I prefer these smaller and off the busy street bakeries. It's a grab and go type of shop without tables/chairs. It's busy here doing the morning rush when people are grabbing breakfast and catching the train. The prices here are cheaper than other more popular bakeries. I do like their cocktail bun. I think it was $1.5. They have a ton of options and wrapped ready for you to grab, pay and go. The coffees and teas are just okay. Next door sells dim sum and rice noodles. I think it's the same owner. read more

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Inexpensive but tasty breakfast and different treats from confectionery to practical. $20 can get you a small feast. I was only slightly inconvenienced by having to walk out and into another entrance to get my coffee. Though I only planned on getting breakfast when getting the coffee I found sweet treats for the road! Everything's at a wonderful price point especially for NYC. I felt nostalgic! read more

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bakery everywhere in Chinatown. This bakery has two sections on the right side. They sell baking goods on the left side. They sell dim sum and rice noodles. $3 for rice noodles. It's a small area no place to sit most people take out read more

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It's a quaint dim sum shop that's great for grabbing some items to-go. I also like that it's so conveniently located next to the F train stop. When I came in around 3pm, a lot of items were already sold out. Definitely recommend coming earlier in the day. I ended up grabbing chicken feet, pork spareribs over rice, shrimp dumplings, and turnip cake all for $16 (so that's $4 per item). It's affordable, delicious, and all individually packaged for you already. Definitely a new go to for me whenever I'm in Chinatown and want to bring some dim sum home with me. read more

Staffs were friendly, this is like a whole in the wall, all the foods are made ready to eat. There's tiny place where you can stand and eat for 2 people but, it is very small and tight place. Food: 3/5 Service: 3/5 Ambience: 3/5 read more

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This bakery is a real gem. The prices are unbeatable, the service is quick, and the pastries are unmatched in freshness and tastiness. Waaaaaaay better than some of the big name bakeries I've been to in the area. read more

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This place is super affordable and always gets the job done. It's seperate by two sides- one for bakery goodies and drinks and another for cheurng fun (rice rolls) and warm food. You can add extra toppings like egg and scallion to your cheurng fun and add sauce afterwards. This is a great spot for cheap local eats! read more

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I brought a sugar cane drink $3.50. Very refreshing and not too sweet. Service was fast no frills. Only one person working there. It's very old school and a bit run down but they have a wide variety of bake goods and dim sum at a low cost. read more

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An inexpensive hole-in-the wall Chinese bakery. Don't know what they actually make here, but found it's a great place to grab some savory bites or snacks when I'm in the neighborhood. Love their roast pork buns! read more

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Even though this place has been in the neighborhood for a long time, I never thought to eat here because it looks so divy. Then a Chinese friend recommended it highly We are impressed with the offerings and how fresh they are and so inexpensive. A large meal form2 for only 12 or 13 dollars! read more

Cheap / Sugar Less Cakes. Take out only. always a large line but it goes quickly. Most of the cakes are gone, the end of The Day, You can ask for plastic Folks if you needed. the cakes are made the same day! read more

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Who doesn't love a hole-in-the-wall bakery that sells a variety of good eats? Yo, they make FRESH churn fun! For a fraction of the price that crappy Joe place in Canal St. Market. *sideeye* included. We've been here quite a few times while visiting family in Chinatown and the bakery offers up pretty good baos and lai-cha (bakery on the right) and we always end up grabbing quite a few hot food items (hot food on the left). My kids love their version of the ham & egg bao; with fluffy eggs & a slice of ham stuffed & baked inside the bao. Right next door - the fried "gaow-ji" is pre-cooked and then the lovely ladies fried them up! It's deliciously stuffed with pork & veggies! The steamed pearl chicken - aka - glutinous rice stuffed with minced pork; is one of my kids' favorite. Total cost usually lands me about $13 for all the goods! (2 fried dumplings, 2 fresh shrimp churn fun, 3 Jun Ji Cai). It's a small cozy shop, grab & go! The hot food has a few stools for anyone looking for some alone time. A dang good alternative to those pricey dim sum places. #happyfeasting read more

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We used to love this place cuz it's fast, cheap and convenient. But this really traumatized me when I ordered their breakfast combo and ate the whole sandwich only to find that the bread was moldy. This is absolutely unacceptable and disgusting. Will never come back and suggest everyone to check their food if you eat there read more

