Joey Chius Greenspring Inn

brunch here is amaze.

We only order carry out from here so that’s all I can speak of. This place is the best carry-​out chinese we have found. And we have tried many other places. If there are others that are better in the area, I want to know where.
We don’t order anything exciting, just egg rolls, wonton soup, fried rice. Maybe some sweet and sour chicken. The basics. And they get those right.

Went to a meeting last Thursday night. A room in the back was set up, and there were about 30 of us. The staff was very attentive. Food was delivered quickly, and everyone’s order was correct. Food was average, fairly priced, and tasted fine.
While this is not a «must do» place, it has a nice atmosphere, and good service.

I get the impression that if you’re a regular here they treat you super-​nice. If you’re not a regular, you’ll be transported back to your friend’s mother’s dining room (the one who didn’t want you coming to dinner in the first place), circa 1988: lots of brass, mirrors, hunter green and three foot tall floral arrangements. It smelled like a band-​aid for some odd and inexplicable reason. The food was on the incredibly sweet meat-​candy side of the spectrum; not spicy in the least. I’d expect a pepper or two in Orange beef, but there was none to be found. Just meat and sugar. Not «bad» food. Just… so weirdly sweet. Could only eat a few bites. The thing I couldn’t get over though, were the bowls and bowls of fried noodles already on the tables when we arrived. just bowls of them– sitting aside the carefully accordion-​folded napkins. So weird.

My family went to restaurant pretty average experience. We ordered Avocado sushi rolls, sesame chicken, and Seafood Salad. The sesame chicken and rolls came out suspiciously fast. Like fast food fast, within 5 minutes of ordering.
We all enjoyed sharing the fast food items and it was excellent. Almost wish the experience stopped there.
The seafood salad arrived 10 min later. I basically got 2 super jumbo shrimp and nice size lump crab meat over a pedestrian type american salad. Feeling generous and knowing my daughters love shrimp I gave them the 2 shrimp.
They both said it tasted funny but didn’t think much of it. Well down to our collective last bites my youngest daughter offers me the remaining bite of the U8 shrimp.
As the waiter clears are plates and inquires about meal, I almost threw up. Immediately spit out the shrimp into my linen napkin. A second waiter came and I told him I enjoyed the meal until the last bite.
The manager came over and she said the shrimp was a little funny and she even tasted the tail. Looked at both my daughters and said it was fine. I then explained I tasted shrimp and it was spoiled.
The manager then returned again and agreed the shrimp was bad. Who tastes other peoples food to verify food spoilage?
Anyways she was nice and took 6 bucks off the 20 dollar salad. But I dont think id return cause of the rotten shrimp experience.

We came here with my Wife and I and a handful of other friends for Sunday Brunch and showed up at 11 when they opened. We were seated quite quickly and was surprised by how attentive the wait staff was. But that quickly changed, after about an hour maybe slightly longer the staff disappeared completely for the most part. The décor is very outdated and the lighting was very very dark. Some of the food was very good like the lox and the pastries a few other things not worth mentioning. But all the food that was suppose to be hot was ice cold with the exception of the omelets and belgium waffles that are made to order. The bacon was so disappointing, it was so hard you could break your teeth if you weren’t careful. The Chinese Food was absolutely horrible overcooked and lacked any actual flavor. My Wife also found a blonde hair in a her food and in a few of the buffet dishes. Can’t say we will ever come here again.

My favorite for carry out, always. Joey’s has great service when dining in and I enjoy the sushi very much, too :) always fresh, and consistent.

I’ve eaten here about a dozen times over the past year or two. The quality is very good, the atmosphere is nice, and the service is great. White table cloths add a nice touch. It’s hard to find good Chinese food anywhere, so here and Jumbo Seafood are the only places I go to for Chinese, as I’m not big into the dirty carry out joints you see all over the place.

