"Best ZL steamed rice rolls in Burnaby!" ...... could be my tag line for Fung May @Crystal Mall #炸兩 = Zhà liǎng = my own personal acronym of ZL ZL (炸兩), as shown in photos, is a specialty steamed rice roll, often served at Hong Kong dim sum places. The crispy texture of the rice roll (腸粉) comes from the deep fried Chinese donuts (油條) wrapped inside. Their ZL rice rolls (炸兩) are consistently yummy and I am impressed at how they make it better than some fancy dim sum restaurants in town. Also, not all dim sum restaurants serve this dish because 炸兩 ZL rice rolls is time consuming to prepare and only delicious when freshly made. As they are located in Crystal Mall's food court, this specialty rice roll is easily one of my top reasons why I visit Crystal Mall ......my foodie love is simple where I visit Fung May mainly because it satisfies my ZL rice rolls cravings. Steamed rice rolls pairs perfectly with congee and they serve a variety of congee flavors which makes a yummy breakfast or lunch combo. Note to visitors: Fung May competes well with other food vendors in this Asian mall for its wide variety of authentic Chinese food choices at good value. Obviously, ambiance is not a key factor for food court meals nor have I tried all their popular dishes to comment fairly but I find their overall service to be fast and decent. And given its reputation as one of the longest food stall in business at Crystal Mall Food Court, it must do pretty well in catering to local customers' varied food tastes to earn their numerous repeat visits. So I've recommend guests staying at Burnaby's Hilton next door to check out its diverse menu when craving Chinese foods as a convenient takeout meal option. read more

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Get the steamed rice rolls! Cooked great and has nice texture. Note: This restaurant is in the food court of the Crystal Mall. read more

Fung May - Steamed rice rolls (sauce on the side) - Chinese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

I got the seafood congee for $9.50. I found that there are hardly and seafood in it. The congee base isn't silky smooth or very flavourful. Price wise was good but the flavour is somewhat lacking. Fund May is located inside Chrystal Mall. Depending what time you show up, it can be hard to find seating. This is a food court stall. read more

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One of the longer lasting places in the Crystal Mall food court. The sign says Taiwanese style, but they seem to serve quite a bit of HK food here too. Parking is available underneath the mall in the circular lot. This place probably has more variety than any other place in the food court. They have rice, noodles, congee, and more. I had their hot pot style wonton noodles. Tasted pretty good. Up there with local sit down style restaurants. Dish came with 5 wontons and 2 shrimp, and some vegetables and Chinese mushroom. Decent sized portion compared to the competition. Wouldn't say I left full, but I didn't leave hungry like some of the other places. In other words, some of the best value in the food court. Wouldn't mind coming back and trying their other 99 or so dishes. read more

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The food is average. Typical food court stuff, especially when compared to Asia. There is comfort in that though, you know what you are getting. There is English translation for most of the dishes but there are also "special" dishes and combos which you will only know if you can read chinese. I really find that annoying as that means I couldn't order from that menu. I usually come here to get congee as it is not bad and near the office. Plus it is reasonably priced at $5 onwards. Great for cold days or when I am a bit under the weather. Just don't expect it to be filled with ingredients though. I had the wonton noodle soup before and that was really mediocre. Skip that. read more

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This place is ok. I've been here a few times now and it really depends on what you order. The first time I ordered the beef brisket and veg on rice, it's pretty good, the brisket was done nicely, very tender and the sauce was quite flavorful, the only downside was they were pretty chintzy on the beef. I've also ordered the house special chow mein, that was probably the best thing I ordered from here, good size portion and lots of ingredients (prawns, chicken, squid etc). The dish I disliked the most was the salted fish and chicken fried rice....there was barely any salted fish in there, I honestly couldn't taste any, it was all chicken, I will never order that again. It is basically a congee place but do have some rice and noodle dishes. Overall not bad I guess...... read more

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Anytime I'm near Crystal mall, I have to come in to the food court for stone bowl rice! Parking sucks but it's expected at this mall. If you can come by skytrain or walk in, do it. Lots of selection of toppings. I got sliced fish and Chinese sausage. Yum! Just comforting. You wait 15-20 min and they'll charge you a $5 deposit for the stone bowl which is refundable upon return. The delicate white fish slices coupled with the salty sausage is my go to. Crispy rice skins are delicious. There's a lot of other options in the food court but I always come straight here. I don't know of any other place that does stone pot in the Vancouver area so I have to get my fix here (does anyone know any other place?) read more

