David's Mai Lai Wah Menu

Chinese Restaurant

1001 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States +1 215-627-2610

(3.9) / (1151 Reviews)

About Menu

David’s Mai Lai Wah at 1001 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States, offers a classic Chinatown dining experience centered around Cantonese comfort food, seafood specialties, and traditional Chinese favorites. The menu features a broad selection of flavorful dishes, from handmade-style appetizers and noodle dishes to fresh seafood, rice plates, and family-style entrées. Known for its late-night appeal and generous portions, the restaurant delivers satisfying meals with strong value, making it a favorite for casual lunches, dinners, and group gatherings.

Signature offerings highlight bold Cantonese flavors, including seafood dishes, roast meats, dumplings, and noodle specialties prepared with balanced seasoning and fresh ingredients. Portions are typically hearty, providing good value for guests seeking authentic Chinese cuisine at approachable prices. The menu includes options suitable for different preferences, with vegetable-based dishes and lighter choices available alongside richer specialties. Its variety makes it suitable for solo diners, families, and larger groups looking to share multiple dishes.

Menu Highlights

Salt & Pepper Crab
A standout seafood favorite featuring crispy crab pieces seasoned with aromatic spices, delivering a savory flavor and satisfying crunch.

Shrimp Dumplings
Delicate dumplings filled with fresh shrimp, offering a tender texture and classic Cantonese dim sum appeal.

Roast Pork
Cantonese-style roast pork with a flavorful glaze and juicy interior, known for its balance of sweetness and savory richness.

Beef Chow Fun
Wide rice noodles stir-fried with tender beef, creating a smoky, hearty dish with comforting textures.

Wonton Noodle Soup
A warm bowl featuring silky noodles, flavorful broth, and savory wontons, perfect for a comforting meal.

Fried Rice
A classic favorite combining seasoned rice, vegetables, and proteins for a filling and flavorful option.

Appetizers

Shrimp Egg Roll

$1.40
Vegetarian Spring Roll

$1.40
Shanghai Spring Roll

$1.50
Barbecued Spare Rins

$8.25
Barbecued Roast Pork

$5.95
Fried Shrimp (8)

$8.50
Vegetable Dumplings

$5.25
Steamed Dumplings (6)

$5.50
Fried Dumplings (6)

$5.50
Fried Wontons (10)

$4.95
Fried Chicken Wings (10)

$6.00
Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings (10)

$6.00
Phoenix Roll

$6.95

Soup

Wonton

$
Chicken Egg Drop

$
Hot and Sour (Not Meat)

$
Hong Kong Wonton Soup

$
Vegetable & Bean Curd Soup (No Meat)

$
Shredded Pork with Spicy Tumip Soup

$
Mashed Chicken with Corn Soup

$
Sliced Pork with Watercress Soup

$
Sliced Pork with Mustard Green Soup

$
Dumpling Soup (6)

