Upgrading to 5... bc it's been my go to forever now. Always hits... never misses. Adding a few favs below: Shrimp Chow Fun Beef & Eggplant in Garlic Sauce Fried chicken wings read more

Joy Food Kitchen - Beef and Eggplant w/ Garlic Sauce.... Friggin delicious - Chinese Near Me - Northvale, New Jersey

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I had the lunch special chicken with broccoli and fried rice. This is the first Chinese takeout I've been to where it's plain fried rice and not pork fried rice For a plain fried rice, it was pretty flavorful. The chicken was well seasoned and tender. Same with the broccoli. The food was nice and hot. I stopped by for a quick lunch break. This place is take out only and cash only read more

Joy Food Kitchen - Chicken Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Northvale, New Jersey

If you want Chinese food without flavor, go here. When they took out the MSG they took out all the flavor. I ordered fried chicken wings, pork with broccoli, shrimp fried rice, and pepper steak and onion. I only taste soy sauce. The only reason I'm giving it two stars is because the ingredients were fresh. And the family is very sweet. read more

Best Chinese food in Bergen County! No MSG, but yes, plenty of meat and fresh vegetables in the fried rice. The Hong Kong style spring rolls are addictive. My go to is the roast pork lo mein, slightly spicy and young chow fried rice. Really good! read more

Most items are very good! Typically we get shrimp with broccoli or with garlic sauce, beef with ginger and scallions, hong ion spring rolls. Large quantity, terrific jumbo shrimp, lots of fresh veggies. It's a very hard working couple and they are super nice, although English is there "second" language. We've been going there for over 10 years. CASH ONLY! read more

Best Chinese restaurant in Bergen county!! The owners are so nice as well. Definitely go here, great food! read more

Excellent take out.Always consistent. Try the ribs, won tons, chow fun. Fried rice. Cash only be prepared. 20 minutes on orders Won't disappoint read more

No egg rolls Yuck The flavor was not there. The spring rolls were greasy and full of ginger and mushrooms Fried rice had no flavor White rice was greasy Strange pieces of meat in general Tso and no sauce to speak of Just not good read more

I stopped here for the first time on my way home from work. I appreciated that the owner (a guess) was honest about the 40 minute wait (they were slammed). While waiting for dinner for my family of 5 I noticed the many regulars and the care they take with the preparation of everyone's food, and that they were out of some items (indication that things are made fresh). When I got home dinner was wonderful. Another reviewer mentioned that food was "made with care, dare I say love" and that reviewer is spot on. It's really odd to feel "cared for" from a Chinese take out dinner, but that's the truth of it. And, yes, it was very tasty too. read more

Very good Chinese food. Take out and cash only but have been coming here for many years and the food is consistent and clean. No MSG and always on point. Also open on Monday which is great in this area when others are closed. read more

Consistently excellent Cantonese food. It doesn't get better than this. We come here from California every time we're in town.

The food is great, amazing even., you might think this sounds cliche but they put alot of effort into making their stuff. Dare I say, made with LOVE!? They do not skip steps, they broil their spare ribs until its crispy, and fry on order. They make everything fresh. They even make their own dumplings by hand instead of using cheap frozen ones. I've eaten at dozens of Chinese food places, I use Joy Food Kitchen as the benchmark. "Its not as good as Joy Food" is a common thing I would think when I'm eating Chinese food else where. I have no idea what the other people are complaining about, it being greasy or flavorless. Well, it IS still classic American Chinese Take Out, it may be greasy, but it is definately not flavorless. Their service is simple as well, order, show up in 30 minutes, pick it up, pay with cash, leave. Whats there to be confused about? I am actually offended for them by reading some of these Karen-like reviews. One problem is that they don't accept cards, it might be because they are behind the times, but Its never really a problem for me because I always have cash handy. read more

A dreadful restaurant . The general Tso chicken was inedible! One star is too good a review read more

