China Star Iowa City Menu (2025 Update)

Welcome to China Star Iowa City, your premier destination for authentic Chinese cuisine nestled in the heart of Iowa City. Located at 201 S Clinton St #118, this restaurant is celebrated for its rich and diverse menu that brings the bold flavors of Sichuan cooking to life.

Highlights from the menu include signature dishes such as Sichuan Instant Spicy Steam Pot and Spicy Chicken (No Bones), both revered for their robust flavors and perfect spice levels. The Fried Chicken Wings with Fried Rice is a bestseller, applauded for generous portions and delightful taste.

Customer reviews rave about the crispy General Tso’s chicken and savory beef & broccoli, emphasizing the friendly service and quick turnaround. China Star Iowa City not only caters to traditional tastes but also provides a warm atmosphere, making it an absolute must-try for anyone seeking quality Chinese fare.

Lo Mein

Vegetable Lo Mein

US$9.80

Chicken Lo Mein

US$9.95

House Special Lo Mein

US$10.36

Shrimp Lo Mein

US$10.36

Beef Lo Mein

US$10.36

Pork Lo Mein

US$9.95

Xinjiang Roast Lamb 新疆炒烤羊

Spicy, secret sauce and BBQ sauce, served with green pepper and onion sauteed, served with Plain white rice

US$18.95

Fried Chicken Wings With Fried Rice

US$11.95

Spicy Chicken(No Bones)辣子鸡

US$16.95

Jumbo Shrimp With Garlic Sauce

US$16.95

Beef Chow Fun牛肉炒河粉

Stir-Fried Rice Noodles,a little spicy, with vegetables,If you don't like beef,You can also switch to chicken or pork.

US$15.95

茄子炒豆角Fried Green Beans With Eggplant

US$15.95

Sesame Chicken

This is a large one. Delicious sauce, served with broccoli and rice

US$15.95

Mongolian Chicken

US$16.95

Braised Pork In Soy Sauce 红烧肉

US$17.95

干煸四季豆

With pork

US$18.95

General Tso's Chicken

Spicy,large one. with broccoli and white rice

US$15.95

Fried Chicken Wings(6)

US$9.95

Sesame Shrimp

US$16.95

Mixed Congee八宝粥

Vegetarian.This is a sweet porridge made from a variety of organic ingredients, glutinous rice, red beans, mung beans, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds, etc.

US$7.99

Hot Pot Fat Beef 火锅小肥牛

US$19.95

青椒肉丝Jalapeno Pepper Stir-Fried Pork

Mexican chili fried pork shreds, secret sauce, very delicious, served with white rice

US$18.95

Singapore Mei Fun

US$15.95

Orange Chicken

Spicy,large one. with broccoli and white rice

US$15.95

Spicy Chicken(With Bones)辣子鸡

Stir fry with red pepper, onion, secret sauce, served with rice

US$16.95

Mongolian Beef

US$16.95

best seller

Pork

Pork With Black Bean Sauce

US$10.95

Pork With Broccoli

US$10.95

Pork With Snow Peas

US$10.95

Pork With Mixed Vegetables

US$10.95

Pork With Mushroom

US$10.95

Pork With Chinese Vegetables

US$10.95

Sweet And Sour Pork

US$14.99

Sweet And Sour Chicken

US$14.99

Sweet and Sour

New dish

Drunken Pork Ribs醉排骨

People gave this dish it's name not because there is alcohol in it but because it was deemed so delicious that it would make people "drunk". Please note: contains Peanut Butter,with bones

US$18.95

香油虾Shrimp With Sesame Oil

US$19.95

White Rice

US$2.95

Vegetable Egg Roll

US$2.85

10 Fried Wonton With Sweet And Sour Sauce

This is pork.

US$9.75

Shrimp Egg Roll

US$2.95

8 Steamed Dumplings

pork

US$9.95

Tea Egg卤蛋

US$3.00

Fried Rice

No meat, only vegetables

US$5.25

Fried Eggs煎蛋

US$3.00

Crab Meat Rangoon

US$6.90

Pork Egg Roll

US$2.98

8 Fried Dumplings

pork

US$9.95

Appetizers

Seafood

Jumbo Shrimp With Black Bean Sauce

US$11.45

Jumbo Shrimp With Broccoli

US$11.45

Jumbo Shrimp With Lobster Sauce

US$11.45

Jumbo Shrimp With Curry Sauce

US$11.45

Jumbo Shrimp With Chinese Vegetables

US$11.45

Shrimp With Mixed Vegetables

US$11.45

Jumbo Shrimp With Mushroom

US$11.45

Shrimp With Snow Peas

US$11.45

Chicken Mei Fun

US$14.95

Beef Mei Fun

US$15.95

Vegetable Mei Fun

US$14.95

Singapore Mei Fun

Spicy.

