We went here after seeing it listed in a self-guided food tour of Flushing. We got here late morning, but they were already out of a lot of items. We ended up getting a lemon raisin roll and a sweet roll. Both were fine, but nothing to celebrate. The prices were very low, however. It's definitely not a place where you can sit and eat, or that you would even want to, so be prepared take everything to go. Fine, but I'm guessing there are a few better bakery options nearby. read more

Several things I like about Maxin. Their name in Chinese is named after my mother, their bao are tasty, prices are pretty good and location is convenient on Main St at 37th Ave. Their main competition is Tai Pan, at the other end of the block and Fay Da with locations all over the place. Maxin's prices are better, taste is about the same, but Tai Pan & Fay Da have better variety and are usually more crowded. There are 2 other Maxin locations on Main St, a smaller store next to Popeye's at Roosevelt Ave and a newer, larger one at Franklin Ave, where I believe they do most of the baking. Typically, I will load up on my standard selection of bao: Roast Pork, Ham & Egg, Hot Dog, Bacon Scallion Hot Dog, Egg Custard Pineapple, Pork Floss, etc. I like to bring them to work for breakfast to go with my tea. If you don't eat them the same day, the bao reheat in the microwave very well, but you have to eat them right then or they will turn rubbery, like any gluten flour bread. They also have steamed bao and frozen dumplings & bao that you can make at home. I don't know why they don't serve hot dumplings, which is something I would try. I will also get a HK milk tea or coffee to go and drink it while waiting on line for the bus; hot in the winter and iced in the summer. read more

Everything looked great in there. I had the sweet corn bread which was delicious!! I was surprised by how great the bread tasted! It was chewy and just perfect amount of sweetness in the bread. read more

Keepin it real out here in Downtown Flushing A while ago, we filmed an ultimate chinese pastries guide and ordered bake goods from a few bakeries near Main St. We actually looked at all of them and ordered just from a few and this was one of them. The place was pretty inviting and customer service was good. Didn't give me a hard time with my camera and the staff were very helpful answering questions as well. Solid bakery if this is your thing. read more

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I went to this location for the 1st time today & I got the Mango Mousse Cake ($2.75) This cake is pretty firm. The gel layer on top was esp hard to cut through. I do like how it doesn't break easily though. It's pretty sweet & also more firm compared to the 1 from Fay Da Bakery. It's also bigger then the 1 from Fay Da Bakery. When it comes to taste I prefer less sweet so I do still prefer the Mango Mousse Cake from Fay Da Bakery over this one. read more

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Sometimes, my family will come here to buy steamed buns. The place happens to be close to the Charles B. Wang medical center. The prices might not be cheaper thatn the nearby competitors. read more

Typical Chinese bakery with many baked goods and pastries available. Just name one and they should have it. Check it out! The baked goods are moist and fluffy, especially in the early morning. I usually get the lemon bun whereas he gets the dried pork bun. As Agnes in Despicable Me loves to say, "It's so fluffy, I'm gonna die!" ***Our favorite is the COFFEE! The coffee is rich, strong, and satisfying. I usually do not drink coffee in Chinese bakeries, but this one is an exception. Other Chinese coffee places are simply incomparable! Try it and you'll get my drift, for real. =P Note: No sales at night. Fair enough, what is listed is what you get. read more

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Happy affordable bao. Come early though otherwise they will run out. Other things are also great there!

Nice local, no frills bakery. Solid, though limited baked goods selection and flavorful and always hot coffee. Crowd tends to be older. They also do a big lotto business! read more

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It's a confusing bakery because it doesn't look like a bakery. - The sign outside is labeled dumplings. - The front of the shop is a place to sell lottery tickets. - Pre-wrapped Maxin baked goods are located in the middle, with some seating. - Handmade dumplings are in the back. I haven't tried it yet. Don't know if they can speak English. Overall, I do like Maxin's buns. Cheap, tasty, and grab-and-go. It's a quick breakfast. read more

I'm so glad that I found a place with fresh steamed buns. Some other bakeries run out, but I was there at 5:00PM and there were plenty. The huge, huge pork bun comes out a steamed housing. You'll need tongs to handle this hunk of hot white bread. Be careful as you attempt to slip this monster into a wax paper. Inside, the pork is quite porky and meaty instead of the sweet char sui that I expected. I love both types, but this savory version is an interesting take on things. Larger than the size of my fist, it goes for $1.10 For $1.50, you can get a mango smoothie. I was happy to see that the lady threw in an actual slice of mango in a blender with ice and some fruit syrup. On my commute, I'll definitely stop by more it is the closest bakery to the buses and 7 train. One still can't forget how ridiculously cheap this "pick me up" is. read more

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Quiet, not overcrowded. But only takes cash and they were mopping he floor while we were looking. The egg tarts also have no flavor read more

