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China Star

3.3 (72 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Soup
Open • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Best egg-roll around this area.
Tracy C.

I absolutely loved the egg-roll best around. Ordered the general tso chicken it wasn't as spicy and thick as we have had it but the chicken was on point. The rice that it comes with is different since it's bbq pork. Definitely good. Definitely worth the buck.For how much you get.

General Tso's Chicken lunch special from China Star in Normal, IL.
Greg H.

As usual, I am on the road for work and I find myself in the Bloomington/Normal, Illinois area this week. My day was over before lunch and I had a hankering for Chinese food. China Star is right around the corner from my hotel so it was the natural choice and I stoped on my way back from where I am working. Like most quick service Chinese restaurants, the dining area was small and had the obligatory lighted menu with photographs of the more popular choices. I am a creature of habit at these types of Chinese restaurants so I ordered my usual... General Tso's Chicken lunch special. If you are unfamiliar with lunch specials at Chinese restaurants, they consist of the main course, fried rice, and an egg roll. This is exactly what I was craving, so China Star hit all the buttons. In typical quick service Chinese restaurant style my food was ready before I knew it and I was on my way. More so than usual, my food had a very strong garlic smell which wasn't unpleasant. I had the good fortune to smell my food on the short trip to the hotel from the restaurant. The food was packaged with care and looked like your typical General Tso's when I opened the to-go container. The rice was more brown than usual but I am used to all shades between white and brown when it comes to fries rice. Most Chinese restaurants don't prepare fried rice as it should be but that's okay, I enjoy it anyway. The egg roll was a bit on the small side but again, I have seen the gamut in egg roll size and besides... well, you know how the saying goes. The food tasted good. The General Tso's sauce wasn't overly sweet as is the case at many Chinese restaurants. The fried rice was tasty, as was the egg roll. I did have to use the packaged hot mustard.... meh. I prefer the real thing when it comes to Chinese hot mustard. I want my eyes to becomes waterfalls and I want my sinuses to scream in pain. If your face isn't contorted after you take a bite of an egg roll slathered in hot mustard, you aren't living! Overall, China Star is your typical neighborhood Chinese quick service restaurant. The staff friendly and helpful, the food not bad, and overall a good value.

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Michael C.

I know everyone in town has their personal favorite, but I feel like I could make a string case for why China Star is objectively the best Chinese in town. 1. Consistency: I've eaten here many many times, and tried many different menu items. They always come out just as I expect. No surprises. 2. Quality. China Star uses the best and freshest ingredients. I've eaten at some of their competitors, who sometimes use mystery meat and limp veggies. This is never the case at China Star. 3. Service: I've never had to wait longer than expected on an order, and the staff are all courteous and attentive. I just tried their new online ordering website today, after being away from China Star for far too long. A+. Very easy to navigate. Looking forward to going back soon!!!

Fried rice and beef and broccoli
Amanda P.

With COVID in place, China Star is only bringing out orders to customer's cars. Orders can be called in or ordered on EatStreet and can be picked up in the parking lot. Call 309-451-1888 upon arrival and your order will be brought out to you. Tasty Chinese food for the price!

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S T.

SERIOUSLY AMAZING. Ok, maybe we were Really HUNGRY, and maybe the fact that this mysterious restaurant rose like a phoenix from the ashes of a yelp search for chinese food in the middle of "NORMAL, IL." We stopped and ate there, the quality of the freshly made food was wonderful. MMM... Crunchy General Tso's chicken. Very crispy tempura, great crunch even with sauce. The BF's Hunan chicken had lots of fresh peppers, broccoli, snow peas and carrots. Perfectly cooked and seasoned. Less than 1 mile south of 55. Closest Chinese restaurant to the Highway. Bathrooms were shabby. Could use a remodel. Dining area was sparse but clean. The cooks speak only Chinese!

A few seats for dining in but best for take out or delivery. Clean and delicious !

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This place is great food and very reasonably priced. If you order delivery their always quick, never had any dislikes for this place.

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Best Chinese in Normal, always fast delivery and phenomenal service. Their dumpling are the bees knees.

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Fav low-cost Chinese food. Good, quality ingredients. I've tried everything BloNo has to offer and I always go back to China Star.

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This was the best Chinese food I've had in along time. Ordered delivery food came hot and fresh. Excellent!!!

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Terrible service and slow delivery. Brought us the wrong order and wouldn't do anything about it. The food sucks, too.

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