Yum! The food quality is nice! I have been going to Joey Chui’s for quite some time now. In that time I have found some equivalent Chinese cuisine, but over time Joey Chui’s has been the only one to rise and not fall. They have been consistent for years, and even though I am not really from the area, you will notice that the clientele are!

Food is amazing. Staff is good. Owners are cool. The «regulars» at the bar are annoying and are my only complaint. I deal with it and they’re harmless just whiney stereotypical and annoying as all get out. Overall two thumbs up.

We were completely ignored our entire meal. Probably should have left when we had to wait 25 minutes to place our orders.
The wonton soup had a hair in it. Sesame chicken was decent, lo mein was bland and sweet and sour chicken tasted like cough syrup. Go to The Orient… much better food and service!

What an uninspired place… I get the impression that most of the regular clientele here are well-​to-​do people, yet somehow believe that the more you pay, the better the food… That’s not the case here. Break your routine people! The quality of the food is about the same as the $ 5.50 per pint takeaway near my house…
When did they last update the interior design? The 1970’s?
Positives: The Shrimp in the Pan Fried noodles were HUGE! and the Shrimp Toast in the PooPoo platter was nice too.
Neutrals: The Shrimp and Broccoli plate was average; a non-​event. The Crab Rangoon was as good as my local takeaway, but not better.
Negatives: The Peking Duck was overcooked and dry, you can’t mask that mistake with sauce… The Pan Fried noodles were inconsistently cooked; some were dry and crunchy, some were moist and soft. The beef skewers in the Poopoo platter were tough and stringy. The chicken wings in the Poopoo platter were lukewarm, as were the bland egg rolls.
I did get an appropriate fortune in my cookie! :-)
There’s really no compelling reason to return here, with so many delicious places within 10 minutes.

My soup was putrid.
My entrée had a hair. And sand.
My friend’s duck was ropy and stiff.
My rice was room temp, gristly and weird.
My other friend’s shrimp tasted like chemicals. Specifically like chlorine in a swimming pool.
The service was bizarre. And I quote: «Some people prefer to wait until after their appetizers (and until hell freezes over) before ordering their main course.» (Parentheses mine.)
At the end of our meal, we were asked how everything was. Given that our plates went mostly untouched, they had some clues to work with.
They sent over the manager. She said, «That is how it’s supposed to be.»
We said, «It must be a bad night for you.»
She replied, «No, it’s a bad night for YOU.»
P. S. The WORST review for you.

I absolutely adore this place for Sunday Brunch! I can agree with Jonathan T. that the décor is a bit dated and the crowd is older but is that so bad? Décor reminds me of a 1970s retro feel. and an older crowd is also a quiet one. So for a peaceful and pleasant brunch WHY NOT?! On to the food. Absolutely delicious. A great variety of Chinese and American fare. Made to order Omelete and waffle station. Bottomless mimosa and bloody marys included. And wait staff was attentive.

I used to work for a small and local insurance agency, and we went here for a holiday lunch (I’m thinking this was December 2011). Seats were sticky, food was gross, and service was not so bad, but the plus side is whoever made the drinks was HEAVY with the liquor. Thank goodness, as it helped the food taste better and made me not feel so awkward as I sat with folks I’d prefer not be hanging out with on this personal level. Hmmmmm… maybe the company I was with tainted my whole feel of this place, but I don’t recall anything about the experience as being good.
If I were going out for this type of food again I’d go to Pikesville and visit Mr. Chan’s.

A generous 3 stars because of service and very friendly staff of waiters… but «0» stars for food… it was nothing special and very bland. Thought the ribs were too dried out and tough, thought some of the other dishes were also over cooked. It tasted more like left over Chinese food that I heat up the next day. Nothing seemed fresh.

Great place for chinese food. Very chic restrurant with a bar. The Mai Tais are AMAZING!!! All you need is one lol The beef skewers are delicious and so is the sushi. The sushi is fresh and always keeps you wanting more. I think they have a Sunday brunch also. You should definetly check this place out. Joey Chui also comes around and speak to everyone there. Very nice and friendly. You wont be disappointed.

