Amazing place for vegan meat substitutes! Any type of meat that you can imagine, they have a substitute there. The prices are very reasonable too. I’ve loved everything that I’ve tried so far. You can also get a membership for 15% off for $20/year. The staff was very friendly, and it was conveniently located close to the subway. This is definitely my go-to spot for vegan groceries!

Bought the frozen steamed BBQ chunk buns and theyre delightful! Ive missed having BBQ pork buns since I became vegetarian, so I particularly enjoyed these :)

My favorite store to shop for my vegetarian items. Im in & out within 10 minutes due to it being a small store. Unless it happens to be Sample Day, which holds my attention and keeps me there longer. Being able to sample the food before I buy it, has helped me decide on many favorites that I buy no matter what when Im there.

The best place ever to purchase vegan chicken, ribs and other products. They also carry a great selection from other local vegan spots- like Kozy toast cakes and Buddha Bodai! They carry powder bouillon for soup base that’s really good, noodles, etc.Animal exploitation and oppression are unnecessary with delicious food like this available.

OMG I love this place so much! Wish I could win the lottery so I could buy their whole stock. LOL.Their vegan meats are absolutely delicious. I especially recommend the citrus ribs, the beef chunks and the chicken nuggets.

Vegan meats galore! LOVE may wah products!!!All of the food, none of the animal suffering.

Lady with the bob steps from behind the register to watch me looking at mock beef and chicken on the shelf. I then stop, make eye contact she turns around and walks away. I grab drumsticks from the freezer and decide to return one item to the shelf, as I turn to walk towards the register the Indian man has now stepped into the aisle, and he too is watching me. I specifically came for the vegan drumsticks and now you’ve lost me as a customer. I was in the store 4-6 minutes and felt uncomfortable the whole time. I regret giving you my business but I hope other people of color see this post and have an idea of who they’re giving their money to.

This place is excellent for vegetarians practitioners. l found my favorites meat subtitules such as veggies chicken nuggets, ginger chicken, fish, veggies seasonal all organic and the prices are reasonable.

A Chinatown gem! Such a great store. They have everything vegan.

This is a great store for vegan meat products. It might be the best vegan meat store in America. I go there specifically for the vegan hams. They run about 10 to 15 dollars and theyre quite delicious--Packed with protein. There is a lot of other stuff to try and you come out of there with more things that youre expecting to because they have so many wonderful offerings. The staff is friendly. Its not a big store but theres a ton of of different items to choose from. Its also well located in Little Italy and very close to Chinatown, so theres plenty to do around the area. Its really a fun trip to go down there. I wish Id found this place 15 years ago. Highly recommended!

Amazing pantry for vegans or vegetarians. Their ready made frozen mock meats are the best!

I moved back to Brooklyn. So my May Wah experience has not been the same. But when I use to live in the Lower East Side. I wae there particularly every weekend. I loved the food, the business and the location. I may go by this summer and get a few items.

Theres an excellent range of vegetarian and even vegan fake meats available in this store, including chicken, beef, fish, shrimp and ham. Prices are reasonable and not unexpected. I bought the half-chicken to try and its quite nice (even for non-vegetarian friend) though nothing like real chicken (said friend).

This place is such a gem. Highly recommend. So many options. I personally love the terriyaki chicken, beef And chicken steaks. I also love the burger patties!! Also I recommend this to every vegan I know :)

Decent but not a huge selection.Alot of their noodles has MSG or MSG-derived ingredients so read carefully if you have a food sensitivity.

Great place for some vegetarian stuff. Free tasting on weekends and 10% off too. Staff is also very helpful if youre not decided on stuff. Their English is excellent so no fear of not knowing stuff.

If youre a vegan, this is the place to go for some great stuff. Great selections and not that expensive too.

Incredibly friendly and helpful staff, very knowledgeable. Diverse selection of vegan foods, wish more tofu or tofu skin options but a fun adventure to explore for sure. Very nice clean store. Oh and jerky, Yum!

