I visited on a lark and was more than pleasantly surprised. This place has some seriously good chicken teriyaki. After sitting in the restaurant, eat my teriyaki, I found myself, plate empty, satisfied but still wanting more. Rarely do I find myself feeling this way and I simply had to post a review. TLDR/ Food: Delicious, Atmosphere: Homey and Nostalgic, Cleanliness: Fresh and tidy, Verdict: A resounding Yes! This!! The restaurant is located in a unassuming strip mall and from the outside, doesn't look like much. When you entere, the atmosphere is somewhere between how your Mom's kitchen table and a trendy hipster hole in the wall might feel. The staff was friendly and attentive without feeling pushy, the food came out steaming hot and was well portioned. There is a mixture of tables and table booths and the soda is refillable. They have a tv quietly playing in the background and, continuing the homey feel, you can hear slight rumblings from the kitchen, which harken that which is to come. While I sat, quietly enjoying the delectable and quintessential green salad (with slightly sweet dressing), white rice (which I drizzled with the soy and extra teriyaki that were on the table), chicken combo, quite a few people came in, ordered to go, and left seemingly very excited. This leads me to believe that this somewhat hidden gem has quite the cult following, as it is early afternoon on a Tuesday. The selection in this particular restaurant is broad, boasting not only traditional teriyaki fare but expanding into Korean and Chinese options, which seemed to be ordered in equal measure with the teriyaki. While this is not the most intimate, nor the most trendy restaurant, it doesn't need to be, because the warm feelings, alluring smells, and pleasant atmosphere make me remember how it felt going out as a family when I was young. What higher praise can you look for as a restaurant than to make your patrons feel like they have gone home again. I wish that every restaurant could make me feel as nostalgic and special as this one does, I can't put my finger on what makes this place so special, but maybe that sits just fine with me. If you are looking for better-than-good teriyaki, Korean or Chinese, in a friendly, clean, family friendly atmosphere, then this place will check all your boxes. Try it, dine in or take out, you won't regret it. read more

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The customer service was absolutely horrible and completely turned me off from coming back this restaurant

Came here on a Saturday night before a movie across the street. This was our first time here. We ordered: Veggie fried rice, chicken teriyaki, gyoza and Mongolian chicken bowl. The food came out quick and HOT! All of it was so so good! We will be back! read more

Joy Teriyaki - Chicken Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

The restaurant seemed clean and the food was ok, portions were small compared to other teriyaki places but still enough. I only gave it 3 stars because they seemed annoyed to serve us and when my dining partner asked for sweet and sour sauce just tossed the packets on the table. read more

Tried this location and we were disappointed with the food and service. The teriyaki chicken had a taste lie it was cooked over a sterno container and it tased so bad that I could not eat it the BBQ pork dish was dry and tasted like prepackaged pork. The rice was dry and overcooked. Service was poor as we were trying to decide it looked like the person taking the order was trying to rush us and was frustrated with us. It's a small place and there were very few people there but it took 20min to get our takeout order. In all our visits to other teriyaki restaurants this was by far our least favorite. I am sure others might disagree but I have given Joy two tries and both times it was not good. read more

Always good food from Joy Teriyaki. They have many meal choices and the prices are comparable.

The atmosphere and the service could use improvement or change of management. I wish I had read these 1* reviews before walking into this establishment. If Joy is really a hard hardworking & customer service oriented, like these people try to convince new clientel, then she wouldn't treat customers like they owe her or are robbing her a fortune instead be grateful someone is willing to pay 15+ USD for terrible service and small portion and to top it offf low quality appearance of a plate. Terrible service, poor quality and horrible attitude by the old lady. Had us wait for ten minutes before taking our orders and when she asked if to go or dine in she had an attitude and told us where to sit from the table we had already chosen to sit at, then when I headed to the bathroom to wash my hands before eating she yelled at me not to go and wait until she was done with the person she was taking an order from. Then when our food was finally served I asked for ketchup and she had an attitude saying she doesn't have a bottle of ketchup around in here, and to have my 2 year old eat the chicken katsu with sweet and sour because I had order veggie rolls, had I not there would be nothing for my child to eat this dried up old katsu. Never will you have my business again and regretted choosing this as our Sunday meal with my family. The chicken katsu portion was less than a chicken breast and overpriced. I served half to my 2year old and that other half I barely ate 3pieces of because this plate appeared grayish, old like, dry, and the serving for the katsu sauce was less than a tablespoon worth. My experience was terrible this place doesn't deserve any stars. read more

Joy Teriyaki - Dry and old Chicken katsu. - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

Great food and great service. They love what they do and it shows in the food. The Joy Special is my favorite.