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Good Chinese bakery for a quick grab and go for breakfast as you catch the train or bus or a quick snack as you go. Place is small and split to 2 shops. Been mainly to the right side to pick up buns. Located outside of Chinatown but does get crowded as folks go to work or taking kids to school. Prices are decent $1-$2 for buns. They also have coffee/tea, other cold drinks, and cakes as well.. a variety of breakfast buns to choose from. Ham & egg, swiss, roast pork buns, coconut filled buns are good... After 7pm, there is usually a line out the door as they give a discount on the buns as they make it fresh daily. Note: This place is Cash only. read more

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Always fresh baked goods! Really affordable! I always pickup items for outdoor trips. They are perfect for picnic snacks. Customer service is always read more

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I have been going to this bakery for about two years. They have inexpensive breakfast items and they taste decent. Since it's just around the corner, it's a great grab and go place especially for my kids to have something before they go to school. A complaint I have been holding back until now to write about is their lack of good customer service. They yell at you when they ask for you order. Today I had the worst experience, I asked if they more items in the back. One lady angrily yelled how many as if I was bothering her when I asked if there were more buns in the back. When she came out with the wrong bun, she again yelled at me for not saying it clearly and it was my fault that she pulled the wrong bun out. Regardless of who was wrong, where is the good customer service? Maybe I'll get more respect if I order like how they treat their customers. Updated: as I was eating my bun, I found a strip of foil in the bun. read more

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service is bad, food is not tasty, and staff is the worse. This place should of been closed a long time ago.

I have been having mixed feelings about this place recently. I have been going to this place for years and it has alway been my go to place for Asian bakeries especially birthday cakes. But lately some of the items have not been good. The egg tart and sesame balls are still delicious and I have no complaints. They are just the way I like them. The single cake slices and chicken sandwich I had was not good at all. The cake was dry and the fruit in the center of the cake between the layers was not fresh at all. The chicken sandwich tasted old like the chicken was bad so I just ate the bun with the mayo. I have gotten it here many times over the last few years but the last two times has been disappointing. Hope they fix this problem because I am only going to give it one more try. read more

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Great place to get affordable Chinese pastries. I usually get the sesame ball. If you are looking for great fresh pasties, this is the spot. Be sure to get there early for the best selection. read more

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Now known as Happy Star Bakery. Statement verified by my photo taken July 16, 2012. A local Chinese bakery. They hone most standard staples of Cantonese baked goodies. Recent visit for buns tepid to MEH quality but surely is no Taipan Bakery. Happy Star Bakery does not piqued my interest. read more

Happy Star Bakery Corp - Now known as Happy Star Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - New York, New York

This is my favorite takeout spot in all of Chinatown, possibly in all of NYC. Note that this place consists of a bakery (on the right side) and a hot food restaurant (with four to five stools for seating, on the left side). The value and efficiency cannot be beat. Bakery: My go-to pastry is the taro bun ($1), which, when warm and fresh, is so soft in the brioche-like bun and comes with a generous amount of sweet taro paste. The crumbly sugar top (similar to what is found in the pineapple buns) give it extra texture. They have most of the other buns that are found in Chinese bakeries, such as roasted pork, red bean paste, and coconut buns as well as egg tarts. I also like their fried chestnut cakes (made with agar for a jelly-like texture) and fried taro cakes (nian gao). While I generally avoid sweetened drinks, a good variety of novel teas and juices with chia seeds, tapioca pearls, sago, etc. are also available. Their prices are competitive with other establishments. Restaurant: So many options! The options range from dimsum options (e.g. steamed dumplings, changfeng, shiu mai, etc.), Western breakfast options (e.g. toast for $1), to vegetable sides and meals with rice (chicken and mushroom for $2.95 is particularly good), and much, much more. The service is fast and efficient. Even though they've priced slightly recently, the food is still a great value and as good as what you'd find at other Chinese restaurants for cheaper. The location right by the F stop is also prime and an easy stop on the way to work. read more

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This place is great! Extremely affordable little cakes, sandwiches, and coffee. For a few months I lived in Asia and I totally forgot how much I loved the little sandwiches you could get from 7-11s on the corner and this place totally itches that scratch. read more

Caught sight of this bakery as I boarded my bus back home so I grabbed some baked goods for my 4 hour bus ride. Typical lil Chinese bakery. Got dan tat (egg tart), ham and cheese bun (meant to grab ham and corn, oops), sponge cake, taro bun, and pineapple bun. My (white) boyfriend got a croissant and a banana pound cake. We enjoyed everything! Best part! All this cost about $7-8. Almost every bread/pastry is $1, tax included. If I had more cash, I probably would have bought one of every type of bread haha. Strongly recommend the egg tart. My favorite out of everything I tried. So yummy. English is not a strong point, but the workers were very friendly and did their best to make suggestions in English as my boyfriend only speaks English. The signs on the items are in English AND Chinese, so even if you can't communicate well with them, the captions are pretty self-explanatory. Tip: Cash only! No place to sit as it's a small place. read more

