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Richmond New May Wah Supermarket
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 7:30 am - 7:30 pm
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
278 reviews for Richmond New May Wah Supermarket
Review Highlights
"Also, it's a great place to find an asian snacks."
(in 8 reviews)
"Just about everything you need in one place."
(in 13 reviews)
"One word of caution though regarding the produce."
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278 reviews in English
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Review from Michael N.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 1/27/2012 18 Check-ins Here
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PLACE!
Reason? This place is just plain amazing.
I tend to ignore everyone inside and just adventure around, perusing through the MANY, many Asian, as well as other sorts of, goodies that they contain. I do stay on my best behavior, however. No pushing or not saying 'Excuse me' or etc. for me. Their wares are vast and almost endless. I usually come to stock up on tea; I love their selection. I usually get a pack of Thai Tea, some Mighty Leaf (I love Tropical greentea, White Orchid) and some others. My friend introduced me to this honeydew bubble tea drink that comes in a big bag of the powder. Just add water and ice and voila! A lovely iced cold honeydew drink. The bag is pretty pricey though at around $14. I also sometimes buy the HUGE bottles of Calpico. White peach flavor :]
I most def. recommend coming here! A wide variety of goods for a good price. I come here almost every two weeks to stock up.
1/27/12:
I rushed home today, after dropping by New May Wah, to update my review... And this is because: I finally found some FETA CHEESE that IS NOT CRUMBLED. YESSS! One of my favorite places just way more awesome.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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4/30/2011
Asian Super Market.
I love this place. Been coming here for a couple years now, not often but once in… Read more »
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Review from Marsha Z.
San Francisco, CA
2/2/2012 1 photo
New May Wah has been my go-to for fake meat/seafood straight from Taiwan without having to head to Layonna across the Bay. It obviously doesn't have the same selection, but it's good enough--at least a bigger selection than that at Rainbow Grocery.
There are some nice finds here. The variety of noodles are endless. They sell snacks that I grew up with and some that I've never seen before. If you need anything from an Asian supermarket, you'll likely find it here.
The biggest downside is how crowded it gets. And if you get bumped into, don't expect an apology. I'd spend more time browsing, but often end up with hurried trips to get in and out to escape the chaos.Listed in: Faux Meat Galore
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Review from Tiffany C.
San Francisco, CA
1/13/2012
Grooooossss.
I was walking past the meat section and one of the employees was arranging/putting out some chicken on one of the ice things. Suddenly, plop! A piece fell onto the floor (damp and dirty with peoples' footprints) behind me. I moved out of the way and turned around to see that she picked it up... and put it back on the ice.
They usually have an okay produce selection, although on average it's more expensive than the stores on the same street. I'm never buying meat there again, though. -
Review from Nini M.
San Francisco, CA
1/13/2012
Keeping it brief:
1) Looking for instant dashi w/o MSG. Won't find it here.
2) Fellas stocking shelves have no problem at all running you down in the aisle. These are tight aisles. There is nowhere to go, people! Could you at least say, "Excuse me?" and let people try to get out of the way before your hand truck catches their Achilles tendon? This didn't even happen to me. I saw different stockers run down three different people. Sheesh.
3) Asked person in produce section if they had a certain kind of leaves. Said it in English. Said it in Tagalog. Obviously we don't speak the same language, and I still left confused because I was told: (a) No, we don't have; (b) Don't carry; (c) All out. I've seen it there before, so, I left thinking that they maybe DO have it somewhere and I just can't find it.
Oh, and ditto on the rudeness. Customers cut you in the check out line, cashiers acted like they want me outta their face and quick. -
Review from Alice L.
1/28/2012 1 Check-in Here
I stopped by after some gorging at Halu. Even though the place was closing down for the night, I stilled love it!! Lots of great produce for cheap and the variety of stuff are just great. They had Thai basil, lime leaves and lemongrass! Also picked up some flank steak. I have the feeling this will be a regular spot for me.
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Review from Prague G.
San Francisco, CA
1/31/2012
Your one stop for Asian products but don't expect good service. Some workers don't speak English so you'll just have to navigate your own way through the extremely crowded aisles.
