Joy Curry & Tandoor

Maybe every indian restaurant I’ve been to has been Americanized, but this indian food was just not tasty. I had to apologize to the friend I met here (I chose based on star rating). For what is was it was over priced also. $ 11 for a dry chicken leg rice and veggie.

This has to be some of the worst vegetable Korma that I’ve ever had. The dish was so bland and devoid of flavor, that if I were blindfolded, I would not have known that this was Indian food.

Joy Curry is solidly in an area of tourists and office buildings, but seems to offer a menu and product offering aimed squarely at Indian ex-​pats and immigrants.
You can spot the difference almost immediately upon entering. Look closely at the variety of curries, that go beyond the typical chicken tikka and saag paneer. When I stopped in recently for lunch I had a fiery hot fish curry, something that would probably get few orders at the place closest to my office downtown.
It’s an Indian equivalent to the New York gem of a block on 41^st street between Madison and 5^th Avenue that specializes in Japanese.
Not that this place is a secret. Office workers have rightly recognized the great food coming out of the kitchen, along with the fresh breads and vegetables. The express lunches at around $ 7 to $ 8, are nice portions sizes and a great deal. There are many places around giving far less and charging more far more.
Even better, since these dishes are designed to be pre-​made and served warm, there’s hardly a wait for such good food. There’s also plenty of seating for those with more time.

*Review for delivery only.
This place is delicious! I ordered the Mulligatawny soup and Chicken Tikka Biryani (with a special request to make it spicy).
I’m a huge fan of Mulligatawny and Joy’s is in my top 3 (a restaurant in Delhi & my Dad’s own are both comparable). The soup is delicious and thankfully not watered down like most places I’ve tried it at. You can tell it’s made authentically with bits of rice added and the right amount of curry. Props for delivering the soup piping hot! Sidenote: This is a steal considering you get a large soup for less than $ 5.
I’m not usually a biryani fan — all that rice just does not appeal to me, but I’m literally addicted to this one. It’s flavorful, spicy, and the chicken is really well cooked. The portion was huge!
Delivery estimate via Seamless was way longer than what it actually took. I got my order delivered about 30 minutes after ordering.

After craving a good Indian place near my workplace, I found this place on Unilocal a block away from work. When my friend and I walked in, the venue was pretty much empty aside from 3 – 4 other customers. We glanced over the menu and I settled for the chicken tikka massala with a side of samosas and a mango lassi.
The chicken tikka massala was coated with a even amount of curry sauce but the inside was pretty dry. The rice was a little on the hard side probably from sitting out for too long. The mango lassi however was very flavorful and you can definitely taste the fresh mangos and the yogurt. Our orders both came with a warm toasted piece of pita bread that went pretty well with the curry.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience here and I’ll be back in the future.

Good food although the workers can be a little too fast, the best is when the owner is there helping out.

The aroma wafting through the dining area alone, puts you in a food coma. I am not a fan of Styrofoam plates and plastic bowls, as I am an avid recycler, but the food and hospitality more than makes up for the environmental issues. Lol the garlic Naan is to die for! We ordered two, for three people. One, was more than plenty. Full size, and I mean, plate size! The three meals we purchased were outstanding! The serving size makes for plenty of leftovers. Come hungry!!! My only regret, not being able to freeze it and take it home on the flight :(We have been to quite a few dining facilities here in Manhattan… And I wished we had made the first meal here. Every meal since, would have been the same wonderful Establishment! Well done guys, well done!!!

Really good food especially the kebabs and vindaloo are awesome… Lunch combo is totally worth

Food wasn’t spicy or flavorful as per my expectation, could get better Indian food. Very disappointed.

I ran across Joy Curry when i was out running some lunch errands. Great food — very tasty and good portions. I had the chicken karahi with spinach & lentils.
Super filling for $ 10. Service was fast & friendly.

Very, very, solid food at affordable prices. Quick and friendly service and I got 2 solid, delicious, meals for less than $ 15.

Nice enough take-​out buffet; a few tables if you don’t mind the lack of décor. Prices are reasonable. Order at the counter or call ahead for pick-​up or for delivery.
Counter help were nice enough. Tell them which combo plate you want and point at the veggie sides. I will go back.
Take-​out was with aluminum containers — not so good if you plan on microwaving the platter; they may have styrofoam as well, I did not think to ask.

