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    China Star Express

    3.7 (314 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Fast Food
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Orange Chicken and Fried Rice

    First time coming here, clean place food is terrible fried rice is ok orange chicken is old refried then topped with ALOT! of sauce but it's super dry and chewy, never going back!

    Mongolian Chicken, Sesame Chicken, Fried Rice, Chow Mein
    Rony Q.

    My friend and I came around 11am and both got 2 item combos. They really LOADED the plates up with food too! I got the sesame chicken and Mongolian chicken with half chow mein and half fried rice. My friend got the orange chicken and spicy chicken with half half as well! Everything was really good, but the orange chicken and sesame chicken was dry and tough instead of moist, tender, and crispy. Would come back and test it again because maybe it was just this batch.

    Fried Rice, Chow Mein, Beef + Broccoli, Teriyaki Chicken , and Thai Tea
    Imahny H.

    Food: Fried Rice, Chow Mein, Beef + Broccoli, Teriyaki Chicken and Thai tea without boba was $20.13. Food was good and they give enormous portions. This is your local Chinese food spot with a lil stank on it. Service: Average. Ambiance: whole in the wall.

    Eggplant Tofu 1 item combo
    Chad K.

    A very solid Chinese fast food option and walking distance from CSULB. Being in that prime location, they could choose to gouge you, but they don't. The prices are very affordable and the portions are huge. What is unique about China Star is there are a decent amount of vegetarian and vegan alternatives on the line. There is an eggplant Tofu dish, an all veggies dish, and one of the pho options is vegan. And, oh yeah, they have Pho and it is great! They also have bubble tea and a bunch of other things, but I stick mainly to the 1 or 2 item combos or the pho. Check it out!

    1 Item Combo - Orange Chicken
    Jennifer K.

    This Chinese food restaurant is a popular spot for CSULB students and construction workers. It's close to CSULB, and it's never super crowded in here! I got the 1 Item Combo with Chow Mein, Fried Rice, and Orange Chicken. The portions are good for being under $10, and there was a sign that says for a limited time, combos get a free medium drink from 3-6pm. The Chow Mein is good, the Fried Rice is pretty good too, and the Orange Chicken isn't too crunchy or too soft, and it's flavorful! The employees are nice, I've never had a bad experience with them. The restaurant has plenty of seating both outside and inside. It's decently clean, it just looks like any typical Chinese food restaurant. I would come here again. The prices are good, the food is good, and the employees are nice!

    What a deal this is!
    Rudy M.

    My girlfriend and her friends frequent this place and this happened to be my first of infinite visits. It's by far the best fast food Chinese I have ever had. I heard good things about it and since moving to the area, I wanted to land a great place to bring home quality Chinese. It's a clean restaurant and great food. I went with the three combo plate (which for the price isn't bad at all) I got the amazing chow mein and fried rice with beef broccoli and orange chicken and their mushroom chicken. The orange chicken and the sesame chicken that my girlfriend got were both crispy and had enough flavor on them. The broccoli was tender and the mushroom chicken was glorious. Big pieces of mushrooms and zucchini with chunks of chicken. It came with a free drink for my combo so that was cool. I loved how the chow mein had more noodle than cabbage. That was a huge plus. I'll be frequenting this spot a lot in the future.

    Spicy Eggplant Tofu, Egg Fried Rice, noodle
    Timothy Spencer T.

    Cheap food on the go. It's decent for the price, and the portions are solid. The rice and noodles really fill you up and their eggplant w/ tofu was cooked well. Given the long line around dinner time, a lot of people appreciate the affordable food that doesn't skimp on taste.

    ($15) 2 side plate/ Mushroom Chicken and teriyaki chicken

    Wanted to give this place a try since it's so close to campus. Walked in and there was not many options to choose from :( Picked out the sides that you can't really go wrong with. And well the serving was a decent amount. The taste however was super bland especially the fried rice and chow mein, absolutely no flavor at all. Next time I'll just stay on campus \_*^*_/

    Chow mein and Orange Chicken bowl
    Norma S.

    Came here on a Saturday around 2:00pm no wait to order. Parking in lot. Not a lot of seating. Ordered a bowl with chow mein and orange chicken. Chow mein was good, orange chicken some pieces were a bit rough/hard to eat. On the oily side too. Overall price to taste it is okay.

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    Delicious! They are so nice too. Everything is good there. I wanna go back already. I want to try their boba tea

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    It was very good and I liked the chow main with teriyaki chicken. The service was excellent. It feels like a college spot. Will return soon.

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    Egg flower soup is delicious. Haven't tried anything else yet but love this spot and it's convenient and fast.

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    5 months ago

    Easy, quick, most cost effective likely not the healthiest but most certainly worth it for sure !!!!

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    Great food for very reasonable prices, you'll literally get 3 pounds of food for $19 it's impressive

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    Always fresh and delicious. Family owned and friendly. I love the eggplant. My kids ALWAYS have to get the orange chicken.

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    Portions are great and food is pretty good. Not the best Chinese place out there but definitely worth the buck.

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