Golden Star Restaurant 500 Kings Highway, New Bedford, MA 02745

"This used to be my go to restaurant, however, since ownership changed and our normal cashier/front of the house left the quality and consistency is no longer there. We tried it a few times after the change in ownership and were not able to say it was our favorite Chinese place after 4-5 years of going there. It was a great ride while it lasted!"

"This is probably the one local Chinese place that has a history you need to know before diving into reviews. If all you want to know is, "is the food delicious?", the answer is yes. No need to read further, order here. This hole in the wall place used to be owned by a very family oriented owner and staff who were exceptionally charming to be around. They were extremely pleasant, remembering people who were regulars' orders just by hearing your voice on the phone. When the ownership changed, you'll start to see a shift in the reviews. The old timers like me start becoming negative while people who didn't realize the change never complain. I genuinely believe that this is because the change removed that intimate friendliness the old owners had. That doesn't mean these new owners can't build rapport with us locals, but the old owners had been established as favorites, them being gone hurts a lot of us and I think that's where a lot of negativity comes from. The food is great. They updated the menu as well and now we're starting to see more traditional Chinese dishes appearing like Sesame Cold Noodles (Chinese owners! We WANT to try real Chinese food! Please translate your secret menus!!) What's more this is still the ONLY Chinese place that understands what I mean when I say, "extra spicy please". Give these guys a chance. They're not the old owners, and that's ok. They can be our "new" old favorite place. They just need a little more time to work their way into the hearts of the old time locals."

"Appears to have new management or owners within the past few months. All the long time people are gone. It's really disappointing now. They use to be one of the best in New Bedford area but my last order was expensive, reduced sizing container, and the flavor was lackluster."

"I tell you the truth, I've been to places across the United States and this is the best Chinese food I've ever had. That sounds like high praise and it is because this has remained a personal Gold standard for me. Wherever I go, it's hard to find food this good. In fact for what it offers, I haven't. I've had friends who struggle with breakouts when eating greasy food and surprisingly didn't have an issue here either. I hope these owners stay consistent as they have for many years."

"Since ownership has changed the quality just isn’t the same. Everything tastes like it has been sitting in old oil. We loved it before because it tasted fresh. We were so worried this was going to happen and it did, going to miss this place. (I will say this was during the weekdays/maybe better on weekends, will give one more try on the weekends.)"