We had the Mala noodles. It was tasty and a little spicy. Flavors are good but the noodle just didn't compliment the flavor right. -1 The price is super overpriced for adding the cheapest ramen noodles here. Any drunk person can heat up instant noodles, stir fry veggie and beef, add your favorite sauce n spice and you have delicious drunk noodle food for lunch or dinner. I felt that was the inspiration. -1 Thai tea + Mala noodles came out to be $30. Not worth Tip: - They don't show the price so be sure to ask for the price before you purchase. They do it for a reason. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Mala noodles + Thai tea = $30 - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

If I could give zero stars I would. The most nasty disgusting food we've ever had. In fact, I wouldn't even consider it "food". I'm not exaggerating at all. I don't understand how they're still in business. As for ambiance, it's just a food truck within the Cabazon Outlet with tables and chairs. The best advice I can give is... AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE. We ordered pad thai and it was $18... which should be a crime in itself. The noodles were extra soggy and covered in some weird sweet and sour sauce that made me gag. The way they cooked the eggs looked and tasted even more pathetic. I know for a fact whoever cooked it had absolutely no idea what they were doing. We threw everything away in the trash. I should have asked for my money back. Aside from the noodles, we also ordered two orange iced teas which we ended up tossing out as well... another 20 bucks in the garbage. I'm glad I didn't order anything else from this authentic thai food truck. Everything was so bad I was compelled to write this review immediately after we left. I've had bad thai food many times before but this was by far the worst ever. The food we ordered was NOT edible! I am now questioning everything else in that truck. Something is definitely off and I don't know why I have a feeling they would not pass inspection if they had a surprise visit from the inspector. We had our food passed to us through a dirty mesh screen which should have been another red flag. They advertised authentic thai food but also sold tacos as well. Strange. In total, we wasted approximately $40 on overpriced garbage. We're pissed that we didn't read the reviews first before coming here. LESSON LEARNED. I seriously don't see how they can continue to stay in business. I would never eat here again even if they paid me generously. What a huge regret.... read more

Located in between Part 1 and Part 2 of the Desert Hills Outlets right past the Starbucks you really should turn back to right now if you're reading this thinking about getting a drink from this place. I only ordered the Thai Tea. Incredibly mediocre to below average even if it wasn't $10. Service was already in quality and speed and not slow but they took no effort to wipe down the spillage around the cup before handing it to me. read more

Thai Cook by Joy in Cabazon unfortunately feels like déjà vu in all the wrong ways--same shady ownership as BKK78, and it shows. What's advertised as "authentic Thai food" is really a confused mashup of flavors that lean more Mexican and Chinese than Thai. Dishes are overpriced for what you get--around $20+ a plate for food that lacks balance, freshness, and authenticity. Just like BKK78, the meat came out cold and chewy, and the whole meal left a questionable aftertaste--both literally and figuratively. If you've had the misfortune of trying BKK78, expect more of the same here. Overpriced, underwhelming, and trying too hard to be something it's not. Definitely not worth the detour. read more

Worst food ever! Specially, for 20 bucks! The picture that they have on their truck looks delicious and beautiful, and we got this! The noodles were very hard and had a little bit of flavor, but no green onion, but one piece. I didn't wanna complain at the moment because we were walking for seven hours in the outlets and we were starving. My sister and I regretted it so much. They shouldn't show pictures on their truck and give you something else read more

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No prices on the food display We were just hungry and wanted to eat so I didn't bother taking photos but this place needed to be reviewed. Ordered the "all day chicken breakfast burrito", pad thai & boba drink........$52?!!!!! Nothing fancy with the food, they are not big portions. Yes I could have just said I don't want it but we were hungry but left me with hat feeling that I got ripped off after. read more

