Food was good. Especially the braised noodle soup. But I resent that they automatically add a 15% gratuity at ordering - but provide no service. You have to get your own utensils, water and bus your own tables. Maybe provide a little service when you impose a tip. read more

A must have! Try one item or try them all! It's worth it and with the reasonable prices you can do just that... Sauces are exceptional - the sichuan peppercorn oil is TO DIE FOR! I could literally drink it. All the foods are exceptional, traditional and TASTY AF! I have nothing negative to say, it's delicious, quick, affordable, accessible, what more could you ask for! read more

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The food was well presented, flavors were outstanding. Service was fast and the cashier helpful. Seating was sufficient and included outdoor options. Will be back soon. read more

A simple street food joint on the west side of Pearl Street. Food and drinks for two people coming in at around $45 - we left full and satisfied. You know you're in for a tasty meal when photos of Guy Fieri are proudly displayed! Counter service with simple seating - It's always nice having a no-fuss lunch when bopping around on Pearl. I thought my cold sesame noodles were delicious and my partner enjoyed the chicken curry but felt like it was more of a "stew." I hope Zoe Ma Ma does well in this spot as it's had some turnover. read more

Always delicious. A must stop whenever I'm in Boulder. It's authentic with a home cooked touch

really great value option on pearl street. We have gotten the dumplings (the pork ones are phenomenal; the vegan ones are very good as well). I have also gotten a side vegetable dish as well as their signature noodle dish. The noodle dish i thought was just OK. I felt like the noodles were a bit overcooked and the flavors weren't as good as the dish looked. However for the price, convenience, this is a hard restaurant to beat. read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Vegan and non vegan dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

The ambiance is a small restaurant, feels like you're in a small street. The service is fast and it's a small place you just grab your order right away from the counter. The flavors are mild and quite authentic taste is resonated by them. The noodles were well cooked and the display of the final dish was perfect, it felt homely. read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Mom enjoying a bowl of Vegetarian Ramen. (Vegetarian :() 8/10 - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

The CPR is so good. It tastes as good as 10 years ago! The founder Zoe Ma Ma is such a nice and friendly lady! They have specials on weekdays and weekend. Love the beef noodle, which is traditional taiwan style. Now they expended their restaurant. Wish Zoe Ma Ma a big success in business! read more

This kind of fast-casual restaurant still makes you wait for your name to be called and pick up your own food, yet they charge a 15% service fee. read more

Kind of sad this place has gotten so much press because I wanted it to stay my secret little hole in the wall place in Boulder... but - they deserve all the spotlight. So friggin delicious! I love their ducks soup special on Thursday. I was here last on a Wednesday and the chicken noodle soup, so good. Crave worthy. You have to ask for their special chili sauce now where as a few years ago you could serve yourself. Love coming here. Wish we lived closer so I could frequent more often! read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Pot 1 Original Potstickers (Jiao Zi) - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

The Food is clean and tasty!! The service is ok. I have not been to the new Location but can't wait to see it, it Looks nice and Bew!!

I love this place! The food, the vibe and the ambiance! Every time I come here I get great tasting food at a reasonable price! While the space is small that really adds to the charm for me. Today I had the veggie potstickers, the veggie noodles and a roasted duck Bao. I wish I could pinpoint it more but I just really like the way the food tastes here. Super yummy, great vibes, and a light on the stomach meal. This is a great place to go get to go meals and eat it somewhere on Pearl street or in the shade somewhere in the summer. Give them a try. You won't be disappointed! read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Veggie Noodles! - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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I walked into this restaurant and wanted to use the bathroom before ordering food when the owner of the restaurant stood right in front of me and would not let me use it. When I asked "Why not?", he replied that it's for customers only. Of course I left immediately. I actually was planning to be a customer, but such rudeness simply shocked me. What a shame for us Boulderites to have to put up with such treatment, no idea why that owner is so rude, aggressive and takes out his bad mood on people that simply want to enjoy a nice spring day and have lunch. read more

I will be back here to try more food but oh my it was delicious! We got dumplings and the chicken soup and it was so flavorful and filling! It wasn't very busy and they had outdoor seating which is always something I look for! read more

The flavor was good and you can't beat it for the price! Good service as well. Nice to sit outside!