The only reason this place gets two stars is because of the service.
When you walk in, Joey Chiu’s is the typical Chinese trying to be classy but sort of failing type of joint. An extremely friendly hosts comes to seat you, and my guest and I were lucky enough to get a window seat. Seeing as it was for a late lunch on a Friday, the place was pretty empty, with most people finishing their meals. A busser came over right away to fill our glasses with water, followed by the waiter to come take our drink order.
I’m sure I’m not the only person to always be confused by a place that serves Chinese and sushi, but I’m always willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Joey Chiu’s claims to have some of Baltimore’s best sushi. Looking over the menu, I saw the typical selection of Chinese fare, and some unimpressive sushi roll selection, but it did have combos. I expected the pricing to be outrageous, seeing the restaurant’s location in Green Spring Station, but it didn’t SEEM too expensive.
I didn’t want a full-​blown meal, so I settled on the veggie sushi combo ($ 12), and my guest settled on the Greenspring Station sushi combo.
When our food arrived, I realized that this place IS definitely overpriced. My «veggie sushi» platter came with three rolls: asparagus, avocado, and cucumber. I’ve definitely had a way better selection at nearby sushi places, and was a bit disappointed at the overpriced platter sitting in front of me. My guest’s platter came with one «special» roll, one tuna roll, and one california roll.
All in all, the service was great, but the food was mediocre. I will probably not be coming here again.

Joey Chiu’s is obviously some sort of secret club. It’s the only way I can explain the «service» my wife and I received there.
We arrived relatively early for dinner (around 6pm) and the place was packed. We were seated immediately at a gigantic round table in the middle of the restaurant, smack-​dab in the path of every passing waiter, incontinent guest, and stumbling toddler. We huddled together on one side of the table and tried to stay out of everyone’s way, on display as if we were the centerpiece of some comic opera.
Eventually (probably 10 minutes after we were seated) a waitress stopped by (obviously on her way to more important business) and sulkily took our drink orders. Miraculously our drinks arrived about 5 minutes later and we settled in to read the menus as the scions of Greenspring Valley noshed noisily around us and the wait staff bustled by.
And bustled. And bustled. After about 15 minutes we began to get nervous. If nothing else our drinks were drained and we were ready for another (if for no other reason than to calm our jangling nerves). No waiter. 10 more minutes passed and we watched our server zoom past with food and drink for others, smiling as she dished up food to everyone else but us.
After about a half an hour we began to get pretty pissed. My wife (who’s a little more forceful than I when it comes to requesting service) stuck out her hand as the waitress passed by in a blur for the 50^th time and managed to get her to stop. She initially frowned at us (apparently some horse owner was going to starve to death unless she zipped onward) but as we mentioned to her that we’d been sitting for 30 minutes and would like to order, she looked at us and laughed… then zipped away.
Laughed? Yup. Laughed. The waitress at this overpriced, overrated, overstuffed, and overdecorated Chinese restaurant actually LAUGHED at us when we politely asked if we could order after sitting for 30 minutes.
We threw down some money (I’m sure it wasn’t enough given the clientele and the attitude) to cover our drinks and walked out, never to return again.
The upside: time has turned this into a funny story rather than a rage-​inducing rant.
Joey Chiu: F#*K You.

The food would be fine if this was just a regular, cheap chinese take-​out place. But it’s not. The food here is much pricier but not really better quality. The restaurant IS pretty (in a 1980s décor kind of way) and the staff have always been extremely nice and polite, but it’s just not somewhere I’m terribly impressed with.
Luckily, they’re in the middle of Greenspring Valley so there’s not much competition with Tarks being the only other full-​service restaurant nearby. If you want mediocre Chinese food in a nice setting, and you’re willing to pay a bit extra, this could be a winner for you.