Fung May - Chinese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

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I have been going to this little restaurant inside the Crystal Mall for years. I'm not sure what took me this long to review it...Anyway, this place is definitely a must try if you want something quick to eat. I have to say that sometimes the wonton soup is a hit or miss. However, yesterday I tried 2 other dishes from them. I got the Sliced beef and egg swirl chow fun; chicken chow mein. They were both ultra delicious . The portions were huge too! The best thing is that they make them right after you order so its fresh fresh fresh. Non of the dishes are sitting around for someone to order them. Above all, their prices are unbeatable!!! I know it has been rough for the restaurants inside the crystal mall so I decided to show a small support. The owners are nice people and they work hard. So, please try them out because you won't regret it. read more

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As another reviewer said ,j2 is a claypot rice item. I have seen YouTube videos about it and how it's quite a Hong Kong staple, and been thinking about trying it at a Richmond located restaurant. I discovered this by accident. I thought I was buying a takeout dish that was steamed spare ribs with Chinese sausage.I don't read Chinese so don't know if it is stated . I was delighted to find out at home when I tried it. Now my trip to Richmond is going to be delayed. Delicious...I am going back for more,since I go to Metro town 3-4 days a week. I easily can walk from Superstore to Crystal Mall in 5 minutes. Going to go on a weekday as there is inadequate seating for patrons at their food court on weekends. You literally have to go with someone..spot someone leaving,grab the seat and table..then go separately to order your food.Good luck trying to come back to the seating area with food and find an empty table. There's not much room for expansion in the ageing mall with all the high rises coming up in the last 15 years or so. So don't say I didn't tell you. Trust me, even if you just get up to go washroom,you will feel eyes staring at you to see if your table is done. Jim from Vancouver. read more

I've always shied away from eating from this mall since my cousin got food poisoning from a stall at this mall. That said, I know it's always packed so I decided to give it a go anyways, so I decided to try Fung May. I ordered Pork and Preserved Egg Congee (5.50) and a Meatball Congee (5.50). Both were pretty watery unfortunately and didn't have much of any taste....at least that means no MSG right? lol. The donut was super crispy thankfully but was so airy, it felt like there was no substance to it. Overall, just okay..portions are pretty big here and the price is good, maybe just stay away from the Congee though. read more

Fung May - Pork and Preserved Egg Congee, Meatball Congee (both $5.50), Chinese Donut (1.00) - Chinese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

Atmosphere: Food court walk up only. Service: Very friendly service. Price: super cheap. Food: Egg congee was disgusting, even by cheap fast food standards. I had one bit and I had a trouble time stomaching the rest and sadly threw the rest out. Waste of #8. It gets two stars since the customer service was okay. read more

Delicious, hot, and a huge menu of congee! Fung May is located in the Crystal Mall food court and 80% of the time that I actually go into this mall, I order from here. They have a huge menu, but I always end up ordering their congee. I think they have about 15 different flavors. I have yet to try them all, but so far every single flavor I order is great! read more

Been to this place numerous times. My go to place when I'm in the area. Sliced fish congee: There is no fishy smells like most other places do. Thumbs Up! Salted pork and century egg congee: The best best best! the best that I have tasted in Vancouver. XO shrimp fried rice: Very tasty with a bit of the smoky smells that you could hardly find anywhere else. Shrimps are of bigger size compare to other restaurants as well. Very generous amount. Bbq Pork fried rice: Decent. Chinese sausage and egg fried rice: Decent. Salted Fish and chicken fried rice: Don't expect for the one with strong salted fish smell, for a stronger salted fish smell, you may want to go to Kingspark, the stall across. Fung May salted fish fried rice is more of something that you would crave during the cold weather. It has a hint of salted fish and ginger smell. Ginger was not too overwhelming compare to fancier restaurant, so love it! Chinese Donut: OMG it smells so....... good and if you have it to go, just warm it up in griller at 300 degree for 5 - 7 mins, have it with the congee. Heaven.......The crisp on the outside, soft inside and the smell... its just perfection. The only thing you need to get from other place is just a cup of hot tea to make a complete meal. Wonton noodle in soup: Not very good. I certainly will visit this place again and again. And..... in person. They are available on a few delivery platform but I will never order from any delivery platform for this place just because I wanted to support them, making sure they get to maximize their profit. There are lots of places that has increase their prices by tonnes but this place has managed to keep their price as reasonable as possible. Owner is friendly and that's a plus. read more

