After experiencing dead bugs at Ocean buffet, we were on the hunt for some good bug-free Chinese food. It's very hard to find in Florida! This is right near us, so we decided to try it. We got boneless spare ribs, beef teriyaki, egg rolls, pork fried rice, pork egg foo yong, steamed chicken & broccoli, pepper steak and sweet and sour chicken. Everything was hot, fresh and so delicious! Finally!! This will definitely be our go to Chinese! read more

I ordered takeout. It was the worse I ever had! I ordered a quart of pork lomein and it was so dry with very little sauce. Very little sauce and vegetables were wilted. The crab ragoon was old. I won't be going back and I've been a long time customer read more

The 2nd worst Chinese meal I have had in my long life. There were wilted veggies in everything and what little sauce was bland. The "house" fried rice was the worst. It was uncle Ben's type rice, dry and very little protein., read more

I just don't understand why they can't get a order correct. The food is good but for some ungodly reasons they seem to always forget one of the items that you ordered and paid for. It's happened to me three times now and you get all the way home and find out that you don't have what you ordered you call them and they tell you so sorry we will give you two free egg rolls but that doesn't make up for the 20 minute ride there and back. So I strongly advise everyone to double check their order before walking out of the door. I learned my lesson now. Two egg rolls doesn't compensate for the inconvenience and the fuel there and back... read more

THE WORST! First time visit today, placed order for carry-out. It was absolutely the WORST! The orange chicken was over-cooked, and very, very dry. The fried rice was a joke. They cook a bag of plain yellow rice, add a few pieces of carrots and onion. Zero flavor. At any other Chinese restaurant I have always been served authentic Chinese rice that starts with white rice, stir fried with soy sauce and assorted Chinese vegetables. The egg roll also left much to be desired. Seemed stale and re-heated. NEVER AGAIN! read more

Been going here for years and never had any complaints. Stopped by this past week for some sesame chicken. I ate a piece and thought it tasted funky but ignored it. I took a bite out of the second piece only for it to be completely raw. I now have food poisoning. read more

China Star - raw sesame chicken - Chinese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

Best chinese food this side of Ocala almost as good as NY , best O have had since moving to Ocala 14 months ago

Excellent. You can eat in but it's a take out place 90% of the time. I love this place good food and genuine folks working here. The chicken chop suey is a staple but they are all good, fresh and delicious. D read more

They have been our fav. for years now. Always great food, fast service and friendly atmosphere even through covid Namaskaram

Your typical Chinese strip mall restaurant, but not. Organized , clean and great food. Phone in orders handled very well and pickup was easy. Friendly service even during peak times. read more

It's Chinese carry out. Pretty big kitchen. Fast and efficient. Ok for carry out if you have a craving for Chinese. Not going there on date night or thanksgiving read more

Tried this place a couple of times, about 3 years ago when we moved to the area, and after the three strike rule, haven't been back. But everything has changed and I was out and thought , start fresh, give it a try rather than going farther for the Chinese food I have been enjoying lately. Called, ordered the chicken cashew meal, always my first order at a new Chin restaurant, got there 15 minutes later and waited another 10. They were busy, such a good sign, thinking I may have wasted a couple of good food years! Well, the meal was ok, dry, especially the rice and for fried rice, very few vegetables, almost vegetables free. Then chicken and cashew ...the chicken, I believe was coated in something, maybe cornstarch, but I'm reaching, had an unusual texture, the sauce was good, it needed more, but the problem was ratio. Typically the name of the dish will feature the main ingredient, in this case it was far far off! Prices have gone up, products are less plentiful but charge me a fair price for contents! My to go plate , I'm guessing, held maybe 3 cups of food, the rice would have been at least a cup. I took 1/2 the rice, 1/2 the chicken and cashew and put on a dinner plate. I started eating and was finding I was eating and seeing more celery than anything, ate what I wanted and then took the remaining celery and put it together....after eating a great deal... over a cup of celery! This is a classic case of filler, ruins the dish and is a killer in my opinion. Obviously, they don't need my business, they have a great location, they have done well in over passing COVId precautions, but don't play with me, give me the best of the ingredients, no fillers, no lies, chicken an chasers, fried rice with vegetables, rather would have had a smaller, good portion than a larger ruined portion. read more

China Star - To go container witH half gone and the leftover celery! - Chinese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

