85 degree cafe is like the standard for me when it comes to Taiwanese bakery. There are other standalone bakeries that have certain items that are better but 85 degrees has your staples and they're all reliable and taste pretty good. I like their milk buns, cocoa bun, egg tarts, and their drinks are pretty good as well. Their app is not the best but worth it if you go often enough to get points for free items. I think the staff at this location are friendlier than the others that I've been to in Houston, but their selection is not as good as the Bellaire location for sure. They sell out of popular items fairly often. And I went an hour before closing once because I happen to be in the area, there's almost no bakery items left by then. Good to know that it's selling out by the end of the day because that means it's fresh, but I wish they were better about restocking popular items at least midday. Overall, solid and reliable choice for Taiwanese bakery. read more

85°C is named for the thought that 85°C is the optimal temperature for brewing espresso. This Taiwanese chain is known for their delicious coffees, teas and pastries. Taro rolls. Marble Taro. Brioche. Egg tarts. Milk Buns. Mango Creme Brûlée. My favorite is the Coconut Twist. Sweet bread filled with coconut and raisins and topped with sliced almonds. Grab a cold or hot drink. Add sea salt foam. Their Sea Salt Jasmine Green Tea is so delicious and refreshing. The Thai Tea and Milk Teas are great, too. Sign up for their 85° rewards program for some discounts on their sweet treats. read more

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They had a reopening event so my sister and I went and got a T-shirt, bag and a mug with purchase. Great service and pastries are fresh and delicious. Grabbed a bunch to take to the Zoo to munch on. My to go to drink over there is the grapefruit. read more

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We have visited the Blalock location since they're next to 99 Ranch. According to the app, 85'C is offering 15% off holiday cakes, so on Dec 5, I tried placing a couple of cake orders on for pickup in Pearland on Dec 24 but it kept saying sold out. For several days, I called the Pearland location listed in the app--no answer each time. We were confused because we planned to celebrate with friends who live just 10 minutes from that bakery and really preferred to pick up the cake there. We stopped by the Blalock location and wanted to order in person but picked up in Pearland. The cashier said she didn't know and the manager might know, but he was busy on the phone. After waiting about 15 minutes, the manager finally told us that they couldn't take an order for another location. I then showed both the manager and cashier the Pearland number in the app, and they said they don't know anything. Out of curiosity, I googled the Pearland 85°C and discovered that it doesn't open until January 2026. So the issue isn't the employees--it's poor communication on 85°C corporate's part. If a store isn't open yet, the app should clearly say so (eg Opening January 2026) to avoid wasting customers' time calling a non-existent location. Since Pearland isn't open yet, we ended up placing the order at Blalock. That experience was also surprisingly frustrating. I asked for the ube cream cake, but the cashier kept insisting they only offer holiday cakes.I pointed to the banner that clearly shows the ube cream cake as one of the holiday cakes, but she insisted I hadn't said "holiday ube cream cake." I'm not sure how much more specific I could have been--especially since I had already said the cake was for Christmas Eve pickup. After paying, the cashier handed me a yellow slip and told me to bring it for pickup. She also asked what message I wanted on the cake. I said "Happy Holidays," and she replied that Merry Christmas is already on the cake. I then asked why she woild ask what message I wanted. She said "Oh, well, we can add a little paper with 'Happy Holidays' instead." At that point, I just went with it--I was honestly done dealing with this particular staff member. I'm not sure if she was having a bad day or is new and still learning, but it was unnecessarily frustrating. Overall, the lack of accurate information about the Pearland store and the confusing ordering process made what should have been a simple holiday cake order far more complicated than necessary. read more

I probably visit this location the most compared to others because of its close proximity to 99 ranch, making it easy to walk over after I finish grocery shopping. Small store but has everything you'd expect. I decided to try a drink today and got the sea salt oolong tea. A bit too sweet for me even at 30% sugar. Would've preferred the oolong tea flavor to be more present. On a side note, ordering cakes here is always a seamless process! Highly recommend for parties! read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Sea Salt Oolong Tea - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

Stopped in for groceries at 99 ranch market, ended up leaving & down the road a few minutes and realized I left my water bottle in the cart. Drove back, saved my water bottle, and decided I deserved a treat, so ventured into 85deg Bakery. Inside, although a Saturday, it wasn't crowded so I could easily peruse the selection to decide what I wanted, with a mixture of sweet and savory selections in the clean, brightly lit store. I decided on a strawberry cream cake slice behind the glass. It's a light and airy cake and has a subtle strawberry flavor to the cake. Admittedly the cake was a little dry, so it was helpful they have the cream layers but it could benefit from maybe some jam in there to help with moisture and to enhance the strawberry flavor. The interesting and maybe my favorite part was the pudding like filling right in the middle. Not quite sure what it is but it reminds me of flan and I enjoy that texture. The cake didn't blow me away, but if you want an airy, subtle, not overly sweet cake this'll do read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Strawberry cream cake - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

I was headed to a different coffee shop but passed it up and while going back I remembered this location so I stopped here instead. I love that this location is small. They have all the main things you want and you can get in and out real quick. My Vietnamese coffee was wonderful and I tried the spicy sausage today and it was really good. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Vietnamese Coffee iced - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The pastries are amazing. I got a chocolate chip bowl and fell in love. I got a hot lavender latte and I'm not a sea salt type but I would get it again. So delicious read more

This place is my amazing go to. I always have a sweet tooth and their bread no matter what kind is always reliably so soft and sweet!