First and last time going to this dump. Before discussing food, gotta review their service. Ordered over phone for pickup. When I came to pick up they had sign saying cash only. Not on website, not mentioned when placing order and not on their printed menu when I got there. They had no ability to take credit card, Apple or any digital method. As it was frustrating to have to waste time and energy to go home to get cash, asked if they would provide a discount and she dismissively said no and made no attempt to apologize. Spent 15 minutes round trip and when I got back my food wasn't even ready! Obviously, they did not expect me to return, so now have to wait for them to cook order. Calmly told woman she is making very poor service decision and that I will never return. Her response? "Get out". Amazing. Without getting into too many details, food was at best mediocre. One app and three entrees without a single one worthwhile. Dumplings half filled, under- seasoned dishes, mealy shrimp. Yuck. What a horrible experience, horrible food and even worse people. Stay away. read more

Tonight's food was meh at best. Egg foo young was over fried. Fried wantons were soft and chewy. Broccoli in garlic sauce was very stalky. Sliced chicken and vegetables rendered the chicken hard and chewy. Nothing great here. Just another generic Chinese take out with so-so food. read more

I still love this place. I probably have been ordering from here for 8 years and have never had a bad meal. Even my brother from Florida loves ordering from Joy Food Kitchen!! read more

This is my favorite local Chinese restaurant. Their portions are huge and I find that it tastes better than most is the other Chinese restaurants in our area. If you're looking to order take out, I highly recommend this place! read more

Standard issue Chinese take out. If your looking for an average run of the mill greasy spoon takeout then this place works. Tried 3 items. Chicken fried rice I found to be slightly above average. Chicken with broccoli was average (slightly more salty than other places). The boneless ribs were slightly below average... they were dry, not enough flavor, and not soft enough compared to other places. read more

First and last time here. Fried shrimp wasn't deveined and had a gooey residue as did the pork fried rice. The filli ng inside the Cheese wanton was not good. Nastyy. read more

Joy Food Kitchen - Yeaaaa, never again. 3 out of the 4 hadn't been deveined. Sorry but im not eating a shrimps digestive tract. WHERE ARE YOUR STANDARDS!NASTY! - Chinese Near Me - Northvale, New Jersey

My husband and I just moved to the area and decided it was time to find our new Chinese takeout place. We stumbled across Joy Food Kitchen, and boy are we happy!! We ordered a sesame chicken combo, a pork egg foo young combo, pan fried dumplings, and a wonton soup. The sesame chicken wasn't overly sticky sweet which is just how we like it. The egg foo young came with a darker sauce than normal which I'm not used to, but I was pleasantly surprised! Yum! The fried rice was actually brown and not yellow which always makes me happy. The egg rolls were a good size and very good and crispy, and funny enough, their duck sauce was soooo good! Not sure what they're doing different with that. The dumplings were spot on, and the dipping sauce was really good too. The wonton soup was decent. The wontons were good, but the broth wasn't super flavorful. I did add a little bit of soy sauce which helped, and I would still order it again. The only major downside is that they are cash only which we didn't realize when we ordered over the phone, and I'm glad I happened to have cash on me. Actually having cash is a rare occurrence, so we may not go there every time, but I highly recommend the food! I can't wait to taste other dishes! read more

I agree with other posts that this is the best Chinese takeout in the area. General Tso's chicken is crispy. Fresh ingredients and great flavor in all dishes. Will be back for sure. Dishes aren't laden with sauce or heavy with oil; flavors are bright and vegetables crunchy. Pork dishes have lean, tender meat. It is still cash only. read more

I love their vegetable egg rolls!! They are super delicious! I can (and have) psyched myself out about over take-out chinese to a point where I won't eat it after a couple of bites... but not here. Everything feels so freshly prepared and clean. It sucks that they do not deliver, but I will make the drive for really yummy food. read more

I ordered their crab rangoon and sesame tofu last night for dinner. It was perfect! Even though the sesame tofu wasn't on their menu official they were able to make it for me anyway. read more

Joy Food Kitchen - Crab Rangoon :) (listed as cheese wonton on their menu) - Chinese Near Me - Northvale, New Jersey

Best Chinese food in the area! We don't go anywhere else for Chinese. Everyone here is very nice. This place is cash only. I wish they took credit cards. Maybe one day.. read more

Consistently delicious food with fresh ingredients. We've been ordering takeout from here regularly for about 12 years. They don't deliver unfortunately but it's well worth coming out to pick it up even in the rain or snow. Family owned and operated too. read more

