Rickshaw brings Asian inspired street food to Birmingham, Alabama.  Chris Joe offers his hometown a new take on Asian cuisine.  Chris has deep food roots in this city.  He grew up washing dishes in one of Birmingham’s most legendary Chinese restaurants, Joy Young.  His great-grandfather came over from Canton, China and started Joy Young in 1919 which fed this city up until the 1990s. He was even on the children’s menu! There are also touches of his southern roots in his food reminiscent of days in the kitchen with his great grandmother. Chris has cooked in some of the best restaurants in the city for 30 years and loves the food of Birmingham.

Do not expect your grandparents’ Asian cuisine though.  He provides a modern take on Asian classics.  Menu items will rotate but will include selections such as Banh Mi sandwiches with your choice of pork belly, lemongrass chicken or tofu, fried dumplings with Chiang Mai curry, Korean fried chicken nuggets with miso-buttermilk ranch and daikon radish pickles, green papaya salad, and much more. He also offers plant-based options on the menu as well. We are so excited to serve this amazing city we grew up in!!