85 has been a staple for me ever since I've discovered their Sea Salt Coffee. But today, I decided on trying the Sea Salt Matcha Latte and it didn't disappoint. The sea salt foam mixed into the matcha just made it a super creamy drink, and the regular sweet isn't overly sweet, i'd just maybe go 50% next time. Great color, great matcha flavor and super creamy I'd give it a solid 8.5/10. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - milk bun Sea Salt Matcha Latte ICED LARGE Red Bean Bread - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

I love 85 Bakery in general. I've gone to multiple locations, I love the drinks and pastries, and I've always had good service. I go to this specific location frequently because it opens at 8am and I can grab some goodies for my coworkers and I before going into work. However, I've been frustrated as I've noticed at my recent visits that there are less and less pastries out. Previously I would be able to go in shortly after the store has opened and grab all of the pastries I like, and now at the last 3-4 visits I've had, they'll have only a few pastries out--none of which I want. Of course I don't know if they have their own schedule of which pastries to prioritize going out in the morning, however I feel like there should be more of a selection available if they open at 8am. Otherwise, 85 is always delicious and one of my favorite places to grab a sweet treat! read more

Wow! So many goodies and drinks to be had. There is no seating (as most bakeries do not) but still worth mentioning. Protocol is enter, grab a tray, and fill up on pastries galore. There were prepared cakes and individual desserts on display for the taking. I bought a mango smoothie, caramel pod, a cookie, and a mango delight. The mango delight was not for me. But the mango smoothie, however, was totally delish! All in all, I spent $15.83 as a total for my purchases. They also sell savory pastries and tasties as well. The bakery was super clean, employees were super friendly, and packaging super cute. read more

Located in the same plaza as 99 ranch market. I love coming here to pick up baked goods or a cake. It's best to come before the afternoon hit as a lot of their popular items will run out. My favorites are the choco bun, milk pudding bun, the red bean bread, and their egg tarts. You can also get the egg tarts in a box of six. There's a variety of sweets and savory items. The price point is pretty affordable. They do a great job of restocking until they run out for the day. I also love getting their cake for birthdays. Great size to share and my favorite is the red velvet and tiramisu. There's also a drink menu from coffee, milk tea, and green tea. This is a grab and go kind of place so you won't see any tables to sit at. read more

A lovely chain bakery that has all kinds of Asian pastries and baked goods. Their Vietnamese coffee is only served iced with small ice cubes, so get a big straw. 8/3 they were giving away free keychains with a purchase which were cute! read more

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Great pastries and deserts! The Vietnamese iced coffee is mostly ice bc they use the small chewy cubes but it's tasty. Check out moves fast even when there is a crowd. Small shop but a nice setup read more

I'm not joking when I tell you this is the best bread I've had in years!!! The little lemon muffins are too addictive, they have the perfect consistency it's like biting a cloud. The garlic cheesy bread is mouthwatering. Now let's get serious... the tiramisu cake here has me on a chokehold. When I say I've been going here multiple times a week I almost feel guilty for eating so much bread. It's just that good. You've gotta try it out, trust me. Prices are good and there's good parking. The people here are always kind and check you out quickly. Another thing I love is that they don't flip the iPad and ask for a tip it's just a very relaxing enjoyable experience. As you can tell I couldn't wait to get home and ate some in my car immediately after buying. Only detail is that there's really nowhere to sit, you just grab and go. read more

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Came here around 8:30 am and only about half the bakery items were out. Maybe came too early but that was really disappointing because my favorite item wasn't out wahhhh. But what I did end up getting was good, as always. All the pastries are good so you really can't go wrong! And the latte was good. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

Similar to all 85 degrees, the bread selection here is always nice and there are a lot to choose from. I got a new danish brioche that they had which was good, but I think I still prefer the original brioche loaf. I came specifically to try the pumpkin spice drinks that they had, and the matcha one in particular. I thought that the drink was a little too sweet for me, and the matcha was not strong enough. I also tried the pumpkin spice latte as a coffee, which I enjoyed more, but also found to be a bit too sweet. Next time I will probably ask for 70% sugar! read more

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Great drinks but their large doesn't have a large amount of drink or sinkers:( makes me a bit sad that it was 2/3 filled w ice... I should have gotten a milk tea from Ranch 99 next door for half the price and twice the milk teas. Only thing is 95 got more variety of options so I come here 1:3 the time. If they give more drink than the ice it may be 3/3... so o don't have to ask myself where is my drink and still be thirsty by the time get to Gessner a couple lights down from their store and I'm out of liquid and waiting for the ice to melt so I got water to sip on... 85 & 99 are both grab and go boba places. If they had more of a sit down and bathroom to use too when o need to make a pee-stop (excuse for boba most of the time) I'll stop by here more than Ranch 99 that actually have a bathroom & boba & bakery. Just gimme more of the milk tea and I'll be back more often :) I'll overlook the other short-coming of the store read more

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The service is okay, she needs to smile more often. The same one on the cashier every time I come and visit.

