Jiu Fu Cafe

I'm a bit conflicted about this restaurant. One one hand its food taste very good, and their service is very good too, on the other hand, I had terrible diarrhea after eating its 生腌, meaning raw seafood marinated in sauce crab or shrimp). 生腌 is a unique dish representing the cuisine this restaurant is known for, so maybe people who are familiar with this cuisine 潮汕）have built up immunity towards this type of food. But, considering it has caused the worst diarrhea in my life, and I'm also Chinese, I have to bring this issue up.

Surprising find! Not an expert in chao zhou cuisine but loved everything we tried. Highlights include seafood congee, taro omelette (so unique and so good! Chewy crunchy all packed in this dish), 卤味拼盘, and stir fry snow pea leaves. Would love to come back and try more. They are pretty popular and arrive early for lunch.

Tiny place with some great food and excellent customer service. Came with my parents who are Chinese but not from the Chiu Chow area of Canton so some dishes we have never tried. Highly recommend the Chiu Chow oyster omelette, and the stir fried squid/calamari with taro root, chive flowers and carrots. If you've had Taiwanese oyster omelette before, the Chiu Chow style is similar. I think the Chiu Chow kind has some more greens and no sauce. I thought it was delicious. The stir fried squid was also very flavorful though my mom thought it was a bit salty. We also ordered the deep fried shrimp roll which was alright. Service was really nice. The servers were truly friendly and helpful, not rushing you at all, looked happy to be there. Their menu is quite extensive. The place was packed when we arrived around noon on a Sunday. Would love to go back to try their other dishes.Parking: There's at least 5 free spots in front of the restaurant

The Joy Fu Cafe has become one of my favorite restaurants in Houston. I was pleasantly surprised how great the food was. We had salt toasted soft shell crab marinated duck, pork intestines with preserved mustards. They were all delicious. The marinated duck was tender and juicy, one of the best I had. I heard the chicken is really good. Definitely will return to try it and other dishes.

Being in US for more than 7 years, this restaurant maybe the best authentic Chinese food restaurants, although it has no fancy setup, but you can easy see what a good family style food will be if you operate by heart! I were even question whether we still have this real tasty food back in home without too much additive ingredients!