The China Star Asian Buffet is a new restaurant which opened recently in the Greensburg area. The China star is located at 122 Donohoe Road, Greensburg, PA and occupies the building which was formerly a Ponderosa steak house. Although the establishment's grand opening was over a month ago; I had my first dining experience there just today. First Impressions: Many local Chinese restaurants are tacky and cheaply decorated. More often than not the unfortunate decor consists of cliche chinese new year paper ornaments, tables with Chinese zodiac menu-place-mats sandwiched under glass, and low-quality paintings of waterfalls. By contrast the China Star restaurant is clean and tastefully decorated. The traditional Chinese murals displayed on the walls show a sense of restraint which helps to prevent the impression of a bad kung-fu exploitation movie from the 1970's. The employees have clever uniforms which are vaguely reminiscent of of airline stewardess uniforms (also from the1970's). The … [Read More...]




