Joya

I love joya. The food is cheap and the drinks are good. I’m pretty sure they’re cash only, though. I wish they had other kinds of red wine by the glass. We ordered mojitos and they were very good, not too sweet. My boyfriend and I ordered the fried calamari. It came with a sweet sauce that had hot pepper flakes, which gave it a bit of a kick. It was delicious. We shared the spicy noodles with chicken and a beef stir fry dish with vegetables in a chili basil sauce. The noodles were amazing! They weren’t too spicy. The other beef dish was also delicious. I loved the variety of vegetables and it just had so much flavor. Overall, joya is a great place for dinner with drinks.

I really enjoyed Joya.
To start, the ambiance, tables, lighting, etc. is great. This place is CLEAN and classy — perfect for date night. Or just any kind of nice dinner, I suppose.
We ordered a large order of calamari ($ 12) — the thai chili sauce it came with was delicious and the portion was huge. Unfortunately, the calamari itself wasn’t the tastiest. It was a little on the chewy/​tasteless side. But nonetheless, it was good for the price. And smothering the calamari in the yummy sauce helped.
We shared on thai iced tea — so good. The flavors were on point and it came in a large glass, so it was perfect for sharing.
As an entrée, I ordered the Kang Masaman — chicken curry with zucchini, peppers, carrots. It came with a good portion of rice. It was spicy and hd a lot of flavors. I’ve never been a fan of cooked carrots, so I took those out, but everything else was good. I probably would not order this again, but I am happy I tried it. I have leftovers for dinner tomorrow night :)
My boyfriend enjoyed his entrée as well — something with brown sauce, chili paste and shrimp.
Our bill was about $ 44 with tip. Not bad. I look forward to coming back and trying some noodles.

Very good food but if you sit yo close to the kitchen you’ll smell like Thai food for 2 days :(
It’s very well priced and they also have a lot of specials. I go there now and then and have never been disappointed.
Of note their paneng is boss but the green curry is weak!

Absolutely perfect!!! I’ve been looking for a Thai restaurant similar to Noodle Head, a Thai spot in Pittsburgh! My roommate/​friend insisted on going here, I was reluctant… so happy I went. Great staff and great food… will be returning!

It had been a very very very long time since I had had any Thai in NYC
1. Because I am always in Manhattan and let’s face it there are tons of Thai restaurants
2. Because I had a terrible experience at song.
That being said Joya converted me back. I walked in on a Sunday afternoon for lunch with my mom and sister. We were absolutely delighted with the food. I was extremely impressed by the flavored and quality of food. Not to mention how reasonably priced their menu is. Some of my favorites are pad see ew (I wish they made this with shrimp I’ll ask next time I’m there) spicy seafood fried rice and of course the pad Thai. The calamari is super fresh and yummy. My mom couldn’t stop raving about how fresh it tasted and how you could tell their oil wasn’t super old and overused. On another occasion my husband ordered the chicken garlic entrée with the jasmine rice… Super scrumptious! Go to Joya!
I can’t wait to go back again! Oh and remember cash only!

This is definitely a great date night spot or even just a girls night with your friends. The ambience is so chill and the décor is phenomenal.
The veggie spring rolls are AMAZING. Also, try the pad Thai. The serving presentation was beautiful as well.

The food at this place is amazing! Its very cute and cozy PERFECT for dates. In the summer there is outside seating in the back which is pretty nice as well. The FOOD is made in an exposed kitchen so you can see your food being made from where you sit. At night the trendy little bar at the entrance of the bar is buzzing!
The MANGO salad is scrumptious! It has an awesome mix of two types of lettuce, red onions, cherry tomatoes, peanuts, cilantro, fresh sliced mango with a little tang! Topped with a lemony dressing that is refreshing and the entire salad EXPLODES with flavor in your mouth.
The pad thai is amazing with chicken, the noodles are cooked to perfection with fresh bean sprouts its one of the most popular dishes! Soy substitute for you vegetarians out there! Also if you want something spicy try the spicy basil flat noodles!
The 5 stars I’m giving this place isn’t for fine dining, because its not. The 5 stars is for the cozyness of this restaurant and the food at an affordable price! The perfect place for a intimate dinner and drinks at the bar after

This place is usually a good time. My favorite dish is the drunk noddles with shrimp and I get it with extra egg and no vegetables. The calamari is also pretty good here. Everything is very reasonably priced and the quality of the food makes it a great place. The staff are also very friendly and helpful which is hard to find now in days.

