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I really like to shop at this supermarket. Great place to find asian snacks/ candies/ noodles/ sauces/ spices/ kitchen tools/ and more, fresh produce, fresh fruits (including seasonal asian fruits), meats and seafood, etc. - almost anything you'd need in the kitchen, and many things you don't need.
The butchers in the meat department are a little "less social" than at American markets, and their English is not that good, but I've never had any problems getting what I want. I've noticed that some personal chefs buy their meat here.
Sometimes I also buy some of the frozen dim sum items (ie. steamed buns, pot stickers, dumplings, XLBs) or asian frozen foods: rice bowls/ noodle bowls (yes, frozen food bowls have MSG) - I like to have those available in the freezer when I'm too lazy to cook. BUT I would never buy ANY of the frozen wontons - poor quality ingredients, or expired. Another tip: I often find that Pacific Supermarket has better prices on many of the packaged asian drinks.
Be picky, check carefully to get the best item, also check expiration dates. Service is usually good, the modern cash registers are a huge improvement over the old registers they had a long time ago.
This place freaks me out, big time. I used to live 1/2 block from here off Clement, and loathed when I had no other choices but to step foot in this cesspool of nastiness.
Sure, the canned/packaged food side of the place is acceptable, but the "fresh" food side should be avoided at all costs. I think I threw up a bit in my mouth the first time I saw the raw chicken feet and other body parts laying around in the serve yourself bins. It wasn't the actual body parts that made me sick, but the thought of people handing this stuff on their own and then going and picking out a head of romaine lettuce 5 steps away. I realize that not everyone is as anal retentive about raw meat like I am, but still.....I just don't trust people. ICK.
Morale of the story - fresh, perishable vegetables should not be in the same area as serve yourself raw meats. Actually, serve yourself raw meat bins just shouldn't exist.
I love this Supermarket.
+:They have a huge variety of Asian products(Chinese,Japanese,Korean, Filipino, Indonesian,Vietnamese,Thai,Taiwanese, and am I missing any?). I mean where can I get Jufran, frozen roti, furikake and etc all under one roof. I finally found tamarind concentrate and I have been searching for that for ages. Everything here is reasonably priced.
-: I hate lines. There is always a line no matter what. Some of their mochi ice creams are kinda old, I bought a box and the mochi was like hard, when it is suppose to be soft.
Just moved to the city, and what a great local grocery store. Really unique. Plus they have all my favorite yummy japanese candy. Yay!
A lot of stuff I've NEVER seen before too!
This is a great place to shop for produce and fresh crab and fresh lobster. They also have very rare and unique ingredients.
However, don't buy dead fish, crab, or lobster.
Everyone should shop here, even if your not asian. It has some of the freshest and cheapest produce in town. The seafood selection is huge except... i wouldn't buy any dead fish there. I see flies flying around em all the time. I also wish they sold sashimi grade fish. I love slicing my own sashimi for an afternoon or midnight snack. There is also a wide variety of tasty asian snacks and alcohol. The only con I find about this place are the lines. I hate the long lines. I wish they had more cash registers opened.
Why am I writing a review about a cheap Chinese supermarket that everyone knows about?
Cos I need an onion for dinner, but every market on Clement is closed already, and I really don't feel like dealing with trying to find parking at the Safeway during their busiest time of the day... all just for an onion.
May Wah beats Safeway on practically all counts, except:
* their local discount egg supplier has terrible eggs, white or brown. AA grade that really should be B grade -- very runny whites and extremely thin shells. I don't care if they're cheaper. You really do get what you pay for. Feed your damn chickens, people.
* their fresh seafood siting on ice... you dunno how many people have dug through those piles, or for how long they've been sitting out on the ice. Buy the frozen stuff and thaw it yourself if you got the time. It's safer.
* prices are cheap, except for prepackaged Whitey food - those are twice as much as Safeway down the street. Things like ham, milk... ain't gonna find no Wonderbread here, kids.
* beef - the Whitey meat. The cuts here aren't the same as you'd find at Safeway, and the butchers, though they cut to order, aren't going to be as nice as the ones you may be used to. There's the language barrier, plus the fact that if you're a chicky, they're gonna add that extra half pound of meat, even if you didn't ask for it. Me, I furl my brows and say, no, I said the regular pork, half pound, not the lean, one pound, and he stares a sec and gives me what I want. Helps to be 6'2". But damn, you want fresh sirloin sliced for sukiyaki? They won't do it. Point you over to the pre-sliced frozen sirloin.
