Reviews
Recent Reviews for Joy Restaurant
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Anonymous
56944
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Nice food. crowded at lunch time.
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Jai S.
San Mateo , California
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food is excellent and cheap. place is small though and gets crowded.
must go here, its quite good.
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Anonymous
56944
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Good Shanghai/Taiwan food. Most interesting dishes are not
on the English menu, so learn Mandarin, or bring somebody
who already has. Mandarin style Dim Sum on weekends is
pretty good, but so are the dinners. Most interesting dishes
include:
1. Tung Po pork (new addition to the menu) - braised pork
belly - a classical dish beloved by the poet Su Tung
Po. His cholesterol level has not been known to
posterity, one can guess...
2. Whole leg of pork with garlic sauce on the side - should
usually be ordered an hour before coming, as it takes
time to cook.
3. Carp tails with scallions.
4. Braised whole duck.
5. Duck with taro root.
6. 3-cup chicken.
... and others.
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Jason D.
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I found this restaurant by accident, and believe me, I am very
glad I did. The restaurant is small and located in a shopping
center along the bay. If possible, try to order from the Chinese
menu, but if you are not with anyone who understands Mandarin
the friendly staff will surely help you. I had rice cakes with
vegetables and chicken which was unbelievable, beef noodles with
probably the best soup I have ever had, fried bread which was
tasty and not too greasy, and for dessert I had red beans over
shaved ice with condensed milk. I left the restaurant very happy;
although I was stuffed beyond capacity.
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Anonymous
56944
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The chef certainly knows how to cook! The [Cantonese] word "Wok Hay" (great
flavor you get when using a HOT wok) is just great. There are many local
specialty dishes. My favorite dish which has no English name was a deluxe
clay pot which contains soup with glass noodles, Napa cabbage, fish balls,
black mushrooms. Even ubiquitous "Walnut Prawns" dish was very good. The
string bean dish was fresh, spicy and full of good flavor. For those who
don't read/speak Chinese, go for the set menus for 4, 6, 8 people. They're
the real McCoy and you won't be disappointed.
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