Lucky Star
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About Lucky Star
On Cross St in Aberdare, Lucky Star is a Chinese takeaway open for orders throughout the evening. It runs Monday to Sunday except Tuesdays, when it stays closed, and operates on a walk-in basis with no reservations taken. Every order comes with free prawn crackers included at no extra cost, a small addition that rounds out the collection experience. The shop serves the surrounding streets from its counter setup, keeping the format simple and geared toward quick collection rather than sit-down dining.
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention prawn crackers, crispy beef, gravy on ribs and chips undercooked.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention prawn crackers, crispy beef, gravy on ribs and chips undercooked.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers repeatedly praise generous portions like big chunks of meat and consistently white, fresh prawn crackers, with several calling it the best Chinese around and citing fast delivery and friendly service. But complaints run serious: one reviewer describes crispy beef turning to dust and rock-hard chips, while another reports missing items, a bungled redelivery, and gravy substituted for bbq sauce.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers repeatedly praise generous portions like big chunks of meat and consistently white, fresh prawn crackers, with several calling it the best Chinese around and citing fast delivery and friendly service. But complaints run serious: one reviewer describes crispy beef turning to dust and rock-hard chips, while another reports missing items, a bungled redelivery, and gravy substituted for bbq sauce.
Featured reviews
- Chris O
“Simply the best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to. Big chunks of meat, lovely staff fast delivery and well priced”
- Carl jones
“Been to this takeaway for over 40 years. Great food & great service.”
- dawn thomas
“Dreadful food. 'Gravy' on ribs and Special fried rice instead of bbq sauce. The 'gravy' was like thick Bisto! Items missing; redelivered after we'd finished; but the sauce was missing! Chips that weren't cooked. Very, very disappointing. The prawn crackers which were free were the only highlight!”
- Daniel Bell
“Every week I get the pleasure of ordering from lucky star ... fantastic front of house service ...so personal and friendly... Family run business with the best Chinese around ... Prawn crackers are always white 👌and the rest of the food I can't fault 👌.. 10/10. …”
- jade walters
“the worst chinese ive ever had in my life, crispy beef turned into dust on my plate, chips were like a brick, noodles and rice were hard and dryer than a nuns chuff, curry tastes like pure water, nicest thing on the whole plate was the salt …”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
Location
Chinese Restaurants near Lucky Star
- 4 mi
salt and pepper chicken, crispy beef, kung pao ribs
- Han Sing3.9285 mi away
chicken balls, red curry, egg fried rice
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Star | 4.2105 | — | prawn crackers, crispy beef, gravy on ribs |
| Hong Shan Chinese Takeaway & Fish n Chips | 4.696 | 4 mi | salt and pepper chicken, crispy beef, kung pao ribs |
| Han Sing | 3.928 | 5 mi away | chicken balls, red curry, egg fried rice |
The 2 nearest chinese restaurants by distance. Ratings, hours and review terms come from public business profiles.
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