House of Joy Menu (Update 2025)

House of Joy, located in New York's Chinatown, offers an authentic dim sum experience with a bustling atmosphere. The restaurant provides a range of dim sum options, from beef dishes like T-Bone Steak and Stir-Fried Steak Cubes to appetizers like Jelly Fish and Crispy Fried Squab. The menu also includes a variety of buns, such as Sweet Milk Custard Bun and Egg Tart. Customers praise the flavorful dishes like durian mochi and beef ribs, emphasizing the traditional pushcart service and communal dining experience. While the service may be no-frills, the focus is on delicious food at reasonable prices. House of Joy is a reliable spot for those seeking classic Chinese dim sum in a lively setting, making it a must-try in NYC's Chinatown.

Dim Sum

Steamed Crystal Shrimp Dumpling

4 pieces.

$6.75

Steamed Shrimp and Pork Siu Mai

4 pieces.

$6.75

Deep-Fried Spring Roll

3 pieces.

$6.25

Steamed Roasted Pork Bun

Dim sum filled with pork. 3 pieces.

$6.50

Steamed Spare Rib

$6.75

Steamed Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce

$7.25

Chiew-Chow Style Dumpling

Filled dough.

$6.25

Taro Dumpling

3 pieces.

$6.75

Steamed Creamy Egg Yolk Bun

3 pieces.

$7.25

Steamed Egg Cream Roll

3 Pieces

$6.25

Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf

$7.50

Steamed Beef Balls

$6.75

Vegetarian Dumplings

3 Pieces.

$6.75

House Special Dual Egg Fried Rice

Stir fried rice.

$18.95

Salted Fish and Diced Chicken Fried Rice

Stir fried rice with Salted Fish and Diced Chicken.

$18.95

Young Chow Fried Rice

Traditional Chinese Stir fried rice with green bean and ham.

$16.95

Fried Rice Fujianese Style

Fujianese style stir fried rice.

$18.95

Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice

Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice in two style.

$18.95

Dry Scallop and Crab Meat and Egg Fried Rice

Stir fried rice with dry scallop, crab meat and egg.

$19.95

Shrimp Fried Rice

Stir fried rice with shrimp.

$18.95

Mixed Vegetable and Egg Fried Rice

Stir fried rice with mixed vegetable and egg.

$15.95

Seafood Pan Fried Noodle

Pan Fried Noodle with various seafood.

$21.95

Beef Pan Fried Noodle

Pan fried Noodle with beef.

$18.95

Beef Chow Fun

A staple Cantonese dish, made from stir-frying beef, hor fun and bean sprouts.

$18.95

Braised Chow E-Fu Noodles with Black Mushroom

Braised Chow E-Fu Noodles with Black Mushroom

$18.95

Braised E-Fu Noodles with Crab Meat

Braised E-Fu Noodles with Crab Meat

$21.95

Stir Fried Rice Noodle Dai Pang Style

Traditional Chinese stir Fried Rice Noodle with vegetable and salted fish and meat in Dai Pang Style.

$21.95

Fried Rice and Noodles

Noodle Soup

Mixed Seafood Noodle Soup

Noodle soup with mixed seafood

$12.95

Shredded Duck W. Pickled vegs. Rice noodle Soup

Rice noodle soup with shredded duck and salty pickled vegetable.

$11.95

Beef Stew Noodle Soup

Noodle soup with beef stew

$12.95

Beef Stew Soup w. Flat Noodles

Beef Stew Soup w. Flat Noodles

$12.95

Beef Stew Soup w. Rice Noodles

Beef Stew Soup w. Rice Noodles

$12.95

Rice Noodle Soup w. Pork and Pickled Vegetable

Rice Noodle Soup w. Pork and Pickled Vegetable

$10.95

Pork and Vegetable Rice combo

Pork and Vegetable over Rice

$11.95

Chicken w. Vegetable Rice Combo

Chicken and vegetable over Rice

$11.95

Spare Rids w. Vegetable Rice Combo

Spare Rids w. Vegetable over Rice

$11.95

Peking Style Pork Chop Over Rice

Peking Style Pork Chop Over Rice

$11.95

Salt & Pepper Pork Chop Over Rice

Salt & Pepper Pork Chop Over Rice

$11.95

Onion Pork Chop Over Rice

Onion Pork Chop Over Rice

$11.95

Minced Beef over Rice

Minced Beef over Rice

$11.95

Beef and Vegetable Rice combo

Beef and Vegetable over rice

$11.95

Chinese Style Beef Steak over Rice

Chinese Style Beef Steak over Rice

$12.95

Squid Rice Combo

Squid with vegetable over rice.

