The parking for the restaurant is tight and limited. The dining area is small and clean. The decor is simple. The service is pretty good and friendly. The food was pretty good. The soup dumpling was excellent. The Dan Dan noodle and beef noodle soup was tasty .
The food here is amazing. The service is amazing and the lady who runs the place is so sweet. We ordered the Dan Dan noodles, which is their best seller (and for good reasons). It was so flavorful and the noodles are homemade, the sauce is amazing. Best I’ve ever had!!! She makes everything at the restaurant fresh as you order. The cucumber salad was so refreshing and the bamboo shoots had a nice sesame flavor. The spicy potatoes were very unique, she flash cooks them so it remains crunchy and the sauce wasn’t oily at all and so delicious.
Highly recommend this place. It’s small so it’s easy to miss but definitely try this place.
Amazing noodle quality! Lady owner makes all noodles and soups by herself. I choose 5 steps spicy (you can choose the spicy from 1 to 10) for my beef noodle. Soup is not too oily or too fat. I love it! The blanket noodle is so tender and soup is amazing. Don’t miss the ucumber salad. Especially lady is super nice. The small restaurant is so clean. We will visit again and try another menu. Vegetarian soup is available.
Hand made noodles. Authentic Sichuan flavor. Cozy environment. Good service. Caring and proud owner couple. Easy-to-miss local gem.
Seriously the best Chinese-style noodles I've had ever! I grew up around Toronto and lived in NYC, both hotbeds for excellent Chinese food, and haven't come across anything this good in either of those spots.
Noodles are all hand made and super fresh, chewy, and "slurpable", while the soup and Dan Dan sauce was very well favoured and balanced.
If only we didn't find this on our last day in Honolulu, would legit eat here every day :D amazing!!
Absolutely delicious and is family-owned! This place came recommended by locals and I see why. It's family-owned, everything is made fresh and tastes PERFECT! I would absolutely recommend the Dan Dan Noodles and the pot stickers!
This is my favorite restaurant from the 2 months I was living in Oahu. It was my first and last restaurant meal on the island. I've brought a couple friends here too and they all loved it as well.
The noodles have SO MUCH flavor. I usually get the Dan Dan noodles but I've tried the beef noodle soup and pork belly noodle soup as well and those are also great.
The texture of the noodles are perfect too. I'm not that particular on noodle texture but one of my friends is and she raved about it.
Takeout here is pretty good as well. I usually avoid getting noodles for takeout but I tried the Dandan for takeout once and it was still great when I got home 15 minutes later.
The perfect local spot for delicious homemade noodles. We arrived an hour before they closed and they were very accommodating. The noodles were cooked with a little chewy-ness which perfectly pairs with the slightly spicy sauce for an authentic Sichuan taste. The cook even came out to talk to the guests to ensure expectations are met. Definitely an affordable hidden gem.
Fantastic experience! Authentic food, reasonably priced, and a very welcoming owner. My husband and I heard about this place from one of our Lyft drivers, and we are so happy we decided to try it. We had the beef noodles and sour chicken noodles. Both dishes were absolutely delicious and picture worthy!
I dropped by Joy Cup Noodle Mean and noticed the lady owner wasn't there and the photo of her and her daughter was removed. There was an elderly man that sat across from us and he looked familiar to me. I asked the worker and was told they changed ownership this week. The elderly man was the former owner of Empress in the Chinese cultural center, the famous Wo Fat and Peking duck on Kapiolani...yep he's owned many big-time restaurants over the decades.
The food was overall pretty good. The xiao long bao and spicy beef noodles were meh. The blanket noodles and bamboo shoots were the clear winners. They offer numerous types of flavorful Chinese tea which made the experience that much better.
They were nice and friendly. The dishes came out fast and they were kind to give us free watermelon for dessert.
I would come back again.
I absolutely love this place, everything we have had so far is so good! My go to is the potstickers, cucumber salad & the dan-dan noodles. The noodles are always so yummy with the perfect texture and amount of spices. Definitely a must try! One of my favorites on the island.
My husband and I started getting takeout from here during COVID restrictions and have been getting it at least twice a month since. We order the DanDan Noodles and Beef Noodles with a cup of peanuts on the side everytime. We have also had the spicy cucumbers, taco rice, and spicy potatoes. Everything from here is incredible. I honestly was sad the one time I ordered taco rice because nothing beats the Dan Dan noodles in my opinion! We order take out everytime and live about 10 minutes away and the noodles are always perfect.
Spicy range 0-10 I enjoy some spice without lingering and I order a 4-6 depending on the day. My husband orders a 6-8 and considers it a comfortable level of spicy and the 8 was a bit sweaty.
Beyond how great the food is, the owners are so nice! There are a couple of parking spots right in front of the restaurant making take out super easy.
Sour chicken noodle soup, blanket noodles and beef noodle soup were SO good. Flavor was unreal and the lady was so sweet. Huge portions for a great price. 10/10!!!!
AMAZING! Everything is so fresh and homemade, even the ice cream! I got blanket noodles with extra vegetables, husband got Dan Dan noodles, one kid got spam noodles, and the other kid got the macaroni and cheese with spam, we all got ice cream (all three flavors between us), and all of it was just perfection. The sweetest lady and gentlemen run everything and cook, and a great playlist of music, too. I was singing along the whole time since we were the last ones there. Truly a wonderful place, and we will 100% be back to support them!
I was in Oahu for 3.5 months and stumbled upon this small noodle spot not far from my unit. Was immediately hooked and it became a regular go-to spot for me. My favorite items were the Dan Dan noodles and the Blanket noodles. The noodles were the perfect chewy texture and bursting with flavor. Also, the owner is one of the nicest people!
Can't recommend Joy Cup enough. This should be on every visitor and foodie's list of places to eat.
THE BEST NOODLES ON O'AHU!!!
I look forward to coming here and eating these delicious homemade noodles. We have tried lots of things! Potsticker, yum! Cucumber salad, yum! Blanket noodles, yum! Bamboo salad, yum! But the dan dan noodle for me is my favorite thing. There's so much yummy goodness in here, it is absolutely wonderful. It's clean inside. There is parking in front. Away from the heart of Waikiki, we are always able to be seated immediately. Lulu is so nice, it's like a friend cooking for you with love. Simply the best.❤️
Joy Cup Noodles was my favorite place we ate in Oahu! The owner was very kind. Everything was hot and fresh and so flavorful! Dan Dan noodles are my favorite and these hit the spot! My son said his potstickers were the best he’s ever eaten. I wanted to make a second visit here for lunch before our vacation ended, but we sadly ran out of time. It will for sure be a must do for our next trip!
Delicious and authentic Chinese food. A variety of noodle options. The broth for both the beef noodle soup and sour chicken noodle were cooked to perfection. The owner is very kind and made sure we enjoyed ourselves at her restaurant. Highly recommend!
This place is top tier. The owners are so sweet, and the food is incredible. Highly recommend the sour chicken soup, Taro drink, and bamboo salad. This place is definitely the product of two people that care deeply about their craft.
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