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Joy House opened up near us a few years ago. Ordinarily we would have checked it out sooner, since it's close by and it'd be nice to have a go-to Chinese restaurant. However, when we looked at the menu, the prices seemed too high. Sure, that might work in Rocklin/Roseville but we didn't want to pay higher-than-normal prices. Finally had a chance to check it out this weekend. Husband wanted some West Lake Soup and we didn't know of any places around here that served it. Took a peek on Yelp and found that Joy House offers it, so we ordered 5 items over the phone and my husband went to pick it up. The total for the 5 items was over $90. Pricey. He brought everything home and as I laid it on our kitchen table, I remarked that it wasn't a lot of food for $90+. He agreed. West Lake Soup was decent, so that's good. Everything else was just kinda average, ok, meh but not spectacular. Beef chow fun--not bad but the beef was overly salty. They use the outer layer of an onion too, so I had to spit those pieces out. Owners must be cheap to have to keep the outer layer of an onion and feed it to their customers. Not a good first impression. Orange chicken--I don't think I've ever had orange chicken at a restaurant that I didn't like but this flavor was a little different. It wasn't bad though. Braised tofu--consistency of tofu was different from what I had expected. Decent but not sure why their thin bok choy pieces were bitter. Are they growing their own bok choy in their garden or buying it from lower end vendors? Yang Chow Fried Rice--super disappointing. Not much flavor, though it was dark like it had been seasoned with soy sauce. Rice was extremely difficult to chew. Not sure if they undercooked the rice or if it's low quality rice. (Also trying not to think about how I read about fake rice in China too). Overall, not impressed. Not much flavor other than SALT and MSG (had a headache after lunch). Sad because it's close by and the employees seemed friendly. But maybe to people who aren't super picky, they won't mind. There are just better Chinese restaurants in town that taste better and are less expensive. It's a pass for us.
Great food and portion size. Very friendly staff and service. Everything was tasty and definitely worth bringing back for leftovers. The atmosphere was great with Chinese lanterns hung up.
So, I was out and about, having just finished my massage when I was hungry. I love Chinese food and when I was in my car, I looked up and saw a Chinese restaurant was right nearby. So with that, I stopped in to visit Joy House and have some lunch. I was the only one here and my first thought was, if I'm the only one here, something is wrong, maybe this place is no good. I went in anyway and got a seat all by myself with no one else in the restaurant. I was given some water with lime and the menu with the lunch specials I ordered the Yu-Shang Shredded Pork, which was at the top of the lunch menu for the lunch specials. The waitress said it was very good. I took the option and ordered the pork fried rice to go along with it. I haven't even eaten 1/2 of it and all I can say is it is outstanding! It says that it's spicy on the menu, and I can see a few peppers in there, but it is really not that spicy at all. I can't say that the flavor is amazing and the fried rice is absolutely stupendous. The Chef, David Zhang, came out and introduced himself and actually gave me a signed copy of his book. I told him what an excellent meal this was and he was very appreciative. David Zhang is the chef and the owner and he was very nice. The dish I ordered, the Yu-Shang Shredded Pork, is delicious, but there's no way I'm going to finish this. It looks like it's going to be a leftover, take home meal for me. I live nearby and I've never heard of this place before but, I will be back. Great choice!
Authentic Chinese restaurant in Roseville! (Yes) Its definitely a mom/pop family-owned business and the servers seemed like their daughters. Food was delicious and they do lunch specials on weekends, which come with hot and sour soup, rice and a fried wonton. We ordered the Singapore-style noodles, basil chow fun, green bean lunch special, pecan prawns lunch special, and braised tofu stir fry. The braised tofu and chow fun were my favorites. Would not recommend green bean lunch special. It had too much corn starch. In general, I would come back for the authentic Chinese food and family atmosphere.
Joy House is a classic, no-frills Chinese spot that delivers solid comfort food -- even when they're busy. We visited during Lunar New Year, and despite the crowds, the food came out hot and consistent. The beef chow fun had great smoky flavor, the sizzling rice soup was hearty and comforting, and the cream cheese wontons were crispy and familiar. A thoughtful bonus: they surprised us with sesame balls on the house, which was a nice touch. Simple, reliable, and satisfying. Would definitely return.
My husband and I came here after seeing a video on the Tasted Duo Instagram account. We started with the vegetable spring rolls, which were very fresh tasting. We also had the pan fried pork buns on special, and they were great along with the sauce they came with. For our dishes we chose the orange chicken (which was tasty but could have been a little more crispy and spicy), the curry chicken fried rice (which had a very nice mild curry flavor - just like the Tasted Duo said), and the black pepper beef crispy noodles (which was our favorite because the flavor and textures were so good). We had to drive about 40 minutes to go here, but we look forward to coming back and trying other dishes.
