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Good food and good value. Ordered food to go. Taro fried puff-5/5 this is by far the best dish compared to Koi Palace and other more expensive restaurants. It is crispy and light not oily or greasy.Dumplings is very good also. The desert bun is a little too sweet for my taste. Food 4/5 Value 5/5 Service 5/5
I stumbled upon Joyful Dimsum Bistro and decided to get some takeout. The previous business here used to be a Japanese Curry Place, Laugh Tei Izakaya. The parking lot is so tiny. Though, they do have some street parking and are close to a supermarket parking lot. They offer dine-in seating and primarily a takeout place. Order via kiosk. Prices are affordable compared to other dim sum places. *Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll *Chicken Feet (4) *Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf (2) *HK Style Milk Tea - I really liked the authentic taste. We will be back! I can't wait to actually dine in. Support your local business.
We hadn't had dim sum in a long time, so after a car meet, we were really craving it and found this place near Ohlone College. We ordered some of our usual dim sum favorites, including shiu mai, har gow, chicken feet, steamed pork ribs in black bean sauce, and the shrimp spring rolls. Everything tasted really good, and the portions were generous! Even though they don't have a huge selection, they do have most of the classic dim sum dishes I like, so I had no complaints. The flavors were spot on, even without soy sauce, and I didn't feel thirsty after the meal at all, which is already a good sign. I was a bit disappointed with the har gow wrapper because it was a bit too floury. The shrimp spring rolls were fried so much that the shape completely changed, and I couldn't recognize them at first. Overall, we paid around $38ish for two people, which was a really good value for the portion sizes. The staff was very friendly and attentive. I noticed that a lot of people were ordering takeout as well. Highly recommended!
Hidden dim sum spot right near the Ohlone campus. Portuguese egg tarts are only available on weekends! They honestly looked pretty sad when they arrived at the table, but one bite and it had my nod of approval (fiancé thought it was too sweet though). Sweet, creamy custard with a touch of caramelization atop and a flaky crispy pastry crust: I was sad there were only two small po-tarts to an order! Besides the regular dim sum dishes, they also offer momos (Nepalese dumplings) on the menu! Super tasty and juicy with just the right amount of curry spice. The har gow were big and juicy! The custard buns were fluffy and delicious! The chicken feet were huge! The shrimp rice noodle roll also had a juicy shrimp and wrapped in a perfectly steamed, chewy yet soft, rice paper. Taro puffs were really crunchy with a moist filling. BBQ pork buns solid. The black sesame dumplings (mochi) were also good. The XLB were decent for a dim sum restaurant, although there was no soup to be found in the dumpling, and the skin was quite thick. We were also able to order Hainan chicken and braised brisket from their other restaurant (Joyful Hainan Chicken and Bento) around the corner and bring it in to eat with the dim sum. Reservations available online!
This place reminds of those hole-in-the-wall dim sum places in SF Chinatown. It's not like Pearl Bay or Mayflower, but it has it's own charm, and they serve decent dim sum. However, their menu is very limited, and they run out of items very quickly. I placed an online order at 10:00 a.m. right when they open, but they were already sold out of several items, including Baked Bbq Pork Buns (one of my faves). They have some of the standard dim sum offerings, but I'm surprised they don't have noodle roll (Cheung Fun) nor chow mein. What they do have is quite decent. I thought their sticky rice in lotus leaf was really good and had a good amount of filling. Their fried chicken wings were crispy and good as well. Their steamed buns were ok, but there was too much bun to filling. Overall, this is a convenient spot when you have that dim sum craving and you just want the basics.
