To many chicken dishes. Beef dishes were scarce and they food was below average. We won't be going back. Use to be a good place. Try Stir Fry ! read more

Luke warm food, run down, overpriced and got sick within less an hour of eating there. I was miserable the rest of the day. Will not return.

I can't believe China Star has as many 1 star reviews as it has. This place has been a staple of Kingsport for years. I went a three or four month period where I ordered take out from them about once a week.. for 10 to 15 orders straight the food was always hot, and they were pretty accurate. I remember they got something wrong maybe once or twice and they gave me something free on my next order to make up for it. They even remembered me and immediately honored their word when I ordered again a couple weeks later. And their food is so good! It's actually the best most consistent Chinese food in Kingsport in my experience. Also, if anyone says they come off rude - they are Chinese! Cut them some slack and quit being so sensitive. They have a language barrier they have to deal with, and their culture is different than ours. They are good people there and they make great food. read more

Great service Great food Great value Kingsport has lost a lot of good restaurants but not lost this one. read more

The food was nasty and cold. First I tried the Mei Fei, noodles, chicken brocolli, small egg roll that was luke warm. Terrible is not even going to cut how this was nasty. This was our first time as we do not live in the area but thought we would try this place as we were craving some good Chinese food. We were both. On my second trip up I tried just the beef and broccoli this was at least warm but nasty tasting like flour. The one thing I will say is they had the almond cookies and I had 2 of them and they were very good, but that was it. WE Paid 43.00 for this crap of food never again!! read more

We decided on this place at the last minute. It has been over a year since we've tried the buffet. The food was overcooked and tasted like it was left over from lunch. The facility is showing signs of age and disrepair. However, the waitress was adequate, which is saying a lot these days. Save your money and go home and open a can of La Choy. read more

The food was descent but keep reading. We ordered on the website and when I arrived to pick it up, about half the order wasn't there. They said they were out of those items. If the items weren't available, why did it let me order them? I was ordering for several people and had to change plans at the last minute which isn't easy when your not from the area and don't know your way around. I suggest Asian Grill, the food is great, fast service and the people are fantastic. read more

This place offers a variety of options, takeout is available by the weight, comfortable booth. Chill place to relax for both a quick bite but also for a date/family night. Morning buffet price Adults: $8.99 Children:$ $4.95 (3-4:$2.95) Dinner buffet price Adult: $10.99 Children: $ 5.95 (3-4: $3.95) Sunday All day: $11.99 *drinks are not included read more

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Terrible food lousy tiny egg rolls, tasteless crappy egg foo Yung. didn't see any crab legs.....They use to be soso, now they are terrible. Last time for me. read more

Words can not describe how severally disappointed I am. The food: completely unacceptable. Everything we got was very cold & smelled very bad, didn't eat anything. Service was awful, waitress didn't even come around to fill drinks once then had the audacity to ask me for a tip. Stood over me when I was filling out my receipt. This was the absolute worst Chinese restaurant I have ever been to. It was extremely dirty. DO NOT GO HERE!!!! I will be contacting the health department and other agencies. read more

Just went to China star in kingsport tn. The food was not edible. It was dry and cold. After giving up on finding something fit to eat we were given our $52 bill. I asked to speak with the manager to see if they could adjust our bill somehow as we are still gonna have to go elsewhere to eat. The manager took forever to come speak with me and was very rude and unwilling to compensate for my upset stomach. When I got my phone out to do this review(myself being a very petite female) this Male manager came around the counter and blocked the exit so I couldnt leave. I am a restaurant manager and if the issue was taste alone thatd be different but this was not safe serve. There are safe temperatures to serve all proteins and I feel sure none of this stuff came close. So be careful folks...you can die from poor food handling read more

Worst I've ever been to and it's not even close. This place SUCKS. Food is crap, service is non existent, and the water even tastes weird.