$12.95

Scrambled Egg w. Shrimp Rice Combo

Scrambled Egg w. Shrimp over Rice

$12.95

Mixed Seafood Rice Combo

Mixed seafood over rice

$12.95

Fillet Fish and Bean Curd Rice Combo

Fillet Fish and Bean Curd over Rice

$12.95

House Special Rice Combo

Soups

Bird Nest Soup with Crab Meat

$13.95

Bird Nest Soup with Dried Fish Maw

$16.95

Fish Maw Soup with Crab Meat

$21.95

Assorted Seafood Soup

$28.95

Fish Maw Soup with Diced Seafood

$21.95

Minced Beef Soup with Egg White and Parsley

$16.95

Diced Chicken Corn Soup

Diced Chicken Corn Soup

$5.75

Dry Scallop and Clams with Chinese Okra Soup

$18.95

Sliced Pork with Mustard Green and Salted Duck Egg Soup

$16.95

Seafood and Meat with Melon Soup

$16.95

Egg Drop Soup

Per person. Soup that is made from beaten eggs and broth.

$5.75

Spicy and Sour Soup

Per person. Soup that is both spicy and sour, typically flavored with hot pepper and vinegar. Hot and spicy.

$5.75

Pan-Fried Turnip Cake

$6.25

Steamed Golden Cake

$6.25

Papaya-Coconut Milk Cake

Cold.

$6.75

Red Dates Cake

$7.25

Coconut Faver Golden Cake

Cold.

$7.25

Ice Durian mochi

3 pieces, durian mochi

$10.00

Black Sesame Rolls

3 pieces, cold desert

$5.50

Dessert

Veggies and Tofu

Crispy Fried Bean Curd

$15.95

Braised Bean Curd with Black Mushroom

$15.95

Bean Curd with Minced Pork Szechuan Style

Marinated and stir fried. Hot and spisy.

$15.95

Japanese Tofu with Mixed Fungus

$20.95

Pan-Fried Bean Curd with Scallion

$16.95

Sauteed Black Fungus, Chinese Okra and Common Yam

$16.95

Bitter Melon and Fried Bean Sheet Stick in Broth

$18.95

Buddha's Delight

$16.95

Sauteed String Bean

Immature or young pods of the runner bean, yardlong bean

$15.95

Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

Cooked in a pungent savory sauce. Hot and spicy.

$15.95

Broccoli with Garlic Sauce

Cooked in a pungent savory sauce. Hot and spicy.

$15.95

Chinese Broccoli with Wine and Ginger Juice

$15.95

Chinese Baby Bok Choy with Garlic Sauce

$15.95

T-Bone Steak

$35.95

Pan-Fried Beef Ribs with Teriyaki Sauce

$35.95

Stir-Fried Steak Cubes with Asparagus

$35.95

Stir-Fried Steak Cubes with Chives

$35.95

Chinese Style Pan-Fried Fillet Steak

$25.95

Pan Fried Fillet Steak with Chinese Broccoli

$27.95

Sliced Beef with Chinese Broccoli

$22.95

Sliced Beef with Broccoli

$22.95

Sliced Beef with Bitter Melon

$22.95

Beef with Prince Mushroom

$24.95

Sliced Beef with Black Mushroom and Bamboo Shoots

$24.95

Slice Beef w. Pepper

Stir fried steak with vegetables and a savory sauce.

$22.95

Orange Flavor Beef

Beef battered and cooked in a sweet orange sauce. Hot and spicy.

$24.95

Beef

Pork

Pork Chop Peking Style

Cooked until crispy and covered in a sweet and savory sauce. Sweet and sour.

$19.95

Deep-Fried Pork Chop with Salt and Pepper

$19.95

Sweet and Sour Pork

Cooked with or incorporating both sugar and a sour substance.

$20.95

Salted Sliced Pork with Chives

$23.95

Sweet and Sour Chopped Spare Rib

Cooked with or incorporating both sugar and a sour substance.

$19.95

Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce

$18.95

Sauteed Salted Pork

$22.95

Sour with Pig Intestine

$22.95

Combination Platter

$55.00

Crispy Fried Squab Combo

2 pieces.

$68.00

Jelly Fish and Smoked Pig Fee

$23.95

Jelly Fish with Sesame Oil

$18.95

Deep-Fried Squid with Salt and Hot Pepper

$21.95

Deep-Fried Stuffed Pig Intestine

$22.95

Crispy Fried Milk

$16.95

Cucumber with Mature Vinegar Sauce

$15.95

Snails with Fish Sauce

$20.95

Sauteed Fresh Clam

$25.95

Seasoned Squid and Cashew Nuts

$20.95

Appetizers

Duck

Peking Roast Duck

1 whole duck. Come with pancake, scallion and cucumber.

$65.00

Braised Duck with Mixed Vegetable

$24.95

Boiled Chicken with Yellow Wine and Ginger Scallion

$20.95

Crispy Fried Chicken

Breaded or battered crispy chicken.

