I've been coming to Joy Garden for decades now - living right around the corner and moving in to my childhood home has allowed me to share with my family some of the restaurants that I've always loved.Joy Garden was always a reminder of the way Chinese Food should be. I've traveled a lot over the years and I always find myself comparing other restaurants to this place. No one has been able to live up to them.With that being said, I've noticed a definite down-turn in quality in the past few years. This restaurant has been run by the same family for several decades - I always recognize the woman who I've seen for years, who is always a joy to speak with, and I've even now met her son taking orders, which is always a pleasure to see the family continuing the tradition of their hard-worked business!I believe that the economy has caused an uptick in cost; however, the increase combined with a lower-than-expected quality has been a sad disappointment. The restaurant is in dire need of revamping, and I would normally be able to look past this for quality food, but I'm left lacking from what they used to be.Perhaps changes in food regulations have contributed to recent changes, possibly Covid issues have affected the way things are done... this restaurant still offers "steamed chicken dumplings," which are near-impossible to find elsewhere... but things simply aren't the same.I couldn't imagine finding another place to satisfy my needs, but rising prices, lack of transparency regarding pricing and an overall change of food-quality, I cannot in good conscience rate them as highly as my nostalgia would wish.I wish these folks the best and hope for better days. I will still continue to patronage this establishment but hope they find a way to bring things back to their golden age so that generations more can enjoy the quality that I had come to rely on.Please do continue to support these wonderful people, as they are truly great what they do!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Wings
Hamza Imtiaz
Its a nice place to get food.
Ed H
Wonton soup was terrible,tatsed like dish soap. And the egg rolls were way too overdone.The inside of the place looks like a Bus Station. Best thing was the bottled water I got with it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Charlie Perakis
General tso's chicken was pretty good. Shrimp egg roll was pretty good.But unfortunately they don't sell crab rangoons they sell cheese crab pockets other than the cheese pocket service was pretty goodParking: Big shopping center plenty of parking spots
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Roll
Mike Harwood
We used to really love this place. Quality has been going downhill for years now, but we decided to stop in since we haven’t in a while.Egg rolls were WAY over cooked. Nearly inedible.Lo-mien was also way over cooked and mushy. Broccoli had a strange after-taste, almost like chlorine. General Tso chicken was decent, but the fried rice was pretty bland. Chow mei fun was the only dish with no complaints.Unfortunately, we will probably not return in the future. Joy Garden just is not the same as it used to be.
Jim Darden
just wondering if they clean the place and turn the lights on why is it that when i walk into a chinese restaurant the lights are off and the place is filthy and now i am supposed to order food where is the board of health scary man
Thomas H
Good food and the family that runs this place is very friendly.
Logan S.
A really good place to get a good meal for cheap. I've been going since I I was a kid and never had a bad experience. The owners are super nice people and would definitely this place.
Noah Giansanti
I walked in just to be hit with a metal baseball bat and be lit on fire. Overall the food is very good.
Robert Foster
Just went there, they got our order completely wrong, I ordered beef lomein, but what I got I could not identify, it smelled like fish looked like pork, but had tenticals, but even worse I called to fix this, and they would not admit to it, and would not fix the order, if I were you I would steer clear of that dump.
I will say food is ok but their attitude toward Chinese customers are disappointed ngl. I almost forgot it’s a Chinese restaurant ???
Andrew Wong
Authentic Chinese food at a great price. I always try to stop at this place when I am in Newark.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Logan Stevens
I’ve going to this place since I was a kid. The food has always been great. The owners are great people.I would definitely recommend coming here.
Angela Ward
I have not got to eat here in awhile but what I remember is awesome service awesome food I ordered chicken w cashew nuts and a shrimp roll which they are awesome
Bearded Guru
Loved this place since I was a child.The family that runs it are amazing and so kind.Will always be a very loyal customer to their amazing shop and food.#JoyGardenAllDay
I've been coming to Joy Garden for decades now - living right around the corner and moving in to my childhood home has allowed me to share with my family some of the restaurants that I've always loved.Joy Garden was always a reminder of the way Chinese Food should be. I've traveled a lot over the years and I always find myself comparing other restaurants to this place. No one has been able to live up to them.With that being said, I've noticed a definite down-turn in quality in the past few years. This restaurant has been run by the same family for several decades - I always recognize the woman who I've seen for years, who is always a joy to speak with, and I've even now met her son taking orders, which is always a pleasure to see the family continuing the tradition of their hard-worked business!I believe that the economy has caused an uptick in cost; however, the increase combined with a lower-than-expected quality has been a sad disappointment. The restaurant is in dire need of revamping, and I would normally be able to look past this for quality food, but I'm left lacking from what they used to be.Perhaps changes in food regulations have contributed to recent changes, possibly Covid issues have affected the way things are done... this restaurant still offers "steamed chicken dumplings," which are near-impossible to find elsewhere... but things simply aren't the same.I couldn't imagine finding another place to satisfy my needs, but rising prices, lack of transparency regarding pricing and an overall change of food-quality, I cannot in good conscience rate them as highly as my nostalgia would wish.I wish these folks the best and hope for better days. I will still continue to patronage this establishment but hope they find a way to bring things back to their golden age so that generations more can enjoy the quality that I had come to rely on.Please do continue to support these wonderful people, as they are truly great what they do!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Wings
Its a nice place to get food.
Wonton soup was terrible,tatsed like dish soap. And the egg rolls were way too overdone.The inside of the place looks like a Bus Station. Best thing was the bottled water I got with it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
General tso's chicken was pretty good. Shrimp egg roll was pretty good.But unfortunately they don't sell crab rangoons they sell cheese crab pockets other than the cheese pocket service was pretty goodParking: Big shopping center plenty of parking spots
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Roll
We used to really love this place. Quality has been going downhill for years now, but we decided to stop in since we haven’t in a while.Egg rolls were WAY over cooked. Nearly inedible.Lo-mien was also way over cooked and mushy. Broccoli had a strange after-taste, almost like chlorine. General Tso chicken was decent, but the fried rice was pretty bland. Chow mei fun was the only dish with no complaints.Unfortunately, we will probably not return in the future. Joy Garden just is not the same as it used to be.
just wondering if they clean the place and turn the lights on why is it that when i walk into a chinese restaurant the lights are off and the place is filthy and now i am supposed to order food where is the board of health scary man
Good food and the family that runs this place is very friendly.
A really good place to get a good meal for cheap. I've been going since I I was a kid and never had a bad experience. The owners are super nice people and would definitely this place.
I walked in just to be hit with a metal baseball bat and be lit on fire. Overall the food is very good.
Just went there, they got our order completely wrong, I ordered beef lomein, but what I got I could not identify, it smelled like fish looked like pork, but had tenticals, but even worse I called to fix this, and they would not admit to it, and would not fix the order, if I were you I would steer clear of that dump.
Restaurantji Recommends
I will say food is ok but their attitude toward Chinese customers are disappointed ngl. I almost forgot it’s a Chinese restaurant ???
Authentic Chinese food at a great price. I always try to stop at this place when I am in Newark.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve going to this place since I was a kid. The food has always been great. The owners are great people.I would definitely recommend coming here.
I have not got to eat here in awhile but what I remember is awesome service awesome food I ordered chicken w cashew nuts and a shrimp roll which they are awesome
Loved this place since I was a child.The family that runs it are amazing and so kind.Will always be a very loyal customer to their amazing shop and food.#JoyGardenAllDay