to be good so bad as we really like Chinese style food. It wasn't bad, just no taste. Rice not bad, and that's it. Beef w/ broccoli was almost unable to be eaten. Broccoli was tough and overcooked, beef had no flavor, was cut in large pieces and tough. Lo mien noodles had no flavor w/o soy sauce. Chicken and shrimp were tender, still no good flavor. We will not be going back to this restaurant. So, still looking for a good reasonably priced stand alone ( no chains) Chinese restaurant in Tyler. We only make it to Tyler for doctor's appointments, so it might take us a while . We understand everyone has a different opinion/view/taste of food and this is ours. Thanks for reading. read more

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Fernando says you guys have the best spaghetti in town!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First time trying it it was really good. They feed you well and the food was really good.

I always try to give a fair rating. I was dissatisfied with the food and facility the food was way too salty. The tables were dirty snd the bathroom needs a serious upgrade. Everything seems to taste the same. The soup was the best thing after trying several choices. read more

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Good food, very friendly service. There is very little wait. I can go in real quick and bring dinner home.

I was here twice in the last month. First I tried the "buffet line," which made me think of all-you-can-eat buffet, but it's not. Their buffet just means you can pick 1-3 entrees from the 10 items in the buffet, plus a starch. It's clear in the menu, and the price is totally reasonable ($6-9). The second time, I wanted to try ordering from the menu. I got the Garlic Shrimp & Scallop. Mmm! I like how this restaurant has both the traditional Chinese style I'm used to (order "family style"), but the buffet's great for speed and cost. Both times, the workers were friendly. Oh, and free WiFi! read more

China Star Express & Grill - Menu, side 2 of 2. - Chinese Near Me - Tyler, Texas

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I usually dont write reviews, but after so many great ones sending us to try this place we decided too. All I can say if your reading this and looking for a place for Chinese food pass this one up. First of all a good scrubbing is needed, its NASTY AS HELL. The food was terrible. The fried rice was'nt even fried and wasn't brown like it should be. Basically all the sauced meats have nothing but sugar sweet sauce and no other flavor. There's a disgusting fishy smell when you enter the building. I started to make a U turn at that point . There was also a police officer outside the building in full tactical gear. Im not sure if that area is unsafe or something covert was going on. Dont waste your time here. Chick fil a would be better. read more

Best food ever!!!! Have been going here since they opened. Service has never changed. Very polite and food is the greatest. Owners are so sweet. Every time I walk in they ask if I want my special order. You can't get that kind of care anywhere else. read more

Good: they can get pack but are pretty fast. Bad: n/a So-so: food is ok.. not like wow my noodles ‍ and rice were a lil hard. Prices are fair read more

Don't let this location fool you! Some of the best fast Chinese food in Tyler! I was skeptical to try it but the food is always fresh and hot and delicious! Highly recommend read more

ALWAYS great food and great service! To me personally it's the best Chinese food in Tyler, Tx.

I love the black pepper chicken, chicken egg rolls, and sauce. The green beans are good. But I cannot chew the other vegetables with no teeth. read more

The amount of food for the price is amazing. Everything we've ordered from here has been good so far. Fast service, lots of options and has always been fresh. I really like their black pepper chicken! Crab ragoons are pretty good too! Overall great quality for the price! read more

If I could grade this restaurant, and I use that term lightly, a 0, I would. Our first and last experience with this place was a take out order of over $60. We ordered 2 different types of soup and 4 different entrees. The only part of this "meal" that was edible was the egg drop soup. The fried chips that came with the soup were stale. The food smelled awful and the texture was disgusting. Since I was 17 miles away, I couldn't return it. We dumped it down the garbage disposal as I wouldn't even feed this to my dogs. I was afraid they would get sick. I feel they gave us food that had been sitting for days and ready to go bad, if not already. I would never recommend the China Star Express and Grill to anyone. read more

Portions are kinda small nothing like mings cafe. Food really bland no flavor. Good customer service. read more

China Star Express & Grill - a plate of food - Chinese Near Me - Tyler, Texas

My local favorite! In addition to the friendly people working there, the food is excellent.

OK I got the hot n sour soup medium for 2 bucks and added half a small container of the gen.tso sauce as it was sour but I add hot. In a word YUM. Next I got egg rolls they are frozen and not made in house. They are just OK. The plum sauce was good though. My wife had the mei fun chicken it was OK once but a wierd Indian tumeric dish with nuts. I got Mongolian beef and added the rest of the hot. It was awesome, with huge chunks of real beef not hamburger. The fried rice was hohum nothing tasty or special. My first time here and the owner let me sample some buffet items while I chose. I would recommend here 3 1/2 out of 5. Next I want general tso. Not much broccoli... read more

China Star Express & Grill - a takeout meal - Chinese Near Me - Tyler, Texas

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This is the BEST Chinese food in town! Every time we order the food is excellent! Portions are large and very good prices. The service is always friendly and truly thankful for the customers. We are weekly patrons! read more

I am visiting my family in Tyler and had a craving for Chinese Food. This is a good fast Chinese food restaurant. No wine or beer :( They have a buffet or you can order off the menu. The food is good, the owners are nice, and the place is clean. The prices are very reasonable. read more

Been eating here for years! Food is always delicious and prices are low. The owner is always really nice and always serves huge portions!

Damn good Chinese food. Employees are friendly. Food is very reasonably priced. Whenever I come onto Tyler I pit stop here.

Judging by the limited available parking adjacent to the store and the line inside, I thought "must be pretty good". I ordered the steamed dumplings and watched him take the pre-made dumplings out of the freezer, we made eye contact, that was awkward lol. So I thought I would compensate the lack of "homemade-ness" with a couple egg rolls. Except those were obviously frozen too. They were bland and the fried part was far from crunchy like one that's been house-made. I don't know, maybe it's just me but I'm not into buying frozen food from a restaurant. It's like me going to Walmart and getting a bunch of lean cuisines, thawing them, and putting them on a buffet table and calling myself a restaurant. Just seems like a waste of money. But if you're looking for a low key, relatively cheap Chinese lunch/dinner, their other stuff on the buffet looked passable. Imagine the Chinese restaurants that are usually in food courts at the mall. This is just one of those. I'd rather go to Panda Express any day though. (Also, for 8 dumplings and 2 egg rolls, my ticket was $8.56) read more

It's my families to go for Chinese food. Food is alway hot and has a great taste. The egg rolls are so good. The portions to go are huge. Love this place over nasty China cafe or the tasteless China king & Pekins by the way found a hair in my food. So I reported them to the city health inspector. read more