Mei Lai Wah

Oh the BEST steamed roast pork bun in Chinatown.

Mei Lai Wah Coffee Tea House
64 Bayard St, New York
Between Mott & Elizabeth

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Harris Graber says:

Yes, yes, yes, oh, yes. The very best!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

cknlomein says:

harris - you've tried?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Scuzzi says:

that big bun i got was ok. man, now i have a craving for the big buns at east buffet. =P
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

scuzzi - i never got the big bun there. always only got the roast pork. the big bun at east buffet is good. still the best big gun is from east river. sadly it's no longer there. i want big bun badly. i made the old man drive around chinatown for an hour to find one on sun. didn't find one. :(
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Scuzzi says:

yeah, they are hard to find now. too bad east river is gone now. that place was good. but from all the places, east buffet is still the best bet. though their buffet part now sucks.
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

bionicgrrrl says:

i went here 2day after seeing your post, but the big bun was really bad. chicken was kinda old and dry, and the bun was 2 yeasty. the steamed pork bun was good though. thank god.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

cknlomein says:

bionicgrrl - ohh that totally sucks! i've heard a lot of bad stories about their big buns now. scuzzi got one back in september and it looked nothing like a big bun. very sad looking. i dunno if they changed their chef or just got really really cheap. but i'm glad you like the roast pork bun. that's still a fav.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

bionicgrrrl says:

my own fault 4 hyping it up in my head i guess. oh well.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

cknlomein says:

bionicgrrl - ohh i do that all the time! i get so excited about a restaurant, especially one that i been to long time ago and loved, and then disappoint myself. *sigh*
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Harris Graber says:

Oh, yes. It's usually crowded when I go, but it's worth the wait. I was disappointed with the big bun last time, too much dough, too little filling. That could have been a one time thing.

I guess I was there in September. That's when I took that photo.

I won't be able to go until next year. I'm still cleaning out my old apartment and unpacking in my new place.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Harris Graber says:

Congratulations!

gothamist.com/2008/05/09/closed_mei_lai.php

The sad part is that they are now gone. I'll miss them. With the closing of May May and Mei Lai Wah, part of classic Chinatown is gone. I fear for what still remains.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

cknlomein says:

thank you harris! i had no idea it was on the gothamist! i also had no idea they closed. i haven't been to chinatown in over a year. which reminds me we do need a flickr meet in the summer.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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