Super fast service, very clean inside, the food was incredible, hot and flavorful. The only thing I didn't like is that they close at 9pm and we arrived for a quick dinner at 8pm, they locked the doors behind us and put up chairs/ mopped around us the whole meal. Otherwise we will be back for sure. read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - Dandan Noodle Mongolian Beef Cucumber Salad - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

Wow! Wow! Wow! Amazing food. And great service. So glad we came here. Real authentic food. Cooked fast and fresh. I got the soup dumplings ! Homemade and soooo good. Added the soy vinegar chili oil sauce after !! Amazing. Friend got chicken fried rice and orange chicken. Flavorful crispy and just the right tang. Also took a picture of table next to me!! Amazing spread. One dish can feed two read more

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This is to the chef: please fix the orange chicken recipe. It is so chewy that it turns fibrous and chewy in the mouth and we have to spit it out. This is the second time. Tried the new location in Oceanside and it's the same. Panda Express makes 10x better orange chicken. I noticed that other reviewers had similar experience with the orange chicken. Chef, please taste the orange chicken and you will know what I am talking about. Otherwise, the restaurant is really nice with good flavors. I will update the stars to 5 if someone reaches out to me. Please reach out if you want to talk about it. I would be glad to chat about the other food too as a constructive feedback. Update: I went back to eat at the restaurant and we talked about the orange chicken issue. The manager was nice to take the feedback positively and brought out the improved recipe for the orange chicken. The new recipe is much better and not chewy and fibrous like the previous one. Nice to know that the business takes customer's constructive feedback positively to improve the food. Having said that Joyee is definitely the best Chinese food place in north San Diego county. read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - That's what the orange chicken turns into after chewing - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

Food was very salty and shumai was tough. Sauces were too "generic/fast foodie". Not an authentic dumpling house. Wait staff was pleasant, the food just wasn't "our thing" read more

Friends had been telling me about this place and I had not gone. Don't know why. I was missing out. Extensive menu so I asked the server for help and she was great. Service was outstanding. It's more of a casual ambiance so great for take out or dine in. Loved the spicy dumplings and green beans. I will be back since they are all over San Diego now. read more

Went for soup dumplings and was disappointed. Basically no flavor from the filling to the dough. Oohhh so bummed. Had the combo chow mein- ok but great noodles though! Chinese sausage rice no green onions and sausage cut very small and rice.. aahh ordinary. Service good and open tables feels roomy. read more

This restaurant has a total of 11 tables inside, a few more tables outside on their unshaded patio. It was early evening, about 6 pm. Two of us. Three available tables inside: one large round for a party of about 6, one clean table for 2-4 up front and a dirty table (same size) by the front door. We seated ourselves at the only clean table up front. Nikki ("manager") acted as though she'd caught us shoplifting. She told us "all of the tables have reservations!" Come to find they don't take reservations except for large parties. She was obviously saving that table in hopes a larger party or a regular she knows came in. She exiled us to the uncleared table at the door. We soon discovered why--their AC blasts right on top of you and your food at that awful spot. We bought numerous items. All were destroyed by the refridgerator on top of us. In shivering desperation I went out to the car for a blanket. They need to remedy the freeze out situation of their front table. It's just not right to punish your customers and destroy their meals like this. Our server, James, was kind, courteous and hard working. ALL of of food was cold within minutes of it hitting the table. Their Spicy Orange Chicken, Garlic Green Beans and Fried Rice were all good but need to be served and enjoyed warm. Not ice cold. The egg and chive dumplings were an inedible mess. Their custard buns might have been something to enjoy but were a congealed mess ice cold. I worked for years in fine dining and restaurants of every level. I've known managers like Nikki, who consider themselves to be shrewd but are damaging their restaurant every single day. They don't care about that, though. More important to assert their petty pecking order. Woman sized is up and refused is the clean table on front so we'd be stuck on the wind tunnel Waiter--- Woman/manager? Fried rice, Egg and chive dumplings freezing cold Custard rolls cold Excellent Spivey orange chicken Green beans with garlic Pcoins in change no shenanigans of rounding up each table's check James---smart, fast gracious and efficient Nikki ok Bidding himself 11 tables read more