Very good Chinese place with good service and yummy dishes that come in fair portions. The ambiance is nice enough for a standard dining out/date night, not too fancy and that's ok! We did have a slight hiccup when we ordered a special, some pan fried pork buns, the waitress let us know the chef accidentally burned our first batch and that they would need to remake it which may take some time but we weren't too pressed by this. When they did come out they were superrrrrr good! Another standout was the Egg Foo Young.
I unfortunately had written off Chinese food in favor of Southeast Asian cuisine until I came by this fabulous restaurant. The Chinese food here is excellent, all freshly made with top notch ingredients made by a chef who truly knows what he's doing Coming here with several friends we settled into a large round table, perfect for conversation, and a large 'lazy susan' turntable for conveniently passing the food. The restaurant is clean, upscale, nicely decorated and very comfortable. They make you feel like family and are very welcoming and hospitable. The owner/chef introduced himself and gave us a special appetizer treat of deep fried wonton with filling. Delicious Hot and sour soup started us off and it was tasty and so good. We ordered the following for the table - Almond Chicken - Kung Pao Chicken - Mongolian Beef - Candied Pecans with Jumbo Prawns - Fish Fillet in Hot Chili Sauce - Braised Eggplant in Garlic Sauce - Garlic String Beans - White Rice Needless to say every dish was unique and stood out on its own. The combination of flavors was spot on perfect. Everyone seemed quite pleased. For me the standout items were the Candied Pecans with Jumbo Prawns. Simply amazing, on a bed of lettuce and a hint of mustard. Also, the Fish Fillet in Hot Chili Sauce... really a soup consistency and the fish was extraordinary, firm, tasty and cooked to perfection. It is super spicy which us fine by me. I expected the String Beans to be so-so as is so much the case in most places, but here it is just plain delicious. The beans are cooked just right with just enough garlic sauce coating. The portions are large and the price very reasonable. I had been here once before, for Chinese New Year last year with some Yelp friends. I was sold then, and even moreso now. I'm not going to pass a year without going back ever again! This place is superb.
Amazing food quick service fried rice is delicious I have yet to find a meal I haven't been completely 110% satisfied with highly recommend
Came here with family and got several items to share: 1. sizzling rice soup - has water chestnuts, snow peas, chicken - warm, hearty soup with crunchy texture from the crispy rice 2. beef in hot chili sauce - very soft and tender - lots of chili peppers but not too spicy 3. cumin lamb - lots of cumin and veggies 4. veggies - broccoli, carrots, woodear, water chestnuts, lotus root 5. honey walnut shrimp - a classic dish, didn't disappoint - includes apples and candied walnuts Overall, really enjoyed all the dishes! Particularly liked the beef in hot chili sauce - very saucy and great flavor. Prompt service and beautiful chinese lantern deco.
The food was absolutely delicious! We ordered Beef Chow Mein, Tender Fish Filets in White Sauce and a side of steamed white rice. I absolutely love that the tender fish filets included wood ear and various vegetables. It is a traditional Chinese fungus/mushroom that is VERY good for you and is not often seen at any other restaurant. I love that they have tablecloth, giving it a bit of a nice fancy feeling without being too fancy. The downside though, they need to hire at least one more wait staff. It took a bit too long to get our check. Otherwise, everything else was amazing!! Went away stuffed to the brim at a very reasonable price. Will definitely be coming back but only if I'm not in a hurry.
