Came here with three other coworkers for lunch. Their dishes are intended to be shared, family-style. They are large! So either plan to share, or enjoy a dish all to yourself! We each chose our own dish, but offered a tasting to each other. The server brought extra bowls for us. I chose Singapore noodles, but instead of the pork and chicken that it normally comes with, I asked for tofu instead. The noodles are made with curry powder and is one of my favorite noodle dishes. Theirs was delicious. My coworkers all enjoyed their meals too, including salt n' pepper chicken wings, hot n' sour soup, and beef noodle soup. Service was great. He split our checks without being asked which is always nice. The lunch rush came in, but it was a comfortable spot to dine in. read more

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Joyee's in 4s Ranch is a cozy spot for Chinese food if you've got a craving but can't go far from the area. We enjoyed the beef roll and fried rice along with their green beans. Wonton soup was very good and the Seafood Tofu hot pot had a ton of seafood. It's a small place so only limited seating, and our server was present the entire lunch. The food came fairly quickly and the staff member was friendly and attentive. You can ask for less oil and less salt if you'd like to, and they'll do it for you. Parking is easy out front and after dinner you can go next door for ice cream or boba. ----TL;DR---- Pros: very good food, friendly staff, big menu of options, easy parking Cons: you might find some dishes a little oily (beef roll, which is great!) but you can ask for less oil Bottom Line: a solid choice for Chinese food in this area. Big portion sizes too. We'll be back again to try more of their big menu. read more

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The seafood pot was really delicious and it was a very good portion. I also liked the green beans and the popcorn chicken. The Xiao long bao was good but a lot of breading and the meat was smaller. The beef noodles was also really good The server was really amazing. She filled up my water multiple times without even having to ask and the food came out pretty fast!! read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

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Food was delicious and flavorful, the salt and pepper ribs were my favorite! The interior was modern and clean and service was incredibly friendly and attentive. The only negative for me was that the xiao long bao was very thick and sweet and they didn't have fresh ginger to go along with it, only pickled sushi ginger which added to the sweetness. Would come back for the ribs! read more

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I was hesitant to eat here after I read the reviews, but it's close to home and we had basically tried everything else around there. I am happy I did the food was actually delicious made to order the garlic green beans were our favorite, the server we had was super attentive despite the fact that it was crazy busy. The quantity of the food was big and the prices were reasonable, the ambience is cute and clean we will definitely return. read more

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Went to this plaza for Teaspoon and spotted this place next door. Online said a 25-30 minute wait for takeout, but we stopped by to ask in person and they said takeout would only take about 15 minutes. The employee behind the counter didn't speak the best English but was incredibly kind, warm and friendly! We ordered several dishes including the stir fried green beans, hot and sour soup, and cumin lamb. All were excellent! Hot and sour soup was a bit too spicy for our taste but still very tasty. I would say prices were average for Chinese food in the area. Food came out faster than the promised 15 minutes. The store itself was very cozy with only a handful of tables so probably couldn't accommodate more than 5-6 parties, but clean and modern. Overall great addition to the neighborhood and looking forward to coming back! read more

Came here on a Friday for dinner with a party of 2. We were seated right away. It was our first time here so we wanted to try a variety of dishes, though we knew the portions were large. We ordered the pork dan dan noodles, honey walnut shrimp, pork fried buns, wontons in spicy oil and scallion pancakes. Our server mentioned the sauce in the dan dan noodles and the spicy wontons are the same. But it wasn't an issue because it was really good! We enjoyed both dishes. The pork fried buns were also very savory and I liked the consistency of the bun. The honey walnut shrimp was good but could've used a little more sauce as some of the shrimp weren't fully coated. The scallion pancake was the highlight for me. It was the perfect balance of crispy on the outside/edges and soft and flaky on the inside. If it wasn't for all the food we ordered, I could've eaten the whole plate. It was extra tasty dipping into the sauce from the noodles! Overall, we did order a lot of food for two people. Our server did mention that to us, which I did appreciate! But it was a good thing because everything was very tasty and I was happy to be able to enjoy the rest for a later meal. The price for everything wasn't bad either, very reasonable. I'm glad we tried this place and will definitely be coming back again. read more

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Food was okay. We were the only ones there. The server had the audacity to return our check and say our tip was too low and demanded a higher tip. Mind you, we were only 2 people eating. read more