My fianceé and I went here for a quick snack yesterday. I was craving dim sum and wanted to try this spot. We were rushed from the minute we sat down, we ordered appetizers and asked to keep a menu to figure out what to share next. They took the menu away anyway. We ordered wontons in spicy oil and cream cheese wontons. Nothing we ordered had any flavor, I couldn't get a hint of spice no matter how much extra chili oil I added. We asked for the check since the menus were gone and we couldn't order more food. I didn't tip because the service felt rude and the food wasn't anything I couldn't make at home better. The waitress then had the audacity to follow me back to my table to grab my things to ask me why I didn't tip!! I have never been so offended or felt so disrespected. read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - fried cream cheese wonton - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

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Beef noodles are terrible! Broth is just watered down mess. I thought I was eating noodles in hot water, no joke. I had them a few years ago and they were delicious. What happened? Please use campbell's beef stock for at least some flavor! Unbelievable I paid $17 for noodles in hot water. Ugh, never going back! read more

The food was amazing and was served quick. Our waiter Ben was extremely helpful and refilled our drinks and gave napkins without asking. Great idea to check this place out. read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - steam pork belly with preserved vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

I don't know if the owner knows that his employees are chasing away customers. The sign says open, the closing hour is 9:00 pm but when I stepped in at 8:20, they turned me away. Like really? You need to clean up at 8:20? Why don't you lazy asses clean up after 9:00 pm when you are supposed to be closed. Turning down a customer just to get your dumb asses out on time at 9 is not putting money in your bosses pocket, I hope the boss of this restaurant knows about this. read more

This place is called dumpling house but only has pork dumplings ?! Very disappointing

Delicious food! The service was great! It's pretty busy so if you go during peak times expect a wait. The vibes are casual. Everything is worth it once you try their food! read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - Vegetable Chow Mein, Green Beans with Garlic & the BBQ Pork Buns - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

Excellent service and food. Really authentic Very friendly staff. 11/10. Would love to come back. This will be my monthly visit.

This review is for a to go order. The waitstaff was very nice and accommodating. The order was for me and my mom, and my mom doesn't like garlic so when I asked if they could make the bok choy with ginger rather than garlic, they accommodated me with the alteration. Mom said her bok choy was really good. The fish and chives dumplings were fantastic! The egg drop soup was good but it was even better when I added the leftover sauce from the dumplings (vinegar and soy sauce- I know it may be weird but, the mix worked very well) . The taro buns were absolutely perfect- not too sweet, but flavorful. I would say the food I ordered at Joyee's is as good as Din Tan Fung (a Michelin starred Taiwanese restaurant), but unlike Din Tai Fun, Joyee's has more pescaterian and vegetarian options. It's absolutely worth the drive from Temecula! read more

Omg the food is sooooo AMAZING here! I stopped on my way home from camping and so glad I did!!! I ordered the sauté bokChoy with garlic, soup dumplings & Crispy spicy chicken and was amazing!!! read more

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Authentic Chinese food in North County San Diego! My new go-to spot for Taiwanese food; on par with what you get in LA, Rowland Hts. or Alhambra. The takeout is good, packaging is great, it comes with everything you need. But if you can eat at the restaurant, it is so much better! Especially if you order scallion cakes & Xiao Long Bao, those should be eaten fresh from the kitchen. Their Jia Jiang Mian & Dan Dan noodles are very good, fresh or takeout. Their pork and bamboo dish was such a surprising winner. Loved that they used fresh young bamboo instead of canned. We also liked their black bean fish, huge chunks of fish served with savory tofu. We order that at every Chinese restaurant as a means of judging their quality. read more