I got boneless spare rib tips, bourbon chicken and chicken w/ broccoli with pork fried rice and chicken wings. The chicken wings were flavorful but not the best 6/10, the bourbon chicken was a 10/10 for me it was saucy had a good smoky flavor and was seasoned well. BSRT were dry no sauce which i like sometimes reminds me of griot 9/10 it had alot of flavor sweet but not too sweet, PFR was a 8/10 only thing that lacked flavor but wasn't awful overall I would go back because it was enjoyable (sorry no pic) read more

Nice big portions so a great place to get some leftovers when you're feeling lazy. The food is great and the service is always friendly. Definitely a bit more of a to-go style place than somewhere you'd sit down to eat. read more

We ordered our dinners over the phone for pick-up tonight. Our orders were ready on time, temperature hot, correct, tasty and plentiful. We each had chicken egg-foo-young with that tasty gravy to pour over it, fried rice and egg rolls. Yum-eee. There was an ample supply of condiments included of soy-sauce, sweet n sour sauce and Fortune Cookies with significant messages to enjoy. read more

China Star - Pork fried rice, chicken egg-foo-young and egg roll. - Chinese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

Delicious Chinese food. A family favorite for a quick take out choice. Friendly family business who are working hard to get the multiple orders done. We will keep coming back. ^_^ read more

I was expecting run of the mill Chinese take out. I was disappointed. Shrimp Kung Pao had 4 shrimp total. Fried rice was flavorless and strangely yellow. General tso's chicken was more breading than chicken. In fact a few pieces were fried breading. The flavors were muddy and boring. They went crazy with corn starch and thickened the sauces to gels. The fried items were overdone. They did have a giant wall of plexiglass erected to separate themselves completely from customers. I guess that's good. Prices were fair. read more

This place made me realize I like Chinese Food. I always thought it was just okay, but now I crave chinese food because of this establishment specifically. So good. So fresh. And the people are always so nice! read more

Our go to for Chinese take out. Always friendly, quick and the food is wonderful...so fresh & large servings. We always get 2-3 meals out of our orders of the lunch combo special. read more

Pretty decent Chinese food. Nothing amazing but it's decent enough. Fast service for pickup.

Ordered over phone during weekday around 8:00pm. Order was ready by the time I arrived, pricing is reasonable and food was delicious and hot. Tasted very fresh. We ordered: Pork Lo Mein Honey Chicken Sweet & Sour Chicken House Special Soup We all loved the food. I feel the current star rating doesn't match the quality of the food. I will definitely order again. I am glad I took the chance and ordered from here. The restaurant was clean. read more

Second best Chinese food in Ocala. To clarify, best for takeout second best overall. Number one is still yummy house

Just discovered the Singapore noodles.... fantastic flavor and the super thin bouncy noodles in that fragrant dry curry. Really good stuff! I lik mine "extra spicy" - which isn't really spicy at all, just has a little extra chili sauce read more

Haven't been there for a couple of years,decided to give them another try. Ordered carry out chicken with almonds bad choice. I don't know what they're passing off for chicken but it wasn't. It didn't even have the flavor,or texture of chicken, sorry but we could not eat it. Maybe give China Star another couple of years, and we'll try again. read more

Our family has appreciated this restaurant since they opened. Fast, fresh, tasty and accurate! It's our favorite Asian restaurant in Ocala. read more

China Star - Always fresh, accurate and tasty! Well traveled Veteran. - Chinese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

tried the food before. was decent nothing great but won't be back after seeing this roach read more

China Star - Went to use the bathroom and this bad boy was right there. - Chinese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

Our second time ordering on site. Our meal was for two. Due to Covid it is take out only. There is a lack of organization for order taking and order pick up, on top of the phone ringing off the hook making the entire order/pick up experience poor. One year into the pandemic this should be seamless. Call in your order is the best advice! Chicken wings and rice special was poor, wings were not fresh and the pork fried rice had very little flavor. Wonton soup average House egg foo young was average. Will possibly give them a try one more time due to being the closest to our home. read more

I gave them one star Becasue the foods prices have went up three times in the past two years. they wanted to charge more for sodas chicken if you want shrimp and it's three times the prices as before. the food that I ordered as usually had no flavor and the meat is barely seen in the rice. surely the quality and quantity has gone down. I'm very disappointed they used to be so good. don't go they are raising the prices for everything. and the food is not worth the price read more

Good food, easy to order via phone, and food was ready when expected. The restaurant looks relatively new and clean. The chicken with garlic sauce is good, good egg rolls, and good lo mein. read more