Good little dumpling spot, close to the office. I honestly didn't know this place existed until my friend picked it for a lunch date. It's in a busy shopping complex, and on the day we went, half of the parking lot was shut down for repaving, so parking was a challenge. I don't know that it'd be an issue on non-paving days, but it felt like it could get busy during the lunch rush. They had one large party and two smaller groups when we arrived, but we sat ourselves at a table near the door and started discussing the menu. My friend really wanted the Cream Cheese Wontons ($8.99), so we got an order of those. I needed the Garlic Green Beans in my face ($12.99), so that got added on, too. We also ordered the Pork Fried Buns ($11.99) and the Xiao Long Bao ($11.99). We asked to hold onto a menu, just in case, but they kept trying to take it from us. We were hungry! The green beans were the best thing we ate that day, in my opinion. I know my friend felt the same way, because she kept talking about how addicting they were. They were crispy, garlicky, a bit spicy and oh so yummy. Definitely recommend. The cream cheese wontons were okay, nothing spectacular but then again they aren't my favorite appetizer option. The fried buns were good and fun to eat with someone who'd never tried one before. The look of surprise on her face when she first bit into a bun...I was ashamed for half a second for not warning her of the squirt factor, but it was too funny not to laugh. The buns were good, lots of flavor and good amount of filling. The XLB were also not my favorite, but they cooled off quickly after they were dropped off at our table. Not a pleasant dining experience. In the end, the waiters were right: we didn't need the menu after all we'd ordered. In fact, my friend got a good amount of leftovers to take home to her family. I guess we weren't as hungry as we thought. read more

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We live down the street and love their food! They are so sweet and attentive. The serving sizes are great for their price. Inside is super cute also, but we love to get it take out. Love their dumplings the most but these noodles and soup were also 10/10 read more

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Joyee's Dumpling House - 4S Ranch location (B- ) A nice surprise to have a decent Chinese food restaurant in Rancho Bernardo! I've known about Joyee for a while, but hesitant to try thinking it would be another Americanized Chinese restaurant and apart from Xiao Lung Bao, Cantonese wonton, and har gau (shrimp dumpling), I'm not a dumpling fan. But with encouragement from Penny, I took the plunge and gave it a try. We ended up having lunch there two days in a row! The 4S location is bright, clean, but pretty small with limited inside seating. There's a few outdoor tables, but we sat inside given the outside seating only had a view of parked cars with no air conditioning. Service was prompt & efficient. Day 1: The appetizers Xiao lung bao (B- ) : ordered this purely to "test out" the restaurant. It was "not bad" I won't order again because the overall experience isn't much better than Wei Chuan frozen XLB and definitely inferior to MiLa. The skin was thicker than desired, the soup plentiful enough, the meat was a little too hard, but the redeeming quality was that both the meat and the soup had good flavor and tasted fresh. Beef wrap (B- ) : flavor was good, but I prefer the Taiwanese version more, with hot beef while this had cold beef like from a deli, reflecting the Northern China style. Flavor wise was fairly good, with the hot, crispy yet chewy scallion pancake wrap contrasting with the savory beef and the cool lettuce in the middle. Would have been nice to have a touch of sweetness (like the Taiwanese wraps) but nonetheless, still satisfying. Pork sticky rice (B- ) : I guess my food bias is really showing because I definitely prefer the Cantonese style, where the flavoring from the rice is more from the meat, while this version has a much stronger soy sauce taste. The pork tasted fresh and was nicely marbled. Not my favorite rendition, but not bad. At the end of the meal, we concluded, even though it's not a great restaurant, it's the best we have that's less than 15 minutes drive from home. And, we didn't get to try any wok stir fried items, so we definitely needed to return. Little did we know the next day, at around lunch time, we would be in the area with my daughter and her boyfriend, looking for a light lunch prior to a Torrey Pines hike. So...let's try out their stir fried items! Day 2: Stir fry Pork pan fried buns (B- ) : similar to the xiao lung bao, the meat tasted decent, maybe a touch underseasoned, and soup should be more plentiful. But the bun needed help, lacking the desired crunch & crispness on the outside, while overly soggy on the inside.  Fried rice noodle with beef (B ) : this was good, similar in quality to Convoy area Chinese restaurants. It was served piping hot, decent "wok hay" with steam still coming out from the noodles. The beef was fairly good, a touch under seasoned and a little tough, but acceptable. The noodles were cooked pretty perfectly and adding their house chili oil for a little heat definitely increased the enjoyment.  Green beans with garlic (B ) : also made with fairly good "wok hay!" The seasoning evenly coated all the green beans for a good mixture of savory with sweetness from the beans. This was my daughter's favorite dish, while I preferred the fried rice noodle.  Given the proximity of the restaurant, we'll definitely be back. It's been a few months since I've been to Ju Feng Yuan and I'm curious how these two would compare. From memory, I think Ju Feng Yuan would win on the XLB, but a rematch on the wok fried dishes would be interesting. read more