US$15.95

Pork Mei Fun

US$14.95

House Special Mei Fun

US$15.95

Shrimp Mei Fun

US$15.95

Mei Fun

Chicken

Chicken With Broccoli

US$10.95

Chicken With Black Bean Sauce

US$10.95

Chicken With Mushroom

US$10.95

Chicken With Curry Sauce

US$10.95

Chicken With Chinese Vegetables

US$10.95

Chicken With Mixed Vegetables

US$10.95

Chicken With Snow Peas

US$10.95

Moo Goo Gai Pan

US$10.70

Pork Lo Mein Combo

US$12.95

Orange Chicken Combo

Served with fried rice and spring rolls. The default dish is spring rolls. If you don't like spring rolls, you can replace it with pork egg rolls or two crab meat rangoons.

US$12.95

Hunan Chicken Combo

Spicy.

US$12.95

Sweet And Sour Chicken Combo

US$12.95

Kung Pao Chicken Combo

Spicy. Served with fried rice and spring rolls. The default dish is spring rolls. If you don't like spring rolls, you can replace it with pork egg rolls or two crab meat rangoons.

US$12.95

General Tso's Chicken Combo

Spicy. Served with fried rice and spring rolls. The default dish is spring rolls. If you don't like spring rolls, you can replace it with pork egg rolls or two crab meat rangoons.

US$12.95

Moo Goo Gai Pan Combo

Chicken And mushrooms, white sauce

US$12.95

Sesame Shrimp Combo

US$13.45

Sesame Chicken Combo

Served with fried rice and spring rolls. The default dish is spring rolls. If you don't like spring rolls, you can replace it with pork egg rolls or two crab meat rangoons.

US$12.95

Szechuan Beef Combo

Spicy.

US$13.45

Chicken With Broccoli Combo

US$12.95

Sweet And Sour Pork Combo

US$12.95

Beef With Broccoli Combo

US$13.45

Shrimp With Lobster Sauce Combo

US$13.45

Pork With Broccoli Combo

US$12.95

Szechuan Chicken Combo

Spicy.

US$12.95

Chicken With Cashew Nuts Combo

US$12.95

Mongolian Chicken Combo

US$12.95

Pork With Garlic Sauce Combo

Spicy.

US$12.95

Shrimp Chow Mein Combo

Please note: This is not noodles, this is shrimp fried cabbage with white sauce

US$12.95

Chicken With Garlic Sauce Combo

Spicy.

US$12.95

Chicken Lo Mein Combo

US$12.95

Pepper Steak With Onions Combo

US$13.45

Hunan Beef Combo

Spicy.

US$13.45

Shrimp With Broccoli Combo

US$13.45

Mongolian Beef Combo

US$13.45

Combination Platters

Drinks

Sprite

The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.

US$1.99

Jia Duo Bao Herbal Tea Drink

US$2.95

Water

US$1.59

Iced Red Tea冰红茶

US$2.95

Green Tea

US$2.95

Sunkist

US$1.99

Honey Pomelo蜂蜜柚子

US$2.95

Cola

US$1.99

Snow Pear Juice冰糖雪梨

US$2.95

Diet Coke

A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.

US$1.99

Pepper Steak With Onions

US$10.95

Beef With Oyster Sauce

US$10.95

Beef With Black Bean Sauce

US$10.95

Beef With Curry Sauce

US$10.95

Beef With Broccoli

US$10.95

Beef With Mushrooms

US$10.95

Beef With Mixed Vegetables

US$10.95

Beef With Chinese Vegetables

US$10.95

Beef With Pepper And Tomatoes

US$10.95

Beef With Snow Peas

US$10.95

Beef

Moo Shu Dishes

Moo Shu Pork[Chinese Style]

Eggs, pork, carrots, potatoes, wood ear together with white sauce. Comes with white rice.

US$16.95

Moo Shu Beef

Scrambled eggs, cabbage, wood ear and meat with brown sauce. Comes with 5 pieces of pancake wraps. Wraps can be substituted with white rice.