Mediocre noodles, not so authentic. Self service aka NO SERVICE but you pay for service LOL. Old decorations with Chinese newspaper framed as tabletop and as wall decorations everywhere. We ordered the Beef Stew noodles (their special). Decent portion of beef in the noodles but don't think it's the cut used in the normal Chinese beef stew. This one has less fat and thus it was more rough and drier than what we are used to. The soup was a bit too sweet, not enough beefy flavor. The picked vegetable is way too sour and definitely not authentic. Overall a great disappointment. This was a self-service place (you get your own water and utensils and dish your own plates and bowls), it charged 15% tip automatically, like for what? Pay your goddamn staff or actually provide service if you are going to charge tips. It goes for the old, grandma'd-in vibe, and it has slideshows of pictures of the original owner making the food, but the food seems to cater to the American palate. May be authentic once, but not so convincing to us read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

We came here on a Sunday afternoon after a hike. The restaurant is very small but we were lucky enough to get a table for three of us. We ordered the Roast Duck Bao and Pork Belly Bao, as well as the Dan Dan noodles. The food came out quickly and looked hot and fresh. The Dan Dan was flavorful, although a tad salty for my taste. The Bao, however, were absolutely delicious. The buns were pillowy and soft. The protein in each were cooked to perfection- so juicy and tender. We wish we had ordered more Bao rather than ordering the Dan Dan, but I guess that's an excuse to come back! read more

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Stopped by Zoe Ma Ma on a Sunday afternoon and I honestly wished we stopped by somewhere else. The braised pork belly over rice and dan dan mian were ok. However, I wish they paid a little more attention to their bao. It looked great when it came out, but that was about it. The bao itself was slightly stale, def not soft or pillowy. The roasted duck inside was very chewy and hard, and they loaded up with sliced green onion. The ratio for onion to duck was close to 3-1. What made it worse was the fact that the green onions were very watery, which made the bao stale and soggy at the same time. Very disappointing since my gf got the roasted duck bao a few months back from this place when they had a stall during dragon boat and loved it then. read more

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The only place you will find authentic flavor for spicy beef noodle. They also serve the Hubei dish pearl meatball which I highly recommenWe were lucky enough to say hi to the OG Zoe Mama when we were visiting Boulder and that is a nice treat! As someone who grew up in Taiwan, lived in Bay Area before moving to Colorado, there is not enough good Chinese food in the state so I have to give an extra star just for finding authentic flavor here. We came here mid-afternoon so it was not crowded at all. They have nice street facing people watching seating here which is not available in Denver. read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Expensive prices, small portions, and watch out for the "15% service" that automatically is added to the bill.

The dishes are flavorful, pretty much everything tastes great. Their peanut sauce is a favorite of mine. It's a little tight as far as seating goes, but if you get a spot I would absolutely recommend this place. Prices are reasonable too, unlike many other places who have raised prices a lot during Covid and never adjusted back. Service was pretty quick too, this is an 'order at the counter and pick it up' place which I like because you can get out when you're done without having to wait for the check. read more

