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Mei Lai Wah

Bakery and Chinese Restaurant$$$$

Chinatown, New York

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Mei Lai Wah

8.1^/10

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Ranked #2 for roast pork in New York
"Steamed (white) or baked (Brown) roast pork buns are delicious."(102 Tips)
"Try the Steamed Combination Bun - So good! (via @Foodspotting)"(20 Tips)
"Pork buns & coconut buns are the best in the city"(5 Tips)
"Get the "Famous bun"!!!!! Delicious"(5 Tips)

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Elias TsangMarch 16, 2016
A man who never eats pork bun is never a whole man.
Cristina F-MJanuary 12, 2010
steamed pork buns have a disappointing dough to meat ratio, but I like the baked pork buns. pork shumai are the bomb.
Ben GuoSeptember 15, 2013
Best pork buns I've ever had
Seth BannonAugust 16, 2013
Best pineapple buns in NYC.
GavinNovember 7, 2015
Staple to chinatown with the pork buns.
KevinMarch 9, 2015
The baked pork buns!
John O'DonnellMarch 19, 2015
Get a dozen pork buns!
Ryan WeissMarch 19, 2012
Get the Pork Buns! Best bun in NYC!
NoviAugust 23, 2016
Best siopao in NYC!
Corinne VizcondeMarch 2, 2010
Been here 5+ times
My family has been coming here since 1973:1) coconut bun2) baked pork bun3) steamed red bean bun
Michelle WilesMay 5, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Holla fo' a dolla (seriously $1 pastries)
Giang BAugust 28, 2018
Baked roast pork buns
Chloe HOctober 14, 2017
Been here 5+ times
Price went up to $1.20/bun.
Spencer VicenteNovember 24, 2012
They only accept cash, so make sure you have some before you go.
Lisa RayleSeptember 11, 2015
Great pork buns!
Eingelmann ElegadoFebruary 3, 2018
Pork buns!
Erin FitzsimmonsNovember 10, 2018
Damn good pork buns
VictorMarch 20, 2016
Delicious pork buns
Michael De La RosaJanuary 14, 2015
Roast Pork Bun: $0.90
Sree RamanSeptember 27, 2015
Roast & steamed pork buns
Nick CarrilloFebruary 11, 2012
Been here 5+ times
pork buns, egg shatters, and almond cookies.
Shaun RosenbergDecember 10, 2011
Been here 10+ times
What, no congee? go across the street - Xi'an - try a lamby sandwich ($2.50)
Kaz NakamuraMarch 17, 2010
Pork Buns. Old school style. Different from Momofuku or Ippudo's but can't beat the value.
Linda Mendez Jr.September 27, 2012
Food is good and reasonable but the waitress are rude. Decided to stay and eat instead of leaving got pushed outta the door because we had to go orders instead of eat in
Morgan CroneyJuly 18, 2015
Good pork bun
Melissa RogersAugust 5, 2012
Ooozy gooey juicy pork buns.
david yeeApril 3, 2009
Stop by Mei Li Wah. Grab a roast pork bun, baked, hot out of the oven. On your way out, ask for sticky rice and a soy milk.
StephanieNovember 18, 2012
Not impressed by the pork and egg congee. But pork bun was divine!
GrecoMarch 1, 2015
Siopao Paradise!
Gary RelojAugust 13, 2012
Check out our feature of Mei Li Wah! Read more
Candy SuiJune 28, 2014
All they care abt is ppl who comes to take out. They don't service u at all when u dine in. POOR SERVICE!
Braulio MotusJanuary 4, 2012
get the dozen, it's never enough!
Sheila HsuJanuary 31, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Love the pork buns!
Yifei WuSeptember 28, 2013
Be careful with the tip calculation on the bill.
Lawrence TseSeptember 14, 2010
Been here 5+ times
Try the fried salad. It is really good!!
Xian XianApril 9, 2012
Yummy Boba Lai Cha! Bubble tea
ChongsiSeptember 18, 2013
Not as good as it used to be. Might as well go around the corner to Hop Shing
Athena ChangMay 29, 2011
The iced coffee here is great. Pork buns are too dry. I didn't like it.
Jason KendeAugust 21, 2011
Been here 5+ times
Pork buns. 80 cents each!
Jared BrodskyFebruary 25, 2010
Order their deep fried bananas. They are out of this world!
Kimberly FisherDecember 21, 2010
Must try the roast pork buns!
Cyrus CoulterApril 3, 2011
Best pork bun in the city.
Katie BennerJune 12, 2011
BBQ pork buns and egg custards
Flavia JordanFebruary 4, 2012
Next roast pork buns
Angie SitMarch 25, 2011
Pork buns...baked and steamed.
Sean AgansDecember 23, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Don't order by number.
Phoebe EDecember 21, 2009
Been here 10+ times
Their roast pork buns have gone downhill, often filled with fatty gristle and chewy ligaments. Their other buns have too much dough, not enough filling. Go elsewhere.
Lawrence ChongJuly 27, 2013
Bad dimsum, sour coffee, bad service, and overpriced try somewhere else
Phoebe EAugust 25, 2009
Been here 10+ times
Sadly, their quality's gone down recently. Their pork bun fillings have a lot of gristle that's tough to chew. Too bad.
JohannaMay 7, 2009
A filling baked pork bun for 80Â¢ (eight zero)? HELLO!

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