text: Joyful is a great place to go for some good Chinese food It is located in a small shopping center along with a dry cleaners a gas station and a few other mom and pop places nnEvery time I go to Joyful I always enjoy my meals I usually go for dinner and get their chow mien dinner special which comes with chow mien obviously egg fried rice a vegetable egg roll and two tempura shrimp Their Joyful house chicken is also very delicious It has just the right amount of batter on it and is fried to crispy perfection The Chinese food has never been sub par and always tastes like its made to order You can also hear the chefs in the back cooking your meal as the order is given to them so no worries about freshness nnThey also serve Thai cuisine I have had some of their curries and although they are good they are not the greatest Thai curries I have had However that being said my rating for Joyful still stays at a four star because it is a Chinese eatery not a Thai joint nnProbably the only downside to Joyful would be the interior seating as it is very dated dark and silentexcept for the Asian television that the owners and employees sit down and watch in their down time The service is alright as the waitresses I am assuming they are all family do not speak much English and seem to hover over your table as you are holding conversation It is not terribly bothersome though nnIf you are looking for a quiet moderatelypriced place to get unoverdramatized Chinese food joyful is the place to go