Who doesn't love some hot steamy buns in the middle of a global pandemic? Zoe Ma Ma is a well established Chinese street food restaurant right off of Pearl Street. They have a specialized small menu with daily specials that will certainly have you coming back for more! My girlfriend and I opted to share five steamy pork buns and a zha jiang mian. Let's start with the pork buns. Soft, fluffy bread that is steamed to perfection filled with rich, flavorful pork. Each bun was decently big to make the $2.95 price worth it. Tasted like the street food you would get walking through Shang Hai. The Zha Jiang mian was equally impressive. They give generous portions of noodles and veggies that mixed well with their house marinated pork. Overall very impressed with my lunch at Zoe Ma Ma. Will be back to eat some more. Get some take out if you're in the area! read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Zha jiang mian - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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The people were nice but I wasn't at all impressed with my food. It was very cramped inside so I'd recommend take out rather than dining in. FYI, It's counter service and you clear your own table. My guests and I ordered 3 meals and threw away 95%. We got 2 Za Jiang Mians, 1 Lu Ro Fan, the pearl meatballs, and a Roast Duck Bao. It's a small place so they saw that we weren't enjoying our food. I guess customer satisfaction isn't that important to them. I personally would have commented if I saw someone throwing away that much food but that's me. (An employee was next to me as I was clearing my table into the bins). The food quality was good but if you don't like the flavor of 5 spice, this won't be your cup of tea. The only thing that I did actually enjoy was the Roast Duck Bao. I wanted to try the other one but they were out of them. I really wanted to like this place but oh well, $72 lesson learned. read more

Amazing fast food restaurant! Inexpensive for high-quality food. No wonder it has the Michelon rating and has been talked about on talk food shows read more

Food was good, but I really dislike the greed. They add 15% to every bill as some kind of tip, but the have a sign to explain it... I don't like being forced to opt out of something I never asked for. The worst part there is no table service at all... you are even expected to clean off your own table! 15% for WHAT!?? read more

Zoe Ma Ma - 15% tip added for no service at the table.. they don't even BRING the food to you... and clean it up yourself... - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

This is counter service with small indoor seating (30 ppl max) but there is also outdoor patio seating. The customer service was great and host had 4 of his top recommendations for me & explained each one in detail! That part was excellent because I didn't want a soup; I wanted to focus on the noodles! I ordered Za Jiang Mian and it was great! You do get the option to add 1 additional sauce (ginger onion, pepper and 2 others). I chose the pepper and it wasn't too spicy, thankfully for me ;). The searing is tight, but it is still a quaint lunch spot! The menu wasn't overwhelming & still had variety! I will go back to try more items! Only giving this a 4 for seating options. Cold days would limit space. read more

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Bomb Braised Beef soup, especially when infused with their onion sauce and dumplings. Duck bao bun was heavenly. read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Duck Bao Bun - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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First time here, and will not be our last! The gentleman at the counter was informative- we did ask a lot of questions and he delivered on all! He suggested the best pork rice bowl I've had in a very long time. Beautiful day to sit on the patio. There are a few booths inside. Clean friendly and delicious- how on earth can you go wrong! read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Goji Berry and Raisin Rice Cake, pork rice bowl and pork and noodles with delicious chili sauce! - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

From California, this was the first taiwanese place we decided to try in Denver. The duck noodle wonton soup - wontons were very very small compared to the ones that I'm used too. The ducks were gamy. The soup wasn't filling at all. I was still hungry. Dan Dan noodles were off - I've tasted other taiwanese dan Dan noodles and this was the worse ever. The soup was so little as well. Dumplings were average. Limited seatings. Street parking read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

A nice stop... great staff, all the food was generally really good... the family enjoyed everything esp. the curry peanut chicken salad... I thought the Dan Dan was a bit over salty... overall 5 stars... read more

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My first time at Zoe Ma Ma. I went for the superlative accolades. I left disappointed; perhaps, very disappointed. The bao buns were cold, hard, and a little crusty. Literally the opposite of what a bao bun should feel and taste like (a puffy, warm cloud). The duck filing was ok. The pork belly was boring and I can only describe its preparation as lazy and careless (it appeared braised - which is an easy preparation; there was zero creativity or skill). Both bao buns only had 3 cucumbers and hoisin sauce - slapdash. The Za Jian Mian was ok. It's not a hard dish to make, I had a few bites. The overall flavoring was satisfactory, but I was not compelled to take more than a few bites. Dumplings were competent. Overall, the experience - from the service (the "sauce bar" had sauce spilled everywhere, even in the container holding the plastic cups), to the food, to the cleanliness -- was subpar and, as I opened, disappointing. read more