Joyful Dimsum Bistro was a random find through Yelp. I know my family prefers something filling, but affordable, so we decided to give Joyful Dimsum a try. I saw the reviews and at first I was skeptical because of the great reviews. Anything above 3.5 for dimsum places has me questioning whether it's legit or not, but this place was surprisingly great! Local people know where it's at! It seems like a small size family owned restaurant, not as big as the usual dimsum places like Koi Palace. There's a good number of tables inside, but not quite made for parties bigger than 6 because it could get squishy. Also, because it's a small shared plaza (mostly restaurants at the corner where Joyful is located at), there's a lot of shared seating area outside as well for people who just want takeout. And this was kindly advised for people who didn't want to wait for indoor seating. We came around 11AM for an early lunch right after hiking around Coyote Hills and there was a small wait already. For my party of 5, I'm guessing we waited for 15 mins or so. Not too long, just enough time to look through the menu and decide what to eat. We ended up getting: - Shiu Mai - Chicken Feet - Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf - Steamed Bean Curd Skin - Fun Gao Dumplings - Black Sesame Dumpling - Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings - Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce - Cucumber - Pan Fried Turnip Cakes - Fried Taro Puffs - Baked BBQ Pork Rolls - Pan Fried Pork Vegetable Buns - Pan Fried Turnip Cakes ...So quite a bit, but for a table of 5 this is a pretty reasonable amount. Of all the things I've tried I have to say my favorite few items were: 1) Fried Taro Puffs because filling to crust ratio is perfect. It had plenty of yummy filling. Because it's made fresh, it wasn't too oily either. It had a really nice, satisfying crunch when you bite into it. My mom, whose quite a picky eater had high praises for this one! 2) Baked BBQ Pork Rolls. The skin was flakey and it almost reminded me of a pineapple cake if it was made fresh. The skin is a little buttery and there's just enough BBQ Pork to give it a hint of sweetness. 3) Chicken Feet. It was saucy, but not too sweet. I can't pinpoint what I liked about it exactly, but sometimes chicken feet can have a weird smell or too much black bean in it. I think because this was made fresh, it was just enjoyable as is. 4) Chinese Broccoli because they're pretty generous with the amount and there isn't an overwhelming amount of oyster sauce mixed in. 5) Black Sesame Dumplings! This was a nice slightly sweet dessert to end to our meal. There was plenty of grounded peanuts and coconut shreds. The glutinous layer wasn't too sticky that it sticks to your teeth. Although I think they could have put in more black sesame filling, I think they made this pretty well and it was really reminiscent of some of the desserts I had in Taiwan. Service was really great. Although I think there's a little more foot traffic than they could handle, they handled the crowd fairly well and very politely. They sat people in tables in the same order that people came in (this doesn't always happen with bigger dim sum places). All the dim sum was freshly made and although I didn't describe all the dishes, I think they were all generally great. There's just some I'm more biased to and some I enjoyed more. I'm so glad that this was a great turnout for my family! We all really enjoyed Joyful Dimsum!
Came here at 11 on 09/10 for the first time after hearing a lot of people talk about the value and good tasting dim sum here. There was no one so service was fast clean and nice. Ambiance is tidy as well. everything had good flavor and priced pretty well. would get dessert elsewhere.
This is the same Joyful dim sum bistro but moved to the new location, just around the corner in the same parking lot ! The new store has more tables and is more roomy , with new modern design and lovely green walls . It has big windows to overlook the coffee shop outside. You could see the red umbrella tables and the blue sky . They have printed new menu . More dim sum but skip the bento box . Their sister store is just couple steps away and it sells bento boxes only . I am happy for this small business to do so well that they opened the sister cafe business , 4 months ago . Near by are some residential houses , after school enrichment classes , Oholone college , etc. I wish they have many prosperous years to come !
p packed on a Sunday for lunch not v much parking nor seating tho bbq pork rolls - 4/10 too much pastry too little filling potstickers - 6/10 not bad not amazing shrimp rice roll - 8/10 pretty good salty dumpling (forgot the proper English name for this) - 4/10 forgot to take a pic but too greasy imo xlb - 4/10 idk why but I've never liked places putting their xlb on little metal trays bc then the skin tastes like metal
I ordered a few things for takeout from their old location in the past and remembered it being good. I recently went to their new location, sat in, ordered more - but was sadly disappointed in some of their dishes (taro puff, bbq pork bun, chili oil wonton). Those dishes lacked flavor and I was very disappointed. The hargow and siu mai were good but I think that was it. A little pricey IMO for dimsum
Looking for really good Cantonese style dim sum! I was pleasantly delighted to eat here We followed address to closed store front when a lady walked by and told us that it was around the corner. They had moved. Elevated hole in the wall Not pretentious Not fancy But the flavors remind me of dim sum I use to eat as a child in SF Chinatown Menu is limited but so good We had Haw Gow- tasty Shrimp noodle roll - I found a bit plain Siu mai- nice big and juicy Xiu long bao- soup very tasty Deep fried taro - double fry so crunchy and brown. I probably would prefer a little less crunch
The food is great and I would've given it 5 stars except that the dinner menu was not very big. There weren't a lot of things to choose from for dinner, but everything we had was delicious! It is also a very small and tiny place, cannot accommodate too many parties to seat, but they run a very busy take out trade. We had the beef stew combination dinner as well as the Hainan chicken dinner. Both were done very nicely, the meat was tender, the flavors were rich, and the portions adequate. I really liked the Hainan chicken with the green onion ginger sauce! The service was very good, the lady who served us was very sweet and personable. If I'm in the area again, I'd like to come back and try their dim sum.
