After visiting Chopstix several times with relatives (my last visit: Sept 2018), I've concluded that there are two factors that will determine if you enjoy (as I do) this modest eatery with only ten tables in a strip-mall: First, your tolerance for Americanized, "Fill 'er up" Chinese comfort food, and second, which dish you order--as described below, we've enjoyed some dishes while finding others plagued with stringy meat.
Some folks, such as my Taiwanese cousin in-law, don't find sufficiently authentic this economy Chinese food, similar to the "Chinamerican" cuisine offered in strip-malls around the U.S. If you prefer upscale establishments or Chinese restaurants where the menu is actually in Mandarin, you'll likely share his opinion; I'm not trying to dissuade you from such tastes.
But I, on the other hand, who unapologetically prefers quantity over authenticity, enjoy the generous, hot and tasty (if salty) portions. While Chopstix is not a buffet (unlike my beloved Ding How in Prattville, Alabama), I probably get no less to eat here than at a buffet, and my relatives end up having to put their leftovers in to-go boxes.
But getting not just a lot of food, but a lot of *good* food at Chopstix depends on ordering the right dish. I've ordered their chicken, beef, and roast pork Lo mein, and thoroughly enjoyed all of them.
However, my relatives said that the General Tso's chicken, though they enjoyed the flavor, was stringy, and that the beef and broccoli dish contained so much gristle as to be unpalatable.
On the other hand, both of my relatives commended the Hunan chicken, adding that it avoided the stringiness of the other dishes, had good flavor, and the right balance of spice.
Due to the quality of Chopstix's dishes being hit-or-miss, I considered only giving it a three-star rating. But, I've genuinely enjoyed my visits there, and I look forward to visiting again, so I've awarded it four stars, while at the same time conceding that not all dishes there deserve that many.
Some closing random trivia: In June of 2015, a fire broke out in Chopstix. Employees attempted to subdue it with an extinguisher, but it continued to grow until the automatic sprinklers kicked in. The store was saved, but not before it sustained an estimated $50,000 of damage. But, Chopstix appears to have recovered well--if I hadn't read about it, I wouldn't have known it. read more