Mei Li Wah Bakery

The pineapple pork buns are amazing here and an absolute steal. The sweetness from the pineapple bread and it's crust really compliments the fatty, savory roast pork filling. They also have other pastries which are also good but the pineapple pork bun really stand out from the rest of the menu. All staff at the location were wearing masks but they don't check for vaccination status for guests. They only accept card and there is no seating on-site for dining.

3/16/22: Excellent baked roast pork bun and, if you don't mind the sweetness, the pineapple bun with roast pork is also great. The steamed roast pork bun is good, but for steamed buns I might give the edge to Golden Steamer down the street. They were out of the famous bun so I'll have to try that next time.

It’s definitely one of the best cheap eats in NYC! Home pf the famous roast pork bun. It’s cheap and absolutely delicious and quite filling if you had at least 2 of it. It’s always baked fresh and it’s just the perfect balance of sweet and savory. Highly recommend when you’re hitting Chinatown in NYC!

Delicious, soft, fluffy and flavorful pork buns. Got the steamed and baked ones which are always consistent. Got the big buns which have different filing of pork, sausage and eggs-also very delicious. While there is a line it moves very fast

Yeah the roasted pork buns are excellent and a steal at $1.50 Giving five stars which is rare, and all I had was the roast pork bun, but I'll stand by the rating for the single item. Currently no indoor dinning so just rock up, order and pay cash and then take your delicious, fatty pork bun to go and devour it as you look for the next snack

Nice shop for light snacks. The Chinese fast food place .. Affordable prices.. Friendly staff.. The baked roasted pork bun was very good. However I have had better rice noodle rolls.. I wish the sauce given with the rice noodle rolls were as good as that from Joe's. Overall a nice place to stop by for a quick bite

Although there was a line, it was well worth the wait! These are the best pork buns I've ever had! The pork is full of flavor, and the bun is sweet. I do wish the pork had a little bit more savoriness to balance with the sweetness of the bun, but as I said, it's still the best pork bun I've ever had!

Cash only at the counter but they do have a ordering kiosk that takes card for about 20 cents more per item Baked roast pork bun : sweet baked bun with juicy fatty roast pork inside. The roast pork is lightly sweet and savory Fresh shrimp rice roll not pictured : soft rice roll with shrimp with a good bounce to it. Not the best I've had but comparable to some decent dim sum places

I got two roast pork buns one baked, one steamed. The steamed bun had the perfect dough to filling ratio. The dough was soft and fluffy. Compared with buns from other bakeries, this one strikes the right balance between the sweet sauce and savory, fatty pork filling. The baked bun was surprisingly disappointing. There wasn’t much filling, and it was really dry despite being a fresh batch. However, the prices are more than reasonable. Both buns were only $1.50 each, so I would definitely give this place a try! To order, you simply go up to the counter and tell them what you’d like. They take cash only and there is currently no dine-in.

Tried Mei Lai Wah for the first time. When I arrived there was a long line but it moved pretty fast. I only waited about 15min before placing my order. The takeout window was the only option for ordering and it was very fast and efficient. I ordered several buns including the baked pork roast bun, pineapple roast pork bun, coconut bun, famous bun, steamed roast pork bun, big bun with chicken and pork, and the egg yolk bun. The roast pork bun was by far the best! I give the pork roast bun 5 stars. The others were ok, the sweet ones were very very sweet. FYI the famous bun is just bread. Definitely cant beat the value here. I will for sure come back for the roast pork bun!