High quality, fresh, tasty, and reliable food. Out of all the Chinese places in the highland park area, this is the best of the bunch. I've never ordered a dish and found myself unsatisfied. The service is always great - friendly and efficient on the phone and quick for pickup. Not a sit down establishment, but it does not need to be! They excel at what they do, and that's providing tasty food and kind efficient service. I called today 10 minutes prior to closing (which I didn't notice until I already dialed - hate being that guy) and without missing a beat they took my order and it was ready within 15 minutes. Not sure what the other reviews are talking about - but I've never had a bad experience service or taste wise out of dozens of visits. Can't wait to order again! read more

The food is great; the service is terrible. I called to place a delivery order; the person was so rude and abrupt on the phone. When I asked for her name, she said that she is working there only for the day, which apparently is enough reason for her not to care to be polite on the phone. Will post an update with the food, as I am currently waiting for it. read more

The best Chinese food ever. Very fresh food. Also very cheap food for what it is.Customer serves is very good.

Very fast and good service! Placed a phone order and the food was done within five minutes. The people that work there were also kind and accommodating, giving me extra spicy oil as I had requested a spicy dish, and checked in while i was there on how long it would take. Food was also absolutely delicious! I got the Buddha delight and the boyfriend got general tsos chicken. Everything was cooked perfectly, accompanied with vegetables (both dishes), and not too oily which is my main issue with fast Chinese places like this. Would come back when I'm in the area. read more

Best chicken chow , way to go! The egg foo , yummy and the wonton soup hit the spot. I'm waiting for my fortune to come true! read more

This restaurant has become a true, new favorite of mine! Recently had to stop ordering from a previous establishment due to a significant decline in food quality as well as special diet requests. Have ordered a handful of times and the food is always, delicious, fresh and they pay attention to dietary requests. read more

This restaurant has good prices, and the food is tasty. It is not much to look at from the inside and could use some work with the ambience!! I think that would attract more people. But simply from a take-out point of view, it's a great neighborhood place. read more

This place offers wonderful vegan options. I specially like their General Tso's Tofu. And the people working there are really kind! read more

Best service and the food was great i recommend chicken broccoli i will come every single day.

I do not recommend this place. The food is only middling (if that) and they have screwed up my order several times. The thing is they knew each time they were sending the wrong order but they didn't bother to let me know. I only ordered from them because they are so local, but never again. Their food is not good enough to be worth the hassle. If you do order from them, in particular stay from the fried rice and lo mien. read more

Decent Chinese food, but very inconsistent. Crab Rangoon might be folded-over triangles one day and stars the next. Dumplings are excellent one day and falling apart soggy the next. Important, Thoroughly check your pick up order before leaving the restaurant. There's never been a single time that I've ordered where they didn't forget a sauce or some other item. I've seen other customers check their order at the restaurant and find something missing as well... They must've learned their lesson also. I must say the owners are so nice! They get an extra star for that for sure. read more

Chinese Food that isn't salty YES, PLEASE!!! Quick. Tasty. Yummy. Try the Crab Rangoon. And the Hot and Sour soup is delicious and thick. Brown rice is an available option. read more

Scrumptious food every time. Very friendly service from this family run restaurant. Not a local but this takeout restaurant is worth the trip. Shellfish is always delicious - never overcooked or rubbery. Ditto for the vegetables - nice bite - never mushy from overcooking. Would give China Star 10+ stars if we could. read more

I am very torn about this place. It's your typical hole-in-the-wall Chinese takeaway place where you order off the menu at the counter. The people here are extremely nice, the food is reasonable to inexpensive and the service is quick. However, the food is meh. Personally I find everything bland and extremely greasy. I have given this place several tries since it is less than three blocks from me, but have found only maybe a handful of dishes that I will actually eat. I wish they would cut back on the oils and amp up the seasonings, because Chinese food is one of my favorites and they are so nearby and nice that I would give them a lot of business if the food tasted better. read more

We are new in town, food was great and they came very quick! Will be our Chinese go to!

