by Brendan J.
Star, what happened to you?Gone is the multipage menu - hello one page photocopy. Gone are the mantu, the delicious veggie platter, and lots of things I can't recall but I remember that seemed worth trying - hello generic American bar food and a few kabobs and chicken quorma. Gone are the kind of randomly placed huge tables in the entrance way - hello small tables up near the bar. Well maybe that one isn't such a bad thing.Our server seemed genuinely surprised when we said we wanted to have dinner. We were really disappointed that the menu had been condensed and most of the really interesting sounding menu was gone.Entrees still come with a kind of meh iceberg lettuce salad and was still dripping in ranch dressing. The beef kabob was pretty tasty, but a little overcooked and tough. The sauce with the chicken quorma tasted like chicken soup - tasty chicken soup, but I don't think it is supposed to taste like that. The chicken itself was kind of bland. I think the bread was the Afghan bread you can get at a supermarket and was fine for what it was. The rice was good and while not as ridiculously generous as before, still plentiful.People were coming in to set up for a party so our server was assisting them most of the time. We rushed to finish up and leave but it was only around 7:30 when we left.This place is primarily a wedding venue/event space and I don't hold it against them for shifting their focus that way. I wonder if they've changed management or if it was just too much trouble to have all those items available for dinner. Hopefully those other items are still available on the events menu.I'm still a bit disappointed that the menu lost it's luster though, and I don't think I'll be going back for dinner. Thursday evening, 7:30 pm=ring ring=S: Hello?Brendan J: Heyyy...are you near a computer?S:…
by A B.
Like the reviewer before me, you walk in and suddenly you feel lost. I came near closing time (9pm Thursday) and happened to be entering about half an hour before some big party was about to start. So there were security guys around and just...well, nobody was eating and I felt weird ordering food. Go figure.On the other hand, the people there were rather talkative. That's where the odd experience begins, but some things are better left unsaid. I left with my confidence boosted, but my "wtf?!" factor raised a bit. What happens at Star Total Wedding...stays at Star Total Wedding?OK so anyway...the food. I was a little bummed that they were out of Sambusas (too late in the week for those, so too bad for me) and also the kadu that I had REALLY wanted. So feeling pressured to order, I got a veggie kabob. I know right? I messed up. It was...decent.But the claim to fame was appetizers. I got Mantu, Aushak, and Bolanee, and because I ordered in the dark (really, it was kinda dark) and in a very rushed manner, and I am not Afghan, I couldn't tell you what was what. One was this fried dough pancake thing, looks like half of a scallion pancake from AJ right down the street on steroids, except instead of having only scallions and dough, there was a layer of potato in the middle. The other two...well, they were dumpling things. One had some kind of split pea stuff on top and was filled with meat...yogurt sauce...something. And the other was similar but not as good. Please don't ask me to differentiate, because I couldn't tell ya.Next time when I'm feeling less out of place and can examine the menu...maybe this review will be more useful.Oh, and they have hookah. A plus for me, but some may not be into that. Just a warning.Also a full bar, which you won't find in many (if any) other Afghan restaurants in the area.And if you're planning a wedding, well...their banquet hall is their claim to fame or something. And this place could accommodate a crowd, both with interior space and parking-wise. OK, I'm done. For real.
