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!

Visited Zoe Ma Ma after an afternoon of shopping in Boulder. We were able to get a table easily…read morearound 5, but it got busy shortly after we ordered. Absolutely loved everything we ordered, but the Cold Sesame Noodle was hands down my favorite. Steamed Shrimp Dumpling Pork Belly Bao Roast Duck Bao Dan Dan Mian Cold Sesame Noodle

Beautiful building with so much character and history, friendly and attentive service, easy parking…read moreand delicious food and tea! We loved everything about this place! We had to wait about 20 mins without a reservation on a weekday - im guessing weekends are busier. The menu is influenced from countries along the silk route and has a dish from various different countries. We tried the swedish svamptoast, malaysian sambal curry, indonesian peanut noodle, choo chee salmon. Everything was flavorful, a little spicy, good quantities and the value for money was also great - each dish was $20-$23 range which is great for such an ambience. We also tried their chai - which was lightly spiced and one of the black teas (pineapple chilli) - and these were delicious too! We had kids with us and they were super friendly and nice towards them and accommodating to menu changes based on preferences. Overall - highly recommend this place!

What a joyous culinary experience! We arrived on time for our dinner reservation and were seated…read moreimmediately. Service throughout was cheerful, thorough and we were made to feel truly welcomed which we appreciated. The building is astoundingly beautiful from the moment you walk up to the heavenly scented rose garden out front to the handmade tile building to the statues in the fountain that lend just the right amount of peaceful tranquility....it's all quite remarkable to the senses. Then comes the feast with international influences from Persia to Africa to Asia, etc, it brings a masterful collection of flavors. We ordered the bao, hummus plate and Mediterranean salad to start and all were excellent. The bao was my favorite, pillowy soft with succulent pork. For mains we ordered: the lamb shish kabebs which were as expected and served with a delicious rice and tzatziki sauce, next was the spicy Indonesian peanut noodles with chicken and this was amazingly flavorful and perfectly prepared, but our last one was my favorite and that was the African Shoko which was beef that was so tender and delicious and paired with plantains and peppers which gave it this mild sweet heat that was an absolute delight! We most certainly couldn't end the night without dessert so we opted for the chocolate espresso mousse and the Austrian apple streusel which reminded me of my Grandma in the most perfect and beautiful way, it was delicious and if I hadn't been so full I would have eaten every bite! What a tremendous experience! I cannot wait to come back and try their tea service! This place is truly special!

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.

Decided to stop in for a late lunch on a Sunday. Never been here before so I didn't know what I was…read moreexpecting. Let's start with the cons. 1st off, it would be an order at the counter but they try their hardest to have you get a table and order off your phone, with QR codes everywhere. I had it ready to order off my phone and then it wanted only Google pay, which I don't have hook up to any card. So we had to redo the order on my husband phone. There was not cashier or anyone to ask questions to, not even a greeting when we walked in. When checking out, it automatically asked for 20% tip, I have no waiter or anyone to talk to, why the tip request? Order a couple of things which came out at different times. I did see the sign saying expect 20-25 mins per meal, with it being quite dead in the place I figured our two dumpling orders would at least come out together. I was already done with my meal when my husband's came out. The bathroom! Come on! Not the fact you have to walk through a storage room to get to it, the fact it was so poorly stocked. No toilet paper, paper towels couldn't be in the wall container, but stacked high where a small adult like myself could barely reach it, let alone a kid. Two wall soap dispensers neither were filled, the store bought soap on the sink was almost out. Now why would you say it got three stars? The pan fried dumplings were huge and you got 10 pieces per order. The soup dumplings were good but got super sticky when I tried to wait to eat before the others came out. Pancakes app were great especially with vinegar. Would have appreciated maybe a green onion ginger sauce to be a topper options for the dumplings. The huge pan fried dumplings saved this place, would I go back... Undecided.

Pretty basic place no ambiance. Seems more of a delivery spot…read more Service is horrible. No one even said hi when we walked in. You order off a QR code that still asks for a tip They bring out your dumplings no hello or any manners. You need to grab your own water, napkins and silverware. Dumplings are good.

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.

This place on the Hill in Boulder looks like it has a great variety of milk tea, boba, mocha…read moreblasts, flavored teas, smoothies, and dim sum. I'm writing this review since I had delicious coffee and onigira, which was tuna in a triangular-shaped rice wrapped in nori. The onigira was so delicious and filling that I bought a second one to take home for dinner. They also had a "spam" onigira, but I didn't try that one. The service and friendliness was 10 out of 10. Other places were over-busy on the Hill and this was comfy, affordable, and yum.

Lollicup was a great place for boba and assorted drinks. There was a very nice old lady who has now…read moresold the business. The new staff have most of the same menu and some fried finger food that looked good. My honeydew boba was tasty and the same price, but they were quite swamped with a few orders and my single drink took twenty minutes, my entire parking reservation. A dozen people came in during my wait and they started getting very backed up. They were very nice but the smoothie guy was wearing flip flops. I'm all for the aloha culture but if brother drops a blender on his foot, that's gonna hurt!

We order beef with udon needles and it is delicious! It is served hot and always hits the spot. We…read morefrequently visit this location and forget to take pictures. I try to order sesame balls, but they were sold out and informed to call at 11:30 am. I ordered Pho Tai with extra noodles. It was a lot of noodles and not enough soup. Second time around I ordered combination with extra soup and it was perfect! We order a lot of to-go, forgot we ordered beef with vegetables and sesame balls (run-out) by lunch, but sometimes we call to have an order set aside. Today, we are eating sweet and sour chicken, for the price, portions are plenty, we usually get two meals from one entree. We have gotten to know new owners, very friendly and great service. It's been awhile since we've eaten there, but we do pickup. Often, it can be busy, but if you order before rush hours, it can be quiet & quick in-and-out. I've not experienced it loud in there, when we swe can hear each other.

We ordered takeout. My husband got the general sales beef. I…read moreordered a red curry with chicken The general tso was really good. It came with some fresh broccoli as well as carrots and onions. Tasty. My red curry was not my favorite. It came in a huge bowl full of soup like texture. The meat was plentiful and tasted good, but the curry just didn't do it for me. I really enjoyed their egg drop soup. It had carrots and peas in it, which was different, but I liked it. We had eggrolls as well. They were good and we enjoyed the accompaniments. I made them into a lettuce wrap and it was tasty. I look forward to going back in trying this place, ordering some other items

The chef frying me and my gfs chicken tonight needs a pay raise. Crispy as hell, awesomeread more

After being told by many local friends this is a good place for Take-Out. So we orders Hot/Sour…read moreSoup, & Wonton Soup the Soups were OK? And also ordered Kung Pow Chicken and Pork Fried Rice. Both VERY DISAPPOINTING. Texture was good but NO FLAVOR Zero Kung Pow 0 heat just frustrates me to Spend $50 and subpar BLAH food. We will not be going back.