China Star — Restaurant in New York

I found myself ordering take out here at least 4 days in a row. I was visiting a close friend who was hospitalized a block away. On the first day I was treated like an outsider passing thru. On the second visit I got no smiles and they really seemed annoyed by me asking for them to put my chicken wings into a tray instead of a paper bag. As a matter of fact, she charged me 50 cents. By the third day, this same lady who had served me twice before finally gave me a proper greeting and asked me was all the food I ordered for me to eat. I told her no and explained that it was for a patient in the hospital a block away. On the last day of visiting I felt more comfortable being there but still got no real welcoming energy and smile. Black people we've really gotta stop supporting these businesses, especially Chinese and Spanish take outs that really care less about US. It's written all over there faces and in their attitudes when they see us enter the establishment. Let's support each other, even if we have to pay a little more or travel the extra miles....

I am very disappointed, very disappointed. I used to come here often when I came here for a few days and in 2 weeks I visited the restiky here 5-7 times. Since October 2023, the owners have changed and our vegetarian menu has decreased and the earnings have also worsened, about 30-40%. I will edit-delete this review if the food gets back to its previous level. The fried tofu is poorly fried, shitake mushrooms are no longer served, the eggplant is undercooked and hard, small pieces. The fault in some dishes is the young peas. I was most surprised and disappointed by the tofu (small cubes compared to the previous beautiful large ones) and the eggplant. The vegetarian soup is as if it was just poured with hot water. I recommend the owners to visit the nearest Chinese restaurant on Parsons which is about 600-800m away and taste how tofu and eggplant are made. Or have a married couple come visit and show them how it's done. I really enjoyed going to this testauracia 😞. I just pray that they learn it and the restaurant is...

Their fried rice is really mediocre. They literally make it in a rice cooker and don't bother frying it or anything. Other items are good and on-par with the typical chinese take out spot. But fried rice is very important and I can't believe they cut corners there. I've literally given them three separate trips the past few months to see if it was a one-off mistake, but no it's Rice Cooker Fried Rice. Also they've been around for 10 years or so. The quality has declined during this time, along with the...