Joy's Monroe — Restaurant in Monroe

Nice People. They were out of the corned beef and recommended a pastie. I wish I hadn’t tried one. Unfortunately, I can’t say anything positive about the pastie I had. I hear their sandwiches are fine but they should stop selling pasties immediately. The crust was burnt, the flavor was overbearing, with hints of burnt rudabayga, and the price was outrageous for the small portion. Mine wasn’t dry. I didn’t try the gravy at all. The real issue with pasties is the dish is not well known and has the reputation (not necessarily deserved) of being hillbilly food. This means only die-hard pastie lovers are going to care. The story they told me about coal miners packing these for lunch does not increase the dish’s appeal, and probably lessens what little appeal pasties may have had. A place like Joy’s can’t survive selling (and educating people about) pasties. A million restaurants have tried and failed. Do you see any places famous for their pasties? Nope. If the kids aren’t telling their friends about it, it’s ancient history. Every once in a while a restaurant owner needs a wake up call, in order to evolve and stay afloat. I offer this honest review with only the best of intentions, because locally owned places are important. Please get rid of the styrofoam take-out containers and get local meats. I made my own version of pasties at home once, with a twist. They came out perfect because I made them smaller, vegetarian, used curry, and called...

I Was looking for a place to eat in Monroe online and stumbled acrossed this small but cozy restaurant and was looking at there reviews and decided to try it. You know when you just need something new to eat? We walked in and was greeted with a big smile and was taking care of right away, and even though there not that many toddler friendly foods to eat they went out of there way to make sure my daughter had something to eat.brought out soup on the house and there homemade applesauce which is to die for I ended up buying some and there subs and the pepperoni roll were awesome also. definitely plan on going back. Wonderful place. And I'm from Milan and would not mind making a trip to eat...

This was my first time to Joy's. Joy took the time to explain the menu to me even though she was extremely busy. I had the Italian sub and the unstuffed green pepper soup. The sandwich was better than any other sandwich shop in the area. But the best part was the green pepper soup. It was the best I've ever had. Will definitely be back again to try the pasties. Will definitely recommend Joy's to...