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Review from jade l.
12/21/2011
How have I NOT written a review? I go here at least once a week, sometimes more. They have ALL the asian goods you need. no need to drive to 99 ranch with this place in town. it's half the size, but somehow has everything you could think of.
The store is divided in two sides, with dry goods on the left, and produce, frozen stuff, and meat on the right. Aisles of sauces, spices, canned Asian things, rice, noodles, and tons of veggies and butcher's counter and seafood counter. EVERYTHING.
also, fresh whole garlic cloves, already peeled. shelves of instant ramen. meat products for every braising and sauteeing, and fresh seafood for you to fish out.
just like the home country, yo-- hella cheap up in here -
Review from S. S.
San Francisco, CA
12/29/2011
Just came from this place experiencing the worst RACISM ever courtesy of the meat department!
Let me preface this review by saying that I'm Chinese. My BF is not.
We were here to buy some stuff for hotpot dinner. He went to the meat department to pick up some meats while I went off to look for some other things. Well, when I came back from getting my stuff, the BF was yelling at a Chinese butcher. I asked him what happened and he said the butcher wouldn't help him. BF asked for half a pound of meat cut up and the butcher said no and started to walk away. So BF went to a hispanic butcher nearby and asked him what the hell was wrong with him and he shrugged and said that guy was crazy and finished helping my BF.
So I confronted the Chinese butcher and in Chinese asked him what his problem was and why he wouldn't help him. Verbatim, the butcher said "Where were you? Why weren't you here helping him order it in Chinese?"
I basically went off on him, telling him WTF, what kind of business are you running here? Is it because he's not Chinese that you won't help him? Etc. I hope I at least embarassed him in front of all the other customers standing there waiting for service.
BF reminded me that it has happened to him several timesbefore here with a different Chinese butcher. So apparently, this culture of racism runs rampant back there.
We can put up with the overcrowding and pushy people but racism has no place at all here. Business is business no matter what.
This is leaving a very bad taste in our mouth and I don't think I will be shopping here any longer. -
Review from Marlis T.
10/30/2011
May Wah is amazing. You can find anything Asian here. Like, seriously!
They have two aisles just on tea products! It's crazy!
THEY HAVE EVERYTHING!!! -
Review from Michelle C.
Belmont, CA
10/18/2011
My friend showed me the ropes of this local grocery store. This place is pretty good with super small aisles. You have to weave your way around people, or just bump into them...whatever! I liked the low prices of this store. They have huge selections of different Asian regions.
Lady at the register was super rude to me. But my guess is, she doesn't like my kind being there? Parking is super hard in this area. But you'll find something. The library that makes it harder to park because it is just around the corner. -
Review from Muriel d.
9/13/2011
Cheap produce, interesting international items, sure . .. .
(Consider this more of an intended humorous rant than detailed review, there's a ton of stuff in there and I only go for a few things.)
Today I would just say "Is getting some low carb yam noodles worth the aggravation or getting pushed around and having little old asian ladies try to cut you in line on both sides, even shoving their walker in between you and the register when you are just trying to reach your bag of groceries and your change?
Jesus Fucking christ, I know they are four hundred years old and about to die soon but I think they could spare the 5 seconds it takes me to pay for my fucking bag of noodles. (Miserable old pushy people don't die anyway, as far as I believe. They live forever to piss everyone else off, especially people who ride the #1 bus. )
All I'm saying is I'm not above throwing yam noodles in little old ladies' faces, throwing my arms up in disgust, yelling FUUUUUUUCK THIIIIIIIIS and walking out. Probably take down some shelves of groceries on my way storming out.
This place is annoying, brave it if you eat a ton of produce you think it's worth it. I'm going to Whole Paycheck to get my kelp noodles next time, don't care that it's a dollar more. Hippies and yuppies might be annoying but I can't remember the last time one pushed me or cut me in line. -
Review from Emily Y.
San Francisco, CA
12/31/2011
Great selection and great prices. It's pretty clean! The employees can be on the "too efficient" side but overall pretty polite. Good place to pick up some chinese treats!
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Review from Lawrence L.
San Francisco, CA
12/31/2011
After shopping at The New May Wah for years, this is really the last straw.
