I am actually disappointed, I mean how could I not be. I used to come here before and it used to be good. As soon as you walk in it smells like something died in there and the food is absolutely disgusting and cold even the deserts are hard and gross and the waitress took my drinks thinking I left and didn't even bring them back I had to ask for them back. read more

Driving by and decided to cancel our stop at a bbq place to come here so wish us luck! I won't let the low stars fool me until I try it out!! Ok we are inside now!!! And let me tell you it smells delicious and it's pretty busy but enough space for you to walk from tables to buffet areas!! So much to choose from it's crazy and I LOVE IT!!! Beef, chicken, fish, shrimp, wings, chicken drumsticks and several type of noodles and rice!! Try a little of everything because you will find out what's your favorite dish and keep going for seconds, thirds and more of you can handle it lol My favorite was the shrimp in its skin and the crab which are perfectly fried and seasoned!! The shrimp has a spicy flavor that keeps making you go for more and the crab can be completely eaten!!! So crunchy it's delicious!! The orange chicken is so good!!! It's flavor is actually good, not watered down. The beef with onions is tasty, the seafood soup is savory and spicy but can't go wrong!! Visit the desert area because they have tons to pick from!!! Cake, ice cream, cookies, hello and omg fruit!! The service is great! Very friendly and attentive and they keep it clean and on point!! Music playing in the background "Mexico vibes" eahhhhh eahhhh dance time and good food? Can't go wrong but ofcourse didn't dance lol Honestly give it a try because I'm telling you it's DELICIOUS!!! You won't be disappointed, I am a very honest with food and I am a good lover so I'm telling you stop by and write a review because they deserve to be shared!! read more

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If I were permitted to assign a zero rating, I would do so without hesitation. My family visited this restaurant for dinner, only to be deceived into paying $63.65 instead of the actual amount of $38.65. My daughter and her husband's food was subsequently removed due to her experiencing an illness. Both receipts indicate that $63.65 was debited from our account, including a senior meal that was supposedly unpaid. Instead of obtaining the senior license plate, which belonged to my father, the manager, Mireya, gathered my son's credit card for making the payment successfully and added his license plate and the vehicle registration to the FLOCK camera database. The manager, Mireya, subsequently lied to the police, claiming that the payment was not made. Consequently, the police placed my son's license plate into the FLOCK system. The following day, my daughter-in-law and my autistic grandson were pulled over by police with their weapons drawn, as they were searching for the registered owner of the vehicle in which my son resides. My daughter-in-law and grandson were traumatized by the incident, and my daughter-in-law is now extremely fearful of driving. We have provided receipts that have been removed from my son's account. However, the manager, Mireya, asserts that she is unable to take responsibility for her actions and that this matter is up to the police officer. She has also been untruthful about the entire situation, causing significant stress for my family. When I visited the restaurant to confront them about the overcharge and the so-called unpaid senior meal, Mireya refused to accept any accountability for her actions. She is attempting to conceal the incident. Mireya claims that she has no knowledge of how to resolve this matter and that it is up to the police officer. However, she has been inconsistent in her statements about the entire situation, which is causing immense distress to my family. The manager, Mireya, has also denied providing me with the case number for contacting the HPD. She stated that she spoke to the officer and that the matter is under investigation. However, she has provided multiple conflicting statements . She has also refused to provide me with the contact information for corporate office or the general manager. Based on these experiences, I would never dine at this establishment again. The staff and company are incredibly dishonest and do not take responsibility for their mistakes read more

China Star - Receipt overcharged - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This is my regular spot for crawfish and today was extra spicy and good. Looks like they added a chili oil when they cooked the crawfish today so it was super easy to peel and extra tasty. I come here at least once a week for my crawfish fix year round and for the most part it's worth it. The place is kept clean even though I can't comment on the restroom because I don't use it. The service is great, the staff is attentive and the refills keep coming until you've had enough. I usually get the spicy #5&6 noodles with grilled shrimp made on the hibachi after my two or three full plates of crawfish and Texas toast. There are plenty of choices available for everyone. I recommend coming just not after 1 pm on a Sunday because it's always busy. read more

