JoyThai Kitchen — Restaurant in McKinney

I googled and found this restaurant as I wanted to try a different Thai restaurant. I ordered takeout and I ordered shrimp basil rice, 3 flavored fish and veggie spring rolls. I was pleasantly surprised by how much food you get for the price. The portions size were pretty big in comparison to the other Thai restaurants I have tried here since moving to Texas. The veggie spring rolls for so good. And I think it was 6-8 of them in the container, the 3 flavored fish was really good it had a nice crisp and the sauce was delicious. The fish is Swai for reference. Now the only issue that I had was that the shrimp seemed to be “ frozen pre cooked shrimp” and not fresh shrimp. It didn’t make the rice awful but it did seem weird, any person who eat seafood regularly would understand what I am saying. Pre cooked shrimp from a bag is much different then fresh shrimp that is cooked into the rice. The rice is seasoned and has a darker color than what you would see at most of the Thai restaurants around north Dallas. If they would switch out the cooked shrimp they would literally be the best restaurant in...

Joy Thai is our nearest Thai restaurant and also our favorite, we regularly get takeout from this fine establishment. Joy and his wife are very kind individuals and they serve very tasty food. My wife absolutely loves their fresh spring rolls.

I always call and order the same thing: fresh spring roll, basil or pineapple fried rice, and drunken noodles, and the quality and taste is always consistent. They actually do fried rice to fried and not merely tossed-semi-fried like many places do, and I appreciate that very much. They wok hei is awesome.

As a vegetarian, I was happy to know that they will not use oyster or fish sauces in vegetarian dishes. For heat enthusiasts they also have one of the best chili oil recipes, mild-medium heat.

For as long as they are open and we live in west McKinney, we will always support Joy’s restaurant. Thank you for being in our neighborhood and serving up some...

While it would be equally at home in Chelsea Market on 14th Street in NYC, Joy Thai is located in a strip mall in McKinney, next to a Vape shop and Boba Tea establishment. Tastefully decorated in a modern style, it's a perfect backdrop for an intimate date or lunch with friends.

The service is excellent, the food is fresh and the curries and sauces accompanying each dish are inspiring. My favorite dishes would be the Panang Curry and an order of Vegetable Spring Rolls, though there is not a bad item on the menu. As a word of caution, though I enjoy spicy food, I usually order the curry dishes "mild" as "Thai Spicy" is not for the faint of heart!

When ordering pick-up on-line, the food is ready when indicated and still hot when picked-up. Whether dine-in, or take-out, Joy Thai is a gem...