They haven't had indoor seating since the pandemic but the steamed bbq buns are as good as ever!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessalyn Aaland
I am solely reviewing the black bean sesame bun. It is so perfectly crispy, flaky, and delicious. Thank you for this excellent vegan option in Chinatown! And super nice staff too. :) Cash only!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Ball
Neesha Patel
Hey mom and pop ran bakery in the middle of Chinatown. A little hole in the wall. Walk through take out style. Very authentic food and snacks. The mom and pop were very nice. They didn’t really speak much English. We were still able to find vegetarian and vegan options. We tried the vegetarian moon cake. 🥮 mmmm it was served hot. It’s very dense. 1 is more than enough for 2-4 people to share. They take cash and zelle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
AV C
Traditional Chinese desserts. Moon cakes have option of no yolk, one yolk and two yolks. A bit sweet for me, but perfect paired with tea or coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zoe R
My friend and I arrived when this store opened. I had to drop my friend off because I had to drive around to find parking. I Could Not find parking, so I sat in my car in a loading zone. This bakery won't let anyone in the store. It took a half of an hour to get our pork buns! I ate one and the pork doesn't taste fresh. My bean moon cakes were $7.50 they were Never that expensive. We were both disappointed with how the pork buns taste. I will not get pork buns here again. I have bought them here for many years and don't know why they don't taste good!!? 😮💨 Very Disappointed!😒
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Maeve Do Duong
We love the sesame ball and egg tart that they have there! Will come back to grab baked goods before heading back home!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Tart, Sesame Ball
Yakker
Seseme ball and egg tart are fire.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Johnny Gonzales
The best tradisonal desserts you can get. And po buns are out of this world definitely a good spot for the books
James
Recently read an opinion article on the sesame balls here so I thought I'd give them a try. The author was right. These are one of the best I've had in SF. When nice and hot, they were perfectly chewy and just melts in your mouth. The red bean was also not too over powering like others. At $3 per balls, cash or zelle only with one man manning the shop.
Cute little place lots of Yummies that I feel grandma’s baking in the kitchen in the back $3 a pop for custard pies and they were so worth it
Keep in mind as cash only
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Hilton Locke
We go here for one thing only, Smackles brand cow ear cookies. The front man sets up his table at the front door and orders are brought from the back to him. He has good stories about the history of SF Chinatown and is very personable if you speak Cantonese. Simply awesome if you can unlock his good side
They haven't had indoor seating since the pandemic but the steamed bbq buns are as good as ever!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am solely reviewing the black bean sesame bun. It is so perfectly crispy, flaky, and delicious. Thank you for this excellent vegan option in Chinatown! And super nice staff too. :) Cash only!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Ball
Hey mom and pop ran bakery in the middle of Chinatown. A little hole in the wall. Walk through take out style. Very authentic food and snacks. The mom and pop were very nice. They didn’t really speak much English. We were still able to find vegetarian and vegan options. We tried the vegetarian moon cake. 🥮 mmmm it was served hot. It’s very dense. 1 is more than enough for 2-4 people to share. They take cash and zelle.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Traditional Chinese desserts. Moon cakes have option of no yolk, one yolk and two yolks. A bit sweet for me, but perfect paired with tea or coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My friend and I arrived when this store opened. I had to drop my friend off because I had to drive around to find parking. I Could Not find parking, so I sat in my car in a loading zone. This bakery won't let anyone in the store. It took a half of an hour to get our pork buns! I ate one and the pork doesn't taste fresh. My bean moon cakes were $7.50 they were Never that expensive. We were both disappointed with how the pork buns taste. I will not get pork buns here again. I have bought them here for many years and don't know why they don't taste good!!? 😮💨 Very Disappointed!😒
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
We love the sesame ball and egg tart that they have there! Will come back to grab baked goods before heading back home!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Tart, Sesame Ball
Seseme ball and egg tart are fire.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best tradisonal desserts you can get. And po buns are out of this world definitely a good spot for the books
Recently read an opinion article on the sesame balls here so I thought I'd give them a try. The author was right. These are one of the best I've had in SF. When nice and hot, they were perfectly chewy and just melts in your mouth. The red bean was also not too over powering like others. At $3 per balls, cash or zelle only with one man manning the shop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cash or Zelle only.
- Moon cakes - 5*
- Sesame ball red bean - 4*
- Baked breads - 3*
However the bread and sesame balls came out piping hot from the oven which was really nice. I think the pork bun was too pork-y.
They don’t allow anyone inside, you need to line up outside.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
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Best moon cakes ever!!!
Food: 5
Amazing
Cute little place lots of Yummies that I feel grandma’s baking in the kitchen in the back
$3 a pop for custard pies and they were so worth it
Keep in mind as cash only
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We go here for one thing only, Smackles brand cow ear cookies. The front man sets up his table at the front door and orders are brought from the back to him. He has good stories about the history of SF Chinatown and is very personable if you speak Cantonese. Simply awesome if you can unlock his good side
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So many amazing buns!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buns
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