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| - I use to stop in here once in awhile back in '05/'06 when I had caseload with some homes out in the NW Valley, at which point I would have rated it a 4 or 5 star. Now that I have been relocated to our new Peoria office, I decided to swing by for lunch and give it a try again. Unfortunately, after my revisit I would now only rank it a 3 star, as my food tasted pretty much like any other decent Chinese restaurant. I do admit I may be partially to blame, as for some reason I chose to order one of the most Americanized dish in Chinese/American cuisine, Lemon Chicken. The chicken is done in the nugget style, not the whole breast sliced style like I generally prefer Lemon Chicken. Although it was nugget style, the pieces were not grease and the quality of the chicken was good. However, the sauce was pretty bland with very little citrus flavor. I did get the lunch combo. The fried rice, soup, eggroll and wonton were all decent with no heavy grease taste. Portions were a little smaller than most Chinese places in the valley, but it was a good lunch for $5.25. I will probably revisit soon and give another dish a try.
The service was great, they had my food out quickly and I was finished with lunch in about 40 minutes. Lunch combos are $5.25-$6.25 and most diner entrees are $7-$10. For Vegetarian/Vegan they have a few choices of the typical vegetable dishes found at most Chinese restaurants for about $7, but at lunch you'll have to ask for the dinner menu to order them. Also, they are promoting their food as no MSG and low sodium, which with the smaller portion sizes probably makes this restaurant a slightly healthier choice for Chinese food. If you are looking for a quick Chinese sit down or to go lunch at a good price in the NW valley, Golden Star is a good place to stop in.
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