New May Cheung

My favorite little produce market on Irving! Robert J’s review is pretty spot on in that there isn’t necessarily anything unique about New May Cheung as little grocers like these can be found all throughout the Aves, but the quality of produce here is among the highest I’ve seen in the 94 122 area. Sometimes things are cheaper and sometimes they are more expensive, but I can say that all of the vegetables and fruits I have bought from New May Cheung have tasted better than anything I’ve bought from 22^nd & Irving and Sunset Super. Even though the store is small, they have never not had something I’ve needed.

New May Cheung is a mini chinese grocery. has the standard chinese newspapers, noodles, produce, canned foodstuffs, and condiments, didn’t see any fresh meats.
just grabbed a newspapar here.

This small grocer packs a punch with excellent produce and most any other item needed to whip a Cantonese meal. The mandarin oranges are cheap and usually sweet. My favorite though are the bags of young tender bok choy; steam them up and you have your greens for the day. They also have an interesting collection of Chinese sausage, pickles and noodles. There’s a lady out front selling phone cards, but that may be a different business altogether.

This store is relatively small and not much in item selections. Still, it serves my needs and is convenient if I want to just got a couple of quick items like milk and banana when I want to shop fast and not go to Sunset Super. For me, the big plus is that they carry Berkeley Farms milk at decent to good prices. Many places like this do not sell milk and they do.

I love to cook. Love, love, love it. Bored with our standard repertoire, we opted for «thai night» and embarked on a quest across town for ingredients to make papaya salad, curry, and sticky rice/​mango from scratch.
22^nd and Irving fell short of green papaya, shrimp paste, and fish sauce procurement– enter New May Cheung– the dude at the front (clerk?) was SUPER helpful in helping me find what I needed and because of this store– meal ended up being a tremendous success!
For all you out there in love with Thai food– this stuff is EASY to make (easy and FAST) — head to this block to stock up your pantry and impress your friends with your new found talent!

This is a very typical small Asian grocery store that you see throughout San Francisco. I stop by on occasions to pick up a few things that they don’t have at the nearby 22^nd/​Irving vegetable market. It is such a small place that it is not difficult to find what you want. The prices vary as some items are less expensive and some are more than nearby Asian grocery stores. You have to know your prices when you shop at these places.
Generally shopping here is rather uneventful. Today I wanted to buy some oriental style shrimp flavored noodle, but there were none left. I have made many purchases of these noodles in the past. I tried to ask the Chinese female clerk, but she could barely understand English and essentially told me they don’t sell what I am looking for. It is apparent she did not know what she was talking about and tried to sell me something else. Somehow I find that pretty annoying.
They also sell some «joan» or Chinese tamales that are apparently made by a relative of employees there. It is rather bland and the only meat inside was a chunk of pork fat. I’ve made much better ones that these.
In summary, a rather ho-​hum place. If you know what you want and see it, there is no problem. It’s only when you have to ask someone a question. Good luck.