You might miss this hole in the wall establishment if you are not looking for them. I even forget about this place unless I am actively looking for a bakery. However, if you need a cheap cheap bite of bakery, this is a great place to stock up. This establishment won't have the number of variety that other bakery offers, but it has all the main options. red bean, coconut, sponge, dried pork, and etc. All of the buns are around $ 1 which screams a bargain as other bakery are charging at least twice as much. If you need to make a bakery run- this is the spot. As usual with any bakery spots- go early in the morning for the hot and fresh goods. The other time to go is before closing as you might get a good deal. The bakery could of easily raise the price on their buns but I do support establishment that are for the community/locals/everyday workers. read more

The lady is rude as hell! Me and my family came here because we were hungry touring Brooklyn. We asked the lady for a lemon cake but changed our mind to 2 lemon cakes. The lady screamed at us with a FULL ATTITUDE. She proceeded to grab our money in a RAGE and you can tell the tension. She also yelled (very loudly) at us AGAIN with an annoyed tone. She looked at us as if she wanted us to go very quickly. Maybe she doesn't like brown people idk. My family felt UNWELCOMED and wanted to yell at her. We were so shocked about this unprofessional behavior, we just mumbled "she is rude" as she counted our money. We were nice with the lady, why can't she be nice to us?! When the other Asians came by speaking Mandarin/ Cantonese she was very respectful. Maybe see doesn't like Indians who knows. Wow, just wow. The prices of the food are good but the attitude will make you say, NOT WORTH IT. Don't come here if you can't deal with yelling and RUDENESS!!! read more

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This place is a hidden gem with unbeatable prices. It is split into two store fronts - one bakery and one for food menu. It is a one stop shop. I picked up turnip cake, tea eggs, mantous, and soy milk. Also seems to be a neighborhood favorite. I stopped by in the morning and there was a line to get in (since the shop is quite small too. read more

I happened to pass by here on the way to the bus station right next to it, and I got a red bean pineapple bun. It was $1, but it wasn't super great. The bread was chewy, but the red bean inside was really weird because it was oddly wet. I feel like they took regular red bean and diluted it with water or some other substance; I was not a fan. read more

This review is based on the one item I tried - the egg tarts. I stopped here for dessert after a dim sum lunch across the street. I love egg tarts and have tried many throughout Chinatown. There was one package of two left at Happy Star when I got there, and it was a little crushed, which made it a little tricky to eat, but wow - these egg tarts were sensational! The custard was smooth and perfectly sweetened. The tart was flaky and a little crispy, as if it had just been made. Truly an outstanding egg tart. read more

Popped in for a quick bubble tea after a satisfying breakfast of soup noodles and fried dumplings at Lam Zhou and was thoroughly unimpressed. The combination of slushy smoothie made with lychee-flavored powder and overcooked tapioca pearls with displeasing chewiness failed to win me over. You'll save a dollar or two relative to more well-known boba joints in Chinatown, but I'd rather shell out the dough for a drink that's... well, drinkable. Perhaps their dried pork buns are the real winner here? read more

Stopped by Sun Light before getting on one of the chicken buses http://www.yelp.com/biz/new-century-travel-new-york#hrid:kTAmoPOfty4EOL_gIMTU2Q in Chinatown and it delivered. I really just needed a tiny bit of food - and no beverages, in order to dehydrate myself further for the 4.5 hour trip (in order to NOT use the bathroom on board) - and picked up a "shrimp dumpling," a mysterious deep-fried ball supposedly filled with shrimp, for 99 cents. Me: I'll have one of those. Sun Light Lady: Just one? Me: Just one. Sun Light Lady: Anything else? Me: No. Sun Light Lady: You sure? Me: I'm sure. I really can't be sure whether the deep-fried ball was filled with shrimp or slow-cooked paper-boxes or something else, but it was definitely deep-fried and worth every bit of the dollar bill I traded-in for it. read more

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This place is so cute and they are always so sweet. The food is really good for any time of day. It makes me want to come back all the time.

