Joy Restaurant (formerly known as Joy of India)
127 E. 28th St btwn park/lexington
New York, NY
212-685-0808


living in NYC, there are so many delivery options that it's become a crutch for us -- as i'm sure it has for many. we probably order in 3-4x/week(!) -- it's pretty gross, especially since i really enjoy cooking. but i was exhausted last night, we had no food at home and the husband worked until 9p.

the husband wanted indian food, and his favorite is Joy. i've never actually been inside the restaurant, and there's a random story behind why he likes this place, but it's long and requires background info. one day i'll have my sister tell it -- she tells stories better.

so we always order the same core dishes and then add on depending on the hunger level.

the core: chicken korma (chicken in creamy yogurt sauce), daal mekhani (buttery lentils), small mater paneer (peas & curd cheese in a tomatoey sauce) and roti (whole wheat flatbread).

our add-ons: meat samosas, mulligatawny soup, extra roti, chicken chili.

we've ordered from Joy enough that i am 100% positive that the food is inconsistent. last night is the perfect example: we got the core plus the soup. the soup was perfect. the korma was good (it's been better, but it's been worse). but the daal was GROSS (even my husband couldn't eat it), and the peas weren't cooked properly and there wasn't enough paneer. overall, it was disappointing.

do you complain? it's pretty cheap ($29 including tip for delivery guy), so should you really expect more? plus we order from there a lot, and i don't want them spitting in our food on our next order! basically i just suck it up, and hope for a good one next time.