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A very solid dining option, regardless of your vegetarian/vegan status. I am only going to say one thing about the place which goes a long way in my book. They have the most fanatically clean kitchen I have ever seen. Everything in it looks like it has been meticulously prepared and arranged by an obsessive compulsive foodie who sneaked into the farmer's market early and stole all the premium produce.
After that, they could have served me anything and I would have rated it highly.
I found New Stars Vegetarian to have some of the freshest and best quality vegan food yet. If cost comparing with traditional meat recipies, the meals are far superior in quality and quantity and thus worth paying a fair price for. Nothing about New Stars is cheap, but absolutely worth every penny in my book.
The wait staff is very professional and friendly. The ambience is calming and spotless.
Even my meat eating family can't tell the difference! My best restaurant experience in Fresno. My husband and I will eat here every time we come to Fresno.
In Fresno this is as good as it gets. Very good food in a beautiful dining environment. Whether you are vegetarian or not these this is the kind of local business that we should be supporting.
Excellent food and service, and I live in Berkeley where the competition is tough. I couldn't believe how delicious everything was. I really liked the lettuce roll ups, caramelized chicken, Chinese Chicken Salad, and Mongolian beef, but everything I've had here (this is my 2nd visit) is great. I'm coming to Stars on every visit to Fresno.
Came here the other day with my mom who is vegetarian and was visiting from Berkeley. I was a little worried because there are so many great vegetarian restaurants in Berkeley and Fresno doesn't seem as vegetarian-friendly.
The food was really great. The salad dressing was very nice...we tried the Chinese Chicken salad to start. The other dishes we had were the BBQ Chicken, Caramelized chicken, and the chocolate raspberry cake. Everything was so good and not heavy at all. The service was also very fast and friendly.
Several of the dishes we ordered were very similar or the same as a restaurant my mom frequents in Berkeley. If I could eat here for all my meals I could easily be vegetarian =)
Also, I had the iced jasmine tea which went very well with everything.
I'm surprised I haven't reviewed this place!
Anywho, this is pretty much really good and fancy vegetarian food for a little more money. My boyfriend and I tried the caramelized chicken and the broccoli beef dishes. They were really good and set up fancy-like, so they jacked up the prices. We also got two of the appetizers and some soft drinks. I think our total came up to about $47 bucks or something like that. Yikes!
Our waiter was great, but he was fired a long time ago. Bummer!
I'm not a vegetarian, but I crave the chicken burger that they serve here! It tastes just like a breaded boneless chicken patty, and it served on a toasted bun with fresh tomatoes, lettuce and some kind of mayo-like spread with fruit or fries (regular or garlic) on the side. I've tried a few of the other plates as well and they were GREAT for being vegetarian, but if vegetarian wasn't their specialty, I don't think that the food here be as highly rated.
Overall though, a great mix of dishes for vegetarians and carnivores alike. The restaurant itself is VERY dimly lit so as to conserve energy, and the host and waitress (who I'm guessing is also the manager/owner) is quick and friendly!
I am by no means a vegetarian but I love this restaurant.
My first taste was at a wine event where the food was catered by New Stars. I was eating a really fantastic Chinese Chicken Salad and asked where it was from. When told it was from a vegetarian restaurant, I was amazed. Better than any real Chinese Chicken Salad I've had. I also loved the spring rolls.
Wow, I am so surprised at how high this is getting rated. I think it's just OK. It's also overpriced.
I think the hype of being a full-vegetarian place is what people are buying into.
This is coming from a vegetarian of over 20 years - there are many places I'd rather eat.
This is hands down my favorite restaurant to frequent in Fresno. Everything just seemed to fall into place for me as I had already decided to go flexitarian, but was getting pretty bored of having the same old tried and true veggie dishes I was making at home :P
One afternoon out with my boyfriend, I suggested we try New stars out. I think it would be safe to say that we were hooked after that :P We must have been going there at least 2-3 times a week until we finally moved in late December of last year (no joke*). My favorites were always their spring rolls, cashew chicken, and fried rice..while my bf favored their pho and curried veggie clay pot. Gosh, it's making me hungry just thinking about it..lol*
Really, there aren't many places I know of in Fresno were you can get delicious, affordable, and healthy food all in one place. Not to mention the service has always been great since the whole staff was consistently welcoming and attentive. Doesn't hurt that the place never gets too busy so you get your food almost immediately (at least all the times I went).
I hope that we can find a comparable place to eat at now that we are in the Orange County area. I think I'll be making it a point to stop by whenever I'm in town again visiting relatives.
The food is very good, but it's way overpriced! $13 for a dish that you could get elsewhere in town for $6-8. And they charge for a small portion of rice. But soup or salad comes with the dinner entree. The atmosphere is a little posh for my taste, also. But they have a great menu, and are all vegetarian, very vegan-friendly. We ordered coconut curry chicken and orange chicken and the sauces were good, the vegetables were fresh, and the fake meat was good. Oh, and the server was friendly.
