China Joy - Bar Harbor

On the last day of our vacation, the family ordered takeout. Attempted to get either Lobster or Crab with scallions but they were all out. Hmmmm... out of lobster in Maine? Ordered some typical Americanized Chinese food such as Sesame Shrimp, Sweet and Sour chicken, Pork, and Salt and pepper Calamari. The food wasn't great, but wasn't inedible. Would NOT recommend as a first meal while in town but as an Asian who's been eating bar fare and lobster restaurants all week and craving some rice, THIS is your last resort. Seriously, there is a HUGE opportunity for decent Asian cuisine in this town, but as you can see these owners live on the outskirts of Asian cuisine because they probably can't cut it in a metropolitan area. What I can say is that it does satisfy your Asian craving as you force it down your gullet.

We decided to get take out here during our trip to Bar Harbor. We got three vegetarian dishes Curry Tofu Vegetables, Szechuan bean curd, and vegetable chow mei fun which were all flavorful and perfectly spiced. We were pleasantly surprised to find this gem!

We stopped by to grab some steam rice for our lunch hike. The rice was tough and hard. We managed to eat it anyways since it was the only option. We also grabbed a chicken egg drop soup. It was ok but very starchy. The chicken tasted kinda funky. It came with a bag of fried wonton noodles. Overall, customer service was ok. The lady at the front didn't seem to friendly. The upside was the nice location. You have to find street parking.

Very reasonable price in a tourist place. The amount of food is also a lot. Very good and careful hygiene practice during COVID pandemic.

While nice to have offering of Chinese food in the area, the food was rather bland. Staff is friendly and service was prompt but have had much better Chinese food elsewhere.