The Joy Luck-Highlands

Name: The Joy Luck-Highlands
Address: 1285 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, Kentucky, 40204, US
Telephone: (502) 238-3070
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.20

Asian restaurant, Bar, Chinese restaurant, Lounge, Taiwanese restaurant

Location: 1285 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40204, United States
Phone: (502) 238-3070
Price: $$

Opening hours

Sunday: 11 am-8:30 pm
Monday: 5-8:30 pm
Tuesday: 11 am-8:30 pm
Wednesday: 11 am-8:30 pm
Thursday: 11 am-8:30 pm
Friday: 11 am-9:30 pm
Saturday: 11 am-9:30 pm

Food & drink

Vibe

Steamed dumplings

Hot and sour soup

Pad thai

Orange chicken

Spring roll

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Reviews

Cozy spot tucked in on Bardstown Rd, excellent lunch/dinner option. First off, yes, the Pork Soup Buns were amazing. Perfect size to share as a starter, or with a side as a lunch.
I'd never had them, specifically, and was pleasantly surprised.
Bun itself was cloudy but chewy, and the pork filling was well balanced and tasty. The Orange Chicken and Fried Rice was some of the best I've had; Cashew Chicken with LoMein was also solid. Service was friendly and prompt; modern pop/r&b soundtrack was a little...
unexpected?

the food is good but severely overpriced.
$25 for 8 shrimp? 😭😭 lowkey a scam.
i tried the duck & corn rangoon which was good but not great.
definitely wasn’t worth $13.
everything came out suspiciously quick- within about 5 minutes from ordering.
their speediness in preparing 3 dishes makes me believe everything is premade/reheated 🤢 we decided to sit outside since it was such a nice evening, but bardstown road can get hectic.
obviously the restaurant has no control over what people do outside, but 4 bikers parked their motorcycles in the space directly in front of the restaurant for the entirety of our meal playing loud explicit music, revving engines, & catcalling women.
i’d try this place again but will order something different (& less expensive) in the future since what i got was no where near an appropriate portion size

The food was good, our buns we cold.
They did offer to fix it.
They were having power issues, so it was a little hot in there, but no biggie for us.
The owner was trying to make sure that we were taken care of.
I got the duck and the flavor was good and the presentation was great.
My friend got the walnut shrimp, I think the kids call it, bussin.
Lol 😂 They did offer to make everything right on our next visit, but we were traveling through.
I would recommend this place.