This review is strictly on the service. I would first like to mention that I have been coming to this restaurant for approximately ten years. It has always been one of my favorites due to the cheap prices and the quality food. But in my most recent experience, I had a run in with the «owner/​manager» and he was very unpleasant. I am assuming that management was changed a few years ago.
My co-​workers reserved a table and I was supposed to meet them soon after work. When I showed up, I sat at the table and asked the waitress for another round of drinks for the table and an appetizer. She hesitated and stated she had to ask the manager because my party had been there already without me, it may be an issue to add something after the fact. After about five minutes she proceeded to take the order. Then I told her I was ready to order my dinner, she told me no and I asked to speak to the manager.
The man came to the table, very unprofessional, asking what is the problem? I explained my concern, stated I was with my party, I had already ordered drinks and appetizer and wanted to order my entrée. He said I would have to put my name on a list because there were guest waiting to be seated and we had been there for too long. I was confused because I didn’t see a timed policy and either way, We were still spending our money on drinks and food. He then stated «my house my rules, I would not come into your house and tell you what to do, so don’t try in my house». This is a very twisted mindset from a restaurant owner especially because this is a business, not your house, and you aren’t doing me a favor, because I am spending my money. Needless to say, I asked him for the check and said cancel my orders, we will not be returning. he then stated «he does not care».
Before leaving I reminded him that customer service is your best advertisement, but I got the vibe that he was less concerned with me and my guests coming back anyway, hence the way the neighborhood has changed. They do not want to see too many of «us» in the area.

So very happy we decided to try this place. Just a couple stops away from home so we ventured out into the cold to get our Thai fix. Definitely not disappointed.
To start, we had summer rolls. I would skip this. The sauce it comes with seemed ill fitting and there was nothing particularly good about this appetizer.
On to the entrees:
We ordered two specials: the prawn pad Thai with avocado and the chicken (white meat) panang (I think) curry with flat noodles. SO delicious. Both of them.
I wanted to lick the plates and order two more entrees. I really really had to exercise all the self control in me not to order more.
Service was decent and interior was nice. Looked fairly clean, though the dishes and silverware were kinda dirty– expected anywhere you eat out. The space is a sort of long railroad-​style resto. I think there are individual bathrooms, but the place isn’t that big so I don’t think they’d need to have multiple stalls. The bar is in the front and the dining area extends and opens up as you walk further in.
Definitely will return and order a different app. Can’t wait for the mains, yum!

A lot of Brooklyn patrons love coming here for Thai food… And while it’s decent Thai food for Brooklyn… Queens still have me spoiled for better Thai cuisine where I’d rather hold off my cravings to troop to Queens. Btw; this is the sister store of Song which is also in Brooklyn and you can also find my review on them there!
FRIED CALAMARI — calamari was chewy and rubbery.
DUCK CURRY — w/​pad thai noodles and mixed vegetables, the curry flavor was pretty good but the duck was too dry and bland.
BEEF MASSAMAN CURRY — again, the beef was extremely dry even more than the duck. The massaman curry base was average.
PAD SEE YUE — just like their sister store Song, their pad see yue is a true dish you can’t go wrong from them. People loves it, and yes it was pretty good but the more we are it and got to the bottom of the plate it started to taste sweeter and sweeter.
Slow service, nice modern ambience, good portion and inexpensive.

The décor is industrial-​chic with simple, clean lines — we loved Joya the moment we stepped in. I always judge an Asian restaurant by how it executes the pork, and was impressed by the tender, juicy and lean slices in my pad see ew. The BF loved his pad thai, and his chicken was just as tender.
The lunch prices are very reasonable, while the portion size is more dinner-​like. I had plenty of leftover noodles to take home, but devoured all the yummy pork and leafy greens in one sitting, ha.

We ordered take-​out from Joya, so this review is solely based on the food. You should know, if you’re ordering take-​out, they DO deliver! I have to say, I was really excited to try Joya because the menu looked very authentic and after living in Thailand for some time, I am always craving «the real stuff». We ordered multiple dishes:
Som Tom: honestly, the worst green papaya salad I have ever had, and I don’t say that lightly. I have made som tom at home several times and I honestly don’t see how you can miss the flavors so extraordinarily. It was way too coconut sugar heavy and very light on fish sauce and citrus (lime) flavor. AND it was not spicy at all with no authentic dried shrimp. Very, very disappointing.
Pad Thai: Also way too sweet! In Thailand you have the option of adding «condiments» to your pad thai: chili sauce, fish sauce, bean sprouts and sugar. It tasted like Joya’s version of pad thai had sugar all over it.
Woon Sen: glass noodles with chicken and egg, the dish was okay, but nothing to write home about.
Spicy Noodles i. e Drunken Noodles: not an authentic Thai dish but definitely the best entrée that I tried! I would order this dish again, but definitely increase the spice. I was shocked at lacking in the spiciness factor all of our dishes were.