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Love a good China buffet I'm a fat kid at heart, the food here was amazing so many delicious choices, the service was whatever lol it's a buffet and the ambience was pretty much just chill, everyone eating and enjoying themselves, didn't expect Texas to have good China buffet, indefinitely will be coming back read more

China Star - Food - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

The buffet has a good selection of food. Most people there seem to really enjoy the crawfish and the peel shrimp. For the dinner buffet it's $15 for adults which is a fair since they do have some seafood. The staff is very good about picking up plates after you get up to refill your plate. My favorite part was the flan, it's very creamy and delicious. read more

China Star - Trying it for the first time - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Met a buddy for dinner and found the egg rolls to be bad. You could smell them a foot away. They pulled all of the egg rolls from the buffet and didn't charge him for his meal. I guess you can't really smell an egg roll until you bite into it. The restaurant was loud, the food was incredibly plentiful but I don't think I will be back to this location. We will see. read more

Glad we listen to the person who commented before me saying that they need to see you for themselves the quality of a restaurant. The food was good, the lo mein was great! The sushi I wanted was not out so I asked the server about it and they ended up making what I wanted( simple Philadelphia roll... Nothing extreme). The habachi was also good and the ice cream was great. It was a big place they had seating available for bigger groups by table or booth. Would definitely come back ! read more

China Star - Ice cream was the only thing I got a picture of because everything else I ate so fast! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Everything was disgusting customer service was good but food wise it was just not it in my opinion

I really wanted to like this place. The staff was nice and attentive. The food was just not very good, it was incredibly bland. Hibachi in Baytown is much better! Thanks read more

Went on a Sunday and the wait wasn't too bad. The food is your typical Chinese buffet with Hibachi, Sushi and random assortments of food. The restaurant was clean. Ultimately it did it's job, left with a belly full of food and a solid place. We had trouble getting refill and service could've been better. The crawfish they had looked good too, not frozen. Beware of the ice cream, so many kids with their hands in the ice cream tubs. Also fun fact: If you're there for more than two hours, they will charge you a second adult buffet. read more

China Star - 2 Hour Dining Limit - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food here is great, I love it that I come here every Sunday. Service is ok, like it's slow at t imes slow but, it's still pretty good. Don't even get me started on the ambiance, they have some nice music that makes you relax and eat your food in peace. read more

The food is ok. My biggest problem is that they tried to steal from me. My bill was $15.14. I gave the server a $20 bill. She bought me four $1 bills back. I had to go to the front to ask about the remaining $0.86 cents. I was told they were just about to open the safe to bring me my change, which she did not do until I asked. You would think she might have mentioned that when she brought me my change that was short. In short-count your money if you go here. read more

Love it here!! My favorite for a quick meal. My order always is two teriyaki thighs, half orange chicken, half fried pork i think it is, texas toast and two of those fried things filler with cream cheese. read more

The food was good nice selection, of seafood and other dishes. In the buffet. The price was fairly reasonable they had a grill for noodles some type of Mongolian grill . Full salad bar., a small sushi, selections. Cray fish and shrimp several different types. The shrimp cocktail. Was very tasty. read more

We have been going here for almost a month and the food is always great! Kelin served us recently and she was fantastic! We will always go back when we come to town. Thanks for the food! read more

Here our experience with this location, great service by the waitress, food was bland and lack flavor. When it came to the bill, it was OVERPRICED $52.95 for two adult and two children. With that much spend I could have eaten at a FINE DINING RESTAURANT in downtown. We felt robbed, and lied too; never coming back. PEOPLE STAY AWAY read more

Not worth your time. Nasty food and hot soda. Staff was rude and ate and licked their fingers while serving tables.

