May Wah
by Andrew Woodman on April 3, 2011
2500 Baseline Road
Boulder, Colorado, 80305
May Wah’s website
The rainy/snowy day was a great excuse for me to continue re-watching Season 1 of the NBC sci-fi drama series “Heroes” that I started on Friday (it is seriously fantastic, if you haven’t seen it). After 5 episodes, and with a desire to continue my day long trend of being a complete bum, nothing sounded better than some slightly above mediocre Asian food. Luckily, May Wah offers an entire menu of just that.
the sassy phone call
I called the Asian fusion place to order some food for pick-up. I couldn’t eat there because I had to continue watching Heroes, as the suspense could have literally killed me if I stopped. When I dialed their number on the phone, the lady on the other end had the same tone of voice as any normal person would project if they had just found out they were being pranked. “Beef panang curry [$9.45], and an order of vegetable egg rolls [$2.75], for pick up” I said. Annoyed, she said “10-15 minutes,” then hung up. “Wow,” I said out loud to myself, impressed with her lack of etiquette. Bitch.
the food pick up
I went to pick up my food and wasn’t surprised by the layout of the place. The carpet, walls, chairs and tables made it look just like any average Chinese place. Maybe they all have the same interior designer, or something. The lady was a lot nicer in person, maybe she’s just has phone-phobia. I had the choice of steamed or fried rice, which I for some reason wasn’t given to me when I ordered. When I said fried, the lady literally sprinted into the kitchen, said a bunch of really fast foreign words, and then walked back cheerfully as if nothing happened at all. Overall, a kind of weird experience.
the food (finally!)
The fried rice was simply not what I was expecting. It was just rice, fried with an egg and then somehow salted up. I was at LEAST expecting some carrots, onions, or peas… or something. I Wish I had gone with the more promising steamed rice.
The vegetable egg rolls were…well, just egg rolls. Greasy, Asian tasting egg rolls that came with a citrus-flavored, yellow dipping sauce.
[not even photo-worthy, everyone should know what an egg roll looks like]
The beef panang curry was pretty alright overall. The creamy, spicy orange curry was pretty good, actually, and so were the vegetables (onions, red/green peppers, potatoe, tomato). I didn’t order vegetable panang curry, though… I was expecting a good beef dish. In fact the only thing I disliked was the beef, which was chewy and had a bizarre texture in general… That pretty much weighed down the whole dish from “great!” to “alright…” for me.
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Although I rated this place as just slightly above mediocre Asian food, there is always a time for eating this type of food. And today, it was definitely destined to be part of my agenda.
Also, look how well my fortune cookie worked with the “adding ‘in bed’ to the end of your fortune” game.
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Andrew, not sure how often you go to May Wah, but next time you go try something off of their Thai or Vietnamese menu. They have the best “bun” (vermicelli bowl) I have ever had, and I’ve been to every Vietnamese in a 10-mile radius (proud!). I like the pork one.
Also, off of their Thai menu the Tequila Beef is absolutely delicious. As well as their Thai spring rolls.
I’ve never had anything off of their Chinese menu, but I haven’t been disappointed with anything there yet.
Lowell
by Lowell Bleiweiss on May 3, 2011 at 1:28 am. #
Lowell,
I did order something off of their Thai menu—panang curry. I really thought the curry actually wasn’t bad, it was just the quality of the meat that was kind of iffy. My cousin also got food poisoning the same day that I went.
Every Vietnamese in a 10-miles radius, impressive! Have you had the doner sandwich from Kim’s Food To Go? Delicious.
Andrew
by Andrew Woodman on May 3, 2011 at 10:30 am. #
In the 90′s when I lived in Frasier Meadows I called for delivery at least twice a week. Then they changed owners and the food quality dipped a bit. Have been there since moving to Gunbarrel in 05.
by Frank Eriksen on May 25, 2012 at 12:21 am. #
I have called May Wah many times and the Asian lady is always to the point in taking my order and then hangs up. It is an Asian thing! She is not trying to be rude. They have the best crab and cheese wontons or rangoons in Boulder, so I just keep calling back. Also the chicken pad thai is enough for two people and delicious. My boyfriend and I joke about who has to call and order with the other one saying, “Mat Wah, whatchu want!”. That Asian lady who answers the phone is hilarious!
by Darcy's Mom on May 27, 2012 at 7:43 pm. #
I have called May Wah many times and the Asian lady is always to the point in taking my order and then hangs up. It is an Asian thing! She is not trying to be rude. They have the best crab and cheese wontons or rangoons in Boulder, so I just keep calling back. Also the chicken pad thai is enough for two people and delicious. My boyfriend and I joke about who has to call and order with the other one saying, “May Wah, whatchu want!”. That Asian lady who answers the phone is hilarious!
by Darcy's Mom on May 27, 2012 at 7:44 pm. #