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    China Star

    3.5 (92 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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    CHINA STAR ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Pepper Steak
    Xandra A.

    AVOID!!!!! I'll never order from here again. There was a freaking bug in my plate!!! I'm so disgusted and sick to my stomach!

    Proof is in the pudding. Not only did they charge me multiple delivery fees, they also charged me for a coke that I never ordered!!
    Brandon J.

    Please be very careful ordering delivery from these criminals. They will add multiple items to your bill that you did not order!!!! Please check your receipt or you will be scammed!

    Glutinous mass. As pictured, this hard lump is about 2/3 of the original size. I could not get it to break apart.
    Stephen W.

    Avoid or you too may ask, "What is this glutinous mass in my food?" See photos... OK...it was lunchtime, there were other orders... I can understand the 30-minute wait. I don't *like* it, but I can understand it. What I DON'T understand is how China Star could serve such a glob of goo. I ordered Chicken Chow Mein -- the most basic, innocent dish on the menu. A complete non-adventure, right? Wrong. China Star achieved something I've never seen anywhere... I'm 63. Eaten thousands of meals. Eaten meals in 69 counties. But I've never been assaulted by a meal, until I tried China Star in Manassas. Opening the box, I grabbed my chopsticks and started into it ... And was initially subdued by the lack of taste. The celery was fine, but everything else was 'meh.' As if it had first passed through a flavor removal process before cooking. Striking in it's tastelessness. But as I went a couple bites deeper I struck something that moved the whole container. It's in the picture below. It's a mass of glued-together, stuck-together paste-and-veggies. What kind of paste? Unknown. And, although it's called Chicken Chow Mein, there was little chicken. It wasn't even Chicken-flavored Chow Mein, see comment on taste above. Overall, pathetic. Please read through some of these other reviews, but don't take too much time. You're better served by just going somewhere else.

    Chicken broccoli Shrimp Lo Mein

    I was eating my chicken broccoli when I felt something weird & turns out to be like a hard plastic from a bottle don't recommend FEB,18,2023

    Jon L.

    China Star get's one more from me after my 'dine in' experience. I stopped in after along bike ride in the neighborhood. They have a great location at the corner of Wellington and Grant for an easy in and out. I ordered the Moo Shu pork which was quite good! It comes with steamed rice, plum sauce and those thin rice shells for wrapping like a chinese taco. Service was fast and friendly. I forgot my bike lock so the owner let me wheel my bike inside. Don't ask...I've had two bad experiences with my bike getting ripped off. I refuse to get a cheap bike. Any way, I had ordered take out here back in Oct which was a less than 3 star experience. For this most recent experience they get a one star upgrade!

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    Quick service and lunch specials are great and prices are decent for what you get. No complaints!

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    I love this place! Great food The food is delicious my favorite Chinese restaurant I strongly recommend this place

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    Rude as hell. Asked for extra sauces and employee put hot oil in baggie and threw it on the table in an effort to give it to me.

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