Very helpful and polite staff. The store is small but clean and well laid out. Ive had issues with getting items delivered but I was told theyve changed delivery services. On-line and in store purchases are on different systems so some customer/user friendly obsticles there.

Love the vegetarian flavorful selections of meat they have in this market..

Number one market for vegan/vegetarian products! I am never disappointed with their selection and phenomenal staff.

Mmm yummy burger

Nice little cozy vegetarian market off the beaten path in Chinatown. There has been a vegetarian market at this location for 25+ years and now reinvented under a new name and a new business card. Not sure if its the same owners but staff were friendly and bilingual. This helps with the influx of vegans wanting to try Asian delicacies during the pandemic. They look and taste very much like the real deal!

Such a destination. Better vegan meat and in greater variety than almost any retailer on earth.Im an omnivore and May Way products have convinced me that vegan meat alternatives are delicious, really taste like meat, and can have a very meat-like texture. They really got it right

This is the spot for Vegan Mock Meat substitutes along w other Asian pantry items.

Love this place. We drive 1.5 hours to shop here.

I stop here every time I’m in Chinatown to buy their vegan meat replacements in bulk. Personal favorites include the chicken drummies, gong bao chicken, and their various assortment of buns. Thinking of checking out the membership

Very unique store offering a big selection of vegan Asian foods that are hard to find normally. Weve tried and enjoy the frozen streamed buns, and frozen Mongolian beef(stir-fried with broccoli)—texture is incredibly like meat! Its comparable to gluten. The stinky tofu is comparable to the memorable, fried ones on the streets of my hometown, Hong Kong. Definitely recommend trying May Wahs products at least once.

Very good and clean store. Good variety for vegan food lovers. Friendly staff

I love May Wah! I love the fact that theyve so may options and every weekend you can enjoy a sample taste of different items. May Wah also off membership to clients. Membership is for 1 or 2 years depending on you and you get 10-15% off frozen foods. That is great in the vegan would! They also deliver I think country wide so it doesnt matter where you are you can order online.

Amazing vegan products. Its not cheap.

Great variety. This place is the size of a medium New York living room. They have packed it with options, however. It is well organized and easy to navigate. Bring a cooler and dont expect to be in there for more than 10 minutes. Its smaller than it looks online.

This is the epicenter of OG vegan products. Delicious stuff. Interesting that they also carry Beyond Products. Sesame and soy milk powders. Will be back.

Vegan heaven!!! So muchhh meat alternative!!! The shop is small but good selection!

Great selection of your favorite vegan products. I love to get the buns, mushroom sauce and udon noodles.

They have every meat/seafood substitute you can think of! Idk how I didn’t hear about this place sooner, and it’s so affordable!

Weve been coming here for at least 25 years way before the vegan Explosion happened.

Excellent vegan grocery specializing in Chinese products

Great vegan meat alternatives. They have become a staple in my meals. Favs are the chicken steak, drumsticks, and vegan jerky. Friendly and helpful staff. I like that they offer a membership which includes discounts on frozen products. Great for frequent shoppers.

While it had all of the vegan seafood I could have wanted , I had such a poor experience. I was treated like a thief ; though we were only customers , an employee followed us the entire time in this tiny store. Terrible treatment, would not recommend.

This place is all vegan. Maybe they dont have huge variety of products but I am happy the place is fully vegan. It would help if labels were translated better. Many products are in frozen section. Also many products are bigger in size. It is small place, but I never had any problem with food I got there. They Got quite delicious vegan ham and fish selection.

If you are looking for vegan options, this place is for you. The food tastes good. Their food are great for vegan beginners. The staff are always helpful and friendly Everytime I come to the store.

Amazing selection of vegan meat and fish substitutes with a decent amount of western brands (Beyond Meat, Cool Haus) and a ton of great Asian products besides the meat substitutes (frozen baos, noddles, candy, condiments). The prices are more affordable than other vegan places. I was in the East Village the same day and saw some of the same products priced at a few dollars more for the same things than at May Wah/Lily’s. Small caveat, some of the staple Asian food products (ie hoisin) are pricier than at other groceries in Chinatown. Overall, a fantastic place!