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The food here is fairly inexpensive but extremely greasy and oily. We ordered the green onion pancake, shrimp fried rice, and seafood with tofu. The only one I could stand was the seafood with tofu... everything else felt nauseating. read more

I used to come for their beef noodle soup, but seems like they change the chef. The soup is lack of flavor.

Updating my review to 5 stars because of the service we had last week. I apologize in advance if I wrote the wrong food under the pictures. Our experience from walking in to leaving was 10/10. Although the restaurant is small, it's very pleasant. Our waiter was attentive and polite. He brought out a smaller bowl for our toddler along with plastic cutlery for him. Our dishes came out faster than I was expecting and was hot. I did think the price point was slightly high for some of the dishes, but I understand inflation has been horrid. There weren't too many other patrons so we had the place mostly to ourselves. Highly recommend Joyee's if you're looking for a good meal. read more

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The food is amazing! I loved every dish we tired and I have been here multiple times. The service is okay, the food came out fast and we were able to order quickly but when we needed to ask the server for an extra spoon and some napkins they were on their phone and didn't reply when we tried to get their attention. Inside it was quiet at the time I went but I can see that it may get loud with conversation during a busier time due to the small space. Over all I would love to come back here! read more

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Excellent food and service. Attentive to refilling water and tea and to make sure condiments are on the table. Restaurant is clean and much more affordable than Din Tai Fung! Don't forget to eat the dumplings with the vinegar it's healthy and yummy!! read more

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I am new to JOYEES and now know East County SD NEEDS a JOYEES!! Specifically RANCHO SAN DIEGO or JAMUL Good online ordering system Dumplings were amazing I had to contain myself so I could get two meals out of the 24 dumplings. (I actually got three, SO PROUD ) Picked up my lunch and the place was buzzing. Clean and kind server read more

Great food, dumplings , Mongolian beef and combination fried rice excellent service and the ambience so relaxing, simple the best. read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Salt and pepper ribs - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

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We've liked the Joyee Dumpling Houses in Poway and Torrey Highlands. I was about time to try this one in 4S Commons. The dishes we like were equally as good here. Service was very good, and the interior layout was welcoming. We'll be back. read more

This Joyee is close to home, but I would drive to Poway for better food. The chef here puts way too much salt on everything, from rice to noodle to vegetables, and the kung pao chicken was NOT edible. Save a trip here and drive to their other locations. read more

I was happy to see a new Taiwanese chain sprout up in the SD area. I'm hoping this chain will open one close to where I live in future as this one is up in the RB area. A group of us came here to eat lunch and every dish was excellent! I highly recommend coming here to try them out. We ordered their beef and onion dish, eggplant, the cumin lamb, some pork buns and a noodle dish. read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

Probs 4 th time we have ordered for delivery . Always delicious and hot ! The Mongolian beef is tasty ( watch the red peppers ) , green beans with garlic , mixed chow mein... also have had the dumplings , fried rice, eggplant . Don't hesitate - you'll be happy ! read more

Came back for buns and chicken fried rice. It was great! Fried rice was a little salty but I still enjoyed. Ordered online through Yelp before my 30 minute drive home from the office and my order was almost ready. I waited about 5 minutes once I arrived. It was busy and there seemed to be a lot of pick up orders. There were also folks waiting to be seated. My food was hot so I know it was fresh. Only tip for pick up I can give is to anticipate 35-45 minute estimated wait time during dinner rush. read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Receipt for bbq pork bun and chicken fried rice - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

