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Joy East Chinese Buffet

3.0 (23 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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Pamela W.

Heard about this amazing buffet from a coworker so the hubs and myself have it a whirl for lunch on Friday extremely friendly service very welcoming and the hostess asked if we'd prefer a booth over a table and that may seem small to someone else but it spoke volumes to me the service was great our glasses stayed full and the dirty dishes was picked up quickly which we loved the food was very fresh I enjoyed the sushi bar and the hibachi bar was mediocre overall great place great price and you will leave full

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LaTaysia Q.

My boyfriend and I seen this place and decided to try it. It was fairly decent and reasonably priced. There were a lot of options. We loved the hibachi part but some of the food on the buffet side was cold. It wasn't very crowded when we went. We went around 4pm on a Friday. Staff was helpful when asked. It was pretty clean overall and nicely decorated. Will try again.

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Mischa J.

We are the Galfriends party of 5 tonight. Seems like we gotta have Joy, since it is the current talk of the town. We got a little bit of everything from hot and sour soup to egg drop soup, sautéed green beans, chicken,(both fried and grilled ) with a full Hibachi grill, Chinese donuts and the list goes on and on. Lots of excellent food choices, but this food is cold. Tasty, but cold. I hate cold food. Y'all already know, I'm not rushing back.

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Xhané P.

Clean and efficient service while we dined with family here for the first time this evening! Good seating options with a variety to choose from at the buffet, including sushi and hibachi menu items, as well as pizza and chicken nuggets, fries, etc for the kids. Restrooms could be cleaner, but they were decent.

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Food was terrible and plates were dirty. Will not return. Asked for check and never got it had to tell front desk my order.

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Food was ok but way over priced! The hamachi was probably the best thing to do when there

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My family and I have been traveling and staying in town for about a week. We stopped in for a quick…read morebite our first day and loved it so much that we've eaten here every day since! We don't typically eat out often, but the food is delicious and fresh, the prices are great, and the restaurant was clean and full of delicious options. Most of all, the staff has been absolutely amazing...so friendly, welcoming, and fun to talk to. The atmosphere truly made us feel at home while being away from home. Highly recommend!

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2.7(51 reviews)
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