Veronica Hunter

a week ago

"On Thanksgiving Day, after watching the Macy’s Parade, we took the subway near the corner of W 59 Street and Central Park West to Grand Street. I searched for Pell Street on Google Maps to find the House of Joy restaurant. We arrived around noon, and the place was busy with people enjoying their meal. After requesting a table, we waited to hear number 37. I kept busy by taking photos of the rolling carts filled with steaming Dim Sum, and other Chinese tempting food. We sat across the table with two young Chinese males. Once they finished eating another couple took their place. We were in no hurry, so we ate slowly taking in the experience. Vhuntermassage LLC"

Nom Nom Nom

a week ago

"Solid choice for dim sum. Fresh carts to choose from, great service, not all servers speak English but you can point to what you want. Reasonably priced. Very lively and enjoyable experience. The only downside is some foods may be cold."

Bonnie Gleicher

3 weeks ago

"House of “Joy” is right! Total joy eating at this dim sum spot!!! The best in the city, where every bun and crust is homemade and everything you want it to be. Rivals Bay Area dim sum and I never say that. Could not get enough of their steamed pork buns and snow-sugar baked pork buns, their taro-shrimp-cilantro puff, their egg yolk bun, and their shrimp-and-watercress transparent dumplings. It’s wildly popular here and everyone who dines here is Asian (I was the lone white chick), which are all good indicators this is in a class of its own. Twenty-minute wait in the rain and cold. Worth it. 5 stars!!!"

Tan Tang

2 months ago

"Originally waited for another dim sum restaurant on Sat lunch because of its long wait, queuing for this and got table quicker than another restaurant. Surprisingly find this dim sum restaurant pretty tasty. The servers are attentive and wearing smiles. Though believe most restaurants in NY China town offer authentic dishes in great taste. The dishes here are pretty delicious and above standard. Good for dim sum lovers."

Jen L

3 months ago

"Classic dim sum place for locals, tourists, and more. It gets overly crowded, especially on weekends but that's because this place is so so so delicious, and good. My group of 6 waited about an hour to get seated, but it was so worth it! I loved a lot of the dishes and we actually ordered more than we intended too. My least favorite was the fried pork chops. I usually love fried pork chops but it was a bit overly fried here. The best thing we ordered was the red rice roll with fried shrimp and bread. I could order 100 of these and not be sick of it. The shu mai was delicious too. Will definitely be coming back for the red rice noodles."