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Joy Luck Place in Cupertino is a two star Californian restaurant. This restaurant is very affordable. This restaurant features a full bar and lunch.
1.0 of 5 stars.
the food here is ok, but the service is soooo not worth it! we've been giving this place so many chances, but we're finally fed up.last time we were there, we left mad. our waiter only brought our...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's been real hit or miss with me with this place. I go here often but last time this place sort of embarassed me because I took visiting family here and the food and service was subpar. My family...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My mom was craving rice and dishes for dinner and this was the closest place I could think of. Considering my mom is from LA, any Chinese place up here is usually not up to snuff and Joy Luck was no...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my favorite here: the shrimp flat noodle thingy..i used to not like the shrimp version and i only liked the beef. but this place has changed my mindi've been lucky here and i dont believe ive ever had...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We received recommendation from our friends to try this place. The food was about average compare to the other Dim Sum places I been to and the service.... I already understood the fact that you...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Dinner: 2.5 stars. Not excited about yelping this one since a lot of the food was just ok. Nothing outstanding.From Good to Ok:- Salt water chicken. While the portion was tiny (looked like a quarter...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food was okay. The service was terrible.
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here this weekend on a Sunday. Got in right when they opened so didn't have to wait. I didn't get my normal variety of dim sum because they just didn't all come during the hour I was there. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
i used to come to this place back in the day, but it seems that things have gone downhill considerably. the selection is limited, even a peak time on sunday, which is when the most variety should be...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food is above average, but the service brings it down a star. It is large and clean. Got to give them credit for the cleanliness.
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
First of all, I should say that this rating is for dim sum. Also, it's based on my most recent experience. That said, here we go with my experience with Joy Luck Place.So, I used to come here...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hard to remember the last time I came here it was so long ago. I remember a fairly ordinary or even sub-par experience, but I'm glad I went again today because everything was perfect.Arrived at 10:40...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
EXPENSIVE AND HORRIBLEI went to joy luck place, even though I heard it was an expensive place with my girl friends and the food wasnt great, the service at its worst. I look forward to going for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Worst. Service. Ever. I've never written a sentence where the words were separated by periods before, but this place deserves it.Came here for Sunday Dim Sum at noon. Was seated at 1pm, which was...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Peter J. is spot on. Their service stank today. Their food sucked. After waiting for our party of 3 to be seated for about 80 minutes, we were finally seated at 1:30PM. They seated us at an uncleared...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Joy Luck is one of those places you go by default. Most likely you live in the South Bay and you don't want to drive very far to get dim sum so you go to Joy Luck.We usually come here early Saturday...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Service was horrible. They make you wait and give people they know the tables first. When our number was called, the hostess gave us a demeaning look and then showed us our table. Food is nothing but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Our family comes once in a long awhile since this place is pretty pricey. Decent dim-sum, but nothing extraordinary. You can get cheaper at Pan Dao across the street. Decor is nice. Slightly upscale...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good food. Iffy service. Came here to have a FEAST with my family after discovering Dynasty was closed due to an electrical problem. My table of 13 family members chose an array of food containing a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food = good flavors. Quality is okay...but see below.Roasted duck = needs less fat. But I guess that is duck.Braised tofu with shiitake mushrooms and greens = good flavor but lots of grease.Pork belly...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Service: 3 starsIt is hard to flag down a server to refill tea, order a dish, or get the check. The people who push the carts are not very friendly. It is hard to get what you want, if you don't...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Use to frequent this place a lot several years ago but never go there now. The service went down hill and so did the food quality. The line for dim sum was crazy. The last time we went there for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the quality seems to have improved - while the atmosphere is standard crowded Chinese restaurant with hit/miss service, the shu mai I had recently was overstuffed with meat (and shrimp) and juicy....
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like Joy Luck despite their questionable service.Their food is usually good (although it can be very oily) and they have a daily special. I also like their set menus which are good for large groups....
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
*Joy Luck Place is now known as Joy Luck PAlace, see photo*...website on Yelp page is no longer valid.
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place gets very busy for dim sum on the weekends. Anna the host is one of the nicest ppl so I don't mind waiting.The food is very good here, but sometimes they run out of food on the weekends....
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So after a very rough night of drinking at a wedding, my parents gave me a wake up call asking if we'd like to go to Dim Sum. Nothing cures a hangover better than greasy hot steamed dim sum, so I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food here was surprisingly good for the most part. I was a little nervous when I got to the parking lot and saw that it wasn't a "banquet" style restaurant. For some reason, I thought it would...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
FOOD:1.) Dim-sum = O my.. my friend was right. The dim sum places in Cupertino are much better. I used to be fine with the Dynasty in San Jose, blissfully ignorant. But Joy Luck's dim-sum is much...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I treated my family to Sunday morning dim sum last week, and we decided to give Joy Luck a shot. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and the plaza that surrounds Joy Luck Place was filled with children...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
-2 for service. Unfortunately, it does seem like it's gotten worse. They need to hire more help as it's extremely difficult to get anyone's attention. 1 for their new Bitter Melon & Chicken Cheung.