China Star - Menu 2018 - Chinese Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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Been coming here for years, excellent NY style Chinese food. Take out orders are always accurate, hot and on time. Healthy fresh food prepared very well, unlike other restaurants in the area. VERY generous portions. Pleasant and attentive staff from the front desk to the kitchen chefs. All superb positives & great food, highly recommend this restaurant! read more

I would give zero stars if possible. When we first moved here my wife called in an order and I went to pick it up. I waited for over 15 minutes for someone to even speak to me and there was no one in line. When 2 people came in that were Caucasian that acknowledged them right away. I left without getting our food and we ordered from a Chinese restaurant a few miles away and now go there instead of this place read more

Food is good and the staff courteous nice place to go for quick pick up meal. I love their bbq boneless ribs and their fried shrimp is so crunchy I love it. The prices are fair too. read more

China Star has become our go to Chinese restaurant for several reasons: close by, quick service, and most important... excellent food! I was so afraid when the pandemic hit and they closed for a while that they wouldn't return. Fortunately they did. Keep up the great work guys. I am most pleased. read more

My wife and I stopped for a couple lunch specials the other day. First, I have to say we're from New England, where there are a LOT of high quality Chinese restaurants and they serve a different style of many items, like fried rice and lo mein. Anyway, my combination plate was orange chicken with pork fried rice and my wife got bourbon chicken with pork fried rice. The good news is the orange and bourbon chicken were both good. The bad news is that the "pork" fried rice (upcharge) contained almost no pork whatsoever and their fried rice is YELLOW! What's up with yellow fried rice? It's supposed to be made with fresh cooked rice and soy sauce, which makes it BROWN, not yellow. Not sure what ingredient would even make it yellow. The other annoying thing is that the lunch combos include soup and the options are wonton or egg drop. Hot & sour soup is a $1 upcharge. Why? There's nothing in it that is remotely expensive. So we got the wonton soup, which was a couple wontons floating in chicken broth. Not impressive. read more

Went in here because I was feeling like some Chinese food. Let's face it, this is the typical Chinese take-out place scattered all over the US. The thing to think about with a place like this is whether or not the food is decent. They rely on take-out orders for the most part, so dine-in facilities are at a minimum, mostly being used as places to sit while your take-out order is being prepared. That being said, I ordered the Szechuan Chicken dinner platter, and was not disappointed. The rice was tasty, there was plenty of food provided for the eight bucks I paid, and the fortune cookie was oddly spot-on because of a motorcycle ride I had been on the day before. If I am passing through the area and have a hankering for Chinese food again, I would certainly go back. I passed on the information and menu for my mother who said that the food looked decent, and that was a really good endorsement since she is not fond of Chinese take-out food in the first place. read more

I was reasonably content with the food (3.5 stars because it isn't the level you can get in a larger metropolitan area), but I will not go back until after the pandemic is well over. The restaurant wisely has an enormous plexiglass wall above the counter that separates the staff from the customers. They have also closed in-restaurant dining as well. Well done. While the restaurant conducts a booming Pick Up service business, there are absolutely no safety protocols in place for customers. Customers are scattered throughout the tiny store front while they await their order, with neither social distancing nor masks enforced. I thought I could get around that by ordering ahead. Nope. You get in the same long line that packs into the tiny storefront. In two instances, customers waiting in line moved outside, and asked newly arriving customers to wait outside as well to limit store front crowding. Belligerent customers refused, barging past the exterior line and cutting the line in a store front filled with 20 people. The staff refused to respond to requests for some sort of order and safety protocols. Never again. read more

This was a great convienient little Gold Mine, busy all the time, the Owner, Jimmy, used to manage and be there all 5he time. Then employees change as do Chefs. When this happens you have Mediocre food, and Rude front desk guy who answers the phone and didnt understand English well. They do their own Delivery, but mine was wrong and then of course the money wasnt right. So I did not eat anything from the Delivery, called this rude gent back and told him I was bring all the food back the next day and I wanted my money back. I get there, he doesnt want to do it but I persisted, he gave my money back along with telling me thats what I ordered. I doubt I will be ordering from them again. read more

Nothing special just a take out , would go back, staff could use some polishing, prices ok

The only Chinese food restaurant that knows how to make "beef teriyaki ". The food always taste good and is plentiful.

I'm a big fan of their fried rice; we order it frequently and are always pleased! Ordering "take out" over the phone works well and the quantity packed into the "small size" is incredibly generous! Enough for two meals. Tastes great too! We appreciate that the food is not overly salty or full of soy sauce!!! Mary L. read more