Golden Star Restaurant

1142 N Orchard St, Boise
(208) 336-0191

Recent Reviews

Edward Kowalski

Pros- Easy parking right in front of the restaurant. Arrived just after 7 PM on a Friday, and it was not busy inside. I think this location is much busier for lunch.The dining room appeared clean and orderly. They have a large menu but an even larger special board, when you walk in, to choose from.The food arrived quickly and was very delicious with good-sized portions. Usually you can choose any table in the dining room you would like. Waters were constantly refilled. At the end of your meal, they will bring to-go boxes before you even need to ask. I ordered the tofu and mushrooms with steamed rice and the sauce was incredibly flavourful even without the heat..Cons- Menu modifications are not a problem, but everything comes with an up-charge. As soon as we sat down, the server tried to get our order, but we were not ready, so she instructed us that when we were ready to order, to look over at her and wave. Surprisingly, the rice that comes with your meal is a very small portion, and if you ask for more, that is an additional charge. Also, if you want hot sauce on the side, that too is an additional charge. We sat at a round table with a spinning lazy-susan in the center, but when the food came out, the server awkwardly reached to hand them to us, instead of simply using the lazy-susan to spin it around to each person. I believe the server was slightly upset when I did not realize she was handing the rice to me when I was still getting the dinner plate sat in front of me.They do offer a choice of heat levels from mild to medium to hot. I chose the medium and could not taste any heat at all, so I would probably recommend getting a hot because if you try to get hot sauce on the side, they will charge you!I think what bothered me the most was that when she presented the checks, she expected immediate payment from everybody. I WAS STILL EATING! She said that she did not want to make multiple trips to run the credit cards, so she expected us to pay all at once! She handed us several extremely dirty pens to sign our credit slips.And I really wish they would get new pens. She made sure to return and get the signed credit slips before we ever stood up. This felt awkward to us. I honestly don't understand the rush because they were still open for another hour+, after we paid..Maybe our server was having an off day, but I could see other servers that were much friendlier and knew how to smile that we may request to be with them on our next visit.Vegetarian options: Best tofu that I've tasted.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Patty Turner King

The food is always great, and so is the service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Egg Roll & Crab Rangoon, Mandarin Chicken, Fried Rice And, House Chow Mein, Special Chow Mein, Crab Rangoon, Pork Fried Rice, Fried Shrimp, Sweet and Sour Pork

Danny Hooper (Danny)

Over price for what you get. Half of a Styrofoam box for $20. Most have no flavor. Beef and broccoli was just clear sauce. Very little meat and broccoli.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

Jamie Standish

The food was not good small portions to expensive..

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Victor Petrik

Great service, delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Debra H.

I had a delivery order. I have done this testing out different restaurants just to see who is the best as far as price to of course taste how fresh etc. I will say this," this is the first meal I have ordered through different types of food and service. It was left at my door and still so very hot heat wise????? I'm very impressed and thank you I rate you as a 5, I've a feeling this will be on my GOOD LIST

Tamra Cuculich

I just love eating here the food is amazing and the staff is great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rachel Blankenship

Food recommended by a co-worker who is Cantonese. She recommended Egg Foo Young and Fried rice. Boy she was right! Very good!

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Egg Roll & Crab Rangoon, Fried Shrimp and Fried Rice, Fried Rice And, Sauce, Fried, Mongolian Beef, Special Chow Mein

Kevin Carroll

Been coming here since my early 20s. Im in my late sixties now. Just a great family spot wonderful food, and good service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Egg Roll & Crab Rangoon, Fried Shrimp and Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, General Chicken, Fried, House Chow Mein

Kellie C

Food is absolutely horrible. The last four times we've eaten here it has been extremely bad. We've been coming here for 45 years and it has always been our favorite place but nothing is good here anymore. So

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Jarrod Lloyd

My wife and I went to dinner here and had the worst food we've eaten in awhile. We left most of it uneaten and our bill was close to $70.We ordered: Egg Flower soup, smelled like wet dog and had no taste and very gelatinous. Egg Roll, tasted like it was cooked in old oil and then left on a gas station roller under a heat lamp for hours. Crab ragoons, tasted like onions and still cooked in old oil. Shrimp and beef stir fry, Completely inedible and the meat had a weird taste. The Mandarin chicken was inedible as well and the chicken didn't even taste like chicken but was fatty and very processed. Will never eat here again.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Leesha Lloyd

All the food was low quality and nasty and cost close to 60 dollars (before tip) for the two person family dinner and an appetizer. I haven't been this grossed by a restaurant in a long time. ?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Mike Horejs

Went there tonight after visiting my son in the hospital ordered 2 lunch specials I got pressed almond chicken (which I love)and pork fried rice and my wife ordered pork egg-fu-yung and spareribs. I got mine and she got pork fried rice instead of the spareribs. She went up to complain about the rice and the server told her that she had a video of the order and she had proof of what my wife ordered. If that's true then they have a recording of our conversation at the table. We will never go back there. They lost us over a $2.00 sparerib.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

Kim Smith-Savoie

Food has always been very good and service is always friendly

Jacob Snow

I come here every year for Christmas takeout and I quality is always amazing. These workers also work like a well oiled machine.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp and Fried Rice, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Mongolian Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, Fried Rice And, Sauce, General Chicken, Fried, General TSO's Chicken, Beef, Lemon Chicken

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