Hot and sour soup was outstanding had to get 27 of them amongst our small group. Hangover cured, Reactivation nation easily accomplished with scorpion bowls a plenty. Highly recommend their special hot and sour soup served in a scorpion bowl with flaming 151. Thank you Mei Wei for making my wild dreams come true. -Blain P read more

Mei Wei - Japanese Near Me - Durham, New Hampshire

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I embarked upon my day after a wedding with a large party of dear friends, terribly hungover and in desperate need of salvation, only to find myself drawn as if by destiny itself into the welcoming embrace of Mei Wei; as I crossed the threshold, I was instantly captivated by the size and splendor of this particular establishment, the likes of which one might only hope to encounter in the most cherished corners of culinary heaven, a sacred temple of New England Chinese cuisine and familial warmth, the words "welcome home" seemed to ring in mind, iykyk. My day could not have taken a brighter, more restorative turn; I was immediately lifted far beyond the fog of the previous day's debauchery, into a radiant paradise from which I never wished to return. Their food and stiff drinks were exactly what the doctor ordered. Drinks: sublime and properly stiff; food: nothing short of transcendent; service: left every expectation gloriously surpassed. The only thing sweeter than our time here was the endless cascade of flavor that danced across every dish and soothed every aching temple among us. Forward in every way; divine. The only thing fuller than my satisfaction were the generous portions, each more abundant and perfect than the last. As for service, our servers displayed consummate professionalism and warmth, moving with the graceful efficiency of seasoned artists while radiating genuine care that made every guest feel like family, again, "welcome home". The large party with which I arrived was seated and served exceptionally quickly, our every need anticipated and fulfilled with effortless precision. The children who assembled the devices from which lesser establishments might stumble could scarcely dream of the polished attentiveness we received, hand and foot, throughout the afternoon, but I digress. To speak of the space, we walked away from here with the glowing, cherished remnants of our hopes and dreams lifted high upon our hearts. The stellar small town, family owned and operated New England Chinese food restaurant ambiance was only rivaled by the quality of the food and our overall experience. They served us dozens of hot and sour soups, each more exquisite than the last, and eventually presented a magnificent scorpion bowl brimming with that same perfect hot and sour soup, crowned with a flaming topper of Bacardi 151 that lit the table like the Beacons of Minas Tirith, and believe me, Gondor called for aid. If I could are this fine establishment higher, I would. Also, the parking was perfectly sufficient. read more

OM-Goodness. This place used to be so good. Will Never go back. The Pad Thai was a soggy pile of mush sitting in a bath of liquid. The chicken fingers & spring rolls were soggy with grease & over cooked. I'm also not sure the pork fried rice had any seasoning. Basically white rice overloaded with peas, carrots & sprouts. read more

This place is awesome! Great food and great drinks. And it was plated very nicely. We loved the service here too. the only reason why the ambience wouldn't be great is because of the UNH kids. The Filipina bartender was so sweet and funny. read more

Mei Wei - A13. Pu Pu Platter SF5. Cashew Shrimp - Japanese Near Me - Durham, New Hampshire

Take out order big positive was size of order: plenty to share for 2-4 people. The moo shi and the happy family were very plentiful servings and tasty with plenty of veggie ingredients. The dumplings were our tastiest dish. The egg roll was missing filling, just large fried wrap. The chicken wings were fried so disappointing since expected the traditional marinated grilled version. read more

I have never had a bad experience The food Is always amazing. Especially the sushi they make always good quality food. The owners are always pleasant and nice read more

The Pad Thai looked and tasted like a plate of vomit. I should have known when I walked in on a Saturday afternoon for Lunch and it was empty. read more

The best music, great portion sizes and service. Also get the Mei Wei Tempura roll-- so good! read more

Wished I could give it less but the waiter said thank you when I was leaving. There is no chicken in any of the battered chicken dishes. I suspect it's the same for any of the other similar dishes. No knife was served with large pieces of food. Only flavor is in the spice which I choked on. This is a no go. read more

