We’ve lived in the greater Boston area for over a decade, and without question, Joyful Garden is one of the best Chinese restaurants we consistently return to. In fact, today, Lunar Chinese New Year, felt like the perfect time to finally write this review.
We came in to celebrate and once again were reminded why this place is so special. The food is outstanding, authentic, flavorful, and with an incredible variety that keeps us coming back year after year.
What truly sets Joyful Garden apart, though, is the people. The owner and manager always make us feel like family coming home. The team has clearly worked together for a long time, and that continuity shows in the warm, attentive service. Over the years, we’ve celebrated so many family milestones here, and it has become a meaningful part of our traditions.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tepper B T
Got takeout here for the lunar new year and their dim sum is fantastic and everything we hoped for. Fresh real food and the dining room was lovely . Friendly awesome staff !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Kingsley
Food is delicious, authentic. Was a quiet night
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mann Kongsomboonvech
Best dim sum I’ve had in Boston and it’s in a strip mall
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
furkan gurbuz
very rude front desk
Nancy Ho
Great food as always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laurentiu Craciun
Amazing, we really enjoyed everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claudine R.
Updating my review:
Came back to my favorite Chinese restaurant. We ordered our usuals: West Lake beef soup, bok choy, and Yang Chow fried rice. But this time, we tried the sizzling steak with black pepper sauce. The steak was super tender, but the sauce was bland. We also ordered the double-cooked pork. This was good but not what I expected. It wasn't made of pork belly and scallions. The sauce was bland and it was not spicy and mostly cabbage. The prices had gone up, and the portions seemed smaller, although the service remains good.
Joyful Garden Chinese restaurant is indeed joyful! We were seated quickly with a pot of tea. Service was friendly, and food came out rather promptly. We started with West Lake beef soup and it was amazing! Light and delicious, I must say it’s my favorite soup. Then, we shared an order of salt and pepper shrimp and calamari, bok choy, and Yang chow fried rice; everything was delicious! But the highlight was the pan-fried flounder; I just couldn’t get enough of it, just quite pricey for $40.95 market price. Plenty of parking and a much better option than going to Boston. I can’t wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
shel zhang
Togo place for dim sum with above average good quality, wide options of food, reasonable price and bunch of parking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
S.K. Tan
Ah Xian’s service was excellent. Food was good today. Get ready to wait. They will provide a buzzer. Target is next door - walk around and wait for your table.
Solid dim sum banquet hall experience with push-carts serving most of the dim sum classics. Service is fast, so if you know what you want you can get hot food served within 10 mins of getting seated. My personal favorite is the Chiu Chow Fen Guo 潮州粉果
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tim Mutambuki
Stopped over there in large group while visiting Boston for the first time and I didn't know what to expect. The host had prepared the menu and we were sat in group and the food started rolling in. We started with cold meats with the host going to a lot of trouble to explain what was on offer. There was pork, beef and jellyfish. We moved on to a soup. Then fried rice and chicken. Then fish. Then vegetables and tofu. Then lobster. It was an enormous meal in the end. I learnt a lot about Asian cuisine and I appreciated all the amazing food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Rix330I
Great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Clayman
The food is good, but I will NEVER GO THERE AGAIN!! Here is why… I placed 2 take out orders and when I got home , they didn’t pack the soup I ordered. I called and told her what happened and asked to credit the cost to my credit card. She said “No, can’t do that.” So the next day I went there to get the soup and 2 appetizers. Where I got home I found the cover to the soup smashed in. I called again. Same answer, come in ! Next day I came in with the smashed soup container cover to show her. I git my soup, 2nd trip there!! After further talk, I asked to speak to the manager. “No. No manager”. She then turned away and ignored me!! NEVER, NEVER WILL I GO THERE AGAIN!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Michael Vai
Excellent service and food. Probably the best Chinese restaurant in the Metro Boston area.
We’ve lived in the greater Boston area for over a decade, and without question, Joyful Garden is one of the best Chinese restaurants we consistently return to. In fact, today, Lunar Chinese New Year, felt like the perfect time to finally write this review.
We came in to celebrate and once again were reminded why this place is so special. The food is outstanding, authentic, flavorful, and with an incredible variety that keeps us coming back year after year.
What truly sets Joyful Garden apart, though, is the people. The owner and manager always make us feel like family coming home. The team has clearly worked together for a long time, and that continuity shows in the warm, attentive service. Over the years, we’ve celebrated so many family milestones here, and it has become a meaningful part of our traditions.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got takeout here for the lunar new year and their dim sum is fantastic and everything we hoped for. Fresh real food and the dining room was lovely . Friendly awesome staff !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is delicious, authentic.
Was a quiet night
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best dim sum I’ve had in Boston and it’s in a strip mall
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
very rude front desk
Great food as always!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing, we really enjoyed everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Updating my review:
Came back to my favorite Chinese restaurant. We ordered our usuals: West Lake beef soup, bok choy, and Yang Chow fried rice. But this time, we tried the sizzling steak with black pepper sauce. The steak was super tender, but the sauce was bland. We also ordered the double-cooked pork. This was good but not what I expected. It wasn't made of pork belly and scallions. The sauce was bland and it was not spicy and mostly cabbage. The prices had gone up, and the portions seemed smaller, although the service remains good.
Joyful Garden Chinese restaurant is indeed joyful! We were seated quickly with a pot of tea. Service was friendly, and food came out rather promptly. We started with West Lake beef soup and it was amazing! Light and delicious, I must say it’s my favorite soup.
Then, we shared an order of salt and pepper shrimp and calamari, bok choy, and Yang chow fried rice; everything was delicious! But the highlight was the pan-fried flounder; I just couldn’t get enough of it, just quite pricey for $40.95 market price. Plenty of parking and a much better option than going to Boston. I can’t wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Togo place for dim sum with above average good quality, wide options of food, reasonable price and bunch of parking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ah Xian’s service was excellent. Food was good today. Get ready to wait. They will provide a buzzer. Target is next door - walk around and wait for your table.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Solid dim sum banquet hall experience with push-carts serving most of the dim sum classics. Service is fast, so if you know what you want you can get hot food served within 10 mins of getting seated. My personal favorite is the Chiu Chow Fen Guo 潮州粉果
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Stopped over there in large group while visiting Boston for the first time and I didn't know what to expect. The host had prepared the menu and we were sat in group and the food started rolling in. We started with cold meats with the host going to a lot of trouble to explain what was on offer. There was pork, beef and jellyfish. We moved on to a soup. Then fried rice and chicken. Then fish. Then vegetables and tofu. Then lobster. It was an enormous meal in the end. I learnt a lot about Asian cuisine and I appreciated all the amazing food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is good, but I will NEVER GO THERE AGAIN!! Here is why… I placed 2 take out orders and when I got home , they didn’t pack the soup I ordered. I called and told her what happened and asked to credit the cost to my credit card. She said “No, can’t do that.” So the next day I went there to get the soup and 2 appetizers. Where I got home I found the cover to the soup smashed in. I called again. Same answer, come in ! Next day I came in with the smashed soup container cover to show her. I git my soup, 2nd trip there!! After further talk, I asked to speak to the manager. “No. No manager”. She then turned away and ignored me!! NEVER, NEVER WILL I GO THERE AGAIN!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Excellent service and food. Probably the best Chinese restaurant in the Metro Boston area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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