This spot surprised me alot!…read more Tucked into the Boulder Pearl Street Mall is this quaint restaurant. Walked-in and placed my order and sat down to open seating. I got the Roasted Duck Bao (home made buns and the duck was pretty meaty/great Hoisin Sauce paring) and the Za Jiang Mian (noodles were QQ/chewy, enjoyed the savory bean sauce and the ground pork). Also tried a little bit of the Lu Ro Fan (came with a good amount of the braised pork belly and bok choy), flavor was descent). If you need Chinese/Taiwanese food fix in Boulder, then this is a great go-to spot!

Surprisingly close to authentic especially given Zoe Ma Ma is located where there aren't many East…read moreAsians. Our group ordered the dan dan mian and lu ro fan. Both dishes were very tasty. I only wish the meat were more minced in the lu ro mian. The dan dan mian was tasty, but I was hoping it would be more flavorful and aromatic. The service was friendly. There was no line when we were there for lunch. The ambiance is casual. Would defs be back!

I didn't have any of the food, sadly I didn't want to try it…read more I'm working a job site right out front of this building. They have lunch specials, so your meal comes with rice (which I don't like) and an egg roll with soup. it doesn't come with the soup though unless you dine in? I asked if I could just substitute the soup for the rice and it was like their brains couldn't calculate that request. It was simple. I HAD to dine in for it. Anyway makes no sense I didn't eat there looked nice though.

I needed something simple, shall we say. Not spicy, before going to the Shakespeare Festival. We'd…read morenever gone to May Wah, but the reviews looked promising, and they serve Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai food. It was empty when I arrived. The man who greeted us was very nice and accommodating. More people arrived as we sat, including a woman who, it turned out, was also going to the Festival. I was choosing between Shrimp with Vegetables on the Chinese menu and a Vietnamese Noodle Bowl with Chicken and Eggroll. I went with the Vietnamese Bowl. My friend got the same only with shrimp. Both were delicious! There is a mild spice on the grilled chicken and it seemed like it might be the same one on the shrimp. I tasted hers. Delectable. And both were tender. The eggroll was nice and crunchy. The noodles were good. I would have liked more vegetables, and we both asked for more sauce. Not sure why they don't give more to start with. At other restaurants, I've always been served with enough sauce from the beginning. But he brought more of it promptly when we asked. I could only eat about half of mine. Because it was room temperature to begin with, hopefully the leftovers are OK having sat in my car for hours! The decor was nice. Tile on both the floor and walls. My friend really liked the walls and told the gentleman that he'd made a good choice! It all looks clean and cared for. I will go back. Hope you go, too! There are several restaurants in the shopping center there at Baseline and Broadway. May Wah is in the southern section, facing north.

In a college food court, this place is definitely a good late night college meal spot. The food is…read morepretty good, the amount of peppercorns might be a bit much though. Tried the dry spicy dan dan noodles and the mapo tofu. They were alright, just missing some flavor. It's still a convenient and reasonably priced place to grab a quick meal though!

The restaurant has been in north Boulder for many years. Their space had been on street front in…read moreground level of the old hospital and medical offices parking garage. The difficulties with are in my previous reviews. Now much of the facility has been torn down and the ongoing construction of the space to be city staff offices and the bigger space to be affordable housing had become impractical to use or eat at the restaurant. The noise was deafening. In January they moved to a food court on the Hill. This is a lower level of a building with other tenants. There are about 6 food kitchens and each time I have been here this summer and fall, this is the busiest at lunch. Since the seating is communal there is always space and it is clean. The staff here have been really nice. If I'm preparing a meal at home or supplementing leftovers, I have stopped by to get a fave vegetable, baby bok choy, steamed and seasoned and at an affordable side dish price. Today my husband and I walked down for lunch and ordered the Tuesday special street crepes some of the owners have continued from the long gone first owners from Beijing. As with other succeeding owners, they too have continued to use lettuce rather than the bok choy in the crepe. It also has some ham, scallions and crispy wonton bits and a nice spread of hoisin. It is topped with a sprinkle of black sesame seeds that I love. Another difference from the original is that the ingredients of the crepe itself are not well mixed together so many large patches of separate egg white and yolk makes it harder to hold together and not as pretty. But it tastes just fine but original years ago was addicting. I will continue to come here try more of the food from the current owner. I love beef noodles and have 2 other places I can get a good version but this is the most walkable for me. They do very nice prep for takeout which is good too. At lunch it is busy with CU affiliated students, staff and faculty alike. Every item I have had at Flower Pepper is hand made and prepared for the customer.

