Joyee’s Dumpling House - 4S Ranch

Came here on a Friday for dinner with a party of 2. We were seated right away. It was our first time here so we wanted to try a variety of dishes, though we knew the portions were large. We ordered the pork dan dan noodles, honey walnut shrimp, pork fried buns, wontons in spicy oil and scallion pancakes. Our server mentioned the sauce in the dan dan noodles and the spicy wontons are the same. But it wasn't an issue because it was really good! We enjoyed both dishes. The pork fried buns were also very savory and I liked the consistency of the bun. The honey walnut shrimp was good but could've used a little more sauce as some of the shrimp weren't fully coated. The scallion pancake was the highlight for me. It was the perfect balance of crispy on the outside/edges and soft and flaky on the inside. If it wasn't for all the food we ordered, I could've eaten the whole plate. It was extra tasty dipping into the sauce from the noodles!Overall, we did order a lot of food for two people. Our server did mention that to us, which I did appreciate! But it was a good thing because everything was very tasty and I was happy to be able to enjoy the rest for a later meal. The price for everything wasn't bad either, very reasonable. I'm glad we tried this place and will definitely be coming back again.

I was happy to see a new Taiwanese chain sprout up in the SD area. I'm hoping this chain will open one close to where I live in future as this one is up in the RB area.A group of us came here to eat lunch and every dish was excellent! I highly recommend coming here to try them out. We ordered their beef and onion dish, eggplant, the cumin lamb, some pork buns and a noodle dish.

Good little dumpling spot, close to the office. I honestly didn't know this place existed until my friend picked it for a lunch date. It's in a busy shopping complex, and on the day we went, half of the parking lot was shut down for repaving, so parking was a challenge. I don't know that it'd be an issue on non-paving days, but it felt like it could get busy during the lunch rush.They had one large party and two smaller groups when we arrived, but we sat ourselves at a table near the door and started discussing the menu. My friend really wanted the Cream Cheese Wontons ($8.99), so we got an order of those. I needed the Garlic Green Beans in my face ($12.99), so that got added on, too. We also ordered the Pork Fried Buns ($11.99) and the Xiao Long Bao ($11.99). We asked to hold onto a menu, just in case, but they kept trying to take it from us. We were hungry!The green beans were the best thing we ate that day, in my opinion. I know my friend felt the same way, because she kept talking about how addicting they were. They were crispy, garlicky, a bit spicy and oh so yummy. Definitely recommend.The cream cheese wontons were okay, nothing spectacular but then again they aren't my favorite appetizer option. The fried buns were good and fun to eat with someone who'd never tried one before. The look of surprise on her face when she first bit into a bun...I was ashamed for half a second for not warning her of the squirt factor, but it was too funny not to laugh.The buns were good, lots of flavor and good amount of filling. The XLB were also not my favorite, but they cooled off quickly after they were dropped off at our table. Not a pleasant dining experience. In the end, the waiters were right: we didn't need the menu after all we'd ordered. In fact, my friend got a good amount of leftovers to take home to her family. I guess we weren't as hungry as we thought.

Generous portion size, I left looking like big Buddha (joke). We enjoyed the lo mein And braised tofu. It was a little loud inside but outside it was pleasant with sun and a breeze

The food is amazing! I loved every dish we tired and I have been here multiple times. The service is okay, the food came out fast and we were able to order quickly but when we needed to ask the server for an extra spoon and some napkins they were on their phone and didn't reply when we tried to get their attention. Inside it was quiet at the time I went but I can see that it may get loud with conversation during a busier time due to the small space. Over all I would love to come back here!

Excellent food and service. Attentive to refilling water and tea and to make sure condiments are on the table. Restaurant is clean and much more affordable than Din Tai Fung! Don't forget to eat the dumplings with the vinegar it's healthy and yummy!!