* effing pope on a rope, who starts shutting the doors at 7pm? How are people gonna get an onion to make some dinner, jeeze.
Minus a star and a half for the hours, and the idiots slumming it in from the Inner Sunset who go there with no idea how a line works...
May Wah may not have the best of everything they carry, but they do have the greatest variety I have found anywhere in the city. While I might be able to get better looking water chestnuts at one of the Ranch 99s, can I also get high quality Thai curry paste, a pack of hanagatsuo and a bottle of mirin? Nope.
The meats are a bit of a gamble; the pork is usually the only thing I like to buy here because I've seen the whole pigs come in fresh off the pig truck. Complain about cleanliness all you like, if you think that the slaughterhouse your saran-wrapped Safeway steak came out of was the paragon of sterility, you're pretty seriously deluded.
If you like to cook, then there's no way you'll be unhappy here. If you don't know what you're doing, or you're one of those people who likes to complain about parking, stay home and order something with a general's name on it. You'll be happier, and I won't have to listen to you berating the clerks because you're too stupid to find the sushi rice on your own.
And they absolutely DO carry fresh mangosteens WHEN they're in season. Any other time they are likely to be frozen. If the ice crystals don't tip you off, then the price tag surely will.
Boredom.
One of the worst inflictions known to man and women on earth when it comes to relationships. Why, do you ask? Because it serves as a catalyst in situations that are slightly tinged with negativity, thus prompting actions that are less than desirable and more so than some.
So what does a serial monogamist do in order to stave off such wanton acts of consequential momentum?
1. Date like crazy. Check.
2. Eat a few more slices of chocolate cake. Check.
3. Eat more steaks. Check.
4. Add another to the male dating pool. Not enough time.
5. Troll Yelp for newbie meat. Not my style.
6. Rotate in a new market with lots of options.
Hmmmmmm.
New May Wah seemed to echo my sentiments exactly. In fact, when my attentions are not being wisely diverted to the North, I've been keeping faithful with lots and lots of Champagne Mangoes. These little elliptical rounds of sweet delights abound here, lining the shelves outside, crying yellow. Each peel I take off with my paring knife gets me slightly closer to the fantastic fruit hidden inside. This should keep me occupied.
The store is split into two: dried goods/preserved/bagged/boxed/refridgerated items on one side and the other a large display of produce/frozen items/meats/poultry/seafood. I'm usually able to find something covering Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Filipino foodstuff.....even down to my favorite little dessert drinks with the colorful jelly and sweetened coconut milk in the fridgerated section.
I'm usually wary about choosing poultry and seafood that has been laying out right in the open. Why? Because we all know about those unconcerned patrons who don't feel the need to sneeze away from the counters. Or the others who blab too fast and can't control their saliva from spraying from their lips. However, I did take a small chance on their boneless chicken leg quarters ($1.99) but skipped the shrimp.
Their produce is clean and nice. I've picked up broccoli crowns, Gai Lan, sugar snap peas, Ong Choi and asparagus that have come out quite nice in my vegetable medley. All reasonable priced.
Just get ready for the lines to check out as well as the hustle/bustle and traditional lack of personal space here. What one has to do to expand their options from keeping bored ;o)
Great selection but huge FAIL for customer service. The staff seems angry and they do NOT like questions or to be asked to assist you.
Do not, I repeat, Do not go here on a Saturday or Sunday morning.
***this review is for the meat section only***
Craziness! Craziness I tell you!! Masses of people speaking 4 different languages (all of which I cannot understand) and the lines of people to check out...oh my.
I learned my lesson the hard way. I needed some items such as the Chinese pancake..yum yum just thinking about them, scallops, shrimp, and some other odds and ends. If you want to experience a real market with busy people this is the place to go.
All in all, I got good prices on a lot of stuff I crave to simply make it through the week. I will go to a different supermarket next time because the raw uncovered meat, flies and butchers with no gloves on just didn't do it for me.
