It was a joy of chaotic stress and tasty dim sum !! And i meant it.We came on weekend with friends visiting from out of town and of course its chaotic because its mobbed with people waiting in and outside to be seated.“So all you need to do is” go inside and take a number from a black suited guy with a clipboard in his hand, if you cant find him just listen to his calling out for numbers. After you got a number, its best to wait outside and wait for the calling. On the street you can hear through the speaker. The numbers jumble around depending on the numbers of party, so just let the man do his job (he knows what he is doin)To be honest the wait is not that long. Tables turn over quickly and also sharing the same table with others make it a lot less waiting.Once seated you can start the fun time anticipating the dim sum carts coming around and picking what looks delish. I have to say it surprises me that the dim sum is really good and the best so far I had around town until otherwise. Its even better than some Hong Kong dim sum places I tried while living in Hong Kong.What can I recommend ? All of it , try everything. My fav is always the fluffy fried taro/yam dumplings, lava custard buns, rice rolls with shrimp or pork drizzled with soy sauce and egg tarts.We paid $94 before tips for 4 people. Its beyond reasonable for such good dim sum !!!
Food: 5
Nicole Louie
A super fun experience. House of Joy is really popular on the weekends so go early! I love the cart experience and being able to select the dishes you eat right away. Everything was delicious!
There was a lady staring at me at the opposite corner and it was scary. Also I kept asking for napkins and the cart lady stared at me and said that’s it’s not her problem and walked away. Also there’s men that walk around in fancy suits and they hover over your shoulder while you eat which is uncomfortable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hadar Pedhazur
Vibrant dim sum place with wonderful choices. Glad we came with Chinese friends so I didn't have to ask what everything was. They were very busy but our friends said it was nothing like on a weekend when the line is down the block!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mao Ba
Traditional dim-sum restaurant. We like the food, fresh and delicious. Love the price, especially nowadays!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Roll, Shrimp Dumpling
Sarah Shen
Our go to dim sum. The front desk person who takes your party size and announces the tables can be obnoxious but it’s what it is for the dim sum
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Phuong Van
Please avoid coming here..Came in this morning with my family and was very disappointed by their service, horrible attitude and unprofessional management from the beginning to the end. The male hostess screamed “WAIT!” after I asked for a high chair for my toddler to sit down. Our waiter angrily placed our tea and water down with a loud bang sound. Toward the end, as soon as they handed me the check, still haven’t looked at the check yet, they started to rush us out and rolling our table cover and clean up everything for the next customer to sit while my son was still finishing up his dish. I told the female hostess “why are you rushing us” (3 times!!) I was so furious at this time! She pretended not to hear me and walked away. She went and talked to the male hostess and I told him “She’s rushing me, we are still eating, and she pretended not to hear me, I asked her 3 times.” then she said “sorry”! I did not accept her insincere apology and walked away. I understand it is a busy place but we are a paid customer so treat us with respect and kindness! Will NEVER come back!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cheryl Liu
The food was honestly pretty average, I’ve had better dimsum. However, due to the busy atmosphere we were able to sit down somewhat quickly and the workers were friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
David Evans
It would be hard to come here without someone who speaks the language. Be prepared to flag down the food carts because they don’t always stop.We waited about 30 minutes for a table on a Saturday at lunch time.Food was good.Parking: The street this on appears to be shut down so you’ll have park on a side street.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Victoria Geh
Food 9/10Very fulfilling dim sum spot. The best traditional carts with the ladies driving around. Their liu sha bao was quite good, but I am sad their sesame balls were cold. The pork stomach, beef and sticky rice were sold. Honestly everything was exactly what I was looking for when I crave dim sum.Atmosphere 8/10Cleaner than other dim sum spots around.Service 8/10Everyone is super nice and straight to the point, which I really appreciate. No fuss no frills.
Recommended dishes: Rice Roll, Broccoli with Garlic Sauce, Chow Mein, Steamed Flounder with Soy Sauce, Shrimp Dumpling
Spencer Day
We arrive and are seated immediately since there are only 5 or so tables that are taken up. We immediately are bombarded from food from a cart we didn’t even want or know what it was, we weren’t even given a chance to say no. Every food item we got was cold and tasted old. At one point someone took several plates to microwave them and then brought them back just slightly warmer. We never got any drinks except for some old green tea that was on the table before we got there. We waited for about 45 min before getting any other service at all which was just someone asking us to pay. We pay $30 and leave feeling as if we were going to be sick. My partner saw one of the workers take food from an unfinished plate on a table and put the food into a new plate as of to serve it to another customer.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Lam -
Came as a frequent visitor, got the worst attitude ever, will not come back again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
GF
The variety of dim sum is probably one of the widest in Chinatown however, most of the dishes are not memorable and average. It is well priced and comparably cheaper than the other dim sum places in Chinatown (we usually order the same range of food and prices at other dim sum places would average about $20 more with our final bill). Found the service to be prompt, courteous and attentive. The round tables with the drop leaf droops and was an annoying experience but not terrible. It is a popular, big, loud restaurant that should easily accommodate if you have a big party. Smaller parties are subject to table sharing.