Run, don't walk from here. Avoid stopping at here all cost if you are reading this. You are going to be catfished and mislead. Shameful owner and disgraceful practices from this food truck. 1 1/2 stars overall is horrendous as I have to agree with the 84 Yelp reviewers here. I'm surprised that this food truck continues to exist after a year or so with their subpar food Korean fusion and over priced items they are charging customers. Wished I yelped this place before randomly committing here, but friends were hungry and wanted something fast. First off, this is a interesting spot for 2 food trucks in Cabazon outlets. Surprised they were granted permits here. They are nearby the food court and attracts customers with their food menu items. They hired a great photographer capturing some delicious items. However, many of these items are not as advertised and are deceiving customers. Once you are shocked about the total cost $14 and up items announced by the cashier, you'll be even more stunned and dissatisfied and annoyed when the food comes out. *Note: It's unethical for not listing prices anywhere. If you are charging $14 for 2 tacos. It better come with many accoutrements and high quality ingredients. Sadly, the quality of the product was not great. I suppose it could've tasted a lot worse but I would not provide more than 2 stars for the flavor attempt. My friends also ordered the Mala noodle. The noodle is NOT the same as in the pictures. You are getting charged ramen from a bag! Somebody tell off the manager/owner and stop this nonsense. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - $14 for 2 measly tacos . Gritty and horrible cuts of meat. No toppings or other unique addition. - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

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This spot smelled great, so my family decided to try it. But wow, it is overpriced. For 3 noodles and one can of soda, it cost $55 and all of the noodles turned out to be dressed up instant noodle. The prices weren't listed, which is misleading, & given its casual appearance, we did not expect these high prices. The noodles do taste good, but at the end of the day, they're dressed up instant noodle that cost more than a bowl of pho or ramen at a sit down restaurant. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Tom yum mama, mala noodles, red wine mama - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!! Please don't make the mistake like we did, being starving & smelling a delicious 'Thai' smell thinking this would be great food! The reviews don't lie people! Silly me, I didn't check Yelp first before trying out this joint, the smells already had got me. The first red flag was seeing the box of spicy Samyang noodles... that's when I knew I was going to regret eating here. Why would I pay around $14.57 for a pack of samyang noodles topped with green onion & flavorless beef?! (we ordered the Tom Yum Mama). The pictures make all the food look DELICIOUS, let me tell you! I was drooling looking at the pictures but when the food came out, it didn't have any smell & the noodles barely had ANY seasoning! Such a rip off. I will never come here & I don't understand how this business continues with all the bad reviews. Such a scam! Better off going to McDonalds or Five Guys. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Flavorless Ramen Tom Yum Mama - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

Terrible service! The food was expensive, you get 2 measly plain tacos for $17. The girl who rung me up asked if I wanted green hot sauce and I said, "sure!" Next thing I know after making a payment, my bill was at $50 for 4 tacos, thai tea and 4 green sauce. I paid it. She didn't ask me if i wanted a receipt. But I asked for one after. After she texted it over to me I looked at it and she charged me $1.plus x4 for each taco for the green sauce. WTF.. She didn't even tell me there was a cost for it. I complained and she gave me $4 and some change back for the sauce. She then tells the cook something in Spanish about the green sauce and refund... When our food was finally done, we get it from the cook and he was just super rude. The food is mediocre and small. The service is shitty. The cost is expensive. To top it off, their thai tea did not seem authentic as they claimed. In fact, it wasn't even that good. I've had better tacos for $2 per taco, honestly. I wouldn't even give this place 1 star but it won't let me post my review unless I choose at least 1. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

I share the same sentiment as the previous reviews. RUN AWAY from this place. RUN AWAY FAST. I snapped one pic to remember how much $50 looks like. My mistake was not asking how much the food cost BEFORE ordering. Any establishment that does NOT put up a food price on the menu is intentionally deceiving its customers. The food was decent, but it's criminal to charge almost $20 for some Instant Noodle Ramen and (insert choice of meat). A Thai Tea for $10+? That better be the most freshly brewed tea I've ever tasted. Not a chance. Save your money and go hungry. Better yet, use that money to find a great deal at one of the outlet stores. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

Way overpriced considering the quality of their food. I really paid $14 for an instant ramen cooked with egg and a few pieces of beef (Tom yum mama), and $14 for a fried rice with a few small shrimp that tastes like it was cooked with sriracha and sugar (Mala fried rice). Definitely a non-authentic Thai place. They served us Tom yum flavor Mama instant ramen noodle & sriracha fried rice!!! I'm not gonna lie though, I thought the Tom yum mama tasted pretty good, but ya girl was starvinggg and I like Mama ramen anyways. But their prices threw me way off, especially since prices aren't listed on the menu. And it's so disappointing to see a food truck cooking a brand of instant ramen (Mama) and marketing it as their own cooking/recipe. If you're starving and rich, sure, come here to spend $14 on instant ramen. Otherwise, I'd stay away and order elsewhere. It tastes like a meal you'd make in college when you're running out of ingredients... The food here shouldn't cost more than $5. This place should really consider coming up with new recipes, being honest with the fact that their noodle dishes are cooked Mama instant ramen, and/or significantly lowering their prices. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Mala Fried Rice and Tom Yum Mama - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