Cut our weekend trip to Laguna Beach short due to The storm (Hilary). Didn't have much food at home and needed to eat so my wife always wanted to try Joyee's. First I'm not a garlic fan but the blistered green beans with garlic caught my attention. Simple, right? I could eat those ALL DAY LONG!! Some Mongolian beef and shumai and we had enough food for two meals. We have 2 locations very close to us and we can't wait to go back and something different. Service was quick, friendly and very helpful. Hoping the other locations are as great as the Vista location!! read more

we use to be regular customers but after they changed cooks its not what it used to be to be. I got all inedible food in my 3 entree one night and when I complained I got a bunch of bull and finally they only credited one dish instead of the whole order. they know how much $ we use to spend being regular customers. they didn't care. do not bother going here. read more

Ordered the soup dumplings for takeout but there was hardly any soup or meat inside and had a funky smell. Tasted like mystery meat to me. The bbq pork bun barely had any pork and the marinade inside was very salty. The Dan Dan noodles were the most tolerable in taste but there was hardly any ground beef inside. Just tasted noodles and sauce. Also the shrimp shumai and scallion pancake were both underwhelming. Not impressed with this joint. read more

Finally, a fantastic reasonably priced, terrific tasting place for a great Asian meal!! The portions were very generous as one entree can be easily shared with two or more. The food was very reasonably priced and delicious, also the owners were super nice! I absolutely LOVE Chinese food, and this is the best. You will not be disappointed! read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - Fried rice, Sweet and Sour Pork, Potstickers - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

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I went with my children. Food is great but once we were done, I got the check and paid. After we were done the person in charge told me I had to leave an 18% surcharge. I asked why if we weren't a large party and it should be stated in their menu. She said it was, but it got crossed out and they no longer added to the check. So that is why I asked her why i had to pay an 18% surcharge if it's not stated in the menu or in the front, and she kept saying that i was not charged for it therefore I had to pay for it. Just for future reference if you would like to not get any surprises once you are done eating. Will definitely not come again. And they are definitely hiding what exactly they are making. Suggested Tips lol. What a scam. read more

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Outstanding service. Dynamic and comforting food. The whole staff was amazing with great recommendations l. I will be back to try even more of the menu. Too many good options for only one or two trips. Bring friends to help you finish the serving sizes. Thank you Lucy, it was a Joyee. read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - Orange soda so good I it twice. - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

Just to let you know they charge up front fee of 15%. We didn't know that until we were going to pay. They don't tell you. No tip for you. Won't be going there again read more

Best dumplings I've ever had! The place is very busy, and I can see why. Will be returning read more

**EAT HERE!!!!!!!!!!** We have ordered Joyee twice on Doordash and have been impressed both times!! The food comes hot and delicious. We had the sweet and sour ribs, the scallion pancakes, garlic string beans, shrimp and pork shumai and the hot and sour soup!!! EVERYTHING was so tasty! The Shumai is plump full with ground pork and shrimp. The ribs did have a little bit of fat on them but were tender and flavorful. Of course the string beans and hot and sour soup were good as these are our staples when ordering from Joyee! If it's this good when delivered I imagine it has to be even better in the restaurant. We have also had their fried chicken, dumplings, buns,(both savory and dessert), wonton noodles in spicy sauce and the fried rice noodles too.!!! JUST EAT HERE ALREADY!! You will not be disappointed!! read more

Came to have lunch with two kids. Waitress was friendly and promptly took our order. The food was delicious. The prices were great as well. read more

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Great food ! Love the Dan Dan noodles and the variety of dumplings they offer ! Great quality for the price as well . I am a chef, so I can spot things pretty quickly but I have never been disappointed! I recommend checking it out if you are in the Visat area ! read more

I have found my new favorite! The server/hostess/bus person was such a pleasant person. She made me know that I would enjoy my meal no matter what it tasted like. Luckily, it was wonderful! The menu was so diverse; dim sum, entrees, noodles- anything you could want! We had Xio Long Bao; Pork & Green Onion Buns; Spicy, Crispy Chicken; Green Bean with Garlic; Combo Chow Mein. ALL wonderful!!! The Spicy, Crispy Chicken is spiced with Szechuan pepper which can make your mouth tingle - warning! It isn't necessarily hot, just that numb/tingle feeling. We had it with light spice an it was very good. To drink we had a peach tea, which wasn't what I expected but was very good. I recommend Vista's Joyee's to everyone! read more

