China Star

If you're craving Chinese food and you aren't willing to travel out of town this will do the trick. Not as good as City King in Mt. Sterling but it'll do in a pinch.

Sadly this place was pretty spot on before Covid. After Covid, the quality and variety have not been the same. It's a shame because our family used to go pretty often. It could definitely use a facelift and food overhaul!

My grandmother had to go to St. Clair's, a local hospital, so my mother and I also came along. We decided to eat here since I had never been and they hadn't been for over a decade. They said it was one of the best Chinese restaurants. Of course, I was immensely excited to go to a Chinese restaurant, since where I live there aren't any. Once we got there I saw that the workers were white. I was a bit skeptical, but once we got to the buffet tables I saw all of the amazing foods and felt reassured that it wouldn't be too bad. I loaded my plate with lo mein, an egg roll, two dumplings, some green beans, and a bit of broccoli. First of all, the lo mein was very dry, the egg roll was immensely sweet (very unusual for an egg roll), the broccoli was odd and had a strange after taste, the green beans were mediocre, and so were the dumplings. I couldn't bear myself to eat the odd broccoli, the lo mein, and the egg roll. My grandmother has a HUGE sweet tooth, so when she saw the cheesecake, she was invigorated and excited to feast on it. After we all finished, we moved on to the desserts. Well, expect my mother, she had got the rice and apparently it was delicious, so she decided to get some seconds). My grandmother got a slice of cheesecake and a strange dessert I'm going to call a crisp cake. I got a mini mocha cake (the ones that have a moose filling) and a crisp cake. My grandmother's cheesecake was freezer burnt. Its corners had the texture of slushing ice, but the middle was frozen solid. She said it tasted like vaseline, and she had me take a bite. It had the texture and taste of vaseline with a bit of vanilla. She decided to not eat anymore, which, as I said, she absolutely loves cheesecake, so you know it was abominable. The mocha cake, which is usually a bit under room temperature, was as cold as ice cream. The crisp cake was almost frozen solid. Now the decorations. It was like what you would see normally in Chinese buffet expect for two, rather odd, things. First, in one of the two sitting areas had bright, neon pink lights. There was a crystal chandelier that, honestly, looked like a titty. Small and perky.Edit: I would also like to mention that the broccoli was withered. Also, we got mold food poisoning later that day. I heavily advise to avoid this restaurant.

we hadn't been there in a while, went yesterday and I have to say the place it has went down hill Is an understatement. What Upset me more than anything is mashed potatoes off the food hot bar was ice cold should of been hot and on the cold bar crab / seafood salad should of been cold and was super warm. I made them aware of it and they said the electric had been off . Didn't seem to care or have a concern. They should have taken them off. If they knew that the electric was off long enough that mashed potatoes was ice cold and that the crab salad got warm they should had pulled that food off not served it until electric was back on. I had an upset stomach all evening. And for the condition of the restaurant well it needs redone. Carpet was nasty and tables sticky and booth seats were worn. bathroom floor was so slick not from a freshly mopped floor is was slimy greasy like. I would not recommend until the

Drive 23 miles from Flemingsburg, KY for a buffet gamble? You bet I will!I need to show this place some love and update to the suggestions made from earlier reviews. This buffet is in a college town- as a serve yourself kind of place it makes sense to pay at the door- best part is if you stick around long enough and study you can just have two meals and it's then cheaper than most other options for the quality.Variety and freshness definitely has been improved upon - caveat- that's not wonton soup in the display... It's melted butter... That's right. I don't know if maybe there used to be crab legs for those or not, but be warned. I love high end sashimi bars all way to those sketchy bodegas in old Louisville neighborhood and this buffet ranks with some of my favorites. Dining area was kept clean during our stay. Why not five stars? Still need to get somebody for those restrooms- but good job on the live fish tank! What IS that neat eel fish thing anyways?

Very tasty but very overpriced. If they are within an hour and half of closing don't bother going because the food quality is not maintained through all business hours.

Best food in town and fresh.. Thanks for your hard work ChinaStar we appreciate your hard work.

I've been to a lot of places and seen art. But this was by far the shittiest art and painting I've ever seen. Absolutely terrible craftsmanship. Do better china!

We ordered the lunch buffet and the food was ok. They seemed to care about COVID and had an employee serve the food behind the plastic wall, disposable cups and plates. Employees were kind and friendly.Although, one of the employees that was serving the food was sneezing constantly. Luckily, she had a mask on, but too close for my comfort. Later, I saw her switch with another employee (who wasn't wearing a mask) to go to the kitchen to blow her nose with her gloves on. I didn't see her change her gloves when she returned to the buffet area. They need to renovate badly. Everything is outdated, furniture stacked up in front of the restaurant, and dust everywhere.Sad to say, we won't be back at this restaurant.

I have dined there for many years. The quality of food items has suffered greatly post Covid. I may try them again if they start serving crab legs on the weekends. The crab legs cost extra and I will gladly pay for them but they haven't offered them since Covid hit.