This was a wonderful, reasonable Thai place with good service and quality food.
We had a special of roast duck with red curry, which featured some scrumptious and moist duck that was good but not life changing. The noodles and vegetables were also great.
The pad see ew was really great though. The chicken that came with it was nothing to write home about but the noodles and bok choy were amazing and really made my evening.
The service was very prompt and this place worked great for a quick dinner before going to an event at Bookcourt down the street

Let me start with saying I have being spoiled by Somtum Der, which was recently awarded a one Michelin star, and all the other amazing Thai places in Manhattan (Kiin Thai eatery, Pinto, etc.). I have certain standard for Thai — basically just that I don’t like bland Thai dishes. SO if my review sounds overly hash, do my a favor, go eat at Somtum Der.
After watching a movie nearby, we did our research and decided to give this place a try. We got here around 6:30pm on a Saturday night, it was already pretty busy. Luckily a table was just leaving so we only had to wait for a little over 5min to be seated. We got the Thai spare ribs, spicy noodle with shrimp and pad thai with chicken. Thai spare ribs were very well flavored, meat was juicy and tender and fell right off the bone.
Unfortunately, it just went downhill from there. My spicy noodle was a complete failure: (1) it was not spicy AT ALL, (2) it lacked the complex flavors from Thai dishes I’m used to, and (3) shrimp in there was definitely NOT fresh and it had certain ammonia after taste. To be fair, our waiter did ask whether I wanted spicy sauces, so I guess at least they acknowledge that «spicy noodle» was not spicy. Pad Thai, in comparison to spicy noodle, was better. Instead of being bland, it was overly vinegary. I’ve never tasted any Pad Thai being that sour.
Once again, not trying to sound like a snob, but this proves my theory that due to lack of competition in BK, I need to discount ratings by at least one star for a restaurant. In this particular case, a four-​star Thai place in Cobble Hill is probably equivalent to a 2 star in Manhattan.
The positive? Two drinks, one appetizer and two entrees, the total bill with tip was less than $ 70. THAT is something Manhattan cannot compete with. But I’d rather pay up and enjoy something way better.

Yum, yum, yum!
My friends and I came in here for a quick dinner before heading to the movies. Beautiful area, beautiful scenery, and beautiful décor in the restaurant. The food was fantastic! We all enjoyed our meals. I ordered a margarita for $ 9 and it was good. Not sure it was worth $ 9 though. More like $ 6 or $ 7.
The food is very inexpensive and our bill came out to under $ 40 for three meals, plus my drink! This place has good food for cheap. My only peeve was that since we sat outside we were greeted by mosquitoes, bees, and flies. Not exactly the most pleasant eating experience. However, the food and atmosphere is so nice that the bugs do not pose a major problem.
I will definitely make an effort to come back here before the summer’s end. The food is delicious and they give you a great portion for the price!

I love this place. Ive been coming to joya for over seven years now since I went to school in downtown brooklyn.
The must try is there spring rolls, those vegetable spring rolls are so amazing it comes with this dipping sauce thats the perfect split between sour and sweet. I mean I parked illegaly in front to run in and get some on the drive home from work?! There that awesome. The skewers and Thai rib appetizers are okay but definitley not worth it… munch on those spring rolls. When the fryer was broken one time out of the over 100 times ive orderd from there they acommodated me! There really amazing! The lady that rolls the spring rolls has been there forever, and they dont use the frozen rice paper its the real deal.
The Pad See Ew Is amazing just so authentic! My standard order is mix it up a bit! Add that extra brown sauce, american brocolli and a side of white rice and watch as the hungry monster in your belly smiles and dances! Its just so great!
The thai tea is just so authentic and good.
The workers and the cooks are really from thailand. After traveling in thailand for about a month in the villages and markets I can justifiably say that there food is authentic.
Its so reasonable in regards to pricing. I mean 2 orders of spring rolls. 2 cokes. 2 entrees. Tip. APPROXIMATLEY 40 dollars. Like really?
THEY ACCEPT CREDIT CARD***
The owners are sweethearts! The interior décor is trendy with music, with a splash of romantic candle light and white tables. its always packed on the weekends but they take care of you and seat you as fast as possible.
The outdoor seating area has cushions, benches, tables, two really huge romantic trees. Candle light. I mean its an outside oasis. So romantic.
Definitley will continue to be a regular.

