May Wah Fast Food

Mah Wah is a NYC local secret. This little dive restaurant may have changed hands a few times in my 40 years of coming here but the recipes taste the same. When I started coming in my teens it was only a take out but not sure how long ago there is now a little sit in area. The food is pretty great and tasty. My favorite is the pork chop and rice but they have others. LOL when I use to work in MetLife building above Grand Central we use to order and they would deliver like 20 orders to us. It was great. And lastly the price is still moderately low. I want everyone to try it but hope they don’t explode cause I want to be able to get my Pork chop rice when I have my craving. Thanks Mah Wah

May Wah Fast Food is a no-frills comfort food spot in Chinatown where you can get a whole meal for $7.50, plus an extra $0.75 for an egg. When you visit, you must get their iconic chicken leg over rice. & If you like it extra saucy like me, ask for extra sauce so you can mix it in with the rice. Left side entrance is for dining in, right side entrance is for takeout. We were in and out in under two minutes. We got their chicken leg over rice, with egg, a whole lot of sauce, cabbage, and pickled vegetables. The chicken is juicy, savory, and it slides right off the bone. Like the name suggests, May Wah Fast Food is somewhere you can pick up a quick, filling meal. This is nostalgic comfort food with generous portions. The price cannot be beat!

I've enjoyed their Fried 🐔 leg over 🍚 and pork chop over 🍚, with Hot & Sour 🍲. Prices here are very affordable, which is hard to find these days.

Quick, Delicious and Cheap. Found this little gem and tried their 3rd “most popular” dish. I had shrimp and egg fried rice with a side of pork chop.

Beef over rice with egg, pork with veg soup. Reasonable tasty but a bit salty to my liking. They used Sichuan veg which is saltier. No tax. Cash only.

Came here today, not sure if they changed hands again. Ordered Infamous fried chicken thigh rice, however they didn’t separate it like they use to, chicken not refried either, thigh cold soggy, rice overly salty. Their stir fried Mei fun noodle lacked the salty sour vegetables taste, plain. Definitely does not taste as it use to be.

I’ve been coming here for 5 years and it’s always good. Cheap. Kind employees. Fresh. Perfect!

The restaurant is divided into sections for dine in and takeout customers. The takeout line is sometimes v long and they don’t let takeout customers sit in their dine in section nor use the restroom (??????) :/ Their fried chicken is very good if you can get it freshly fried. The skin comes rly crispy. If not, it can be soggy and not nearly as good. You can buy an add on egg for $0.75 and individual pieces of fried chicken or pork chop :) for about $3. A whole plate is only ~$8 Wouldn’t recommend: The black pepper version of both is just a yellowish sauce splashed on top; it’s not marinated on the meats. Stir fried rice cakes are meh. Recommended: pork chop over rice w pickled vegs and chicken if it’s crispy. Sour veg soup