It was a joy of chaotic stress and tasty dim sum !! And i meant it.We came on weekend with friends visiting from out of town and of course its chaotic because its mobbed with people waiting in and outside to be seated.“So all you need to do is” go inside and take a number from a black suited guy with a clipboard in his hand, if you cant find him just listen to his calling out for numbers. After you got a number, its best to wait outside and wait for the calling. On the street you can hear through the speaker. The numbers jumble around depending on the numbers of party, so just let the man do his job (he knows what he is doin)To be honest the wait is not that long. Tables turn over quickly and also sharing the same table with others make it a lot less waiting.Once seated you can start the fun time anticipating the dim sum carts coming around and picking what looks delish. I have to say it surprises me that the dim sum is really good and the best so far I had around town until otherwise. Its even better than some Hong Kong dim sum places I tried while living in Hong Kong.What can I recommend ? All of it , try everything. My fav is always the fluffy fried taro/yam dumplings, lava custard buns, rice rolls with shrimp or pork drizzled with soy sauce and egg tarts.We paid $94 before tips for 4 people. Its beyond reasonable for such good dim sum !!!
Food: 5
A super fun experience. House of Joy is really popular on the weekends so go early! I love the cart experience and being able to select the dishes you eat right away. Everything was delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet Bread with BBQ Pork Buns, Steamed Creamy Egg Yolk Bun, Dumpling, Shrimp Dumpling
There was a lady staring at me at the opposite corner and it was scary. Also I kept asking for napkins and the cart lady stared at me and said that’s it’s not her problem and walked away. Also there’s men that walk around in fancy suits and they hover over your shoulder while you eat which is uncomfortable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Vibrant dim sum place with wonderful choices. Glad we came with Chinese friends so I didn't have to ask what everything was. They were very busy but our friends said it was nothing like on a weekend when the line is down the block!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Traditional dim-sum restaurant. We like the food, fresh and delicious. Love the price, especially nowadays!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Roll, Shrimp Dumpling
Our go to dim sum. The front desk person who takes your party size and announces the tables can be obnoxious but it’s what it is for the dim sum
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Please avoid coming here..Came in this morning with my family and was very disappointed by their service, horrible attitude and unprofessional management from the beginning to the end. The male hostess screamed “WAIT!” after I asked for a high chair for my toddler to sit down. Our waiter angrily placed our tea and water down with a loud bang sound. Toward the end, as soon as they handed me the check, still haven’t looked at the check yet, they started to rush us out and rolling our table cover and clean up everything for the next customer to sit while my son was still finishing up his dish. I told the female hostess “why are you rushing us” (3 times!!) I was so furious at this time! She pretended not to hear me and walked away. She went and talked to the male hostess and I told him “She’s rushing me, we are still eating, and she pretended not to hear me, I asked her 3 times.” then she said “sorry”! I did not accept her insincere apology and walked away. I understand it is a busy place but we are a paid customer so treat us with respect and kindness! Will NEVER come back!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was honestly pretty average, I’ve had better dimsum. However, due to the busy atmosphere we were able to sit down somewhat quickly and the workers were friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
It would be hard to come here without someone who speaks the language. Be prepared to flag down the food carts because they don’t always stop.We waited about 30 minutes for a table on a Saturday at lunch time.Food was good.Parking: The street this on appears to be shut down so you’ll have park on a side street.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Food 9/10Very fulfilling dim sum spot. The best traditional carts with the ladies driving around. Their liu sha bao was quite good, but I am sad their sesame balls were cold. The pork stomach, beef and sticky rice were sold. Honestly everything was exactly what I was looking for when I crave dim sum.Atmosphere 8/10Cleaner than other dim sum spots around.Service 8/10Everyone is super nice and straight to the point, which I really appreciate. No fuss no frills.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
I thought it was great! Good food authentic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place great food awesome
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Roll, Broccoli with Garlic Sauce, Chow Mein, Steamed Flounder with Soy Sauce, Shrimp Dumpling
We arrive and are seated immediately since there are only 5 or so tables that are taken up. We immediately are bombarded from food from a cart we didn’t even want or know what it was, we weren’t even given a chance to say no. Every food item we got was cold and tasted old. At one point someone took several plates to microwave them and then brought them back just slightly warmer. We never got any drinks except for some old green tea that was on the table before we got there. We waited for about 45 min before getting any other service at all which was just someone asking us to pay. We pay $30 and leave feeling as if we were going to be sick. My partner saw one of the workers take food from an unfinished plate on a table and put the food into a new plate as of to serve it to another customer.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Came as a frequent visitor, got the worst attitude ever, will not come back again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The variety of dim sum is probably one of the widest in Chinatown however, most of the dishes are not memorable and average. It is well priced and comparably cheaper than the other dim sum places in Chinatown (we usually order the same range of food and prices at other dim sum places would average about $20 more with our final bill). Found the service to be prompt, courteous and attentive. The round tables with the drop leaf droops and was an annoying experience but not terrible. It is a popular, big, loud restaurant that should easily accommodate if you have a big party. Smaller parties are subject to table sharing.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5