About $27.00: Can of soda Shrimp fried rice (bland and not worth the price) Beef mala (spicy) noodle (nothing like the picture) Dishes looked NOTHING like their photos! I expected too much. I wish I'd read the reviews first, but I was famished and it was unbearably hot to peruse the info. Essentially, waaaaaay overpriced ramen and takeout fried rice. Service is also very slow, so if you're craving salty Asian "instant" flavors, try them out, but as famished as I was, I was very disappointed. I think the noodle dishes are instant ramen packages that normally cost $1/pack at an Asian market. Their rice was also not a texture I prefer, the individual grains were dry and undercooked at times. I was third in line and it took them 35-40 minutes to make my dishes. The beef was very fatty and gristly. The shrimp was skimpy and rubbery. I only ate a dozen bites or so and couldn't eat anymore. Definitely can pass on this. read more

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This is not Thai food! Such deceitful and despicable owners. We ordered pad see eew and was given rice vermicelli with broccoli, carrots, and shrimp. This is pancit. My friend ordered the tom yum mama and they gave us a cup o noodles. Do they honestly think that people won't know the difference? Don't be deceived by the picture menu they have on their food truck. It's all a lie. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Supposedly this is pad see ew to them. Shame shame shame - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

Believe all the other reviews. This place is a huge, tourist trap ripoff. The owner is a total scheister, selling you Dollar Tree Ramen and marking it up 500%. Food is made by teen gals who have no idea how to cook such tasteless, cheap fare. Expect long waits, and a huge surprise, when you see the credit card statement. This place should have shut down years ago. However, the owner solely depends on unknowing, new, constant tourist traffic, with zero regard for future repeat business. Their mantra is: "We'll cheat you right" read more

Bad bad bad bad place to go. Just like all the reviews below me. This place is a trap. Do not go here. Overpriced. No prices are shown nor do they calculate it with the iPad. They recently changed to cash only and also calculate the total using their cellphone calculator. Don't let the pictures fool you. The food looks nothing like the pictures. Also they use mama noodles from Asian markets. U can buy a box of 20 bags for 14.99. This is the price u pay for one dish. Stay far and away. As far as food quality, there is zero seasoning. Zero taste and most of all its just covered in chili oil. It leaves a bad taste in your mouth. The inside of the tent doesn't even look sanitary as there are dust covering just about everything. Also they don't even bother using their sink to clean their pots and pans. They just use a napkin to wipe is down. Gross read more

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Got a Thai tea "slushy" Super lazy, wasn't even properly blended and they charged over 15 dollars for one small drink. Boba tasted terrible too. Go somewhere else read more

Very very expense instant noodle. They don't list any price on the menu and this $2 cup noodle costs me $30 read more

Thai Cook By Joy - this $2 instant noodle costs me $30??? That's why they don't list any price - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

Disgraceful. No prices shown and I was shocked when I was charged $75 for two servings of fried rice and one beef noodle soup. I was even more shocked when the food came out and the fried rice was served in a paper tray and the noodles were in a plastic cup. Avoid at all cost. I only thought to look at Yelp after we had been ripped off. I also do not believe the claims there is no MSG. My mouth was dry for hours afterwards. read more

This place is a joke ! Please please believe all previous reviews regarding the price and quality of the food. This food truck was my go to when I would visit the outlets.. it had been a while since I had visited , maybe about a year or so but I remember the plates ( if you even want to call it a plate) being 13/14$ .. to my surprise today after ordering two plates and two sodas my total was 55$!!! Now I see why they don't have their prices listed. Even though I was shocked at the price I was already committed so I decided to pay..for some odd reason in my mind I thought " maybe the plates increased in price bc they made them bigger" ... I was so wrong !! There's no way these plates are worth 20/25$. Not to mention the rice was hard the meat was full of chewy fat. I will never again be purchasing from them. Worst 55$ I have ever spent . Save your money! read more

