No surprises here: Joyful Chinese Dining offers Chinese-food staples and some Thai specialties. There’s kung pao chicken, lobster with black-bean sauce, chow mein, coconut shrimp … just what you’d expect, served in a simple restaurant. Try menu standouts: the Thai phik king chicken, with green beans in a hot sauce, and the egg rolls, which are loaded with vegetables.

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