A co-worker and I go out and pick up breakfast a couple of times a week. It's usually dim sum, a muffin, breakfast bento, or pastries. When we want the latter, we gravitate to Bread House on Maunakea Street. They offer a variety of pastries, some of Asian orientation like red bean buns, char siu bao, and more standard offerings like doughnuts, bread, and rolls. They offer some interesting savory pastries, including an onion roll, which is a light roll with pieces of onion and mayonnaise, some with hot dog or sausage incorporated into the roll, and some strange (to me) rolls with corn and tuna. They sometimes offer blueberry cream cheese scones ... These are delicious, but I haven't seen them offered in a while. My favorites include the onion roll and the chicken curry doughnut. The person running the register could be friendlier, and you need to ask for a bag, otherwise you'll be carrying individual bags of pastries back to your office. I'll give them a 4+ rating for their pastries and a 2.5 for their "friendly" service. read more

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Q: How does the bread court his sweetheart? A: With lots of flours. Paul C. thoughtfully provided some great goodies from Bread House and they were delicious. I think he probably wanted me to space it out as breakfast for a few days but I couldn't help it. As soon as I saw the hot dog bun, I knew I had to have this savory treat. A hot dog with that unmistakable institutional taste is baked inside a soft, fluffy bread roll with cheese and scallions on top... what's not to love? I enjoyed every bite. A hot dog bun is my usual go-to to grab at any and all Asian pastry shops and finding one in the box Paul C. considerately bestowed was a treat. Come here and gift someone some baked goods. It will surely bring them a smile. read more

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Breadhouse Honolulu - Downtown Hours: Mon-Fri: 6:30AM - 3:00PM Sat-Sun: 7:00AM - 3:00PM Must-Try: The banana bread loaf is my favorite--flavorful and perfectly sweet. Bummer I didn't get a pic... it didn't last long! Parking: Street parking is available but can be limited; there's also a paid lot nearby. Location: Downtown Honolulu - convenient for a quick stop or a relaxed breakfast. read more

Now with JJ bakery gone, one of the few places left to get Asian style cakes. Call in advance to place order. Usually 2-3 days in advance is a good rule of thumbs. The cakes themselves are really good (IMO even better than JJ's and Elvin's. Definitely a more reasonable price point). They do close earlier than most bakeries though so set your pickup time accordingly. Very much a grab and go. It's street parking only. In a pinch, there's always paid parking behind the old bank of hawaii if you fail to find street ones. There are some seats to eat inside and they also sell drinks but I don't think they allow outside food. Pastries are reasonably priced and delicious. Soft, fluffy, and not too sweet. Honestly the best on the island (even better than Sing Cheung Yuan and Royal Kitchen). It's where all the locals go. Service is as expected in Chinatown (don't expect smiles, warm greetings, friendly intonations, or patience). But there's how you know it's legit It's a no nonsense place where it's all about good food and getting through all their customers. Definitely worth coming out to support a local shop and is a solid staple in the Chinese community. There's reviews complaining about the credit card troubles. A word of advice, if you're going anyway in Chinatown, it's always a good idea to bring cash. Even if they offer credit card, I choose to pay cash just to help out these mom and pop stores with the transaction fees. read more

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Please do not go here...we walked in fully wanting some baked goods but after being given attitude but man that was running the front counter just cause we didn't know we needed to spend $10 for card. He could have told us politely and we would have gladly spent more than that. He treated us like we were burdening him by coming in to buy something. This is the first and last and will not be recommending this place to anyone unless you wanted to be treated like literal shit then by all means be my guest. On the bright side though their baked goods were soft and delicious but not worth being treated that way. read more

The baked buns with Tuna is delicious and also the curry chicken buns nom nom nom A must try great prices too read more

I always stop here for the baked red bean buns (since Sing Cheong Yuan stopped making theirs) and some red bean donuts rolled in sugar (like a malasada). Price points are the best in the area at $2 a pop with good quality red bean filling. Saw an open tray to the right of the register with blueberry cream cheese scones cooling. Asked if they sell these too, got an affirmative, and at a decent price. Snagged one and decided to eat it now..let me tell you all, their scones are a revelation! I happened to have a Diamond Head Grill and Market/Bakery's blueberry cream cheese scone two nights prior, and damn - Bread House's version just knocks it out of the park!!!! The scone is not too bready or heavy, crumbles just right, has large blueberries that pop with a sweetly mellow and tart flavor, a generous middle layer of cream cheese through the scones, and has just the slightest crunchy crust at the outer corners. It isn't too small, and not too large. This scone is also fresh and light, and cheaper than the DHG one. DHG has gotten really lazy about making their scones with one dollop of cream cheese, super bready and buttery dough that's tasting more like a muffin with maybe 2 blueberries max. If I didn't care about eating a balanced diet, I'd have these scones every day!! Such a great find. read more