US$15.95

Moo Shu Pork(American Style)

Scrambled eggs, cabbage, wood ear and meat with brown sauce. Comes with 5 pieces of pancake wraps. Wraps can be substituted with white rice.

US$15.95

Moo Shu Chicken

Scrambled eggs, cabbage, wood ear and meat with brown sauce. Comes with 5 pieces of pancake wraps. Wraps can be substituted with white rice.

US$15.95

House Special Moo Shu

Scrambled eggs, cabbage, wood ear and meat with brown sauce. Comes with 5 pieces of pancake wraps. Wraps can be substituted with white rice.

US$15.95

Moo Shu Vegetable

Scrambled eggs, cabbage, wood ear and meat with brown sauce. Comes with 5 pieces of pancake wraps. Wraps can be substituted with white rice.

US$15.95

Moo Shu Shrimp

Scrambled eggs, cabbage, wood ear and meat with brown sauce. Comes with 5 pieces of pancake wraps. Wraps can be substituted with white rice.

US$15.95

Shrimp Egg Foo Young

US$15.95

House Special Egg Foo Young

US$15.95

Pork Egg Foo Young

US$15.95

Crab Meat Egg Foo Young

US$15.95

Vegetable Egg Foo Young

US$15.40

Chicken Egg Foo Young

US$15.95

Beef Egg Foo Young

US$15.95

Egg Foo Young

Fried Rice

Vegetable Fried Rice

US$8.95

Chicken Fried Rice

US$9.95

Ham Fried Rice

US$9.95

Shrimp Fried Rice

US$10.36

House Special Fried Rice

US$10.36

Crab Meat Fried Rice蟹肉炒饭

US$10.85

Beef Fried Rice

US$10.36

Szechuan Beef

Spicy.

US$16.95

Sesame Chicken

This is a large one. delicious sauce, served with broccoli and rice

US$15.95

Kung Pao Chicken With Peanuts

Spicy.

US$15.95

Szechuan Shrimp

Spicy.

US$16.95

Shrimp And Scallops With Garlic Sauce

Spicy.

US$16.95

Hunan Beef

Spicy.

US$16.95

Szechuan Chicken

Spicy.

US$16.95

Kung Pao Shrimp With Peanuts

Spicy.

US$16.95

Sliced Been With Garlic Sauce

Spicy.

US$16.95

Hunan Chicken

Spicy.

US$16.95

Jumbo Shrimp With Garlic Sauce

Spicy.

US$16.95

Triple Delight With Garlic Sauce

Spicy.

US$16.95

Shredded Pork With Garlic Sauce

Spicy.

US$16.95

Sesame Shrimp

US$16.95

Hunan Pork

Spicy.

US$16.95

Chicken With Orange Flavor

Spicy.

US$15.95

Hunan Shrimp

Spicy.

US$16.95

General Tso's Chicken

Spicy.

US$15.95

Chicken With Garlic Sauce

Spicy.

US$15.95

Szechuan and Hunan Dishes

Sichuan Dishes English Menu

Tomato Scrambled Eggs 西红柿鸡蛋

US$15.95

Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐

US$16.95

Mushu Pork 木须肉

Served with egg, fungus, and carrot.

US$16.95

茄子炒肉末Spicy Eggplant Fried Minced Meat

US$16.95

Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken With Potato And Noodles大盘鸡

US$18.95

Spicy Griddle Cauliflower 干锅花菜

Spicy.

US$17.95

Sirloin Noodle 白味牛腩面

US$16.95

Sauteed Potato, Green Pepper And Eggplant地三鲜

US$15.95

Stir-Fry Meat 小炒肉

Pork, chicken, beef.

US$17.95

Cumin Lamb 孜然羊肉

US$18.95

Grilled Ribs 巴国烤排骨

US$16.95

Fu Qi Fei Pian 夫妻肺片

US$17.95

Hot Pot Fat Beef 火锅小肥牛

US$19.95

Fish Flavored Pork 鱼香肉丝

US$16.95

Tomato And Egg Noodles西红柿鸡蛋面

US$15.95

Bamboo Shoots Fried Pork小竹笋炒肉

Not spicy

US$17.95

爆炒牛百叶

US$18.95

Sprouts Double-Fried Pork 芽菜回锅肉

US$16.95

Enoki Mushroom Fat Beef金针菇肥牛

US$18.95

Delicious Beef 飘香牛

US$18.95

Sauteed Potato Floss土豆丝

US$15.45

Stewed Chicken With Mushroom 小鸡炖蘑菇

US$17.95

Stir-Fried Beef With Green Onions 葱爆牛肉

US$18.95

Sichuan Instant Spicy Steam Pot 四川冒菜

Spicy.

