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Joy Luck Chinese Restaurant

Restaurant Chinese restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Chinese restaurants in Cairo


Address

X77M+5FG, Naguib Mahfouz, Maadi as Sarayat Al Gharbeyah, Maadi, Cairo Governorate 4213215, Egypt

Website

www.elmenus.com

Contact

+20 2 25165105

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (1.1K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Monday: 11 am to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


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  • 1/5 Malak G. 2 years ago on Google
    I have no idea why this is the only branch on Google maps when there's another one in 233, which is the one I went to. Horrible food. Horrible looking restaurant. Their famous sweet and sour chicken feels like eating a sickly sweet honey donut with a chicken lurking inside it. The batter tastes so weird and is too thick. After around 3 you start to feel nauseous. The kung pao chicken thankfully wasn't fried with that dough, or fried at all, it was better compared to it but still very below average taste wise. Beef dumplings and vegetable noodles were the only things I liked. Fried rice was really bad. The restaurant is just depressing and the customer service sucks. The menus and salt-shakers are also filthy and disgusting. I wonder how the kitchen looks if that's what they show us.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 소마야 10 months ago on Google • 75 reviews
    It was the best Chinese food I tried since a very long time. It was really tasty, and the prices was really good. Also the atmosphere in general was really nice. But orders takes to much time to prepare, and some of the food was really oily especially the meat, also the vegetables weren't cooked enough.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Islam L. 9 months ago on Google • 251 reviews
    One of the best Asian food places around. Not as expensive as other places also! Totally Recommend it 👍
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Aya R. 1 year ago on Google • 118 reviews
    It seems like there have two different branches but only one is on Google maps. I guess we didn’t go to this branch, we went to the other one by the pet house. The place was small and simple. They have just few tables. The waiter was nice and helpful. The service was so quick and the prices are very fair. The food portions are big. We ordered Tofu with soy sauce, it was super delicious 5/5, the best tofu I ever tried so fresh and tasty. Then we ordered vegetables noodles, that one was a disappointment 2/5 it didn’t have any flavor just boiled noodles. My friend ordered chicken lemon, she didn’t like it either, it wasn’t cooked enough 3/5 So the over all experience was okay. I think I will go again for the tofu and maybe I will ask the waiter to recommended better noodles.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 salma h. 1 year ago on Google • 159 reviews
    I loved it. It was my first time to try hotpot so I am not an expert. But I did watch videos on how to do it and pretty much found all ingredients and everything I needed in the experience in this restaurant. The service was fast and nice. Price is above average but the experience is worth it. We ate until we couldn't eat no more. The restaurant closes at 10 pm so I recommend you go pretty early if you want to enjoy the experience of hotpot at slow pace.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sarah S. 2 years ago on Google
    Chinese Food at its finest! Our favorite picks in order: 1.Sizzling chicken you’ll not find this item in the menu but you can order it ( My fav) . 2. kung pao chicken 3.shredded meat (so spicy ) 4. Fried noodles with vegetables. 💰 affordable, place is small almost 4 tables.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mohanad E. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is very delicious i think it is one of the best Chinese restaurants in cairo The restaurant is so simple and for first time impression you will think that restaurant won't serve the quality and tast that you expect but that's not true For those who search for good taste Chinese food that's the right place. Prices are reasonable and portions are big enough to enjoy your meal
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Honey Al B. 1 year ago on Google • 143 reviews
    Food is very good Quantity is very good you can share the dishes They need to serve the sweet and sour sauce and soya sauce without requesting from the waiter Overall i like the food taste
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Karim H. 1 year ago on Google
    The kind of place you see in movies. Typical China-Town family-owned small one-room restaurant. Serves authentic Chinese food. Delicious. Ordered duck, dumplings and a few more dishes. Don't expect good service. Prices are okay. You go there for the authentic food and not for the dining experience.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Aya H. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent food and very cheap
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 yasmine 2 years ago on Google
    the dumplings were OK, the fried rice was so bad so i recommend getting the noodles. the chili shredded beef was really good. not mind blowing all in all but a good experience
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Farrah H. 2 years ago on Google
    Not really sweet and sour, tasted really funky with an awful batter on top of the chicken. The spring rolls had only lettuce inside. The waiter forgot to bring the rice. It seemed like a family restaurant & I didn't wanna be rude to anyone but just wanted to share my experience.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex S. 1 year ago on Google • 39 reviews
    Best dumplings in town. All other dishes are fantastic as well. Very fast and straightforward service. One of my favorite restaurants in Cairo that also happens to offer excellent quality for the price.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sherry E. 11 months ago on Google • 77 reviews
    Definitely one of my favorite Asian spots, the most authentic Chinese restaurant. The chicken sweet and sour was perfect, the sauce and the crunch 🤤 there is a chicken pineapple platter sweet and saucy loved it as well. the veggies noodles was good (large portion better to be split) Service was helpful, the restaurant is located in the first floor, good seating area.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Anthony H. 10 months ago on Google • 47 reviews
    Came here because they have Peking Duck Pancakes! The only issue I had was that they have ‘seafood’ dumplings 🥟 (as opposed to prawn 🦐 dumplings which I ❤️). I also prefer pan fried 🥟 over steamed which they don’t do either. The dumplings 🥟 were however nice and crisp, unlike other places in Egypt 🇪🇬 (I.e Peking) who deep fry their dumplings 🤦🏻‍♂️. Because there isn’t that much demand for Peking duck, I think the one we had was precooked, frozen and then reheated, which is understandable if there isn’t a lot of demand for it. Doesn’t make sense from a business perspective to cook Peking duck everyday and nobody orders it Overall wasn’t too bad. The food was good, decent atmosphere. Learning to slowly lower my standards of 🇨🇳 🥡in 🇪🇬 compared to 🇦🇺
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 hanaa s. 4 years ago on Google
    Best Chinese food ever, I'd advise against ordering the noodles but ither than that every thing was perfect the, both the quality and the quantity, amazing cost to value ratio, the food was served sizzling which a huge plus The atmosphere is very authentic, and you'd enjoy every second of it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 antonious g. 2 years ago on Google
    Horrible place . Seriously unhygienic. Food tastes awful. Sweet and sour chicken tastes like fried playdough. Noodles were not properly cooked and had tomatoes in it also were completley tasteless.spring rolls were acceptable .but that is it. Wouldn't recommend it at all.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rano S. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the best Chinese restaurants in maadi, very good quality, taste and reasonable prices, the portions are more than enough and the service is friendly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Tariq H. 3 years ago on Google
    Very bad unfortunately. Not authentic whatsoever. Lived on Chinese food for many years. This is far from it.

