Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    China Star Express

    3.7 (315 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Fast Food
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

    China Star Express Photos

    CHINA STAR EXPRESS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

    You might also consider

    More like China Star Express

    Recommended Reviews - China Star Express

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    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.

    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!

    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.

    2 item combo

    See all

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Yelper 4.
    86
    36
    11

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jenni S.
    151
    97
    11

    6 years ago

    This place is getting better over time. The food is consistently good. Large portions and great value. I love coming here for take out.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    4 years ago

    New favorite food place in LB! Very kind employees, they also always pack my plate! Love the food it's delicious, highly recommended!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Been eating here for over 10 years, but the last two times, the food has not been hot. The holding tables need to be turned up.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ronny T.
    318
    115
    103

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    16 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jessica D.
    1252
    644
    11905

    14 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Cat L.
    227
    468
    1135

    18 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Louis N.
    59
    629
    694

    18 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Gina C.
    48
    165
    101

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    12 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Sofia F.
    128
    48
    58

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Loretta C.
    4483
    1168
    43258

    15 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    11 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Tiny bit over priced, but the food is great and the serving size is more than generous! I will keep coming back!!!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of D R.
    0
    44
    11

    4 years ago

    My one stop shop for Pho and Chinese food. Everyone in our home loves the food. Orange chicken, bbq pork, rolls, etc.

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 3 of 8

    China Star Express Reviews in Other Languages

    Ask the Community - China Star Express

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Chinese 151,453 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Kin Long Beach

    Kin Long Beach

    4.6
    (2.2k reviews)
    4.5 mi
    $$

    This place was such a pleasant surprise. From the outside, it looks pretty unassuming, but once you…read morestep inside, it's actually incredibly cute and has a warm, inviting atmosphere. One of the highlights is their Thai tea, which is served with a popsicle and seems to be one of their most popular items for good reason. It's fun, unique, and absolutely delicious. I also tried the salmon curry, which was something new for me, and I ended up loving it. The flavors were rich, balanced, and unlike anything I've ordered before. Another unexpected favorite was the wings. I'm usually not a big wings person, but these were surprisingly good--crispy, flavorful, and definitely worth ordering. Overall, the food, drinks, and atmosphere exceeded my expectations. It's a spot I would absolutely come back to and one that I would definitely recommend to others.

    After a festival by LBC city hall we stopped in to have a quick dinner. LBC is happening in the…read moreevenings and weekends but most restaurants close pretty early. Kin was one of the only restaurants open until 10 PM. We were seated right away, and somehow the five of us sat in a private room. It was kind of late for me to eat anything really heavy so I just have my usual salad and it was the beef tenderloin salad. They serve it up with a lot of beef and less veggies. The beef itself was a little chewy and in large pieces. I prefer the meat to be cut a little smaller and would like more lettuce and cucumber. I got a little taste of the spicy fried rice, which was really good. Some of us ordered Thai tea and didn't expect what we received, which was the tea with a Thai tea popsicle. What a treat! The Thai tea itself was pretty standard, but that popsicle was like the icing on a cake. The places, modern and clean. Staff is helpful and nice. Parking is their own lot but can be difficult to get a spot on a busy day or night.

    Photos
    Dining Area
    Dining Area
    Pork Jerky
    Pork Jerky
    Thai Iced Tea

    See all

    Thai Iced Tea
    Nomad Asian Bistro

    Nomad Asian Bistro

    4.0
    (1.8k reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$

    Nomads is, and always will be, our go-to spot when we're craving Chinese food! From the moment you…read morewalk in, you're greeted by some of the friendliest staff around. They always remember us and even know our usual order, which makes every visit feel a little more personal. The food is consistently fresh, flavorful, and served surprisingly fast. We have yet to have a disappointing meal here. Our family favorites are the beef and broccoli, handmade chow mein, and orange chicken, each one packed with flavor and cooked perfectly every time. The portions are generous and ideal for family-style dining, with plenty to share and usually enough left over for lunch the next day. Great food, great service, and a welcoming atmosphere keep us coming back again and again. Highly recommend!

    My family went here on a Saturday night around 6 as a party of 5. We were immediately seated but by…read morethe end of our time there, the inside of the restaurant was pretty much full (they have a fair amount of outdoor seating too). Food came out in a good time, especially considering there was a large party having a birthday party at the same time. We ordered a number of entrees and 2 appetizers. Everything was pretty good with my standouts being the hand-pulled noodles and the tofu & shiitake mushroom entree. You could tell the hand-pulled noodles were fresh and made by hand. The sauce on it was good but too salty. The tofu & shiitake dish was served in a savory and tasty home/brown sauce. The scallion pancake was good as well, just much thinner than other scallion pancakes. The Chinese broccoli was good, but I thought it was more bitter than usual Chinese broccoli dishes. The fried rice was okay.