Truly a hidden gem! There is no signage but this carry-out only Taiwanese spot is so good!!! The…read moremenu is posted outside or you can take a look while the chef is working on other orders. She makes a variety of Americanised Asian dishes as well as Taiwanese street foods, dim sum, bakery sweets, and fusion foods! We tried the bbq pork buns, pork floss and green onion bun, Taiwanese cold noodles with chicken, fried pancake with pork, and the pork and preserved egg congee. Everything was so fresh, flavorful, and authentic! Couldn't highly recommend Formosa more, this will be our go-to spot when in Boulder!

This is a one woman band run by Nancy. The place can be easy to miss-- the storefront says salad…read moregrounds but has a giveaway Formosa bakery menu posted. We loved everything we tried! Someone had bought up all her egg tarts, but the taro bun, pineapple bun and scallion pork floss buns were well-made. She cares a lot about using high quality and all-natural ingredients. No food coloring or syrups. She makes her own taro paste! We came around lunchtime to try some of the savory dishes. Her crispy scallion pancake (wrapped around beef and cucumber) was stellar-- a crisp exterior but chewy interior and the filling was fresh and flavorful. We of course had to get the braised pork belly rice bowl-- a Taiwanese classic. This is a super filling meal that comes with a soy egg, pickled daikon and pickled greens. The pickles balanced the rich fattiness of the pork. This was a gem and we certainly will be back.

Very cute, chill, and clean interior, the wait staff were all so helpful and friendly, and the food…read morewas really really good! I got the cold noodles- a small starter dish that was spicy and creamy with rice noodles so mostly gluten free. They had gluten free options for all of their noodles and the fried spring rolls were gluten free, which is rare. Great experience!

The service was excellent and a nice quiet environment. The best part tho was the food! The fried…read morepork buns were light and fluffy the spices were perfection. The scallion pancakes were amazing. I would love to give them a perfect 10 but can only give a perfect 5 on this site.

This is the best ramen in Colorado. All of the components are just right. Located near plenty of…read morestreet parking (paid), parking is easy. The staff is always friendly and there is always ample seating. Try some apps! The bathroom situation is a little sketchy, you have to go through the back to a hallway with shared restrooms. But they are clean! A nice lunch is served rapidly and delivered to your table with a smile.

This friendly locally owned eatery is on 10th but just off the corner of the west end of Pearl…read more It's right next door to Pearl poke owned by the same family. Their original kitchen, Zoe Ma Ma is now a half block further west on Pearl. They cover much in the way of Asian specialties for West Pearl. At Dragonfly, they make their own noodles and they are very good. I had some last night in my pho and am looking forward to getting the Yuki Udon next time. My husband wanted a selection of Bao so chose the roasted duck, the pork belly and the Dragonfly. He really liked them all. I love duck Bao so I had one too. Because it was chilly out I got the smoked brisket Pho too and had to bring some home since it was a lot to eat on top of the Bao. I lived the fresh basil leaves and the crunchy crisp bean sprouts. I opted out of the spicy peppers an onion as I find them harsh everywhere. I totally forgot to add a few other options as I live bok choy too. You can get a full menu of options online to order at your table by phone but we prefer and they offer a full sized menu at the counter. Note, that a nominal tip is included which is thoughtful and fair to customers and workers alike. They share duties but noted the owner who makes the noodles in the adjacent space was leaving as we were eating. You can see some of the equipment through the glass partition. They were out of oolong tea and I was hoping for some on a chilly day so I hope it is there next time as a long winter ahead of us. My husband had the iced Thai tea with his Bao. That tea is too sweet for me with condensed milk in it. We will definitely be back later. If I have pho again or my husband has it with rare steak as he plans , I hope the broth will be hotter to cook it some. If we could rate with half stars I'd go 4.5 though it was not quite perfect enough for a 5. But we will be back and pretty soon.

Nice staff, but food is okay. Ordered the beef noodle soup and green beans with minced pork. Beef…read morenoodle soup tasted okay, but the meat they use is different from what is normally used. A little tougher meat than I'm used to. Green beans were a bit too soggy and chewy than I would want, it should be more crispy to the point it snaps when you bite it. Place was a little dirty too (fly went straight for our rice leftovers).

Not sure why the rating is so low but I will say it was an excellent experience for us. We went…read morefairly late, around 9pm. No one was there when we got there but two tables were full when we left. The food was excellent and big portions. We ordered 2 apps and 3 entrees. There was 3 of us and we had extra for two more people. We ordered chicken dumplings, cream cheese wontons, Shanghai noodles, orange chicken and Mongolian beef. Everything was really good!!! Service was great. Booth seating is very uncomfortable lol. we will definitely be back and our son at CU boulder will definitely be coming back.