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After reading all the horrible yelp reviews, we still had to go to the restaurant because it was what mommy dearest wanted for lunch. Hesitant and starving, we got seated. I was determined not to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a pretty good dim sum place, the only thing I would complain about is the services. I asked for water three times and still it didn't come. When asked the forth time, it came. I was pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place that spurred me to start writing Yelp reviews. My friend and I had been craving dim sum for weeks so we built up large appetites and came here for weekend brunch. We got seated...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went there for brunch with 2 friends the other day. We were seated promptly upon arrival at 11 on a Sunday. I was most grateful for a Mandarin speaking friend who was able to navigate the wide array...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Neg points for Joy Luck Place! Came here this weekend for our family gathering, not only were the waiters unresponsive they were rude. It seemed like they were just there to push some carts around and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place has decent dim sum, not great but good enough. On the weekends, get here early or else you'll be waiting in line forever. The service is somewhat slow but no worse than any other dim sum...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yelp needs to allow us to give us negative reviews. Seriously.So they had a Peking Duck daily special $13, and my mom really wanted to try it. So, my dad, mom, baby and me went at 6 pm. Restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ahhhh, came here for lunch on a Monday around 12:30 and they basically had only 10 different dishes going around and around. The place was packed, but with no lines, and still no food? There was three...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
THE FOOD IS TERRIBLE. They can't cook fried rice and fired noodle. Both combined cost me $23 hard earn money. the rice is way too hard, presentation is bad too, and the taste sucks, it sucks big...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Finally a good dim sum and driving distance from work! Heaven!! The service was a little slow, but the BBQ pork buns were worth the wait.
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Love the dimsum for lunch here. I've also tried their hot-&-sour soup -- and was very impressed how good and different it was from others I had. But as some reviewers pointed out- ordering crab,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm increasing my rating for Joy Luck Place. My family has been having dim sum here for years and Joy Luck Place has consistently high-quality dim sum. The ingredients are fresh. They don't skimp....
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very good dim sum. Get the fried chicken wings and mango pudding, they are excellent. The other dim sum is delicious as well. The only problem with this place is that it gets a little crowded on the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place has the best won ton! Their dim sum is average. Their service is Horrible!
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This was my second time at this place for dim sum and this was an unpleasant surprise! The food is still good but the service is piss poor! We had to refill out own water (next by the service table),...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Food (dim sum) is okay but not as good as the one in San Mateo. Service is piss poor. The manager and hostess do not seat you according to arrival times but by who they know. (at this location)
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
First time for dinner, and it will be the last time. Took 15 minutes to wave someone down to take an order, took 35 minutes for the soup to arrive (asked where my soup was after about 25 minutes,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
What the heck happened to this place? This restaurant used to have good service and the dim sum tasted better. Me and my friends went to Joy Luck a couple of Saturdays ago and we were told that the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars for service alone.My family has known the managers since one of my little cousins was a month old (you know who you are), back in the days when they used to work at Fook Yuen in Milbrae. Those...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place was just OK. I wouldn't say it was worth my trip out in the rain in a black 4-wheel roller coaster ride on 280. Yes P, please slow down... I would like to make it to dim sum and not on a 4...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
With lines like 45 minutes to 1 hr, you would think this place was good. NOPE. It sucked for service, it sucked for variety, it sucked...I was hoping to find a "good dim sum" place in south bay. But...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to dim sum here with my coworkers again. This time as I ate daikon pancake, I felt some hard pin-like thing in my mouth. When I pulled it out of my mouth, I noticed that it was a metal piece...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We don't come here that often but the food is actually pretty good so I'm not sure why we don't come here more often. Something really smells outside the restaurant though. Food can be a little bit...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Want dim sum? Come Joy LuckYou can call ahead to reserve a table (Recommended) because you won't find parking for 20 minutes. Unless the economy is so bad that everyone's hiding at home eating ramen...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Solid dim sum but not impressive. Haven't been to this place in 7 years but always thought it was one stronger dim sum places in the South Bay. So was hoping to get a pleasant re-introduction to this...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First of all, this place gets very crowded during weekend lunch, so best to go early (10:30'ish) if you don't enjoy waiting like me.The food is good, and they have all the usual dimsum fares like siu...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Joy Luck a couple months ago, it was actually quite crowded. The food is about decent, and the price was average. I don't really have anything special to say about this place. It is just a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went there at chinese new year's eve. I had good dim sum experience here in the past and I thought this place is pretty classy. Well this time, classy is all I got. The food was bad considering how...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for a wedding banquet. The food was very good. Nice interior decor. A good place for a wedding banquet. Service was a little slow though. I recommend this place for a try.