If I could give it a negative star, I would. I'm amazed this place hasn't been shut down. Dirty, the food is cold, the women's toilet wasn't attached to the floor. It was NASTY! read more

Tried this place before a doctors appointment. Read the reviews before going in and most people said it had "improved". It was ok, food was decent, restaurant was "decently" clean although somewhat questionable. After stomaching all I could from the selection, I went to use the restroom where I found a horribly large cockroach on the floor. I will absolutely never come to this place again if I live through the night!! read more

China Star Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

I have eaten at this place for years. Never had a bad experience. Food is always fresh and constantly being replaced. I'm not sure what the other folks found so disappointing. I rate it a five because that is what it is in courtesy, cleanliness and great food. read more

This place is disgusting!!!!!!!!!!! Don't do it!!! Everything was dried up and crusty. Looked like the food was from Lunch. We told the woman at the front. She did not agree. I asked her to come Look at the soups. All dried up. She said, oh no you just push the crust down into the soup! Never again. Don't go there. They should be closed. read more

China Star Buffet - Dried up soup. - Chinese Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

After my kids doctors appointment we I stopped here for lunch to day. We each got a to go container Filled it up with our choices from buffee. Once in the car I grabbed a quick few bites out of mind to go Box then headed towards their school, They ate theirs in the back and I would grab a quick bite at each red light, I'm sure if you have children you can relate. After finishing 75% of my meal I notice something black on one of the pieces of chicken. I was really hoping it was just some spice but nope it was a Crispy be little bug. I was so disgusted it took everything I had not to throw up all over. I pray there was not any in my children's food. I would recommend staying far far away from this restaurant it was very busy in the restaurant so I can only imagine the amount of bugs that were eaten. read more

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This is the most disappointing Chinese buffet I have ever been to. The staff and owners are rude and hateful, the place is dirty, food is left out way too long. The noodles both rice and lo mein had been out so long they were burned, the egg drop soup had cooked down so far it was green and tasted like salted dish soap, the sushi bar was never even there and I was charged for crab legs even though they didn't put any out until I was leaving. The staff was more woried about closing than attending to any of the custumers let alone myself. I left just before they closed anb that is when they started restocking the buffet lines and couldnt help wondering if they were doing it for the next day. Overall absolutely disgusting read more

Depending on the time of day, the food is decent but not the greatest in world. Some of the food looked like it has been sitting there for a while. Like I stated, mainly depends what time of day it is for the food to be at its best. read more

Nastiest Chinese restaurant in the entire Tri Cities. I have seen roaches crawling on the buffet. The food is disgusting and usually cold. The shrimp is never deveined. The staff is rude, they bring you the check after you sit down with your first plate and you never see them again so forget refills. Go somewhere else for Chinese. I'm begging you. read more

Food was cold and bland.. 5 minutes after leaving our entire party had extreme stomach cramps.. the only decent thing was the egg drop soup which was covered in a hard layer of dried egg which I had to break to get to.. basically paid $15 for a colon cleanse.. I won't be safe to leave the house for at least the rest of the day wouldn't recommend for a first date or if u have any plans afterwards.. had high hopes but was very disappointed read more

Clean and friendly place :-) They have a big menu in addition to the buffet. They cook to order. read more

Very poor quality of food. Never keeps the buffet stocked to capacity. Can't understand the staff and they're also rude. I feel like they should understand my language since operating a business in my country. Why should I adapt to them? I give them one star since that's the lowest I could go. Stay away!! Find another Chinese buffet in the area, it should be easy around here. read more

We came in later, around 8pm. Food was mehhhhhhhh.Some of it tasted downright terrible, som was bland, some was cold, some was just...there.....BUT the ice cream was fantastic!!! The real deal. So we had a lot of that. read more

China star change a lot for the good. Where Waitress is giving great service and I'll come back again. He has changed a lot since I gave that first review. The food was pretty good here also. I am so happy that China star is back. And I will be back in there. read more

China Star Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Kingsport, Tennessee

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9.16.15 This was slightly improved when I had few choices but to visit again for the dinner buffet. I recommend getting there early.

Service was awful. Restaurant was unclean. Food was bland and immediately made my stomach hurt. This was my first time eating there & I will not be going back. read more

The servers were very nice and cordial. The food...don't waste your money. My wife and I paid $26 for ice cream and cantaloupe.