US$18.95

Fried Pork With Green Beans 四季豆炒肉

US$16.95

Chicken With Red Pepper 辣子鸡

US$16.95

Sour Soup Fat Beef酸汤肥牛

US$18.95

Hot Spicy Dip 麻辣烫

Spicy.

US$18.95

Red Pepper Fish Fillets剁椒鱼片

US$18.95

Preserved Vegetable And Pork 梅菜扣肉

US$18.95

Braised Pork In Soy Sauce 红烧肉

US$17.95

Double-Fried Pork 回锅肉

US$18.95

Chicken Braised黄焖鸡

US$16.95

Dried Fish Slices干锅鱼片

US$18.95

Shredded Cabbage Shou Si Bao手撕包菜

Fried cabbage with Pork or beef or chicken

US$17.95

Stir-Fried Minced Pork With Capers 酸豆角肉末

US$17.95

Dried Shrimps干锅虾

Dried shrimps干锅虾, typically includes shrimp cooked with a blend of mushrooms, celery, potatoes, and onions, seasoned with fresh peppers in a spicy sauce. Shrimp with shells. If you don't like shrimp with shells, you can leave a note and let me know so I can replace them with shrimp without shells.

US$18.95

Tomato Beef Brisket 番茄牛腩

US$18.95

Beef Filets In Hot Chili Oil 水煮牛

US$18.95

Beef Filets In Hot Chili Oil With Tofu 豆花牛

US$18.95

Stir-Fried Chicken Gizzards 火爆鸡胗

US$18.95

Boiled Fish With Pickled Cabbage And Chili 酸菜鱼

US$18.95

Stir-Fried Minced Pork With Eggplant 茄子肉末

US$17.95

Stir-Fried Lamb With Green Onions 葱爆羊肉

US$18.95

Fried Hor Fun With Pork 猪肉河粉

US$15.95

Kelp Ribs Soup 海带排骨汤

US$16.95

Beef Chow Fun牛肉炒河粉

US$15.95

Lao Gan Ma Fried Chicken 自贡小盐鸡

US$16.95

Spicy Sirloin 麻辣牛腩

Spicy.

US$18.95

Stir-Fried Green Beans 干煸四季豆

US$16.95

Xinjiang Roast Lamb 新疆炒烤羊

Spicy, secret sauce and BBQ sauce, served with green pepper and onion sauteed, served with

US$18.95

Fish Filets In Hot Chili Oil 水煮鱼

US$18.95

Casserole Sirloin Stew 砂锅牛腩煲

US$18.95

Griddle Fat Beef 干锅肥牛

US$18.95

Melaleuca Tofu 千层豆腐

US$17.95

Ma Po Spicy Bean Curd

US$14.95

Broccoli With Garlic Sauce

Spicy.

US$14.95

Fried Green Beans With Eggplant

A little spicy, served with rice

US$15.95

Bean Curd With Mixed Vegetable And Black Mushroom

US$14.95

Sauteed Snow Peas

US$14.95

Bean Curd With Garlic Sauce

US$14.95

Bean Curd With Mixed Vegetable

US$14.95

Sauteed Broccoli

US$14.95

Mixed Vegetable

US$14.95

Vegetable

Chef's Special

Mongolian Beef

US$16.95

Seafood Combinations

US$16.95

Almond Chicken

White chicken,White sauce, not spicy, with almonds, snow peas, carrots, celery, water chestnuts, and white rice.

US$16.95

Mongolian Chicken

US$16.95

Sesame Shrimp

US$16.95

Shrimp With Cashew Nuts

US$16.95

Lako Tung -Ting Shrimp

US$16.95

Chicken With Cashew Nuts

US$16.95

Happy Family

US$16.95

Chicken Rice Soup

US$5.25

Egg Drop Soup

US$4.95

Hot And Sour Soup

Spicy.

US$5.95

Wonton With Egg Drop Soup

US$5.95

Chicken Noodles Soup

US$5.25

Wonton Soup

US$5.95

Mixed Congee八宝粥

Vegetarian,This is a sweet porridge made from a variety of organic ingredients, glutinous rice, red beans, mung beans, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds, etc.

US$7.99

Soup