$
Seaweed & Bean Curd Soup

$
House Special Soup

$
Wor Wonton Soup with Fried Wonton

$
Seafood and Been Curd Soup

$
Seafood Corn Soup

$
Winter Melon Soup

$
Seafood with Fish Maw Soup

$
Crab Meat with Fish Maw Woup

$

Fried Rice

Roast Pork Fried Rice

$
Chicken Fried Rice

$
Beef Fried Rice

$
Shrimp Fried Rice

$
Lobster Fried Rice

$
Young Chow Fried Rice

$
Vegetarian Fried Rice

$
Mushroom Fried Rice

$
Steamed Rice

$

Lo Mein

Roast Pork Lo Mein

$
Chicken Lo Mein

$
Beef Lo Mein

$
Shrimp Lo Mein

$
Young Chow Lo Mein

$
Seafood Lo Mein

$
Lobster Lo Mein

$

Pan Fried Noodle

House Pan Fried Noodles

$9.50
Pan Fried Noodles with Seafood

$10.50
Pan Fried Noodles with Pork

$7.75
Pan Fried Noodles with Beef

$7.75
Pan Fried Noodles with Chicken

$7.75
Pan Fried Noodles with Beef Stew

$8.50
Pan Fried Noodles with Vegetables

$6.95
Pan Fried Noodles with Shrimp

$7.95
Pan Fried Noodles with Large Shrimp

$9.50
Pan Fried Noodles with Beef & Hot Pepper Or Chicken

$8.50

Seafood

Steamed Sea Bass

with ginger & scallion

$
Fried Sea Bass W. Mixed Vegetable

$
Steamed Gray Sole Fish

with ginger & scallion

$
Sauteed Lobster W. Ginger & Scallion

$
Sauteed Lobster W. Black Bean Sauce

$
Lobster Cantonese Style

$
Clams with Black Bean Sauce

$9.95
Crab with Black Bean Sauce

$8.50
Sauteed Fish Filet with Snow Pea Pods

$9.95
Shrimp W. Snow Pea Pods & Bea Un Curd

$10.50
Shrimp with Asparagus

$9.50
Shrimp with Mixed Vegetables

$9.50
Shrimp with Snow Pea Pods

$9.95
Shrimp W. Chinese Mushroom and Bamboo Shoots

$10.50
Shrimp & Scallop

w. chinese vegetables

$10.95
Shrimp W. Lobster Sauce

$9.50
Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce

$9.50
Seafood Combination W. Black Bean Sc

$12.50
Seafood Delight W. Chinese Vegetables

$12.50
Shrimp with Cashew Nuts

$8.95
Sauteed Shrimp & Chicken W. Cashew Nuts

$9.50
Shrimp with Broccoli

$9.50
Grilled Shrimp In Shell with Garlic

$9.50
Butterfly Shrimp with Bacon

$9.50
Barbecued Shrimp with Bacon

$9.50
Scramble Egg with Shrimp

$8.95
Shrimp with Tomaotes & Egg

$9.50
Salt & Pepper Soft Shell Crab

$11.50
Salt & Pepper Shimp (10)

$9.50
Salt & Pepper Shrimp & Scallop

$10.95
Shrimp & Chicken W. Kung Po Sauce

$9.50
Scallops & Shrimp W. Chili Bean Sauce

$10.95
Shrimp with Curry Sauce

$9.50
Shrimp with Garlic Sauce

$9.50
Red Sauce Fish Filet with Szechuan Sauce

$9.50
Red Sauce Szechuan Shrimp

$9.50
Red Sauce Szechuan Shrimp & Scallop

$10.95

Squid

Squid with Mixed Vegetables

$8.95
Squid with Pickled Mustard Greens

$8.95
Squid with Szechuan Sauce

$8.95
Squid with Curry Sauce

$8.95
Squid W. Hot Pepper and Black Bean Sauce

$8.95
Salt & Pepper Squid

$8.95
Squid with Satay Sauce

$8.95

Vegetarian Delights

Buddha's Vegetarian Delight

$7.94
Bean Curd with Assorted Vegetables

$6.95
Sauteed Snow Peas with Bean Sprouts

$6.95
Sauteed Snow Peas with Bean Curd

$6.95
Sauteed with String Bean

$6.95
Sauteed W. Snow Peas, Bean Curd & Chinese Mushroom

$7.50
Vegetable Fried Rice

$6.95
Vegetarain Lo Mein Noodles

$6.95
Cantonese Pan Fried Noodles Vegetarian Style

$6.95
Diced Vegetable

with mushroom and snow peas

$6.95
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

$5.95
Choy Sum Vegetable with Oyster Sauce

$5.95
Vegetable Chow Fun Noodle

$6.99
Vegetable Chow Mei Fun

$6.95
Sauteed Baby Bok Choy

$7.50
Sauteed American Broccoli

with oyster sauce

$6.95
Vegetable Moo Shu

4 pancakes

$7.50
Sauteed Watercress with Oyster Sauce

$7.50
Sauteed Spinach with Oyster Sauce

$7.50
Sauteed Chinese Tone Choy Vegetable

$7.95
Sauteed Snow Pea Leafs Vegetable

$9.95
Vegetable Singapore Noodle

$6.95
Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

$6.95
Diced Bean Curd with Peking Sauce

$6.95
Diced Vegetables with Kung Po Sauce

$6.95
Snow Peas & Mushroom

w. garlic sauce

$6.95
Sauteed Vegetables

with szechuan sauce

$6.95
Sauteed Vegetable W. Satay Sauce

$6.95
General Tao's Bean Curd Spicy

$7.95

Beef

Beef with Broccoli

$8.50
Beef with Mixed Vegetables

$8.50
Pepper Steak with Onion

$8.50
Beef with Asparagus

$8.50
Beef with Watercress

$8.50
Beef with String Beans

$8.50
Beef with Pickled Mustard Green

$8.50
Moo Shu Beef

4 pancakes

$9.50
Beef with Snow Pea Pods

$9.25
Beef W. Chinese Mushroom & Snow Pea

$9.50
Beef with Snow Pea & Bean Curd

$9.50
Steak Filet Mandarin Sauce

$9.50
Sirloin Steak with Broccoli

$12.95
Chow Steak Kew (Sirloin Steak)

