Maya Congee Cafe - Asian grocery store in Brooklyn - 563 Gates Ave, USA

I've been coming here for years, and while sometimes the food is delicious, the quality is wildly inconsistent. I've come here too many times and have received hard, stale bread for my sandwich. At nearly 10 dollars for a breakfast sandwich with only one egg (and considering the inexpensive cost of bread in general), this is bit outlandish.

The spicy crunch congee is so flavorful! The whitefish sandwich was also really yummy. Which my friend had. The place is small but very "vibey." Super relaxing place to eat. The elderflower and ginger tea is super refreshing!

Great place to grab hot congee and drinks for a picnic in Herbert von King Park. Also, awesome selection of cooking stuff, ramen, spices, tea, Chinese sauces. Boba tea is a big plus! They have hot and cold drinks, and rice bowls, including breakfast bowls. Vegan, vegetarian, and meat options.

So glad we went out of our way to stop in for breakfast! We shared the breakfast sandwich and congee. The spicy pork is amazing and the broccoli works really well! Both the bread and congee itself were fantastic too!

Very dirty and messy place. It’s like they stopped trying. Unfriendly staff. If you’re trying to get authentic Vietnamese Banh Mi this is not the place. Their “Banh mi” are miles away from actual Banh mi. It’s more like a sub with random ingredients. Disappointing, misleading and who puts broccoli in Banh mi’s?

Tiny but super cute and friendly neighborhood cafe! Their “wake me up” congee with pork and broccoli is delicious and super filling. I had it in the height of the summer but I imagine it would be perfect winter comfort food as well. I also loooove the selection of international flavors aside from their in-house menu — they sell East and South Asian brands of chili sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, wasabi powder and other sauces and condiments, plus a variety of local Brooklyn food/drink brands. They even have shrimp chips 😮

Ordered the chicken bahn mi and it wasn’t good. The top bread was super stale and the bottom was soggy. The chicken was well seasoned but idk it just was not good we had to throw it out. It was kinda disappointing 😕

The kimchi is so gingery, spicy and flavorful! I really enjoyed all the elements of the vegetarian congee. The inside market is cute but there is no indoor seating.