The most important thing to consider when choosing a restaurant, is the amount of people dining there, so this was the first red flag because it was dead at 5:30. We started out with some sushi and I was actually impressed. Naruto roll was fresh and tasty. Unfortunately that's were it ended. The drinks tasted like the juice was rotten, the spare ribs looked amazing but were super dry, I don't know how you dry out fat but they did it, the beef teriyaki was ok at best, different taste than what you are used too. My Moo shi pork was grey, tasteless, and had a ton of lettuce in it, lettuce who puts lettuce in moo shi? Well anyway my wife got Szechuan spicy chicken, and she said it was microwaved because it was hot in spots but the chicken was cold the rice was hot in the middle but cold on the outside. Overall the waitress was good, the sushi was good, drinks were bad, and food was bad. The Ambiance was lacking. All the pictures are from the good old days. Not recommending to anyone. Plenty of good places around. read more

Slow & the food sucks Ordered online & had a 20 min drive. When I got to the restaurant & said I ordered online, the cashier said it'll be another 15 mins because they just received my order. So like, just saw the order? Haven't been in the New England area any longer than a month, but heard the food everywhere (obviously aside from like chain places) were fantastic. This place set the bar really really low. The sushi was alright though. My 2 year old eats just about anything & didn't even want the fried rice. By far the worst Chinese/Japanese place I've been to, & I lived in Utah for 4 years. read more

The lady that works there is so rude bro literally took a customer card and tipped herself without even asking etc. then went back and fourth w the customer when they were asking why she tipped without asking and she continued saying in a unprofessional manner but you didn't tip so I had to do so. So so unprofessional and more like a theft situation and the customer was foreign student too!!l read more

Mei Wei has been a favorite of ours forever to stop by when driving through town. I know I am always craving either a nice hot plate of sesame chicken, veggies, and rice or some sushi to fill up my stomach. Though it is in an atmosphere of college students, the waitstaff is always so kind and friendly to us without question. My favorite dish would have to be any selection of their combo platters and occasionally one of their specialty drinks. The drink menu is amazing and there is great variety of drinks to choose from. Mixed drinks, cocktails, beer, shots, sharable sizes. When my kids are with me they love the fish tank. Just note that if you go on a weekend night you will be surrounded by college students and a louder environment. read more

I felt the counter person was rude from the get go in explaining they were in summer hours. Doesn't make much sense to me then she says we are takeout only. Ordered 6 different rolls and two rolls were jammed into a small box but the other wildly different rolls were jammed into another box. might as well have thrown everything in a bowl and mixed it up. But to be honest my rolls were both very bland despite having multiple ingredients. The rice tasted old and nothing had a fresh taste to it. I don't generally like leaving bad reviews but I paid a lot for the worst sushi I think I have ever had. The wasabi and the ginger even tasted like it was left out and old. read more

It's good, quick service and good portions where you can get Chinese dishes and sushi too. We have always had good food here, good prices too, as they are near UNH and poor college kids. Our out of state college kids like to come back to eat here when back in town. read more

Mei Wei....where do I even start? Mei; That name reminded me of my late wife (May). She was a Vietnamese firecracker from Phuoc Hua, a small village outside of Ho Chi Minh City. She was the light of my life and when I lost her, the world went still, I lost that light. I traveled the world searching for it. I scoured high and low for something to take me back to that time and restore me to my old self. I almost lost faith until I stumbled upon Mei Wei. My granddaughter goes to UNH and she took me and her father there for a dinner date and it was eye opening. The food was delicious, it fueled my imagination and my heart. The Pork Lo Mein was so delectable that it almost brought a tear to my eye. Finally, sushi was to die for and it was definitely the highlight of the meal. Mei Wei gave me something that no other place, thing or person ever had since I lost my dear May. Mei Wei brought my light back. It gets my ultimate endorsement and I am eternally grateful for this small restaurant tucked away in Durham. read more