$12.95
Shredded Beef with Hot Pepper

$8.95
Shredded Beef with Preserved Turnip

$8.95
Shredded Beef Szechuan Style

$8.95
Kung Po Scallion Beef

$8.95
Beef with Satay Sauce

$8.95
Beef with Garlic Sauce

$8.95
Hunan Beef

$8.95
Beef Wtih Black Pepper Sauce

$8.95
Beef Short Ribs

with black pepper sauce

$10.95
Orange Beef

$9.95
Mongolian Beef

$10.95

Sweet & Sour

Sweet and Sour Pork

$8.50
Sweet and Sour Chicken

$8.50
Sweet and Sour Shrimp

$9.50
Sweet and Sour Fish Filet

$9.50
Sweet and Sour Combination

$10.95

Chow Funs

Beef Chow Fun

$7.75
Roast Pork Chow Fun

$7.75
Chicken Chow Fun

$7.75
Beef Chow Fun with Broccoli

$7.75
Chicken Chow Fun with Broccoli

$7.75
Duck Chow Fun

$8.50
Seafood Chow Fun

shrimp, scallop & lobster

$10.50
Triple Delight Chow Fun

pork, shrimp & chicken

$9.50
Sauteed Chow Fun Noodles W. Vegetable

$6.95
Beef & Tomato Chow Fun

$7.95
Beef & Hot Pepper Chow Fun Or Chicken

$8.50
Beef Tripe Chow Fun

$8.95
Vegetable Chow Fun

with satay sauce

$6.95
Chow Fun

with broccoli & satay sauce

$6.95
Chicken Chow Fun with Satay Sauce

$7.95
Beef Chow Fun with Satay Sauce

$7.95
Chicken with Broccoli Chow Fun Satay Sauce Or Beef

$7.75
Beef W. Broccoli Chow Fun Satay Sauce

$7.75

Mei Funs

Chow Mein Fun

with pork & shrimp

$7.75
Chow Mein Fun with Shrimp

$7.75
Chow Mein Fun with Chicken

$7.75
Assorted Meat & Seafood Chow Mein Fun

$9.50
Seafood Chow Mei Fun

$10.50
Vegetarian Chow Mei Fun

$6.95
Vegetable Singapore Noodle

$6.95
Singapore Noodle

pork, shrimp & curry

$7.75
Shrimp Singapore Noodle

$7.75
Chicken Singapore Noodle

$7.75
Chicken Mei Fun with Satay Sauce

$7.75

Egg Foo Young

Vegetable Egg Foo Young

$6.95
Roast Pork Egg Foo Young

$7.50
Chicken Egg Foo Young

$7.50
Shrimp Egg Foo Young

$7.95
House Egg Foo Young

pork, shrimp, chicken

$9.50
Seafood Egg Foo Young

$10.50
Lobster Egg Foo Young

$10.95

Chicken

Moo Goo Gai Pan

$8.50
Chicken with Mixed Vegetables

$8.50
Chicken with Black Bean Sauce

$8.50
Chicken with Aspagagus

$8.50
Chicken with Almond Ding

$8.50
Chicken with Cashew Nuts

$8.50
Boneless Chicken

$8.50
Phoenix Chicken

$8.50
Chicken with Broccoli

$8.50
Lychee Chicken

$8.50
Chicken with String Beans

$8.50
Lemon Chicken

$8.50
Chicken with Pineapple

$8.50
Chicken with Snow Pea Pods

$9.25
Chicken with Straw Mushrooms

$8.95
Chicken with Snow Pea & Bean Curd

$9.50
Moo Shu Chicken

4 pancakes

$9.50
Chicken with Chinese Sausage & Snow Pea Pods

$9.50
Chicken & Shrimp with Cashew Nuts

$9.50
Chicken with Chinese Mushroom & Bamboo Shoot

$9.50
Kung Po Gai Ding

$8.95
Chicken with Curry Sauce

$8.95
Chicken with Garlic Sauce

$8.95
Tai Chien Chicken

$8.95
Chicken with Satay Sauce

$8.95
Szechuan Chicken

$8.95
Hunan Chicken

$8.95
Kung Po Chicken with Shrimp Ding

$9.50
General Tso's Chicken Or with Sesame

$9.95
Chicken with Black Pepper Sauce

$8.95

Pork

Roast Pork with Mixed Vegetables

$8.50
Char Shu Ding

$8.50
Roast Pork with Bean Sprouts

$8.50
Dice Roast Pork with Cashew Nuts

$8.50
Roast Pork with Broccoli

$8.50
Roast Pork with Snow Pea Pods

