Joyful Kitchen

Mei Fu Lee

SO happy that I found this place during quarantine. I saw a photo of their cheong fun on instagram and was excited that this place was located near me. I've been here countless times since prices are cheap and affordable. They're fast and the food tastes great. Should note that they take cash only, but I think they accept venmo as well. I've tried their cheong fun with shrimp, beef, egg and corn, and liver. All of them have been great and I love this style of cheong fun, where the toppings are on top, rather than inside. I've also tried their pan fried noodles. They kept the sauce and noodles separate which I greatly appreciated. The noodles were fresh and super crispy. Their salt and pepper wings are also full of flavor and a great snack. I would highly recommend this place!

David Ly

Foods/ dishes were super flavorful. Service was very professional. Portions were generous. The place is clean.

Peter Lau

Not a very fancy restaurant but a popular Chinese breakfast restaurant with a lot of tasty dishes, lunch specials and lots more…

alice w

Their house special rice noodles are DELICIOUS!! Tofu clay pots are very well seasoned. Cash or Venmo only. Must try good "wok hei" mom and pop shop

Mario Dos Campollo

Great Chinese lunch delivery for rice noodle rolls! I love me some rice noodle rolls for breakfast or lunch. Not technically a classic roll, these were large and really flavorful. Good roast pork and fresh scallops. The egg rolls were on point, nice and crispy. The rice congee was delicious. Two takeout boxes up 🥡 🥡

Travelbug

Highly recommend for their cheong fun ( Cantonese steam rice noodle). It’s as authentic as you can find outside of our hometown. I try to patronize this place at least once every other week to cure the void ever since I found this place.

Great for takeaway (seems like others have had issues with the quality of service). Ordered and got my food cooked, packed, and ready to go in 15 min. Pork and preserved egg porridge is a must. Salt and pepper chicken wings are so good even as a takeaway dish (doesn’t get soggy like other fried chicken places). Soy milk is the perfect consistency and taste (not watered down or too sweet). Will try the rice noodles next time!

Melissa Chuang

Great for takeaway (seems like others have had issues with the quality of service). Ordered and got my food cooked, packed, and ready to go in 15 min. Pork and preserved egg porridge is a must. Salt and pepper chicken wings are so good even as a takeaway dish (doesn’t get soggy like other fried chicken places). Soy milk is the perfect consistency and taste (not watered down or too sweet). Will try the rice noodles next time!

I had a good experience at this restaurant. It offers a variety of Chinese dishes and cuisine. Decided to try the chow mein here and it was pretty nice, though the boneless chicken was not my favorite as it was cooked by boiling in water rather than grilling or baking (apologies if I’m wrong and the chicken has to be boiled in water in Chinese cuisine). Other than that though the food was nice. The staff was also okay, though they didn’t quite speak English well but did understand most of the things that I wanted. The place was clean and organized though. Overall, this is a good Chinese restaurant.

Their beef crispy noodles $17 is not very good. The consistency of the gravy was too watery, as well as too much of it. The crispy noodles quickly became soggy. The beef was not tenderized, chewy and rough. I didn't like pieces of ginger mixed in. Ginger slices are not something that is in Hong Kong style crispy noodles. At least the food came out fast and service was excellent. Joyful Kitchen was busy at 7:30pm on a Wednesday. They were already out of chow fun. Emmy's Restaurant next door is still closed for indoor dining. Maybe that's why Joyful was busy. Joyful is more known for their breakfast dishes and not dinner dishes.

New establishment located on Ocean Avenue near 24 Hour gym and next to Emma's restaurant. There rice porridge/ conger is pretty good. Size is personal sized for all porridge items. Their rice noodles are really good in terms of freshness and how customizable they are. Service was alright, slightly lacking in terms of paying more attention to customers. The interior is quite clean, but the restroom (one, unisex) can use some TLC... Heh. Prices are descent.

Has been our to-go place for rice noodle roll “cheong fun肠粉”. Authentic Cantonese street style that reminds me of my childhood, a different kind of technique and taste comparing to the other “fancy” Dim sum restaurant. My son enjoyed it too. We like their hand pulled chicken as well. Cash ONLY, seems like accepting Venmo as well.

Ordered few items for a party and happy with the portion for the price and food was delicious. Will definitely come back for future parties

Levent

I had a good experience at this restaurant. It offers a variety of Chinese dishes and cuisine. Decided to try the chow mein here and it was pretty nice, though the boneless chicken was not my favorite as it was cooked by boiling in water rather than grilling or baking (apologies if I’m wrong and the chicken has to be boiled in water in Chinese cuisine). Other than that though the food was nice. The staff was also okay, though they didn’t quite speak English well but did understand most of the things that I wanted. The place was clean and organized though. Overall, this is a good Chinese restaurant.

Jeff Ho

Their beef crispy noodles $17 is not very good. The consistency of the gravy was too watery, as well as too much of it. The crispy noodles quickly became soggy. The beef was not tenderized, chewy and rough. I didn't like pieces of ginger mixed in. Ginger slices are not something that is in Hong Kong style crispy noodles. At least the food came out fast and service was excellent. Joyful Kitchen was busy at 7:30pm on a Wednesday. They were already out of chow fun. Emmy's Restaurant next door is still closed for indoor dining. Maybe that's why Joyful was busy. Joyful is more known for their breakfast dishes and not dinner dishes.