People are very harsh on Chinese food! I think this is a great place -- was a bit concerned from looking at the reviews but had four great experiences during the time we stayed. Ordered pretty much everything on the menu, except the dumplings (they don't look good from the dough thickness). Most times the services are great, sometimes they were a bit inpatient but look, this place doesn't charge you random "COVID-compensation" fees and no tip is included in the check, so essentially we shouldn't be expecting any service -- it is the food that matters! My favorite is the cold noodles -- great for summer with the al-dente flavorful noodles, best with some peppercorn sauce. If you decide to add protein, it was a lot of protein for the dollars they charge! Also love the duck wonton noodle soup and beef noodle soup. For those who complains about the meat size of the wontons, it is pretty typical in southern part of China to have little meat and a large wrapper in wontons -- personally, I like these even better than the meaty ones. Mama's chicken noodle soup would be great on a cold day but I had it twice, the soup was so delicious... For travelers, get yourself a chilin veggies with peppercorn sauce, looks like they change the combinations of veggies every day but all good delicious and healthy stuff! The steamed bun is close to Chinese southern style too (not the meaty ones from northern China). I (from the south) really like them while hubby (from the north) doesn't. If you are into dim sum/Cantonese buns definitely get these! CPR (braised chicken with potatoes) is the 'weakest' out of all we tried, they could have the chicken and potato braised longer for more flavor, but it was still delicious. Anyways, zoe ma ma was our to-go place during the trip, very very reasonably priced and very delicious. I see a few weak points but I would just keep returning! read more

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Very good but not excellent. Got the spicy beef noodle soup that's only served Sunday to Tuesday. The beef was flavorful but not quite falling apart and the noodles were good but not as good as they could be. Lots of potential but nothing close to actual Chinese street food and not even as good as Liangs in downtown Denver. Something we've been noticing, we sit and places and crowds follow shortly after. Happened today, yesterday for lunch, last night at dinner, and more often in general than purely coincidence. No line when we got here and then crowd out the door after we sat in front for 15 minutes. Shouldn't really be a difference in crowd between 1230pm on a Sunday and 1245. read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Flash mob shortly after we sat on the patio. Not the first time this happened... - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Amazing! I loved this place. Old fashioned vibes with fresh scratched made food. My only regret was not getting to meet Ma herself. read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Dim sum. - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Great place, amazing vibe, and delicious food!! Definitely a fair price when it comes to Boulder. I got the szechuan beef soup and am in LOVE. We will be coming back! read more

Zoe Ma Ma - Szechuan beef soup - Chinese Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

This place is the best! I've had their braised beef noodle soup, za jiang mian, and pork belly bao! Would highly recommend those dishes! I think the buns used for their bao could be a bit softer, but everything else I've listed deserves the highest praises!! LOVE THIS PLACE!! read more

Tucked away off Pearl Street's West End, Zoe Ma Ma is a quality homemade noodle, dim sum, and daily special-oriented restaurant where their simplicity is rewarded. They have figured out how to best utilize a cramped space, making the most of a challenging, mostly horizontal, venue. The kitchen area is simplistic, and it is fun to view how creative they are given their space limitations. Everything is cooked to order, so this isn't a fast food option. There is interior, though tight, bench seating. An outdoor railing allows for 10-12 diners. Pricing is outstanding, you get a lot for your dollar. It's clean, it's urban, and a positive experience. I thoroughly enjoyed my "CPR" dish, a tasty chicken, potato, and rice combination that meshed so wonderfully into a superb meal for less than $8. Zoe Ma Ma doesn't pretend to be anything other than what they are, a fantastic dining option. read more

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This place does not deserve a Michelin anything. Dumplings were cold in the middle, bajo buns were dry and old tasting, vibe and service were as minimal as possible. read more

Zoe surreptitiously hides a 15% gratuity in small print at the bottom of the menu which you're forced to OPT OUT OF if you don't want the fee to appear. This is for counter service, a counter where signage requests that you bus your own table!!! Food is very avg to boot!! read more

Great Asian Comfort Food. Fast service, great prices and nice ambiance. I been at Zoe Ma Ma multiple times and the quality is always the same. Will keep coming back. read more