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RESTAURANTS/REVIEWS - J0YCE'S CHOICES
JOYCE’S CHOICESJoyce’s monthly choice and restaurant recommendations should be taken as good advice. After graduating from college she started her culinary career in Boston and Cambridge, MA restaurants as a pastry chef. She attended cooking school in Paris at LaVarrenne. Upon returning to the USA she studied and received a Master’s of Science Degree in Hotel and Food Service Management at Florida International University in Miami. Her experience in South Florida began at the Boca Raton Resort and Club. She owned and operated From the Oven, a catering business, for ten years. Her volunteer career included the position of Bailli for the Boca Raton La Conférie de la Chaîne de Rotisseur, an international food and wine society. Listed below are area restaurants reviewed by Joyce. Look for monthly additions to this informative section of EastBocaRatonLiving. Contact us: 561-251-8244 cell | 561-367-6171 office | DeVitaGroup@aol.com THIS MONTH'S FEATURE REVIEW Joyce's Choice February 2012 Joy Noodle and Asian Cuisine 2200 S. Dixie Hwy W. Palm Beach, FL 33401 561-655-5212 joynoodles@mail.com Joy Noodle, its namesake owners Joy and Jeff Sumonthee, have created a simple Asian fusion restaurant in an unassuming store front just south of Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach's antique row. Surprisingly nice decor and pleasant atmosphere with dim lighting and peaceful background music the restaurant is pristine with a modern Asian feel. First courses include familiar appetizers Vietnamese fresh spring rolls ($5.95), crispy spring rolls ($3.95), dumplings ($4.95), fried calamari ($6.95) and Indian vegetarian samosas ($3.95). A seemingly unusual almond shrimp ($6.95) were bland. The starter portions are very small while the entree portions are large. The menu serves noodle soups from a variety of countries. Japanese - a combination of green tea and fish broth and an udon noodle soup with thick fresh wheat noodles. From Hong Kong thin egg noodles and a Thai influenced beef soup with rice noodles. Soups come with your choice of chicken ($12.95), beef ($13.95), squid ($14.95), shrimp ($14.95), sea scallop ($17.95), fillet fish ($17.95), salmon fillet ($17.95), chicken & shrimp ($15.95), chicken and beef ($14.95), chicken and beef and shrimp and squid combination ($17.95), seafood combo ($18.95), shrimp and squid and sea scallop or mixed vegetables and tofu ($12.95). Additional soups which are all distinctive from each other in flavor and noodle texture are Chiangmai noodle soup a northern Thai dish from Burma with fresh thin egg noodles in light curry coconut broth and Korean soup with soba noodles (buckwheat ) in slightly spicy broth. If soupy noodles aren't your pleasure there are numerous sautéed noodle dishes priced the same as the soups. An unusual Japanese food for low carb dieters is sautéed shirataki noodles, traditional noodles made from the Konjac plant in light soy-based sauce. Also making an appearance are bean thread noodles - cellophane noodles, ramen noodles made from egg, Pad Thai noodles made with rice sticks, Singapore noodles made with rice vermicelli, spicy sesame noodles made from potato and one of Indonesia's most famous dishes Mee Goreng made with egg noodles. Fried rice combinations with your choice of protein range in price from $10.95 to $13.95. A spicy Indonesian fried rice ($13.95) is offered. Rice can also be served topped with your choice of sauce and protein priced like the soups. Sauces include lemon grass, ginger Hunan, mango basil Thai style, Japanese teriyaki and garlic mushroom sauce. A hand full of entrees include a choice of brown or white rice and are served with mixed vegetables - duck hoisin ($21.95), Chilean sea bass ($21.95) and shrimp tempura ($14.95). Not to be missed are the mochi dessert ($2 each). They are the real thing, street food at its finest - ice cream balls wrapped in chewy glutinous rice dough. Delicious! Prices are affordable and the corkage is a reasonable $10. The service is friendly but casual. Vegetarians will be comfortable with the menu selections and there is something for everybody at this gem of an Asian restaurant. |