My boyfriend and I have ordered through Grubhub many times as the food is actually really good. The last two times we ordered our crab ragoon appetizer (we each get an order) the amount has been only 6 for both of us the last few times yet website and the app all say it is an order of 8. This time I called the restaurant to place the order and to confirm the amount and the woman was beyond rude to me when I provided my address. She immed said we don't deliver there, bye. I immediately said wait please I order all the time through Grubhub but have a question and she interrupted me and said we don't deliver to you bye and hung up. My boyfriend and I each own our businesses and we would never speak or be rude to anyone in this manner. We will never order from here again!!!! read more

Stay away!!! Unless you like waiting over an hour for delivery and consistently missing items

All the meat is breaded. Go look up the dishes on google, half are not breaded but everything here comes breaded and soaked in sugar source. You can't find just stir fried chicken and vegetables in Schezwan sauce. Also forgot to mention the breaded meat was overcook and tough. Also, the pork ribs were dry and tough. But coated in sugar. read more

I ordered lunch from here and it was by far the worst Chinese food I've ever had. I ordered chicken eggplant and garlic sauce, asked for it mild and it was so spicy I wasn't able to eat it. I also ordered steamed dumplings and they looked good but the inside of them is so questionable!!!! Spent $20 and all I was able to eat was the white rice. Total waste! read more

Good solid dependable Chinese takeout. Consistently reliable and never disappoints. Would heartily recommend it. ...........

Typical Chinese takeout. The scallop with garlic sauce with pork fried rice and hot n sour soup at $6 is a good deal but nothing to write home about. Ok. Kinda dingy definitely more of an affordable take out place. read more

Ah well da dumplings get the good ol' Mikey approval as well as many other of the delicious food items Da Star provides my tummy. Delivery is always on time if not sooner then later and the delivery boy always has a terrific smile on his face to brighten up my day :) Da only thing that prevents Da Star from getting a 5 is their Stupit counter girl. Besides that I highly recommend Da Star ya would be stupit not to check it out and this is coming from Da Greatest manager in Da Lark's history. - Mikey Cocktails . read more

Got chicken Lo-mein, wonton soup and honey fried chicken with chicken fried rice... everything was really fresh and well prepared, I'll be ordering again. read more

Good food, nice family owned restaurant. Delivery is $1 but go with the lunch specials for a full meal.

I stopped here over the weekend because it was the first place I saw that was open. Small eating area inside, I don't think they expect people to really eat in there but there are about 3-4 tables and a television you can watch. Big menu, I think most Chinese food places do. Decent prices and good food. I ordered the vegetarian broccoli, it's my favorite and it was made correctly! I used to order beef with broccoli but since I don't eat meat anymore, I still like the broccoli with that sauce. This is the only place that I can order it like this without it being so complicated. Ordered egg drop soup and it was yummy. I wish they gave more rice with the platter but that's really my only complaint. $7 minimum on credit cards! read more

Very disappointed in the food. I got the general tsos chicken to play it safe.The chicken was all breading and pretty bland. Then they didnt put any brocolli in it. Seemed to be so rushed. Wont eat there again.. I cant even give a full review so ill just complain read more

Sheesh, what's with the bad reviews. This place is fast, decent, and you know what you're getting into: 1. It's fake chinese food, so it's not gourmet. 2. It's takeout, so the place isn't fancy 3. It's Chinese, their not rude, that's just our culture! read more

Not much to say, pretty typical fast food Chinese. They're mighty fast for delivery anywhere in HP/NB. Delivery is your best bet because it's not someplace you want to sit and eat at. read more

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Food is ready and delivered very quickly, however I did not enjoy any of my dishes and they were overall pretty tasteless and bland. Giving 2 stars for the service, but I wouldn't eat from here again unfortunately read more

Ordered the Chicken Lo Mein with no vegetables. Fortunately, there were not any vegetables in the dish. Unfortunately, there was a cooked fly. Last time I get Chinese on a lunch break. read more