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There are two items at The Bread House located in Chinatown that gets me all weak in the knees and that's all thanks to the Mayor of Chinatown also known as the Ambassador of Yelp Paul C :) The funniest thing is that I haven't even set foot in this place but know this place all to well because whenever I meet up with the Mayor of Chinatown and other good friends I have met throughout the years from Yelp he always gives me some Baked Char Siu Manapua and Almond Sticks to eat the next day and will last us the Whole Week. Everyone talks about Sing Cheong Yuan's and Royal Kitchen's Baked Char Siu Manapua but let me tell you don't sleep on the Baked Char Siu from The Bread House. The Bun is Pillowy Soft and very tasty and the Char Siu Filling is Nice and Chunky and not Red like most places have their filling. Now I can see why their Bread is so popular here at The Bread House. And another must get here at TBH is The Almond Stick. No words can describe how sinfully delicious these are. Light,Flakey, not overly Sweet is how to describe The Almond Stick. But eating this takes a lot of skill because it's a hot mess trying to eat it but it's so darn good judt make sure you eat it with the plastic bag so you eat all the flaky puff pastry with Slivered Almonds at the bottom of the bag...LOL If you are ever in Chinatown definitely give this place a try. What a dynamic duo these two items are. all thanks to Paul C read more

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So disappointed. Like other reviewers have said, their baked Char Siu Bao used to be among the best with nice chunky pork filling, with little or no artificial coloring. But the last two times I bought from them this year, the latest being this past Sunday, 4/20, I found the filling to not be chunks of pork but what looked like GROUND pork. Hopefully this is just a temporary change, but like I said, the filling was like this the last two times I bought from them. The bread is still very good, but that ground pork filling just doesn't do it for me. Their baked bao WAS better than Sing Cheong Yuan, just down the street, but now, it's back to SCY for me. read more

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Their custard tart and raisin bread stick is what I normally go for. Reasonably priced without breaking the bank

Thank you fellow yelper Paul C. For always going down here and getting all different kind of pastries for us to try when he brings it to our yelp get togethers. But he is correct you have to go early to get the good stuff like their banana bread. Went today but a little later like 11:30 or so and yup the bread was sold out. So I got their coconut cream bun. It was moist and you can taste the coconut on the top. You can go crazy looking at all different pastries and different kind of buns like (hot dog bun, char siu bun, curry fry bun etc). Its a place where its probably well known for the people who always shop in chinatown for vegetables and fruit and meats, fish. Try their pastries and buns if in chinatown. You won't regret it. read more

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My wife picked up a coconut bun for our snack. The bun was soft and a little gummy. The the cream filling was lite. The coconut taste came from the. bun and the sprinkle of coconut on top. I would buy it again We have Paul C . to thank. He gave us a mini loaf of banana bread which was very similar to the taste and texture of what I make. Actually that's what my wife went in to get. They ran out so to early. Enjoy read more

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I was looking for a bakery and Bread House came up. Reading through the reviews, the Almond Stick kept coming up, so I had to try it. Scored parking in front, and if I was hungrier, I would've gotten some pork hash from Sing Cheong. Entered BH, and I heard a friendly hello. Couldn't find the almond stick, and then I saw she was wrapping them. I said I'd like one please. He: (inaudible)...40.. I gave him $2. He: $6.40 Oh, okay...gave him $7, and the friendly woman gave me my bag. So I guess they are only sold as 5 sticks. Which maybe he said...I don't know. Anyway, they are delicious! And they stay crispy after a few days. Some places, the crispy pastries get soft, but these were great! I agree with Terry K. that the service was a bit rude, but the woman was nice. Definitely look past the guy and just get your stuff and go. read more

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Baked goods in Honolulu's Chinatown... I have been to this Bakery so many times! It consistently has high quality, good looking, reasonably priced items. It's time for a review... PARKING: metered street parking is free on Sundays and holidays. There are municipal parking lots nearby SERVICE: friendly and efficient. The pleasant female cashier thanked me for my business and said that she looked forward to seeing me again soon ENVIRONMENT: the door is open and I can feel some air conditioning inside the bright, clean shop. Everything is neatly labeled and priced. Grab a tray, place a sheet of waxed paper on it, get a pair of tongs, and help yourself. The cashier will bag each item separately and place your purchase in a brown paper bag. FOOD: there's too many to mention. Examples are custards, sponge cakes, savory buns, Cha siu bao (bbq pork bun), scones, tarts, and cheesecakes. Try 'em all! Life is short and unpredictable. Gotta enjoy a treat once in awhile! read more

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Coconut tart. And Dan tan,custard flaky and crunchy.Good for breakfast and they have baked bread. A diamond in the rough in Chinatown . Good service and clean bakery. read more

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Delicious bread. Opens at 630 am. But all pastries don't come out until 645. Worth the wait!