It’s closed, not sure it is permanently closed though-->Edit)Its temporary! Great, I will be back then. Wish you the best!

Love it here !!! Staff was super helpful and recommended many of the products and even allowed me to sample some. I unfortunately ended up losing my wallet after leaving the store , however came back in and the staff were super helpful. Offered to check the security cameras and searched around . Sadly no luck on that but definitely seem to care about their customers and even offer discounts if you choose to start a membership which costs around 20- 30$ a year . Small gem in China Town !!

Huge variety of plant based meat substitutes. Products are very good quality.

Love their vegan options so much. I am always afraid of coming here and leaving with everything.I buy almost all my asian pantry essentials as well as my vegan frozen mock meats here!My favorite is the crab meat, scallops, and shrimp balls.Also I find that they have better sesame oil and vinegar options than Amazon.

Every vegan and gf,vegan meat you can think of. Wish they were bigger, but they have a great selection

We ordered a few different things. Most importantly the ham for Easter. Ive always prepared my hams with a brown sugar and clove sauce, but it was a bit overpowering on this vegan ham. I think because it was porous and possibly already a bit sweet. We loved the ham though. The texture and taste were great. So far we love everything we have gotten.

I cannot believe I’ve lived in the city my entire life and just found out about this place. Fake meat so good, you May never Wahnt the real thing again! (I’m so sorry for who I am as a person)

Vegans I humbly ask you to please support this business!

Quick yummy meal for only 5 dollars. You can either sit and dine in for some nice hot black tea or just quickly grab an order to go. Either way, this is one of those classic food joints that you gotta at least try once! Personally, I love the chicken leg over rice with extra sauce on top.

This was quite an interesting place. Many deals can be had with the amazing selection of vegan foods. If you want many of the food offerings in a vegan restaurant and want to make it at home and save money, this is the place. Will be visiting again soon.

The best place to get meat alternatives in the city! I stock up here for the dehydrated vegan chicken and beef, the jerky, and prepared dishes in the cooler section. The staff is always very friendly & helpful, and the prices are really affordable.

I would love some Wah Mei right now. From what I was told, a few years back the owners sold it to another person and that person renamed is Wah Mei (Originally Mei Wah).The Pork Chop or Chicken Leg rice with sauce and and spinach is amazingly good and cheap, especially for a shop in Manhattan albeit Chinatown location.What makes Wah Mei amazing isnt the plastic dish bowl, the slanted shop location or the cheap prices, but the sauce. For those of you who havet tried to sauce, its really something amazing. I would love to dunk that on my rice everyday if I could.You can purchase the food and then go next door to eat, or you can go next door and ask the cashier to purchase it, either way, its the same price and you get to sit down and enjoy your food. The decor inside the shop to the left is sets a really nice and relaxing tone to wind down and just eat.I dont have any dislike, it really is just a place where you can sit down, eat and leave feeling satisfied in both stomach and wallet.I love that the food is filling, its definitely cheap, and the taste is good. I wont tell you to eat this everyday because I dont believe its healthy, but try it just once, especially if youre a person who has an affinity for salty taste.

The staff here are really sweet. They managed to stock a lot of items in the limited space they have. The prices are fair and will keep you coming back. The vegan squid jerky was yummy and satisfying.

Tasty & sinful fried chicken leg! If you order it with rice, it comes with some vegetables and a special & tasty meat sauce over the rice. The pork chop is not as good as the chicken leg but its value for money & better than elsewhere. Watch out as its a little oily but thats what fried food is all about.

I was in there this afternoon for the second time in my life, and although it had what I wanted, and although I really, really wanted to like this place, I was very, very irritated by the workers following me around the store. Its a tiny but wide open place so its easy to see whats going on. When I got there, there was a group of tourists in there, and when they left, it was just me and no one else left in the store.You dont have to hover over me like you DIDNT do with the European tourists. The young male cashier who rang me up was very sweet and friendly and so was one young woman, but they really should take it easy with the profiling. Im willing to give the place one more shot.