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Service used to be okay here. There are a couple of waitstaff who are just great, but there are so many bitter apples amongst them that they just sour the entire experience. My family and I have been...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am a frequent customer and have visited Joy Luck Place at least 90 times for lunch. I must say that the only reason for returning is for the dim sum. The dim sum at the place is superb, receiving a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty mediocre dim sum and chinese food. I was disgusted on how dirty the silverware,plates and glassware was. I was like, I am not eating and drinking from that. My boss and I ordered the chow fun...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This has to be the worst dining experience of my life. The only reason why they're getting ONE star from me is because the food was decent. Not great, not bad, just average. From the time we sat...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
came here with two of my friends on saturday for dim sum.. the dim sum is really just "eh" here.. we were originally going to daly city to koi palace, but unfortunately, a hungover morning caused us...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you're planning to hold a banquet here, think twice about it. Service was fine, but damnnn that food is so nasty here. Nothing was hot, most of it luke warm.The Presentation of every dish was just...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Came here for lunch today after my eventful stay at the Saint Claire Hotel in San Jose. Friends here say that this is one of the better dim sum places in San Jose next to Dynasty. I'm glad they...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is good, dim sum or otherwise. I'd say dynasty has marginally better dim sum offerings. For non dim sum, steamed fish, beef in XO sauce, and various other dishes specials are pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I definitely like Joy Luck for dim sum because that's all I've ever had there, but I have heard bad things about their food during non-dim sum hours so I can't really say. This is pretty much like the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite place in the whole bay area for dim sum! It is packed for a reason at lunch time. The seafood is the freshest around, you can tell by the large wall of tanks brimming with healthy...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For dim sum in the south bay, this is as good as it gets. I have eaten here at at least once a month (usually Sundays) for the past 10 years, and I have only ever had 1 item which was not perfectly...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Reliable dim sum place. Sometimes cheery, sometimes surly service. The last time we went there I was craving a taro puff. Must! Have! Taro! Puff! Alas, it was not to be. The waitstaff had blinders on,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've had dim sum and dinner here and every time the food has been consistently good. Dim sum is served daily, and at least to me, seems better than many other bay area Chinese restaurants. Their dim...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had a delicious wedding banquet meal here. It was around 12 entrees; sticky rice; sea bass, cold entrees, walnut and shrimps were the foods I remembered eating. The timing of the meals were...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
To cure hangover #2 of the week, we decided to do dim sum instead of our traditional Sunday pho.We arrived at 10AM and there were plenty of parking and no lines. Yay! Dim sum here is so-so. Meaning...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What can I say...I love this place when they get my takeout order right the first time around so we don't have to wait an additional 30 minutes for them to redo it. It would be helpful and less...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dim Sum here is fantastic but i'm not a fan of the loooonnngggg lines and slightly elevated prices.Dinner is actually a really nice affair. Unlike other chinese restaurants, they have very...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"I need some balls in my mouth right now!" In retrospect I probably shouldn't have said it. We were waiting at the time for a cart to come by with sesame balls. I do love good sesame balls though -...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here at night so I can only base my review on the 2 experiences I've had here. This is totally the place you take your mistress to so you won't run into anyone else. Late at night...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dim Sum. Seems like every Chinese restaurant serves it nowadays. Some do it badly, most are average but only a select few make me want to go back again and again. This just happens to be one of those...
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Joy Luck Place isn't the kind of joint I'd say everyone should run out and enjoy. No, it's not. Is it dependable? Well, I'm not sure about that either. The staff runs hot and cold, with the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've tried a lot of dim sum and I really like this place. Truthfully, I was expecting some REALLY bad service but if you're nice to the ladies with the carts, they'll keep coming back to see if you...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You're gonna wait for your seat. Just accept that. They may not have everything you want. It's dim sum -- accept that too. But when you walk in, I recommend you order a plate of Chow Fun and the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best dim sum I've had in the area.
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I heard such great reviews about this place and decided to try it. It wasn't super great. I don't know if we came a little later than we're supposed to(we came around 1230p), or what. We'll try this...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Let the record show that I hardly ever give 1-star reviews. Easily the worst dining experience I've had in the past three years, and in my top-five worst dining experiences all-time.My family brought...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So, I trek down to San Jose about once a month to hang out with my friend David and get my nails done by Vivian at Neo Nails. After about 2 hours of getting my nails done, I'm always hungry. Today,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The place is in the back of a strip mall and fairly upscale as true-blue Chinese restaurants go. We had this nice, elder gentleman as a waiter - very friendly, came to check on us fairly regularly....
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fresh steamed fish (rock cod) is very good here. But ask for it plain, no black bean sauce etc. Also be careful ordering crab - you're best having a Chinese speaker with you to get the good stuff....
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Exactly like what the two-star rating says, meh. I've experienced better.And when I say better, i mean both food AND service. Being a psychologist (major) I love to analyze people and try to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
this is a review for the restaurant not the dim sum place behind it.food is just alrite...the waitresses here are extremely mean faced and rude.i dont understand why the managers don't fire them.When...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
As always it was a bit intimidating to walk into a restaurant full of their local patrons, but I took that as a sign that the food is probably super good and authentic. We ordered a soup and noodles,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Joy Luck is our favorite Chinese restaurant. The shrimp with garlic is superb, the lobster in ginger and scallions is excellent, and the Kung Pao Chicken is wonderful.
