Service: The women working the restaurant were very friendly, quick, and attentive! Ambiance: The restaurant has seen better days! The tables and chairs were a bit worn out, and the plastic cups for water has "Buffalo Wild Wings" stamped on the exterior...lol! Not sure how they got those cups, but I was willing to overlook all of this if the food was banging (Spoiler: It was not). Food: Although the women came by very quickly to take our orders, and the food came out fast, the dishes just were not great. My husband and I shared about 8 dishes together and the only ones we liked were the shrimp dumplings (ha gao), and the bolo Bao (pineapple buns, not pictured). We were so disappointed by the foo. On top of that, I felt like the food did not taste fresh or had any depth or flavor. Truly disappointing! read more

Golden Joy BBQ - Assortment of dim sums - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Haven't been to a sit-in Chinese restaurant in a long time, and a friend recommended this spot for their dim sum. The place has a friendly atmosphere with welcoming staff. The tables and chairs are a bit older and chipped, which oddly adds to the ambiance, though I do wish they'd update the furniture, it doesn't have to be fancy, just well-maintained. As for the food, everything we ordered was really good, and we enjoyed it. However, it didn't quite have that "wow" factor to make me want to come back specifically for it. That said, it did inspire me to explore more Chinese restaurants, so overall, a solid experience! read more

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This place was pretty good. Overwhelming as soon as you sit down. They immediately show up and surround you with these carts of food. It all looked so good. The hard part was they did not speak English so they could not tell me what was in it. So we did a this looks good (but they all looked the same) type order. lol we enjoyed ourselves though and left full. :) read more

We arrived a little late around 7:45pm Google said they closed at 8:30pm. Outside sign on the walls actually had a later closing time listed. We were seated promptly and picked a table by the window. We ordered fried egg rolls and pot stickers, soup dumplings, tripe, duck, combination lo mein, sizzling beef with vegetables, beef and Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce. Everything was delicious. The stand out hit was definitely the duck. Super flavorful and we definitely dipped some of the other items on the table into the duck juices. The lomein was definitely a super combination with a good amount of seafood. Definitely a good variety in the lomein. Probably my second favorite item we ordered. The pot stickers were massive The soup dumplings weren't bad but didn't have as much juice I'd expect. Such a huge menu. We will definitely be coming back again and again. read more

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We went for lunch service on a Friday. It was decently busy, but I only saw 2 handling all the tables. Because of that, a lot of the dishes were borderline cold or overcooked, which impacted the texture. For example, the soup dumplings barely had any soup and were steamed too long, making the wrapper pretty mushy. On the other hand, I enjoyed the baked pork bbq buns; however, they were served cold. I reheated the leftovers at home, and they tasted a lot better. read more

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Why this restaurant the Dallas review good: Ha cao they bought not the store made , xíu mại meat are smell and the tau hu kỳ cuốn smell the meat not fresh, bánh chives are cold, bánh taro are cold, too. Tại sau tiệm này còn có người ăn mà còn khen ngon: Há cảo they bought dông lạnh chỉ hấp lên bán, xíu mại và tàu hũ ky thì smell bởi vì thịt củ thiêu, còn bánh hẹ thì bột đây và lạnh phải kêu hâm lại, còn bánh môn cũng lạnh luôn, không dám kêu hâm lại, vì bạn biết họ không vui đâu, Tôi hy vọng người chủ thử đô ăn lại vì thịt không tươi , (chỉ có món cẳng gà là ăn đượi ) read more

I always forget about this small unassuming spot, but whenever I find the time to go, I'm always reminded of how good their food is. During the day I love ordering from their dim sum menu when I want more variety. I like to take my family in the evenings and order their actual dishes. It's one of the few spots that seasons their food perfectly to our tastebuds. Their portions are also very large and meant to be shared family-style. For a group of 4 of us we were so stuffed and even left with to go boxes after ordering 3 dishes. Highly recommend their combination stir fry noodles which had both crispy and soft noodles mixed together! We also order a 1/2 duck near their closing time, but it was still so juicy and flavorful! Service is friendly, quick and pricing is very affordable. read more

Golden Joy BBQ - Combination stir fried noodles, 1/2 roasted duck, beef with Chinese broccoli - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

Duck here is really good and enjoyed it. My girl got the orange chicken as well which was so much better than my initial expectation. Not your average Chinese spot read more

Tasty duck at a really good price. Service was good too. Highly recommended for authentic Chinese food!