    Photos
    Inside
    Inside
    Garlic Chili Chicken
    Garlic Chili Chicken
    Sesame scallion bread, very good and super fresh

    See all

    Sesame scallion bread, very good and super fresh
    L V Chinese Seafood Restaurant

    L V Chinese Seafood Restaurant

    4.0
    (673 reviews)
    3.6 mi
    $$

    By far the best Chinese restaurant in the city of Long Beach. I was told to come here on the advice…read moreof one of my clients. She did not let me down as we walked in and noticed how truly authentic it was going to look. Chinese decor on the walls and boxes of restaurant supples in the corners. Just as it should be. The bonus was that they had a TV showing the NBA Finals when we arrived. Pretty nice touch and in the back of the restaurant so as not to distract everyone. We went with a couple of our favorite dishes to run along and the Chicken Lo Mein was pretty good. Crispy pieces of chicken and soft noodles and veggies to go with it. We chose to get Mongolian Beef and it was absolutely fantastic. Crispy celery, green onions and decent sized pieces of meat in a terrific sauce. I would love to try to replicate that. My wife wanted a shrimp dish so she ordered the honey walnut and it even looked good to me when they brought it. She loves egg rolls, so she got a four piece and said they were pretty good. My biggest wow of the visit was their vegetable fried rice. MY GOD. I dont know what they season or flavor it with, but every fork full of rice that i ate, it was this sense of flavor that reminded me of butter or something else. I really loved the sensation i experienced from this particular dish. I am really curious on what it actually is. I will definitely be ordering out or coming in for Chinese because that reminded of many other places that put out fantastic dishes.

    I came here for lunch and honestly I wish I came here sooner…read more They have a ton of options on their lunch specials and everything is reasonably priced. I lunched with a friend and shared two things: -moo shu chicken ($13.95) -salt & pepper tofu ($13.95) I've never had moo shu anything before and I am now a moo shu fan 4ever. Apparently the version here come pre-wrapped, but I didn't mind since I was a first timer. The wrapper functions a lot like a tortilla, but much more delicate. I like the mixture of chicken, wood ear mushrooms and cabbage maybe? Textually it's crunchy and I like that in the soft wrapper. The salt & pepper tofu is sautéed with jalapeños which give it a nice kick. It's not your classic version of the this dish because the tofu is cubed into bite sized pieces and tastes a little more peanut-y than salt and pepper-y, but I didn't mind it. It was great over white rice. L V is perfect for a quick Chinese fix. Lunch specials are just a bonus.

    Photos
    Dining Room
    Dining Room
    These green beans tho! Yum!
    These green beans tho! Yum!
    Best Vegetable Fried Rice I've Ever Had! EVER

    See all

    Best Vegetable Fried Rice I've Ever Had! EVER
    Charm Siam Restaurant

    Charm Siam Restaurant

    4.6
    (310 reviews)
    4.0 mi
    $$
    Vegan friendly
    LGBTQ friendly

    I've heard so many good things about this restaurant via Yelp and Tiktok; however, I was a bit…read moredisappointed. I ordered pad see ew with chicken and mango sticky rice via Uber Eats. Unfortunately, the pad see ew was very oily and lacking flavor. -My sriracha did all the work in terms of flavor. The chicken was decent, not dry. My mango sticky rice was tasty, sweet mango with a side of the coconut milk/sauce. Overall, my dessert was good but I expected much better based on reviews. I was so excited to finally try this place, maybe I caught them on a bad day.

    It's a thing now that I have to make a stop here for Thai food. Long Beach has loads of places but…read morethis one takes the cake for me. There's a few nearby which fiends have referred and raved about, but this one left a lasting impression. I love me some boat noodles and they do not disappoint. The nice thick broth with loads of meats all mixed in together. Then you have the Chinese broccoli for the perfect veggie paring. Wow, it so good. Some places cannot get their broth right which does make a major difference. Sometimes it ends up being too watery and defected the purpose. Here, the broth is perfect. Also any of their curries is excellent. This time we went with the massaman curries. Nice thick broth with peanuts, potatoes, onion and carrots in a coconut sauce. Another flavorful dish. And of course we always get the papaya salad Thai style with shrimp and peanut. There also the Laos style with fermented fish sauce and salty crab. It's quite nice too but it could be too strong of a taste for some people. The food has always been excellent. Service was always excellent with friendly staff. They're always so welcoming and attentive to their customers. A must for me whenever I'm down in Long Beach. Parking can be tricky as it's all street parking.

    Photos
    Charm Siam Restaurant
    Charm Siam Restaurant
    Charm Siam Restaurant

    See all

    China Star Express - chinese - Updated June 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...