$9.25
Roast Pork with Snow Pea & Bean Curd

$9.50
Moo Shu Pork

4 pancakes

$9.50
Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce

$9.50
Peking Style Pork Chop

$9.50
Roast Pork with Snow Pea & Chinese Mushroom

$9.50
Kung Po Scallion Pork

$8.95
Shredded Pork with Hot & Pepper

$8.95
Shredded Pork with Peking Sauce

$8.95
Pork with Garlic Sauce

$8.95
Shredded Pork with Preserved Turnip

$8.95
Triple Delight with Garlic Sauce

$11.95
Mar Po to Fu

$8.95
Salt & Pepper Pork Chop

$8.95

Duck

House Roast Duck

$
Shredded Duck with Mixed Vegetables

$8.95
Wor Shu Duck (Brown Gravy)

$9.95
Lychee Duck (Sweet and Sour Sauce)

$9.95
Duck with Lemon Sauce

$9.95
Boneless Duck with Mixed Vegetables

$9.95
Duck with Black Bean Sauce

$9.95
Duck with Mandarin Sauce

$9.95
Sai Woo Duck

1/4 duck with pork, shrimp & chicken

$11.95
Pa Chen Duck

with assorted meat & seafood

$14.50
Peking Duck

$

Chef's Suggestions

Seafood Bird's Nest

a crispy nest with lobster meat, shrimp, scallop & chinese vegetables

$13.50
Special Hosue Bird's Nest

a crispy nest with lobster meat, shrimp, roast pork and chinese vegetables

$13.50
Special House Wor Ba

chicken, shrimp, roast pork & lobster meat w. chinese vegetables, mushrooms & snow peas sizzling at your table

$12.95
Seafood Wor Ba

shrimp, lobster meat and scallop with chinese vegetables, mushrooms & snow peas sizzling at your table

$12.95
Lobster Chicken Kew

lobster meat & sliced chicken with snow peas, mushrooms & selected chinese vegetables

$11.95
Subgum Wonton

sliced fresh chicken breast, roast pork & shrimp sauteed with mushrooms, bamboo shoot, water chestnuts & chinese vegetable, served with fried wonton

$11.95
Subgum Ding Family

diced roast pork, chicken breast, shrimp & lobster meat with diced selected vegetables, sauteed with cashew nuts

$11.50
Seven Stars Around the Moon

boneless fried chicken breast surrounded by seven fried fresh scallop a top a bed of selected vegetables with shrimp, lobster meat & roast pork

$15.95
Seafood Delight

fresh shrimp, scallops, lobster meat with assorted vegetables & chinese mushrooms

$12.50
Four Seasons

fresh spring chicken, summer shrimp, autumn roast pork & winter lobster meat sauteed with chinese vegetables & mushrooms

$12.50
Sai Woo Duck

fresh roast pork, tender chicken breast & shrimp with selected chinese vegetable & mushrooms over boneless crispy duck

$11.95
All In the Family

fresh chicken breast, roast pork, shrimp, scallop & lobster meat sauteed with selected chinese vegetables & mushrooms

$12.95
Sum Gup Tai Or Triple Delight

jumbo shrimp, roast pork & chicken sauteed with selected chinese vegetable & mushrooms

$11.50
Lovely Couple

large shrimp, sliced chicken with asparagus broccoli & snow peas

$10.95
Seafood Combination W. Black Bean Sauce

seafood delight with black bean sauce, lobster meat, shrimp, scallop sauteed with black bean sauce

$12.50
Sizzling Sirloin Steak Wor Ba

sirloin steak with mixed vegetable & mushroom served with hot plate

$12.95

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