If you're tired of waiting for the other dumpling spots in Dallas, come here! It's busy, but not too busy, so we were seated right away for lunch on a Saturday. The dim sum was good, and I really liked the stuffed bell pepper and fried taro. read more

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My go to Dim Sum place when I'm back in town. It's your standard walk in, point the amount of fingers of seats you need, sit down, and point at the dish you want. The food is good in terms of the price ratio. Either $30-35 for 2 people or $50-60 for 3 people. I don't speak Chinese. I point. Occasionally one person might speak viet and that's good enough for me. There's a good variety. You'll get pretty much everything you find at other dim sum. Not sure why there's low reviews. It's to be expected lol read more

Golden Joy BBQ - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

The service is really bad and they force you to tip even after they have stared at your family the whole time we were eating making us feel awkward. When we put 0 tip due to lack of customer service the lady rudely asked where is the tip and stared at us. Servers sit around and watch TV right in the middle of the restaurant and does not refill your drinks. Food was bad quality. Do yourself a favor and never come. read more

Food is below average, terrible service from the old lady pushing the dim sum cart, no manner.. made you feel spending money to help the resturant, but all you get were below average services. read more

It's a really great place to get Cantonese food in Dallas. It's very family-friendly. There are so many options and they do the dishes right. The price is great too to feed a large party. Probably best place to get roasted pork, roasted duck, and Chinese bbq pork. Free parking in the lot. Go support them!! read more

Service is bad. I waved at one of the staff she saw me, She was looking at me but turned and walked away when she saw that I waved at her. Some of the dim sum came out cold. The sticky chicken rice had very little meat barely any. Wait staff not too friendly. Thank God I don't live here. Just visiting from out of town. read more

Don't order from here unless you love wrong orders and bland food. I ordered a satay dry noodle, soup dumplings, and bao. None of the items I ordered were good. The satay noodles were just beef slices, noodles, beef fat, and bell pepper. The soup dumplings had no soup and they were cold. The bao had a weird taste to them, like they were steamed in a dirty pot or something. No sauce with anything, no utensils or napkins. Just an overall bad experience. If you're looking for actually good dim sum, keep looking. This isn't your spot read more

The food is okay. I find it bland. But, what do I know. I'm a fat elderly southern man. Not much flavor in either of the two dishes I have had there. The portions are large. Perhaps too large, as I run out of interest before I run out of food. The egg rolls are very crispy and tasty. The soups are better than average. read more

Golden Joy BBQ Chinese restaurant is one of the best authentic Chinese places to enjoy various Asian cuisine styles, including daily dim sum lunch and dinner. Dim sum is the main attraction - for seasoned visitors, the service team almost know what you like, and present accordingly. No worries if you are new to dim sum, or new to this place. The menu is right on the table top for your visual reference. See included pic. Parking is easy, compared to some nearby similar restaurants. It is shown on the table top, with good description. See included picture. I bookmarked it, and will keep visiting. read more

Golden Joy BBQ - Tabletop menu. Nice ans easy. - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

First time here in a few years, came on January 1. Pros Opens at like 1030am Not super crowded Pretty good service Decent variety Can order lunch foods Cons Quality not as good Lacking flavor in some items Since not as big, not as many carts Best thing I ate: bbq pork steam bun Least fav: beef fun rolls If you want a quick fix, this is probably it, but I feel the overall has gone down a bit. read more

This place is a hidden gem. I found this place a few years ago while getting my oil changed at GoodYear. I mentioned I was hungry, and of the workers recommended I go here and try the combination fried rice. Low and behold, after walking in and realizing they serve roast duck (which is so hard to find places that know how to cook this dish in Dallas) it's been my go-to order ever since. I eat here at LEAST once a month. It's that good. I've tried other items on the menu like their pot stickers, fried rice, salt and pepper fish, stuffed steam buns, marinated chicken, and roast pork that I would also recommend. Let's just say in the 3+ years that I've gone to them I haven't been disappointed. read more

