Four Season Joyful

Going to keep rolling my eyes every time I see an Eater food critic rave about “best mapo tofu” they recently discovered at Breeze. Don’t get me wrong I’m not a Breeze hater, but mapo tofu here is where it’s at. In fact any staple chinese dish you name: Stir fried string beans, double cooked pork, cabbage casserole, mei cai braised pork belly, I’ve tried them all here and they are all at the level of what I’d expect to get from a halfway decent restaurant in China, with good, varied spices and that signature wok hay. It will be pungent, in your face, sometimes more seasoned or oily than you’d like, but so is a lot of Chinese food when you eat out for hunan/sichuan food, known as “下饭菜” (dishes that accompany the rice). Order a veggie dish as a side for balance! Have not tried the dim sum or American Chinese food here so will not comment, but those are not the reasons I go to this restaurant anyway. Just happy to have this gem of a restaurant/chef in the neighborhood, which had so few options (especially at the price point) before.

I ordered the beef short rib noodle soup, not knowing it is huge! No problem! The beef was tasty and melted in my mouth! Wonderful! The twice cooked pork was delicious, but I couldn’t eat much of it as the soup filled me up! Not to worry, I’ll enjoy it tomorrow. Very good dinner!

I ordered soup dumplings and beef and broccoli. The soup dumplings were ok. Not super soupy. And the beef and broccoli was crazy greasy! Decent taste but not fast.

I ordered the shredded beef with scallion and white rice lunch special, plus an extra serving of rice, as Chinese spots tend to give you so much meat and not enough veggies/rice to balance it out. Well… it felt like I had ordered onions with a bit of beef and a pinch of scallions lol. The onions were a tasty addition but the ratio neeeds to be adjusted! If I were someone who didn’t like onions I would’ve been livid about my meal as the menu didn’t even say it came with onions. Overall the food was good enough. And they never gave me the $2 extra white rice (nor the water that was supposed to come with the special) but I didn’t need it anyway, all I had leftover were a few bits of onion 🙃 The scallion pancakes were very good! Maybe could’ve had more scallion as well but overall I was satisfied. I really didn’t want to give three stars, but my main meal just wasn’t what was advertised on the menu. I will return to try again and hope I can improve my rating! Overall it’s a cute clean place with kind employees. And their bubble tea is really good!

Everything I've gotten here is on par with the best Szechuan food I've had elsewhere, including Chinatown. I love the double-cooked pork. Today, I thought I'd ordered a lunch special but failed to actually complete my order in time. So I changed course and ordered a dan dan noodle to go. It completely went off with delicious, herbacious, numbing, savory, and spicy flavors. Thanksfully I had some black vinegar at home that paired with it perfectly. I hope the neighborhood continues to support this special that brings us big, bold flavors in an unpretentious, affordable package. One thing to watch out for - the "stir-fried" beef is actually deep fried beef, and sweet. Which I typically love, but it's not the numbing spice flavor I was looking forward to. Still very good, though, well-made.

Edit: Tried the beef noodle soup also and it is excellent! Feels like home Original: I got the string beans and mapo tofu, both delicious! And they gave a free lemonade 🥹 Exciting (and rare) to have a yummy, authentic Chinese spot in Greenpoint/Williamsburg that isn’t overly hip/pricey or takeout! Nothing wrong with either, but this brings me back to my childhood :) Chatted with the owner a bit and they opened 5 months ago, but this was my first time. Come support!!

Fantastic service. We got here late and were worried the place wouldn’t serve us. But they were extra nice and made us feel welcome. Atmosphere is lovely with calm music and panda bears plushies all around. Soup dumpling and the pork bun both top tier. Great time would recommend and very very reasonable priced!!

I ordered the stir fry pork, shredded potato, green beans and steamed chicken with chili sauce. I’m pretty sure they misunderstood my chicken order, but this was still really good and they gave me a sauce of chili oil so I kinda made it myself. Everything tasted good and was piping hot, the potatoes were my favorite. I picked up the order to-go and the service was really great, and it looked clean and nice inside. They also threw in a free lemonade, which was delicious!!! I’d go back and try some other dishes.

Delicious! Tried for the first time and between the beef and broccoli, dan dan noodles and king pao chicken I am very happy! Everything was delicious and the portions were generous. The restaurant itself also super cute and inviting- both outside and inside! Great service when I arrived to pick up my order- can't wait to try more off the menu! Will be back

The food wasn't very good. Rice came stuck together, the shrimp dish was more bell peppers than anything and the flavor was off.

The quality here surpasses what most places achieve. The taste balance here hits perfectly, making every mouthful impressive. Workers maintained speed while showing genuine warmth. The space benefited from thoughtful lighting. I liked the atmosphere; I'll visit again :)

Enjoyed this new spot in Greenpoint. The area near McGorlick really needed a real Chinese spot. Prices are steep on some options but the portions are huge; can last up to 3 meals. Really enjoyed the Mapo Tofu and the guy serving it.

I'm a fan-- really nice people. Chefs are 90% for chengdu according to the owner who was talking to me while I waited, food tastes authentic and yummy :) I wish them only success! Give it a try

Best hot and sour soup in greenpoint. Amazing food in general and dim sum. Friendly staff.

Such a great addition to the neighborhood. AMAZING $13 lunch specials where you get a main, a side of rice (fried rice w no extra charge) and a drink. I got the kung pao shrimp (I will note it's lightly breaded which I didn't see the menu mention). Not to mention - super spacious with beautiful seating on the inside. The most lovely lady was working the counter inside. I need people to go here and notice it so it stays alive! They also have delicious looking smoothies / bubble teas I saw her preparing...