Buying 3 large Korean pears (all nicely wrapped in styrofoam mesh)
we brought it home and all of them were mushy and brown on the inside.
Completely inedible and disgusting.
This is the second time this has happened to us and will be the last.
I know that The New May Wah has a lot of selection, but putting up with
the rude cashiers and even ruder customers, there are alternatives like
the Lien Hing on Clement and 5th or the little T and L Market on
Clement between 4th and 5th that won't deceptively sell you rotten produce. -
Review from Delia Z.
San Francisco, CA
12/28/2011
I love coming here for random asian snacks, but I found their wall of boba drink supplies just yesterday.
Tapioca balls, popping boba, tea mixes, flavorings, etc, etc... I could open a store with all of this!
(Sadly I couldn't find boba straws that day, but I found some at home. Go figure.)
Main downside of the place: your run-of-the-mill aggressive employees/old asian customers. -
Review from Johnny K.
San Francisco, CA
10/19/2011 15 Check-ins Here
Richmond New May Wah gets 4 stars because you can get your groceries on the cheap here. They have fresh produce, decent selection of meat, poultry and seafood. To me, its your typical Asian grocery store, it does feel a bit cleaner than the ones down in Chinatown.
The parking can be a pain in the arse depending on what time of the week that you go. Give them a try and walk out without burning a hole in your pocket. -
Review from Miranda m.
San Francisco, CA
12/23/2011
One of the better Asian supermarkets, since it is clean and very well stocked. This supermarket offers a large selection of fresh vegetables at great prices, a ton of different frozen food, including a wide variety of frozen dumplings, and fresh meats and seafoods. I enjoy walking through the isles of this supermarket since they order specialites treats and seasoning from different Asian countries. Check out is breeze since they have two areas where you can pay.
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Review from HannaH A.
San Francisco, CA
9/9/2011
I keep coming back here because the prices are better than most, the selection is pretty good and it's 3 blocks from my apartment.
However...The service is TERRIBLE. They close at 8pm but if you're there at 7pm or later, you get the evil eye (Which I guess is better than the zero eye contact you get any other time of day) and it really makes you feel rushed. The employees are rude and do not give a _ _ _ _ about you. The fellow patrons are pushy and will literally bump into you if you're anywhere near them. If you can't find something...just keep looking because asking for help will only get you bitch-slapped.
I don't buy meat or fish because something smells terribly wrong in that part of the store and I once saw an 18-wheeler parked in front with the door to the trailer open. I peeked inside and saw pigs, lot and lots of dead pigs just thrown into the back, piled on top of each other. So dirty, wtf. -
Review from Erica H.
San Francisco, CA
10/5/2011
SF got you down? Bummed you have to hopscotch over hobo poop all the time, and considering mortgaging your kidney to pay rent for that "cozy" urban nanodomicile? A reminder: most of the country doesn't have a May Wah equivalent.
Ahole hobbit-height grannies with 200 elbows notwithstanding, this is my favorite food store in the city. I've been plowing through Helen Chen & Fuschia Dunlop cookbooks (awwwesome) over the past year or so and have yet to encounter an ingredient I couldn't find at May Wah.
If we made it out there a lot more often, I'd be guilting about non-organic produce, but as I'm getting mostly condiments/seasonings,and AFAIK there AREN'T organic alternatives, it's cool until I see actual lead filing solids in my Koon Chun black vinegar or dried wood ear fungus. So, might as well get a pillow-sized bag of choy sum, while we're out in the Aves...
Oh, and our one tentative foray thus far into their frozen seafood case was a big success - wayyyy tastier than the shrimp @ TJs! -
Review from Jing T.
San Francisco, CA
7/20/2011 15 Check-ins Here
This place is hugely convenient and my usual quick go-to place for Asian groceries and edibles.
Seafood, frozen foods, produce on one side of the store, and groceries on the other, with fruits spread out in front and around the store. The layout is pretty easy to follow, so for the most part, if you know what you're looking for, it's pretty easy to find things.
Pros:
- Plethora of all things Asian. I love finding random things here (point and case: boba straws)
- Fresh seafood and meats (self-serve for the most part)
- Quick in-and-out check out service. The staff is efficient.
