China Star Buffet

The restaurant was busy with dine-ins, to-go orders, and call-in orders but the food was fresh and tasty. There are five buffet bars, including ice cream. Great price for everything you get. One of the only China buffets that I know is open during the pandemic and plastic gloves for the buffet.

Hands down the best Chinese buffet I've visited. Service was prompt, efficient and very nice. Food was fresh and hot with a good variety of dishes available. I can't say enough good things about this restaurant!

Excellent selection at lunch, hot, fresh. Service was outstanding, girls were going nonstop to take care of all of the customers. They were Really Busy 👍 My 1st time and I'll definitely be back!!!

Fresh hot food, big buffet. Well staffed. Friendly, wearing gloves, sanitized constantly. Great for the $12 price tag. Plenty of seafood, dessert, and ice cream as well.

Got a certain craving come here and you can get what you would like to eat

They have the best crab rangoon! I appreciate the fact that I can get carryout from the buffet. It was $14 after tax for food and drink! It was delicious and there is an awesome variety!

China Star has a very good lunch buffet during the week and is extremely popular with folks in Ellettsville. They do a great job of keeping things fresh and hot. A lunch buffet with soda sets you back about $8.50 with tax, which seems pretty reasonable to me. They serve Pepsi products.

Fresh fruit and my favorite almond cookies😋

Edit: Best Chinese Buffet for miles. We were so happy to find this gem in our new town, which is *in* Bloomington (right next to Ellettsville). The food is always fresh and delicious. They have the most consistently delicious buffet options and the *$14 buffet comes with a drink! Me and my husband eat here at least once a week.

Great food, love food selection. Very friendly amazing staff, just wish they put music on so my poor wife has something else to hear than my loud eating 😅😂. Overall 5 stars

Love going there! The food is always great and the atmosphere and service are just as wonderful!

Best Asian buffet in Monroe County so far. I’m still doing a “trail” so will keep you updated. I am also doing a trail for breaded tenderloin’s, biscuits n gravy, Stromboli’s and subs. Pizza will be next.
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I love this place. Everything was fresh and hot. The employees are really sweet.

I got a takeout box for 11$ and a drink , that is a good deal to me! Food was so good 😍

We have ordered food online here several times. Food has always been hot and fresh. And our order has always been correct. It also tastes good too! It can be pretty busy depending on what time you go, but the line generally moves fairly quickly. They offer a buffet inside if you want to eat in. Hence the long line to get in. People are waiting at the counter to pay and be seated for that option. Certainly worth checking out.

By far the best Chinese buffet ♥ very flavorful food, good service. No complaints. A lot of Chinese buffets leave me with a headache and feeling bloated, but not China star! It's awesome, never had a complaint once

I love the food. Absolutely delicious. But I don't like the fact that the servers stand near you and stare at you to let you know they want you to leave. Very annoying.

Affordable and delicious. Small town feel and not the largest selection, but everything on the buffet is always hot and delicious. Their carryout menu is also exceptional. Generals chicken is delicious and there yellow fried rice is a great complement. The egg roll from the carryout menu is genuinely the best I have had.

We are always treated with great care. We love the food. We are never disappointed.
I do have to add, I'm impressed with their changes due to Covid-19. Their ordering and pick up window is the best in Monroe County.

An outstanding treat. Ellettsville has a few really good restaurants and I would put China Star right up there with the best. Not the biggest buffet I've seen, but the food was amazing. I would love it if they made Siracha sauce available. That would really be the icing on the cake.