Rice is hard, bad quality kind Chicken can b a little more tender n portion wise, less than normal.. prices a little bit more than most places Good teriyaki salad Service good 3 stars 4 Joy read more

Joy Teriyaki - below generous portion - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

Seriously I went there multiple times. Seems like she never wants to welcoming with her customers. Every single I went there she didn't seems like she was happy making money. I ordered Mandoo soup today, it was $17. It wasn't homemade, and tasted like msg. I'm not complaining about msg but taste like they didn't give care about their business. Plz be nice to your customers and make your food be proud. Who wants to go back there if you make you food like that read more

The person taking the orders at the front is rude and has no customer service skills. And I don't know why but unlike all other American restaurants Asian restaurants employees/owners tend to be cheap and when u ask for extra sauces they give u one along with one napkin. First time here snd last time here. read more

Orange chicken and sesame chicken was basically the same sauce and small portions for 14.95$ the combo fried rice was good but small. It felt like a Korean spot rather than a teriyaki. read more

Joy is so kind and the food is delicious. Only ever done takeout here though. Fried and gyozas are really good.

It was absolutely unbelievable. The food is so freaking good and fresh! The service was amazing and the staff is very friendly. They're also abiding by COVID rules which is a plus!! 100/10 recommend! read more

Joy Teriyaki - This is vegetable fried rice and chicken and spicy teriyaki. I - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

Best teriyaki I've had in a long time!! Everything is delicious and so fresh. You can tell they care about what they serve. Definitely my new go to spot read more

Joy Teriyaki - 14-1 reg teriyaki & spicy! Usually order two different orders, this place combined my two favorites! It was meant to be. - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

You've got a cozy, welcoming ambience, the sweetest elderly couple around dishing up service you'd never get anywhere else, and the most filling, mouthwatering, filling, downright DELICIOUS teriyaki in the Pierce County. I had the bulgogi, a Korean dish with marinated cuts of beef, and grilled veggies, like onions and chives. The cook brings out the plate, SIZZLING hot, atop a hot skillet type dish. You'd wanna let this baby rest for a bit before digging in. Your patience will be rewarded, with tender, juicy, rich beef, balanced with the nice acidic bite of the chives and onions, served with hot and soft rice. Need I say more? I also got the BBQ pork (pictured below), which is ALMOST the same as the bulgogi, a Korean BBQ marinaded cuts of pork coming out sizzling straight from the kitchen, with rice. This pork was melt in your mouth tender, it offered a nicer acidic bite in comparison to the richness of the bulgogi, the onions and chives accentuating this flavor even more so. After a little while of enjoying our food, the couple must've been having lunch, when the lady running the place brings my family and I some slices of watermelon, FREE! The watermelon was oh so crisp and juicy. The couple running the place deserve the world and MORE. I also forgot to mention the value, you get a great amount of food for what you pay for, you'll definitely get your money's worth here. Whenever you find yourself with an appetite in the area, I cannot recommend this place enough, you will not be disappointed. read more

Joy Teriyaki - Watermelon, offered free of charge by the owners! - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

Great food at decent prices. Excellent service. Love that they have both Korean and Japanese options.

Amazing teriyaki chicken I had mine in Seattle my family agree this place is amazing too plus the workers are Korean makes it 10 x better read more

Joy Teriyaki - Yummy kimchi fried rice - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

I've never eaten here before and while the service was good the online menu, which they said Google put up, is out of date with pricing. My lunch special of chicken teriyaki and Gyoza says $7.95 on the online menu and it's actually $9.95. Portions are extraordinarily small and the lady at the front of the restaurant was not overly friendly by any stretch of the imagination.! The food looks good but based on what I've just said I wouldn't be going back there. Update: I lowered this to 2 stars based on the flavors of the food. Truly, just ok. Nothing for me to go back to. read more

Joy Teriyaki - Lunch special of teriyaki chicken and Gyoza - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