My family and I feel really disappointed after eating a few bites of this. We even decided to use our own time in making accounts to share our thoughts on how bad the food was. I had a terrible stomach ache on my ride back home because of this food. I almost puked after eating this so called "food". I don't even think this should have been considered food. Its' more like food from the devil's anus. The food didn't even look anything like it did in the pictures on the truck. The food looked, and smelled great but the taste was awful. The food had too much spice and tasted terrible. For food this bad to cost $15-20 each is a rip off. We wasted $60 on all the food in total. The only decent thing there was the thai tea. The thai tea isn't of greatest quality but it helped me from losing my sanity while eating. I was so hungry that I tried not complaining, until everyone around me started complaining about how bad the food was. My family and I didn't even finish the food. We just threw it away because of how bad it was. The spices were getting to me and I chugged 2 thai teas and my mouth was still burning from it. We were pissed, disgusted, and disappointed about the food. Before my family and I left we told some people that were ordering to just cancel it and told them it's not worth it. I really wished I was this one person that was with us that didn't eat because I rather not eat than have their food again. If you're hungry and you pass by this place I really don't recommend eating their food. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

From the over priced items to the top ramen noodles used, I'm less than impressed. The truck smelt great as we walked by. The spice was good and the flavor wasn't bad, but the prices don't match the quality. The noodles pictured looked thick and delicious, the noodles served were undercooked top ramen noodles. When I say ramen noodles, I mean EXACTLY THAT. We ordered the Mala noodles and the shrimp Tom yum mama, the Tom yum I suppose was the better of the two. The Mala noodles were undercooked and definitely not what was pictured on the menu, disappointing. Overall, I was less than impressed with our experience and I doubt I'd go back. read more

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Just made this account to share the tragic experience I just had with this place. But first I have one question and one question only, who hurt you to make you punish people like this? The food was nothing like the picture menu. The food wasn't even real thai food. The food was practically instant ramen, no actually instant ramen tasted better than whatever I just ate. Waaaaay over priced for the quality of the food, roughly $15-20 for a plate. Even a broke college student can make a better meal. Come on. I ordered the Shrimp Mala Noodles. Not even sure what was in it exactly, but I cant tell you now, it was not great. Words cannot even begin to describe how terrible my mouth felt. I got a terrible stomach ache eating this, even throwing up. I felt my intestines were screaming at me. It was like my ancestors were punishing me for my wrongdoings. Not even Jesus would have eaten this after he starved for 40 days. It was really just unenjoyable. Atrocious. If you want to keep your kidneys, do not eat here. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Exterior - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

I was reading all the negative reviews this food truck has and I'd like to say my experience was great The food was made fast Food was delicious Pad see eew not what I'm use to it's very tiny thin noddles but they were really good I also got fried rice with chicken the rice was good the chicken was blah but other than that I would agree it is a little pricey for the small portions but it is a good truck and you usually don't vet big portions at these places Only other thing I would say is maybe using plastic to go containers with lids I would definitely eat here again and wish this taco truck nothing but the best :) read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Chicken fried rice - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

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I understand being a small business in the middle of premium outlets but unbelievably expensive! 6 tacos and a Thai tea $69 ridiculous Gave two stars only because the Tom yum tacos were good read more

I ordered Tom yum mama noodles and it was literally the Tom yum noodles in the instant noodle packs that you can get at a supermarket for 50 cents a pack.. I paid $14 to eat very dry chicken (only a few pieces) and very little green onion and egg.. I suggest strongly against going to this place. I could have made this at home for at most $3. The picture looks nothing like how the food came out. Very misleading! I will never come back here. I would've rather ate fast food than this. This is by far the worst food experience I've ever had. Here is a picture of the half eaten food. Proceed with caution. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Tom yum mama noodles with chicken - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

Wow.... I usually never leave one star reviews but wow I've never been flat out cheated by a business before. It's actually so sad to see this kind of outright trap. After I paid I got a notification from my bank and I saw that the Thai tea I bought was $12 after tax. I was so shocked that I had to go back and ask because surely it was a mistake, and nope it's not $12 thai tea is the norm. This is a complete scam meant at unknowing people who are lacking options now that the food court is gone. As for the food, it is Cheap quality food that you can get from the dollar store. This place has no business costing anything beyond $13, the $20 fried rice is crazy for something so mediocre with no soul and no taste at all, just money hungry scamming. read more