Great selections especially for Indonesian stuff that I can't find anywhere else in the city.
May Wah also have a pretty good veggie selection, frozen durian, and many many kinds of noodles.
Laughing Cow cheese wedges in a circular box for only $2 and change? SCORE! My regular produce mart "go to dealer" place for these addicting cheese gems. I also get my fair share of the cheese flavored steam cakes I see in the fridge section. I'm a mouse on cheese patrol!
Just make sure you check your receipt or watch the cashier when they ring your stuff up, I've been overcharged and I don't like that.
The most charming thing I found about this business is how they're not afraid to tell their customers to, "Get the F* out...it's closing time!" I'm paraphrasing, btw. Seriously...if you're inside at 10 minutes to closing...be prepared to be shooed out! Loves it.
Beyond that...it's a pretty cool store. It's got everything you need to make an authentic Asian meal.
If you are cool, you just call this place "May Wah", or so I hear.
I am pretty sure the first time I went into this store I had a nasty/ confused look on my face for a couple of reasons. First, some of the items they carry come with a not so friendly smell which you discover when you walk in the door. Second, I was shocked by the crazy amount of people shopping at the store (it must have been a weekend).
It took me a couple of trips to get used to this store but now I like it and I go about once or twice a week- mostly because they have great prices on veggies and they have a huge selection of Asian sauces and noodles.
Don't shop here if you are scared of people randomly yelling in another language, or if you are easily offended by people bumping into you and not saying anything.
Okay, the only reason I'm writing this review right now is because I realize that my last review was #44, and 44 is the most deathly, inauspicious number EVAR! So, I couldn't have 44 reviews staring me in the face! So, yes. MUST WRITE.
Anyway, here we gooooes:
HOT:
+ EVERYTHING!!! Nobu K. said it best: this store has EVERYTHING!
+ Groceries, Asian snacks, drinks, dried weird Chinese shit, utensils and kitchenware, fish, meat, frozen meats, ice cream, that awesome still-warm soy milk, you name it, May Wah's got it!
+ Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!
NOT:
- I have nothing bad to say about May Wah. It's just that awesome.
One tip, though: Parking is kinda hard on Clement. I'd suggest you walk, take the bus (38 works), or bike (my preferred mode of transportation always).
JIA YOU, MAY WAH! (Pump gas, May Wah!)
"Super" is right. If you're planning to cook Asian food of any kind, here's the place to go. I'm always amazed at New May Wah's selection of everything from Japanese sodas to Asian produces to ramen, chow fun, and other rice noodles to meats and so on. It's endless. It's a bit far from my pad, but totally worth the hike.
People that shop don't fuck around, so don't be shocked if a little old lady with a basket curses you out under their breath, or a cashier looks like they're pissed off at the world. I've have met clerks that were really helpful, and all of them bring a smile to my face.
Also don't be surprised when you check out and realize you paid half what you would at Safeway, and a small fraction you would at what you would consider a budget-friendly Asian restaurant. The ingredients I needed to cook six King-of-Thai-sized servings of pad kee mao? Five bucks.
I knock off a star for parking--it's a bitch--and I do wonder sometimes how clean everything is. The fact that the produce and the meat section are completely open air AND side-by-side kind of freaks me out. That said, when it comes to groceries you choose good over fancy, New May Wah is the place to go. Just remember to give your veggies a good wash.
I gotto say this.
WHATTHEFXXX?
Out loud.
I'll go back there again to take a picture for proof.
The Sake list is phenomenon.
Incredibly CHEAP!
No one can beat the price on the label.
I can give you one for example:
KANCHIKU, it's a large blue bottle, dry and very smooth, my favorite, is about 65 bucks at Japantown markets and True Sake.
But here, 51 bucks!!!!!
WhatTheFXXX?
There were about 2 dozen good large bottle Ji-Zake= local Sake, that about 10 dollars cheaper than Japantown market.
When I was there last night to get natto.
I run into a friend, who is French chef, we looked each other started laughing out loud.
He couldn't believe I was here.
I couldn't believe he was here.
What kind of French chef getting stuff for French cooking at Chinese market?
But No, this place isn't just another Chinese market.
China means Center of the world. Remember?
This place has everything.
E V E R Y T H I N g.