Not at all what I expected. I ordered General Tsos chicken and Kung Pao chicken. At first, I wasn't sure which dish was which. Why? Because the Generals chicken had a light sauce and vegetables in it. General Tsos chicken should not have veggies in it. The Kung Pao chicken was horrible. It was dry, deep fried chunks of over spiced chicken, the correct veggies and peanuts but....no sauce. Kung Pao chicken is to be served in a sauce. Mei Wei is doing it wrong. I won't be a repeat customer and I don't recommend you are either. read more

Large portions was our first reaction. We used Door Dash and it came quickly and was warm still. Food was left on our porch and was there probably 5 minutes in really cold weather. So is not having to heat it up was nice. General Tso was not spicy. More sweet. That was disappointing but we got over it. We both got white rice which was neither dry or too wet. Chicken fingers are mostly dough, but it was well cooked so neither of us complained. Boneless spare ribs did not have lots of excess fat. Overall good. Not amazing. Will probably order again. read more

Wow. All I can say is don't order from here. Food was horrible, maybe 1/2 portion of similar places and very expensive. I don't ever leave negative reviews but I just had to. General chicken was basically nuggets covered with brown sauce. I counted. 5 pieces of chicken per order. Think McDonald's chicken McNuggets covered in sweet sauce. Chicken wings were 11$ for 4 and were very small. Spent 120$ to feed myself and 2 kids. Never again! read more

My favorite Chinese restaurant to go to EVER. I worked here going to school and when I moved away I thought about it all the time until I was again reunited. They're fairly priced, friendly, consistently good food and always a good time when you go. They have a little bit of everything and are definitely the most delicious Asian food in New Hampshire if not New England. Ask for the traditional menu or go with the more Americanized version. Even have a lunch buffet and the famous scorpion bowls. 10/10 recommend if you're coming to the area. read more

Mei Wei - Spicy chicken from the traditional Chinese menu and hot pot both are amazing. Ask for the traditional menu you won't regret it! - Japanese Near Me - Durham, New Hampshire

Food is okay, not worth the wait though. Plus, the owner/manager is always in a sour mood, and the attitude gets annoying. That's fine with me, I'll spend my money places with sincere smiles and genuine gratitude for my business. To go containers are as cheap as it gets. Double check the lids, they will always leak everywhere. Not impressed, not at all. read more

Love this place. Never ever had a complaint with Lyns food. Sorry the lunch buffet is no longer. Best ever wings. Great breading/coating on them. Nobody has a PuPu platter to match them. read more

Had a delicious lunch from here yesterday. The service was pleasant and the food was as expected. I really liked the pork fried rice. My girlfriend didn't love her General Two's chicken, but it tasted pretty good to me! read more

I would not recommend this place. We ordered Happy Family and House fried rice. Worse Chinese food we've had in awhile. Even the imitation crab meat was the worst. We were told the food would take 20 to 30 minutes to prepare and it was ready in about 5 minutes. Won't be going back anytime soon. read more

The food was...okay. Ordered the general tsos chicken with pork fried rice, and crab Rangoon, and added beef teriyaki to it. Paid extra for that, which is totally fine, understandable. I was a little disappointed to see that the add on was only one teriyaki stick, but I suppose for a $1 add on, I shouldn't have expected much. However, the teriyaki stick was a lot softer than I anticipated, so I'm wondering if it wasn't cooked as much as it could have been, but it seemed fully cooked, and tasted okay. Just okay tho, and I love beef teriyaki. It fell of the stick real easy too, but not in a good way. The crab Rangoon were pretty good. 4 came with it, they're decent size, and had good filings. So out of everything, the Rangoon were good. I've had better elsewhere, but these were good too. The general tsos and pork fries rice were also just...okay. Chicken was good, decent sauce taste and coverage, so no general complaints for the chicken, tho the rice was a bit bland. Not bad, but just. Meh. Got a good sized portion of CHicken and rice, which is good, but the flavor of the rice was just a bit lacking. A little too soft too. The front desk person was nice tho! Quick and simple interaction, but she seemed nice and a good attitude about her, so no complaints about staff. Overall, the food was...okay. Could have been better, and I have had better, so I likely won't order from here again, but I figured it was worth trying at least once since I'm new to the area. read more

