I have been going to five star since it was at its former location on Hargett St. I love the food there. My favorite is always the General TSOs chicken. The chicken is cooked to a crispy perfection and the sauce is really flavorful. This time we got the Taiwanese Pork Belly Buns, Generals Chicken and Tom Yum soup. The pork belly buns were amazing and the generals chicken is always a hit. The Tom Yum on the other hand was SPICY! This was my first time trying it there and my last time. Apparently they make the entire batch in the morning and I'm not sure if it was just that batch or is it always this spicy. I can eat spicy but this was a bit much. They should definitely consider toning down the spice level on that soup. You can always add more but you can't take it out!! read more

Five Star - Taiwanese Pork Belly Buns - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I mean, the place is called Five Star... couldn't possibly be more suited for a Yelp review. And despite the fact it's current average is not 5 stars, I agree with the name, as I definitely had a 5 star experience! Bear with me, as this was several months ago, but in the process of going through my last year's photos, I saw these and realized I had not actually written a review. I immediately remembered the meal and how tasty everything was. We started off with several apps, including some soup dumplings, crab rangoons (with actual crab in them, not just cheese turnovers), and some crispy spicy garlic shrimp. All were delicious, the soup dumplings still stand out in my head as favorites. The portion on the crispy shrimp was excellent. We went family style on the dinner... beef lo mein, general tso chicken, cashew chicken, and spicy mongolian beef. That all came with a big bowl of communal rice, and we all left stuffed and satisfied. There wasn't a dish on the table we wouldn't order again. As with anything downtown, parking can be a little tricky. I was able to find free street parking about a block down, but that's all gonna be luck based. The lot behind the restaurant was totally full. Would come back next time I visit Raleigh! read more

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Great food and great service. We have lived in Raleigh for years and just stumbled on Five Star. We will go back.

I always get the coolest and most chill servers - theyre great to chat w throughout my meal. Its nice and moody vibes. They curated a home-y feeling here. Food is delish! Salty but yum read more

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Who would imagine a converted warehouse space would become something people seem to flock to for awesome Asian cuisine. This industrial Asian restaurant exudes a unique blend of raw urban aesthetics and rich cultural ambiance. The atmosphere is defined by, dark metal fixtures, and open ceilings showcasing steel beams and ductwork, creating a modern, almost factory-like feel. The scent of sizzling woks, fragrant spices, and smoky grilled meats lingers in the air, mingling with the subtle undertone of soy, garlic, and chili. Sitting in the dining room and sipping on a wonderfully made drink from the bar, It's almost as if the aroma from the kitchen is curling its fragrant fingers around your senses and whispering sweet, savory nothings to your hunger-stricken soul." What's done right here is the menu is completely customizable, so the plants can party as hard as the meat does. I opened with the crispy veggie spring rolls followed by a finale of spicy chicken with noodles, the night is complete. Cheers! read more

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Had dinner here after a work event - party of 4 and came in at like 8 on a Tuesday. We had to wait like 20-25 minutes but it was well worth the wait. We ordered a bunch of dim sum and it was all delicious. Their crab Rangoon actually has crab in it! It was so good. I went for my tried and true entree of spicy beef noodles and she did not disappoint once again. And tons of leftovers like always. The staff is great here and the ambiance and is perfect for a date or group dinner. Parking has become a little bit trickier with the parking lot out back being pay to park and without actual parking lines so people can park wonky sometimes. Plenty of street parking though just off the main road. And parking decks. read more

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I had a great experience here. Food is excellent. The interior is fun and beautiful. Quality service. Heat seeker shrimp is a must. All the veggie sides were crisp and fresh. I loved the new black bean shrimp egg foo young. Don't miss the crazy good chocolate cake. The prices are really good with large portions. A must eat location. read more

I am Chinese and I can tell you this is the worst Chinese food I have ever eaten in my life. What the f are these carrots, why is my bok choy bruised and overcooked, why is my white rice container only half full? Why is the sauce so watery? It's so easy to add a spoonful of flour to thicken it. This dish tastes like it was drowned in sugar and no other flavors. 30 dollars for this garbage, you cannot be serious. read more

Five Star - Ginger Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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We really enjoyed the food here! It's very fresh and you'll definitely have leftovers afterwards. The bartender Landon was very knowledgeable and helpful when it came to choosing drinks for us. Love the atmosphere as well!! read more

