For the Windsor Locks area, Moon Star is a very good option. Plenty of parking. Very few tables, so my guess is 98% of business is takeout. My to-go go-to choice has been the chicken w garlic sauce combo, which comes w fried rice and an egg roll. MS gives you a generous portion. Lots of chicken w numerous veggies (broccoli, carrot coins, water chestnuts, gr. peppers, onions, celery, baby corn, snow peas, mushroom caps). Everything blended together w the spicy garlic sauce. The egg roll is a bit bland, but at least non-greasy. Pork fried rice is more like pork yellow rice, but just as good. I like the fact that you can pick your own condiments from a set-up outside the window. Plus you get a fortune cookie as part of the deal. In all the times I've ordered, food has always been ready as advertised (usually +/- 15 minutes). I'm a fan. 4 spicy stars for the place w two celestial bodies in its name! read more

Moon Star Chinese Restaurant - 5/1/25 chicken w garlic sauce - Chinese Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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Guys this place is actually good. I had low expectations because of the reviews and I was pleasantly surprised. Food is hot and fresh and my dish was great. I can't attest to anything else on the menu since I didn't have it but my experience was totally fine. I decided to eat inside because I didn't feel like walking home yet. Looks like mostly a take out operation but they have a few tables. Feel like they don't really expect people to eat the food inside the actual establishment which is fine, who cares. Took them maybe 10 minutes to get my food to me, even though they were apparently swamped with take out orders. I probably saw 20 people come and pick up when I was inside. Wouldn't say it's astounding or award winning food or anything but it's exactly what I needed and nothing less. The owner's kid was relaxing on a lounge chair watching his iPad while I was honestly jealous of how chilled out he was. Nice family business. No notes. read more

Moon Star Chinese Restaurant - 92. Sliced Chicken W. Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Our number one place for Chinese food. Great fresh food and reasonable prices especially the lunch specials.

Quick easy service for take out. Food is tasty and fresh Not much for sitting for dinning in. Good parking access read more

Think of the most average Chinese Food you've ever had, knock it down half a peg and voila !! Stopped in for lunch today - here's the scoop. They have 32 Lunch Specials all between $5 and $6. You get a nice scoop of average Pork Fried Rice, an average egg roll, and your choice of every clichéd entrée you have ever encountered. Nothing nouvelle or adventurous here. Chow Meins, Pepper Steak, Ribs, Egg Foo and Moo Goo, four Broccolis with ___(fill in the blank)___, the Paos and the Los and the Tsos - get the picture? I had # 32- Hot and Spicy Shrimp. To be fair, there was a pretty good amount of shrimps- at least 12 small ones- not too bad at all. The accompanying vegetables were just onions and green peppers- that's all. The sauce was a rather sweet tomato/barbecue based concoction that really wasn't too spicy at all. Bottom Line- you've had this all a zillion times before - and probably had a better meal. The price is pretty decent, so I guess it has its positive points. Anyway, I was there at 12:30 and it was absolutely empty. When I left, there were just three customers inside. One last thing, I scanned the take-out menu for anything unusual and I saw they had Sweet Donuts ($3.70) in the appetizer section. Hmmmmm, maybe next time..... read more

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Three times I've been there and I use my debit card and I was overcharged four dollars so I decide to test them and use cash today. Got overcharged again. She tried to tell me that the prices on the menu changed and showed me the new menu but it still was overcharged by four dollars, make sure you check your credit card statement against the receipt that she gives you. It's always different with me. I decided I'm not going there anymore. read more

As far as Chinese food goes, they're pretty typical of what you'd expect. The quantity of the servings is pretty large. They delivered prior to covid (not sure about now/future). Food is ready and delivered pretty quickly usually. We've never had a bad experience so we've just continued to use them. I normally order steamed dumplings and sweet and sour chicken. My mom will order various other meals. Never had a bad dish. read more

Under new management. I liked this restaurant before. It's got all of the basic Chinese standards. The new management seems to have slightly better meat. If you like spicy dishes, they have them here. Be aware of this and let them know how spicy you like it. This is a take-out restaurant. There isn't any seating. This is the only Chinese restaurant that I go to in Windsor locks. I've tried most of the others and found Moon Star to be the most consistent in both quality and quantity. read more