We ordered from the "traditional menu." We started with the Cold Spicy Noodles (but ordered without meat to accommodate my veganism). There were certainly spicy, but they were also not cold at all...steaming hot on arrival in fact. I followed with the rice noodles with veggies, which were as comfort-flood bland as the appetizer was spicy. But the vegetables seems very fresh and flavorful. I wish this place had more and more varied vegetarian options! The "traditional menu" had at least 30 listings under poultry, but not a single tofu offering. There were a few offering on the regular menu and I plan to give them a try, but they sound like American-Chinese-Restaurant-boilerplate (mostly). Our table had no condiments, no soy sauce, not even salt and pepper. My dinning partner ordered a chicken dish (which of course I did not taste and can't review), that should have been paired with rice, but the waitress didn't even ask whether she'd like rice with it (we old geezers are used to rice coming with the entree, so it's still nice to have it pointed out when it doesn't). read more

Not sure what happened to this place. We have eaten in and gotten take out a number of times. The food was always really good but it had been quite some time since our last visit. We were in the area last night and some of were in the mood for Chinese and some for sushi so we chose to dine in. The place was dead at 6:00pm on a Friday night which should have been the first clue that things have gone down hill. I ordered one of the dinner combos. It was ice cold almost like the fried rice had come out of the fridge and not warmed well. The beef and broccoli had warm spots and cool spots like a bad microwave job. The crab Rangoons were good though. My husband ordered a mix of sushi and rolls. The server who was white didn't seem to understand exactly what sushi was because one of the Asian women had to come over later to clarify if he wanted sushi or sashimi. Then he didn't even get the sushi!! After we got all the other food we asked were it was and the server seemed confused! The server was sweet and other than her lack of familiarity with the menu, she did well. With plenty of other options in the area including an amazing Thai restaurant, we won't be back again to Mei Wei. read more

Love this place. Been going and taking out since I got to UNH and have never had a bad experience. Chicken teriyaki is amazing.

Admittedly I'm no expert on Chinese cuisine, nor have I ever been flat out "wowed" by the food here, but what keeps me coming back (aside from living within walking distance!) is the exceptional service. After just 2 take-out visits, the woman whose usually up front (is it Lin? is she owner?) had memorized my cell number and knew me on sight. Pretty impressive. Another occasion, I was surprised to find my go-to credit card wasn't in my wallet... while I was rummaging around for the backup, the same lady said, "It's ok, don't worry. You can come back and pay me tomorrow or next time." I found the card, and while I was on my way to becoming a regular I was still quite touched by the generosity of spirit and willingness to potentially lose $42 tab like that! really classy and kind. Finally, after about 9 months of dropping in fairly often, i was given "special" menu, apparently reserved for the Chinese students who come over from UNH. Whoot!! I felt as though I had earned my own mug at Red Hook or Coat of Arms... Yes, I had definitely arrived. one last note, while there's definitely better sushi in the area, the maki rolls here are pretty solid. always fresh ingredients, decent price, and fairly creative. We're partial to Manhattan roll and Four Seasons roll. read more

Ordered to go, called around 5pm but asked if they could have it ready around 8. Was no problem and was ready at 8 like I asked. LOCATION: Right near main street in durham, great to walk to if your UNH student. DECOR: Nicely decorated, small building. Clean. FOOD: Sushi is tasty. Average size rolls, not too big, not too small. Good prices, cheaper than average. Still good quality though. Small variety. read more