$20.95

Crispy Fried Chicken with Golden Fried Garlic

$20.95

Chicken with Ginger and Scallion Sauce

1/2 chicken.

$20.95

Stir-Fried Chicken with Black Bean

Comes with bone.

$24.95

Steam Chicken with Mixed Fungus

Comes with bone.

$25.95

Sliced Chicken with Broccoli

$18.95

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chicken cooked with or incorporating both sugar and a sour substance.

$18.95

Kung Pao Chicken

Spicy stir-fry. Hot and spicy.

$18.95

Stir-Fried Diced Chicken with Cashew Nut

$18.95

Sliced Chicken with Garlic Sauce

Cooked in a pungent savory sauce. Hot and spicy.

$18.95

Sesame Chicken

Chicken in a sweet sauce served with sesame seeds.

$20.95

Sliced Chicken with Orange Flavor

Chicken battered and cooked in a sweet orange sauce. Hot and spicy.

$20.95

Deep Frid Chicken with Lemon Sauce

$20.95

Poultry

Chef's Special

Fried Lamb Chop Any Style

$33.95

Roasted Squab

Per 1.

$26.95

Stir-Fried Shredded Squid, Royal Sea Cucumber, Conch and Macadamia Nuts

$40.95

Mushroom and Slice Abalone with Vegetable

$52.95

Boiled Royal Sea Cucumber with Chopped Scallion Topping

$42.95

Slice Conch Japanese Style

Cold.

$38.95

Shrimp and Pumpkin Stick, with Salted Egg Yolk

$25.95

Sauteed Preserved Squid with Lotus Root

$30.95

Sauteed Cauliflower with Preserved Meat

$23.95

Pan Fried Minced Pork Lotus Root

$20.95

Breised Goose Feet and Mixed Mushrooms in Abalone Sauce

$39.95

Dry Bean Curd Skin and Lamb Casserole

$30.95

Braised Beef Stew in Casserole

$22.95

Sliced Beef with Golden Mushroom in Satay Sauce

$23.95

Oxtail with Pumpkin in Curry Sauce

$28.95

Diced Chicken and Salted Fish Eith Eggplant in Casserole

$21.95

Diced Chicken and Salted Fish with Tofu in Casserole

$21.95

Assorted Seafood with Tofu in Casserole

$24.95

Fish Fillet with Tofu in Casserol

$21.95

Preserved Vegetable with Stew Pork in Casserole

$21.95

Casserole Dishes

Rice

White rice

rice

$2.00

Sweet Milk Custard Bun

$6.75

Walnut Bun

$6.75

Baked Salted Cream Lava Bun

$6.75

Roasted Pork Bun

$6.75

Baked Roasted Pork Pastry

$6.25

Egg Tart

$6.00

Baked Durian Pastry

$9.25

Crispy Swan Dumpling

$7.50

Sweet Pumpkin Cake

$3.50

Buns

Rice Rolls

Red Rice Noodle Roll

$8.25

Shrimp with Rice Roll

$6.95

Steamed Rice Roll with Beef

$6.75

Steamed Plain Rice Roll

$6.25

Steamed Rice Rollwith Dried Shrimp

$7.25

Rice Roll with Twisted Cruller

$6.75

Steamed Spare Rids with Rice Rolls

$8.75

Vegetable with Rice Roll

$6.75

Deep-Fried Pork Dumpling

$4.25

Deep-Fried Taro Dumpling

$4.25

Deep-Fried 2 Colors Sesame Balls

$4.25

Sweet Potato Cake

$4.95

Pan-Fried Chives Cake

$7.50

Pan-Fired Stuffed Eggplant

$4.95

Pan-Fried Hot Pepper

$4.95

Vegetable Spring Rolls

$4.25

Fried Shrimp Sticks

$4.95

Pan-Fried Taro Cake

$4.95

Pan-Fried

Snack

Pork Tripe with Black Pepper

$7.50

Duck Feet with Abalone Sauce

$8.50

Chinese Herbal Chicken Feet

$8.50

Pig Skin with Radish

$8.50

Beef Tripe with Carrot

$8.50

Congee with Preserved Egg and Pork

$4.25

Salted Chicken Feets

$7.50

Shrimp Dumpling

$6.75

Steamed Pork Siu-Mai

$6.75

Minced Beef Ball

$6.75

Fish Ball

$6.75

Steamed Spare Ribs

$6.75

Steamed Chicken Feet

$7.25

Black Pepper Sauce Beef Ribs

$8.75

Beef Tripe with Ginger and Scallion

$8.75

Sticky Rice

$7.50

Steamed Creame Roll

$6.25

Bean Curd Sheet Roll with Pork

$6.50

Chiu-Chow Style Dumpling

$6.50

Zhong-Shan Style Dumpling

$6.75

Steamed Sticky Rice Balls

$6.75

Steamed