New star Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Cheltenham Township

Having read so many good reviews, and knowing that the restaurant was hurting from being on a road closed by a nearby factory fire, we ordered, not just for ourselves, but on a night when two friends had joined us for dinner. We ordered chicken egg foo yung (a combination dinner); General Tso's tofu (and an egg roll); beef, shrimp, and chicken in garlic sauce; and pork yat.

We were all sadly disappointed. The General Tso's tofu was bland and lacked flavor. When reheated the next night, it had no distinctive "General Tso's" taste, although the tofu was nicely crisped on the outside.

The beef, shrimp, and chicken dish was unremarkable. "It doesn't compare at all with what [competitor's name] would serve," my friend said (or words to that effect). I had it the following night, too: the beef was tender, the chicken less so, but still uninteresting.

My wife ordered the chicken egg foo yung: "It was ok, but it was bland." What she did appreciate is that the gravy was provided in a separate container. Often, we have elsewhere found the egg omelet swimming in a salty gravy.

Now, the Pork Yat: the New Star menu reads "Pork yat typically consists of tender pork pieces mixed with vegetables and served over noodles, often accompanied by a savory sauce." Really. I received a quart container of a thick brown gravy with noodles, a few slivers of pork, and apparently no vegetables. I see elsewhere on the web that "Pork Yat" can be a noodle soup: that's just not what the description prepared me for.

I realize now I had never heard a friend recommend New Star, and a healthy skepticism might have found a better meal than we got. Perhaps I overloaded the kitchen by asking for a pickup time 25 minutes after I called this order in (the restaurant did not say it would be a problem), but it took 45 minutes for our food to finally be ready to go. We will not be...

Food is good/average. Just moved to the area and wanted to find a place that's as good as what I'm used to in Tampa. Chicken and broccoli was good and I'm happy it wasn't drowning in sauce but broccoli and carrots both undercooked and crunchy, same with the peas in fried rice (didn't have much flavor besides "oil"). Eggroll and veggie spring roll both had good flavor but were tough like they weren't super fresh or they were left in fryer too long. Wonton soup- wontons are all dough, not enough substance inside.

Overall. decent place but a little far from me so probably...

I have been ordering take-out and delivery from New Star for 20 years. It is the best Chinese take out place in the area. Quality has maintained throughout the years and their prices are fair for the quality of their food. Every time we try a new place just to do something different we regret it. Our favorites: white meat General tsao Chicken, Hunan style Beef or chicken, Tofu with mixed veggies and black bean sauce. Chicken Lo Mein and Singaporean Mei Fun. But I think everything they...