Under new management food is great and prices are fair,Usually go to Jimmy Chens in East Windsor,but prices raised very high,the owner(some lady)is a snotty B,,,tch!Food is tastier and hard working young couple.Ivote with my wallet and refuse to deal with rude people.Bon appetit! read more

Extremely long wait time, I walk in and im standing at the counter for 12 minutes... I had to tell them myself I had a takeout pickup and they still didn't give me a direct answer on how long the order would take. (the app said the order was ready as I walked in, As I told them about the order, they then start making it, essentially making me waste time by standing there. read more

Ok, I usually never write horrible reviews but I feel the need to state what I went through. First and foremost, the lady who picks up the phone is DISGUSTINGLY RUDE. I'm sorry if you're miserable but you are running a business here-- do you expect to keep a business running with that type of attitude?? Secondly, I ordered 50 crab rangoons which I regret so bad as it was all stale and tasted old. This place is disgusting! From the workers to the food. I hope you get shut down! read more

If anyone is looking for good noodles, this Chinese restaurant has great veggie lo mein . I enjoy their crab Rangoon as well!

Just stopped in for a quick Egg Roll snack, the roll was non greasy very crispy on the exterior leading me to believe it would be an exceptional product. It turned out that would not be the case, it had virtually flavorless interior ingredients which was to bad as Moon Star was on it's way to ringing the Egg Roll bell. read more

After a visit today I'm knocking off a star. We went in and ordered some takeout, unfortunately our food sat on the counter after it was done for quite a while - the woman working the counter didn't notify us that it was *our* food until several minutes later. Once is ok, but this is the second time we've had weird service experiences here. The food just doesn't seem to have the same zip to it lately either, but maybe it's just me and I've played this place out a little bit. Lunch specials are still a great deal for $5 but I don't think I'm going to be going as often anymore. read more

Very good orange chicken. The atmosphere isn't pretty, but I'm not paying for a beautiful restaurant when I get takeout. They have good food. read more

Staying at an airport hotel before flying out in the morning, so I didn't want to go out to eat. Moon Star staff made ordering easy. Delivery was polite and arrived just when I was told it would. And the food was great. Being gf, I tried the Ho Fun and was glad I did. I'd definitely order from them again. read more

This was the worst Chinese food that we ever had. I don't want to be mean, but we could never recommend this place. The food did not taste fresh and it had funky looking things in the rice; no-one could decide what it was, yuck! Everything we had tasted and smelled weird. read more

The young woman who takes your order is friendly and helpful and the food is good. It's neither gourmet nor authentic, but if you're looking for average priced run-of-the-mill New England Chinese food, you can be sure it's always tasty and they're fast. I especially like that they won't stretch everything with cheap celery. read more

In WL we are limited for delivery even though we are a tiny town of 5 square miles. Moon Star delivers. I dont know what others are complaining about with customer service. The woman with the short hair behind the counter is awesome. I see her around and we recognize each other and shes always genuine and friendly. I like her as a person. Every time i go to moon star shes there. The food is good. A lot of places here have a chemical flavor to their lo mein. Not moon star. And they make their Rangoon the way i like too. Their store front isnt pretty for eating in, but i still enjoy it because its cozy and as i said, i like the woman in the front. I am not impressed by overly fancy places anyhow. Moon Star is my favorite local Chinese. Hands down. read more

I'm a big fan The Mei Fun is perfect Not to salty that some can be Chicken and Broccoli is good also But the chicken fingers are really good I don't know what May does but yummy!!!! read more

This was probably the most food I have ever gotten with delivery. My husband and I can eat quite a bit and there were still leftovers.Food was hot and the driver was very friendly. Portions were enormous so we will be having a midnight snack. read more

My fiance and I ordered 50.00 worth of food. We have ordered here several times and have never had an issue. Well today's order made us so sick. My fiance was throwing up and having the shirts. 5hen same with me. We noticed the food tasted differently but didn't think anything of it. Now that we had food poisoning I will never reccomend eating here. read more

Absolutely disgusting. Mother in law found a rock, yes a rock, in her egg roll and almost broke her tooth. The food is the worst Chinese food I've ever had. The ribs are dry and chewy. The rice is gross, and the general tso is chewy and stringy. Avoid at all costs!! read more