What an easy stroll from my building to Joy Curry and almost walked past it since I wasn’t paying attention too busy checking into Swarm and Unilocal.I asked one of the guy behind the counter what is the difference between #5 Chicken Tikka Masala and #8 Chicken Tikka & Kabab on the Joy Platters so I went with #5 with this Cauliflower and peas in a yellow sauce as my vegetable choice and it comes with a Naan. It comes out to 10 something. I had it to stay because there were 3 tables emptied when I got my order.
Omfg I felt like all the weight that I lost in 6 months will come back so time to exercise! I am in such a food coma *burp*…excuse me… so stuffed like a roasted pig with a big juicy red apple!

came for lunch special and had chicken tikka with cauliflower and rice for about $ 11 which was fair. the dish overall was tasty and quantity was pretty good as well. def will try again for lunch

Ordered from seamless to the office and not only did the foot get delivered way quicker than they estimated, it was still hot when I got it! I feel like that combination of things never happens…
I ordered their lamb and vegetable platter, with lamb vindaloo and okra (bhindi masala, I believe?). It comes with rice and naan, and I also got a side of the green sauce. Be warned, the side of green sauce is the size of the hummus containers you buy at the grocery! The lamb was not too spicy, and was good, and I loved the okra. The naan was also really warm when I got it! So good! This meal is plenty to have leftovers too, so it’s a great deal.
I’ll definitely be ordering from here again. I wish you could substitute the garlic naan for regular naan, even if it cost a little extra though! That’s one issue with seamless, is not much flexibility. Maybe I’ll call in?

Awesome lamb curry and rice.
Right kind of spicy and very well cooked lamb. It was just awesome. Very good for the price. The ambiance is also good but most of them were having their food to go. It was kind of very high quality version of the carts.
WILL HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE.

Several people in my office eat here regularly, so I thought I’d try it out. Went here about 2 months ago; thought I reviewed it, apparently not.
Its a smallish place maybe 15 feet wide, very clean, aisle on one side, refrigerators on the other, seating up the middle for about 30. Counter in the back where you can order maybe 12 pre-​made entrees and samosas, all else comes from the kitchen.
I ordered chicken tikka masala, aloi gobi side, basmati rice, 2 vege samosas, cold chat, aloo paratha. It was quite a bit, but I had no dinner the night before, no breakfast and it was going to be a long day.
The meal was ready inside 5 minutes, however the paratha took about 20, yes 20 minutes.
The counter man, who reminded me of Steve Carrel, kept apologizing every 5 minutes about the bread.
Flavors and spicyness of the chicken were spot on. Aloo Gobi was very nice. Never had chat before, it was tasty, nice and filling combination of chick peas, tomato, cilantro, yogurt and tamarind sauces and little crunchy potato? threads. The samosas were perfect. The paratha was warm but could have had more potato and peas in it. Basmati rice was excellent, some places under cook it, this was not. The meal also came with 2 containers each of coriander chutney and tamarind sauce.
Will I eat there again? Absolutely. Can’t find a comparable Indian place closer to my office. I usually go to Jackson Heights for my Indian fixins.

Came here for the lunch special today, it’s about $ 9 for one meat and $ 10.50 if you get two meats. Pretty good prices for ethnic food in Midtown.
I got the curry goat and the chicken Tikka Masala. This came with rice and some sort of Indian bread. The food was decent. I think it did lack in the spice/​flavor department In comparison to other Indian places I’ve been to (Like PANNA II). I wouldn’t call it bland but it’s definitely not as bold as I expect from Indian cuisine. The tikka masala was better than the lamb. I would order that again but would opt to try something else over the lamb.
I think 3.5 stars is appropriate. In comparison to the better Indian places I’ve eaten at recently this is place falls short flavor wise. But when comparing it to the lunch options in the area, especially the ones with lunch specials, it’s actually great food for the money. I’ll be back to explore more of the menu, I could see this place fitting Into my lunch rotation. I would much rather spend my $ 10 here than at chipotle.

Joy is a solid choice if you’re in the area and looking for a no frills, inexpensive but satisfying Indian meal. I ordered two non-​vegetarian platters to go one day when I was too tired to make dinner and was very happy. The chicken tikka masala, a standard go-​to dish for many people was executed properly. The accompanying aloo gobi was also very tasty.
The chicken vindaloo surprised me. I find myself often disappointed as I feel that many Indian establishments hold back regarding how spicy they make their dishes to accommodate a more western palate, but that was not the case here. Palak paneer, a dish I do not normally enjoy was also wonderful. Samosas, both vegetarian and chicken, were phenomenal!
Definitely recommended when looking for a quick bite.

Seamless Order: Gotta give it to this place. We ordered off seamless. They had a great deal for indian food which is typically appallingly overpriced in this stupid city. Usually indian costs me and my gf at least $ 40 on seamless for a normal amount of indian food. This cost us $ 33 with our 15 percent discount and was absurdly large.
We got the dinner combos which came with an entre, an app, daal, naan, and one of those liquidy indian style doughnuts. Additional naan was $ 1.50. Great deal.
Anyhow. Deliver was fast as hell. And holy shiznit was it a lot of food. Two bags full of food for just the two of us. Ended up being two full meals for us. Chicken tikka was pretty darn good. Lamb vindaloo was also good and spicy as we requested. Food was warm when it arrived. Chat was whatever. Samosas were dank.
Anyhow. I would def recommend this place for seamless delivery. Cheap and quick and good. Next time i think we will get the $ 10 combos tho cuz its even cheaper and the $ 15 dinner combos were just too much food. Order from this place.