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Best Chinese bakery in Flushing (or NYC, even). Hands Down!! This is my favorite breakfast-to-go spot on my morning commute. Catch the sugared Almond braid bread early when it's hot from the ovens! Pair with a simple + classic tea with milk (ask for less sugar). Perfect morning. They are so organized and tidy here, and the staff is amiable but never over-friendly. They might even call you "leng3 neoi2" (pretty girl) when they take your order :-) read more

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GREAT Chinese Bakery unpretentious, cool! You really get a flavor of local Flushing here in the morning. The neighborhood businessmen will come here with their newspapers to enjoy their pastries and buns which are baked here on premises. Previously, this place was twice the size with a seating area which was very large. Now it's just 5 tables, no problem you can get to know your neighbors. This place has a steam cabinet for hot pork buns. The lottery tickets which are sold here are very popular. It can get very busy here with the line to the door in the AM. commuter rush. The the coffee here is absolutely fresh, strong and delicious ,for a regular cup of coffee this place has it hands down. Get one of their chewy ,fluffy delicious buns or Pastries and sit at one of the nice tables and you're in for a rest from the hubbub of metro Flushing. This place was nicely air-conditioned today and was a respite from the crushing heat and humidity outside today, 100°. Thank you Maxim Bakery, your coffee was great & your pastries were freshly made in the back. I'm chilling JIM D. read more

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everyone be warned about this place. I came here a few times to grab some buns and bread while on the run to work but you MUST check what you are buying. 3 times I found a dead insect inside the bag on the bottom of the bao. GROSS! I couldn't show the workers because I was at work in the city already. Also please check the bread loaves before purchasing. some of them had green mold on it already. so turned off read more

I had their taro bubble tea and IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. Do yourself a favor and get bubble tea from across the street at any bubble tea spot, not bakery. The taro tea was extremely watery and it was clear that they used powder, as the powder was not even properly mixed in. There was powder floating on top and the tea was slightly clear and not milky at all. The bubbles were hard and unpleasant to eat. Definitely not QQ like typical bubbles are. The worst part is, they think they can charge $3.75 for a Large like any bubble tea shop for this piece of crap. If it was like $2.50, then I could justify the quality. But to charge the same price as any other bubble tea shop is ridiculous. Never ever get bubble tea here. Bakeries are bakeries for a reason, not bubble tea shops. read more

Wow--stumbled upon this little bakery just walking around! All kinds of Chinese pastries, both savory and sweet, flank this small bakery. Then there's the jackpot: the case with steamed meat buns! The door was flecked with moisture droplets and the scent that wafted out when it was opened...heaven! My mother was generous enough to give me a bite of her Chinese sausage bun. Oh yeah... Also, everything is incredibly cheap--practically all of the Chinese pastries are under $2 each (as are the steamed buns). There are a myriad of hot and iced drinks (some that include lychees and jelly) as well. I had an almond coffee (no sugar) with my dessert and it was like drinking marzipan. LOVE. My dessert? What they called a 'green tea rice cake.' I'm going to call it 'Chinese mochi.' The mochi was soft and flavorful, with a just-barely-sweetened center of green tea flavored cream inside. I adore places like this. Ah NY, so many reasons to come back... read more

You really can't go wrong with Chinese baked good from Maxin. Your typical bakery format, where you pick up a tray and tongs and take your pick from the clear plastic bins lining the walls of the store. The baked pork buns and pineapple buns we got here were cheap and delicious. Couple tables were available to sit and enjoy a bun or two. Be prepared - cash only. read more

I like this place, it serves solid sago pearl tea, and has quite a few pastries to choose from. Came here on a cold Saturday afternoon and really it was nice to just get out of the cold. We also had a chinese custard pie, which was the best I had in a long time. There's not much ambience here, but hey we are in Flushing. read more

I love a good hot dog bun and these guys make a fairly good rendition. Good pastry and good hot dog-to-bun ratio. So there ya go...

I usually come here in the morning to grab a bun and some milk tea. The two morning ladies are usually super fast, which helps me since I'm always running late. I like how the buns are individually wrapped and displayed so you can just grab them. I'm actually not a big fan of the milk tea here. It has some strange after tastes. But it's right next to the train and they're fast. read more

This bakery is pretty sweet! I came here one morning and it was like a flashback to my childhood days in Oakland, CA Chinatown. The long hall way with a counter and buns lining the shelves, and the old Chinese men sitting around (away from each other to not look too friendly I guess) drinking their one cup of coffee they'll have in front of them for the next few hours. I decided to join them with a pork and vegetable and a chicken bun with some Vita Soy milk. It cost me $3.20. $1 for the VitaSoy, and a $1.10 for each bun. WTF. I was so full I couldn't eat all of it. The pork and vegetable buns were in a sort of steaming locker in the front of the store where you can grab them with tongs and put them in small bags. They were pretty good! I would definitely come back to try some of their other buns and the dumplings they're cooking up in the back! read more