  • 5/5 Mohamed E. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Eating is sweet, but confirm the request if you like chili and burning (Original) الأكل حلو، بس أكد على الطلب لو بتحب الشطه والحراق

  • 5/5 radwa e. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very sweet ... the place is simple, but beautiful, and they eat very sweet Chinese Chinese, meaning 😂 (Original) حلو اوي... المكان بسيط بس جميل واكلهم حلو جدا صيني صيني يعني 😂

  • 4/5 Ahmed A. 3 years ago on Google
    Really good prices

  • 4/5 Mia L. 3 years ago on Google
    nice restaurant 💙

  • 3/5 mahmoud h. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Chinese food Often the majority want nothing but love, of course (Original) اكل صيني غالبا مابيعجبش الاغلبية الا عشاقة طبعا

  • 4/5 colataty 2 years ago on Google
    Overall pretty good for the price, I liked their fried noodles which are made in-house (although my friend didn't really like them) The sizzling beef is probably their most popular menu item, and it's pretty good, but nothing wow-factor-worthy. The dumplings are probably the best part of the whole restaurant, they're always piping hot and steamy and the sauce is really good. Never forget to get the dumplings when you come here. One time, we even asked the owner if we could buy her frozen dumplings to make at home and she accepted!! She's really nice :) Overall it's pretty good, not the best food I've ever had by any means, but considering the price and the portion you get I would go again.

  • 2/5 Hassan El N. 1 year ago on Google
    Salt Galore… I ordered two dishes from Joy Luck. The Ma Po Tofu and veggie noodles. Both were tasteless. The tofu dish had almost no sauce on it. The noodles were fried to point of being hard. I drank liters and liters of water the following 48 hours after that meal to try and get the salt taste out of my mouth. I won’t be going back.

  • 4/5 Nur El M. 2 years ago on Google
    The menu here is sooooo long and the prices and portions are really decent. I got the mushroom and chicken dish and it was amazing. My friends ordered the Kung Pao chicken and the sweet and sour chicken which were good but not as good. The sweet and sour was super fried, mostly dough and little chicken. The place is small so I would try to avoid rush hour if you are a larger group. I am not sure if they do reservations but they do pick up service.

