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    Joyful Cantonese Restaurant

    4.2 (29 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Dogs allowed

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    The best Cantonese food in Staten Island. Prices are good and flavors good. If you want good flavor don't go during rush hour

    Young K1. Yang Chow Fried Rice
    Jen C.

    So happy there's authentic Cantonese food in Staten Island now! They have an awesome lunch special available seven days a week, which comes with soup (they gave us corn egg soup, very delicious!) Highlights from my meal: 1. Hot and sour soup - delicious! Will definitely get again. 2. Pork and preserved egg congee - so good! You know it's authentic when they bring the white pepper condiment. Will get again. 3. Yang Chow fried rice - okay 4. Eggplant casserole - delicious! Will get again. 5. Honey walnut shrimp - amazing, a must order! Will get again. 6. Salt and pepper pork chop - delicious! Will get again. The restaurant is clean, friendly, and accepts both card and cash. Casual lively atmosphere with many families coming for lunch and dinner. No wonton noodle soup or roast meats here.

    Jason L.

    This is a grand opening. Came here to try it out. The design is more traditional style and looks beautiful. The service was okay. The food tastes a little salty and sweet. People with heavy taste would like this. The chicken is good but the skin is little salty and hard. Chow mien is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The beef clay pot is the most sweet food. More of Cantonese style cuisine.

    Emanuel M.

    Grand opening. As for now Ambiance: traditional cantonese style design, not too crowded but also not very spacious. Service: brand new place so staff is still trying to figure things out. Food: they dont have the basic 艇仔粥, or the 油條. So kinda disappointed. Gonna have to do a sit down dinner one day. But I ordered the beef congee, a golden double egg fried rice and beef chow-fun noodle. Beef congee, its aiight. The congee isnt fluffed enough so its mediocre at best. Beef Chow-fun, not too greasy pretty good. Definitely had better but this isnt too bad. Golden double egg fried rice, exactly how i expected it to taste. I would say all three dishes had enough stuff in it, they didnt cheap out on ingredients. So will definitely return and try other things. Maybe try the family style.

    Lunch menu
    Rob C.

    Owner changed since I last posted my review: now it's an authentic canto Chinese cuisine for a reasonable price. The lunch special is excellent and value for most order ranging 11.95 which includes soup, rice and an entree. $1 extra for beef brisket dish.

    squid with sour veggie
    Ruby C.

    If you are looking for great taste and value this is the one. Need to go early for lunch as the special soup is limited. Only downside, place is not spacious

    Tina W.

    Excited that there's going to be more cantonese options on the island. They have steamed rice rolls and bbq selections. They recently had their grand opening and the employees definitely aren't settled in yet which is to be expected. Hopefully once they get adjusted they will be more efficient with packing the orders.

    G4. Pig Liver and Pork Congee
    Katy Z.

    I stopped by with my family to get some porridge and noodles. This restaurant is located on the side with a small lot for cars. We came by around 12pm on a Monday and there were a few tables dining in. The menu was pretty simple. They had a little bit of everything it seemed, but nothing that made me go, I need to eat this. They had 7 types of congee to choose from. The options seemed pretty plain, but we opted for the G2 Pork & Preserved Egg Congee ($6.95), G4 Pig liver & Pork Congee ($6.95), F6 Roasted Pork Rice Roll ($3.75), 2 orders of H4 Fried Dough Sticks ($2/each), and K8 Beef Chow Fun- Gravy ($16.95). The congee was okay. It was kind of watery compared to what I am used to. The Pork & Preserved Egg was more flavorful than the Pig liver and Pork. I usually like Pig Liver more than the pork and preserved eggs but this one had very little pig liver in it. Because it was limited in the pig liver, it made the porridge more bland. The preserved egg really added flavor in the other congee. Considering the price standpoint, the bowl was very big. However, I rather pay more to get a better quality in congee. As for the roasted pork rice rolls, I was a bit disappointed in it. The rice roll was SUPER thick. They did not have a lot of roasted pork it in. When eating rice rolls, you want a thinner roll so it feels almost slippery to pick up, but not so thin that it falls apart. The rice roll had a lot of chewing to it which it really should not have. FYI, the soy sauce for the rice rolls are located on the table for you to put on yourself. The Fried Dough sticks were also a bit of a disappointment. It was cold, not crispy, and super oily. I almost wished they double fried it so there was something more to it than just an oily dough stick. The real winner here was the Beef Chow Fun Gravy style. This dish was tasty, had good flavor, wasn't salty and was actually cooked well. The noodles felt pretty fresh and did not stick together. The beef was soft, not chewy and there was a good amount of it as well. I was told from my family that they only opened a few months ago so maybe they are still adjusting. Hopefully, as they improve on their flavors/cooking style more people will give them a try because this type of cuisine is definitely a want and a need on the island.

    Jason C.

    Went here on Saturday night dinner. There was a few tables available. There are two big tables and rest small. If you have a big group probably won't fit. We order a couple dishes include claypot. The foods came pretty fast and some what tasty. Would probably come back again and try different foods

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    Great food and service. Nice ambiance. Will be visiting again. Looks like a popular takeout place as well.

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    6 months ago

    excellent food, we ordered a ton of their dishes, the special house fried rice was amazing

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