I was extremely disappointed at how awful the food was here. XLB wrappers are super thick, and somehow they all came punctured so there was no soup. Just a lot of gummy wrapper and dry filling. Shumai were the worst I've ever had. You know when you try to reheat dumplings in a microwave but you overestimate the time it takes so the outside becomes all hard and darkened in color? That's what I was served. Extremely dry, tough and rubbery. I was very sad to find that dumplings aren't steamed fresh here. Everything looked and tasted microwaved. I did get an order of frozen pork & chive dumplings and those were okay. Maybe the trick is to only order things you have to cook yourself. read more

My go-to for DoorDash delivery when I have a mealtime work meeting. I enjoy their dumplings (shumai, pork & shrimp dumpling, XLB), pork sticky rice, and other dishes for delivery. The shumai does vary in quality; sometimes the outside is stiff and dried out. With delivery there are times that the dumpling skin gets a bit stuck together, but delicious nonetheless. I have dined in several times as well. It tends to get busy and typically there is 1 person in the front of house taking orders at the register for to-go, and taking orders at tables, serving, and bussing tables - pretty impressive multi-tasking! The service has always been friendly though. The serving sizes are huge, including the Braised Beef Noodle soup I recently got for dine-in. I was joking with my son and the employee that we had been eating there for awhile, yet the food dishes still looked full as if we hadn't eaten at all. They help to pack up the leftovers - thank goodness because I am not very good at that! We have recently discovered liking scallion oil noodles there - delicious. One item I've gotten there that I don't love is the scallion pancakes. They're too greasy for my taste. read more

Loved Joyee's Dumpling House! Lots of delicious menu choices, incredibly fast service, and the portions are very generous. You definitely get your money's worth here. Cute siting area read more

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I really want to like this place! I've been twice and so far, somewhat unimpressed. The staff is really nice but I don't like how dine in orders are served in to-go packaging. The first thing I tried was a simple beef wrap. It was incredibly greasy on the outside. I had to scrub my hands like a surgeon after eating it. Inside, the beef and veg were overall tasty, but not all bites were pleasurable. I'll just leave it at that. On my second visit I had the Dan Dan Noodles. A dish so good they named it after me twice! Unfortunately the Dan Dan here should be a big No No. The spicy brown sauce was served in a side container and was stone cold. The noodles and small amount of ground meat substance was lackluster and room temperature. Back in the day, the neighboring Pei Wei made a far superior version of Dan Dan Noodles. I miss them in this 4S Ranch shopping center that sadly has a revolving door of restaurants coming and going. I'll try Joyee's again, maybe for their signature dumplings. I wish them all the best. read more

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Traditional Chinese Fried Rice always have eggs in it. Joyee's use to have eggs in their fried rice too. These last few months, sometimes, the fried rice dish is just literally fried rice with pieces of chicken (or beef) added to the top. It's not even fried together. read more

Was excited to try a dumpling place near our place and was very disappointed. I'll make this brief: 1. BBQ pork bun didn't taste like barbecue at all. Maybe this is different from the traditional Chinese pork bun which has a sweet bbq flavor. I did not even taste a hint of the Chinese 5 spice or star anise or hoisin. 2. Spicy Chicken was not spicy at all. It is salty and oily. The photo shows a lot of red pepper but the meat did not absorb the spicy flavor. Did I miss to order their specialty meal? Let we know what would you recommend to ordefrom this place? read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - BBQ Pork Steam Bun (6) - did not taste bbq at all. - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

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Completely floored by this new addition to the 4S Commons line up!! The food is a perfect medium of traditional, with a nice compliment of Asian-American favorites that we've all grown up on. I came just when they opened, and started off with a combo from the steam table for eat in. Twas so delicious that I ended ordering 3 more ala carte dishes to go. They have a few things to iron out whilst settling in, but you can double down on the quality and authentic taste. I'm so excited that Joyee's has made a home here!! Stand outs so far:  Honey Shrimp, Mongolian Beef, Black Bean Fish, Dan Dan Noodles and Pork/Shrimp dumplings. Noodles with pork gravy was so-so for me, but this could very well be because I'm not familiar with the flavor, and I don't know what to compare it to.   Highly recommended for sure.  Top tip - get hooked with the standards then venture to something new in the next couple of visits. read more

