Lucky Joy BBQ Restaurant

I bet everyone has a "go-to" restaurant on their list when they actually don't know where to go for a quick bite, Lucky Joy is my "go-to" joint!

I can't even remember how long we have been dining at this restaurant, must be at least over 25 yrs!! Ya scary right? But throughout the years (even though they changed hands once) the food is still honest, no hassle kind of dependable food, consistency has always been their strong point here!

This is also my go-to takeout restaurant whenever I have renovations or anything that would prevent me from using my own kitchen.

So what do you say about the food? Good portion, reasonable price and fast service! Free parking at the strip mall (by the way LA Chicken is right next door!) Lucky Joy is like an old friend that would not say no to you whenever you need an extra hand!

This is a hole in the wall type neighborhood family style restaurant. Super crowded with mediocre service. The food was authentic with sizable portion. Decent price and Kid friendly.

It's good to try if you are in the neighborhood. We had honey garlic ribs, pea vines and lobster. We enjoyed it.

This is a good place I love coming to for lunch because of their portion, price and taste. They have such a nice variety from baked goodies, to rice dishes to even pasta dishes. They even have a lot of dinner options!
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Baked pork chop with fried rice ($11) ~ This didn't have a load of cheese or any cheese on top. But very fragrant in tomato flavour. The Porkchop is very nicely seasoned and baked. Super crispy under the tomato sauce. The rice is nice too perfectly cooked. This dish takes longer to prepare so if your in a rush id go with another option.
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Ying yang fried rice (I don't recall price but I believe it was $14) ~ THIS IS A STEAL. The portion is huge, and so worth it. The sauce is so good tomato is very flavourful ad the cream is smooth and rich. Really love getting this dish here. 100% recommend this! Good to share.
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9.5/10 ~ I love the ying yang fried rice so much, and baked rice I wish there was cheese on the baked rice, but the flavours regardless was outstanding.
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10/10 ~ portions and price is so worth it here, I really enjoy this place a lot. 100% worth the price. i don't recall exact price, but we paid around $30 with tip included.
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8/10 ~ good social distancing spread out. But didn't require mask, or contact information, nor did they provide hand sanitizing or temperature check at the door.

No frills restaurant serving Hong Kong style fare. It's a bit off the beaten path near Cambie and No. 5 Rd, but this place can get crowded during dinner time. Parking can be an issue as the parking lot in front of the restaurant is small.

People don't go to this place for the decor or the ambiance; they come to this place because they can get food that taste just as good but costs less than the fancier restaurants. We got the 3 dish combo which includes soup, and we paid an extra $25 for ginger and scallion Dungeness crab. The crab was big and meaty, and tasted great. For the rest of the dishes, the beef and eggplant was the best out of the bunch. The both the eggplant and beef pieces were fried to a point that they were just a little crispy on the outside but plenty of moisture on the inside. We also got the steamed chicken on lotus leaf and bean sprouts, and those were good. No complains about the included soup either. Whole thing was about $100, which is not that expensive for a meal that included a whole crab.

We ordered 2 dish combo $58.88 plus $25 lobster plus $5 egg noodles. The 2 dishes are prawns with rock salt and eggplants with egg tofu. We added salt and pepper tofu in addition to the 2 dish combo. Total is about $118 including soup and rice. We came at lunch. Perhaps that's why they didn't serve dessert. We like the lobster and salt and pepper dishes. The sauce on the eggplants is not what we would have liked. It was something that was different than the typical brown sauce dish. They serve complimentary hot tea. Service was ok.

Very yummy, especially the egg yolk crab. Just for adding $8 for the additional egg yolk so good deal

Another nice and simple Chinese restaurant located in Richmond. The place is pretty plain and simple inside - not too much decorations. They have a special where if you order 3 items from the special section of the menu you can add on a full lobster for additional $20. We ordered this stir fried beef with bitter melon, braised beef in a clay pot,a soy sauce ginger chicken, and the lobster. The food all came out pretty quickly. They even give you a complimentary soup, rice in a nice thermo too keep warm, and a complimentary dessert soup at the end (almost like an egg flower soup). The beef with bitter melon was really good (you have to like bitter melon) along with the chicken. The braised beef was very tender and easy to eat.

I love this Chinese restaurant!! I visit Lucky Joy Restaurant 6 times a year for family birthdays. We always order 4 dishes for dinner to get a free crab. Staff mostly speaks Chinese, so it is difficult for non-chinese speakers to communicate with the staff. However, I noticed that even if you speak Chinese, staff still gets things messed up. Maybe they're just too busy?

They serve complimentary hot tea, soup, rice and dessert if you order 3-4 dishes.

Awesome Singapore noodles great to go for lunch combo comes with a drink of choice very fast and efficient

Never had a bad dish from here. Their chilli oil is amazing. Love all their noodle dishes. Insanely tender beef and perfectly cooked vegetables and it's consistently good every single time. Prompt, efficient service. Can't beat the price either. Our go to for always delicious, reliable, fast, well priced food.