Star Snow Ice & Teriyaki

I used to come here a lot as a kid but the last two visits were total doozies.The lady at the front desk who takes orders is pretty short and rude. And today was the last straw when I saw a live roach on their display right next to all their toppings. We had to leave right away.Do not recommend- they've really fallen short in terms of service and food quality.

So this is the kind of place you visit TWICEFor the perfect smoothies and amazing PRICEOne visit per day won't SUFFICEAny more than I'm able to be CONCISESo forget sushi or a pizza SLICELet me give you sound ADVICEIf you think that Chinese and a smoothie sound NICEGet yourself down to STAR SNOW ICEWHATSome of the best value low budget food and drinks in Texas. Certainly the best deal in Chinatown. You can get hearty snacks for 6 or 7 dollars, and you can get big, filling meals for 9 or 10. So many varieties of noodles, fried dishes, coastal Chinese, Taiwanese style, rice dishes, you name it.The highlight of the menu are the 4 dollar fruit smoothies, which are made using real fruit in a blender, and taste like it, too. Pineapple Blueberry is a highlight, as are Orange Mango or Mango Pineapple and so on. You really can't go wrong with these amazing drinks.The servers are my friends, including some cute and adorable Latina girls who get along well with Barbi and I.They are open until 10 every night, and don't mind serving late. They are one of the longest surviving places in Chinatown, and have been here for, much like the music artist, years and years. Their prices have stayed low, their food has stayed consistent and generous, and their smoothies have stayed amazing. We don't like their bubble tea or tapioca, but you can try it for yourself.There is another location of Star across the street less than half a mile away, if this one is too busy for you.The standout dishes are probably the Udon with Fried Fish, or really any of their meal dishes. All delicious and enormous. But the smoothies are the main reason we keep coming back.And thank you to Mike, who was the owner of the amazing Presotea nearby, which we miss, who first insisted we try this place, and he was right.I snuck into this place cause they left the door AJARThe glass almost hit me, could have left a SCARThe decor was basic, not like a RENOIRThe counter was a long one and stretched quite FARSo I sat in the corner, playing GUITARAnd like OMC, the cashier said "HOW BIZARRE"When it was time to leave I said AU REVOIRAnd told everyone about the smoothie at STARFrom the sands of Morocco and the Marrakesh BAZAARTo the bloated billionaires playing Golf at MAR (A LAGO)Who are so in bed with Russia you can call them TSARAnd betting 1 mil they can stay under PARWhile Karen McDougal drives the little golf CARAnd like most of Donald's girls, used to be an adult STARBut from Africa to Florida, wherever you AREYou won't get smoothies than here at STARSo you wanna eat more White Castle than KUMARTalk more politics than BILL MAHERWrite better novels than JOHN LE CARREBribe more FIFAs than QATARBe a famous drummer like RINGO STARRThen sit around, get high, playing SITARAnd yell at Fox E like Kareem JABARWell first you better go get a smoothie from STARSo if the Premier League is still corrupt with VARAnd if it looks wrong to film L.A. in NOIRFor the best fruit smoothies than I've had so FARCome and get food and smoothies from STAR!WHAT

I got the fried chicken cutlet came with the fried egg, pickled vegetables, fried tofu, and some ground meat ($10). I think the portion size is reasonable for the price. The chicken cutlet is crispy and it's pounded flat. I think the flavors are okay at this place. Though I did find myself using a lot of their chili oil! We went on Sunday lunch, and we had to wait around 15 minutes for our food to come out. The employees were nice. There is a self-serve kiosk where you can check out but you need a $10 minimum order to use a credit card.

Love coming for their Taiwanese shaved ice! It's a great place to stop by for a quick dessert after lunch or dinner in china town. Their popcorn chicken are made fresh and always hot, delicious and perfectly seasoned.

Sad to see the only decent take away was the dumplings. After recommendation from my friend Wayne I was really looking forward to trying this "hidden gem" The lady in the front Hilda was simply rude. As someone who loves Asian food and loves the community I will not be returning. Bland, terrible service, and overall underwhelming.

The thai tea taste very watered down and flavorless. But... the beef tendon soup is delicious and fresh. Probably wouldn't recommend getting tea here, but the food is great. The place is very busy and hectic on the weekends. Sometimes it is definitely difficult to grab a table, especially if you have a bigger group. The service is average. You pick up your drink orders yourself and if you order food they will deliver it to your table.

Been going here forever with my kids. But the lady serving us the shaved ice was extremely rude today. Guess when my kids want this type of food, drinks/ juices and shaved ice we probably would be going to bring the business to another spot. Paid extra for condensed milk and sugar but they didn't add it when I tried to explain to the lady she basically told me to shush and let her do her job (I guess they do have lots of customers so the service and being friendly is not something of their concern- they'll get less now from my kids and my family). She did added condensed milk when I told her but did it really rudely with an angry face and it was a mess on the cup that I had to wipe off myself. It was a stupid decision to but 3 drinks 2 food items and 2 shaved ice for my son and I here. We will take our hungry bellies elsewhere next time.

I love Taiwanese chicken nuggets. Just love them.I usually would go to Tapioca House to get some Taiwanese chicken nuggets meal. You know? Rice, nuggets, and some veggies? However, over the year, I've noticed that the price at Tapioca House kept going up and the portion kept getting smaller. I knew that Star Snow Ice served Taiwanese chicken nuggets too but I'd always gone to Tapioca House because I like the flavor there better.However, during one fine day my sister and her family was visiting from Dallas and they stopped by Star Snow Ice and she had asked me if I wanted anything from the restaurant before they made their way to my place. I, of course, asked her to get me some chicken nuggets meal, which she obliged.When they had made their way to my place and gave me my meal. I was like, WHOA!!! THIS is a meal! That meal box was full!! Chicken, egg, rice, even a couple of tofu in the box. And when I started eating the meal, the flavor was a lot better than I'd remembered it. Now I had asked my sister to get me TWO meals because when I get my meal from Tapioca House, one meal was never enough. But after eating one meal from Star Snow Ice, I was stuffed.Sorry Tapioca House. I will miss you but unless you give me more food for the money, Star Snow Ice has my business now.

100% MY FAVORITE TAIWANESE FOOD FIX in Houston. They have had the same staff/owner since the beginning of time and they are efficient. You can order to-go by calling them ahead of time. My go to order is the chicken fried chicken with rice (the largest piece of chicken that you have ever seen, so crispy, so flavorful and includes rice with meat sauce on top, veggies and 2 pieces of crispy tofu). SOOOO WORTH IT for its value!Also for drinks, I love just getting a watermelon juice with boba (super refreshing) or a Lemon Ai-Yu with boba (tarte/lemony refreshing drink). Parking - within the cafe 101 plaza

I wish we had this kind of a place where I live. I arrived in Houston late-ish, so decided to come here and ordered to go. I was kinda hungry at that point, so I ordered the pork chop meal and chicken nuggets appetizer. Given the prices, I thought I'd still be hungry after. Oh how wrong I was!The pork chop was as big as my face!! And the nuggets were equally generous. The pork chop meal also came with veggies and egg. I dunno if I was just hungry or what, but I remember food being very tasty too! It was definitely a good meal (and a half or honestly you can make it two meals).I did come back the next day and ordered one of their drinks and shaved ice. Their drink was not bad, but I will probably come back more for their food and shaved ice.The place does get crowded, so finding a table can be a bit challenging in peak hours, but I'll definitely come back whenever I'm in Houston!!