Joyful Kitchen

We found this restaurant by chance when we were looking for fresh made rice noodles. We were amazed at the quality of it and for the price, you do get alot. Regardless if you get it to go or eat there in person. Their other dishes are quite good as well. Such as congee of all their varieties. I would recommend this place for the food! Happy eating!

Decent spot for porridge and cheung fun!Cheung fun - 3.5/5, we got pork and egg, shrimp, bitter melon and shrimp, and liver. The rice noodle itself was very good, super soft and delicious with soy sauce. The shrimp they use is much smaller than what you would typically find at dim sum places. Fillings were alright.Porridge - 4/5, we got pork organ, chicken, and century egg. The regular size is quite large and can feed 2. They gave lots of toppings, especially the pork organ.

I've only had takeout from here but I love their porridge with pork and preserved egg and the fresh made to order rice roll! The porridge comes with an abundant amount of preserved egg which I love. For the rice roll, I had shrimp, egg, and lettuce and it was delicious. I think this is my top place to get rice rolls and this specific porridge from now on.

My buddy clued me into this place for the fresh made rice rolls. Not too many spots where you can get steamed rice rolls to order in the city with meat choice and other toppings. Normally to get rice rolls you have to go to a dim sum spot and get shrimp or beef or whatever they have. Here you can pick, have both add other toppings like corn, bittermelon, onions, veggies. Been here twice now and I think a meat with the egg is the best option depending on what you feel like. Both the beef and pork are solid and obviously made fresh to order. Went on a weeknight and it was ready in under 5 on a not busy night. Stopped by on the weekend and it was a full house and still only took about 10 mins. All the tables inside were full. Only tried the rice rolls so can't say much about the other food but looks like people enjoyed the mix of noodles/ fried rice based on what I saw on tables. Almost guaranteed everyone had at least one type of rice roll so you know that's the main draw. As of nov 2023 it was about $8 for a roll after tax so pretty decent and one order is good for lunch I would say. TLDR; made to order steamed rice roll spot in the city. More variety than the standard stuff you get at dim sum.

Delicious! Tried this place several times via delivery. I believe this place is on Ocean Avenue and nearby the City College main campus. We enjoyed the porridge (jook), Chinese donuts and the steamed rice noodles. The noodle texture is good, smooth and not too thick. Even the cold lemon tea was enjoyable.

Great spot for your classic Cantonese breakfast situation. They offer a variety of fillings for your made-to-order rice rolls though I believe it's worth mentioning that they used to be better when they first opened years ago. Their rice rolls are still good now and really hits the spot but just not as good as before.Other favorites are their porridges that always bring in the good feels for when you're a bit under the weather. They also have an extended menu of familiar wok dishes that's great for lunch or dinner. Overall, my first choice for comfort food in the neighborhood.

Joyful kitchen, the Cantonese food here is great better than other bigger Cantonese restaurants. They have flavor in their cooking. I don't know why they have so much bad comments. This family owned is better than those American Chinese foods out there. This place is more favored to Cantonese taste. Don't ruin family owned.

stumbled upon this place accidentally had the Mongolian beef with the rice. It's absolutely delicious. Highly recommended. I'm gonna come back here.

We came here for a weekday dinner. Between the two of us, we ordered the shrimp changfeng (steamed rice roll), the string beans with black bean sauce, and the tofu and salted fish clay pot.The rice roll was good, but they didn't have the sweet soy sauce that is usually served with it. The clay pot dish was solid, but for me, the string beans with the black bean sauce was the star.The ambiance is your typical Chinese restaurant - the servers were actually quite friendly.They are cash only or venmo.

They open so early it's great! Chinese food for breakfast is the best and they are open around 8am! Chicken wings 5/5String bean in spicy garlic sauce 5/5Sweet corn with fish filet over rice 5/5 this is my absolute favorite so I'm always glad to find a restaurant that makes this dish.