Golden Joy BBQ - R2. Two Combination Over Rice, roast duck and marinated chicken - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

I was still on the quest to look for the elusive good dim sum place in DFW and this place is the best I've found so far. The restaurant was a little old, so it probably had some history. The dim sum cart ladies were friendly and showed me the kind of dim sum they had in the cart. Overall the dim sum were very solid and decent, but they were not at the same level as the dim sum restaurants in California, Vancouver or New York. I would say this place is an ok restaurant to satisfy my occasional cravings for dim sum. read more

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Dim sum is a work of art that skill and art to perfect. And Golden Joy knows how to serve it up. And frequent purveyors of dim sum specialities, my family was on the hunt for a new weekend spot to post up, sip tea, and catch up with friends. And Golden Joy is the spot. read more

Golden Joy BBQ - Dim sum spread - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

This is a little hole in the wall & dated but the food was great !!!!!!!! They also have a large variety of delicious dishes! The waitress was patient & attentive. This is our go-to spot now. read more

Ooo, found a new spot to get my chinese bbq! I never knew about this place and it might be a bit hard to find the first time. It is tucked away in the corner of strip mall and the sign isn't HUGE. We ordered online for pickup and everything was ready right when I walked in the door. I didn't even say my name and the bag was in my hand. We got the 2 meat bbq combo, you choose (bbq pork and roast pork). It comes with sauce but I thought it was seasoned well already and didn't need to use it at all. We also got con xin cai or hollow heart vege or water spinach. Originally ordered pea tips but they ran out and graciously called me to ask if it was ok to replace with water spinach, OH YEAH! Love water spinach sauteed in garlic. To go with our bbq we also got beef flat noodle, it's a classic dish and they did it right. That was the first dish to disappear once we got home. I have also read about the dimsum at this restaurant which we need to try next time! Grew up eating dimsum in NYC chinatown so I'm excited to try it. read more

Roast duck and roast pork cantonese style.i would say this is the best in dfw area.. dim sum us mot bad..variety not as much

Great dim sum on the to go order, sticky rice had lots of Chinese sausage and chicken. Delicious dumplings and custard tarts

" Old " traditional Chinese Cuisine. BBQ Pork is outstanding , Pig Feeds are Delicious , Shrimp Noodles Soup fabulous. Looking forward to the Pecking Duck. Bon Appetit. B read more

Golden Joy The food they serve at Golden Joy is mostly Cantonese dishes and other popular dishes from all over China. Another place that is just like Golden Joy is called First Chinese BBQ and I've been going to First BBQ restaurant for about 5 years. They serve pretty much the same food with same prices and are a couple miles close. The only difference is that First BBQ is cleaner. Golden Joy also serves Dim Sum and the restaurant is also bigger then First BBQ. First Chinese BBQ is better in my opinion because it's cleaner and I've been going there longer. The service is only ok and the dishes are sometimes dirty and the whole restaurant is dirty as well. Your at a Chinese restaurant so the service is only ok here something Authentic Chinese restaurants have in common. The food at Golden Joy is pretty good, everything is tender and has a pretty good taste and portion. The things I recommend is the duck, Beef flat noodle, Chicken chow mien, Soft Egg white with sauce, and Red Bean sesame mochi. This fried red bean mochi dish is one of the best I've Ever had because it was fresh out of the frier warm and the sesame seeds turned crunchy. Overall this place is one of the authentic Chinese restaurant in Dallas. For other Cantonese family style restaurants in Dallas are The Pearl in Grand Prairie, First Chinese BBQ Plano, A1 in Carrollton, Golden Joy in Richardson, Sun Lok Kee Plano, Golden BBQ in Arlington and Garden restaurant in Garland. After going to all these restaurants my top 3 restaurants are First Chinese BBQ, Lucky City and Golden BBQ (not Golden Joy) on my list for Authentic Chinese food. read more

