Joy Kitchen - Arcadia

Airplane quality food like frozen food they just heated it. And in recycle plate and bowls. I don’t even want to take a picture. Avoid this place. read more Airplane quality food like frozen food they just heated it. And in recycle plate and bowls. I don’t even want to take a picture. Avoid this place.

L.A. traffic is no joke. I often hear that when you want to meet someone in L.A. expect them to always be late. As my companion and I arrived here I thought the... read more L.A. traffic is no joke. I often hear that when you want to meet someone in L.A. expect them to always be late. As my companion and I arrived here I thought the place was closed. I check my Yelp app and it says it should be open. I knocked and called, no answer. Then I walk around the back and noticed a nice lady preparing stuff in the kitchen. She happily lets us in and apologizes. As she sets down the menus she asked what I like to eat. I happily conversed with her in Cantonese. I was in the mood for congee and noodles but she said, we don't have that today. Instead she recommended their Joy Beef Curry and Braised Pork Belly. Let me tell you, that Joy Beef Curry blew me away. The buttery, flaky crust was outstanding. I could taste coconut in the curry sauce and it had a nice spicy kick to it. The beef was so tender. I even poured some of that sauce onto the white rice. There was a salad on the side. Pammy does not do salads. But since I haven't eaten greens for a couple of days, I ate it. My companion loves pork belly but he was more into the beef curry. All food and drinks are served on paper plates due to the pandemic. As we finished up our meal, the lady waves to me from afar and asks how the food was. I gave her big two thumbs up and I can tell that made her very happy. The guy finally arrived to work after we ordered. But my hats off to that lady that made sure we were taken care of.

The food is awful. The pepper pig stomach /chicken soup is nothing but msg soup with salt, not even with pepper flavor. The Sacha beef noodle is flavorless beef... read more The food is awful. The pepper pig stomach /chicken soup is nothing but msg soup with salt, not even with pepper flavor. The Sacha beef noodle is flavorless beef with msg soup cup of sacha sauce from the can. The so called Singapore chicken rice was white rice with over cooked stale chicken from the fridge. I've never had such awful food for this premium price. Don't even look at any photos from Yelp, it's deceiving. I feel bad for giving a 1 star, but I'd feel worse if someone fell for these fake reviews of 5 stars.

I cant believe this place is still in business. 1st off when we walked in, there was no greeting at all and no one was eating there except one staff. We ordered... read more I cant believe this place is still in business. 1st off when we walked in, there was no greeting at all and no one was eating there except one staff. We ordered 3 items for take out which costed us $77. I was looking forward to the Singaporean chicken rice but it was totally different from the pictures i saw on Yelp. i had a feeling that those who gave 5 stars were their friends. I have never seen a restaurant putting ginger sauce all over the chicken, i hate ginger so I didnt even try the chicken but my family said the chicken had no taste at all. They gave us white steamed rice instead of yellow oil chicken rice seen on Yelp!! I dont even want to waste my time writing about the other 2 dishes I got, it looked so bad I didnt eat at all.

The spicy wonton is super good. It's more tasty than Ding Tai Fung. The service is nice too. Love this place read more The spicy wonton is super good. It's more tasty than Ding Tai Fung. The service is nice too. Love this place