Joyful Dimsum Bistro opened 3 years ago where My Delights was. Inside & outside seating basically the same. Very small eatery. Space Doesn't resemble a bistro. Food does. Small parking lot holds 15ish cars. Menu on screens overhead behind counter. Ordering by kiosk has menu too. Dine in patrons get a laminated sheet to mark their food choices. Offerings (dim sum+): congee, steamed, house specials, fried & baked, drinks & desserts. Ordered by kiosk, wrote in name. Got ticket #. Name called in 10 minutes. Elected to eat in at table in corner no one was using. English, Cantonese & Mandarin Chinese spoken. dine-in eats served on paper trays. Cost effective. Labor efficient. Eliminates need for dishwasher machine & dishwasher. Bites: har gow (4/5.88) shrimp dumplings -every item claimed to be made in house. Probably True as commercial made dim sum tends to be smaller. -outer skin thicker than usual. Size bigger than usual. Small shrimps well cooked. Slightly juicy. Came with soy sauce. Didn't bother asking for hot mustard. Above average quality. Steamed beef balls (3/4.98) -3 big round beef balls made from cilantro, ground beef, waterchestnuts, herbs & spices. Combined into a wet paste, rolled into meatball shape. Steamed. Nice smooth texture with crunchiness from waterchestnuts, savoriness from beef mixture. -dipping sauce consists of soy sauce, sugar & salt sprinkles, Worcestershire sauce, herbs & spices. *tasted like the real McCoy. Better than most dim sum houses. 4.5 stars Semi-worth:YMMV. Qualtity: fair to great. Not consistent. Quantity: excellent value. *eatery in no way a full service eatery. Seatings just a convenience for patrons.
18 days ago
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Joyful Dimsum Bistro is your typical Chinese takeout place but falls short compared to the many others. The food was pretty mid - nothing stood out, but nothing was not inedible. The food almost tasted like a slightly upgraded version of frozen dumplings. The xiao long bao was a bit dried out, severely lacking that tasty soup. Another con for me was the long wait to get this food. What I did like is the outdoor seating atmosphere. Dog friendly, umbrellas, a bit breezy on a summer day. You can still enjoy this seating area with other food from neighboring restaurants since it is shared. read more
Good food and good value. Ordered food to go. Taro fried puff-5/5 this is by far the best dish compared to Koi Palace and other more expensive restaurants. It is crispy and light not oily or greasy.Dumplings is very good also. The desert bun is a little too sweet for my taste. Food 4/5 Value 5/5 Service 5/5 read more
I stumbled upon Joyful Dimsum Bistro and decided to get some takeout. The previous business here used to be a Japanese Curry Place, Laugh Tei Izakaya. The parking lot is so tiny. Though, they do have some street parking and are close to a supermarket parking lot. They offer dine-in seating and primarily a takeout place. Order via kiosk. Prices are affordable compared to other dim sum places. *Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll *Chicken Feet (4) *Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf (2) *HK Style Milk Tea - I really liked the authentic taste. We will be back! I can't wait to actually dine in. Support your local business. read more
We hadn't had dim sum in a long time, so after a car meet, we were really craving it and found this place near Ohlone College. We ordered some of our usual dim sum favorites, including shiu mai, har gow, chicken feet, steamed pork ribs in black bean sauce, and the shrimp spring rolls. Everything tasted really good, and the portions were generous! Even though they don't have a huge selection, they do have most of the classic dim sum dishes I like, so I had no complaints. The flavors were spot on, even without soy sauce, and I didn't feel thirsty after the meal at all, which is already a good sign. I was a bit disappointed with the har gow wrapper because it was a bit too floury. The shrimp spring rolls were fried so much that the shape completely changed, and I couldn't recognize them at first. Overall, we paid around $38ish for two people, which was a really good value for the portion sizes. The staff was very friendly and attentive. I noticed that a lot of people were ordering takeout as well. Highly recommended! read more
