"Their pastries which are wonderful, delicious and for a good price."
"Things are very fairly priced."
"Everything is dirt cheap - looking forward to visiting again."
"Their prices are generally fair with a price range of $1.70 and up for each pastry."
"It’s still like around $2 an item for most things which is not bad for a snack in nyc."
Cons:
"I didn't get a drink this time because I didn't think it would be worth the $4 price tags."
"Their desserts are pretty good but prices are going up much faster than inflation."
"Sometimes the price tags are wrong and the buns don't correspond with what's actually on display."
"Price has slowly gone up over the years."
"The prices have now shot up, with buns STARTING at $2, while the quality seems to have gone down."
"The portion size was good, but they were priced higher than other bakeries."
"Higher than average prices for so-so quality products."
Quality and Variety of Food
Pros:
"The pineapple bun was delicious after being toasted in the oven."
"This might be one of the few places I've come across that serve different flavored egg tarts. There's original, strawberry, and I've even seen melon."
"Love the Chinese egg tarts (call a day in advance if you want to order a few dozen) here and the staff is nice and helpful."
"Nice tender pastry, and the filling isn't overcooked, nor is it too loose."
"Great tasting and not over sugary."
"Very tasty pastries but also everything is very sweet."
"They have both Chinese and Western pastries, even customized birthday cakes!"
Cons:
"I don't think this place is safe to eat at."
"The food was disgusting, none of the dim sum dishes were warm even orders from the kitchen were hot."
"I just opened the cake, it looks like an ICE or STONE☹️☹️☹️"
"The pastry barely have any filling. One of the roast pork puff only have 1 tiny cube of meat in it and was so oily."
"The food is stale anyways."
"They don’t put enough lemon anymore & they are huge w/ no lemon filling."
"They also didn’t taste like they use to."
Customer Service
Pros:
"Would recommend!"
"The people who work there are extremely helpful if you need anything."
"Customer service is friendly and FAST."
"The workers are very efficient to keep up with all the customers and fresh baked goods."
"The all Chinese staff were friendly n ultra quick in their service in spite of the heavy business there."
"Stopped by here to get coconut buns and hot dog buns. The service is super fast, and the workers are kind and efficient."
"The service has always been good and swift."
Cons:
"Sometimes the staff can be quite rude and curt."
"Very rude counter service."
"Bad customer service."
"Just came back from being racially profiled here."
"The staff were not attending customers, they were on their phones or talking to each other."
"The staff were not very observant on who is next to be served and unless you speak up, you will be waiting for quite a while."
"The staff can be mean though."
Store Atmosphere and Location
Pros:
"The store is conveniently located on Canal Street in Chinatown, not far from the subway station."
"The interior seems almost futuristic and I love the design."
"Fun atmosphere, clean environment."
"It's right on canal when you get off train so convenient."
"A must-go if you visit Canal Street."
"Although small and a bit noisy, it packs a lot of variety with the expected low prices of China town."
"This bakery represents the best of Chinatown - efficient service and fresh bakes at really great prices."
Cons:
"It's a little chaotic in here because it is Chinatown and no one respects the line."
"Only problem is no place to dine in,everything is take out and place is so small for a place that is crowded with customers."
"One of my favorite bakeries in Chinatown. Not good for sitting down no space."
"Very little seating area; perhaps 6-8 people can sit."
"Ordering food here is very hectic, it is not very organized and there is limited seating."
"The place is not that big so be wary of pushy customers."
"Seating is spotty as since it's always packed, finding a seat to sit down and enjoy your food probably won't happen."
Payment and Accessibility
Pros:
"Bring cash to make it easier."
"Cash only.. they were patient w shorty.. our first time."
"Make sure you have only cash."
"Just note they are cash only."
"This place is 'cash only' so be sure to visit with money because credit cards are NOT accepted."
"Cash only."
"No there is no credit cards accepted here."
Cons:
"I don’t recommend friends to buy cake from this bakery anymore!"
"If you don't speak cantonese, they will look you down."
"Bad attitude, bad service, if you don't speak cantonese, they will look you down."
"Absolutely nothing would give her that impression other than my skin color."
"I found that very few people serving knows English."
"Please everyone who reads this do not go in there. Do not give them ur business."
"Became worse bakery. Used to be very good. They got cheap on everything."