Cons:
- Parking (but what can you expect on Clement)
- Crowd. It's fierce when older Asian ladies push their way through crowded aisles, especially on weekends. I can't compete.
- They close at 7:30pm. Works out well if I want to swing by right after work from the Fidi, but it cuts close when I have to stay at work a bit later. -
Review from helen f.
7/18/2011
Either I am picking the wrong thing or just lucky. My family told me both of the things I got there were more expensive. Oh well....
One nice thing is that thye allow credit card!! There just isn't much asian shop that takes credit card! Just for this, it's a-ok in my book :) -
Review from Tran C.
San Francisco, CA
9/29/2011
I read a few of the previous reviews, and I am not sure who goes to an Asian low-price supermarket for its service, but I surely do not...
This is the best city Asian market I have been to (i.e. it does not beat suburban supermarkets). The selection was great - food for just about every Asian culture was represented. The store was remarkably clean and smelled fairly neutral. The prices were very reasonable, the produce is fresh and a diverse selection is available. The protein selection is awesome - I like how I can choose which wingette portion I want. I was even able to find flank steak here...was not expecting that!
There was only one thing that I wanted but could not find there - crab meat in chili oil. Oh well, they had a 6-ounce jar of crab claw meat for less than $3 - healthier and cheaper, win-win.
The only true con is that the aisles are a tad small. -
Review from Erika C.
8/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
The selection isn't as good as it used to be. I prefer Ranch 99. But there ain't no Ranch in the city, so you get MAY WAAAAAH.
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Review from Becca S.
6/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
Unfortunately, I am not the type of person to know what many things are at New May Wah. Fortunately, when I go there with my culinarily-adept boyfriend, New May Wah becomes the scene of the most entertaining exotic-edible scavenger hunt ever.
If you, like my boyfriend, enjoy preparing Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Chinese food, New May Wah is that elusive beacon of one-stop shopping. While I still appreciate Whole Foods' attempts at world cuisine in their "International Aisle," there's not much that beats an entire wall-o-chili sauce. We found things that we couldn't find anywhere else - Vietnamese fish sauce (most fish sauce is Thai), dark soy sauce (it's syrupy and delightful and less salty than the regular kind), and rice cakes (we fell in love with them at a Shanghainese restaurant not too long ago).
Also available is tons of delicious-looking ready-made and pre-packaged food. We didn't sample any this time, but the sweets looked particularly mouth-watering. And I know others have mentioned it, but just looking at the snacks and sweets aisle is enough to send me into hyperglycemic shock. We walked out with some filled mochi that were consumed quite promptly indeed.
I don't pretend to know what all is in New May Wah because, well, most of my time spent in there was in a dazed and beautiful state of overload. And it's hard to concentrate when you've got "A Whole New World" playing over and over in your head as you shop! But if you want a food product that comes from Asia, you will be able to find it in New May Wah's tiny aisles, and it will be of good quality. And if you're not sure what it is you're looking at, take a risk! That's the time when food is truly at its funnest. -
Review from Mac F.
San Francisco, CA
Updated - 11/16/2011
used to b my go to spot for hennessey, but their prices went up. =(
(twice, in the past two weeks, actually. -_-)
their hennessey privilege went from 39.99 to 42.99 to 44.99 all in 2 weeks! wth1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/11/2011
yay! im a fan! lol. yeah . they have everything u want and need. EXCEPT when they dont. hah! (and… Read more »
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Review from Paul S.
San Francisco, CA
6/4/2011
This place is heaven for fresh seafood! Don't be intimidated by the fact that many of the fish are whole. Ask the guys behind the counter to clean them and maybe to make up steaks or fillets. They'll be happy to oblige.
Generally, New May Wah is one of the best pan-Asian markets west of Van Ness Avenue, the place to go not only for for Chinese foods but also for Philippine, Malay, Indonesian, Japanese, etc. Browse the aisles for Philippine spiced vinegar, Indonesian palm sugar, noodles in every possible style, duck eggs (and balut!), Thai energy drinks, durian, mangosteen and jackfruit. It's worth a trip, and much cheaper than a flight across the Pacific!