Five Star - Appetizers - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I'm sorry I don't understand the 5 star reviews. We were so excited to try this place because so many people on Next Door recommended this restaurant. We ordered the sesame beef, heat seeker shrimp, crab rangoons and scallion pancakes. Everything was awful. The beef was as dry as beef jerky and did not have a sauce. The shrimp was not good and also did not have any sauce and the rangoons were fishy. We thought for sure they couldn't mess up the scallion pancakes but we were wrong. They were slightly burnt, hard as a rock and tasted like old grease. Even the rice was gummy. Save yourself and go somewhere else. read more

Full disclosure: We sat at the bar. Lauren made us beautiful cocktails. We got intoxicated. Nonetheless, even in a semi-inebriated state, we could tell we were having really good food. Wife had peanut noodles that were delicious. I had the 5-star generals chicken which tasted great. The chicken was a tiny bit over but it's chicken breast...that's what you get. I'm not mad at it at all. Did I mention that Lauren got us drunk? We had a lovely time and will 100% be back. Also, good music by a live DJ and a lovely new space. No complaints. read more

Five Star - Gin gimlet. Thanks, Lauren - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

We dined at Five Star recently for the first time. As we entered the door we were greeted by Chandler and welcomed exceptionally. What a great first introduction out of the gate. We were seated in a pretty chill location and the vibe in the restaurant was super cool. Our waiter promptly came to greet us with his exuberant personality to match (what a gem), and made recommendations for the menu. I felt certain he knew what he was talking about, and he did! EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE and EXCEPTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS by Ryan! My partner and I had the Crispy Green Beans to start. TO DIE FOR! I mean, I could have eaten these as the main course. Next we had some Crab Rangoons which I thought were an excellent choice, and the sauce was great. Next, for dinner, I got the Crispy Sesame Beef and my partner got the Crispy Sesame Chicken. We both devoured the plate, the fork, fingers, and anything withstanding that deliciousness. In the end, my partner wanted desert so I sat and watched him barely come up for air as he scarfed down Warm Chocolate cake with ice cream. While I cannot speak for the taste of it, he sure made it look like it was the best dessert he had ever had, and I believe he may have mumbled that too while still eating the cake. I will have to try it on the next visit. Overall, it was a very awesome experience, the food was great, but the service, quite frankly, in my opinion was the best part. It is just hard to find great service these days! This was on point, and worth the $. **Awesome job! I wish I had taken pics, but I was so wrapped up in the waiters personable personality and time at the table, I forgot. Admittedly, I was also very hungry and I ate the food and the pictures! :). Check this place out for sure! read more

I regularly come here now and this is definitely my casual asian restaurant of choice. You can actually come here casual or dressed up, and it's always lively inside. It's very packed on weekends, so make reservations or be prepared to wait. They also have a DJ who plays really great mixes! Last night's mixes were great. They have this cute painted private room for large parties if you want to celebrate something. Also don't pay for parking because they validate it inside. My favorite dish here is actually the chicken fried rice. It's one of my favorite fried rice dishes if not my number one and I get it every time. I also ask for a side of yum yum sauce and pour it over. Second place goes to the heat seeker shrimp. I love that they have a featured menu list that is constantly changing with food and drinks. I will say their drinks are amazing. I've tried so many different cocktails in cute cups and garnishes from this place alone and I'm always excited to see what's featured. Last night's featured drink was a matcha lychee margarita and we loved it. From the featured food menu, we got red curry chicken and chili garlic noodles. The red curry chicken was soooooo good I really hope they permanently add the dish to the menu. Everyone loved it. Their portions are huge and their prices are amazing. You will be stuffed and have great drinks and not even spend that much. read more

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Soup dumplings are trash, music is too loud, took forever to get my food and the hostess was also taking forever

Didn't take any photos because I was too excited for food that I ate it immediately. Couldn't really decide what to eat so we ordered a bunch and the owner even brought us some noodles to try since we were so indecisive! We got Soup dumplings, Calamari, Green beans, kung pao chicken and some spicy noodles. Everything was delicious! I'd order all of it again but still want to try everything else on the menu. Mixed drinks were good and I was excited to see sake on the menu too. Had a great time with the staff, food came out impressively quick, and atmosphere was cool. We will be back! read more

Kind of pricey for Chinese food, but the quality is better. The atmosphere was good. Good service. Cool downtown location. The servings were a bit small for the price though. read more

Great food, great ambience. Service is top notch. Must get the crab fat wings and the ribs. Phenomenal

Great ambiance, food is amazing, drinks are flowing and the service is great. stop by and see Pepe he is amazing at what he does and always a great spirit read more

I loved the champagne star drink and the beef and broccoli was delicious. My favorite part is the music!! Nice edm vibe not too crazy. The bartenders were very nice too! read more

Five Star - Beef and broccoli with a champagne star - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Great bar and bartenders. Food quality is high and they care about it. Good vibes with the DJ. We will return for sure.