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dim Sum review:My parents and I were supposed to meet at Joy Luck at 11:15 to beat the crowds on Sunday morning. I got there at 11:15 and I was told there was a one hour wait! Yikes! There was a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Their dim sum is good, and one of the better Chinese places that I have been to with regards to food quality.Their food isn't hot.I really like the clean decor and atmosphere. It amplifies the noise...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I arrived for my best gal's birthday party/pre-C-section soiree (you're welcome for the visual), and it started off with a bang...and by bang I mean her 91-year old grandmother tripped and fell onto...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great dimsum but its only available at certain times i guess. It can get expensive it s not bad. We had like 4 ppl and ate 60ish dollars. I went here once for a late lunch. and its ok. its pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the better dim sum place around here. However, there are some mean ass waiter/waitresses in the midst of the good ones. I really wish they do some quality control and get rid of those waiters...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I work in Cupertino, I usually stop by Ranch 99 to pick up some quick lunch and a few times I have walked by this place. So one Monday I decided to take my g/f for Dim Sum. (She normally compares...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i think their quality has definitely gone down. or has it always been so so and now we have more options? im not sure. but this past weekend we went for dimsum and it just was not good. the point...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I give this a 4.5. This review is for their dim sum (haven't really gone there for dinner). If you get there early, there is no wait so that was cool. Their dim sum is really good. Has all of the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So my parent's are super asian and refuse to eat in American restaurants when celebrating their Birthdays. So for my Mom's birthday, instead of hitting up Hong Kong Saigon Seafood Harbor Restaurant in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best food. Not the cheapest. Not the best service. Not the shortest wait.It's not the best., but I wouldn't avoid it.
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here once with my fiance and his friend for dim sum during lunch time and it was very good! They had a lot of different types of dim sum and the price was reasonable too! The only problem was...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3.5 for their dim sum--pretty good but a bit spendier and in a crowded center. Introducing my new index: Cost to Worth it Ratio. For this lunch: 3 stars.Highlights:- Quality dim sum: no items were...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Might be the best alternative to SF Chinatown dim sum in Cupertino. The carts don't seem to be efficiently moved around because during lunch last week I saw the same cart over and over and over......
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am a little surprised I have not reviewed this place yet. It is a stand-by for many of my business lunches.- This is a very popular place, so to get parking and a table right away plan for an early...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
6/23/09 Downgraded from 5 stars to 4 stars. We had Dim Sum and their quality is going down a litle. The Sui Mai (pork dumpling), which is my favorite, was fattier and lacked flavor. Their other...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
here's a tip-if you speak chinese you seem to get seated first. I asked the hostess why the party who entered after us got seated before us. I got a nice and nasty answer "they have bigger party". I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their dim sum is great. Probably my favorite in Cupertino and it definitely shows with the crowds they get on weekends. You better get there early if you don't want to wait for a table. It's great...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here today for the 45678434th time. But the difference today was that i went with friends. Usually i would go with my aunt.. who knows all the top dogs at the restaurant. Our teapots would...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
ok, so I grew up in very white suburbia in the San Fernando valley and have never had dim sum. You're over it. But, since I am going to China this summer i figured it would be good to have a dim sum...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Joy Luck Place that opens only during lunch time has the world's longest line.I don't know if it's normal for other Chinese places to have people waiting for more than an hour for some dim sum,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Unnerved by the horrific experience at Koi Palace last week, I am relieved to find out that having to wait for an hour at 10.30 at a dim sum place a la Koi Palace is a freakish outlier. Here's whyGot...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Food here is fairly good, especially given the lack of alternatives nearby, but service is abysmal. I'd give the food a C by the standards of Hong Kong dim sum but in Cupertino, maybe the correct...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This used to be my favorite dim sum place in the South Bay. The qualify is always very consistent, and the portions are big. However, my encounter with the rude matre d' again and again has...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Joy Luck Place offers great Dim Sum and nice decor. Overall a good experience...except for the line!!! If you are to arrive around noon on a Saturday or Sunday, forget about it!!! Also, have fun...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Dim sum is weak here and inconsistent.I don't like being seated in the smaller room since the dim sum carts don't make it by that area as much.The hot dim sum are sometimes cold,some dishes are just...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to this place several times. Twice they have tried to overcharge us on our dim sum bill. It is possible we look like easy targets since we don't speak cantonese. Thus, my advice is to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
There are two Joy Luck Place restaurants in the same plaza. I went to a pricey one. I decided to order something fancy tonight. So I had two dishes, salt and pepper crab and abalone. I never had...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Note: This review is for the dim sum only. I use braised chicken feet as a measuring stick for gauging the quality of a dim sum restaurant. Here, they are flavorful, meaty, sinewy bites of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
They get 2 stars because of they have inexpensive compared to Ming's in Palo Alto. However, Joy Luck is much greasier than Ming's and they are quick to throw you out. At Ming's, I can take my time,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We had a banquet dinner there to host my cousin from NYC. We had 6 people. It was Wednesday and not busy at all. The Peking duck was very fat. All the dishes came within 7 minutes. The food taste...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here for private parties, and the food has always been great even if some of it was too authentic for me (both times were for my Chinese grandma's birthday and she only likes the real...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
if u can suffer the long wait, then you should wait for their dim sum. its the best in cupertino, after canton delights closed down. it isnt as cheap as loon wah, but the quality is much better....
