Chow n Joy — Restaurant in Somerville

Typical Chinese takeout spot with subpar food.

Recently stumbled Upton this place while getting an ice cream nearby. From the outside, it looked okay, but the food overall was below that of standard Chinese takeout joints.

The meat dishes, specifically the Spicy Salt & Pepper Pork Chop and Chicken Wings, were quite disappointing. Both appeared to be made from frozen meats, which resulted in a dry and unappetizing texture. The wings were particularly underwhelming, with brittle bones chopped at awkward angles. Its sharp edges and small bone fragments made it challenging to eat, and I ended up throwing out half of it.

The rice dishes, the Beef Fried Rice and the House Special Fried Rice, were also mediocre at best. The rice texture in both dishes seemed off, likely due to the use of undercooked frozen rice, and the flavors were lackluster.

Thankfully, some of their other protein dishes like the Egg Foo Young Shrimp and Mapo Tofu were decent. The Egg Foo Young, though not particularly fluffy, was somewhat redeemed by a savory Chinese gravy sauce.

While Chow N Joy may suffice for a quick, no-frills Chinese meal, I would recommend going to Zoe’s nearby for a more quality...

This is the first time I think I have ever left a bad review for a restaurant. It was genuinely the worst Chinese food I have ever had. Everything my partner and I ordered was awful and we couldn’t finish even half of any of it. Like the kind of bad I didn’t know was possible. I am still thinking about it the next day and shook. I can’t focus on anything else. This food will live rent free in my brain for some time. How can they find ingredients of that low quality? How can it be cooked so poorly? It was basically a spiritual experience. Like every step in the process of this food’s existence was drenched in disappointment and apathy from logistics and management to preparation and cooking. It was like that SpongeBob episode where SpongeBob is like, “This isn’t normal darkness… It’s ADVANCED DARKNESS!” This food was advanced darkness. Please don’t waste your money. Go buy some $0.50 ramen from the grocery store instead and microwave it, it will...

I ordered pork fry rice and pork with string beans for take out when I got home . Only few pork and majority of rice and beans can be seen. SO, I called the restaurant to confront the issue, instead of saying sorry that's our mistake he was like this how WE SERVE. Dude there's barely any pork at all. I paid $50 not for just rice and beans but the pork that comes in the order .I am very disappointed with take out order unexpected scam for dish for late night ordered. I don't think I will be going back. Everybody make sure you get your order with proper amount of meat or any order dish with the item with the right amount of meat if it has combinations of veggies as well, IF NOT THEY SCAM YOU FOR MORE VEGGIES AND VERY LESS MEAT OR NO MEAT AT ALL. FIRST RESTURANT THAT SCAMMED ME TO PAY THE PORK DISH WITH NO PORK FOR THE AMOUNT I HAD TO PAY. Make sure you get what you paid FOR SO THAT YOU DONT BE scammed.🫣just...