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I feel like good dim sum places are hard to come by in the DFW area. We've been to a few and only this one and Kirin Court has good food. SERVICE: 3/5 We came on a Monday afternoon and while we were seated right away, service was slow at the beginning. There were really only two waitresses and they were clearly understaffed. We never got our water but we did get tea when we ordered it. And it was refilled promptly when I left the lid open to signal to them it needed more water. There were no carts so we marked down our order on paper. Once we got our order in, it took maybe 15-20 minutes for our food to start coming out. There was one waitress constantly clearing tables and another one coming out with food. They had a steady flow of people coming in and going at all times but it never got anywhere near as full as Kirin Court. FOOD: 4/5 My all time favorite are Cheung fun/rice pastes. We tried the shrimp and beef ones and preferred the beef more. The Cheung fun itself was a little thicker than I'd like but still good! Shrimp balls are meh. Beef balls were steamed to perfection but missing the bean curd skin which was disappointing because it had it in the pic. I was surprised that they had Sang Tseen Bun which I loved when I visited Hong Kong but they didn't pan fry it enough. The star was definitely the Ham Sui Gok which I think they called it the Football dumpling. They're fried glutinous dumplings with meat filling and they're the best I've had! AMBIENCE: 1/5 This score is primarily based off cleanliness. Appearance-wise is pretty typical for a Chinese restaurant. Nothing fancy. The glass tables weren't exactly the cleanest. The tea pot had some stains and a strand of hair stuck to it. The worst offender was the FAUCET in the bathroom. It had green stuff all over it and made my skin crawl. OVERALL: I agree that the food is just as good as Kirin Court but without the long wait time and crowd. While cleanliness and being understaffed is an issue, their food is good and I am glad to report that I did not get a stomachache or anything of the sort from eating here. But you probably are eating at your own risk lol. I'll likely be back the next time I crave dim sum. read more

Food: most of the dimsum on the carts were not fresh and they will still give it to you. Only some of the food were warm but we could barely get anyone's attention to even ask otherwise. The chicken feet and steamed bbq bun were the best items we ordered. Some items on the menu are made per order like the red bean sesame ball and egg tarts. I feel that most of the food could use more flavor. Service/Ambiance: I feel that there is definitely a difference in the service given to different people. We were treated poorly and often overlooked. We had to call the different waitresses several times just to order more food. It wasn't even that busy. And when we ordered some food that were made to order, she gave us a bit of an attitude. In conclusion, the food was ok, but the service made the whole experience worse. There are other dimsum places in the area with better service. read more

Golden Joy BBQ - 27. Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce 48. Shrimp Dumpling 7. Pork Soup Dumpling 29. Shiu Mai A1. Egg Rolls P3. Combination Chow Mein - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

One of my favorite spots for Cantonese style Chinese BBQ. Hands down they have the best roast pork in DFW. Crispy skin and just the right amount of fat. Pro tip: ask for the pork belly section read more

Golden Joy BBQ - Roast pork - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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Food on the dim sum cart was decent, but not hot. Service was adequate. Main issue: overall cleanliness....or the lack of it. The tables in the main dining room was a little sticky and the condiment containers was dirty. The men's restroom has a smell and floor was dirty and sticky. The BBQ station glass had baked on grease, like that hadn't clean the glass in months and the food hanging looks very old. All restaurants has to display the Health Inspection score. This restaurants instead put a sheet of paper on the wall that reads: ask to view the Inspection score. In other words, they have a low score and too embarrass to show the public. read more

I tried this place for the first time and the service was not great. Servers are not considerate, the putting the dishes down all in our faces, giving spoons in our face. They don't acknowledge what you ask for they just walk away. I'm really leaving this review because I went to go pay with card and the waitress really kept asking for a tip. "What, no tip?" I was confused and thought she asked for a signature. "So you no tip. Are you going to tip?" I was tipping cash and her attitude really ticked me off. Won't be going back or recommending people here. read more

First time trying this place. I same in after the Sunday rush, around 1pm, and they weren't busy at all. All my items were warm and fresh, except one, which was kinda cold. One item I wanted, wasn't on any of the carts, but they happily made me one. Quality was comparable to Kirin, but of course Dim Sum quality is very subjective, based on personal preference. I liked the Char Siu fun roll better at Kirin, but I like the Shark Fin shaped dumpling here more. I feel the items were a little smaller than Kirin, but everything was a good deal cheaper... And some items were a medium here but a large at Kirin. All in all, a valid alternative to Kirin and JS Chen. read more