Hidden dim sum spot right near the Ohlone campus. Portuguese egg tarts are only available on weekends! They honestly looked pretty sad when they arrived at the table, but one bite and it had my nod of approval (fiancé thought it was too sweet though). Sweet, creamy custard with a touch of caramelization atop and a flaky crispy pastry crust: I was sad there were only two small po-tarts to an order! Besides the regular dim sum dishes, they also offer momos (Nepalese dumplings) on the menu! Super tasty and juicy with just the right amount of curry spice. The har gow were big and juicy! The custard buns were fluffy and delicious! The chicken feet were huge! The shrimp rice noodle roll also had a juicy shrimp and wrapped in a perfectly steamed, chewy yet soft, rice paper. Taro puffs were really crunchy with a moist filling. BBQ pork buns solid. The black sesame dumplings (mochi) were also good. The XLB were decent for a dim sum restaurant, although there was no soup to be found in the dumpling, and the skin was quite thick. We were also able to order Hainan chicken and braised brisket from their other restaurant (Joyful Hainan Chicken and Bento) around the corner and bring it in to eat with the dim sum. Reservations available online! read more
This place reminds of those hole-in-the-wall dim sum places in SF Chinatown. It's not like Pearl Bay or Mayflower, but it has it's own charm, and they serve decent dim sum. However, their menu is very limited, and they run out of items very quickly. I placed an online order at 10:00 a.m. right when they open, but they were already sold out of several items, including Baked Bbq Pork Buns (one of my faves). They have some of the standard dim sum offerings, but I'm surprised they don't have noodle roll (Cheung Fun) nor chow mein. What they do have is quite decent. I thought their sticky rice in lotus leaf was really good and had a good amount of filling. Their fried chicken wings were crispy and good as well. Their steamed buns were ok, but there was too much bun to filling. Overall, this is a convenient spot when you have that dim sum craving and you just want the basics. read more
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Joe L.
Hi Lily,…
7 months ago
Joyful Dimsum Bistro was a random find through Yelp. I know my family prefers something filling, but affordable, so we decided to give Joyful Dimsum a try. I saw the reviews and at first I was skeptical because of the great reviews. Anything above 3.5 for dimsum places has me questioning whether it's legit or not, but this place was surprisingly great! Local people know where it's at! It seems like a small size family owned restaurant, not as big as the usual dimsum places like Koi Palace. There's a good number of tables inside, but not quite made for parties bigger than 6 because it could get squishy. Also, because it's a small shared plaza (mostly restaurants at the corner where Joyful is located at), there's a lot of shared seating area outside as well for people who just want takeout. And this was kindly advised for people who didn't want to wait for indoor seating. We came around 11AM for an early lunch right after hiking around Coyote Hills and there was a small wait already. For my party of 5, I'm guessing we waited for 15 mins or so. Not too long, just enough time to look through the menu and decide what to eat. We ended up getting: - Shiu Mai - Chicken Feet - Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf - Steamed Bean Curd Skin - Fun Gao Dumplings - Black Sesame Dumpling - Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings - Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce - Cucumber - Pan Fried Turnip Cakes - Fried Taro Puffs - Baked BBQ Pork Rolls - Pan Fried Pork Vegetable Buns - Pan Fried Turnip Cakes ...So quite a bit, but for a table of 5 this is a pretty reasonable amount. Of all the things I've tried I have to say my favorite few items were: 1) Fried Taro Puffs because filling to crust ratio is perfect. It had plenty of yummy filling. Because it's made fresh, it wasn't too oily either. It had a really nice, satisfying crunch when you bite into it. My mom, whose quite a picky eater had high praises for this one! 2) Baked BBQ Pork Rolls. The skin was flakey and it almost reminded me of a pineapple cake if it was made fresh. The skin is a little buttery and there's just enough BBQ Pork to give it a hint of sweetness. 