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Been there 3 times for lunch. Did the Dim Sum route. Some dishes good, some mediocre. Not consistent. Service is really lacking. I had to track down the server to get the check 2 of the 3 times....
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Here's some advice on getting a fast and delicious lunch at Joy Luck Place.1. Don't go on Friday-Sunday. It will take you 20 minutes to park and people here are surprisingly inconsiderate. You will...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Service is bad usually, but this is not surprising for a chinese restaurant. I like their dim sum dishes OK. They seem to have good quality "sticky rice wrapped in banana leaf". Their dinner dishes...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
OMG, the hostess is absolutely obnoxiously rude! If it weren't for my parents, I would walk straight up to their manager and give her a lesson on how NOT to treat customers. Given that there were a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We waited until 1:45, so we could avoid the line. No such luck. While standing in the drafty doorway, apparently the kitchen quit making dim sum. By the time they deposited us next to a filthy table,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just had a banquet style dinner at Joy Luck Place where my family had a birthday celebration for my mother in law. For 15 people, the cost was about $500 but the food was delicious and plentiful....
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good dim sum restaurant in Cupertino Village. my favorite dim sum dish is the rice rolled noodles with beef and this place does it decently enough. I also love eating the tofu with the ginger sauce...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow... fantastic dim sum!! There are 100 reviews already so this is what you want to order (and don't). And show up before 10:45am if you don't want to wait.HOLY $#!%:Roast Duck - from the top shelf...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Joy Luck Club has great peking duck and great eggplant, but their service SUCKS!I came here often because my family had a family donut shop nearby.And the peking duck. I crave the duck. And they do it...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Parking is limitless if you get here on time. =) Hint, come early. The food is pretty cool. If you read Bobby L's post, that's pretty much what I had and experienced. The "her cow" I had there was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's all about the honey sauce ribs. But yummy variety in general--enough to please even my bro's Chinese American mother-in-law, who loves to cook and is picky about her dim sum--plus staples like...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for a pre-Chinese New Year's dinner. Food is quite good for chinese family/banquet style. It's a large room to house lots of parties. The salt and peppered deep fried osyters were...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Reading some of the reviews, I don't see why you would lower their stars because of the parking, its a super busy plaza, it's not the restaurants fault. The wait is something they don't have control...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We used to come here often. However, the last time we were there for dim sum, two of the seven dishes were food that had gone bad. Yes, this was food that were older than a few days..The Manager was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First and foremost, parking was sooo packed that I parked at the pho place across the street from starbucks. Upon seeing the joy luck place it seems like one of the more elegant dim sum places, and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As one of the "better" places for dim sum in the South Bay, Joy Luck is always packed on weekends (they open at 11:00 a.m. on weekdays and 10:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays). I've found the quality...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We made the mistake of venturing here, just a few minutes before noon, and man, was it packed. Maybe it was the fact that it was a beautiful day, after it being so cloudy and yucky the last few days,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Note to Self: Explore Cupertino - there's good places to eat that you're missing out on.We went here yesterday for lunch- my coworker (Hung) is Chinese and we were craving something authentic, so four...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
-Good combinations of food-Little expensive-Bad Service and long wait
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Joy Luck. . . not such a joy and we sure as heck weren't lucky. Have gone for dim sum before and it's good but pricy. But they seem to skip us sometimes or the carts never even come in our direction....
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Epicenter of Chinatown South Bay. Solid dim sum, come here before 11am to avoid the long lines. Good drunken chicken wings and and tasty desserts. Accompany those dishes with jasmine tea.. mm.. a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with previous reviews on the service and quality here... When I first moved to the bay area, I liked this place since there wasn't a lot of good choices for dim sum around the area. However,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I hate this place.I came here with my sisters, my brother in law and my niece.Forget about the food, the service here is the worst of its kind. I mean really, sitting people while the table's not...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went to this place with a party of eight today for Dim Sum. This is probably a good strategy for two reasons.1. They value large parties over smaller ones.2. You get a chance to try many more...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is usually packed to the brim. I've been here many times. I love the fish congee (rice soup), dim sum (chicken feet, oh yum, and drunken (wine) chicken. Price is fairly priced.The...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
PROS- Food Quality is good - nothing to complain here. Every dish we ate was good.- Service is Fast - they literally power walk everywhere and when you say you need something, they'll jog over and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If I could, I would not even give this place a star. The service is absolutely terrble. They never smile, and the order of the food was out of place. Most people when they order soup, soup is the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for dim sum only. The dim sum here is good, but prepare to wait at least a hour if you get here past 11 am on a weekend morning. Be sure to be aggressive when putting your name down...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Food was ok. It was outrageously priced Chinese food. You're paying for the atmosphere... wait, what atmosphere? Its loud, noisy and loud... super large restaurant equals super large volume of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Had a banquet dinner here and got to use one of their private rooms. Food was decent, but I think I've had better. But what is it about waiters at these Chinese restaurants, they are required to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't eat dim sum all that often, but when I get a craving for it, I want to go to the Joy Luck Place. Thankfully, it's close to work and I have adventurous coworkers.I've had hit or miss...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is sooo good, it's one of my fave places to go. When people come to the South Bay, and ask for dim sum, our family goes here. It doesn't hurt that my extended family knows the owners--we...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I find it difficult to find really fine dim sum restaurants, even in the SF South Bay area. I've had dim sum throughout my life and throughout the world, and I have to say, this place is really...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
yum dim sum. great fried chicken. if u don't have to pay for it, it's not that bad.
