Ok buffet, not much in the way of low carb and non existent salad choices. Cheap though

This is one of my favorite Chinese Buffet, I have been to many others. They are always pretty busy, and the food is always fresh. I love the Sweet and Sour Chicken especially, but everything they have is good. Prices are reasonable. read more

The service at this place was okay, the pricing was good for a buffet but not for the quality of the food. It seems like they had everything on the buffet for too long without switching them out because the meat was dried out and some of the other things seemed to be stale has if they had been there for a couple of hours without been changed out. Wouldn't recommend this place to anybody unless you don't like good quality food. read more

This place is going down hill very quickly with food and service. They were shut down by Health inspection a few months ago so you would think it would have been better. We finished 1 plate of food before getting our drinks. Also there is more to a Chinese buffet then fried food and that is all this place offers. Very sad there is not other options in the area for Chinese buffet... read more

This is definitely the nicest Chinese buffet in Flagstaff. The staff is friendly and welcoming, and there's a 10% discount for students. The standard dinner buffet is about $9 with a drink included. There's a large array of various Chinese dishes and the staff was always coming around to make sure that the food was stocked and that the area was clean. Our server always made sure that our drinks were filled and had our dirty dishes out of our way as soon as we were finished eating. The selection might not be as large as other places, but they still serve the most popular items that are found at most Chinese buffets. Overall, this is definitely a great place to go for some affordable, all-you-can-eat Chinese food. The service is great and the food is tasty. read more

We were passing through Flagstaff when we decided to stop and eat. This place had good reviews. Walked in and waited in line for about 10 minutes. A tour bus stopped in and the hostess stopped helping everyone else and started seating the tour group. It was another 10 minutes before she acknowledged our group of 7. When we were seated and went to get our food, it had been picked over by the tour group. The food itself was so-so. They had a small selection of food. The ice cream machine was leaking. And the bathrooms were filthy and stunk. If we come through here again, we will not stop here to eat! read more

I am giving just one star not cuz the food, it's about the service attitude!!! My friends and I are traveling to this city and want to find Chinese food! The food is good here! However, they support that pay first so that when we finished, we would like to give some tips! However, we didn't have cash and we already paid before! Therefore, we asked someone to bring our receipt copy to put some tips, but we waited for a long time so that we just wanted to ask cashier! However, when we left our table, the waiter said bad words to us!!! read more

I love their weekend around 5 pm because they have better buffet. Especially the CRAWFISH (the one that looks like small lobster) and it's cheap to think about kr because it's unlimited crawfish and it's my fave. seafood plus it comes with drinks. I always hear complaints of this restaurant but to me, it's neat and great. No complains. Hardworking and fast servers. Delicious and awesome variety of food. read more

Stopped in on a road trip and should've walked right back out. Against my better judgment we stayed and ate. The food was cold. Everything was sticky and dirty. And I got food poisoning. Yes it's cheap but not worth being sick the next day. read more

I'm giving this place two stars because it was a letdown. It seemed so promising from all the reviews and we even heard rave reviews from the hotel staff but we found an underwhelming array of buffet items and a disoriented staff. When we arrived, our waiter didn't know where to sit us (4 adults & 2 children) so we followed him from one side of the restaurant to the other side for ten minutes until the manager intervened and cleaned a table for us. Our meal was continuously interrupted by a waiter asking us if everything was okay and clearing our plates before we finished. In any case, all this can be forgiven except for the food. It wasn't bad but it definitely wasn't great. We left feeling like they could have tried harder. read more

Although there was enough to choose from only a few dishes appealed to us. The place is a bit shabby but hey, can't argue with $9 with drinks. So, good value for your money. The food is just as chinese as the McDonalds in Beijing. read more

We read the reviews and thought... Why not? We just moved here and we liked the idea of a cheap Chinese buffet, but it's not worth it. I don't know if I'd eat that if they gave it to me for free. The service was good. There was a tour bus full of patrons so we thought that despite the dirty tables, dirty floor and every other dirty surface, the food had to be the reason they came. It wasn't that either. Don't go. Your rear end will thank you later. read more

Eww. Food was gross, not authentic Chinese. For example, they used yellow Spanish rice for their fried rice. Food was lacking in Soy Sauce; traditional Chinese flavor. Could be because the cook was Mexican. The choices at the buffet were many, but none were palatable. Yes, it's cheap; but food was gross and not authentic Chinese(except for their names), the restaurant was dirty. We forced ourselves to eat what we'd served ourselves and swore never to return. read more

It's not the greatest, but it was good and the only buffet style chinese food in flagstaff

If I could give less than a star I would. This place was horrible. Very small buffet with very few choices. No flavor to any of it, spicy foods are bland. Customer service is horrible. Manager is rude and condescending. When I complained about the food being not up to par instead of offering to fix it, he said aww well everyone loves it. It can't be bad. Very rude. Don't give them your money cause they won't treat you well and food is horrible. read more

Good Buffet, pretty basic, the same usual chinese food. Service was quick and our drinks were kept full. This place is better than Lu Mandarin. It was packed with the locals so this tells you that it is a strong preference than other buffet. They had a rough time keeping up with the demand. Price was reasonable, lots of parking and easy to find that is close to the I-40. On our way to the grand canyon and spent the night here at the marriot so we had 2 families of 6 of us and it was perfect, fast and everyone got to choose there own preference. I was full when I left and pretty content and a bit gassy. I would go again when I am in the area. read more

Another bad and overdone chinese food place. I would recommend Panda Express for better chinese food or elsewhere in town.