I don't usually let the environment affect my perception of the food. However, it was asking too much to ignore it. And that's disappointing, because the food was pretty good. My wife had been craving this place since we knew the V-Star seafood buffet (off 45 and Howard) had a great reputation. Unfortunately, as soon as we walked in, we were hit by a very pungent odor. It was a vomit-lime smell surrounding the whole restaurant. I think it came from the carpets, but really I couldn't tell. Every bite I took from the food made me more nauseated. If they figure it out, and fix it, I would definitely give them a second chance. But as it stands, I don't feel like risking my health or my wife's just for a local buffet. read more

I see this place has 3 1/2 stars but upon driving up is a girl throwing up at the front door I'm still contemplating going in to actually eat. my man went inside to take a look at the food. let's see what happens! Long story short I walk to the habachi station and the cook is raw meat and cooking utensils with no gloves. I talked to the manager about cross contamination and and she apologized and said that they would retrain him. Needless to say I walked out hungry and went to Wendy's! read more

Please do not go! You will get sick every time! Kids are allowed to do as they pleased and spread their germs around! Tried the place twice separate years and both times my sister and I have gotten sick. read more

Crab was fried with the net We got there at lunch time 3:15 In the middle of our lunch the waitress comes by and ask if we're done eating I was like no !and she says imma have to charge y'all the dinner price now because at 4:00 they bring out crawfish and crab Iam staring at her with a confused look because been there and nvr got told that so she walks away and just nvr comes back to attend to me and my family we waited and when she made her rounds she just completely ingnored us my husband walks up to her and hands her all our glasses to fill she brings them to us my cup had lipstick stain on it I didn't realize it until after I drank from (I wasn't wearing and lipstick)and says hand me ur receipt She brings it back with the dinner pice added and then still tries to take our plates while we're eating we left and Iam still disgusted with the service and dissatisfied with the food. read more

China Star - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

food was good. i'm just interested in a certain employee that was seating the people. she was in the front entrance and hair in a pony tail but hair not too long and holding a tablet. the place was pretty clean too btw. hit me back @dezdacure i was wearing black jacket. read more

This is the first place I went to after I arrived to Houston. It is a short drive from the IAH Airport and since my dad has heard good reviews about it, we decided to check it out. I was famished and the buffet seemed to be a good and inexpensive way to address my hunger. The restaurant was located near the highway and the exterior had a nice sign display and a large parking lot. So here's the breakdown of my unbiased, fact-based review: Environment: I really admired the casual ambience of the restaurant. It was dimly lit which I didn't like because I like brightness but the sign outside and the aquarium inside made the restaurant look aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Inside, rows of tables full of customers surrounded the center of the buffet where all the food was. Due to the large number of customers we actually had to wait at some stations to get our food. Score: 4/5 Service: Our server was Karla, who was nice but she wasn't very attentive and was socializing with her coworker who was on break during the majority of our time there. I actually had to walk up to her once to get a refill for my dad. The ladies at the register and the Mexican lady cleaning the restrooms were very friendly. I was actually surprised to be greeted by her when I went in to clean my hands. She knew little English but since I spoke Spanish, we made small talk. 3/5 Food: I must say, the food was better than most buffets I've been to - not quite up to the standards of the high-end ones I go to in New York, but compared the many others I've been to along the east coast, yes - the food is pretty decent. I recommend the fried chicken wings, the sushi and the littleneck clams. I'm not a big fan of crawfish (I know it's a delicacy down here but I have yet to try really good crawfish so I don't know) but my dad thought the crawfish was pretty good. 5/5 Overall Score: 4/5 How the Score is Calculated: 4/5 + 3/5 + 5/5 = 12/15 divided by the 3 categories gives us the averaged total of 4/5. read more

