Hot Joy

We love this place - we have been coming for years! We love the new location - it's beautiful inside! We miss the old spot but this new place is very nice! The drinks are still amazing - got a swirl of the zombie and painkiller - so delicious - I love sweet frozen drinks My husband got the Smokey mezcal pineapple cocktail and loved itWe ALWAYS get the wings - the absolute BEST! We got the bok choy and the bulgogi with udon noodles - so freaking good!! Can't recommend enough! Nice clean restrooms and street parking out front. Service was great, food came out quick and hot!

The drink menu is excellent. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Gabriel our server was so helpful in directing us towards the food and drinks we'd most appreciate. The food is fresh and inventive and delicious every time. Wings, pork belly, and Susan fried rice are the best of their kind I've ever had. And every dish we've ever tried has been worthy of a return trip.The ambiance is next level. 50s Kitsch for days, yet also modern. It almost feels like a Quinton Tarantino movie set. The music is great and on theme. A bit loud for intimate conversation, but great for the casual party feel that the large community tables provide. (There are smaller tables and booths, as well)

New location was no bueno. I understand they are trying to keep it new and fresh, but it wasnt imo. I am sad. Hopefully I am the only one that thinks this and they do well. Food was very greasy and heavy. Drinks were not appealing with the new menu.

I am sorry to say that I cannot recommend eating at Hoy Joy anymore. They moved from the southtown location to Broadway and they lost their charm. The things that made them special are long gone. The decor is just okay now when it used to be unique. They got rid of their amazing happy hour specials altogether and their weekly specials as well. Ramen Mondays and wing Wednesdays were great. They moved to a new location and potentially destroyed most of the good will they had created at their original location. The wings are now always $17. That is for only five wings. Five wings!! Are the wings amazing? Yes! Are the wings worth $17? Hell no! They need to bring back the happy hour specials from 3pm until 6pm during the week like it was at the old location. I can't in good faith recommend anyone paying high dollar for the food on offer at Hot Joy at their new location at the moment. I will not eat anything at Hot Joy until they bring back the great happy hour specials and the weekly specials. It's very disappointing to see a great restaurant change in such a negative way.

I had not been to Hot Joy since it was located in Southtown, but recently attended a Galentine's dinner at the new location. I liked the decor, bar area, and appreciated the more spacious location. The servers were nice and attentive and the cocktails were unique and tasty. I enjoyed my appetizer, the Sichuan Tofu buns. Hong Kong cornbread was ok. However, the fried rice, shiitake chow fun, and fried wings were overpowered by the taste of onions and garlic. My friends and I did not enjoy these dishes as they were too pungent and you could not really taste anything else in the dish. The cocktails and tofu buns were worth the price, but not the other dishes we tried. I will be back to try more cocktails though!

The new location is gorgeous. Nestled between the old Rosella and Nola building downtown, Hot Joy gives off hidden alley vibes. A well edited menu has items like a shitake bok choy, golden fried chicken and fried tofu buns. Most items are best shared. The bar has a nice selection of craft beverages and frozen concoctions. The open kitchen concept and murals make for an inviting atmosphere. Overall just a fun place to hang out.

Tired the new place off Broadway and was pleasantly surprised! The food and drinks were great, the atmosphere was awesome and our waitress was incredible! Definitely will come back again!We paid about $130 for three people and I felt like we splurged.

The vibes are cute! i do feel it gives a more elegant vibe compared to older location mama. But trust it's still good, i would say it got a bit more expensive... but the Dinner menu is the best!!! the service was top tier even when super busy! this was my third time coming.... the late night menu doesn't seems worth it for the price....

Hot Joy is back! We walked past their new location on the south end of Broadway, decided to give it a try, and sat on the patio. The interior of the restaurant is smaller than the original location, but much cleaner and has similar stylish decor. The menu has been revamped but kept some classic items. To be completely honest, in the past we never visited Hot Joy expecting exceptional food, but we always came back for the vibe and experience. I think that still holds true, although we did enjoy our meal and it was fun to snack on different things. The service was really great this visit, and overall I think this location is an improvement over the last. Definitely worth a visit, and we'll be back for some tiki drinks and twice fried wings!

Came here on a weekend during San Japan! The waiter was wearing a naruto headband!They had special menu for San Japan, with persimmon dumplings. Unfortunately, by the time I had arrived, they had already sold out of the dumplings.The food overall was 4/5. The fried rice, egg roll, and paratha dish with pork belly and meat on top were just mediocre. Nothing was special about it apart from the side chill sauce that I asked for.There is local street parking for free that is about a 5 minute walk from this location. I would come back for their unique menu during San Japan, lunch deals, and the vibe, but would otherwise choose a different restaurant to show people visiting town!