WhatTheFxxx?
While we were laughing and talking in front of the Sake section, there was a guy, Non Asian old tall big guy, with an accent, holding a small Sake bottle, the half size of large one, of Nigori-Zake, asked me that this is good.
I said, " This is Nigori-Zake."
The French chef said, " It's an .. un-filtered Sake, right? But why you say Zake, Nobu?"
I said, "it's like Zushi for Sushi, we have to make change sounds S to Z if something before S. Btw, That's right it's un-filtered. I don't like those, it's sweet, those are kids stuff, but girls will like it."
The old man asked, "How about this?"
I said, " That is a Plum wine, Oh man, if you have a girl friend, she'll really like the thing too. but it's too sweet for me."
The old man said, " Oh really, I'll get this for my wife."
me and the French chef said, "Oh."
The old man said, "Do you have any recommendation for my self around 10 dollars?"
I said, "OK, well, Don't get the FXXXin' Half ASS size bottle, get the large bottle, Kuromatsu Hakushika, 15 bucks for a large bottle, that'll cost more than $20 at Japantown."
And I said, "Drink the shit with room temperature or cold, no need to warm up. I'll Fxxxin' kill you if you warm up the Sake!"
The old man Thank me and took my advise.
I gotto give 5 star!
Asian Power!!!!
WhatTheFxxx?
Great place, I love it.
I don't go to a CheapChineseShitBuffet but NewMayWah!
FXXX JapanTown, especially bad economy like now, I can't live without NewMayWah!
This is really FXXXin' Awesome Asian-SuperMarket Ever!
UNITED ASIAN MARKET!
Really!
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I love to go shopping at Richmond May Wah by myself. But it is a different story when shopping with my wife.
The Dairy Aisle, "Hey Matt, Gung Hei Fat Choy!" (Happy Chinese New Year)
The pasta aisle: Wife's friend approached to us and wishing us a "Gung Hei Fat Choy" in Mandarin!
Another one of her friends confronted with us and yelling, "Gung Hei Fat Choy" in Cantonese.
That same friend of hers asking her in Cantonese, "What is your piece of shit husband doing these days?"
In Cantonese, she replied, "he works for the City and County of San Francisco."
I've also added, "I support my family well, and your outburst may get a baton shoved up your ass if it persist!"
(Can I just go anywhere without having my wife's friend treat me like a child?)
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Anyone remember Richmond "Old" May Wah from the 90s?
It was just several blocks down the road from its current new location, in arguably the busiest intersection of Clement. Very easy to spot while driving down, because it takes several minutes just to drive through! No thanks in part to every other mofo double parking so that the person in the passenger seat could run into the Zoopermarket, then come out half an hour later if they survive the onslaught of shoppers. On top of that, the storefront was cramped, a bit smelly from everything being packed so close together (the aroma consisted of rancid preserved veggies with a hint of dried mushrooms and maybe a dead frog who probably got lost trying to escape) to the point of claustrophobia. But hey we all come here because of cheap A$N price$.
Fast forward years later, they move up the street. Perhaps parking situation has not improved, but the interior is wider, bigger, brighter, allowing them to stock an inventory of almost Everything A$IAN.
This place is the best mom and pop supermarket transformed from ugly duckling to KING PIMP. It's not a 99 Ranch or Marina Supermarket, but for an independent and non-chain, it's really impressive and undoubtedly the best and friendliest (in terms of navigating yourself around to finding what you need), compared to other shops in say SF Chinatown or other areas of the Sunset.
While us Peninsula and South Bay ple$ are at the mercy of the 99s, the Lions and the Marina's with their not so sextacular price$, I've found much better quality vegetables and fruit (even Hawaiian papaya's) at Richmond New May Wah.
There's a shelf the moment you walk through the veggies and butchery and freezer section. Right there are the fresh trucked in containers of soy milk, tofu custard, flat rice noodles (ho fun), all from local SF vendors. The soy milk was so fresh the bottle was 1) not refrigerated and 2) STILL HOT to the touch, holy $hit! While it might not be as sextacular as your Shanghainese restaurant on a weekend brunch date, or perhaps San Jose Tofu's, can't complain for bottled up Chinese soymilk. And this was in the early afternoon on some weekend in the last year or two!
