JTYH Restaurant — Restaurant in El Monte

I will NEVER go back here.

Rude service (as expected in 626), but also demeaning. I came in and wanted to order to-go. I asked about the check-in deal. She said it's only valid eating in. They rushed us to sit down, and came immediately with the menu and stood there staring at us for an order. I told her I wasn't ready, and she came back 2 minutes later. UM does it look like I can read a whole Chinese menu is 2 minutes?! I asked her about the check-in deal and if I could get the Pig ear side dish. She YELLED back. NO, we choose. And I'm like okay, why didn't you tell me this earlier? I order the black bean noodle (jjangmien), pork and leek dumplings, and the side of celery.

The jjangmien was the worst tasting dish I've ever had. I couldn't even finish it. The dish was partly luke warm; partly cold. The sauce was all oil and salt and no earthy flavor. The noodles were slimy. I went to 99 ranch after to get one of these that they sell in a box in the refrigerated section and it was 10000000x better than this restaurant one.

The dumplings were gross as well. I make better by heating up the frozen ones I get from the super markets.

Sad to say that the best thing I got was the free side of celery. It wasn't even good, but better than the rest.

I brought the leftover noodles home to my dad who eats anything, and he couldn't take a second bite. We just threw it away. It was...

I recently discovered this place with my friend. The food was pretty good the first time I was there, but the service was so-so, which was kind of expected in this area. Because the food tasted pretty good, I decided to take my grandma and aunt here for lunch. We ordered simmered noodle soup, mung bean jelly, and pan-fried buns. There was a long wait between each of the dishes, so we ended up eating each dish one by one, which is not typical for Chinese food. We were almost done with the mung bean jelly before the simmered noodle soup was served, and the pan-fried buns were still not there when we almost finished the simmered noodle.

When we finally saw the buns, the waiter/owner served them to a table that came later than us but ordered the same dish. We thought maybe he forgot, so we went to ask him. He was very unapologetic and rude about it. He said, "What do you want me to do about it?" That just ruined our day, which was supposed to be a fun outing with my 90-year-old grandma. No matter how good the food tastes, it's not worth it. I understand that people make mistakes in placing orders sometimes, so I'm not mad about that. It's his attitude, which was just terrible.

I don't see them staying in business for long if they don't change how they treat customers. This could have been a four or five-star review, but now it's a one. No food is good enough to ruin...

For me, when it comes to noodles, the thicker the better, so I love me some wide and chewy knife-shaved noodles (dao shao mien), which JTYH serves very generous portions of, though it benefits from being the only legit knife-shaved noodles place around LA.

The GOOD: -The Beef Noodle Soup, which is served with several chunks of beef, minus the usual greasy soup you would find at other Chinese restaurants. -The Pan Fried Buns are the size of tennis balls! -Loved the Beef Rolls stuffed with cucumbers to give it a refreshing taste. -The Beef Fried Noodles (chow mien) with satay sauce was surprisingly delish. -The Dan Dan Noodles can be made with knife-shaved noodles, but don't expect it to be really spicy. Even more delicious as leftovers, since the noodles soak up all the saucy goodness.

The BAD: -Zha Jiang Mien was just not my style.

The UGLY: -The water is flavored with bleach. Or chlorine. Whatever it is, it's something that you should not be ingesting large amounts of. Drink the hot tea!

The service was also super slow on a weekday night. I understand that knife-shaved noodles require more preparation than machine-made generics, but I waited nearly an hour for my order. My friends were almost done with their food by the time...