3) Chicken Feet. It was saucy, but not too sweet. I can't pinpoint what I liked about it exactly, but sometimes chicken feet can have a weird smell or too much black bean in it. I think because this was made fresh, it was just enjoyable as is. 4) Chinese Broccoli because they're pretty generous with the amount and there isn't an overwhelming amount of oyster sauce mixed in. 5) Black Sesame Dumplings! This was a nice slightly sweet dessert to end to our meal. There was plenty of grounded peanuts and coconut shreds. The glutinous layer wasn't too sticky that it sticks to your teeth. Although I think they could have put in more black sesame filling, I think they made this pretty well and it was really reminiscent of some of the desserts I had in Taiwan. Service was really great. Although I think there's a little more foot traffic than they could handle, they handled the crowd fairly well and very politely. They sat people in tables in the same order that people came in (this doesn't always happen with bigger dim sum places). All the dim sum was freshly made and although I didn't describe all the dishes, I think they were all generally great. There's just some I'm more biased to and some I enjoyed more. I'm so glad that this was a great turnout for my family! We all really enjoyed Joyful Dimsum! read more
Came here at 11 on 09/10 for the first time after hearing a lot of people talk about the value and good tasting dim sum here. There was no one so service was fast clean and nice. Ambiance is tidy as well. everything had good flavor and priced pretty well. would get dessert elsewhere. read more
This is the same Joyful dim sum bistro but moved to the new location, just around the corner in the same parking lot ! The new store has more tables and is more roomy , with new modern design and lovely green walls . It has big windows to overlook the coffee shop outside. You could see the red umbrella tables and the blue sky . They have printed new menu . More dim sum but skip the bento box . Their sister store is just couple steps away and it sells bento boxes only . I am happy for this small business to do so well that they opened the sister cafe business , 4 months ago . Near by are some residential houses , after school enrichment classes , Oholone college , etc. I wish they have many prosperous years to come ! read more
p packed on a Sunday for lunch not v much parking nor seating tho bbq pork rolls - 4/10 too much pastry too little filling potstickers - 6/10 not bad not amazing shrimp rice roll - 8/10 pretty good salty dumpling (forgot the proper English name for this) - 4/10 forgot to take a pic but too greasy imo xlb - 4/10 idk why but I've never liked places putting their xlb on little metal trays bc then the skin tastes like metal read more
10 months ago
I ordered a few things for takeout from their old location in the past and remembered it being good. I recently went to their new location, sat in, ordered more - but was sadly disappointed in some of their dishes (taro puff, bbq pork bun, chili oil wonton). Those dishes lacked flavor and I was very disappointed. The hargow and siu mai were good but I think that was it. A little pricey IMO for dimsum read more
4 months ago
Looking for really good Cantonese style dim sum! I was pleasantly delighted to eat here We followed address to closed store front when a lady walked by and told us that it was around the corner. They had moved. Elevated hole in the wall Not pretentious Not fancy But the flavors remind me of dim sum I use to eat as a child in SF Chinatown Menu is limited but so good We had Haw Gow- tasty Shrimp noodle roll - I found a bit plain Siu mai- nice big and juicy Xiu long bao- soup very tasty Deep fried taro - double fry so crunchy and brown. I probably would prefer a little less crunch read more
The food is great and I would've given it 5 stars except that the dinner menu was not very big. There weren't a lot of things to choose from for dinner, but everything we had was delicious! It is also a very small and tiny place, cannot accommodate too many parties to seat, but they run a very busy take out trade. We had the beef stew combination dinner as well as the Hainan chicken dinner. Both were done very nicely, the meat was tender, the flavors were rich, and the portions adequate. I really liked the Hainan chicken with the green onion ginger sauce! The service was very good, the lady who served us was very sweet and personable. If I'm in the area again, I'd like to come back and try their dim sum. read more