Tasty, Authentic Chinese Food for Belinda C's UYE [Rocklin CA] I've since returned here twice since Belinda introduced Joy House to our group of 12. The first time I dined here I had the Mongolian Beef and it was delicious. I've also tried the Beef Broccoli and the Salt & Pepper Chicken. All lunch specials are served with soup and rice. Soup is Hot & Sour soup. The Mongolian Beef was not spicy which I loved. Joy House was the first and only one I know that served non-spicy Mongolian Beef. Love at first bite... "wowwoww! that's tasty" The first thing I loved about the Beef Broccoli was the broccoli!! Small bite-size florets with so much crunchiness. Mmm! The dish was loaded with fresh broccoli, tender flavorful beef, and the best stir fry sauce... I asked for fried rice and they were able to substitute the white rice with brown rice. Sesame Balls came with the meal. While I was really craving for crispy fried chicken I did not see it on their menu so I ordered the Salt & Pepper Chicken. This was just okay. It wasn't filled with flavors as the other dishes I tried beforehand, maybe because I opted to leave out the 'pepper' ¯\_('~')_/¯ The meal came with Wonton Chips & Sweet & Sour Sauce. Miranda was the wonderful server for all three of my visits. I came back another time to purchase 4-pc Bowl Sets. Loved the designs. The owner of Joy House was a former cook for Chef Chu's in Los Altos. Well, no wonder I love their food! Review #3390
The day we dined, we found out that this restaurant had been named one of The Best Asian Food (Restaurants) in the USA (see photo)! Congratulations! Our service (Miranda) was great. She was warm and friendly, patient even though some in our party arrived later than our reservation. We enjoyed a bright daikon radish appetizer, sweet and sour soup, several different entrees (party of 6), and sesame covered red bean balls (a dim sum) for dessert. The jasmine tea was good as well! This is a popular place to dine as well as order take out to pick up or have delivered. GO GO GO!!!!
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Delicious authentic Chinese food and nice interior. Also a fan of Chef Chu for many years. Will come back! read more
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Came here on a Tuesday, 03/22/22 around 8pm and noticed only one guest dining in. They left shortly upon our arrival so we had the whole restaurant basically to ourselves. They give you complementary chips with sauce which was nice and surprising for a Chinese restaurant. The chips are very crispy and pairs well with the sweet and sour sauce. We ordered Braised Eggplant in Garlic Sauce which was ok, Salt & Pepper Fish Fillets which was good and I got a side of sweet and sour sauce to dip. In addition, we ordered Walnut Prawns which tasted good and lastly BBQ Pork Fried Rice which was good as well. Everything came out fresh. read more
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All my Bay area people ( mt.view) the chef from Chef Chu's is here in Rocklin, if you love Chinese food this is the place for great Chinese food ,my wife and I had the lunch special, tangerine chicken, great flavor with a little spice(heat), my wife had the salt and pepper fish freshly made, we shared home made pot stickers, MMMMMM good and if you're a fan of the Chinese chicken salad it's to die for, 5 Star, thank you David for coming to Rocklin. read more
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So excited to have an excellent authentic Chinese restaurant in Rocklin. Our favorite Chinese restaurant of all time is Chef Chu in Los Altos, and the Chef Owner (David) of Joy House worked there for 17 years. We had the MaPo tofu lunch special, the Shrimp with Sizzling Rice, and the Hong Kong Style crispy pan fried noodles. Everything was excellent - as good as the food at Chef Chu. We celebrate this new restaurant and hope that all lovers of real Chinese food will come out and support this new restaurant. read more
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Everything tasted wonderful! The chicken salad was so crisp and fresh. The shrimp were so big! The green beans so perfectly cooked. The cabbage dish and the eggplant dish were so tasty. I scraped every last drop of each into my to go containers. The steak was tender. The hot and sour soup was the best I've ever had. The decor is beautiful with very nice bonsai too. The owner and waitress are so patient, helpful and friendly. I can't wait to go back and take my friends. So happy we stopped in to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. The feast was delectable! read more
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Overall, I personally think this place is worth exploring if you need a quick fix. I recommend the chow mein, fried rice and peppered steak. read more
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Great food great service!!! Has some authentic Chinese food as well as some popular American Chinese food. Restaurant owner in front serve clients directly. We ordered more than 7 dishes and loved everything!!! Strongly recommend ! read more
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Very nice staff, and very flavorful food. Portion sizes could be bigger for the price. The Sesame Balls are spot on, again a bit expensive. read more
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Service is fast and the inside looks clean enough. The sweet and sour sauce container was chipped but otherwise the food was tasty. The wonton soup was rich and warm, perfect for a cold day. Can't wait to go back and try other dishes. read more
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Are there any items that are dairy free?
I would say most of the menu is dairy free. Chinese people are notoriously known to be lactose-intolerant and don't grow up drinking milk, so they don't use much milk in their cooking. To be on the safe side, I'd avoid the batter fried and curried…
What kind of vegetarian items (no fish/meat) do you have? Or do you allow tofu substitutions?
We have many vegetarian options including braised eggplant in garlic sauce and sautéed assorted vegetable. Also, Yes!!! We allow tofu substitutions on many of our dishes. You can further check out our menu at Joyhouserocklin.com
Do you deliver?
Yes we do!!!! You can can check out our online ordering options for delivery and pick up at Joyhouserocklin.com
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