Last night I commented on the horrible treatment that was directed towards me from Moon Star, a Chinese restaurant in Windsor Locks. . Tonight a friend and I decided to see how the food actually was. We ordered online. I have to say the food was awful. General Tso's chicken was bland. Pork fried rice the same. We also ordered a side of boneless spare ribs and they were either so hard or so fatty I could not chew them. Kim said the chicken fingers were good but who can really mess those up? I try to be a fair person so I'm glad I tried the food. read more

I have tried a few times and haven't been disappointed. Chicken Egg Foo Young, Teriyaki Chicken, Egg Rolls, Pork Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Chicken and the Crab Rangoon were all great! I might be brave enough to try the seafood next time I just hate to spend a bunch on a place unless I know they're good. The lady on the phone was also really sweet and recognized my voice the second time calling. read more

This is our favorite Chinese food hands down! We order once a week and always look forward to it knowing it will be delicious and delivered so quickly! read more

We order here and always get what we want. The people who work at moon star are always friendly and on point. Get creative with your order they aim to please. read more

I have been a customer at moon star for several years, in the past year since( new Chinese girl took over answering the phone at night) I have never ever been treated with such aweful dis respect that I have made the FINAL decision to go elsewhere to a new local Chinese Resturant called S New, and will tell u all that with the respect that she(moon star) NOT, will never return to such an aweful, nasty establishment, DO YOURSELVES a favor and do order elsewhere, the food has as well gone done hill in the past year or so.unhappy customer as u can see, she defiantly needs to find a new job, u don't treat customers with disrespect when ordering and giving them a hard time on the phone. read more

I have to write a positive review. People ONLY WRITE about the bad and this place is far from BAD. I ordered online at beyond menus, and my order arrived hot and fresh at my hotel room door 30 minutes later. I am very picky about Chinese food and this place is awesome. Their crab ragoons are awesome, the kung poa chicken was amazing. They didn't forget what I requested, plates, silverware and napkins. And they remembered all the sauces. To me this is excellent service. THESE reviews are all several years old, but I am telling you TODAY, this place is the hidden gem of Windsor Locks! read more

My husband and I placed a delivery order at 6:40PM with a promise of delivery in 35-40 minutes. We received 3 phone calls from the driver 1 hour and 15 minutes later. She couldn't find our home, proceeded to hang up on us twice and swore at my husband. We called to cancel the order at the restaurant and were faced with the same poor attitude. We have eaten here before and the food is mediocre, at best. We have never been treated this way before by a restaurant and will never order here again. We will also be sure to share this poor experience with others so that they are not faced with the same poor attitude and treatment. read more

Not only their food is aweful, their customer service is absolutely horrible too. It took them 1:20 minutes to deliver my food. When I ordered over the phone, she was in a rush and hang up right after I told her my order. When they finally delivered, the driver told me I need to call and pay over the phone. I called them to pay and she yelled at me saying I should have done that earlier. I still tried to pay but she couldn't hear me so she called the delivery man and and I could hear her screaming. Their food is disgusting and their staff are ridiculously rude!! read more

Food here is average, nothing special, nothing great. The Mongolian Beef is good but too many onions. The Kung Pao Chicken is good. The Orange Chicken was so-so as is their Beef Chow Mein Soup. Fried dumplings, won-tons are OK. The one hidden gem, I think, is their hot & sour soup, very good. I have been stuck here in town for 6 days and forced to order delivery at the hotel as nothing nearby within walking distance. Beware of the delivery, 3 of the 4 times ordered they have messed up the order, which is surprising because it is internet orders and the receipt is printed in both Chinese and English (maybe it's a Mexican cook, who knows?) You will order one thing and they will bring whatever they feel like bringing you apparently. One day ordered Tangerine Beef and they bring Orange Chicken. Ordered Beef Chow Mein and they bring some sort of strange noodle soup. Ordered Pork Chow Mein and they brought pork fried rice. I guess you get what you get here. The delivery is quick and prompt. read more

very mean, impatient and disrespectful service. also the food was absolutely disgusting. I don't know how this place is still in business. stay away, for your health and well being. read more

HORRIBLE customer service. Extremely disrespectful staff. Kitchen isn't sanitary at all. Would not recommend for ANY reason. #210

First of all the food was nothing spectacular(there is a much better place across the river), most importantly so much is said for first impressions. The delivery guy they have is dumpy looking and looks like he hasn't showered in a while. If you are reading these reviews to decide if you should order from this place...RECONSIDER!! read more

pretty lousy quality. pretty flavorless. full of batter. go to jimmy chens across the bridge.