Don't eat here unless you want food poisoning. The food is not kept at proper temperatures while sitting in the buffet, and many of the dishes are undercooked, and raw. Upon reviewing further, we found out that the restaurant has several violations against them. Based on what we experienced, and their past violations, it is apparent that they do not care about proper food preparation procedures, or the welfare of their customers. It would be one matter if our experience was an isolated case, but based on reviewing other experiences, it's not an isolated case. You have been warned, don't eat here unless you want to roll the dice with potentially getting sick. 11/25/18 Within minutes of obtaining our food from the buffet, and seconds of biting into our food, we noticed uncooked chicken, pork, and all of the food was below proper temperature. We immediately let the front desk person know, and asked for a full refund. Mind you, at this point we were at the restaurant for less than 5 minutes and hadn't eaten more than 1-2 bites of food, each. The front desk person harassed us, stating that we "took food", and insisted that we weren't due a refund because we "ate too much food", and had "stayed too long". I let the employees inspect our food, showing them the full plates of virtually untouched food, the noticeably raw food on our plates, yet they still refused a refund. I also showed the employees the time stamp our receipt, proving that we had arrived within only a few minutes, but management and the owner refused a refund. Finally, after 20 minutes of trying to politely reason with they front desk manager, the owner finally agreed to a maximum partial refund of 60% of our bill. I then expressed that we needed a full refund, because of the uncooked and poorly prepared and unsafe food, but management argued further. In effort to simply get my family out of the restaurant, and remove my small children from the subpar situation, we cut our losses, finally conceded, and left. It was apprant that we were never getting a full refund, and that the owner and manager did not care about our well being. Within hours of leaving the restaurant both of my children (5 and 7 years old), and my wife and I, became ill from food poisoning. This continued through the night, and we're still ill today. This is the worst restaurant I've ever been to. read more

This place is...ok. It's always really warm in there and not a lot of circulation. They use some microphone to scream orders into the back through a window. They don't smile and greet you. Very cold personnel. The place is really dirty and the fish tanks as well. BUT the food is decent. It's hit or miss. They were once shut down for health code violations and they really haven't cleaned the place up yet. Don't use their bathroom. read more

Not bad. I wanted some good Chinese and China Star was able to deliver - not literally, I had the buffet. The selection isn't huge, but compared to other Chinese buffets, the price is right. Overall, not great, not terrible. Will probably return when my dad visits. read more

Very decent place, like the atmosphere. However don't like the " Pay first" service. As a Chinese that has been in US for a while, I think it's a A choice for Chinese food in Flagstaff. read more

Came here for a bite to eat after visiting the Grand Canyon. Giving this place 4 stars because there wasn't much variety. But, I guess that also meant that the food that they did have they paid extra attention to. We came during dinner time, and I can say there were customers coming every ten minutes! The food was always hot and plentiful. I must say, our waiter was really amazing! He came and got our plates and refilled our drinks in such an efficient manner, I was really impressed. He even greeted us with a huge smile, which was really nice to know we were welcomed and made our overall experience great. :) read more

This was by far the worst meal we have ever had. We were apprehensive walking in but trusted previous Yelp reviews that it would be edible. The restaurant was dirty, rundown & disgusting. The food was no better. I always use Yelp but rarely leave reviews but I felt obligated so no one else wastes their time or money eating here. Not even worth the $8. read more

Worse Chinese food I have ever eaten in my life. My suggestion: cook better foods and raise the price. I don't mind that, but afraid to try foods because the way they look. Not a good thing! I had a very bad experience read more

I became very ill after eating at the lunch buffet at China Star Restaurant. After eating at the buffet at the China Star Restaurant I threw up several times and also had dizziness and extreme chills. The China Star restaurant was the only place I ate on the day I became ill and the only food that I ate at on the day I became ill was from the China Star Restaurant . I was sick for 2 days after eating at the China Star Restaurant buffet. When I called management at the China Star Restaurant and explained the situation they tried to say that I got sick eating somewhere else. I explained to them that this was the only place that I ate at and the only food I had eaten that day was from the China Star Restaurant buffet. Management still insisted that I did not get sick from the food at the China Star Restaurant. I am 100 % positive that I became sick from eating the food at the China Star Restaurant buffet and I am also 100 % positive that I will never eat at the China Star Restaurant again. read more

