China Star Chinese Restaurant

Great price. Great food! Chicken with Garlic Sauce is sooooo good. I will be ordering this from now on!

This was our first visit. We chose dine in style. The restaurant is very small and dim lighted. For someone like me, it was hard to see anything, especially coming in from the bright sun. Most of the tables were dirty... meaning sticky and had previous customer's rice particles. We ordered from the lunch menu: *Sesame chicken with steamed rice Egg drop soup Egg roll *Mongolian beef with fried rice Upgraded wanton soup Egg roll Both of us drank sweet tea. The Egg drop soup was very salty but tasted delicious. Some of the best I've had. Usually places water it down but this one was on the thick side so if you don't like that slimey thick egg yolk texture then you won't like this one. Husband said the wanton soup was also salty and claimed it was good but he's had better. Did say the noodles were cooked just right but the flavor was lacking. Sesame chicken was plentiful and looked amazing full of sauce. Unfortunately, it had no flavor at all. It was spicey but even that you couldn't taste. You could just feel the nice little burn it had. The chicken didn't have any salt either. I had to put chili oil, soy sauce, sweet and sour sauce to try and help the flavor but nothing helped. The chicken texture was cooked well done. Some pieces were crunchy other were tender. The breading to chicken ratio was perfect on my plate. I had more chicken than breading, which is always a positive. Mongolian beef, hubby said it had no flavor as well. The fried rice tasted bland as well. He said even the vegetables didn't add anything to the dish. Some meat was chewey, he said. He did like the portion size. He also said it was sauced up very well but said there was no other flavor than the spice hitting the back of his throat. His plate had a plentiful amount of beef to vegetables ratio. Which again is a win. Egg roll tasted delicious to us with the sweet and sour sauce. This egg roll does not have ginger in it like many places put now. It tasted subtle but at least had some flavor. It was crunchy and cooked perfectly. Pretty much the star of the lunch. The sweet tea was perfect. Not overly sweet and a nice light tea flavor. Very refreshing in this heat. Our waitress was extremely nice. She kept her cheery attitude even with some rude customers. She was the only one running the tables and did an excellent job. It seems majority of the people that go there are regulars and she remembers them all. I like that makes it feel like you're visiting a friend or family. The lady at the cash register is plainly business so she can come off as rude or cold. Overall I give it 4 out of 5. I had to dock a point because the flavor of the food is bland. I do recommend if you are on a tight budget and need a lot of food. I think the price is amazing for the quantity you receive. Total before tip: $24.25

First time visit! Excellent Service & Food! The waitress was very kind. I will definitely be returning to this Gem. Great price for lots of food. Ordered the sweet & sour chicken.

Great food, reasonably priced, great portion sizes! We drive 30 minutes to go here because my husband loves this place. We recommend visiting and we've returned a few times. We've never dined in, but it's always full & they have a ton of pick-up orders!

This is a no frills kind chinese food location.. it's hole in the wall type place.. the food tho. Lemon chicken no doubt one the best places.. I live in converse and will drive to eat there...

I finally had a chance to try the China Star at 1647 Babcock Rd, San Antonio, TX 78229. I had the lunch combo plate and it was huge. The Mongolian beef and General Tao chicken were both very tasty as well as the fried rice, eggroll and soup. All this was $11.25. The staff were all extremely nice as well. This is a no frills - hole in the wall place but its clean and definitely worth a visit!

The service was friendly and attentive. The food was good for the price. A great affordable lunch spot.

THE FOOD IS CALLING YOU I have been coming by for many years, Food is always hot and fresh . They have lunch specials for a reasonable price and you get more than enough. My fav is the Lemon chicken, fried rice and crabmeat Rangoon, the lemon sauce is perfect and not too tart. The egg drop soup with crispie noodles make a perfect meal. This eaterie has been here for many years so obviously that tells you something. Fast service. A must try if your in the area.