Great place to eat and relax! Im big on prices BANG FOR MY BUCK and this gives it!!! i like that you can order things that might not be on the menu. For example, i ordered the red coconut curry sauce with flat noodles which combines the rice sauce with the noodle medium! Its only around $ 7 – 8 so for me, that’s a bang for my buck! The calamari is pretty good here too. They offer two different sizes which is a great idea. Will def come again whenever Im in BK!
This is my favorite Thai place!!!

I think this might be my favorite Thai place, period. I’ve been here a couple times in the past, but that was several years ago. I’m glad to see that there hasn’t been a decline in food, service or overall ambiance!
To start, we shared a small order of calamari. It was a perfect size for us. Though they looked a little light, they were flavorful and the sauce that went along with it was tasty. They were crispy and thankfully, there weren’t too many tentacles. He had the massaman curry with jasmine rice and I had a beef pad see yu. This was the first place that I ever ordered this dish, and since then it has become my usual order. It was a large portion, especially for under $ 10! I definitely had to take some food home. The noodles didn’t stick together, the beef was juicy and I didn’t mind eating the veggies in it. I regret not ordering a Thai iced tea, but that just means I have a reason to come back.
My boyfriend and I came in a little before 6, and there was no wait. Score! We were seated in the outdoor area, which was cozy. Since there weren’t too many people around, it felt romantic.
Service was good — we were checked up on several times (not that there were many people to look after). Our waters were full and our food came out pretty quickly. Our food was packed up quickly and they dropped off our check in a timely manner so we could get out of there.

I live close to a Thai neighborhood in Queens but I still wish Joya is closer to me. I eat Thai food all the time and I have to say, Joya makes the best Americanized Thai food ever.
Because of jury duty, I was able to go to Joya, so far, 3 times this week. If it was next to the courtroom, I think I would gone to Joya even more!
I went to Joya for lunch one day because we had a really long lunch break during jury duty. It is about a 15 minute brisk walk to Joya from the Brooklyn U.S. District Courthouse at Cadman Plaza East, according to Google Maps, it’s .8 miles from the courthouse.
I sat down and when the waitress gave me the menu… I didn’t see a lunch menu, so I asked if there were lunch specials. She pointed to the menu and used her finger to indicate some of the items have lunch specials but she was not really specific!!! I think she said the lunch entrée includes a soup or salad. When she said this, I couldn’t even comprehend what she was saying because she was mumbling. I could not tell if she said soup AND salad or soup OR salad. I found out the entrée only comes with one or the other because I got only the soup. There was no other customers around so why is service so bad?!! They really need to print out some lunch special menus. The waitress didn’t even mention how much the lunch special is. I didn’t even know how much it was until the bill came, $ 10.02 including tax. Lunch service is haphazard. It’s pretty annoying.
They are just lucky I love the food or I would never come back!
I am not a person who even likes Pad Thai but I like it here. I’ve had the chicken and the tofu Pad Thai’s at Joya and love both.
I also had the Tom Ka soup with chicken which I loved. Next time I am going to try the Tom Ka with tofu. I am just not a fan of chicken in general but the chicken really doesn’t add anything to the soup… matter of fact I thought it detracted from the soup.
The Woon Sen was okay. Nothing I would order again because the Pad Thai is a much better noodle dish… man, my mouth is watering as I write this review!
My jury duty adventures continue…

Très bonnes nouilles épicées «spicy noodles». Prix raisonnable et personnel gentil, mis à part le livreur, qui semble vouloir 3 $ pour la livraison d’un plat à 9 $.

Da ich genau gegenüber von Joya gewohnt habe, wundert es nicht, dass ich hier so manch delikates Pad Thai verspeiste.
Die Location ist auf den ersten Blick trendy — im Eingangsbereich eine (abends beleuchtete) Bar und ein DJ-​Pult, weiter hinten die offene Edelstahlküche und der Sitzbereich mit Lederbänken und kleinen Tischen, ganz hinten ein kleiner Innehof. Der Boden ist rustikal aus pflegeleichtem Beton gegossen :-)
Ich persönlich schaue lieber zum Mittagessen vorbei, oder lasse liefern, wenn ich viel zu tun habe — die Preise der Mittagsmenüs sind super günstig und das Essen ist phantastisch. Abends, wenn viel los ist und auch noch laute Musik gespielt wird, sind Unterhaltungen oft schwierig bis unmöglich. Empfehlenswert alle Thai-​Nudelgerichte und das Seafood (fried calamari rings — göttlich! Nicht zu fettig). Die Cocktails sind übrigens auch super lecker.
Fazit: sehr leckere Thai-​Küche (wenn auch nicht ‘upscale’) zu unschlagbar günstigen Preisen. Der Service könnte etwas aufmerksamer und der Geräuschpegel etwas niedriger sein, aber ‘paßt scho’.