The frozen section where you find poultry parts is awesome, SELF HELP. Grab a plastic bag, invert it, use it as a glove, and scoop up whatever you want (sold by weight). Need chicken feet for soup? Check. Frozen chicken wings mid joint for home fryin' goodness? Yep.
I like how they kept this section separate from the dried goods next door.
You lucky SFers...
I read reviews on here about how super fab this place was AND how old ladies like run you over with carts and stuff.This was a place I wanted to be.
Pros:
Cheap candy
Cheap herbs
Cheap noodles
Cheap treats
Helpful staff
Cons:
Bucket of bloody fish
Small aisles
Multiple aisles dedicated to dried squid
Huh?
Why so many dried fish products? That's me being ignorant, I'm sure, but my god. That smell just gets to you after a while. And this is coming from a lesbian. But if you're in the market for candy and dried squid, this is your one stop shop.
Will be back. Would like to see more elderly cart battles next time however.
I love this store! Granted sometimes its not the most pleasant smelling of places, it has everything you'd need to make a fresh healthy meal all in one well lit place for God damn good prices. Produce, seafood, meat, and grocery items all under one roof is a 5-star vote from me. My only beef is as follows:
I hate when people complain about the shovey elderly folks, crammed aisles, and foreign languages they don't understand. Its an Asian Supermarket for fucks sake....if you understood the language of most of the clientele, asinine comments from the peanut gallery would cease to exist.
There is no such thing as a free lunch man. A little give and take is required to buy groceries at these prices. Grin and bear the crowds and people you are unaccustomed to and pay lower prices or head off to Safeway where you think everything is more sterilized just because it isn't in your face. Its not like anybody likes a crowded grocery store, but with a big mouth and equally big belly to feed I just take the elbow to my side from the mean little old lady cutting me off in line and just murmur spiteful words under my breath like everyone else.
The selection of Asian fare is vast.
The produce is cheap (cheaper than your typical American markets) and fresh.
The have an entire aisle dedicated to Asian drinks --not just Chinese, but Japanese, Thai, etc.
Great frozen food selection --a good place to buy dim sum buns and the like.
I love this supermarket because you get pretty good vegetables and meat for a great price. You can get all the great asian ingredients that you need. However, you can't get the american foods that you need. So it sucks that I always need to go to two supermarkets to get all my groceries. The fruit might not always be so fresh though. Overall, shopping here saves you tons of money! I love it!
Parking can be a bitch though.
THE best Asian market in the Richmond, for sure.
Smells a little stinky inside, but the selection and prices make up for it. I usually only come here for two items.. one, the tea. There's so many different kinds to choose from that I often find myself grabbing random boxes that are attractive and luckily, come up a really tasty batch. Two, the candy. I gotta admit, the Asians are far ahead of the game in the gummy/fruity candy world. The tastiest and definitely the most creative kind of gummies out there.
But there's so much more here than just great tea and candy. Sake, noodles, spices, bottled sauces.. all kinds of goodies! Definitely worth checking out if you're in the neighborhood or in need of some hoisin.
So, I hear you can find fresh mangosteen in the larger Asian markets here in SF. I went here in search of the elusive southeast asian (but luscious) fruit .
Apparently, since it does not have fresh mangosteen--this does not qualify as one of my informant's "larger Asian markets in SF", but given it takes up half a block and they have plenty of live lobster and crab tanks--not to mention live sturgeon--AND huge produce and frozen sections--I would think it would.
I love the refrigerated section of fresh noodles and other chilled goodness. If you're a sake fan, it looks like they have a decent selection of sake too.
I would definitely go here again.
Is it clean? Mehh
Is it a good price? Yup
Is it an Asian market? Yup! ^_^
After lunner we popped by here to pick up some Shabu Lamb meat for our after lunner meal? lol We have so much leftovers that we must pace ourselves lol. The meat was not super cheap but normal. They were nicely sliced and frozen. The meat looked pretty nice and fresh. It's better than what I thought it would be. I am always skeptical about getting meat from random Asian grocery stores, but they were good.
They have tons of veggies sold in bulk and fresh fruits lined up outside. It's a pretty big supermarket for all your shopping needs. Next time I need more meat for my hot pot, I'd come back here. ^_^
Really 3.5 stars...
