Joy Kitchen - Arcadia

This place closed down. We went about 2 weeks ago and they told us it was their last day. Which I guess excused them for the terrible food, no real dishes or utensils. They gave my husband piping hot soup in a plastic to go container.. I guess they want their guests to get cancer or something. The guy was apologetic and said the reason being was because it was their last day. So are they still in business or not?

Don't know how Joy Kitchen has such great reviews, unfortunately, the food here did not bring us any joy : The restaurant looks very cute, but that's pretty much all it has going for it. First of all, the service was terrible. There was just one server, and he did not even acknowledge us at all. He didn't come by to refill our water and even forgot to give us water initially). We waited forever for our food to be served, and when it arrived, it was all in plastic containers as if we ordered to-go. I understand hygiene concerns due to COVID, but it has been over 2 years now that I feel all the plastic is just lazy and wasteful. The food was extremely disappointing. I ordered the hotpot, and the veggies they gave with the dish were Iceberg lettuce which was soooo weird for hot pot) and cauliflower... The broth was incredibly salty that I could not even finish my food. It was definitely overpriced for something that I felt I could do a better job making myself at home. I definitely won't be stopping by here again.

Great drinks, less sweet than other places : . They come with boba already!

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 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.