Don't expect charming service, wide aisles or adorable displays. This is not Whole Foods, folks! You'll be lucky to find someone who speaks English and will take the time to try to understand you. But for good, fresh food, reasonably priced, you can overlook these things. Hint: The Chinese owners hire some Hispanic staff. If you speak Spanish, you can often bypass the blank-stare problem.
Despite the above drawbacks, I'm rating New May Way at 5 stars. For a comprehensive, pan-Asian market, this is as good as it gets!Listed in: My Neighborhood
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Review from Nik D.
San Francisco, CA
5/19/2011
To quote Martin:
"Daaaaamn, Gina!"
See, that's my reaction when I walk into May Wah.
Every smell in the known universe emanates from the aisles of this store. The amount of useful, hard to find, and unidentifiable asian goods is vast and exciting.
I can't tell what nationality this store specializes in, though most of the packaged goods seem to come from either China or Vietnam.
My favorite sections:
-produce (cheap and all kinds of rare items)
-candy and snacks
-canned drinks (if you can make a liquid from it, it's here)
My only complain with this store is that they close pretty early and they staff really puts the pressure on to get out at a certain time.
My theory is that they don't get paid after closing time so they have an incentive to scoot people along.
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Review from Venus S.
San Francisco, CA
4/17/2011 8 photos
This is one of the best places for produce on Clement Street. They always have a HUGE selection of everything you could imagine, and a few things you've probably never heard of before. It's 2 stores connected on the inside. One side has produce, meat, fish and frozen goods. The other side more produce and boxed and bottled goods. Cheapest tofu on the block. I love that you can buy bulk bean sprouts, most places make you buy a big bag. But a lot of their items, like white mushrooms or brussel sprouts, can only be bought in a big bag. Go figure. Great selection of asian ice creams too.
I gave only 4 stars because the asiles are super tight, it's really hard for me to get through this place with my stroller and good luck getting anyone to move when you say excuse me. The positive is that most of the patrons don't even seem to notice if you ram into their ankles. And because the staff are very surley, and will only be friendly to your baby, never to you. I've had them stop helping others to call each other over to gather around my baby and coo at him, while never acknowledging I'm even there.
But when I can leave with a big bag of mushrooms, japanese eggplant, tomatoes, tofu and strawberries for $6, plus a laughing smiling baby, I'm definitely happy. -
Review from Jessica t.
San Francisco, CA
3/13/2011
As a kid I grew up eating rambutans by the handful. Peeling off their sharp pointed shells, to reveal a soft white translucent fruity inside. My red tinted face, become even moreso in the strong Indonesian humidity, I'd proudly bring the empty shells, by the handful to my mom. I couldn't get enough of them.
If you're looking for a diverse arrangement of healthy exotic fruits - come to Richmond New May Way. They literally have everything. From fresh young coconuts, to durian fruit, to rambutans - they have a plethora of fresh unique produce.
Richmond New May Wah carries far more than just an extensive array of fruits and vegetables though. They are a global shopping kingdom. From a wondrous selection of dumplings, to niche Asian desserts (jelly coconut sweets and more), to sweet breads, to lumpia - Richmond New May Wah is epic-ly stocked.
I cannot wait to return here next week and leave with a massive bag full of rambutans, coconut jelly goodies, and fresh coconuts.
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Review from Clarissa P.
San Francisco, CA
3/8/2011
This is where I come when I get a little homesick for Guam (Chamorro) treats-
They have: King Car (both the bottle AND the can), assam strawberry milk tea, mr. brown coffee- unfortunately I can't find the assam black tea but I'm not much of a fan of that anyways. Meiji Corn Chips, dried prunes, all the rando asian candies... love!
Maybe my third or fourth time to this store, I realized that the aisles were organized by asian country, how exciting- one minute I can be walking through the Philipines aisle and the next minute I'm in Indonesia!
I feel that their produce is lacking in fruit selection (considerably for an asian market) but it makes up for it in it's cheap, vast selection of dry goods.
