City Stars is a behemoth. You could get lost for days and no one would notice. The maps are incomprehensible, but the guards are friendly enough and you will never starve. Since my husband works within walking distance of the place, I sometimes meet him after work for a quick dinner before we head home.
Of the two food courts – Zodiac and Pyramids- I find that the Pyramids Food Court is often less crowded. It has many of the same restaurants as the food court upstairs, too. However, Asian Corner is only represented in the basement. It is opposite Panda Express and is often less crowded but much tastier.
It has all of the typical Chinese restaurant fare with a dash of Indian food thrown in for good measure. I had the vegetable spring rolls and vegetable noodles. The spring rolls come with either soy sauce or sweet and sour sauce. The sweet and sour sauce is light and tangy and the spring rolls were nice and crunchy. They tasted fresher than those at Panda Express as well.
Asian Corner also improved upon the noodles. The sauce had a better bite than Panda’s and the vegetables were much nicer, too. At Panda Express the same plate is a soggy, waterlogged mess.
My husband got a maharaja plate that came with rice, a chicken dish, a beef dish, and a samosa. The chicken was in a cream sauce and was very flavorful, according to him anyway. The beef came with peppers and was also nicely seasoned. The portions were quite generous, too.
All in all, both plates came to about 40LE and we were both satisfied. It probably isn’t the best Chinese food in Cairo, but it might be the best choice in City Stars.