WESTLAND, Mich. -- The sound of the final clang of cold metal weights at the gym is a cue that salivates many mouths, like a Pavlovian response to load up on protein, the building block of muscles. For many, protein shakes and smelly cans of tuna fulfill the fix, but for others, especially in Westland, China Star Palace is a weightlifter’s wish.
The China Star Palace building has an Ancient Chinese looking exterior that looks like a set for a Kung Fu film. The menu is filled to the brim with dishes featuring yummy animal meats covered in a sea of spicy hot sauces that will raise your internal body temperature and your testosterone levels, as well.
Visitors are greeted with an ancient looking fortress covered in bright vivid colors from its green roof and yellow painted gateways that cover reddish tiles that leads you to bright red doors which hold massive rectangular wooden rectangular door handles that opens the door to a hearty meal fit for a warrior.
The eyes of 100 fish stares at patrons near the final door, while the aroma of the chef’s specialties waifs from the kitchen. For some of the really hungry diners, anticipation turns to adrenaline once the greeter takes you to the table and hands you a menu so bulky, you need to use two hands to read it.
With a menu so vast with many tasty options, there is no better way to help come up with a decision on what to order except looking around, at the food on all of the other patron’s plates.
“Every Monday is beef and broccoli Monday, I never miss a beef and broccoli Monday,” John Slampyak, a big burly lumberjack type of guy and a metallurgist from Detroit Diesel.
Men eating alone aren’t the only clientele who enjoy the savory smells of the steam rising from the massive crispy egg rolls or the thick broth of the hot and sour soup. All around the dimly lit restaurant in comfortable booths and glorious tables covered with white linen napkins, shiny silverware, glistening glasses of ice water, and printed paper placemats featuring dangerous animals like oxen, dragons, and rats are families smiling and laughing with each other.
Jennifer Good is a single mother of two, who works at Kroger has been coming to the China Star Palace for five years, says that eating at this restaurant has been a monthly tradition that her whole family enjoys.
“My kids love it here," she said "It’s like an adventure for them.”
China Star Palace has been named by the voters as a Top Five Best of ’09 winner in the Chinese food category, accrding to clickondetroit.com's "Vote 4 4the Best" city guide.
This restaurant's food is served on silver platters topped with silver domes served with a bowl of fresh white rice. A rainbow of color greets you as you lift the lid and reveal a plate of tasty food served in big portions. The end of the meal is a fortune cookie. For the China Star Palace, its fortune is what many city citizens call "great food and service" that will feed Westlanders for many years to come.
China Star Palace is located at
270 S. Wayne Road
Westland, MI 48186
(734) 326-1310
You can visit the restaurant via web at www.chinastarpalace.com
You can also read about its award winning review at http://wdiv.cityvoter.com/china-star-palace/biz/97961
ABOUT THE PHOTO - The China Star Palace's menu has many Combination Plates you can oorder for lunch or dinner, as you can see. (Photo by Scott Mullin)
