China Star Dim Sum Lounge
1733 Middlesex St, Lowell
(978) 856-7780
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Food here generally has been good this but a few times where they've had a few ups and downs if they end up having a couple of new chefs but other than that the food is still good it's a good old tried-and-true place. The only thing I'm not a big fan of and I'm not the only one who's noticed it and some of the staff has said it too is it's getting very ghetto. I don't care you can call me racist I just don't care to see gang bangerz hanging out eating. They're usually extremely loud and obnoxious at times. 5 or 6 years ago you saw very little of that now you see it all the time and I'll put it honestly I've noticed a lot of the old timers that used to go there aren't going anymore. It's a type of element that put it honestly I'm not particularly comfortable with. The food itself like I said is pretty good once in a while there might be a glitch here and there but like I said they're pretty pretty steady. Prices are reasonable, but like everything else that's going up a little bit.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Most of the foods were way too salty. Besides the food, one time I parked at KFC to walk to the soccer field with my kids and one of the employee accused me of parking at their lot and will call the tow truck on me. He said he saw me parked at their lot. I told him if he knows which car, tow it then. I don't know what he accomplish by accusing me. Now they lost a customer forever.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Prices are always inconsistent charged $9 for 4 pc shumai and the other day was charged $5
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Hands down my favorite for Chinese! The food is authentic and the staff is friendly. They have the best hot and sour soup I've ever had. Everything I have ever tried is delicious.I appreciate that they always give me chopsticks, that's one of my pet peeves when they only lay out basic silverware for the white folks.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
This restaurant never disappoint me when it come to food and service. I've been here so make time that it becomes my second kitchen where staff know what you like to eat and drink and I get to know them by names. Ask the wait staff you would they recommend if you're not sure what you want and you'll get Chinese dishes that are not on the menu. This place has the best Mai Thai and one of my friends like white Mai Thai ?
Vegetarian options: Stir fried Peepot stems on garlic sauce
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Salted Calamari, House Special Fried Rice, Wonton Soup, Steamed Oysters, Hot and Sour Soup, Stir Fried Snow Peas Leaves with Garlic Sauce, Crab Rangoon, Dumpling, Salt & Pepper Soft Shell Crab, Sauteed Baby Clams in Black Bean Sauce, Peking Duck
Been here twice, and liked the food. They have a very extensive menu! Don't quite remember what I got (most likely soup, honey chicken, pepper chicken, and a veg entree), but enjoyed it! My fiancé's family loves this place, so we end up going here every time they are around.
First the server was rude. He forgot to serve us soup and charged us in the end. They served us with bad pork (the meat is old and has a terrible smell). Of course we gave the serve a small tip and he was complaining as we left. Never again!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
It was a busy all you can eat buffet day. The table I sat at had dirty table covers, and it smelled so bad. It ruined my entire dim sum experience. If you own a restaurant, please be more caring and mindful of decor as simple as this.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Best Chinese in the area!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went here for my birthday for Dim sum on Saturday it was bustling so I expected the food to be fresh, we ordered the squid and the crab ball and it was stone cold. We asked for a new one and the guy gave us the same one but microwaved. I waved down another person and they gave me a new squid, BUT DEEP FRIED THE CRAB BALL the one I had already taken a bite of which is cross contamination and actually really disrespectful. At this point I was waiting around for nearly an hour and just decided to pay and leave even tho the crab ball was inedible.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Would have given 4 stars, dim sum was good, but the flies a fruit flies buzzing around ruined the experience. Fly tape is so easy and cheap just hang some around.
these past two encounters with the same female worker (i believe she's the one that comes to take your bill and payment) have not been a good experience. few months ago my bf and i paid our bill with card and tipped in cash. this lady literally tried to stop us from walking away from our table and confronted us for "not tipping"... i told her our tip was in cash and it was in a clear view on our table. she smiled picked up the tip and then left, didnt even apologize or anything afterwards. and now very recently my bf and i went again and paid the bill+tip with card. she came to pick up our bill and was reading how much we tipped and gave me BACK the bill and told me to tip more LOL!!!! she literally stood over my shoulder to make sure i did it. my bf was telling me not too, but for some reason i just had a bad feeling with this worker so i was guilted into doing it. dont get me wrong all the other workers that push the dimsum carts are super sweet, just our experience with this one lady ruins it.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
We were really excited to come here for dim sum, as we hadn't been here in a while, but the quality of the food has gone down significantly. The short ribs were undercooked, the tripe tasted like it was cooked in rancid oil, the clams was full of sand, and the chicken feet seemed like they had been sitting out for a long time. We're really disappointed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Many wait staff but very little of any service. Left a 15% tip and was demanded to leave more of a tip, with complaints of my tip even after bumping it up to 20%. Food was decent.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Found roaches on my steamed chicken feet, which is absolutely unacceptable. Table cloth also had a molded smell. Seriously doubt the cleanliness of this place, be careful!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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