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![]() ![]() "They always know we're on our lunch hour."įor more domestic appe-tites, the Golden Star serves New York steak ($14.50), four other steaks, pork chops ($8.50), salads such as Crab Louie ($10.50) and both hot and cold sandwiches. "We get excellent service here," Jaramillo said. On a recent afternoon, Alberta Murphy and Louis Jaramillo, employees at the neighboring Social Security office, stopped by for steaming bowls of won ton noodle soup. ![]() ![]() Take-out orders represent half of the restaurant's business. The most popular dishes are the family-style combinations, with dinners from $9.50 to $14.75 per person and lunches at $6.50. Seafood entrees are slightly more expensive, including a seafood sautÈ with scallops, shrimp, crabmeat and vegetables for $14.50. They include Moo Shu Chicken, Kung Pao Chicken, Golden Star Egg Foo Young with barbecued pork, chicken, shrimp and vegetables, Crispy Orange Beef, Sizzling Beef and Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce. On the a la carte menu, most entrees, served with steamed rice, are in the $7.75 to $8.95 range. "Some other restaurants have buffets, but we give generous servings, and most people box up the leftovers and take them home, something you can't do at a buffet." "We treat our customers right, and keep our prices competitive," Mar said. Toy remains one of the many regular customers. The new owners made very few changes to the menu, keeping the Cantonese focus and adding a few Szechuan and sesame-flavored entrees. The restaurant's original owner, Howard Toy, sold the restaurant to Mar and three other partners, some of whom are relatives, in 1992. Since 1975, Golden Star has served up plates and to-go boxes of Americanized Chinese food - fried rice, chow mein, chop suey, sweet and sour, egg rolls and other dishes. "There's no way we could sell that kind of authentic Chinese food here," she adds. "When the children wanted to invite a friend over to play, I remember them saying 'Open the windows!' They tried to get those smells out of the house." Staff photo by Chris GoodenowĮlizabeth Mar, co-owner and manager of Golden Star Restaurant, recalls years ago when the sharp smells of Chinese salt fish, shrimp paste and bean curd permeated the family home. Golden Star waitress Lynn Dickman sets a table. Golden Star serves Chinese, American dishes to suit local taste ![]()
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