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    Joy Garden Carry Out

    4.3 (24 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese
    Closed 5:00 pm - 3:00 am (Next day)

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    Beef and shrimp yak gaw mein
    Melanie H.

    Best beef and shrimp yak. Mike is a real one. Cash only or cash app. Be aware if you go after the sun goes down.

    Cheesecake egg rolls
    Barry S.

    I heard about this place and they call it Mike's. I was finally able to check them out and I have to say this is the one for some good Chinese food! They open at 6pm. I called ahead and my order was ready when I arrived. I had the shrimp fried rice and cheesecake egg rolls. They only accept cash so have your cash beforehand. I was in and out that's the best way to do it lol

    Pork Penitentiary Yak in my own bowl. Very good!
    Apryl D.

    Great Yat kaw Mein (Penitentiary Yak) being our regular place was closed we tried this place & was so happy that they had the Black Yak. Rare to find these days. It sure did hit the spot & we will be going back. We ordered Pork Yak & Pork Fried Rice.

    Dollar Yak w boiled egg and onions
    Tasia L.

    Been eating from Mikes for years. Best Yak for sure. Even the dollar yaks are bomb and cost $2. They only accept cash

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    Never go here again! Was served old Avocado in my roll when I asked for a refund was told it was my fault and nothing they could do. Than when I said I would share my experience they offered to redo the order. PASS

    Shrimp and beef yak mein Sooo delish
    Telady H.

    Best Chinese food in bmore hands down we eat here every week I came all the way from woodlawn for their shrimp yak mein.. them .

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    2 months ago

    Excellent and fast service , I recommend the penitentiary yak lil spicy but delicious!!

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    5 months ago

    The shrimp penitentiary yak was straight fire.best I ever ate. Call ahead because the line is crazy long.

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    1 year ago

    Steak and cheese egg Roll was definitely not good. It lacked a lot of flavor and meat; mostly peppers and onions

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    7 months ago

    Michelle had great service and was understanding after I misspoke while ordering! Very nice

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    3 years ago

    My wife and I only get plain yat from here and it's DELICIOUS! I've never tried anything else.

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    13 years ago

    Straight ghetto, but shrimps & rice is good enough if your trying to get Chinese food late at night.

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    7 years ago

    Penitentiary yak is the best! I've been going there over 25 years and food is always good.

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    Pretty good Chinese takeout. They gave us extra food for free like fried dumplings and an extra…read moreorder of noodles. What a nice surprise. The chow fun was tasty. Everything else was average, the service was awesome.

    I came here because I was craving Chinese and it was late and my regular place was closed. I don't…read morelike the style of the Chinese food here, but I think it might depend on what you like--If you like "healthy" Chinese food, this might be the place for you. The best part was the spring rolls and the donuts, those were like what I expected. The fried rice had very large pieces of vegetables (entire broccoli florets, piece of baby corn, carrot slices) and was not crispy, chewy, or anything that suggested it was fried except oily, and was the oblong oval kind of rice, some kind of short grain or sticky rice. So the texture was wrong to me. The flavor was underwhelming and did not use nearly enough soy sauce, salt, MSG, whatever. These things were pretty consistent across their other dishes as well, including lo mein and hunan chicken; veg pieces too big, flavor not there, sauce too thin and not dark enough. Parking was impossible for pickup; had to circle the block 5 times. The location was scary at 8:30PM, there was a homeless woman yelling at me from the sidewalk on the way in, just something to be aware of. However my order was ready on time and they were polite.

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    Blue Island (Aug 31, 2023, Thursday, ~ 2p.m.)…read more Blue Island is located in the Lexington Market in the heart of Baltimore City. I first went to the Lexington Market pretty early mid-morning on Aug. 30, 2023 before I headed to the B&O Railroad Museum (A MUST-SEE when visiting Baltimore.) and was expecting a food market selling fresh produce, unprocessed foods, confectionaries, flowers etc. I was totally wrong. It is instead a two-story structure carrying many different types of cuisine. Blue Island is located on the second floor. After climbing stairs of many steps right in the middle of the structure, Blue Island is located on the left side towards the back end of the second floor. There are a few tables and chairs set up so you can "dine-in". I was way too early, and the store was not open yet. I decided to come back the next day to try out the food due to my tight schedule that day. If you do some research, some of the other sites claim Blue Island offers Malaysian cuisine. Being born in Singapore, a very close neighboring country of Malaysia, I can tell you that it is most definitely NOT Malaysian cuisine. Their food, however, may have some Malaysian spices incorporated into it, and I taste that in the "spicy" dishes (Not spicy enough for my taste though. Way too Americanized.). The high quality ingredients are also part of the Malaysian heritage. What impressed me most was the pretty large sized shrimp that was part of the ingredients in the fried rice and fried noodles. In my many decades living in this country, I've eaten a lot of what I call "fake" Chinese/Asian cuisine, and I have never encountered shrimp of that size with any of those rice/noodle dishes. What stood out even more was that shrimp was FRESH - a double bonus. As in many places, you can order the combos, but there is a catch. My past experiences with these places is that when you order a 2-item combo, that means either a base rice and/or noodle PLUS 2 entrees. At Blue.Island, the rice or noodle IS COUNTED as one item (No half and half either.) in the Combo. I ended up ordering a 3-item combo with fried rice and two of their spicier entrees. The food was very delicious, and a definite cut above the rest. I also had time, while in line to order the food, to have a quick chat with one of the servers. I discovered that the owner and some of the servers were originally from Hong Kong. The two I spoke with also spoke Cantonese, and I was provided with a little discount off the total price, which was totally unexpected and appreciated. If you decide to eat at this place, please be prepared for a constant line of people doing the same. I was there for about 90 minutes to rest my tired feet after long hours of sight-seeing, and the line never ceased throughout that time. Do yourself a favor and patronize this place. I don't think you will regret that decision. Ah, those large tasty shrimp! For the taste, quality, and value. I rate this place a full 5 stars. Happy Eating !!!!

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