First visit to Chi Star House was a disappointment.
Cons:
- Seafood dishes come in small portion sizes and not true to the description. Beware. We ordered the lobster for $24.99, the single lobster was guaranteed to be 1.5lbs but it was closer to just 1 lbs or slightly over 1. Definitely dud not meet the minimum of 1.5lbs. When the staff was selecting the lobster, I heard them say the lobster shipment hasn't arrived yet, but then they pulled out two from the tank and brought it in to weigh. I assume they knew those lobsters were too small but went ahead to serve it anyway.
- Honey Pepper Oyster. At $18.99, again the oysters were very small, only 2 out of 6 was a decent size. Other restaurants have more generous portions for this price, such as Fancy on 14th and Kennedy.
- Chestnut Pork Ribs, this dish was good but not spectacular.
- Lotus in sauce, not bad tasting but very basic.
- Meal does come wuth soup and dessert, which is good.
Place: interior is clean and more of a chinese cafe than restaurant.
Service: not bad but not great, just average.
Don't think I will come back for dinner but their lunch assortment is completely different. So maybe I will give it a second chance and try their cafe foods during lunch instead.