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I come to Joy Luck quite often for dimsum lunch though I am in Palo Alto (LONG drive). That must tell you where I'm headed with this. The cha-siu baus are excellent with little fat. The Portugese...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I came here twice since the ownership changed and I don't think I would come again. I came for both dinner and dim sum and both were disappointing. Don't confuse this with Joy Luck Place in San Mateo,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Haven't been there since the ownership change as mentioned by the last reviewer, but I absolutely loved this place. I hope it didn't change.The quality of the food was good and the ambiance is a lot...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A good place for newbies that want a good selection of good tasting dim sum, especially when fresh. However, if you show up during peak hours, I hope you're willing to wait......and wait......and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent dim sum... especially if you go at the "right" time meaning: - not too early (like right when they open) otherwise you get reheated leftovers from the day before. - not too late (like when...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Forgive me if I stray from the usual restaurant review. The reason being that for some reason, whenever I go here, movie references jump in and out of my increasingly troubled mind.First off, the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Joy Luck came highly recommended so I was excited to see what all the hype was about. To sum it up: long wait, bad food and worse service - will not be returning. I miss Canton Delights!
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only eaten Dim Sum at 2 places ... and they happen to be within 1/10 of a mile of each other. This one is definitely better IMHO. Parking is kind of tough as is finding the place if you've never...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Price is on the high end. Service is slow (DIM SUM carts rarely came by our table). Food is mediocre. Do not get all this hype.Gotta give it 1 star to average down their rating. Would not go back.
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going out on a limb reviewing this place since (1) I'm a goddamn vegetarian and (2) I don't have deep familiarity with dim sum (largely as a result of the vegetarianism). I came here today for the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Been here several times with my family. The restaurant is always packed for dinner.The food is higher quality Chinese food! My family usually orders one of the Family style dinners. We really like to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent food, fairly busy all the time, but really nothing special. I really enjoyed the soup there. Reasons why my experience wasn't as good as my experiences in the San Mateo location (I went on a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
fob food lovin'- i got it from my momma (and poppa)went here on a weekday evening no dim sum, regular family style I can't stop thinking about liver and kidneys here. boiled and draped over steamed...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my all time favorite dim sum spot! It is definitely worth the drive and wait. The wait time isn't too bad with the surrounding shops nearby that you can browse through.If you get the chance...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
About 10 of us went to Joy Luck Place for dinner last Sunday. We made reservations ahead of time but the place was only about 75% full so we probably would have gotten a table regardless. Let me...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This has got to be the best overall dim sum in the South Bay. Mayflower has a few dim sum items better than here but the overall ambience and interior decor, coloration and taste of the food is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like Joy Luck Place, but always find it boring. It is clean and serves good quality Chinese food. But it is just not authentic enough. A good authentic Chinese restaurant not only can do the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely one of the best places for dim sum in the bay area. The prices are a little bit higher than other places but I feel that the quality is better and fresher. It does get very crowded on...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The food is decent. The dim sum is decent here, although rather expensive. There is a REASON for the one star that I gave it. these are important reasons too...Firstly, the Parking is ALWAYS a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good food. Took off some stars due to price and parking nightmare.I would come here more often if they have more parking. It would help if they build a multi-story parking structure next to the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their dim sum is good but not the best, the decor is very nice...But I more strongly recommend their side restaurant, a traditional Hong Kong BBQ restaurant where you order items from a menu printed...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm still trying to figure out how this dim sum concept works.Wait around for servers to offer you dishes...point to what you want. Get stamped for it. Chat with your friend, get interrupted 5 times...
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Arrived with my partner at 10:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning to check this place out. Didn't get seated until 10:30 a.m, only after we complained that a Chinese-speaking couple who arrived after us got...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been blown away by this place, even though everyone I know raves about how authentic their noodles and dim sum are. The standard item by which I measure all dim sum places is glutinous...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I am giving this an average rating, since I found my experience and the food just average. One less star for the insane wait for a table for five. (Almost 1hour)The company of friends far exceeded the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Been here twice and the one thing I can warn you about is that it's quite the wait to get in. So be prepared to grab some boba and chill out outside while your number is called 30 minutes later.Once...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yum!Get there early...and beware of crazy drivers in the parking lot.