Came to Fung May for lunch takeout around 11:30 M. I ordered the taiwanese beef noodles for $7.50. I probably waited for about 10 minutes for it. When I opened it back at the office, I was surprised at how much noodles they gave me. I wasn't expecting much because for the price I paid for. I really liked the noodles because they were just the right consistency, not too hard and not too soft. There were ample amount of beef: big and tender. They would probably break apart if you apply just a little bit more pressure while holding them with your chopsticks. The soup was not too salty at all, I ended up drink about half of it. I didn't get thirsty after either, so there probably wasn't a lot of MSG in it, maybe? The noodles also had shredded cabbage, which I didn't expect. There were preserved vegetables but these shredded cabbage were crunchy and thus added another texture to the noodles. I did wish I had more preserves vegetables though. The cashier had a great attitude and was really nice. She was smiling the whole time which doesn't happen often coming from someone working at a food court. Even when I went to pick up the order, she was smiling too. read more

Fung May - Taiwanese beef noodles ($7.50) - Chinese Near Me - Burnaby, British Columbia

For a small stall in the Crystal Mall food court, they have a ginormous menu! They serve Cantonese comfort food - congee, noodle soups, mixed noodles (lo mein), fried noodles, steamed rice dishes, hot pot rice dishes, fried rice, and rice plates. I actually haven't tried any of these though. Why? Because their STEAMED RICE ROLLS (http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/KE3YzmjQj1yER15kZRMpTQ?select=v0fXbVrHYnFqeADIN3IlYw) reign supreme! I get them every time I come to the Crystal Mall food court. They're really nothing fancy and are quite plain by themselves, though I do love their silky, chewy texture. What makes this dish (and Fung May) a winner for me are the self-serve sauces (http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/KE3YzmjQj1yER15kZRMpTQ?select=-IMYyIt1eswAS5O4zgfOsw). They have sesame paste, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, hot sauce, chilli paste, and sesame seeds, among others. I eat my rice rolls with A LOT of hoisin sauce and sesame paste (kinda like the Chinese version of PB&J with its balance of sweet and salty), so it's great not having to ask for more and/or ration my sauces! read more

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* Another Crystal Mall winner! * The food court at Crystal Mall (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/crystal-mall-burnaby#hrid:l9Z0CTaNRWgAkAsYg6XPnQ/src:self) is not your typical boring chain food court. Hidden in it are such wonders as the xiao long bao from Wang's Shanghai Cuisine (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/wangs-shanghai-cuisine-burnaby#hrid:a1JVxwFA3ExuYStiJrF4Ow/src:self), the Want Want Hot & Spicy House's ziran chao yang rou jiamo (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/want-want-hot-and-spicy-house-burnaby#hrid:9WxgSlN1UFk5XFxzbJmYQw/src:self), and the deep fried chicken knees at Kingspark Good Food (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/kingspark-good-food-burnaby#hrid:ee2IXmJeIyI1pF43tS5AmA/src:self). My latest discovery is Fung May. Based on watching what people were ordering, my bet is their congee is quite good. But I wasn't in the mood today, so I tried their "brisket on rice rolls." What I got was a generous portion of perfectly steamed rice rolls covered in tender juicy pieces of brisket and green onion. This was a lovely little treat for the incredibly reasonable price of only $4.50. Ah the joys of Crystal Mall! read more

Overall, I give this food court stall 3.5 stars. I really enjoy the rice hot pot and congee selection here. However, the stall can get busy at times and the cashier does not write down the orders. We ordered a side of salted duck egg ($1.50) to go with the rice and the staff forgot it. When we returned to the stall to ask, they insisted we did not pay and there was no paper trail. My mom paid another $1.50 just to not argue and it turned that egg into one expensive twice paid duck egg. It was 5 orders and staff could not keep track with any order changes. I took off half a star for that. It is safer to order an item without any changes so that staff do not get confused. This stall takes cash only as well. There is a $5 deposit for the clay pots. You get the deposit back once the clay pot is returned (I guess people apparently were taking the pots home?!). read more

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Tried various things from this place. The congee is "meh" in quality - watery, not flavorful. It does comes with a descent amount of ingredients. The spareribs with black-bean sauce steamed rice is good, big portions, cheap price. The ribs are quite flavorful. Overall I give it an "ok". read more

My go-to for fried rice take out. Don't expect anything fancy or awesome service (it IS Crystal Mall after all), just pay for your food and go home. Portions are very large for the price, and I can easily split it up between two or three meals. Their menu is very extensive, with something for everyone! read more

Delicious hot pot rice!! I wish I wasn't so full with our other Crystal Mall tastings so I could have eaten more. And they actually come in a ceramic/clay hotpot bowl thing that they're cooked in. We ordered the chicken and chinese sausage rice pot. But I imagine any of the others would have been just as good. read more

Okay, I have a love\hate relationship with this place. We'll start with the bad, I ordered the chow mein and it tasted bitter! Noodles and meat had no flavour and I don't know why the noodles were bitter. Second time I ordered the seafood thick rice noodles and found little bits of hair and dust. (Really gross!! :S don't think they're keen on cleanliness..usually a deal breaker for me.) Also that one time when they charged me for a juice box but forgot to give it to me.. But I find myself coming back for the churn fun\rice rolls with XO spicy sauce. Its cheap, filling, delicious, and I just love churn fun. You can add meat to them like fish, scallops, ribs etc. Their congee is not bad either. There is no msg so you're not dying of thirst later. I just stick to that now whenever I am in the neighbourhood and it hasn't disappointed. read more

I ordered black bean pork ribs rice hot pot. I was a little disappointed that the chunks of pork ribs had more bones than meat. There was a lot of rice and it was lightly flavoured soy sauce. All in all, it wasn't too bad, but nothing really great. My mom's cooking is still better. read more

Been a customer for over 10 years. Food quality is good for a food court stand. Some items are much better than others. Fried rice and chow meins are good. Friendly owners and once they know you are a repeat customer they are very open to customizing your order to your liking. Big portions and prices are still quite low compared to everything else that is out there. Their fried rice and chow meins are lower in cost, taste better, and more filling compared to McD combos. read more

Just order the J2. DO IT! You won't regret it. The J2 is the spareribs & chinese sausage on rice. It's cooked in a claypot so the rice gets crusty and fragrant at the bottom. The pot itself is huge, with loads of rice, topped with a substantial amount of sausage, spareribs and cabbage. Imo, one of the best deals in the food court! Very comparable to a restaurant. Yumm! read more

It is a conventional place to get your quick chinese food from the likes of wonton noodle soup to the congees. For $7 getting wonton noodle soup was a decent deal. The noodles was just basically noodles bought from a store and the wontons (I hope it is handmade), but I am thinking it is store bought for some reason from some store in Crystal Mall. Would I come back? I guess, but there is lots of fast food vendors in this place, that I might as well go to another place to try out. read more

way too much MSG on a simple hot pot Rice. the fish in their porridge, was bad fish. lucky I didn't get food poisoning, a friend of mine got it a day after I ordered mine. stick with pork if you do order one, and skip the fish. but please, don't use MSG.. read more

i ordered a beef stew with wonton noodle soup and my friend ordered the salty fish and pork rice clay pot the clay pot took a while so we didn't get our food for a bit.. but man, it was yummy when we got it... the beef could have been bigger in portion but the food was good... they put enough salty fish in the rice to make it flavorful.. not stingy at all.. i would love to try the noodle clay pot someday .. read more

Called them up asking if I could still get congee before they close at 7pm. The said yes. But when I got there at 6:35pm, they said that they were all sold out and they also said that sometimes they sellout at 4pm. I was so angry because over the phone they said that I could still get it before 7. Thanks to Yelp, I found another place Congee King on Kingsway, which I highly recommend. Even bigger selection than Fung May. read more

Recently, ordered the beef brisket mixed noodle. The noodle stink of lye solution. The beef brisket came in 8 tiny pieces, just slightly bigger than rat droppings, just as well, as brisket were very salty and had no other taste. It's annoying that stingy owners think customers don't realized they use one regular size brisket and cut into 8 pieces and serve it as a full order. read more