I work near this area and been ordering there for a long time. I've stopped eating there with the previous owner, because the food was really iterally bad... But this NEW OWNER~ I LOVE IT! The taste can be a little bland for people who are used to eating food with a lot of MSG, so I would take some sauce on the side, but you know it's better than having food salty or too sweet!! overall, food is nice! This is a take out Chinese, so i would prefer to order take out, not eat in. read more

china star of 75 Raritan Ave Highland Park, NJ 08904 bad bad bad Honorable food no taste **** NEW Owners not the same i bought my sons bought and the food is not good so NO STAR i have been coming to them for years i just found out new owners and boys very very very bad taste!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i will never go again i had to rate it but i prefer not to so eve after i did the 1 star its still no star highland park nj read super t 1/30/16 i wish i read this 1st I The young woman behind the counter and one of the cooks at china star informed me that I was rude and demanded to know where I parked. I told her where I parked and then she claimed, "I probably park in a handicapped spot." I invited her to go look at my car to see where I parked and she refused. She and the cook again told me I had treated the man rudely. This matter doesn't end here on yelp - because I will be contacting Better Business Bureau onMonday. read more

Got the customary shrimp and mixed veges lunch special. Owner's wife is a cutie with a great smile on her face. The inside is a bit run down, I guess they try to keep it as clean as possible. Food was fresh and hot, but could use more flavor. Would have given 4 starts, but the cutie made it 5. Good customer service! read more

Great local family run chinese food. Dont expect a beautiful interior; this is a take out place. The food is good and usually ready in about 10 minutes. read more

this is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Highland Park. Get the Kung Pao Chicken !

I was a frequent customer and I am a 10 year resident of highland park. The food is passable and probably the Second best Chinese food option in town. But after today's experience I will never return there and I would encourage other people to consider what transpired today before choosing this budget fast food Chinese American restaurant. On a Saturday afternoon around 230 I pulled into the parking lot and parked. My daughters pediatrician office is in the adjacent building. We come here frequently so I have no idea what provoked this incident. The incident: A middle-aged came rushing out of the medical building and told me I couldn't park there. I asked him to Identify himself and he began shouting, not entirely coherently. Not screaming but definitely yelling. He entered my personal space and I felt slightly concerned for my safety but eventually the man identified himself as the alleged owner of the buildings. He demanded to know my business and I told him it was none of his business what I was doing here. He said if I didn't tell him what I was doing there he was going to have my car towed. Even though I had no idea if this is was just a crazy man or the actual property owner I decided to tell him. I informed him that I frequent a patron of the a few businesses here and that ought to be enough for a stranger to know about what I'm doing. I then firmly but politely asked him to get out of my face and I walked into china star. I placed my order and the man followed me in and got in my face again. No longer feeling intimidated by a crazy seeming person since now I was in a public business with plenty of witnesses I told him to stop following me to get out of my face or I would call the police. The young woman behind the counter and one of the cooks at china star informed me that I was rude and demanded to know where I parked. I told her where I parked and then she claimed, "I probably park in a handicapped spot." I invited her to go look at my car to see where I parked and she refused. She and the cook again told me I had treated the man rudely. I was literally stunned for a moment that they would take a ranting man's word over a frequent customers. The extent of their observation of our interaction was limited to the man entering her place of business and publiclyy berating me before I said a word. I did not initiate conversation nor follow this strange man around. I did however tell him firmly but politely to stop following me and get out of my face. Why bother to write all this up? Well the one fact I haven't mentioned was that everyone in this equation except me appeared to be of Chinese descent. I can only assume that this was racially motivated. Why else would a business owner take a stranger's side when there was no evidence of me, a frequent customer, being rude or even weird in anyway. Fortunately a new Chinese place in town recently opened and it is excellent. This matter doesn't end here on yelp - because I will be contacting Better Business Bureau onMonday. read more

Very friendly staff and huge portions of food at a very good price. The new owners are very willing to make customized food for customers. Very good for a take-out place. read more

It's actually my favorite Chinese take out in NB. Lunch specials are reasonably priced and good!

Chicken & broccoli with brown rice, on pointttttt. Can't go wrong with the China Dar it's the best in central NJ.

This place is really good. Nothing tastes the same, meaning that they don't use just 2-3 sauces to hit the average taste bud. My Chinese friends agree with me that this place has not oversweetened and greased up their dishes, so things are far closer to a real Chinese dish than the rest of the bunch in HP or NB. They also are very fast with delivery and the portions are very generous. My first choice in the area! Note: the 4 stars were given b/c it is pretty frugal in terms of eat-in, but that's probably not really its purpose. Food-wise, they are definitely in the lead. read more