I was there on 11/23/10 which is a Tues., at about 2:20 pm. I hadn't been there for about 9 months maybe a year, because I think it's been steadily going downhill since I started going there 6 yrs ago. Anyway, I paid, was seated , I went and got a plate of food, most of the food pans were practically empty of the items I like. The lo mein I dug to the bottom so I would get hot food. The sesame chicken was very gluey, the Mongolian beef was cold as were the lo mein noodles and the noodles tasted flat no flavor at all. I had 2 bites and said that's it I'm not doing this anymore. I went up and politely asked for a refund. Needless to say they didn't want to give me one. We went round and round then the owner showed up and she said I know you you come all time. I said yes once in awhile. Then she said but you been here long time eating. No I haven't ,I have only been here about 10 min. and most of that was waiting here for a refund! No she said cashier say you been here for an hour. Oh no I have not! They were going by the time on the receipt which was wrong! It was a full hour behind so it did look like I had been there for an hour. The owner even ran her credit card thru the credit card machine to show me it was correct but she wouldn't show me what it said because it was wrong!I said ask the guy that seated me! She kept telling me not to yell, I said I'm sorry but I am very upset! Anyway it got a little heated ,I called the cops. The guy that seated me finally came back and heard what was being said and he said No, she just got here! I said "THANK YOU!" Yes I just got here! Finally the owner handed me back $7.75 and sort of aplogized, I told her don't worry I won't ever be back. I went outside to wait for the cops and she finally showed up 10 min. after it was over. I told her they finally gave me my money back and briefly explained what the problem was. She ok as long as it's resolved and we left. I will go to the Mongolian Grill on Milton at the Y of Rt 66. They are a little more and your drink isn't included but the food is better. read more

Very disappointed,waited for over 20 minutes lots of empty seats, was not told a tour bus was showing up,walked out and haven't been back for 8 months read more

This buffet is high quality for the price--which is incredibly low at just over $9--and also includes a free drink. We arrived 1 hour from closing time and the food was still hot and continually being switched out. I would recommend the garlic green beans and the jalapeño chicken among other things. We were slightly disappointed with fried rice and lo mein, but overall, I would recommend this to any travelers passing through Flagstaff--as we were--and return for more of their delicious, cheap eats. read more

I have only been to flagstaff twice. 1st time was about a year ago and my wife and I had found this buffet. The service was super amazing and the food was amazing. The 2nd time was today the service is still amazing and the food was still extremely good. Next time we come up and visit on one of our day trips we'll definitely stop by and eat again. read more

Service was friendly and fast. However the food was cold or overcooked. The salad bar had no options. The ice cream was like milk.

First time we came here we were pretty disappointed. Second time the charm. Yes, it's super greasy and probably not very healthy, but it is comfort food! Decent deal. Would go back before going to panda. read more

We were seated next to the restrooms, where we could hear the distant echo of distraught customers defecating their sorrows away. At one point, I had to use the restroom, and was not surprised to hear someone moaning in the stall, most likely out of sheer terror. The bathroom looked like something out of the movie Saw. The overall smell in the restaurant was disturbing, as it smelled like Chinese food mixed with a waft of feces, every time someone would open the bathroom door to return to their table for Round 2. There was something extremely unsettling about the placement of the ice cream machine directly next to the bathroom door. The food was so overcooked that I didn't even know what I was eating. My experience here was so awful that I never want to eat at another Chinese Buffet ever again. read more

As Chinese Buffets go, this is the best I've been to in Flagstaff so far. The restaurant and buffet was very clean, the food was restocked regularly during the lunch rush and it had all the classic dishes you look for in a Chinese buffet! read more

We did carry out, food was good & hot. Staff was friendly & fast. Looking around the restaurant you could see it was old but it was pretty clean. Easy access, plenty of parking. read more

Chinese buffets are really the only buffets I will actively seek out, and China Star easily made its way on the list. Our server (at a buffet!) was amazing. He was actively refilling our drinks and the drinks of a dozen tables on our side of the restaurant. Whoever owns this place knows how to pick good employees. The food was just as remarkable. I tried many new things that I haven't had before and the food that I knew was just as appealing. For the price, it beats any other Chinese place here in Flagstaff. I don't think I even need to try to compare this place to the places I haven't been-I'll be back here no doubt. read more

Can't beat the selection and quality for the price. No, it's not a 5 star Chinese restaurant but it's affordable, food is good, service is on the ball and it's usually open on holidays. We eat there regularly and never had a problem. Typical Americanized dishes but still yummy. Good bang for the buck! read more

Flavor is great, fresh ingredients, attentive staff, pleasant music, and a lot of food for less than $10.

Good Deal! for $6.50 (including drinks) its an all you can eat buffet and the food is fresh and delicious! The service was outstanding, did not have to ask for refills on our drinks and they had a good variety of food. read more

The place was busy but the staff was attentive. My family (me, wife, two teen boys) liked the food but it wasn't anything special. Price was good (and included a drink) and we would go there again. read more

In quickly looking at the map for a good Chinese restaurant, this was highly rated, and I do know why! $8.50 for dinner buffet including the drink!! The food was great (for what is usually typical Chinese buffet food). The service was excellent, the waitress was always on top of getting our refills. Definitely will make it back next time I'm in town. read more