They are well-stocked with the dried vegetable meat that I want for my vegan cooking. The cashier was also very friendly. This contributes well to promoting an atmosphere of veganism.

Was followed and stared at by an Indian employee there that followed me around for 10mi. While I was in the store and watched me as a I texted and repeatedly came up to me even after I said I did not help. White male walks in and not a person follows him at all. The racism I face upon entering this store over the years has been what has kept me away from shopping on site. I wait til theyre at a vegan fest and buy there b.c I dont have to deal w.their stereotypes and racist business practicesI have been a customer for several years of this brand.Take this to heart如果想要一年的繁荣，就种谷物。 如果您想要10年的繁荣，请种树。 如果您想获得100年的繁荣，那就要发展人民。 #YallNeedToDoBetter

No frill eatery with killer chicken-over-rice (not shredded chicken, but the whole chicken thigh + leg), accompanied by authentic pickled vegetables and a (generous) drizzle of stewed pork sauce. If I worked closer Id gladly spend $5 here for lunch on a regular basis, though this might not be the healthiest option, being a bit on the greasy side. But hey, its comfort food!

Shipped my food with just one ice pack. Food was all warm and oily and not fit to eat. Terrible. This is how you make people sick!

The vegan products are very good. We live upstate now and we dont make it down to the city often but when we do we stock up with a $200+ order every time, great saving because they sell May Wah products at some of our local stores that carry vegan stuff but only small bags and at a huge markup. Get the membership and save $ on the 6.6 lb packages.

Vegan mock meat at its finest. Folks, the art behind making these products is beautiful!

Loved this store! N thd mock meats taste sooooooooooo amazing

Brother took me here today for the first time and I found the food amazing. You have to buy it and cook it yourself but there are samples to try.

A classic of the neighborhood. A great resource for vegetarians. The staff are helpful and very kind.

ALL VEGAN PRODUCTS , GREAT PRICES , VERY FRIENDLY STAFF.

This is a wonderful Asian vegetarian market! They have a ton of great-tasting meat alternatives here, and its really easy to pick up one of their re heatable meals for when youre on the go. They also have quick noodles here that are healthier and not fried!

I tried the pork chop over rice, the portion was excellent but it was a little too greasy. The sauce was tasty, but a bit too salty, so best thing to do is mix it up with the rice and chopped veggies to balance out the flavor. The people were all very friendly and service was quick, so I barely waited for my food.

Lots of different unique items to buy. Clean n neat.

Fried pork chop with a sauce thats all original. I used to think they modeled their pork chip rice on the Taiwanese staple. Now, I realize the subtle difference in flavor.

Cheap and delicious food. Service is fast and sit down place very clean. For $5 best food around. Super happy I found this place.

Their fried chicken leg and pork chop rice dishes are the staples of this restaurant. They are frying them all day so you will be in and out in less than 3 minutes! The gravy that they pour over the meats is very good, a tad bit salty but delicious nonetheless. You can add a marinated tea egg for 45 cents more, go for it!

Their “bbq” buns are insanely good for vegetarians :)

There isnt much you expect from a Chinese fast food place. But Wah Mei keeps me coming back with their chicken chop rice. One of their signatures. They have this special sauce that really salty but compliments the chicken. My friends favorite is the pork chop rice and each cost us $4.50, not to shabby. Theres isnt much options on the menu but its the best chicken chop I have tasted.

Great place to get some fun fake meats! The steamed buns with fake BBQ pork are awesome.

The best store!

You want vegan food this is the place. Get the membership you get 10 or 15 precent off on certain foods Mah Wah products only. Its best to get the 30 dollar membership for 2 yrs. One yr 20 dollars

All vegan Asian fish and other products. The scallops are my favorite. Drumsticks are great too. Very neat, clean and fast, friendly customer service.

