Joy Yee Noodle
Jonathan Lee · 466 Google reviewsJoy Yee Noodle — neighborhood chinese in Evanston. Generous portions, so come hungry. [$$]
What 1,463 diners keep saying
What 1,463 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“One of the closest asian restaurant where I work. Lots of choices and they have kiosk for u to order. Fast service! Loved it! Food is authentic.. asian approved!”
“Joy Yee Noodle in Evanston is our forever comfort spot when the Asian food cravings kick in. They seriously have everything: beef pho, KBBQ ribs, beef and kimchi fried rice, beef cubes over tomato rice, sweet & sour chicken, salted pepper Japanese tofu… and the absolute champion of all champions: the salted fish and chicken fried rice. Nothing beats it. Whether it’s just me and my husband or we roll in with a whole group, we always start with the truffle fries. Portions are solid, but we never leave without getting drinks. Their smoothies? Elite. Our go-to is the mango lychee with tapioca and lychee jelly, 10/10 every time. We pretty much find ourselves here at least once a month. It’s just that kind of place. Casual, delicious, and always hits the spot.”
“Joy Yee is an enigma- from the amazing food to the amazing drinks and the gigantic menu, I'm so impressed by the variety of options and the speedy and kind service here. The food is delicious and great quality, especially for the price. I will be back! Our favorites were the beef chow fun, basil shrimp, and avocado smoothie.”
“This Asian restaurant in downtown Evanston has a huge variety of dishes across many cuisines! Despite its name being Joy Yee Noodle, they serve far more than just noodle dishes. The food comes out very quickly, and the portions sizes are huge. I highly recommend ordering a variety of dishes and sharing them family style. We tried the beef chow fun, the sweet and sour chicken, the Malaysian seafood fried rice, and the walnut shrimp. Everything tasted freshly cooked and delicious. This place also probably has the largest boba menu you’ll ever see. Like their entrees, these boba sizes are massive. If you’re looking for a wide assortment of Asian dishes to try, come to Joy Yee!”
“Omg, the news is right! Their Boba is absolutely great and worth waiting for. The tapioca is fresh and made to prefection. Additionally, the flavor of the Thai tea was so original and fresh!”
“Pictured is the mango freeze with tapioca, lavender tea with tapioca, Summer Berry freeze, and pineapple coconut freeze with tapioca. Two of our favorites are the avocado freeze and the Taro freeze!! We go here a couple times a month for the freezes and bubble tea, but we've eaten here several times as well. The portions are big and the food is delicious!”
“This is honestly one of the better Joy Yee locations! The food is so flavorful and the portions are huge - and while you may find the same menu and portions at other Joy Yee locations, we found ourselves quite disappointed at the Chinatown location in terms of flavor. The Evanston location always sets high expectations for us. This and the UIC location are our two favorites! And great place to stop at for boba too of course”
“We have been going to Joy Yee for years, whether in Chinatown, Evanston, or Northside. This is our favorite place for our comfort food and smoothie drinks and is fantastic. The mandatory tips of 4 and more are not an issue to me if good services are rendered, but services suck.”
“Seated for roughly 15-20 minutes without our order being taken at a non busy time. Have drink and food order at the same time and it came out at the same time. Ignored by waiter as they checked on surrounding tables. When time to pay for the food a different waiter came and placed the card Reader in front of my date even though my bright red card was clearly visible and completely ignored me. I gave a minimum tip just to be courteous. Food what great, however service was clearly bias. I recommend take out.”
“The boba is pretty good with lots of choices. The food is good enough, but most of the sauces are too heavy handed, this restaurant is for north side not Asians or Asians that not willing to travel far for better quality.”
“My friends and I were looking for a place to eat for Easter and came across Joy Yee. We each ordered Thai dishes. My meal took very long to come out, my friends were basically done eating by the time I got it, and I had to remind the server. Portions are HUGE but the food is just okay. My soup had more broth than actual meat/veggies. 18% service fee on parties 4+. Could have been a better experience.”
“와이프와 함께 먹으려고 이 매장에서 소고기 쌀국수를 포장해 왔는데, 먹는 도중 음식에서 플라스틱 조각이 여러 개 씹혔습니다. 혹시 모르고 먹었을까 봐 정말 걱정되고, 매우 실망스러웠습니다. 음식 안전은 가장 기본적인 부분인데… 이번 경험으로 다시는 이곳에서 주문하지 않을 것 같습니다. I ordered beef pho from this restaurant to enjoy with my spouse, but when we brought it home and started eating, we found several pieces of plastic in the food. This was extremely disappointing and concerning because we might have unknowingly eaten some of it. Food safety should be a top priority, and this experience makes me lose trust in this place. Unfortunately, I will not be ordering from this restaurant again.”
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