William Lui

New establishment located on Ocean Avenue near 24 Hour gym and next to Emma's restaurant. There rice porridge/ conger is pretty good. Size is personal sized for all porridge items. Their rice noodles are really good in terms of freshness and how customizable they are. Service was alright, slightly lacking in terms of paying more attention to customers. The interior is quite clean, but the restroom (one, unisex) can use some TLC... Heh. Prices are descent.

Wenbao Z

Has been our to-go place for rice noodle roll “cheong fun肠粉”. Authentic Cantonese street style that reminds me of my childhood, a different kind of technique and taste comparing to the other “fancy” Dim sum restaurant. My son enjoyed it too. We like their hand pulled chicken as well. Cash ONLY, seems like accepting Venmo as well.

C C

Ordered few items for a party and happy with the portion for the price and food was delicious. Will definitely come back for future parties

It’s a local Cantonese restaurant. The food is good and I especially like the wonton soup. I hope the service and environment can be better and cleaner. Also it’s kinda hard to find the parking

Ken Liang

It’s a local Cantonese restaurant. The food is good and I especially like the wonton soup. I hope the service and environment can be better and cleaner. Also it’s kinda hard to find the parking

Cheong fun was good and so was the milk tea! Prices are fairly reasonable though it’s cash only( I think they also take Venmo) The porridge was a bit plain and the beef short ribs were just ok. The chicken wings are heavily battered, not in the way that I’d like but still ok. All in all, average food but not too many actual HK breakfast dishes besides cheong fun and porridge

Wilson Tsang

Cheong fun was good and so was the milk tea! Prices are fairly reasonable though it’s cash only( I think they also take Venmo) The porridge was a bit plain and the beef short ribs were just ok. The chicken wings are heavily battered, not in the way that I’d like but still ok. All in all, average food but not too many actual HK breakfast dishes besides cheong fun and porridge

The service attitude of this restaurant is not good at all! Don't go! I used to like eating here, and I also liked to order takeout. I found that the soy sauce of takeout and dine-in is different! I don't recommend you to eat rice rolls here at all. Although the rice rolls are delicious, the soy sauce is very unhygienic! The attitude of the waiter is really not good at all! No smile at all, when giving the bill, he just threw it over, and when serving the food, he treated us like dogs. The waiter came to feed us, put us down and left. The first experience was too bad! Don't go!

we found a piece of steel in our food. We noticed the server when we asked for the bill, she was rude and just looked away, no apologies, no nothing. we will never return

Yuki zhen

The service attitude of this restaurant is not good at all! Don't go! I used to like eating here, and I also liked to order takeout. I found that the soy sauce of takeout and dine-in is different! I don't recommend you to eat rice rolls here at all. Although the rice rolls are delicious, the soy sauce is very unhygienic! The attitude of the waiter is really not good at all! No smile at all, when giving the bill, he just threw it over, and when serving the food, he treated us like dogs. The waiter came to feed us, put us down and left. The first experience was too bad! Don't go!

Thomas Liang

we found a piece of steel in our food. We noticed the server when we asked for the bill, she was rude and just looked away, no apologies, no nothing. we will never return

We went there. We were so excited to try the food. Mongolia Beef is super salty. The waitress is very rude!!! She have very bad altitude. I drop my utensils and I asked her to bring me another one. She was mumbling and rolled her eyes. I think she was frustrating working by herself I guess. Don't throw your anger to customers. We wanted to enjoy food on our day. We are not coming back. I don't want you to ruining my beautiful day 😤

I think the beef chow fun I had here must’ve been the worst beef chow fun I’ve ever had. In my life. The beef was tough and flavorless. I had the dry version of chow fun which is usually quite saucy already but this was totally without any flavor. Lots of bean sprouts, maybe too much bean sprouts and no vegetables. The chili sauce wasn’t very hot and spicy. It was really bland. It might just as well have been motor oil because there wasn’t any chili flakes in it, just an orange oil. The service was indifferent. But could well have been worse because I was there just after it opened at 5pm on a Sunday afternoon and I was her first customer. So I think I dodged that one. All in all a complete miss. Don’t come here if you value your health because I had to find a restroom soon after I left because it caused me the worst stomach pain cI’ve had in a long time. It all came out after three sessions on the toilet! The bill came to $17 plus tax and I rounded it out to $20 so a tip of $1.49.

David Lang

I think the beef chow fun I had here must’ve been the worst beef chow fun I’ve ever had. In my life. The beef was tough and flavorless. I had the dry version of chow fun which is usually quite saucy already but this was totally without any flavor. Lots of bean sprouts, maybe too much bean sprouts and no vegetables. The chili sauce wasn’t very hot and spicy. It was really bland. It might just as well have been motor oil because there wasn’t any chili flakes in it, just an orange oil. The service was indifferent. But could well have been worse because I was there just after it opened at 5pm on a Sunday afternoon and I was her first customer. So I think I dodged that one. All in all a complete miss. Don’t come here if you value your health because I had to find a restroom soon after I left because it caused me the worst stomach pain cI’ve had in a long time. It all came out after three sessions on the toilet! The bill came to $17 plus tax and I rounded it out to $20 so a tip of $1.49.

MK W

We went there. We were so excited to try the food. Mongolia Beef is super salty. The waitress is very rude!!! She have very bad altitude. I drop my utensils and I asked her to bring me another one. She was mumbling and rolled her eyes. I think she was frustrating working by herself I guess. Don't throw your anger to customers. We wanted to enjoy food on our day. We are not coming back. I don't want you to ruining my beautiful day 😤