  • 5/5 andro b. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing 👏

  • 4/5 Eman E. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice menu...but AC is weak .. flies all around

  • 5/5 shaker a. 3 years ago on Google
    🍩

  • 3/5 夏丽 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The place is good and we add, but the food was not nice, it was nice, and the 鸡肉 蘑菇 المق the fried rice was pasta and it was not sweet (Original) المكان كويس ونضيف بس الاكل مكنش حلو اوي 饺子كانت كويسه وال鸡肉蘑菇汤 الارز المقلي كان معجن ومش حلو

  • 3/5 Mostafa 4 years ago on Google
    i can't say wow about it and I'm not fan of Chinese food. food wasn't bad. good place for gathering with friends and family. service was good. place itself below the average

  • 5/5 Mohamed M. 3 years ago on Google
    Best Chinese food in Cairo so far.

  • 5/5 Natashiah J. 3 years ago on Google
    Food is excellent quality, large servings and very reasonably priced.

  • 5/5 Ahmed E. 1 year ago on Google
    Still the best and most authentic chinese restaurant around. Consistency for over a decade :)

  • 3/5 Wael El G. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was good, service is acceptable and the price for the food quality is reasonable. It is an acceptable place for a quick meal of Chinese food. If you have high expectations then choose another place, but if you like Asian food and willing to try it for a reasonable price, then I recommend this place.

  • 5/5 Emma J. 3 years ago on Google
    The food is more than wonderful😘😍

  • 4/5 Maram H. 3 years ago on Google
    The best chinese in town! Friendly staff. Great value for money.

  • 4/5 Gilan R. A. 3 years ago on Google
    i tried crispy duck it comes with this amazing gravy, sweet and sour chicken was different than any other Chinese restaurant i've ever tried, kung pao chicken was delicious as well, noodles with beef was cool and the seaweed salad was *chef's kiss* in conclusion you gotta try this restaurant out.

  • 4/5 Basem A. 3 years ago on Google
    It was a nice experience, this was my first time in this branch, I like the vibes and the food, it offers a good variety and nice options but quality and portions have been better

  • 5/5 nancy y. 3 years ago on Google
    The place is very clean and the food is so fresh and delicious. The things i liked the kost are the chicken sweet and sour and the beef green peppers, but i didn't like the noodles and the fried rice as much. The spring rolls and dumplings were nice. But overall it was a lovely and enjoyable experience. I would definitely go again for the chicken sweet and sour!

  • 5/5 Ahmed F. 4 years ago on Google
    Awesome 😎

  • 5/5 Mostafa M. 3 years ago on Google
    food is very tasty and delicious.

  • 2/5 Miky M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Expensive Shuiten The food is not very sweet, I mean, like Chinese, it has restaurants that are much better The place is not sweet (Original) غالي شويتين الاكل مش حلو اوي يعني كاصيني فيه مطاعم احلا بكتير المكان مش حلو

  • 1/5 BUILTRADE Golden K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) We warn against all Chinese food because it is not a guaranteed source (Original) نحذر من جميع الاكلات الصينية لانها غير مضمونة المصدر

  • 5/5 الاعلامى /نور شعبان N. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) entire (Original) تمام

  • 1/5 Youssef T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Strong loneliness (Original) وحشة قوى

  • 5/5 Amr H. M. 4 years ago on Google
    Authentic chinese, loved the steamed dumplings

  • 4/5 Maria A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) good to eat! (Original) 好吃!

  • 5/5 Mahmoud S. 4 years ago on Google
    veey good

  • 5/5 Monica Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) His sweetheart too (Original) حبيته جدا

  • 4/5 mohamed h. 4 years ago on Google
    Chinese food

  • 5/5 Heba T. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing food

  • 5/5 Sarah N. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food, very good prices.. big portions

  • 3/5 Moustafa Al E. 4 years ago on Google
    It wasn't good as the other branch

  • 1/5 سليمان �. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Not for the Chinese (Original) لا للصيني

  • 5/5 Reem A. 4 years ago on Google
    FOOD IS SO delicious and so cheap

  • 5/5 hany e. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) ممتاز

  • 4/5 Ahmad M. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food, good prices

  • 5/5 Mahmoud Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 5/5 Tamer A. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good restaurant for Chinese food (Original) مطعم جيد للمأكولات الصينية

  • 5/5 Zakaria H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice food (Original) اكل جميل

  • 5/5 oro 1. 4 years ago on Google
    Love their food


Call +20 2 25165105 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free of charge street parking
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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