If you are looking for AUTHENTIC thai food, do not go here! The pictures they have look NOTHING like the food they serve. If I had the option to give this place no stars, I would. They served us MAMA NOODLES with beef and charged us 14$. If I knew it was mama noodles I WOULDNT HAVE BOUGHT IT. read more

Thai Cook By Joy - LITERALLY MAMA NOODLES - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

OVERPRICED!!! They don't have prices out on the tarp. Paid over $30 for these tacos that weren't even good or filling! read more

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dont typically write reviews anymore but this food truck is a rip off like everyone is saying. they dont show the prices and the menu doesn't look like it would cost more than $12/plate. got the yakisoba noodles and a tom yum noodle with shrimp for 47.73. didnt give me a receipt either. the noodles are literally the Mama tom yum instant noodles in the silver bag you can buy at the asian grocery store for 60cents and they dumped some shrimp on top, same with the yakisoba, you can buy this in the fridge aisle for a few bucks or less. save yourself the money for shopping and buy a $7 starbucks sandwich just a 2min walk from this cart. THE AUDACITY. read more

I have been this place since last year and I love it! I actually impressed that how fast they cook if compare with the other restaurant. I just think they designed the food's menus to suitable with the target's customer. That makes sense! The staffs are very friendly and the owner is so nice!! The quality of the meats are top!! I allergy of msg and their food has NO msg and no flavor powder so I kind surprised that they still make a great flavor without those things!! I kind of curious all those bad reviews what are they talking about. Seemed they attended to ruin their business because I look those account they mostly just created for giving them just one bad review and no more any movement!! Funny!! read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Beef fried rice!! Yum!! - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California

one of the worst trucks I've ever food at. pad Thai noodles was very oily and noodles were undercooled. chicken plate with rice had 5 slices of chicken and came out cold. if you want to spend over $50 for 2 plates and have nasty food this is the spot for you read more

SCAM ALERT!!! Food is gross!!! My husband bought 2 "Tom yum soups" & 2 drinks!!! Spend over $70!!! The food was disgusting! even my $1 ramen taste better than that! Do yourself a favor and DO NOT buy from here. read more

They changed their name to BKKstreetfood, this place has two locations in the dessert hills outlet. One near Polo Ralph Lauren and the other near the lululemon. We ordered a Vegetable Mala Noodles and what we got cheap top ramen noodles with onions for $14. It is nothing like the picture advertised and they intentionally do not put prices next to the food items on the menu. Luckily we only got 1 order of the Mala noodles ($14) and nothing else. Warning y'all to avoid and just go somewhere else. This place is a scam- very unethical and shady business, we learned our lesson and hope that other people will be able to read this before eating here to avoid making the same mistake as us. read more

Go somewhere else! The teen taking orders Saturday was the worst customer service and order taker ever. It's obvious they don't train their staff. Makes the super expensive/over priced food worse in the outdoor outlet atmosphere where there is no where to sit. Save your money and the bad customer service experience and take yourself and family elsewhere. The kid taking orders should be fire for how unprofessional he is with customers. read more

Food is awful. Expensive for bagged noodles and 5 pieces of meat. Charged $2 for 1/2 oz of sauce. Please do better.

Horrible frozen food for 90$ with worst customer service ever! Do not waist your time and money and I hope we not gonna get sick after today . read more

AVOID at ALL COSTS! Pictures look good, then it goes straight downhill from there! most have Chili's on them to indicate hot or spicy. They says it's about 3 on a scale of 10. It's really more like a 7. Also there are no prices posted, they don't show you the screen on their IPad, which is usual because that's where you approve and add tip if you wish, and don't provide a recipe. I only found out the I was hit up for over $50 after I saw it on my bank website. Way more than I expected for street tacos & soda! The taste was average. I would not recommend this place! read more

The tacos taste good but NOT for $80! We ordered 6 tacos and our bill was more than a sit down restaurant. They gave us only 1 salsa and had the nerve to try to charge $1 extra when we asked for another salsa! Honesty the food does taste good but like I said not worth restaurant prices. RIDICULOUSLY over priced! read more

What a scam.. such a rip off The food tastes horrible and the serving sizes are tiny.... So so expensive - $13-15 a plate? And the price isn't even displayed.. :-( Do Not Eat Here read more

Thai Cook By Joy - Rip off - Food Trucks Near Me - Cabazon, California