Beware - THEY CHARGE 15% SURCHARGE. It's not cool in my book at all. If that's the case, then I definitely will not tip there. That's ridiculous. They need to price their items accordingly. I'm not supporting that type of business. If you don't mind paying 15% extra, then by all means.. knock yourself out with that BS. read more

My boyfriend and I have been patiently waiting for Joyee to open so we could try it and it certainly didn't disappoint. Tucked in the corner next to Ding Tea, Joyee offers a wide variety of Chinese dishes ranging from soups, dumplings, steamed buns, entrees, and more. We decided to try the beef rice noodle and pork & shrimp dumplings. Both came out promptly, hot, and fresh. We really enjoyed both!!! Service was very friendly and attentive - they refilled our tea without us having to ask and were very informative when it came time to order. We're excited to come back and try more! read more

Joyee's Dumpling House - Fried rice noodle with beef - Chinese Near Me - Vista, California

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We will no longer come to this location of joyee's. Throughout our entire dinner, we heard loud fighting between the server and the kitchen. The young server was also very mean to the server in training. All three dishes we ordered tasted good, but for some reason, the rice here has always been dried and hard. This is not the first time dining here hearing loud exchanges from the staff. It didn't look like they care much about customer experience and ambience. read more

My granddaughter and I had lunch here last week. I chose it because of her love for dumplings. We had the soup dumplings, potstickers, and the cucumber salad. Everything about our experience was wonderful. The food was fresh and delicious and the service was prompt and friendly. We can't wait to try other things but I think we'll always keep the soup dumplings on our menu. read more

Food is tasty and hot!!! You can't beat the friendliness & speediness of the staff! Everything is clean, organized and fresh. Thanks for being so yummy!! read more

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I'm a huge fan of soup dumplings so was very excited to learn Joyee opened near my house. I placed an order to go. Everything was packaged well. However, no sauces or chopsticks were included, which was disappointing. For their soup dumplings, they would be much better eaten at the restaurant. Unfortunately the dumplings got stuck to the bottom of the container so all of the liquid drained out when trying to remove them. What was ordered: Scallion Pancake - very good and would get again. Cream cheese wonton - Extra sauce on side - these were ok but didn't come with sauce Eggplant with Szechuan Sauce - very good. Walnut Shrimp - Loved this dish and it was perfectly cooked. Will definitely get again. Xiaolongbao Steam Bun - liked and have potential but lost all the broth when I took dumplings out of the carton. Combination Chow Mein - decent but could have skipped it. Pork and Green Onion Fried Bun - asked for fried and got steamed. It was ok. Didn't have much flavor and needed sauce read more

We came here for lunch during our trip to Carlsbad and we are so glad we did. The food was really good from soup dumplings to pan fried bao buns to the shrimp shumai. We enjoyed it ALL! The prices are very fair and more affordable than many other places. Our food was brought out quickly and our service was decent. The only part I didn't like was they automatically put gratuity on the check and after you sign they ask if you want to put another 20%.... Other than that overall good experience. read more

The soup dumplings were good. The chicken and corn dumpling is best. The pan fried bun is delicious. The location is new but other locations also good. read more

Great food portions for the price! Flavor was there in everything we ordered. Service was nice and quick. Food came out hot and waiters were very respectful. Ambiance wasn't anything special, but the food is good so ‍ read more

I will say the reviews don't lie this place is bomb and the servings were plenty to feed a family of 3. Great service from the call in order to pick up. Not many dumpling houses where we live so was nice change. read more

This was the first time visiting and had to try as it's less than 5 minutes from my house and needed to do a Target run. For a Sunday afternoon it was fairly busy! The food however came out fast, hot and fresh! The staff were very kind. Will absolutely be coming back!!! Brought home a whole other meals worth of leftovers! read more

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