This place has a wonderful mix of several different types of Asian cuisines. The owner is a very nice Asian woman who always treats our family well. The food is always amazing and most of the time we have left overs because the portion sizes are big. read more

Buena comida y muy bien atendiendo Limpio y no te hacen esperar mucho tiempo gracias read more

best food I've ever had. the service was amazing. The place is very well set up. I will definitely Be comming back. The ambiance was absolutely amazing. read more

We placed a togo order since we were hanging out enjoying a few drinks next door! The lady taking the ordered seemed alittle rude but upon picking up she was super friendly! We had 2 orders of Chicken Teriyaki and I had the Hot Pot Bibimbap! Their teriyaki sauce was thick and flavorful and my family believes it's the best in the area! All of our food was fresh. I'm so glad I got to experience something a little different while on vacation! read more

Food was good but only 7 small pieces of teriyaki chicken on a small bed of rice and a really small salad for $15. Outrageous! And the lady taking our orders....terrible customer service. She didn't greet us and acted like she hated being there. So sad. We won't be going back! read more

Very tasty teriyaki and fresh crisp salad ! Fast service ! Well packaged for takeout .

So....i should have walked away..the lady who is also the owner/server/cook seemed very unhappy but hey, as long as the food is tasty and the place is clean, right? One star because she sanitized her hands before cooking. Another star becauae the food tasted ok. The portions really small though. Compared to other teriyaki places in the area, you will be surprised how little you get for the same or more price. Bottom line, i would not return. read more

Food always tastes great! Love that they put toasted sesame seeds in their fried rice and their tofu is soooo good!

I totally underestimated this restaurant! The service took long but the food was worth the wait! Comes in a good amount of portion, not too much or too little, just right! The person who took our order was waitressing the whole restaurant alone but there wasn't much tables, but still, props to her! Would come back again! read more

Joy is always helpful and happy to help. They clean, sanitize and use precautions regularly. Food is amazing and portions are great just right for one person. I would definitely recommend to come and enjoy some delicious oriental food. read more

Some of the best Teriyaki in the area. I drive past around 8 other teriyaki places to come here every chance I get. It's one of the few places our large family can all agree on every time. read more

Spicy chicken teriyaki - chicken was very dry and edges were burnt so made it hard to chew and to swallow. Flavor was not bad. First time here and I probably won't go back. I only went because my usual place does not open on Sunday's. read more

Service was horrible I wasn't greeted I was looked at and ignored for about 5 minutes. I was rudely approached and it felt rushed so I ordered anyways cause I was waiting on food a few doors down but my son wanted teriyaki. While sitting in my car after rudely being told to come back in 15 minutes I noticed other customers going in and being greeted and talked to kindly I said nothing just watched and observed. I understand restaurants have regular customers but wouldn't they want more regulars????? My money spends just like everyone else's money. I don't care how good the food is (20 minutes still waiting) I will not return read more

Best fried rice around. Lots of vegetarian options. Busy strip mall so sometimes parking is tricky. read more

Joy Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

This mom and pop try's to give good food. The wife is very very prideful and forgets that she is a servant but her husband is the cook and seems to be humble and kind. If this business fails, its most likely the high minded wife's fault. If it wasn't for mercy, I would give three stars for the wife's demeanor. read more

Solid teriyaki. Excellent portions. Foods always hot and super fresh. Fast service. Can't complain one bit!! I highly recommend their spicy chicken teriyaki. read more

Walked past this place after getting my nails done and saw they had a picture of bulgogi in the window which looked really good. It is 11:05. No lights on. No one answered the phone. Sadly disappointed as I really wanted to try this place. read more

Wow, called in on a Sunday and waited for almost an hour. It was the worst service I've experienced in a very long time. Half the food was done and sitting out getting cold while the other food was yet to be made. Go somewhere else!! read more

Definitely by far the best teriyaki in Puyallup! Fast, friendly service and amazing food.

Never again. Maybe to go but not dine in, cashier was rude. Restrooms are locked & cashier continued to be upset she had to put her mask back on & go unlock the bathroom. I was the only customer there & still felt so unwelcomed & uncomfortable. Food is not bad, service is horrible. read more

It was good. Made fresh when ordered. I got the dinner bento . It was a little much for me could not finish. The service is nice. However you really don't get refills of your drink tell you ask and they don't give a full cup. read more

Joy Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

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