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite dim-sum place! Though have to warn you, they get extremely packed so go early! We went at 11ish and only had to wait 10 min to be seated. The food was great! The congee,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this dim sum place. It's fast and efficient and they have a lot of typical dim sum dishes. I was looking for the bowl of tripe and stomach lining, but they didn't have it. also...it took...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For years i have avoided all chinese food on the peninsula, because everything i've had has been mediocre or worse. Joy Luck saved my faith in dim sum, period. call ahead to get a number, or else...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Go here for the dim sum!They have pretty good and authentic dim sum dishes, and there are a lot to choose from. For me, one reason I love dim sum is because they come in smaller portions, which mean I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is not a compliment or a complaint per se. I just wanted to make sure that folks know that almost all of the dim sum has pork in it. Apparently this is "authentic " according to the waitress. I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They push your food in little carts around, then when you order it, they stamp your card. i love how dim sum restaurants work. Best dim sum i had here was the shark fin dumplings. they were so big and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The dim sum here is a little different from the other ones i've tried, The sui mai is a little different, but its really good. They had this crispy eggroll looking thing with mango and assortments of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my all-time favorite dim sum joints and definitely my favorite in South Bay. Stay tuned for important JLP tips ... trust me, you'll thank me later ...I love this place because of the variety -...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We got a milk tea & some bread from a bakery shop to hold my hunger down until we got seated. The wait was crazy long.We waited in the restaurant and realize our waiting number ticket got crossed...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here on Friday night with my mother and I absolutely fell in love - you can't beat being one of the few non-asians in a large packed restaurant! The food is great and I can't wait to go back...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is the only place i go for dim sum. surprisingly, they make the best bbq pork puff pastry and other unique things like their mango shrimp rolls and shark fin dumplings. if youre smart, you'll...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I Love me some dim-sum, and when I'm on the peninnsula on a weekend I always try to make it out here. You can tell this place is good by the length of line that forms, and the amount of angry...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
well let me start by deciphering the apt name of this place -Joy - its an absolute joy to eat such authentic delicious dimsums and cantonese delicaciesLuck - well you gotta have luck to be seated...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has good dim sum with fresh shrimp. The wait is fine for a weekday lunch and the service is pretty good. I am not very adventurous with dim sum choices but here are some comments about my...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Got here early (as in was the FIRST customer to walk in the door) so didn't have to battle it out with the lunch crowd. The amount of time between carts was a little long for my taste, and we kept on...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Came here today with my coworkers/bosses for our annual "holiday" get together. It was an interesting experience with 3 out of the 9 adults either vegetarian and/or not familiar at all with Chinese...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a little pricier than your usual cantonese restaurant. I've eaten both the dim sum and regular dishes here. The regular dishes are mediocre, I won't even go into them.The dim sum,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
More like 3.5 stars, good dim sum and decent prices but the wait can be long on weekends.
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Alright, another story from me about a restaurant which has nothing to do with their food. I walked into this restaurant with my wife, and we were waiting patiently for a table. The restaurant did not...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I will make the hour drive here from Santa Cruz when I am visiting my parents. It is that worth it when I get the craving for some delicious, fresh dim sum. If you get there later than 10:30, you are...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for Cantonese food! Especially seafood.Favorite dish would have to be scallop on shrimp meat with this sweet ?orange? flavor sauce. Overall, price tends to be a bit higher than other...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2006
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I have to agree with most of the review, its is one of the better dim sum places but it is very busy during dim sum hours and the service is very lousy. But that sort of comes with authentic chinese...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/29/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Really three star for price, but four for location. Living in Palo Alto, it's the best dim sum nearby, but if you manage to go into the city, you can get just as good for much lower prices.
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food: 3.6 stars (authentic, variety, and flavor)Atmosphere: 4 stars (traditional Chinese dinning area large open area)Service: 4 (better service than the avg. Chinese restaurant they are considered...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Joy Luck Place for dim sum was pretty good for a while. However, the last few times I've been there, I've been really disappointed. I ordered pork dumplings, which is normally my favorite, and it was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dim Sum....Yum Sum...Excellent..I should say "Only Choice" for Dim sum if you live in West Valley area. The Dim sum spread is usual with plenty of choices, if you want the BBQ pork buns on weekend......
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had an amusing experience here this weekend. When I said "Just me," the waiter apparently heard "three," so they brought me three plates and three teacups and three sets of chopsticks and three...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going to compare this place with my usual dim sum restaurant, Golden Wok, in Mountain View.I hear the JLP gets pretty packed on the weekend so I decided to try it out on a Tuesday. We found that...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent Dim Sum!The dim sum has a creative twist to it than how it normally is. The dim sum was pretty good, but still kind of lacking. The place was crowded and busy, thus the service sucked a lil....
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2006
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Don't go there if you want to have a good time, or if you are trying to make impression on your guests. After the hassel of finding parking space, I was hoping for a good meal. The service was much worse than...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/07/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is average - B-Cleaniness is average - CService is slow - DAtmosphere - crammed - C This place is good for and easy meal like wonton noodle soup.