This is a good Buffet with a Huge variety of selections, they even have self serve on Ice Cream and it's delicious, premium stuff. The kids and I like the Butter Pecan. I recommend the hibachi area where you can pick your own ingredients and hand it to the cook where they cook it right in front of you. The only reason why I didn't rate it higher is because of the Management there. I learned that the TIP JAR in front of the cook is NOT FOR THE COOK(S), IT IS FOR THE MANAGER. so DON'T TIP the cook. I didn't have a chance to ask the waitress if it was the same for them. It should be ILLEGAL to intentionally put a tip jar in front of the person who isn't going to receive it. read more

Went to this place and when i walked in it had a weird smell and there were flys on the food

This is by far my #1 stop when I'm in Houston. They have semi truck parking, the place is very clean, 7 different islands of buffet food, ranging from fruits, salads, sushi, Chinese food, and ice cream. This is the best Chinese buffet place I've ever seen. For a drink and the buffet I only paid 11.78 on a Tuesday afternoon. And I love the sushi. It's not high end sushi but it's a lot better than I would expect at any buffet place. read more

From the moment we walked in the waitress talking to us chewing a straw the whole time. The restaurant Smells disgusting. The carpet was so dirty. Shrimp was undercooked. Everything was horrible. NEVER EVER going back. read more

I was hired to work as a manager. And at the end of the day, I have decided that this company is not the right one for me. The General Manager Ying was annoying and unprofessional. After working in 5 stars Hotels ;ending with a Director position, such as the Hyatt Regency, Marriott, Sheraton , Hilton an other major corporations, I felt that management was very poor. You cannot be a Manager & a Cashier or Hostess all day, you will compromise the quality of supervision which will effect the quality of Food & the quality of Service and at the same time neglecting Food Hygiene practices to insure Health and safety for all customers. Considering that I put a whole day of work covering for a Hostess that did not show up. And after I informed the manager that I am not interested to continue, I sent a message twice through texting requesting my paycheck for one day, but i did not get any reply. It is totally unacceptable not to get paid for nearly 11 hours of work more or less. I really think that this was the General Manager Ying decision not to pay me in an effort to punish me for my decision to quit. I still will report this to the owner that I sense that he is miss informed. I don't advise anyone to work there truly unless the change the management. Imad Chayeb read more

We were here to celebrate Mother's Day(Mexican), and it seem like a fair place, the usual Chinese buffet, but they have the hibachi grill which seems exciting. Also the ice cream was good. What I can say I didn't like was the booth we had assigned, we were a group of eight and it was like a half moon booth, this is the worst type of table you can have at a buffet where everyone is standing all the time. Also the tip was included in the check, since it was a big group. Staff was okay, I cannot say excellent because they were not very attentive. But overall we had a good time, and enjoyed our meal. read more

No concern for customers. We were at China Star on I10 East. While we were up getting food a glass from the chandelier fell hit the thick glass display which broke.. hitting me and glass shattered everywhere. I immediately grabbed my arm cause I could feel glass in my arm and on side of my face. People asking me if I'm ok including Chris cause he seen when it hit me. The manager Benny came over I told him what happen just said I'm sorry. No questions asked if I'm ok. People were still trying to grab food from there and me and Chris's were stopping them because I'm sure glass fell in it because it was everywhere. He didn't even try stopping them. Finally after him hearing us tell people not to eat from there and showing them the debris he started having people remove it. After all that he started seating people and asking what drink they wanted. Not once did he come over to ask if I'm ok. Smh. When we were leaving he didnt even want to come out .. he said he was to busy writing his report according to lilly another manager there. They didn't even want to give me his full name. Finally he came out after waiting like 10min talking at the front counter. No concern for his customers. That's what really pissed me off.. There was another customer there Amazed that he didn't shut that area down where v people were grabbing food. He even went to the front counter to say something but it was like no one cared. Smh read more