Like their varied selection of Asian items, especially Nissin macroni that is not always available at the Union Square Chinese grocers...
They also carry a good selection of Japanese red bean Mochi cakes / Souffle Cream cake / Kuri Manju (chestnut cakes) if you don't feel like going to Nijiya Market in Japantown!
Why is the Hawaiian Longan cost $7.99 a pound?! I bought a bag that was like 15 dollars! Other than it has much darker skin the taste is very similar to the Chinese ones...
They take American Express, a plus especially with Chinese grocers.
They also charge $.10 if you want a paper bag with a handle. I laughed-- well, I guess for them it does add up...
I love this place. Super-inexpensive, awesome selection of spices, oils, and locally made noodles & tofu. I'm a fan of the butchery as well. You have to be bold and wrap a plastic bag around your hand & dive right the hell in to the mound of chicken, but it's worth it.
Excellent selection of saki. Superior selection of rice. Don't miss the miraculous chicken beverages behind the counter.
It has been years since I've shopped here and I was surprised to find they have expanded. For an Asian market, it's quite clean and very organzied. It is an Asian market after all so it's very cramped and people are everywhere pushing and shoving without regard of others. I guess it's a small price to pay to get the specialty items you need, to pay half the price for fresh produce, meat and seafood.
We were here to buy certain items for our hot pot dinner and we found what we needed.
A great plus is the fact that they accept all major credit cards including Discover. If you have shopped in Asian market or Chinatown, you know how fast cash just disappear...
Complete Asian Market on Clement.
The prices are very reasonable and if you don't live near a 99 Ranch Market, it's worth the drive to stock up.
It can sometimes take awhile to find parking; but, Clement is good for strolling.
Richmond New May Wah Supermarket is the premier Chinese supermarket in the Richmond. Before I lived in the area, a friend of mine told me that the prices used to be dirt cheap then they raised them. And raised them.
Don't usually have a bad shopping experience here, have found a few cool things they stock costing far less than other places. Bought beer once or twice, unfortunately it's never kept refrigerated. It's also really cool getting greeted by employees and how when it's raining they provide free umbrella bags. There is also sometimes a funny little Chinaman in a leather jacket outsdie who could be cast in a movie as a cartel member, I presumet this to be the owner/manager.
The last few months it's been horrible walking past the store, smelling like rotting carcasses outside; I'm not sure that the owners understand the psychological effect this can have on one's shopping experience! I've seen some fairly interesting things in my time walking by this grocery shop including butchers throwing dead pig carcasses from the back of trucks to the complex and efficient underground stocking of the grocery store, to a young Mexican employee riding a forklift across the st. like it was a BMX bike. All going on during daylight hours.
I recommend this place for a few staple items but at least one star will have to be knocked off for its general increase in prices and overall lack of hygiene.
I bought a lobster here for $6 today, and plan to make a beautiful souffle out of it. Recently, I have purchased very tasty fruit, terrific steaks - which I dry aged for a few days and then enjoyed - and pork shoulder for lasagna.
This place is better by far than safeway or whole foods for a number of reasons:
1) There are a number of delicious and exotic fruits available, ridiculously cheap
2) I have seen fish and shellfish here I have never seen anywhere else
3) They sell squab, quail and fresh duck at reasonable prices
4) It is as clean as a market should be. If you visit the rest of the world, this is an insanely clean store.
5) They have treats from everywhere. They have japanese, chinese, korean, and british snacks, I also found some confusing french-vietnamese butter.
6) They are now offering frozen alligator.
I hate American supermarkets. They are overpriced and the food is mostly crap. I love it that New May Wah is so close and available. I would say that everyone should go there, but its already totally crowded. That's the only reason I can't give it 5 stars. Sometimes its so crowded that seriously, I can't even get across the store from the fish side to the carrot side. And I once got a serious bruise from a nudge an angry shopper gave me. It was all worth it, but still..
If you're looking for a one shop stop for all of your Asian groceries, then look no further because May Wah most likely will carry it.
I love their huge selection of yummy snacks. Since so many people frequent this place, turnaround is great and you don't really have to worry about expired products like you do in other Asian markets.