Spicy Tuna rolls and a $6 two person Scorpion bowl will really hit the spot. They renovated the entire place recently, and it looks great. Friday nights this place is packed so get there early! Anne F need to try this place out again, where is she eating on Main St. LOL read more

Honestly, that lunch special... it can't be beat. 2 rolls and soup for $6.70! That's cheap! The sushi tastes fresh. I usually get a spicy tuna roll and a sweet potato roll, plus the miso soup. Perfect amount of food. The last time I went there, they accidentally gave me a Philly roll instead of my spicy roll. They made me a new 6, were extremely apologetic, and I went home STUFFED. It looks like Matt K. got his panties in a twist over the credit card machine. As a semi-new waitress, I realize it's hard to make everything go smoothly sometimes. PS, you're handing over that exact information that you were so against giving when you pay with a credit card anyway...... I'm down with Mei Wei. read more

A vast improvement over the buffet that was in it's place. They seem to have a good selection of Chinese and a modest selection of Japanese dishes on the menu as well as a sushi bar. We had the Chicken Teriyaki app and the Spring Roll app. Both were satisfactory, particularly the Spring Rolls. I had the Chicken Yaki-Udon. It was as I expected, though it could have used a bit more chicken. My mother had an order of the Pad Thai, which was very respectable. The food came out quickly and was served hot. The prices were reasonable in my opinion, hovering around $9-14. The dining room is a bit unusually set up. There are booths and the bar as you walk in. If you're looking for a regular table they take you around the bar into a small room around the back. It also appears that they have a buffet bar in the back, but I don't know when it's offered up. I'm interested in getting back to try the sushi. When the waitstaff wasn't bringing us food they weren't very attentive though. read more

I've been to the Mei Wei 4 times now and I really like it for the sushi selection. It's great to have someplace that is local, kid friendly and affordable. There is something for everyone on the menu. Since it's located in a college town there is a lot of energy and activity at the small bar. I'll definitely be back to try more of the menu. read more

The spicy chicken and eggs & chives are delicious!!! Ask for the traditional menu. The staff are very friendly and nice! This place is amazing and I will definitely be back soon! read more

There are a lot of great vegan dishes here, notably the cheap-as-hell bucketful of vegetable lo mein and the vegetable bean curd (I ask for mine with rice and general tso's sauce; it makes a huge difference). The drinks are fun and not too pricey. Of course, most people go for the scorpion bowls, but check the menu and there are plenty of other options, all equally alcoholic. The vegetable sushi is also cheap and way better than your average pre-packaged stuff. Only downsides: the service is hit or miss, and sometimes during their lunch rush, they're not very careful with cleaning their kitchen, and I've gotten take out more than once that's had little bits of meat in it, but dinner has always been great. I definitely recommend it. read more

For those who are not familiar with Durham/UNH, Mei Wei is not a bad place... First of all they have a Chinese buffet for lunch each weekday (not sure about weekends). The buffet food is probably a 2/5 stars, but comes with a cheap price tag. Food off the dinner menu is closer to a 3/5 stars. One of the main attractions of Mei Wei are the Scorpion Bowls. Bring a date and get a Scorpion Bowl for two. Load up on a few of these and you will be lucky to find your way home... New signs on the wall read: "Scorpion Bowls are not souvenirs. Those caught stealing will be prosecuted!". So as you polish off that second bowl and the montage of alcohol you just consumed is beginning to hit you, think twice about walking out with a Scorpion Bowl in hand. read more

Amazing, quaint and excellent food, fantastic sushi, great scorpion bowls, really great local treasure read more

Mei Wei - Scorpion bowl - Japanese Near Me - Durham, New Hampshire

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Got takeout from here the other night and it was sublime!! Fresh, tasty, and OMG their sushi is so delicious! We tried the spicy yellowtail and the tempura shrimp. Both of them were fantastic. We also had a shrimp special they were running and it was awesome. read more

I have only ever had the lunch buffet here. Its quick and I liked most things I tried. Will be back.