The waiter immediately placed a plate of large fluffy yeast rolls on the table. We always walked the stairs to the balcony because the booths on the balcony had curtains which gave us some privacy. One summer a close friend invited an out-of-town visitor to lunch with us at Joy Young.
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We would go to Joy Young for lunch and then to a movie at the Alabama, Ritz, Melba, or Empire Theater. My family lived on the Southside of Birmingham and when I was old enough to ride the bus by myself, I took the #12 Highland Avenue bus downtown to meet my friends. Many customers loved their homemade almond cookies. Believe it or not, the shrimp and pie were included in the price. I ordered my dinner with a shrimp cocktail, fries, English peas, yeast rolls, and a slice of scrumptious caramel pie for dessert. To this day, it is the best fried chicken I ever tasted. And even though I liked Chinese, I usually ordered the 1/2 fried chicken meal. It uniquely featured both American and Chinese food.
Certainly when out-of-town family came to town, we gathered there. When I was growing up in the ‘50’s, our family often ate at Joy Young on Sundays and special occasions. That reputation served them well as the Ku Klux Klan found no support from the public in efforts to drive the restaurant out of business.” The owner Mansion Joe, and manager Henry Loo, had earned reputations as friendly, generous businessmen, sometimes helping provide meals to the needy. The name of the restaurant was Joy Young and I ate hundreds of meals there in my youth and young adult years.Īccording to BhamWiki, “In October 1925 the restaurant moved to 412 20th Street North opposite the Tutwiler Hotel, soon expanding into the former shop next door. There have been other great restaurants past or present, but in my heart and stomach, none compare to an American Chinese Restaurant that opened in 1919 and operated successfully mostly in downtown Birmingham for about 70 years. We have fantastic restaurants…like Highland Bar & Grill, El Barrio, Automatic Seafood, and Helen. (Similar to ‘Mandarin Special’ from Joy Young.
‘Special Dinner Any Time,’ with egg roll Chop Suey Inn.
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