Have been several times in the last year with my mother, who loves it. I was in the other day and was really surprised (again) at the quality of the food on the buffet. We were there at peak lunch time, so there was a lot of food turnover and things were good and hot. For the price, it's a winner. read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. This was the worst experience I have had at a restaurant. The waitress was very unfriendly and kept rolling her eyes for no reason, the food was stale and way overpriced.. Plus my fiance, who usually has a cast iron stomach, got sick within 5 minutes of leaving. Needless to say, will definitely not be going there again. read more

So, I see that everyone else is leaving bad reviews and I'm really surprised. i don't really understand what they were expecting, it's a chinese buffet. I never go to the buffet here because I know that it isn't good but if you're looking for good chinese takeout then I recommend 100%. I've tried Chicken with Broccoli from every chinese restaurant in the area and China Star is by far the best. If you order takeout ask for something special order so that you know it's fresh, I always ask for the Chicken with Broccoli without carrots. Their egg rolls are also very delicious! read more

Last time I ate at this China Star the manager is rude they got my order wrong try to make me take it when I didn't want it they gave me rats on a stick that's what I call them now I said I didn't order this he was very nasty so I don't know how he is a five-star I give him a zero read more

This isn't the best Chinese food but it is the best Chinese buffet I have ever been to. We go to the Star when we want to have Chinese.

I tried this place today, and the food was mediocre, the service was poor, and the attitude of the staff was even worse. I'd rate it zero stars if possible, because China (One) Star is not even worthy of the ONE star appearing on the sign outside their restaurant. I had to repeatedly flag down the waitress to get refills on my drink, otherwise she didn't seem to care about customers or pay attention to them. I ate there with two others in my party, and when I asked for separate checks, she turned over the check and wrote "13.90" and rudely said, that's what you each pay. She couldn't be bothered to write out new checks for each of the three of us. I went to the register and explained how poor the food and service is, and I got some response about all the food and no other customer has complained, which made little sense, and no offer was made to reduce the absurdly expensive price of the meal at this place. One member of my party told her, "we are never coming here again." At the price of 13.90 the food should be better, and the service and attitude of the staff needs to be orders of magnitude better. They show that they just simply don't care about their customers. Don't eat at China (None) Star unless you enjoy institutional-tasting mediocre food and staff that treats you like dirt. read more

This is a nice Chinese buffet to pop into when you're in the mood,.. Nothing spectacular but satifying

Good value for money. Four nice clean buffet tables; eat-in and restroom areas are also cleaned--obsessively, as they should be in a busy restaurant. I've peeked, and all that chicken may be Tysons instead of Perdue, but it IS chicken. Nice quiet waiters do speak English, but don't interrupt your meal. Most buffet items are gluten-and-dairy-free. Even my mother, who's allergic to everything including chicken, can find a decent meal here. This is my pick of all restaurants in Kingsport. read more

If I could give no stars, or even negative stars, I would. China Star used to be the best place for Chinese food in Kingsport. The food was always good and fresh (and affordable!!!), and the service was great. Fast forward to today, where my family of 3 (2 adults and 1 child) just paid $43 for lukewarm food and crappy service. The waitresses now barely say 2 words to you and are too busy playing on their cell phones to provide more than just the bare minimum of customer service. We arrived right around lunch time and were surprised that the food looked and tasted as if it had already been sitting on the buffet for hours. Most of it was dried out and cold. By the time we made the 25 minute drive from the restaurant to our home, all three of us were talking about how terrible we felt. Sick, bloated, indigestion, etc... Now we are just hoping and praying that we did not pay over $40 for a plate of food poisoning. It seems as if every time we go there, the quality of food and service is less, while the price is more. We will never go back. read more

the name might as well be dog star. the food is horrible and the staff could not be worse. ...the only reason the place still exists is the fact that their is a limited selection of eateries in the immediate area...do yourself a favor. .. take the ride into Johnson city and try hibachi grill. .you will never even consider this restaurant again. ... this hole should have been shut down years ago. read more