This is one of my favorite spots in Chinatown, because their bread cost less than ~$2 each. Definitely come here early to have the variety of bread, especially their savory bread is the best (Pizza, Curry, hot dog, etc.) I recommend bringing cash to this establishment since a lot of places may have a charge extra on credit cards. They also serve cheesecake, egg tarts, and so much more! read more

The only times I go to Bread House is to get moon cake. I usually remember to get moon cake a few days before the moon festival full moon and I have no patience to wait in lines for the other bakery places, so it's become a bit of a tradition to come here. I always get the moon cake with egg in it. But it looks like there are other goodies that I should come for. I've never had any long lines here. I normally walk to Chinatown from my office so I don't have an issue with parking. I should get here early so I can try some baked goods. Maybe I'll visit this place when it isn't moon festival time! read more

Every time we stop in Chinatown, we had to bread house to snag some pastries. We've hit the range from the hotdog and cheese pastry to the green tea pastry, and even the custard and cream cheese ones! Each pastry has been quite delicious and has been a great value. It's easy to feed the family when stopping here for a low price. Plus, it's a great option when you're feeling a little snack after shopping for fruit and other delicious treats at the market nearby. Great service, always prompt and professional. In terms of the ambience, there is decent space for folks to grab what they need and get in line without crowding too much. As a staple in our visits to Chinatown, we will absolutely be back. read more

MINUS 1 STAR for the rude customer service. I am saddened to write this as I realize the Bread House is loved by many Yelpers (sorry Paul C) including myself but something happened along the way or, was it a bad day for the cashiering gent at the counter? The redemption for Bread House is with the bakers who deliver such yummy treats. There are too many places in this city for this type of attitude. Here is my story: I leave with 7 pieces of pastry; each shoved into individual plastic bags then shoved again into a paper bag; one of top of each other. By the time I reached my destination, ready to eat the yummy treats I find my custard roll smashed, I mean smashed! Sadly, as I try to eat and digest my yummy treats my mantra is "forgive the gent for he more than likely had a bad day...its only 7 am in the morning..." "ok TK be the bigger person and look beyond to that yummy treat ok?" OK! I'm off my rant now; and their pastries are okay. Never mind the rude service. Their doors open at 6:30 am; in addition to their fresh baked items are set aside day old pastries for purchase. Street parking iffy, municipal parking in close proximity. read more

It's the best little bakery ever. I go every week! Garlic buns are to die for. Cakes are light and fuffy and almond sticks. I just call my Oder in early so I don't miss out!! read more

This space is your typical Chinese self serve bread/donut shop they are famous for their Japanese cakes but I don't care for those. My favorites are the milk bread pineapple bread so many to choose from it's hard to say what I like best. Stop by if ur in the neighborhood there may be something you want there. Shop is small limited street parking read more

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This is my favorite bakery in all of Oahu, Hawaii. Located in Chinatown, parking can be a challenge, but it is worth it if visiting multiple Chinatown establishments! I love the corn + ham bread here. It is so soft and delicious. Did I mention how soft the sponge cakes are?! If you're not feeling bread, they also have Chinese style cakes with flavors such as mango, blueberry, tiramisu, strawberry shortcake, and more. They're all delicious -- trust me, I've tried them all! Cash preferred establishment like most places in Chinatown. read more

This little gem is tucked away in Chinatown. The bakery is well stocked with fresh authentic bakery. Make sure to bring cash unless your going to spend more than $10. Very good food and much to choose from. read more

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The sponge cake bread fueled my college mornings 2 years ago! My mom went and kindly got me a Green Tea twist and a Sponge Bread. The Sponge Bread was as soft as ever and the best part is the slightly harden top. It's light and fluffy and I wish I got another one haha. The Green Tea twist was light in green tea flavor, can mostly taste the coconut and sugar toppings. I have to go one day soon to try other pastries! Love love love read more

