China Star

Considering the area, this is a fairly decent place to get some food. Like me, if you come here on work, by day 2 you will be craving for some decent tasting food. I prefer to to take it to my hotel vs sitting there and eating.

Its cheap fast food.

The pickings are pretty slim along US-40 between Heber and Vernal. But nearly every town has a chinese restaurant. The question is, do you dare venture inside? Chinese restaurants in the boondocks are a real wild card. And from the outside, China Star has all the warning signs that you should just keep driving... meaning the advertisement that they serve Mexican and American food too!

I actually avoided the place on my first two visits to Roosevelt, but a local convinced me to give it a try -- with the warning that my eating experience will improve significantly if I get take out and don't eat in the dining room. So I got the General Tao's Chicken combo plate and took it back to the hotel...

The hot and sour soup had decent flavor, but was a little thicker than I prefer. The fried shrimp had too much breading, but tasted fine once you peeled off 90% of the batter. The fried wontons ended up in the trash, but in the interest of full disclosure, I am not a fan of fried wontons. The ham fried rice was unremarkable, but edible. The General Tao's Chicken was actually not too bad... they actually used decent hunks of chicken breast! Again, it had a little more breading that I prefer, but not so much that I felt the need to peel it off. The sauce was a little on the sweet side, and not really that spicy, but had a decent flavor. And the most important part -- no ill effects after eating the meal.

Overall, I'd consider that a success in Roosevelt. The two stars are based on what I would think if I found the restaurant in a legitimate city. It probably gets three stars for a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.