I'd give you zero if I can ... wasting peoples time .. change your hours, how you gonna close early on a Friday night smh during festival weekend read more

My favorite late night spot! The ambiance and service is great, and food is DELICIOUS! read more

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Food was great one order is enough for two people. Ambiance was great cool atmosphere food came out fast.

It was our first time visiting five star and I was not disappointed. Pros: the ambiance was very nice, the server helped us with any questions we had and was knowledgable of the menu (which doesn't always happen), and the portions of food was well beyond a one person serving. That is important to know if you don't want to order too much food like we did. But it made great leftovers so I wasn't upset. I loved the chicken lettuce wraps! It was probably my favorite dish, they are a bit spicy which worked for me but my partner did not enjoy that. I would also recommend the sesame chicken, to me it tasted more like general tso chicken than the actual general 5 star dish. Cons: the crab rangoons were awful, I try not to send food back but I genuinely could not eat them. There was a strong artificial taste and it seemed like the cream cheese was off as well. I just didn't like the overall flavor of them. The portions are a pro and con because like I said we both ordered entrees thinking it was for one person but they were definitely served family style, that would've been something we would like to know before ordering. Overall I think this spot is really good for a quick bite or even a casual date night. I am looking forward to retur read more

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So I only went because of people that I was with knew the bartender and they were really cool so we got really good bartender service. The bartender was attentive, aware of what we were asking for, and cook this up. I have no complaints. Came on a Wednesday, did a DJ there I was actually really cool! Only came for a couple of drinks and some shots so I don't have a whole lot going on, but the shrimp egg roll or the shrimp spring roll was super fire! read more

Five star has been one of our favorite Raleigh restaurants for almost 21 years. When they moved to the current (much more comfortable) location we were suspect as to whether the restaurant would remain true to what we knew and enjoyed, it did. The food is fantastic, the accommodations for gluten friendly are exceptional and trustworthy, and the service and ambiance are great. I think the reviews on here are badly skewed for some reason but or family, including teenagers to grandparents in their 80s all love this venue. read more

Very good food. I ordered take out. Delicious. Although...5 dollars buys you a cup of soup. They should fill the little container. Otherwise they have great service and food iw well prepared. read more

Excellent food, great service! Everyone in our party enjoyed the food and experience. Will most definitely be back. Appreciate a downtown restaurant committed to good food without the need for absurd prices. read more

This is one of my favorite Asian places in Raleigh. Their food is very good and I never come away hungry. They give you plenty of food. I usually sit at the bar and the service is very good as well. I would recommend this place if you're in the mood for a traditional Asian meal. read more

The ribs had great flavor. We also had the featured Garlic Noodles that were not on the regular menu. Sooo good! read more

Five Star - SZECHUAN RIBS Very tasty! - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Best Chinese in Raleigh. Hands down. We had really great service and it's a wonderful ambiance! My roommates got the drunken noodles and spicy beef noddles and both enjoyed them too. Great price for good quality Chinese and huge servings! read more

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Crab Rangoons- could definitely use more filling. Basically wonton chips Crispy Sesame Chicken- needed more sauce, bland without it Lo Mein- the highlight of the meal. You could really taste the smoky flavor from the wok and it really elevated the dish. Could do without the broccoli though. I think it was thrown in there last minute because it just tasted like raw broccoli The lo mein was definitely the star of the show! The other dishes were just alright, nothing special. Will be coming back to taste other dishes read more

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The food was fabulous!!! Service was great. We will definitely be returning!!! I had the honey walnut shrimp and my fiance had the general tso chicken. We got the Taiwanese pork belly buns as an appetizer and it was delicious. read more