This is for the strawberry shortcake, not recommend. The cake itself is not moist and the strawberry slices in between layer are thin and not fresh. Plus owner's son (cashier) grab the cake without wearing a glove and forth not individual wrap. Although price very reasonable at $4 per slice. Which other places could cost double and taste mediocre too. I would stick to their bread and scones but not the cakes. read more

The rude dirty manchild working the counter needs to quit and find another job. I usually go to lins to buy leis and usually stop at bread house to buy a cake for the someone's birthday. This morning around 830 am after u bought my leisure I approached the counter and the man child working the counter was scrolling on his iPad (no greeting or anything which doesn't bother me) I politely said excuse me could I grab 2 slices of this cake. He glared at me with what I'm assuming was frosting on the side of his mouth and he was chewing something. He heavily signed and with his bare dirty hands grabbed the slices and threw in into a container. I said "sorry it's for 2 different people may I have another containers ?" he loudly sighs and grunt "fuuuu****kkk" I stopped him and said "are you Ok ? " he said "yeah!" It was the most hostile unnecessary interaction I ever had the displeasure to deal with. I honestly was scared and shocked I wanted to cancel the order but bought it because I felt a bit threatened. I'm disgusted and I won't be back and will be telling all my friends and family about this special interaction and not to support. I don't expect great service but I expect at very least a respectful interaction that isn't hostile. read more

PARKING street parking only or paid lots. Fills up fast so definitely tricky to get to especially during lunch hours FOOD Theyre like st germain & brug: grab a tray and tongs and pick the pastries out yourself. Upside is that all the food is separated by plastic bins with covers and not just open to the air. They also arent quite as expensive as the other more mainstream in the mall type places. Giant cinnamon twist is only $1. HUGE selection of both sweet & savory, plus more chinese style pastries. Go early though because they run out fast and by 12-1pm have very little left. They also have cookies, breads, and a refrigerated section with cakes SEATING they DO have a small seating area so you can sit and eat. Which is a total plus since most of these grab and go style shops in chinatown have zero seating read more

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Not sure what has changed but the service here is rude. So much so that I don't want to patronize this business anymore. The products are delicious! The bread and their baked goods are super soft and yummy. But the service leaves much to be desired. They only had three raisin sticks left at 11:00 AM! I asked if they had more in the back. He said no, no more raisin sticks. Final answer. Then he proceeded to shove the raisin sticks in little plastic bags and then into a paper bag. We paid for our purchase and he left the register with no "thank you for coming in." Nothing. I once bought two dozen of different varieties of pastries and I asked if he could put them in a box and he said it would cost more. Okay I didn't argue because he clearly prefers shoving the pastries in the little bags instead of placing it in a box. Like other reviewers mentioned he is rude and there's no room for this kind of behavior with other bakeries with better customer service. read more

We always come to this bakery when we are in Chinatown. Parking can be a challenge - I recommend parking at the cultural center (or Pali Longs if you want to chance it) and just walking over. It's a nice 15 minute walk which is so enjoyable especially when the weather is nice. This is a typical Chinese bakery - grab your tray and your Tongs and pick away. The usually winners we get are - pineapple bun with its sweet crunchy topping, the ham and onion roll which reminds me of the old shorokiya bakery. We also tried the mini volcano bun which are similar to the roti buns I've had in Indonesia and the Bay Area - sweet but not as sweet as a pineapple bun. Garlic roll is good - nice and savory. Custard bun is also a winner - nice sweet dough and light custard on the inside. Best thing yet - our 5 buns cost 7.20. Sweet deal! read more

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First time trying this bakery. I've always passed by this bakery and never of going inside...their baked goods are the best. Their mini blueberry and walnut muffins are soooo fluffy and soft. I put in the refrigerator for a day or two and when I warmed the muffin it was super soft. Their green onion and ham roll was delicious too. The green onion never tasted oniony, it was just right. Didn't like the tiramisu too much...the cake layers were a little dense. I'll overall definitely coming back to try out their other baked goods! read more

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We were in Chinatown today and passed by the Bread House. We didn't have breakfast yet and decided to pick up some pastries. I'm not a fan of bread, but when I saw the Coconut Cream Bun I had to have it. My mom used to feed it to me all the time as a kid. We also purchased a few Mini Cream Cheese Donuts. The bread was really soft and had a somewhat chewy consistency. I liked it. The cream in the Coconut Cream Bun was light and not too sweet. The cream cheese in the Mini Cream Cheese Donuts weren't sweet at all. However, it was semi sweet due to the powdered sugar sprinkled on the outside of the donuts. They also sell cakes. The mango mousse cake, strawberry shortcake, and chestnut cake caught my eye. I'll be back for those next time. read more