Just don't walk through the butcher section if you sensitive to death- I had just finished a dim sum lunch across the street at Good Luck Dim Sum and almost shared my lunch with everyone when I saw prince charming's head being butchered off by a fat asian man. :/Listed in: Places to find the essentials…
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Review from Juerg A.
Belmont, CA
9/14/2011
After many happy visits to this store I observed the Food Safety Violation
that rates a 10 on a scale of 1-10
The boneless chicken leg meat was beeing trown to the floor in the plastic bags it was received by the store to break up since it was not compleyely defrosted. During this process chicken meat fell out of the bag landing on a very wet floor where employees walk. Chicken was picked up off the floor and returned into the bag. The woman doing this task then took these DIRTY bags and put the chicken on the counter for sale.
Same dirty hands then touched other chicken on the counter.
How DISGUSTING can this get.
Hope the Health Department starts watching these kinds of violations and takes action. -
Review from n d.
San Francisco, CA
12/19/2011
This store is amazing as far as authentic groceries. They had a wide selection of products and produce for Chinese, Thai, Japanese and even a lot of Mexican food. I went there solely for Thai food ingredients as was able to find just about everything in the fresh produce for Tom Ka Gai soup. And it is so cheap there. Its a bit overwhelming trying to get through the isles, but the price and selection makes me give it 5 stars. Will be going back again. Its hard to get the real thing when it comes to Thai and epecially fresh.
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Review from Linda T.
San Francisco, CA
3/26/2011
My favorite local grocery stores? At the very (very) bottom, - we have Safeway, then Trader Joe's, and finally at the top - Richmond New May Wah. This is the ONLY grocery store on Clement/Inner Richmond that carries the freshest, most extensive array of vegetables and fruits. Every other oriental produce store on Clement is disgustingly dirty. I've been into almost every one of them, and New May Wah is by far the cleanest.
I stock up on juicy Fuji apples, nectarines, and blueberries every time I visit. They have their "on sale" items outside the store, and they a great selection. Their produce is even better than Safeway, and it's also cheaper too! Trust me, they've got the best deal for produce - I've done my research. Also, they have a ton of knick knacks and snacks that you can't find at any other grocery store - 1lb of pre-packaged homemade sugared almonds... try it.
It is always crowded here, especially during the weekends. However, the staff is friendly and they do their best to run things efficiently. They even give samples of new products when waiting in long lines. Love this place! -
Review from Dan T.
San Francisco, CA
11/16/2010
Imagine you're in a store where the aisles are so cramped that an oompla loopma would get pissed trying to navigate their wrinkly ass through them. Mix in the cramped conditions of a Muni Bus at 5pm and pretend the employees have the customer service skills on par with a TSA airport screener. You have now visualized the San Francisco wonder known as the New May Wah Supermarket.
Somehow, they've nearly packed an entire Albertsons into a really small space. But to clarify, imagine that instead of Hershey Bars you have bean curd, and instead of fillets of fish you have every piece of cow and pig laid out in a glass case. Yes, New May Wah has an amazing selection of foods that you'll be hard pressed to find elsewhere..
But what you won't find is friendly service. They don't label all their meats so one day they'll tell you that it's rib eye steak in the glass case. Then the next day a person will ask for a New York Steak and they'll take it from the same meat. There's always that mystery meat where the grizzled meat looks like something left over from an alien autopsy and hopefully they won't sell the alien eye ball and belly button to you.
Combine the difficult parking, crazy Costco type crowd at 5pm and on the weekends and lack of walking space in the store and you have a recipe for a long day looking for a bag of Haribo Gummy Bears.
So why the four stars? Because I live by the damn place and only go when it's not busy. That means the no parking, elbow to elbow slamming and smelly pork of some young guy doesn't affect me. I pick up fresh salmon, steak, yams, asparagus, fruit and every other little thing that I can cook up fresh at home. It's like a mini 99 Ranch store is right in my backyard.
The only thing that has stopped me from writing a review earlier is that I couldn't figure out its name. New May Wah? Wah New May? May You Wank My Wah? If it was named, May You Wank My Wah I'd probably give it five stars on principle. -
Review from Katy A.