Five Star - Food was incredible!!!! - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I'm from philly, and i am Asian. I know authentic Asian food. This is by far one of the lower end restaurants that claim to have quality familiar Asian food. We ordered the filet mignon with kimchi fried rice. The steak was practically mooing at me. I am an avid steak lover and know what cook to get on steaks for different cuts. This steak was overwhelmingly undercooked, i might as well take a bite off an actual cow. I also ordered the spicy noodle with beef. It looked kind of appetizing, but i don't know if it was because I haven't eaten since 3PM and it is now 11PM. The noodles had a little kick (which I didn't mind) but the noodles were sweet. It tasted like there was honey drenching the noodles. I asked the waiter for salt, but the salt they gave me was so large and coarse it reminded me of the salt you put on the roads to melt snow. I couldn't eat the noodles anymore. We also were seated at the VERY back of the restaurant, away down the people and alone. I felt like we were being segregated from all the "hipster" people who were sitting out front (which wasn't many and there were clearly seats). The service wasn't bad. The waiter was sweet and knowledgeable. But she took quite some time to get back to us. We were waiting for a solid 7 minutes before we could ask her for a box/check. The only upside of this place is how long it took the food to come out. But it is also questionable, is the food fresh? Or do they buy it from a Chinese take out place and put it on a plate and charge 2x the price? Let me know. read more

Five Star - Filet mignon and Kimchi fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Visiting Raleigh. C'mon, how could you not try Chinese? Came across this based on "closest" I base my Chinese experience on "Hot and sour soup". This is my curtain control taste guide. So of course, I ordered : Hot and sour soup : chicken chow mein Two fairly staple, but complex dishes I did order it take out. So my hotel is 6 minutes away. Got to my room, eager to chow down! Soup! Hmm, container was kinda cool (er, not that kind, the not so warm kind). Interesting I thought. Opened it. Hmmm, the usual welcoming aroma didn't waft. Color, darkish brown! Hmm, I thought, too much soy sauce? Well, wasn't hot, but thought, I'd taste as is. Ugh! Ever seen a bottle pickled Dill spears? Now, have you ever drank that mixture that's pickled in? Now add soy sauce to it, leave in some dill pickles, and then add some random mushroom. That is what that was. I've never ever, not been able to finish a hot and sour soup. I even reheated (full disclosure, in a microwave). Nah. Not happening! (Again, I think I saw baby dill pickles and mushrooms, but not sure what any off the other ingredients were) Next up: Chicken Chow Mein. Slightly better, but very one dimensional. In my opinion, I believe someone here equates Chinese cooking with Soy Sauce. The first few bites were okay, but as I had more, it had nothing more to give. Sadly I was disappointed, and still hungry. Reached for an apple! Good night 5 Star. Tonight, only 2 stars were shining! PS. I was going to add pics, but just imagine brown soy sauce on everything. read more

The most amazing thing you will ever eat are the scallion pancakes! So wonderfully priced with a dipping sauce that is outrageously good! You will want two orders of them! It is wonderful to eat outside where the train will go right by you as you are eating and dining. read more

Love the Sesame Beef and Duck Fried Rice. You also have to get the green beans appetizer. Excellent food and service. Have been going there for years and always fresh and delicious. read more

Five Star - Crispy Sesame Beef - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Average food, Average service.... $$$ Hosted a birthday party for my soon to be son in law , six people and couldn't have been more embarrassed! read more

I got Crab Rangoons and Shrimp Lo Mein. * Crab Rangoons - more meaty with a slight hint of spicy (super doable), barely any cream cheese, not much filling * Shrimp Lo Mein - Lo Mein noodles cooked well, but a little too bland and shrimp wasn't deveined well. (Kind of half-a*s work on the shrimps) Overall, the food quality is slightly below mediocre. The staff was super friendly and the environment in the restaurant was inviting. They do validate 2 hours free parking in the back, which is nice. read more

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The ambiance at the new place is super cool. Hip music on Thursday-Saturday. TV's, bar, comfortable seating indoor and out. The Scallion Pancakes are really good, very well seasoned. Love the crispy green beans. The lo mein is also good. Portions are really big. I ordered 3 sides that totaled $15. Couldn't finish 2 of them. Plenty of leftovers. Definitely a spot to hit often in downtown Raleigh. read more

Five Star - Scallion Pancakes, crispy green beans, lo mein. - Chinese Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina