This review has been long overdue! May Mei's is as good as it gets when it comes to Cantonese home cooking with daily soup specials and Canto speaking waiters that knows you (by faces at least). Their claypot rice is still the best along with most of their dishes: Taste, Portion & Value! Pork chop is crispy and perfectly seasoned - all kids fav (their batter is the secret) Morning glory is crunchy and fresh, not overly salty which can easily go there Seafood Tofu just as expected (I'm personally not a fan of this dish and wish we can pick choose what we want in there LOL) Daily soup - really can go wrong. Taste of home! read more

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This is a hidden gem. The place is small and quaint, but pretty busy. The lighting is bright and the workers are hustling with piping hot dishes fresh from the kitchen. It's a great place for family and small groups. You have to get their Hot Pot dishes (See menu pic). Any selection is a good choice. This dish is prepared in a clay pot and steamed to perfection! The server will then deliver your dish and arrange the meat an veggies on a separate plate. Then he'll mix their secret sauce with the rice for you to enjoy. The best part is scraping the rice off the sides and bottom of the clay pot. It just adds that extra crispy crunch to the dish. Please stop in and try this place. You won't be disappointed. The only drawback is that it's CASH ONLY. read more

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One of our reliable go to Chinese restaurant in Arcadia. Fave: sweet & sour fish, pan fried noodle, Mongolian, Kung pao, chix corn soup!

Very fast service even during busy periods. Friendly and courteous service. We ordered 1. Mixed seafood with vegetables - fresh and delicious, with scallops, prawns, octopus, squid, fish on top of Chinese vegetables, 2. Beef Lo Mein with clear soup - tastes just like back home cooked, and 3. Shrimp Yee Mein with western broccoli and nothing else for my son's preference. Portions were large, enough to take home leftovers for another meal. Had two cold desserts - almond tofu jelly, and mango pudding, both not overly sweet, and just the right ending to a delicious filling dinner. Highly recommend going here; see you soon. read more

May Mei Restaurant - May Mei Restaurant, Arcadia, CA in business for 20 years. - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

L.A. has no shortage of Chinese goods. But this one is different. Two brothers long time chef decided to open their own HK eatery, everything good quality like no expenses to spare. Great taste traditional HK dishes, less greasy and less salt. Hot pot rice and seafood are especially delicious. A truly new generation of healthy eats from two veteran cookers who just want to serve you like their own families. read more

PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR PHONE !! The food is great and the portions are big but your phone is constantly ringing and its annoying. read more

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Their food quality and flavor has down graded a lot. I orderd spicy pork chop, pea sprouts with garlic and chicken fried rice. Pork chop was kind of all right but quantity is half than about 6 month ago, and pea sprout with garlic has no flavor at all and charged $18.95, and chicken fried rice was flavorless. I asked fhe check and one of waitress brings me with check amount $51 with menu hand written in chinese with amount next to it on small paper. Amount showing $18.95,$12.95 and $8.95. Total should be $$40.85 plus tax.I asked server that served our table to review the check and he comes back and says it is correct. I am not trying to complaint but servers were rude, food quality is not as good also watch out for amount you pay for.. read more

My recent visit to May Mei was a huge disappointment. It has been a comfort food staple in the area. However, experience is just as important as the taste of the food and that fell short immensely. When I had placed a phone order for two dishes to-go, my total came out to $49.50, the male staff taking my order confirmed. With this restaurant being CASH ONLY, I had prepared the exact amount. Upon arriving at the restaurant, an older and medium height female asked for my phone number so she can identify my order. She handed me the receipt which showed $49.50, yet she blurted loudly $50 and repeated it twice. I gave her the $49.50 I prepared and she showed frustration that I couldn't even give her 50 cents more and took the receipt and slapped it on my chest, while complaining to me more loudly. Wow, I've never had anyone slap my chest ever with a receipt and demanded more than I owe! She kept saying that the 50 cents wasn't much; so then why can't you deduct that 50 cents from my bill instead if it's not much? First off lady, your phone staff that took my order already confirmed the amount, so I prepared that exact amount already for take-out. It's one thing to want your customers to give you more cash as a gratuity vs demanding and expressing frustration/entitlement to an amount above your charged bill. I have no problem tipping and I tip generously. But your action to demand and expect something is just disgusting. Customers, watch your bill and pay attention to the amount they charge. I know they round up for an easier transaction, but rounding up to the closest dollar that's 50 cents more...WOW. What else are they cutting corners on. I'm still experiencing PTSD from the receipt slap to my chest... read more

Happy Lunar New Year's Eve dinner in Arcadia... I got a bonus night in Los Angeles and my friend invited me to dinner with his family at May Mei. It seems that they are "regulars" at this Chinese restaurant. They made reservations on Friday for Monday night - good thing because every seat was taken! It was a festive and lively atmosphere with many happy customers! It took a couple of circles around the free parking lot until I found a space. Inside, there were seats for those waiting for a table. Gosh...this is a popular place because of the reasonable prices and yummy food: 1. Soup with bean curd, carrots, and meat - subtle flavors combined to make a comforting warmth! 2. Clams with black bean sauce - this was my choice. I proudly state this because the clams were hearty and succulent! 3. Shrimp - it's #50 on the menu. The only Chinese character that I could read was "mei" = beautiful. Nice presentation and delicious! I even ate the shells! 4. Curry noodles - a pleasant surprise. The curry wasn't too hot! The meat and tendons were so tender! The noodles were tasty soft in the middle from the sauce and crisp on the outside where the sauce hadn't been! Mmm! 5. Fish with corn sauce - originally, we were supposed to get a sweet sour version, but we got distracted and tried this out. It was ok, but I think sweet sour would have been better? 6. Oong Choi - I looked forward to this dish (usually cooked with dao foo mui which is fermented tofu). However, it was spicy to me. The back of my throat was burning. Jalapenos were buried within. Ha! I powered through anyway and got my greens in! 7. Hot pot rice with lup cheong (Chinese sausage) and gai lan (veggies) - yummy. Instead of paying $1 per person for a bowl of white rice, why not pay a bit more for rice that's seasoned with sausage drippings and get some veggies, too!? Overall, a fantastic experience with efficient service! Thanks for inviting me, Tim! Goong Hee Faht Choi! read more

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I havent been to May Mei in awhile....The quality has gone down so much & so disappointing! Made a mistake of meeting my friend here to eat. I won't be back. Got here today (Saturday) slightly before 11am. We were their 1st customers. Tofu & fish in black bean sauce: fish was nice & hot but the tofu & overall dish was only slightly warm.... There were like 4/ 5 fishes in the dish for $12...? Wonton noodle soup: the wontons were the worst that I have tasted along with the noodle & the soup. Not to mention the dish was slightly warm. Not exaggerating. It wa pretty bad. My friend was so disappointed. The quality has gone so much.....! I should have went to Sinbala across the street like my friend recommended. read more

May Mei Restaurant - Wonton noodle soup. SKIP IT! - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

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May Mei, I really enjoy the meals here. It's very comforting. I know as many of us live in the SGV area there's many restaurants to choose when it comes to Cantonese restaurants. But May Mei I for one enjoys their comforting meals whenever I feel like Chinese Cantonese food's. Service, I don't blame them if they come of a bit direct, imagine having to deal with phone calls & walk in customers orders, plus tables seatings. Also keep in mind many of people who comes here are kind of our elderly and families... you should know what I mean. But just bare with it they are very kind and helpful. Your order is in good hands. And since it's pandemic time, order takes about 25 to 30 mins to get ready, so call ahead to order. Portions / orders, the meals are a good portion enough for everyone to go around. The order I list below are for 4 adults; ( 4 dishes and one Fried rice ) and we still have enough leftovers for a second round. I would like to share my selections of dishes: it has Seafood, Pork, Chicken, Veggies plus Fried Rice and it goes well all together for a perfect meal. Starters: # 78 - Deep Fried Chicken Wing w/ Spicy Salt, you can't go wrong with crispy chicken wings with hints of peppers and salt. I also love the jalapeños inside. It's great to munch on it. Main Course: # 126 - Mixed Seafood w/ Bean Curd Hot Pot: All the ingredients in here are perfect. It has almost everything expected clams. They do have scallops which it's perfect for me. It's goes very well with rice. # 107 - Pork Chop Peking Style: For all those Orange chicken loving fans. You gotta try this pork chop Orange style dish. It's pretty amazing taste and the meat is fried just right. It's also has a sweet and sour taste. It's tasty. # 236 - Salted Fish w/ Chicken Fried Rice: I'm a Asian American, but salted fish with fried rice, gezz!!! I LOVE IT... it's it not all just salted fish, they have bits of chickens it goes very well when it's cooked together into a fried rice dish. It's never enough for me or as a family dish. I recommend their fried rice is legit good. # 131 - Braised String Beans: To come up with a vegetable dish string beans is a dish that you can't go wrong with. Also this dish you need to kind of take some skills to get it cooked just right. It's soft but also kind of crunchy and it's cooked very well. These are what I have ordered on my TOGO selections. ------------------------------------ Other choices & selections: # 104 - French Style Beef Cubes: It's like pepper miniature bite size beefs. It's perfect for when you dine in because I like my meat hot and ready to eat. # 39 - Fried Shrimp w/ Spicy Salt: I also love, crispy shrimps, it's so crispy that you don't need to peal the shell, you can eat the tail and the shrimp legs good for protein. # 115 - Curry Beef Brisket Hot Pot: Perfect for rice, it goes very well I can eat two bowls or three bowls of rice. # 25 - Cold Jelly Fish Tangy and refreshing jelly fish dish, less carb. It's like a Chinese salad. Overall I have to say their foods are very authentic Cantonese cuisine's. Great for families and parties. I love their foods. I been eating at this place since they first opened. And I would truly support them. read more

May Mei Restaurant - Seafood, Pork, Chicken & Vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

My go to Hong Kong style Cantonese joint. Friendly authentic Hong Kong style service fast and efficient - lots of dishes clanging, chattering by the dining room staff. Staff is always friendly and helpful. The black beans with clams is the bomb as well as their clay pot specialties and everything else that they offer. Daily chef specials as well. read more

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Please come try this place if you've got a hankering for delicious Cantonese food!! I enjoyed everything they brought out! I myself am canto-Vietnamese, so I feeeell like I can say when the canto food is good, my word is legit. The fried pork chop salt and pepper dish is my 100% go-to, absolute favorite, must have dish! Everything else we ordered was also amazing, but that pork chop is ,in general, my personal favorite. I service Is super quick! Customer service is great too! We ordered 10+dishes and once the first dish arrived, the rest came soon after! You don't need to be Chinese speaking to come here, they speak enough English to communicate with you just fine read more

good JOB lol 要個收據都不行了 .. 還得看員工臉色 .. 算了 ... 給你們拍拍手8 Came home and realized they gave me the wrong order and got hung up over the phone from the employee. Drove all the way to the restaurant again and no one wanted to solve the problem. Employee just gave me the correct order with her bad attitude and walked away... good job guys!!! read more

May Mei ! I've been going to this red for over 10 years May Mei always has been a good experience every time. The service is pretty good for a Chinese restaurant, but the inside of the restaurant looks dirty and not that pretty. The decor is old and plain like most authentic Chinese restaurants. The place is medium sized and is a little crowded during dinner time anytime of the week. Every time I go to May Mei everything is tender and cooked and taste the way they should be. I recommend to order their fried pork chop, whole fried flounder, tomato beef, snow peas, clay pot chicken rice, beef crispy noodle, fried fish sticks, beef cube. May Mei is one of the best Cantonese restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley. Other places I recommend that are the same type of cuisine are New Lucky, Tasty Garden, Mama Lu's, and Atlantic Seafood. read more

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Solid Cantonese restaurant with large portions. The staff is really friendly and efficient. Parking can be tough in this area, but there is street parking and another parking lot behind the plaza if the main lot is too full. The Westlake Minced Beef Soup comes in a large portion that is enough for six people. It's filled with egg whites, minced beef, and soft tofu. The soup is slightly creamy and tastes very comforting. With a dash of pepper, this soup is a great way to start any meal! The House Special Chow Mein has seafood and vegetables over crispy chow mein that is doused with a creamy sauce. Everything tasted great. The Assorted Preserved Meat Hot Pot Rice has a selection of preserved meats like Chinese sausage, as well as vegetables. It's a cool dish because the server dishes the meats and vegetables onto a separate plate and expertly mixes the rice with the sauce at your table. I would definitely recommend! read more

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The quality of the food at May Mei is alright. But, it is super expensive for what you get - quality and quantity wise. They average about $15 a dish with some dishes costing more. Be prepared to have to pay for rice too because it's not included even though you're spending a fortune on the food already. At that point, you might as well buy some sort of carb dish to go with your food. Overall, considering all the other great choices available in Arcadia and the surrounding SGV area, this restaurant is not a top pick when it comes to Chinese food. read more

May Mei Restaurant - $80 worth of food - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

I frequent this restaurant almost weekly. Mostly for take out, I've eaten inside the restaurant. There are at least 2 cooks at this restaurant. One of them I feel is way better than the other. So the food quality is very inconsistent. If you happen to have the good cook for your order, it will be the most amazing authentic Hong Kong style chinese food you'll ever taste. It is really that good! If you're unlucky and have your order cooked by the other cook(s), you'll end up with a lot less tasty meal. For example, I would often order a beef with scallion dish. If the good chef prepares it, it'll have lot of "wok" flavoring, very dry, tender, not a whole lot of excess cooking oil. If you get the bad chef, you will get something very wet, beef coated with some batter, chewy, fried and loaded with lots of cooking oil. Just from looking at this dish, I know how all my other dishes will turn out. I hope this place can get a little more consistent and have everybody cook exactly the same way. Overall the food is still good, that's why I still come to this place weekly to order my family's favorites. read more

As usual of Chinese restaurants, poor service. Took forever to serve water. Demanded more tips after paying the bill. I said ok. Then called my credit card company and did a charge back. These Asian miscreants give Asians like myself a bad name in America. read more

I've been here several times with my family and always thought this place was okay. This was the first time we came here for takeout due to the stay at home order. You are not allowed to walk into the restaurant, they blocked the entrance with a table so you have to order from there. The employees were all wearing masks. My mom ordered the Fish Fillet Chow Fun with Egg Gravy with less salt. Usually when you order this dish, they will separate the gravy for you because it will be soggy especially since it is a takeout order. For some reason, this restaurant did not so you will need to let them know if you want the gravy separated. Luckily, it was not a far drive home so it was not soggy when we got home. My mom thought it was good and was able to save it for two meals. With tax, it was around 12 bucks. My mom said she will definitely come back again if she wants to eat this dish again! read more

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This is my family's go-to restaurants, and haven't considering reviewing before because it's a place we go so often! Usually we order fried rice, chow fun, wonton noodle soup, and a vegetable dish, however due to miscommunication amongst ourselves, we ordered 4 noodles dishes and mustard greens. My brother usually calls/picks up the order, so I can't say much for service. The food for the most part has been fairly consistent since supposed change in staff. Looking through other people's yelp reviews, I would like to try some of their other dishes. Can't wait for pandemic to be over to eat here in person again! read more

May Mei Restaurant - Take out! Beef chow fun, chicken chow mein, Singapore chow mein, and mustard green. - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

Our go to place for Cantonese comfort food. They have all my favorite dishes here including rice in clay pot, chow fan, congee, wanton, stewed beef brisket etc. you name the dishes, they have them. When they closed due to COVID-19, I was so bummed out for missing my favorite foods. So once I heard the restaurant was opened, we immediately went and place orders for take out. But we were disappointed as we discovered that foods were not the same as before. One of their stable dish, fried string bean, was terrible. The dish has no taste and the beans were over fries became blacken. Another customer's favorite dish, beef brisket with tomato, was also horrible. They may have changed their chefs or use temporary chefs for their cooking. The food was not the same as before. I hope they will get their dishes back to the standard before the pandemic soon. read more

May Mei Restaurant - chicken wing with tofu skin, noodle with seafood, soy sauce shrimp, and vegetable - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

With so many choices for Cantonese restaurants, this is one of my favorites when I am in the SGV. The food reminds me of Hong Kong dishes, and the prices are reasonable with good portions. It is not fancy, but it is clean, and the food is flavorful. I highly recommend May Mei. Don't the the looks fool you. read more

I have been there a couple of times I've tried their fried pork chops and the shrimp fried rice everything seems to be very fresh and good!

My review is biased because this restaurant is a family favorite and always come here when I'm home and we always order the same dishes. The restaurant is in a Chinese strip mall in Arcadia and serves Cantonese style Chinese food. It's no frills and just solid, delicious food. My family always orders clay pot rice (usually the one with smoked meats), sautéed shrimp with garlic and green onions, beef with onions, fried fish with corn/egg sauce, and whatever strikes our fancy that evening. We have been coming for years and the food has always been consistent and prices are reasonable. The staff is always friendly and service is decent. The staff has also been the same since they opened over 15+ years ago. The restaurant can get busy on weekends, but worth the wait! read more

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If you life good Hong Kong style food....come here! Quick service! Still one of my local favorites!

Just got Togo order from the restaurant. I am not judging food here. The lady's attitude was really bad. The check was $29.90. I wanted to pay credit card instead of cash. I hate paying cash since I don't really go to the bank. She just kept asking me to pay cash. Said won't accept credit card if check is not enough $30. What kind policy is it?!?!!! And I asked for receipt after paid cash. She threw me a little paper with her hand writing $29.90 on it. I threw it back anyway. Sorry. I don't accept your hand writing receipt. read more

The customer service is bad because the employees are rude. They demand me for over $10 tip, but their service is bad. It's the customer choice of how much we want to tip. Also they are scammers. On the receipt, they will charge 75 cents more to each dish while the menu says the original price. For example I ordered beef for $15.50 on the menu but they wrote $17 on the receipt. The Hong Kong waiters are greedy for your money and don't care about being nice to customers. The Chinese male waiter yelled at customers if they give less than 20% tip and tell them to never come back again. Goodbye we will never eat here again especially since they overcharge in the final check. Also no free rice! read more

May Mei Restaurant - Rude employees who demanded for more tip - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

We went to this place for lunch with the family and it was a small moms and pops kind of a place. It seemed like a very old place. The food was pretty good read more

Bar none the best sweet and sour sauce, on pork or fish!!! House special crispy noodles sauce is good, too. House special fried rice, there's more stuff than rice. A meal in itself, really! The shrimp in mayo, great. Fish in black bean sauce, my son enjoyed it, was OK for me. Next, have to try this crab and fish maw soup. Definitely our Chinese restaurant now. read more

This is the place I go for authentic Cantonese food! They do have some Americanized dishes but we always order the ones that are not. If you want some taste of the real Cantonese food, you should def come here. read more

May Mei Restaurant - Beef Chow Fun with Soy Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

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This 2 star is for the good food they provide. The chefs are good chefs. Food is 5/5. With that said let's go into it, this restaurant has weirdest staff. They service you with a look of being annoyed. They talk and act rude. My bill is $16.70 and I give her $20. She didn't even bother ask or give me that $0.30 change. And on top of that, $16.70 for a dish of Kung bao chicken and a bowl of rice to go?! AND IN TOP OF THAT, I order the same order last week, it was less than $16, cause I handed $21, thinking I will get $5 with change, which I did. IS THIS STAFF CHARGING TIP ON TOGO ORDER WITHOUT CUSTOMER KNOWING? And still greedy enough to take away the $0.30. At the end, so long, been eating here for 10 years, kungpao chicken was less than $10 when I started. read more

Literally, THE best inexpensive and authentic Chinese food you can get in the San Gabriel Valley. I miiiight be slightly biased because of how close I live to this restaurant and loving Cantonese style Chinese food... but literally, cannot get any better than this. I order clay pot rice (any kind is just as good, tbh), an order of veggies (whatever is in season), an order of clams (their clams are literally SO FRESH 10/10 times, seriously), and maybe another order of chicken wings or tofu. I don't think I've had a single dish here that I flat out think is bad. Honestly, can't get more authentic than this. read more

May Mei Restaurant - Soup of the day mmmm - Chinese Near Me - Arcadia, California

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May Mei is one of my favorite restaurant and have been going there for many years. Great Cantonese food with their specialty being their hot pot rice. Rice cooked in a clay pot on a flame with meats and vegetables added. When done right, the rice is a little toasted on the bottom. The rest of their menu is very good as well. read more

Visited 10/1 for lunch, pretty empty. There were 2 guys and 1 woman working the front, the guys were courteous but the woman was impatient and looked pissed off at something. Food came out, portions were generous and fresh but lacked in flavor and a tad oily in my opinion, green beans were a little undercooked for my liking. If you have to watch your blood pressure then this place will be great for you because everything was missing a pinch or two of salt. read more

Excellent food and service. Legitimately feels like dining in Hong Kong!! We ordered Pork with Spicy Salt lunch special, Congee, and a plate of Ong Choy. To our surprise, we were treated to some delicious Cantonese beef and vegetable soup that tastes as good as any home cooked version I've had. Amazingly good. The dishes were excellent and the entire experience felt like I've been totally missing out on this place, having lived in the area for a few years now. Usually we go to DFC or Tam's if we want non-Dim Sum Cantonese cuisine, but this place is now our favorite! Going to make a stop over here once a week, if possible. read more

i grew up coming here and i love the servers and the food! my fav thing here is their clay pot rice and their soup. super authentic comfort canto food!! read more

Simply put just consistently and superbly cooked dishes year after year for our family dining at this restaurant! Friendly and quick service as well! read more

Menu showing online is completely different. Establishment is not flexible with substitutions at all and wants to charge same for dishes with or without meat Left with a choice of rice order for my vegan company. Disappointing read more

This Cantonese food restaurant was highly recommended by a friend. The food was amazing! The Cold Jelly Fish appetizer, the Orange Flavored Chicken, Kung Pow Beef, Kung Pow Shrimp and Braised String Beans were all cooked to perfection. The four of us devoured everything and would happily return again. read more