Been coming here for many years. This establishment is split into two eateries. The left side serves hot Chinese fast food and the right side is a Chinese bakery. Their hot foods are for the most part ok. It's sometimes a hit or miss with the quality or freshness. Their hot food prices are super cheap so you'll see a lot of locals and working class customers. There's stuff you can get for $2. Their bakery stuff is solid. They have roast pork buns, pineapple buns and all of the goodies you'll usually see in Chinese bakeries. Service there is a bit ehh but that's how most Chinese places are. The prices are so cheap you can treat people like crap and they will still come back! Not saying that their staff does this, just making a point. At 7PM everyday there is a long line out the door because all of their buns go on sale for 3 for $1. Chinese locals will look to stock up. Overall a solid bakery. read more

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Below average for a Cantonese bakery. Pork buns are mostly fat, not meat. Pineapple bun is okay. I'd recommend this if you have no other options, it'll do the job. read more

Great small bakery on the East Broadway and Essex street area in Chinatown. The cakes and cookies there are cheap, fresh and not too sweet. Items are labeled with a date. Most Saturdays you"ll find a small lines for the cash register and customers who make huge purchases for their business or family. The egg tarts sell fast, so get them before 1PM. Cash preferred, otherwise credit card payments have a small fee charged. read more

Just passed this on the way to the subway on a chilly night and I was so cold that I needed a hot drink. Behold! -- I find this little gem. I enter this hole in the wall that sells Chinese cookies, bread, and drinks. My boyfriend got the honeydew drink that had jelly and basil seeds and he loved it. I ordered a hk style milk tea for less than $2. The tea flavor was strong but it could be a little more sweet. I can't complain though cause the prices of this place deserves the heart eyes emoji. read more

This is for breakfast. Quite funny, same thing happened to me as another reviewer. I went for breakfast and I wanted F. Guess what? They told me they only A-C. So I picked C, the lady yelled at me about what kind of noodles, I was like just go with whatever and the toast for C had butter instead of strawberry Jam. Uhhh.. if its just butter toast, you could just indicate it on the menu? Anyways, the bread for the toast was dry and close to stale. The instant noodles, egg and spam was bland. Not much flavor and the tea was bland too. Pass on breakfast. Why am I even giving it three stars even, despite getting yelled at? The bake goods at the bakery are not bad, service seems nicer there? I like their Jin deui, its usually good. Pretty sure Cash only read more

One work to describe this place CHEAP. The food was CHEAP, quality was CHEAP, price was CHEAP, the service CHEAP, and the way they make it was CHEAP. Usually i wouldn't count service in my review unless I am paying tip for it, but this is really unacceptable.There no point in waiting in line because they take people order randomly. So basically you have to scream what you want at them to get their attention. Being quite and wait patiently won't get you anywhere in this place I order Set C Breakfast which was instant noodle w/ ham and egg, strawberry toast and milk tea for $3.75. Instead of strawberry toast like stated i got butter toast. Everything but the instead noodle and milk tea was pre made. The egg was pre made, the ham was pre made, the toast was pre made. As for the instant noodle they basically open the package crack the instant noodle in halves, put it in a container then dump hot water in it, drain it and put pre made msg soup. The lady put my container in the sink due to lack of space. I almost left without taking the food. Process of the instant noodle took less then then min. I almost left You can guess how it taste right. The bread for the toast was dry and close to stale. The instant noodle was still hard and raw like eating it right out of the package. The milk tea was too bland. I wouldn't eat again even if you pay me read more

Excellent cheung fun for the price. They also have some Dim Sum dishes. The bakery next door has usual Chinese bake goods. Their roast pork buns and bread are excellent. read more

You can get decent cheung fun (dim-sum style rice noodle rolls) for cheap here. Any kind of cheung fun you want, whether it is topped with Chinese sausages, dried shrimps, sausages, ham and corn, roast pork, or just plain! They ask you whether or not you want scallions, by the way, which is a must! And just to warn you, you may be repulsed when you first look at it, but it's actually quite delicious! I especially like the one with roast pork. Mmmm. My other absolute favorite is the do see (condensed milk toast). It is the best thing ever. Definitely not something that your heart will like, but yeah. Other items are, again, cheap and typical Hong Kong fast food, so if you like Hong Kong fast food, you'll like most of the items here. Also, walk over literally right next door (same company, but exclusively a bakery) and get a milk tea or typical baked goods! FYI: Name changed to Happy Star Bakery Corp. read more

On my quest to explore all the Chinese breakfast spots Happy Star was my 3rd spot. Small and limited in space to eat (only 3 seats at a very shallow bar by the window) is compensated by the speed of service. Staff here speak toisan and mandarin but their Cantonese is eh. Be prepared to practice your patience. Prices are competitive to all the other spots nearby. I ordered a spam and egg Mei fun noodle in soup and grabbed an order of pot stickers (already prepped on the counter) for an extra dollar totaling to $6.25 not bad. read more

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