Service was great. Staff was friendly and very accommodating. A special place to go for dinner with friends & family.

We were in Palo Alto for business and stopped by for a late lunch after a business meeting. We were thrilled we were able to get a table right away and the had someone taking our orders almost as soon as we sat down. Great!

We opted for the Joya salad and soup, which were both delicious. For our mains, we got the tacos on special - and while they were decent, the tacos lacked the flavour I normally would expect for a Latin restaurant: a touch on the bland side. Dessert was amazing, on the other hand... churro with dark chocolate sauce. To die for.

We'd go back again the next time we visit - we just might try something else for our mains.

This place is always packed so it was that our reservation offered us a lovely table inside. Intimate setting but no overcrowding of tables. The wait staff was fabulous---we didn't have to wait for our water to be refilled, etc. They came without us noticing that our table was cleared for the next course, etc. The Spanish food was authentic and elevated. Everything looked really good and tasted delicious, from the appetizers to dessert. Great ambience also! Can't wait to make this a regular dining place for us!

Tried out Joya for the first time for my birthday luncheon. Nice restaurant, hostess not so great or friendly, but the wait staff was very good. We shared the Joya salad (just ok), shortrib tacos (the meat alittle dry), excellent brussel sprouts (anything with bacon is good), chorizo corn dogs (sausage was dry and hard), shrimp w/ sausage was very good, gacamole w/veg chips (excellent chips & gacamole), and finished off with the chocolate cake w/bananas and coconut ice cream & the churros w/chocolate sauce (excellent!) light and very crispy! We all decide we would definitely go back to try more dishes. A definite place to go to on University Ave in Palo Alto.