4.4 stars. Reasonably priced boxed take to take home stuffed buns. The bun is very light and fluffy. The red roast pork filling was a good amount and the taste was pretty good. We liked the smaller, slightly sweet, baked, 8-to-a-box, red roast pork buns better because of the higher meat to bun ratio. I tried the salted egg custard bun for the first time and it was pretty good. Comparable to Go Believe Bakery on Grand, which always has a consistent amount of meat but less airy bun.
was looking for a place that opens early for pork buns and found this spot on reddit.i normally like roasted pork buns, but their steamed pork buns were great! i've gone back to get their frozen sticky rice in lotus leaf and am very happy with that as well.strongly recommend!!
Katherine L.
Unfortunately it has a lot of hygiene issues to consider before eating there again. Note the B rating by the health inspectors.a816-health.nyc.gov/ABCE…
BitLeigh V.
Get on the Golden Steamer train! Golden Steamer is an absolute gem in Chinatown!It's your standard cash-only place so be prepared, but as we came later in the day we had limited options. We got two char siu steamed baos for only $2.50 for BOTH. They were stunning. Nice, soft, pillowy, and the most flavorful tender char siu inside. I'm kicking myself for not ordering more to take with me. No need to wait in Mei Lah Wah's line!
Hubert H.
What an awesome place, and what an institution. You can buy individual buns for $1.50, or you can purchase 4 in a plastic container for $6. The custard bun was excellent, with some elements of sweetness and creaminess in the inside. The bun breading was excellent as well, fluffy and warm and a good counterpoint to the sweetness of the filling. Looking forward to trying the other flavors as well!
Maddie M.
Ok honestly..not going to like this is the best custard bun I've ever eaten. The place is a super cute hole in the wall you just might miss it. Everyone was super nice even. We went on NYE and they were almost all sold out!
Darlene H.
I frequent this place a little too often. I go for and only for custard buns- their other buns are probably good but those damn custard buns go crazy. I have RAN to the bank to get $$$ just because i was in the area. I can physically eat my weight in these custard buns, and I do but that's my own personal problem.
Frozen dumplings are $15 for 30. Dumplings are kind of small compared to go believe / other frozen shops in the area. Buns are big and fluffy with lots of filling and around $6 for 6, depending on the kind. I went at 3pm and they didn’t have any individual hot buns available. Cash only.
Giant and tasty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
4.4 stars. Reasonably priced boxed take to take home stuffed buns. The bun is very light and fluffy. The red roast pork filling was a good amount and the taste was pretty good. We liked the smaller, slightly sweet, baked, 8-to-a-box, red roast pork buns better because of the higher meat to bun ratio. I tried the salted egg custard bun for the first time and it was pretty good. Comparable to Go Believe Bakery on Grand, which always has a consistent amount of meat but less airy bun.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Roast Pork Bun, Pork Buns, Salted Egg Yolk Bun
$2.00 pork buns. Great flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Buns
Incredible as always!
was looking for a place that opens early for pork buns and found this spot on reddit.i normally like roasted pork buns, but their steamed pork buns were great! i've gone back to get their frozen sticky rice in lotus leaf and am very happy with that as well.strongly recommend!!
Unfortunately it has a lot of hygiene issues to consider before eating there again. Note the B rating by the health inspectors.a816-health.nyc.gov/ABCE…
Get on the Golden Steamer train! Golden Steamer is an absolute gem in Chinatown!It's your standard cash-only place so be prepared, but as we came later in the day we had limited options. We got two char siu steamed baos for only $2.50 for BOTH. They were stunning. Nice, soft, pillowy, and the most flavorful tender char siu inside. I'm kicking myself for not ordering more to take with me. No need to wait in Mei Lah Wah's line!
What an awesome place, and what an institution. You can buy individual buns for $1.50, or you can purchase 4 in a plastic container for $6. The custard bun was excellent, with some elements of sweetness and creaminess in the inside. The bun breading was excellent as well, fluffy and warm and a good counterpoint to the sweetness of the filling. Looking forward to trying the other flavors as well!
Ok honestly..not going to like this is the best custard bun I've ever eaten. The place is a super cute hole in the wall you just might miss it. Everyone was super nice even. We went on NYE and they were almost all sold out!
I frequent this place a little too often. I go for and only for custard buns- their other buns are probably good but those damn custard buns go crazy. I have RAN to the bank to get $$$ just because i was in the area. I can physically eat my weight in these custard buns, and I do but that's my own personal problem.
Restaurantji Recommends
Love and recommend their custard buns!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Salted Egg, Egg Custard Buna
Amazing! So fresh and tasty and huge! $1.25 per bun. We had red bean and egg custard.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
this place is so
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork & Vegetable, Roast Pork Bun, Pork Buns, Salted Egg Yolk Bun
Frozen dumplings are $15 for 30. Dumplings are kind of small compared to go believe / other frozen shops in the area. Buns are big and fluffy with lots of filling and around $6 for 6, depending on the kind. I went at 3pm and they didn’t have any individual hot buns available. Cash only.
Had the pork and pineapple buns