No credit cards, which stinks if you don't have cash. There aren't any close walkable ATMs so i had to go to shop rite and buy something to take money out and go back to pick up my food. Food was ok, general Tso was crispy and not sticky. Boneless spareribs were dry and had a BBQ cooking taste which im not used to fdom.a Chinese restaurant. Egg roll didn't have much flavor, but pretty large. read more

Really the one of the best take out Chinese food I've eaten and I grew up in Queens and NYC. So glad its here in Northvale. Consistently good and great portions. read more

The lady who worked there kept asking me whether or not I eat pork. I mean she's asking me this after the food is prepared, mind you. I asked her why she had to ask and there was no response. So I asked her again, and she yells at me saying " because you said you want vegetable fried rice ". So ? I don't get her point. I think it was something else that made her ask me that qn. hint hint. Also I think there are few reviews on this yelp for this business who only had 1 or 2 reviews at most. Another hint hint. Thirdly, the food was nothing to write home about because there was something like a gel thingy inside my curry chicken and also few chicken pieces had the consistency of rubber . I don't think I ordered rubber chicken. I have a very nice chineese gourmet kitchen near where I live. I will stick with that from now on. This food sucks! read more

There lunch special is UNBEATABLE! For $5.35 you get rice with your typical sides (general TSO, chicken and brocolli) as well as an egg roll and your choice of soda or soup! and the food is SOOO ridiculously GOOD!!! you cannot go wrong with ordering from this place! read more

I've been going to this place almost every week for over 10 years. I've tried just about every takeout place in the area and this is the best. The ingredients are fresh, they don't overdo the oil, and the portions are good for the price. read more

I have been a customer of this establishment since I moved to Northvale. I honestly love the food, however, I was very dissappointed when my order was mistaken for two large orders instead of 1 large, 1 small even though I repeated myself. They failed to accept their mistake and I had to pay for both large orders. No big deal, but that is no way to treat long term customers. read more

Joy Food is great. chicken curry with coconut, beef chao fun and pineapple fried rice are the must every time I ordered. Never disappointed.

Good place for typical chinese take out. No surprises and all the dishes are above average. Not too oily, good flavor and very consistent.

Family run restaurant. I've been coming to them for over a decade. I've seen their kids grow up. Very nice family. One of the best Chinese spots I've found. The food has been consistently good. I've tried many things from their menu and have yet to be dissapointed. General Tsao's is a favorite. Lunch portions also big. They come with white rice or fried, egg roll, name a soup or soda for a little over $5. read more

I've been eating here since I was in middle school. Always great service and great food. Today, I come back from work late, and I order pickup near closing time. I pick up the food and bring it home. I open the bag expecting the usual, but it tastes sour. The beef is dry and has a rotten aroma to it. I call them to ask why this tastes and smells like this, and their answer? "Oh you come late we only have this kind of beef left". I'll leave it at that. read more

Trnied Joy Food on the basis of reviews. My orders were traditional - egg drop soup, dumplings & chicken with broccoli. All excellent. Especially pleased with the chicken. It was actual meat, not the gummy stuff found in so many other take outs. Definitely going back. read more

Solid Chinese take out all around. Shrimp chow fun, hot and sour soup, chicken wings, beef lo mien. I order the same thing everytime. Never disappointed. read more

Great spot that has been here for a while. Very sweet workers with good customer service. Fair prices and good quality food. I think this is one of the best options in the area for "Chinese" take out. read more

So far it seems to be the typical Chinese food. I've ordered a few times from here, unfortunately they don't make my Hunan chicken the way I like (a black bean sauce) but the food over all is ok. I haven't had any issues yet like a pool of oil in my chicken with broccoli. They only take cash and being that this a is a highly industrialized area with many industries and business's. It's kind of annoying because most time I only ever have my bank card. read more

This is our go to place for chinese takeout. Food is delish (dumplings, joy chicken, young chow fried rice, joy lo mein) and fresh. Incredible value. Sometimes I get lazy and just get chinese from the restaurant around the corner, but always end up driving 15 extra minutes to go to Joy instead. Order over the phone prio to pick up. read more