I had ordered dumplings from the shop in the back a while back but skipped over this place. Today, I went back and was surprised to see that they had the same baked goods as every other Chinese bakery but sold them for $0.80. I know I'm sounding super cheap here but I usually buy two pastries for breakfast and lunch for $1.25 a piece. Cut that down to 80 cents and you're saving a lot over the days...weeks...months. Go to this place at around 7:15PM if you want some discounted sushi. A person will be selling them outside the actual store. read more

Good standard bakery and very cheap. A great place for aa quick bun or dumpling. I was most impressed with its authenticity as a Chinese bakery. read more

What's especially great about this bakery is its location--most of the bakeries are further down on roosevelt and closer to the subway station. The location is close to where I live so I pass it often when I am coming from the center of Flushng (Main St) ish. A lot has changed since it opened-for a while it served hot food (that 4 choices and rice deal) and now it serves sushi and theres even a dumpling place in the back. They offer the usual selection of chinese buns and pasteries. The fluffy yellow cupcake like bun I always get always tastes airy and fresh. The space is open and clean and never crowded. Things don't get restocked though so by 7pm-only 50% of the baked goods are left. read more

Staffs here are rude and disorganized. More than one time they would put napkin on top of your coffee. Guess what all the napkins are soaked with coffee. When i ask for more napkin they would give you an attitude. If they have some common sense and have done the done correctly I wouldn't be asking for more napkins. Their prices cost slightly more than the other bakeries yet the taste and quality isn't better.. I've tried most of their drinks and pastries and their all mediocre or gross. The pastries isn't all that fresh either. Their pork chop bun was absolutely disgusting! read more

This little bakery has consistently been making fresh bread every time I visited . I've never had a stale or unfluffy pastry here ! One of the few places that has good mantou ! Highly recommend the lemon puffy pastry bun read more

My brother lives near here, since he's like 20-25 min from in White Plains, NY. We stumbled upon it, its got couple locations, this one was on the corner. I love their Coconut paste bun, one of the best I've had. All bakeries make it differently , they use creamy paste, not coconut shredded, or other stuff , it had a coconut flavor, but was filled inside ..not just small portion. You can get a tray grab what you want yourself, bring it up to register. I love going to Flushing, just so I can pick up some .Great one !!. read more

This was my fav place to grasp some egg tarts when I live in Stony Brook Long Island. They are fluffy and sweet, not over sweet. They got many stores near Flushing. So after parking my car, I can usually get in and bought some tarts. read more

I only tried the coffee and I loveee it. Something about the flavor just makes it so delicious and it's not acidic/bitter. It's super cheap too, I think small goes for 1.10 and medium goes for 1.60 (cheaper than starbucks and dunkin!) read more

What f is that , I have to say that shit, this morning I went to this bakery store was not busy , I asked one steam bun $1 after I had pay the bill and also asked the cashier for one more paper bag .you know you know how was she answer to me ,wtf she just said "why u need so much bags,paper bags need money ,wtf is that "I was thinking u stupid , I asked for paper bag for keep steam bun warm .but I didn't say it. Cuz I don't want angry with any stupid ppl. Thats why come to yelp to say this bakery store was terrible cuz they just hire stupid working there SO BAD ATTITUDE ! read more

I work in Flushing on the weekends and my coworkers and I usually get breakfast here since it's nearby and cheap. One of our favorites is the hotdog and scallion bun. It's greasy as heck but it's flavorful and filling. I personally also like the steamed chicken bun but some may not like the fact that there's a decent amount of dough around the meat. The bacon roll is also pretty decent. If you're lucky and get these items when they're fresh, this place can't be beat for a good, filling, quick, and cheap breakfast. read more

I really wouldn't criticize anyone but how hard it is to bake a descent cake???got a cake for a birthday party last week n I can't believe that they still make those age old tasteless cakes with bitter food colors on it... Was a disaster... It was suppose to be a fruit cake but it's was less of fruit n more of break part... With fruits not so good in taste.. Grapes were too sour n it has pink giant roses on it which which tasted bitter n made it impossible to to swallow the iceing...break part was not so spongy either... Every single person in the party made a face! read more

Typical Chinese bakery that is convenient for a quick breakfast when you're on your way to the subway. Their baked goods are always freshly made when I stop by in the morning, but what keeps me coming here is the customer service. It's rarely hard to find Flushing workers that would take the time to greet you or even simply say "Thank You". The ladies that work here are always so sweet! read more

Poor service. I have had several experiences of being next in line and overlooked for an Asian customer behind me in line. Cultural or ignorant? I'll never know because I am tired of the bad service and won't return. Please educate your staff. read more