My first mistake was going in at dinner time. we were pleasantly, greeted, but in Spanish, NOT in English. Then we were escorted to a table and given plastic gloves to serve yourself at the buffet, the next table to us was occupied by a large family with small children screaming at the top of their lungs, Parents were too busy stuffing their faces to care. I addressed the issue and were told that their were no other tables available. Fortunately they were almost done eating and left about 10 minutes later. For the most part, most adults were wearing their masks and the gloves issued for serving. they ask that you wear your mask and place new gloves on as you approach the serving area. Later on, i did notice ADULTS approaching the buffet table without masks, nor wearing gloves, rubbing their nose or mouths, kids running around with no parental supervision which just confirmed that the mask and glove rule is only to convince you that it was safe to come and enjoy the buffet. It is NOT enforced whatsoever. This will be my last time at this establishment. P.S. The food is not all that either ! I will be visiting other places and stay away I'll be glad to pay the extra amount for better service and food along with ambiance. Any suggestions for an upscale Chinese Restaurant in the area? read more

I'm not usually big on buffets but while traveling we needed something quick off the interstate and easy. I think we caught the lunch price, $10 at 3pm on Sunday. It was crowded which I like to see at buffets because the food is rotated and fresh. They had lots of variety, hot food options, soups, sushi, dessert, etc. Most of the food was good some was okay, I would come back. Great for groups and kids too. read more

China Star - Good atmosphere - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The food was ok. The best was the sushi bar and shrimp. The raw oysters were not good I warned family not to eat them at a buffet and boom they were rancy. The vegetables and sweets were all good. read more

China Star - Ginger Chicken, fried crab, cream puffs, stir fry shrimp and coconut shrimp - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Do not eat here the food is cold overcooked the Crawfish is undercooked the price is outrageous I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone and it's dirty. I would avoid this restaurant like the plague and nobody here speaks English and it's a Chinese restaurant but they have more Mexican food than anything read more

The food here was pretty decent for a buffet. There was a variety to choose from. It was fresh and hot. They also had kid friendly choices such as chicken nuggets and fries. That's not the reason three star rating. There service was horrible! It took them about 10 minutes to get us seated just because they didn't know which one of them was taking us to our table. They argued about it in front of us and in the end it took two of them to show us our table. We weren't allowed to use the bathroom twice because they were cleaning it. When we were done with our meal we stayed and talked maybe 10 minutes, and we were asked rudely if we were done because they had to put up their food. Scoffing, attitude, and being lazy will not get you anywhere. read more

The quality of food has changed for the worst. I use to come for the CRABS which were 10/10 the best in a buffet but now they have changed the quality and the crabs shrunk to quarter size. They use to offer shrimp with cream sauce on the weekends, now that's gone completely. read more

The best buffet I have ever been to. Very tasty and fresh food, great selection as well. The staff is super fast and friendly and the restaurant looks very clean. I will definitely be back. read more

We came in at 7:40 p.m. I was looking forward to it and was glad for the fresh grill, but no zucchini, no mushrooms, & other empty bins of sides I didn't know what was in it. The sushi bar was more than half empty and person behind bar was cleaning up and told me "no more sushi " Finally finished after an egg roll I got started dripping oil. Went to dessert and half the desserts were eaten and not replenished! I complained twice when I got there and when I paid, but it didn't seem to matter, & they gladly took my money. Probably the worst place I've ever eaten at! So sad because we drove a distance to pick up a friend @ Hobby airport and this was his 1st meal visiting Houston, Tx. Embarrassing!!' read more

I took my dad who is handicapped for lunch. I specifically asked the hostess for an open table because my father is in a wheelchair. She led us to a booth which made it impossible for me to seat my dad. I politely asked her to please find us a table so we can pull the wheelchair up to the table. The dismissively gave me a look and said "there is none, there's your booth". I asked for a manager as I felt she didn't handle the situation properly. We could have waited for an open table but she felt the need to force the booth on us multiple times.The manager dismissed us as well refusing to identify herself. We had to leave. I've never thought I'd experience this kind of discrimination against handicapped people. I was so upset that it ruined my appetite. The worst part is i could see her grinning under the facemask as i asked her for her name. She simply said "No" and dismissed us. They shouldn't be allowed to treat handicapped people that way. It's disgusting! read more