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Their dim sum wasn't fresh. Maybe it's due to covid when they didn't have that many customers and they served us old pork. Pork / shrimp dumplings shao mai Ugh it smelled , it wasn't fresh Chong fan 3/5 Skin / crepe was too thick Bbq pork bun 0/5 The bun was pretty good but the bbq pork again was not fresh .. the smell when we bit into them, made us nauseous. Har gao 3/5 The only thing decent Will not come back read more

Excellent Cantonese cuisine. They serve dim sum too. The service and dishes were excellent. Prices are reasonable read more

Golden Joy BBQ - Dim Sum Near Me - Richardson, Texas

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We were a family of 5 and was seat right away ( 11:30am ) They were serving Dim Sum and service was prompt.. but little confusing... We were approached right away by two ladies pushing dim sum carts and another lady came at same time trying to take tea orders. After that was settled... our food was ok nothing special, it was hot and they did have assorted dim sum... we also ordered pan fried noodles with meat which was tasty. All in all it was ok. The women working the carts were elderly and funny to listen to since I'm Chinese and they were bickering lol. Restaurant was clean decor was dated, parking was plentiful. read more

My friend recommended this place. She said it was authentic Chinese food. I trust her food recommendations. Good Chinese food is hard to find in Dallas, so I decided to give this place a try. 5 years later and I still enjoy this restaurant as much as I did in the first day. They offer dim sum, they use the carts for dim sum on the weekends. They even have the lazy Susan on some of the tables, to assist with passing items for large parties. They have a fully cooked BBQ pig behind a display case along with roasted ducks, tripe and chickens. As the day goes by, you see the pig getting shorter and shorter, due to the different orders calling for BBQ pork. You can order a half duck or chick if you don't need a full portion. Golden Joy reminds me of Chinese food places in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. So if you are familiar with great Chinese food, you know that most places will not be high on decor, so don't be put off. They put their money into the quality of the food. The exterior is fairly bare, nothing screams out come in. Once entering you will notice a 1/3 filled 50 gallon fish tank. I always look at them, to see if there numbers have dropped, due to the low water level. The interior is large, there is a curtain that can be pulled back to reveal another half of the restaurant. Every time I come here i get the beef, fried rice and I add chicken and BBQ pork. I also ask for extra meat. My wife always gets the beef and BBQ pork fried rice. Their fried rice is the best and they give you a nice portion. They don't put onions in their rice so that's a plus. We typically get the orange chicken as well. The orange chicken is pretty good. There's a subtle sweetness to it. It's not sugar on sugar, which is a good thing. Sometimes we order the roasted duck or Peking duck. Both are flavorful. The Peking duck is a little more greasy than the roasted duck. If you like duck, then you know, duck will typically be greasy. The Peking duck does differ from the roasted duck in taste, due to the process of making Peking items. So do r just think it's the same duck, with two different names. The only reason this place isn't five stars is due to to the decor. But I don't go to golden joy for decor, I go for the authentic fare. The staff is nice, and as long as they are open for business, I will continue to drive from McKinney to get their delectable food!!! read more

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I see a lot of negative reviews for this place but I only discovered it recently and I thought it was pretty good, especially since it's a closer drive than going to our favorite Cantonese places like Sun Lok Kee and Lucky City. We came here for dim sum and I agree this is a reasonable substitute if you don't want to wait at Kirin Court. They have a Chinese bbq which serves the standards like bbq pork and roasted duck. We also had dinner another time here and ordered Singapore noodles, beef flat noodles, roasted duck and chicken and they were all quite good Our favorite dishes were BBQ pork, shrimp rice roll, har how and roasted duck. There were some misses, the curried cuttlefish was chewy, the congee was watered down, read more

I love the Singaporean noodle when I used doordash to deliver this dish to my home. The portion was generous. The season and spices were perfect. I also ordered the roasted pork and duck a few days ago and that combination was also delicious. I will have to try everything on the menu from now on. read more