September 20, 2004 0 of
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Located at an exit off the Mass Pike, I discovered Joy's when
I was starving and had to eat and this exit was as good as all the
rest. At first, I was going to go to Friendly's --- a chain,
but one I know --- when I saw Joy's sign right next door. The
restaurant closed at 3PM and it was almost 2.30, so I hoped the
cook would still make me something. I was in luck. This places
offers breakfast and lunch. It bills itself as an Italian and
American restaurant, but I decided to do a plain grilled cheese
sandwich because I was in a hurry and didn't want to upset
the chef with something hard to do. The food was quite good; yes,
I know it's almost impossible to wreck a grilled cheese sandwich
but it's happened to me. This was nice, and the fries were
fresh. The coffee was the usual bland brown water, but it was hot.
Service was fast and very friendly. I think this is more of a local
hang-out with not too terribly many tourists because the nice
waitress was very interested in my foreign-language magazine
and where I was travelling, etc. We had a nice conversation. She
talked me into some honey barbecue chicken wings that had been
ordered for pick-up but never actually picked up. I got a huge
discount and I'm glad I got them. The grilled cheese was nice,
but the sauce on the wings was very good, extremely sweet and tangy,
and the restaurant's own recipe. I was too full for dessert,
but promised to return. I have to drive back in October, so will
stop in Ludlow again and say hello. Very nice people, very good
food.