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2006
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Don't go on Saturday or Sunday! The place is so crazy busy that you have to wait for a LONGGGGGGGGGGG time to get a table. Not my favorite Dim Sum place but still good.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/13/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Solid Cantonese dim sum. If you can, go on a weekday for lunch because it's a mad house in Cupertino Village on weekends, as everybody and their mother, grandmother and aunties are here. Their dinner...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fairly ordinary restaurant to get dim sum, although I think the best dimsum in the south bay can be found at ABC Seafoods or Mayflower (both in Milpitas). Joy Luck is a good choice for those who don't...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2006
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So far everybody has commented on Joy Luck's dim sum which is excellent and DOES have a long wait. If you want a really minimal wait I'd suggest getting there as early as 11:00 AM as there is always a line. I...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/01/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here with a friend to catch up and it was a great experience. First of all, the servers are very polite. They're very good about filling up empty tea pots and giving you new plates when your...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Flagship restaurant in Cupertino Village. Long waits and expensive.Not impressed at all with their dim sum. Didn't taste very good. Pork ribs were chewy instead of falling off the bone. The shrimp in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Been here in the past but just recently returned for a colleague's birthday. There were 10 of us and the damage was, ok, not quite damaging..... about $13 per person! It was worthwhile, piping hot and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I like the dim sum here but the wait is too long (on average 45 minutes), and finding parking is way too crazy.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2006
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Joy Luck gets really crowded on weekends, so I try to go there to meet friends or colleagues for lunch on a weekday. Even weekdays, it can get crowded, so it's worth calling ahead to make a reservation (even...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably one of the better Cupertino Chinese restaurants. There's an assload of Chinese in this area too. I mean if you look at this shopping center alone, the Duke and Bank of the West are...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Joy Luck Place couple times and each time the food quality is inconsistent, sometimes decent, other times bad. It's quite pricy compared with other dim sum place. I'd rather go to Mayflower...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite dim sum place. The dim sum is fresh and piping hot. Pricier than other dim sum joints, but well worth it. Expect to wait 1 hours on Sundays. But yes, service will be better if you...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food is great and price- no complaint. But service was not too impressive. First time I came here with my Chinese friends who spoke Chinese so we got a good service; they ordered some specific style...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2006
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Joy Luck Place is one of those place where you think they are passing out free iPods if you go on a Saturday or Sunday morning. It is one of those unexplainable phenomenon that you always have to wait for a...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/10/2006
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The dim sum at Joy Luck is pretty good, but it is a huge restaurant and they come around with these little trays of dim sum. If you aren't right by the kitchen door, you may have to wait a long time to get...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/02/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is decent - nothing was spectacular but nothing was bad either. We ate banquet style of course.The decor could use some sprucing up but the service was quick and efficient.However, I think...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was virtually weaned on this place - since it opened, all our big pretentious dinners have been here.There are two Joy Luck Places. There's the huge one with the pretentious food where my family...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2006
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I took my wife to Joy Luck Place the other night and was surprised to find it had incredibly horrible service. Our waiter was stiff and rude, and upon our asking about various dishes, our waiter continually...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/14/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent Chinese food, long wait, relatively high prices.BTW, I think that's the wrong photo...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2005
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I am a regular at the Joy Luck restaurant. I would agree with most of the reviews posted here. Food is good but service is severly lacking. If you're lucky though you might get the one or two servers that's...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/18/2005
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The Joy Luck Place restaurant is a high class Chinese eatery. During the late morning and early afternoon, they serve Dim Sum, which is served by dozens of waiters pushing around carts of hot food. ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A favorite restaurant in Cupertino Village and San Mateo for its seafood (ie. steamed rock cod), dim sum, and steamed sponge cake with custard swirls.
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're going to haul your ass to Cupertino, then you might as well wait in line for 45 minutes and get some damn good dim sum. The food here is fresh and a tad bit pricey, but you get what you pay...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2005
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This place has very good dim sum but awful service. The best way is to flag down a waiter and order everything upfront. If you get there late (after 1 pm), you will have to do this because there will be no dim...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cantonese cuisine worthy of praise. Everything we've had here has been good. We especially like the 'daily soup', served in a tureen has been simmering on the stove for hours on end. This is just one...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2005
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Great dim-sum and other dishes. I've been here both for lunch and dinner. Prices are higher than normal but I believe it's worth every penny. Parking is a headache, you need to arrive early to find a good...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/02/2005
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I went there for dinner and I feel that their food is way overpriced. I went there for a causal dinner for 3, ordered 3 dishes and 1 soup and the bill turned out to be $100 with tips (I didn't order anyting...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/25/2004
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wonderful place with very easy free parking. everyone is well dressed in this not too fancy joint. located in a nice, small mall. get there early and walk around a bit. many good window shopping stores and...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/30/2002
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not mandarin, cantonese...
chefmoz.org - user review
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classic cantonese in the heart of cupertino...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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