Joyful Dimsum Bistro opened 3 years ago where My Delights was. Inside & outside seating basically the same. Very small eatery. Space Doesn't resemble a bistro. Food does. Small parking lot holds 15ish cars. Menu on screens overhead behind counter. Ordering by kiosk has menu too. Dine in patrons get a laminated sheet to mark their food choices. Offerings (dim sum+): congee, steamed, house specials, fried & baked, drinks & desserts. Ordered by kiosk, wrote in name. Got ticket #. Name called in 10 minutes. Elected to eat in at table in corner no one was using. English, Cantonese & Mandarin Chinese spoken. dine-in eats served on paper trays. Cost effective. Labor efficient. Eliminates need for dishwasher machine & dishwasher. Bites: har gow (4/5.88) shrimp dumplings -every item claimed to be made in house. Probably True as commercial made dim sum tends to be smaller. -outer skin thicker than usual. Size bigger than usual. Small shrimps well cooked. Slightly juicy. Came with soy sauce. Didn't bother asking for hot mustard. Above average quality. Steamed beef balls (3/4.98) -3 big round beef balls made from cilantro, ground beef, waterchestnuts, herbs & spices. Combined into a wet paste, rolled into meatball shape. Steamed. Nice smooth texture with crunchiness from waterchestnuts, savoriness from beef mixture. -dipping sauce consists of soy sauce, sugar & salt sprinkles, Worcestershire sauce, herbs & spices. *tasted like the real McCoy. Better than most dim sum houses. 4.5 stars Semi-worth:YMMV. Qualtity: fair to great. Not consistent. Quantity: excellent value. *eatery in no way a full service eatery. Seatings just a convenience for patrons. read more
Easy 5/5 for me. Located in an unassuming part of Fremont, the restaurant is definitely a bit different than your traditional dimsum place. It's not your traditional banquet hall, but they honestly don't need any of that because their dimsum makes up for all of it. Our table of 4 guys ordered a lot because we were hungry and the first 2 things we noticed were that it was really cheap, most items were under $6 when at other shops it would be about $8, and the portions were really good! When the shiumai and hargow came out, we were all pretty shocked by how big they were. We personally enjoyed the chicken feet, turnip cake, chicken wings, and shiumai a lot. On the other hand, I'd probably skip the spicy wontons, XLB, and beef balls. The servers were very attentive to our needs and my only wish was if the place also had hot mustard, chili oil, and more tea options. read more
Ok Joyful Dimsum lovers, you won't be disappointed here. I checked out their new location this morning (just around the corner looking at the burger place) and it was clean, spacious & beautiful. Love it. Yes, I absolutely love this newer location now. Brightly light up, modern, and well organized. You can order from kiosk or over the counter. They did a great job with this new spot in the same old parking lot, so they didn't move too far out. Very good vibes now. The old location barely had spaces to sit. The fengshui at the new site is excellent. No crowds and no long lines on weekday mornings. Beautiful natural window views now. My server was conversational with me. She told me that they just moved over here 1-2 weeks ago. Love chatting in Cantonese. I told her that I'm a regular customer and enjoy eating dim sums here. Foods are good in quality, inexpensive, meets standards, huge portions provided, tasty, fresh, and better than most. I come here for good tasting foods. They don't serve the meal sets anymore, but it's definitely a very good dim sum spot with noodle soups and other items in progress. Chefs do a great job here. $5-$5.88 average per dish is super/great value for huge dim sums compared to $7-$8 elsewhere. Had a bit of everything: custard buns, BBQ pork buns, shrimp dumplings, fried taro puffs, siumai, hargow, steamed pork ribs, etc. Gosh, I will definitely be back next time. No rush, no hassles. I always grab a cup of iced cold Hong Kong milk tea which isn't too sweet. Loved everything about this little Joyful Dimsum Bistro which doesn't appear too little anymore. Staffs are wonderful. Most importantly, it's a quiet and calmer location for most. All sauces are at the tables. Pour your own hot water/hot tea from the huge water jug. Nice! Affordable great value for the food quality. read more
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3 months ago
Sunday started with yoga, body combat, and Zumba -- three hours nonstop by 24!)hours fitness super sport. Took a dim sum intermission while enjoying the sun and view by joyful dim sum. Love that I can get the dim sum ordered to go and enjoy under the sun on a relax Sunday. Nothing can beat this! read more
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Joe L.