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A PLACE THAT SELLS BEEF WRAPS. This is all I've been asking for the last like decade. Had a beef wrap in LA years ago and I could not find 1 place in SD that sold them...until now. The Xiao Long Baos weren't the best (not much soup inside) and did not come with ginger. Just soy sauce and vinegar. The Pork and Cabbage dumplings were my favorite. The food you get in the plate combo was all just okay. Most people are going to compare the XLBs to Din Tai Fung and compare the Fried Pork Buns to Tasty Noodle House. I dont really think its fair to compare. Those 2 are sit down and this is more like fast food in my opinion. For fast Chinese food thats less than 5 minutes away from my house, I'm not complaining. It fulfills my dumpling craving without spending big $$$$ read more

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I love the dumplings and have tried most of them. My favorite are the pork/chive. Perfect combo of flavors and totally delish. We also love the cream cheese won tons though it always seems some have more filling then others. One family member orders chicken fried rice and swears it is his favorite. A big strike out for our family are the steamed buns. We have tried many but have yet to find one we enjoy. The dough has good texture but the filling seems better suited to the dumplings. The menu has plenty of options. Prices are reasonable given the location. Ordering online is easy and take out is quick. It's annoying many restaurants are putting a mandatory 1 percent service fee on the bill (which is in addition to a tip). These costs add up for sure. read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Appetizers include pork/chive dumplings. Cream cheese won tons, barbecue pork buns. - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

Generous portion size, I left looking like big Buddha (joke). We enjoyed the lo mein And braised tofu. It was a little loud inside but outside it was pleasant with sun and a breeze read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Lo mein - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

Got lazy and missed my opportunity to be first to review this place. It wasn't busy when I went, looks like I went during grand opening or soft opening when I went. I got their beef noodle soup, it was decent, not the best but not the worst. Few pieces of the meat were over-braised but for most part the pieces were decent. Comparing the beef noodle to DTF, DTF is better in my opinion but it's still acceptable for those that don't want to go all the way to La Jolla for it. I also tried their Shanghai fried pork bun, that was decent too, the surface of the bao was pretty oily though. Comparing to Tasty Noodle house, I'd say Tasty has better Shanghai fried pork bun but again it's still acceptable for those that don't want to go all the way to Convoy for it. They also have steam tray style where you can pick 3 items and choice of noodle or fried rice. That was decent, again not best but not the worst. I got eggplant, chicken wings, green beans with egg fried rice. Much closer than having to go to Poway so that's a nice perk. read more

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以這個價位來說品質和量都很不錯 For the 4S Ranch and west 92128 area, this place is super good in both taste and portion size. I'd recommend it. read more

FYI- the Seafood Wonton Soup is not at all pescatarian-friendly. While there are fish pieces, squid and shrimp, the wantons are still the basic pork variety. It all works, but it ain't pesca! read more

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I was looking forward to the pork wonton soup. Unfortunately I found a piece of plastic in my wonton. Will not order from here again. read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Disappointed. Pork Soup Wonton had a piece of plastic inside the wonton. - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

This place is honestly just okay. The fried rice was a disappointment. The taste was so bland. The Xiao long Bao tasted so gross. The meat tasted it's been frozen for a long time. Frankly, the frozen ones I would buy at 99 ranch market tasted 300 times better than this place. I had high hopes, but this place was below average for my taste. read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Pork sticky rice, Shrimp Fried rice, Shanghai Steamed Bun(Xiao long bao), and potstickers - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

This place is a must try! My family and I tried it for the first time today and we are very happy with everything that this place had to offer. Food does not only look great and high quality , they are also very well prized! This has got to be one of my new fave place. Amazing food, great service and priced to enjoy with the family. And big servings! read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Amazing food! - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California

I was looking for more Dim Sum but surprisingly found plenty of dumplings and noodles. Ordering Togo I opted out on xia long bao but the Dan Dan Noodles kept good but sauces were too oily. Sesame balls and shu mai were good. Meat pie was cold by the time I got home. Recommend eating at the restaurant is you can. Hot is better! read more

Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch - Clockwise: Dan Pork Dandan Noodle, Chives and Egg Pie, Sesame Balls, Pork&Shrimp Shumai(5) - Dim Sum Near Me - San Diego, California