12/13/2010 1 Check-in Here
oh dear oh dear oh dear...do not go here unless you have some patience lined up. Not one person will notice you while you shop here...which means...get ready for a lot of bumpin' and awkward "umm...excuuuuuse me?!" - after the 4th time of saying this to the same shopper, my tone gets a little less kind.
However...if you can get your mind and body in-line for some seriously great shopping and CHEAP produce...come to New May Wah.
I recommend a week day since there are less shoppers and more room to stand and stare off into space while you try to understand what you're actually looking at.
For those who want to make some authentic Chinese, Thai or Vietnamese dishes...this is the perfect place for you also.
This place supplies most all of your favorite Thai, Chinese, Burmese and Vietnamese restaurants in the area...so it's the place you need to head if you're looking to make something "just like that dish from that one place we really like on Clement" -
Review from simon k.
11/23/2010
Crackin'. you know i got love for my asian grocery owners ;) i come here for all my asian candy needs, as well as sake needs. they have a huge variety of beverages (a whole damn frickin aisle of various drinks) including like TEN different kinds of ALOE drinks, coffee drinks, energy drinks, soda, milk, etc.
very most excellent. -
Review from Tammy C.
Updated - 11/14/2010
Come here when I need to do a 1-stop shopping for assortment of food. The nice thing about the fish tanks is they label whether the fish are farmed or wild. Pretty much all live ones are farmed and all wild ones were previously frozen.
As usual I got to pick up lots of different kinds of imported green tea with roasted brown rice, fried tofu beancurd, loads of baby back ribs, bunch of fresh vegetables (probably not organic since they are all strong and heavy) and Manila mangoes.
They bag their goodies with Type 2 recyclable strong semi-transparent plastic bags, not red nor paper. I do reuse the bags and take them on longer rounds of transportation so I do have some appreciation of places that try to be environmentally friendly.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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11/16/2008
Really 3.5 stars...
Like their varied selection of Asian items, especially Nissin macroni that is not… Read more »
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Review from Sondra C.
Bensalem, PA
1/31/2011
One-stop-shopping for all your Asian needs. They have pretty much everything for the Chinese kitchen, a sufficient Japanese isle, and some generic products from other Asian countries.
For Korean, go to Kukje in Daly City and if you need more specific Japanese products - or sushi grade fish - go to Nijiya Market in Japantown.
For fun, get high, peruse the condiment isle and try to figure out what's inside the glass jars and cans... -
Review from Casey U.
San Francisco, CA
3/27/2011
Without a doubt, the best supermarket in the Richmond. Their selection is...esoteric, running the gamut from fresh produce, to fresh meat (I've actually seen entire pigs being carried in) and incorporating every single exotic Asian specialty food/spice known to man.
Two especially awesome things are: the shrine in back and the live fish. It's a strange thing, I often stare at the fish and wonder: Is life anything like that? -
Review from Yohann S.
Philadelphia, PA
1/26/2011 1 Check-in Here
They have Soju that I'm looking for. Jinro brand. :D
They have different kind of instant noodles there - even Indomie and Mie Sedap. :D
They are willing to assist you if you need help to find some produce. :D
Always crowded! That's a plus.. showed you that their produce and price are very acceptable in the eyes of Chinese mom/grandma.
The lines at the register goes pretty quick. That's also a plus. -
Review from Deann M.
San Francisco, CA
12/19/2010
Enter with caution, walk out with a whole lot of good stuff and your paycheck.
The bf and I always joke that navigating this place involves dodging a million pushy asian women. It's true - don't expect service like at Whole Foods or other higher-end grocers. Do expect tons of asian goods - from vegetables to exotic juices and noodles. Do expect walking out thinking, "wow that was cheap!"
Recommend getting live crab here ($2.99-4.99/lb in Dungeness season), bulk chinese greens, unusual veggies, noodles and Friday night beverage mixers (guava, lychee, coconut juice). Need a crockpot meal? Recently got a huge chuck of pork butt for $6.00 and made homemade charsiu (bbq pork).
Don't be scared off by the chinese name or unfamiliar products - head on in, explore and I'll bet you enjoy your adventure. (stay away from meat areas if you get queasy from meat, including innards, in your face).