Hi Eva,…
8 months ago
9 months ago
While working out in Fremont I looked up a dim sum spot and found this little gem of a spot. I didn't feel like I was at a restaurant but more like I was at an aunties place and serving me a meal on my lunch break. Such a warm comfortable place to be at with all the comfort foods I love such as the baked bbq pork buns, egg tarts, sticky rice, pork ribs and rice cakes. And yes I ordered this ALL FOR MYSELF!! Too good to share. I told my patient about it and he went right after me and agreed it was a great spot and great dim sum. read more
10 months ago
Came here as I was craving for some dim sum and it was just okay. Service was okay. They give you a menu and you mark what you want on the menu. They serve you ten ren oolong tea bag and give you hot water. As far as the food it was just okay. Sui Mai and har gow are bigger in size than other places I've tried but flavor wise it was lacking. The baked bbq pork bun and the pineapple bun weren't hot and the ratio to filling to bun was off. Didn't taste fresh at all. But I will say when I went home and microwaved it, it was better. The steamed black sesame was good especially when it was hot. They don't have yellow mustard or the chili oil. They only have sriracha which didn't compliment the food at all. There's a good amount of seating inside. read more
I'll be real, we were excited to try this place but it is not joyful at all. By that, I mean the service. It was 100% like she didn't want us to be there. Like our server was extremely short with us and essentially ignored us. When we don't get a single smile until you collect the bill, it kind of sends a message. Shame cause the food was good. The Xiao long back is good. The shumai is on the porkier side. Everything else was fine. The turnip cakes are bland. Maybe the service soured the experience. It's nice that they give you hot water to make tea to eat the dim sum. The bathroom and table were clear enough. read more
Small but efficient and no frills. I came in with my mom on a Saturday for lunch. Everything comes out in disposable packaging so it's very convenient for taking home anything you don't finish. Water/tea is self serve and they carry teabags from tenren (the jasmine has a nice floral flavor you can actually taste)! Here's what we ordered and spent roughly ~$70 including extras we took to share with friends we were visiting: Steamed pork ribs - my mom finished the entire thing herself and made no comments Pan-fried pork and vegetable buns - a lovely balance of meat and vegetables in a bun filling! The veggies make it lighter and me feel like I'm not eating something THAT unhealthy ; got a second order to go Chive and pork potstickers - 2nd favorite dish that we got another order to go; the filling was so juicy and flavorful Shrimp tofu skin rolls - FAVORITE DISH we loved this so much we ordered two more (one for there and took one to go); super crispy outside and juicy shrimp pieces on the inside Sticky rice in lotus leaf - this was alright, a bit on the smaller side compared to what I've had at other spots so it didn't really stand out Sesame balls - a very basic staple, not bad but nothing wow Overall, truly a hidden gem and approved by my picky Chinese mom! read more
3 months ago
9 months ago
Cozy corner shop with an abundance of seating, cute plating, and fairly quick service! Get ready for that nostalgic feel if you grew up with dim sum. I personally felt everything tasted positively homemade. Nothing spectacular, but that's what gave each dish their charm. The scallion pancakes were my favorite! Perfectly crispy, oily, and tasty with a hint of bitterness. The xiao long bao had an interesting ratio of meat to wrapper, with the latter ripping open with how much meat there was. I found oddly textured chunks, but their immense pockets of flavor made up for them! The bao of the custard buns were fluffy and simply a joy to eat. However, I found the custard almost curdled and eggy, as well as on the lightly sweetened side (which is pure preference). Perhaps quality differs from day to day. I will definitely be returning, however, as I want to try everything. read more
2 years ago
I am very happy to have found another great dim sum spot that doesn't charge so much for one order. When we arrived a little past one, the place was full both inside and outside. They have very limited sitting so be aware of that. This place is definitely perfect for to go orders. We ordered 2 orders of shui mai, 1 order of har gow and 1 order of steamed bbq pork buns. Their shui mai was amazing. And its a pretty good medium size. It was very tasty and very filling. Highly recommend it. I enjoyed the har gow as well. The shrimp tasted good. The pork buns were perfectly size and not overwhelmingly big where you struggle to bit it. What was good about it as well is the filling was not too much it was just perfect. The only thing I would change is their chili sauce. I wish they offered the chili flake oil sauce this would've been a perfect meal. I also enjoyed the fact that they self serve hot tea for their dine in customers. All in all amazing food, quick service and amazing customer service. Highly recommend this dim sum spot. read more
