China Star — Restaurant in Ottawa

China star is my go to for chinese in barrhaven. Used them for about 10 yrs. I have absolutely no complaints. REALLY! I see negative reviews, and based on my many, many experiences, I not once could agree with any of the negative comments

Bad noodles- I order Cantonese chow mein often, never a complaint from my family. Noodles are great. Other noodles we've tried just fine!

The whole family became sick, the one time they ordered. Yeah, too lazy to cook when your family was ill. So, pass the buck?

The food is great. Some people feel the need to complain. Never once from me.

Some complaints about the ladies' "rudeness"... and to them... ever travel? See culture? Be happy it came to you. They are hard-working, honest, and reliable people. She has a lot going on, and she's a mover! Maybe she could slow down a gear when dealing with customers, but really to be offended? That's like ordering fast food(which is awesome) with a silver spoon in your mouth. Just smile, and you will get the...

Not the best first experience with our take-out order. The cashier did not so much greet me, as kind of read out my order and brought it immediately to the counter. It's not a big deal since it was an hour and a half to closing, and I figured they had a long day.

We ordered general taos chicken, some egg rolls, and hot and sour soup. The chicken was quite good, and the egg rolls tasted alright but had an after taste of spent cooking oil, probably due to being a late night order.

The soup was an entirely different story. Opening the lid of the container, there was this awful sour smell to it. The colour of the soup was much darker than any other soups I've had before; like it had been sitting for far too long without being replenished. The tofu had steeped in it and was no longer milky white. I hazard a taste and was immediately put off. It was acrid. Threw it out immediately.

I can't recommend the soup, but the chicken...

Does not follow instructions. The first time we ordered General Taos chicken we asked for non spicy and we received breaded chicken drenched in sweet and sour sauce (pink cherry sauce). This was maybe a month ago. That is not General Tao taste at all! So gross! We immediately went back and explained we would like a mild version of a traditional General Taos. They remade it and it was better. We went back today and said the same thing an order of mild General Taos and she literally remembered us and said she would make it the way we like. We should have checked before going home. We received another chicken dish which was covered in what seemed to be 3/4 sweet and sour sauce 1/4 General Taos flavour sauce. It barely tasted like General Taos as the sweet and sour sauce’s flavour was overwhelming. We often order mild general Taos from other Chinese restaurants and it’s delicious. This is so disappointing and we definitely will...