Fantastic place for vegan to shop. A lot of great selection of vegan items, reasonable price. Love this place.

Super cheap. Big portion. The fried chicken and fried pork chop are moist and flavorful. Both the black pepper sauce and house pork sauce are excellent. Definitely get the additional tea egg.

GREAT FOR VEGANS , good stuff , with fair prices , and some things are absolutely delicious ! GREAT STORE , with a really nice staff !

Faux meat masters. Unbelievably great products.

I love your Black pepper beef steak, I live in Philadelphia PA. Where can I purchase your product there? Please give a list of stores.

Always looking for a good Chinese place that delivers.I found these guys and felt overjoyed.They delivered quickly and food was good.My search for authentic,quick Chinese food is over.

Very inexpensive food and it is fast food. The Chicken Wing and Porkchop have been fried and left out there for a while so you might end up getting something thats dry when you finally bite into it. The pickled vegetables are way too sour for my palate and it doesnt go right with the hot sauce. When repeatedly telling the waitress I dont want the pickled vegetables, they insist on putting on my plate anyway.I would always recommend the Tea Leaf Egg as it will kill the taste of pickled vegetables done wrong.

Good vegetarian imitation meat and seafood options at decent price. They have membership deals. If you are vegan or vegetarian or want to try those on occasions, so visit this place. We learnt about it from a vegetarian restaurant in Manhattan who get their ingredients from here.

Love their products and love ordering from them.

Great place to shop for almost everything on your shopping list! Frozen or fresh youll get a great buy and a great price! 😄

Came across this place totally by accident and feel blessed. Staff is extremely friendly, food is delicious, and eating ethically feels great. Huge variety of options, and tons of information on their website. Couldnt be happier.

This is a very typical Chinatown hole-in-the-wall but you get a great deal for lunch! You get a bed of rice, steamed choy, chicken thigh and an optional egg. Everything is packing in tight and is enough to keep you full for hours!

Amazing market for all your vegetarian and vegan protein needs. Fantastic products, spectacular selection and most of all great taste.

May Wah has a good selection of mock meats and other vegan foods. This is the place where many vegan restaurants get their chicken drumsticks with the bamboo stick in the middle.The prices are reasonable and if you become a member, youll save 15% on the frozen foods.

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Sorry to hear about Sams bad experience. Dont leave any high protein food out for too long, it will go bad. This is true of tofu too. I moved out of the NYC area about 5 years ago and now live in upstate NY. This store has been a saving grace for me, since I can order it to be shipped to my home. I love the vegan and vegetarian options. I do a lot of home cooking and invite all of my non-vegetarian friend over for dinner and they are amazed. Great way to get some extra protein in the diet. You do still need to know how to cook the meat substitutes and flavor your foods appropriately, for things to come out good (just like I suspect one needs to do for real meat). Try making potatoes-au-gratin and use the vegan smoked ham. Dice it and sauté with some diced sweet onions, then add to the cream and cheese sauce for the potatoes and bake in the oven however your recipe suggests (warning, not vegan, but I go home with an empty pan every time I take this dish to an event).

Though the product is very good. Shipping costs proved to be too much for us. We have to look for a closer supplier. Shipping to the west coast was $55, but received a call from them saying they would have to ship it 3 day (since a large order and UPS would take a week) and it would cost an additional $78. $120+ in shipping! Had to cancelled a $200+ order. we have used them several times in the past, but cant do it anymore. Maybe its lack of volume, but Ive received frozen foods from other companies in foam coolers in a matter of days or a fraction of the costs. Very disappointed!

Great selection and prices for frozen and packaged vegan “meats.” I got some tasty jerky too. I went there under the impression they served hot food for takeaway, which they do not, but they kindly informed me so.

Great, funky fake meats. Some highly processed and creepy, some natural and wholesome. But all delicious.

Great selection of vegetarian and vegan food for cater for all needs. Packaged and frozen food available and stuff are helpful too!