2 years ago
My dad and I went to try this place one early Sunday morning to try to beat the lunch rush. When we got there, it was empty but by the time we were finished eating, the seating was completely filled both indoors and outdoors. You order, pay, and then self serve tea or hot water. What we ate: siu mai (5/5) -- juicy, meaty, flavorful har gao (3.5/5) -- The skin was too thick, but the filling was filled to the brim with juicy, tender shrimp chunks and it had a very clean flavor accompanied by hint of white pepper. I would get again if I am in the mood for shrimp baked bbq pork rolls (2/5) -- A new dish that we had never seen before, I did not have expectations going in. The pastry is very buttery, so if you are easily nauseous like me, I would try a bite before washing it down with tea. The char siu also seemed to saturate the dough so it became there was a moist, dense layer between the pastry and the meat that was unpleasant steamed spare ribs (5/5) -- Again very clean and the taro soaked up all the pork juices. Garlic, pork, and light sesame flavors. I would avoid if you do not like to chew your pork too much though custard filled pineapple buns (2/5) -- Maybe it was an off day, but the custard had several large chunks of cornstarch globs throughout...the custard was also way too thick even after trying to eat warm. The ratio of filling to bread is good and the bread is quite tender, but the custard was disappointing chicken feet (5/5) -- the best sauce I have ever had for chicken feet...umami, sweet, barely spicy, and I could actually taste the fermented black bean...I took this home and ate it with rice overall, this is a very affordable place (only ~$30 for everything)!! I would come back for the savory items and I am open to retrying their baked goods :) read more
Came here on a Monday around 1:30pm to order take out. There were 2 tables occupied. Got the shui mai, they were big and juicy. Lotus sticky rice, there were 2 of them . They were not bad. I wanted to get the pineapple bun with custard but they ran out so I got the piggy custard buns. The piggy buns were squished and they were also quite soggy! Would not get it again. read more
1 year ago
Now at the new location in the same mall as the old one, this hole-in-the-wall place has limited seating. They offer great dimsum options, and I love the pineapple buns. Quick table service and friendly staff. read more
Joyful catered my son's 2nd birthday yesterday. We ordered a variety of dim sum (300+ pieces) and had it delivered to our house in San Mateo. The dim sum was well packaged, hot, and delicious. All of our 40 guests ranging from age one to 92 really enjoyed it. My favorites were the shiu mai and egg yolk buns. I coordinated the order with Joe Lin a month beforehand and paid over the phone two days before the party. Joe was easy to work with and told me I ordered too much, but I didn't listen and he was right. Better to have extra and happy to have such yummy leftovers, though. I highly recommend Joyful! read more
First time dining and had to try since it had great reviews. We were not disappointed with the food that we ordered. It was just different that all the food was served in take-away boxes. No chinaware or utensils; just paper plates and wooden chopsticks. Didn't matter as long the food was good & it was delicious to satisfy our din sum cravings for the day. Rice plates were not available till after 4pm so we didn't have the chance to try. Good excuse to come back and try another time. Seating was limited space but plenty of outdoor seating in front of restaurant. Service was pleasant and quick. read more
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How much is the 9-squared box? I only see pic with no description and I can't find it on the menu Yelpers uploaded
One Yelper brought her own box to style the dim sum that way for her own review's photos. It looks beautiful but it is not an item offered by the actual restaurant.
Is it take out only? Are these pre-made or should I call to order first?
Dine in is also welcome.Everything is made to order so you can call in to place your order to skip the wait if you want to do to go.…
Any vegan options? Have a huge group of friends that are interested:)
For vegan options, there are steamed vegetarian dumplings, steamed rice noodle with mixed sauce(contains peanut butter), fried vegetarian samosas, and spring rolls. We also have steamed Chinese broccoli and fried onion rings..
Is dim sum served all day?
Yes, and everything is made to order. We are open daily 10 to 7, a break from 3 to 4 Monday to Friday. Sat&Sun all day.…