Joyee's Dumpling House - 4S Ranch location (B- )A nice surprise to have a decent Chinese food restaurant in Rancho Bernardo! I've known about Joyee for a while, but hesitant to try thinking it would be another Americanized Chinese restaurant and apart from Xiao Lung Bao, Cantonese wonton, and har gau (shrimp dumpling), I'm not a dumpling fan. But with encouragement from Penny, I took the plunge and gave it a try. We ended up having lunch there two days in a row!The 4S location is bright, clean, but pretty small with limited inside seating. There's a few outdoor tables, but we sat inside given the outside seating only had a view of parked cars with no air conditioning. Service was prompt & efficient.Day 1: The appetizersXiao lung bao (B- ) : ordered this purely to "test out" the restaurant. It was "not bad" I won't order again because the overall experience isn't much better than Wei Chuan frozen XLB and definitely inferior to MiLa. The skin was thicker than desired, the soup plentiful enough, the meat was a little too hard, but the redeeming quality was that both the meat and the soup had good flavor and tasted fresh.Beef wrap (B- ) : flavor was good, but I prefer the Taiwanese version more, with hot beef while this had cold beef like from a deli, reflecting the Northern China style. Flavor wise was fairly good, with the hot, crispy yet chewy scallion pancake wrap contrasting with the savory beef and the cool lettuce in the middle. Would have been nice to have a touch of sweetness (like the Taiwanese wraps) but nonetheless, still satisfying.Pork sticky rice (B- ) : I guess my food bias is really showing because I definitely prefer the Cantonese style, where the flavoring from the rice is more from the meat, while this version has a much stronger soy sauce taste. The pork tasted fresh and was nicely marbled. Not my favorite rendition, but not bad.At the end of the meal, we concluded, even though it's not a great restaurant, it's the best we have that's less than 15 minutes drive from home. And, we didn't get to try any wok stir fried items, so we definitely needed to return. Little did we know the next day, at around lunch time, we would be in the area with my daughter and her boyfriend, looking for a light lunch prior to a Torrey Pines hike. So...let's try out their stir fried items!Day 2: Stir fryPork pan fried buns (B- ) : similar to the xiao lung bao, the meat tasted decent, maybe a touch underseasoned, and soup should be more plentiful. But the bun needed help, lacking the desired crunch & crispness on the outside, while overly soggy on the inside. Fried rice noodle with beef (B ) : this was good, similar in quality to Convoy area Chinese restaurants. It was served piping hot, decent "wok hay" with steam still coming out from the noodles. The beef was fairly good, a touch under seasoned and a little tough, but acceptable. The noodles were cooked pretty perfectly and adding their house chili oil for a little heat definitely increased the enjoyment. Green beans with garlic (B ) : also made with fairly good "wok hay!" The seasoning evenly coated all the green beans for a good mixture of savory with sweetness from the beans. This was my daughter's favorite dish, while I preferred the fried rice noodle. Given the proximity of the restaurant, we'll definitely be back. It's been a few months since I've been to Ju Feng Yuan and I'm curious how these two would compare. From memory, I think Ju Feng Yuan would win on the XLB, but a rematch on the wok fried dishes would be interesting.

This place is a must try! My family and I tried it for the first time today and we are very happy with everything that this place had to offer. Food does not only look great and high quality , they are also very well prized! This has got to be one of my new fave place. Amazing food, great service and priced to enjoy with the family. And big servings!

DISGUSTINGIt was already just "okay" now they have a new manager maybe even a new owner and it's even worse! New manager is not very friendly ether......Food lacked flavor, food was not cooked well and place gave " Dirty vibes" We need better places in 4S Ranch this is embarrassing it makes the community look like we lack good taste. The smallest wings I have ever seen ....Salt and pepper wings with no salt and pepper!....?....food drenched in oil with no flavor. Hard pass never again! I guess I just kept hoping it would get better.

I was looking forward to the pork wonton soup. Unfortunately I found a piece of plastic in my wonton. Will not order from here again.