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As often that we're in Chinatown marketing for fresh vegetables, getting Chinese ingredients for our pantry or diving into our favorite Chinese meat roasters...we have passed Bread House but have rarely entered. We had just purchased our charsiu and roast pork when we ran into fellow Yelp Elite, Paul C aka Mayor of Chinatown who excitedly told us about Bread House's latest creation... Chinese Wedding Cake. So, we followed him into Bread House. My mouth began to water as I began to imagine the familiar to me Taiwanese-style almond flavored cheese cake called "Snow white cake" like I had at several of my Chinese friends' weddings or would it be like the traditional Cantonese flaky pastry filled with wintermelon, almond paste and a dash of Five Spice (lao po bing or 老婆餅). We ogled the display cases while Paul inquired about the availability of the new creation... Alas, they had sold out of this specialty as they normally do with their other popular baked goods. But, since we were there ogling the display while clutching our charsiu and roast pork, I took note of their Pork Sung Buns or meat floss buns as they're popular as a breakfast roll that's usually served with congee. These buns are usually made from sweet milk bread dough with the pork floss (fluffy dried pork) adhered to its top. Meanwhile, because those Chinese Wedding Cakes weren't available, Paul graciously purchased a couple of those pork sung buns for us to snack on. Gosh, I must've had drool dripping from my mouth OR he saw how captivated I was staring into that display case for him to purchase them. Thank you, Paul! We rushed home to break into our Chinese BBQ and paired it with the soft, tender and slightly sweet pork sung buns. It was a feast of Chinese pork meat! Later that evening, we paired the other bun with a bowl of steaming hot congee. It was a fabulous combination. Bread House is a typical Asian bakery with bread and pastry with Asian ingredients like azuki beans or Chinese almonds or black sesame seeds that bakes tasty and inexpensive snacks. We'd return for more...we've already eyed the azuki bean twists. read more

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Wow! This place has so many yummy items to choose from and I feel the prices are very reasonable too. You can get items with meat, fruit, veges AND cheesecake! I can never go in there without grabbing a slice or two along with what I originally came for. OR, did I originally come for the cheesecake? Who cares! I've even been given an extra slice when the cashier thought they were too small. FYI the cheesecake is the "spongey" type not the New York style. Go early if you can to get the best selection. read more

My husband and I love this place!! We usually get the coconut bun & red bean bun. The lady at the counter is friendly. Around 730-800 am is a good time to stop by, I've noticed they usually have all there pastries out around this time no earlier. Prices are reasonable and parking are hard to find. And excepts cash only, no credit cards. We'll definitely be back for more! read more

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This is a small bakery in Chinatown that also makes some great tasting cakes. It's cash only so bring cash. They also make a good custard tart. Price is affordable for the many different types of pastries. Will definitely be back to try more items. read more

THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST BAKERIES IN HONOLULU. They sell both sweet and savory pastries as well as moon cakes, palmiers and cookies. The bread in the pastries are super-soft. My favorites were the baked char siu bao (the char siu wasn't too sweet which I liked) hotdog roll and the ham roll but the other items I tried were excellent. I'll go back and try other things when I'm in Chinatown. Service was friendly and efficient. read more

I would love to give this place 5 stars because their bread and pastries are delicious. However, not all their products are ready when the store opens at 6:30 am. The person working at the time said that all the baked goods are available at 8:30 am. At 6:30 am today, they had a selection of maybe 6 items. Very disappointing. read more

Variety selection of yummy bread! Tips: go early, otherwise you will see the empty shelves. read more

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After several months of a sudden closure in late-June 2015, Bread House reopened this morning. Same location, same staff and same baked goodies. Regarding the variety the female staff sincerely apologized for the limited variety on hand as I arrived today. They had popular items such as the volcano, azuki bean roll, pineapple bun, hot dog bun, Hong Kong bun and many more. Could have fooled me because they had quite a selection to choose from. However, when I checked out the cake display they only had strawberry shortcake and it was very tempting. No macaroons, tiramisu or cheesecake yet. Perhaps just a matter of time before we see those? I ended up with hot dog rolls as a snack later for my favorite niece and nephew (inside joke - - I only have one of each so they both win by default). Place is still very clean and bright. I found the bakery still welcoming for take-out as well as dining in on the several tables. Should be very soon before the Bread House is fully stocked of their delicious baked buns, rolls and cakes at reasonable prices. So if you're in Chinatown and want tasty baked goods stop by and you won't be disappointed. read more

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