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“I've eaten here a number of times over the years. The food has always been very good. \n\nIn pre-COVID times, there was a buffet that I used to come here for at lunchtime with a friend.\n\nWhen I arrived at 4:00 PM on a Monday, I was the only patron there. Monday is a slow day for dine-in here. Monday is a slow day in the restaurant business anway which is why many restautants are closed on Mondays.\n\nAfter browsing the menu, I decided on and ordered the Chicken Chow Mein Dinner Plate which Mei Wei calls a Combination Platter. For the appetizer, I took Chicken Fingers. For the side dish, I took Pork Fried Rice. It was $15.50. With NH 8.5% Meals Tax of $1.23, the total was $15.73.\n\nMy food arrived in less than 15 minutes. Since everything there is cooked to order, it was a relatively short wait. \n\nEverything was well prepared. The Chow Mein was a little different from other chow meins. Instead of a lot of bean sprouts, it had shredded bok choy, plus sliced celery and onion. It was interesting. Bok choy and bean sprouts have similar nutrition.\n\nThe fried rice was freshly-made. It was slightly moist. The chicken fingers were fried to a light golden color. They were cooked all the way through. The batter was not pasty in the middle.\n\nI very much enjoyed my meal there. \n\nI had plenty of leftovers to take home – about half the food on my plate.\n\nService was excellent. The two employees out front were friendly.\n\nI rate my experience at Mei Wei Asian Restaurant at 4.50 and can recommend eating here. \n\nThe reason for the delay in submitting this review was due to a months-long loss of my ability to post photos with my reviews and some health issues that put me 11 months behind for quite awhie, but I’m now getting caught up.\n\nIf you found this review useful, please click the THUMBS UP to indicate HELPFUL.“

“Always a pleasure to have hibachi with IKKO. This afternoon was with Chef Davey and he was excellent! Really hit the spot!“

“The atmosphere is great! Not to mention all of the servers here are friendly and attentive. Everything on the menu I’ve ordered so far has never been bad, it tastes amazing every time, and I’ve been here more than 10 times. Definitely recommend this place!!“

“This restaurant has been a family-owned establishment for the past 25 years. It’s a shame that it will be closing in Jan 2026, will miss it terribly. The owners stuck to their homemade teriyaki sauce using real bone broth and fresh ingredients - the only franchise to do so. Good luck in retirement and thanks for all the delicious meals!“

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“The food and service is always good. The orange chicken is amazing 😋“

“Food is excellent. More importantly, staff is super nice.“

“Ernie and I have been going here for 17yrs.All the regulars there are great people service and drinks and food is great wouldn't go anywhere else. We love Jason and miss Alan.😁❤“

“The three of us out of the family of four that ate the pork (either from the bottom of the pupu platter or chopped up in our fried rice) spent several days feeling like we were on death’s door thanks to food poisoning. I’ve never evacuated my bowels that much in my life without effort. This used to be our favorite place but sadly we will never do it again.“