The only reason why I'm not giving May Wah 5 stars is because 4 out of 5 times, you can probably find cheaper stuff at other markets on Clement. And of course, being super Chinese, I do shop around and usually end up going to a few markets before purchasing everything I need.
Ever since my friend introduced me to this market, this is where you can find me. No more Safeway or Whole foods, especially with the status of our economy everyone needs to save. The two I mention had become a luxury to me.
The most I spent in this grocery store is $40.00, basic food necessities. And I would come out with 4 bags.... ^_^
Just forwarned, you will encounter the rudest customers sorry to say it (yes, I'm Asian too but I'm so glad my parents thought us manners) be ready to be pushed & bumped. You will never hear them utter the word Sorry, I accidentally hit you in the ahead with the basket. It's so annoying.
The only people who are semi nice is the workers. I like them, they are fast. Oh and sometimes, if u have a cute bf like my ex. They would talk about your significant other in Cantonese/Mandarin with gusto. I find that rude esp. I don't speak the language but whatever. If they can give me more discount while they ogled my ex, I'm all for it.
So again I'm a fan because of it's cheap groceries.
I used to come to May Wah when I lived in the inner Richmond district, back in the days before they remodel it. I will only give it two stars before the renovation. It is a lot nicer to shop here after they clean up the place and enlarge it. I would go here if I am having lunch at Clement's.
I like this store because of the following reasons:
- Better pricing then 99 ranch and most Asian grocery stores
- Fresh seafood
- Big selections of meat and bones for soup
- Fresh vegetables
- Fairly easy to find parking spot
The meat and fresh seafood section tend to be chaotic. There is always a line on the weekends. Avoid going during lunch hours. Parking is painful in Clement area, I have my secret spots but I am not sharing in Yelp.
New May Wah has a good variety of Asian foods and and its pretty well organized. I haven't been to all of the grocery stores near this part of Clement but so far, its my favorite! Their produce is fresh and cheap! and their meat/seafood counter seems very impressive.
They have million different kinds of rice and noodles...candies and treats galore. Also, a large variety of Asian drinks like lychee, carrot, coconut, and lots of teas.
It's very true that the aisles are crazy narrow and other customers have no problem slamming their carts into your legs... but I say its worth it. The cashier's are nice enough and its so convenient, if you live in the area.
We come here when our outrage at Safeway's produce prices boils over. While New May Wah is not as cheap as some of the Mexican produce places, the prices are still quite good and the fruits and vegetables are not beaten-up looking. Addtionally, we cook a lot of stuff using ingredients common to Asian cuisine, and what we need is often more easily found here.
We've also purchased meat here, which is well-priced, and there is lots of fresh (much of it live) seafood here. there are lots of freezer chests full of dumplings and frozen fish, and the entire left side of the store is devoted to non-perishables. Just about any variation of soy sauce or soy product you can think of can be found here, as well as a whole aisle devoted to Japanese and Chinese snacks.
Our only disappointment is that it's not closer to where we live.
Very organized grocery store that I've been going to since BEFORE I lived in the Inner Richmond district.
This is the place where I buy my essentials, some produce like shitake mushrooms and green beans (and asian kale when I'm feeling particularly adventurous); in the frozen section I get my onion pancakes, potstickers and steam-ready taro buns; onto the tea section for a nice selection of green teas ranging in price; got my Milo in the next aisle with a pit-stop in the knife section for small wooden-handle paring and cutting knives that my Mom uses back in Thailand; and finish up at the noodle aisle where I stock up on instant Mama noodles for weeks.
And I just found that they have my all-time favorite drink, Vitamilk.
The cashier's are nice enough, double bagged when I asked, and wrapped my knives so I wouldn't sliced my hand opening when unloading my groceries. They're also pretty efficient and keep the line moving. I can't say so much for the politeness of the shelf stockers, one of whom I asked where the sugar was and was told to go ask a cashier.
All in all, my go-to place for grocery grub.
This place is FANFREAKINTASTIC! **warning** not for the faint of heart! If you are willing to fight the crowds to get the cheapest groceries in SF, this is the spot. I go out of my way every week to shop at New May Wah, pick up everything I need (and usually more) for under $75. The only draw back? Once you go to May Wah you can never go back to paying local grocery store prices.
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