New Stars, but the price will prevent us from going there often. Although there are 2 or 3 more dishes I want to try, so I'll have to go back sometime.
I love everything I've tried at New Stars. My husband is not a vegetarian, but still enjoys eating there with me, which says a lot. He's not into the faux meat dishes, but loves the soups. We always order the fresh apple juice with our meal, which is amazing. The restaurant is very clean and cute. The vegan chocolate cake is to die for. The only downside for us is that they don't serve alcohol and we usually like to have a drink when we go out to eat. Other than that I love this place.
I have eaten at New Stars most every week since they opened and very much enjoy most of the menu items.
I take exception to the prior post about the coconut curry claypot dish. My experience with Thai inspired curries is that they are liquidy, and it was as expected since the menu described it as "cooked in a coconut milk curry". This delicious dish is chuck full of vegetables and tofu.
Jason, you might try the Curried Vegetables lunch item, which is more along the lines of what you were describing and is listed on the menu as "cooked with a garlic lemon grass curry sauce". It is a delicious bargain at $7.
I am quite fond of the Chicken Salad, Cashew Chicken and Caramelized Chicken.
Brown rice is available. Vegan options are available for most entrees. Lunch entrees are $7-8. Dinner entrees are $14-15.
website: http://www.newstarsveg...
Be aware that alcohol is not served. There is however an award winning brew house (Sequoia Brewing) a few doors down which also has a good wine selection, so if you are of the mind to indulge, a stop there on the way in or out is available.
The food here is really good. I have been to vegetarian restaurants all over California, mostly in the bay area and this place is one of the best. I have tried most of the menu and I have loved everything except their Pho was missing some flavor. They are slightly pricey but considering the neighborhood not bad, most dishes run about ten bucks or so. The caramelized chicken is amazing, the sauce is so good. The chef definitely knows how to make a good sauce and I have been here several times and the food is consistently good. The portions aren't huge, I usually eat the whole portion and leave full but I love having leftovers to take home and at this place I usually don't have any. It is super clean and the service is good. The decor is really nice, it is a good restaurant to have a moderately priced date night. They now offer a lunch salad bar buffet, I have yet to try it though.
I was more than a bit skeptical when I checked out their website only to see a picture of a dead crab on a plate. I wondered was this a pescetarian restaurant trying to be cool and hip by calling themselves a vegetarian restaurant. After glancing through the menu it was clear that New Star is an extremely vegan friendly restaurant with no animal products on the menu. But I will be emailing them about that crab picture.
But strange pictures aside, the food at New Star is fabulous. I went there with my two omni parents and between the 3 of us I think we got a pretty good sampling of the menu. I got the Fried Won Tons as an appetizer (good but not great), and the fried BBQ Chicken which was unbelievable. My mother couldn't stop raving about how good my dish was. The sauce was a smoky garlic BBQ sauce that was light and sweet and went perfect over a bed of rice with asparagus. The vegan version doesn't come with mashed potatoes but you don't miss it. My dad had the New Star's Crispy Orange Chicken (which can also be made with tofu), and he loved it. This is saying a lot coming from a traditional meat and potatoes guy. My mom went for the Cashew chicken and once again couldn't stop raving out it. She even proclaimed that if she could eat food this great everyday she would be a vegetarian. We finished the night off with a slice of carrot cake.
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A somewhat upscale casual restautant in a newer strip mall in North Fresno. The location is prime, and they were fairly crowded on my recent visit. The dishes are a mix of Asian - Italian - American with emphasis on Vietnamese/Thai.
I have only dined here once so far. The coconut curry claypot dish (Thai) was good, but more like soup than curry... don't know if that's how it's supposed to be but it was a bit too soupy for me. A minor complaint.
This is a trendy and bit overpriced vegetarian restaurant. It is still pretty good and fills a niche.
Finally, Fresno has a completely vegetarian option for those of us who delight in a meatless diet. Carnivorous tendencies aside, "New Stars" will happily fill up everyone. They have meat subs and rock a predominately Asian influenced menu. One of my faves, and what I usually end up going with is the vegetable curry. Wow, the sauce is tangy and great, I just can't get enough. I also love the iced jasmine green tea they serve here! Take-away is a great option and you are always welcomed with a smile.
Best restaurant ever. The owner and the servers are all cool. The food is fantastic.
awesome food! good service. It is closed on some weekdays and no alcohol.
I think that this is the best restaurant in Fresno right now. The food is fresh and tastes fantastic. Everything is vegetarian, but anyone would like the food here. It is more of a fusion restaurant. They have some american selections on the menu, but there also seem to be some Thai/Asian inspired dishes. It really is the best!
great place. the pho and the spring rolls are ridiculously good, as are the other dishes we tried (been a while now).
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