I love 85 bakery, but for some reason every time I come to this location my drinks come out tasting different from the one in Katy & Chinatown. I got the sea salt jasmine milk tea and it was extremely watered down. The service is much faster and kinder than other locations though. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Sea salt jasmine milk tea - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

Such amazing Vietnamese coffee. So strong but perfectly sweet. Nice bakery items and nice staff.

Baked goods in Houston, Texas... When we drove into the parking lot of 99 Ranch I was so happy to see 85° Bakery right next door! I only know of this Bakery because of my friends in Los Angeles. I told Lisa that we should take a look! She had never heard of this Bakery before! We entered the nicely air conditioned shop with enticing displays of pastries and cakes! Inside of the refrigerated section was a really cute bear cake... Next to the delicious looking mango cake! If we ever need a cake or a celebration I will return here and get something yummy and beautiful! I remember that they had some pretty good coffee, too! read more

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THE BEST VIETNAMESE COFFEE!! I've had a lot of Vietnamese coffees and this is hands down the best. It's not too burnt or sweet, just perfect. I also love their grapefruit tea, it's so refreshing! I've also had the sea salt coffee and it was pretty mid. Their strawberry de leche tastes like strawberry milk and was good. Their ube latte was good as well. Their buns are ok but I like their egg tart because it's crispy. read more

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This is one of the best bakeries in town. While on our way to Costco, we decided to have a small stop just to check out this place. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Be it the garlic bread or the cake. Moreover prices are super reasonable. Overall a great place to satisfy your sweet tooth and cravings. Kudos to the team. read more

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My wife and I enjoy 85c and have been to this location many times for years. Recently we went to an 85c in Austin and we have discovered this Houston location is not as great. Compared to other locations, this Houston location really skimps out on the quality. For example, they really under-fill their coffee cruffin. The Austin location fill An appropriate amount of the coffee whipped cream so when you cut the cruffin in quarters, you get a nice amount from top to bottom inside the cruffin. When I cut the cruffin from this location, you get maybe 1/6th of the filling compared to Austin's. It looks pitiful. Their other offerings such as the Taro Buns are undefiled too compared to other locations. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Pitiful amount of filling. Its mostly just bread. - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

i love this place and come all the time. All the desserts are so delicious but my favorite is the hokkaido cream bun. i love that they always put the calories on the tags as well. The cakes are also very delicious. I just don't like how they are typically out of the hokkaido bun. They make a lot of the milk pudding ones but not this one. This place is first come first serve so if you come around 6/7 there's not much of a selection. The boba is very good here too. Service is very fast. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - hokkaido cream - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

WE LOVE 85° BAKERY SO MUCH!!! their matcha collection is literally so good u have to try it if u like matcha and also the spinach danish goes CRAZY like 85° PLEASE publish the filling recipe i would never dream of selling it i just really wanna eat them like often. if there's one thing you do in life, GO TO 85° CELSIUS BAKERY. i swear if there's anything worth coming to houston for it's this. if you held a automatic weapon to my head and asked me for a reason to live, i would tell you about their pastries. PLEASE try the milk tea bun. this is my love letter to 85°. I WILL be back soon. I love you read more

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Sometimes a miss on certain items, but still most convenient location for me. I still come and grab my favorites and drinks come out pretty fast. Most of the time the employees are friendly. They do stop bringing out more baked goods selection towards the evening to avoid wastes. That's the main problem for me because I would come after work and they would not have some selections and won't restock. read more

I'm totally addicted to this place. That's it that's the review! Favorite bakery! Their sea salt teas are my favorite beverage. Blueberry muffin and milk pudding bun are my favorite read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Sea salt oolong tea and spinach danish - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I placed an order by phone with Bee and her customer service was amazing!! She was kind, patient and even made recommendations on which one I should order. I never expect amazing service since I always know I'm picking up milk buns or egg tarts for home/parties! As for the drinks, sea salt series, milk tea with egg pudding and the lemon black tea!! read more

You know what it was when you signed up! They have specials usually on Monday. Always expect a line, long or short, mostly medium length. And if it's short, it will get longer. They run out of egg tarts fast! It's so easy to just try them all. My favorites are the hazel nut muffin, garlic bread, and sea salt coffee. Emphasis on sea salt coffee! I like to shake it and post it on my social media! I like to order some sweets to gift to other people or bring to parties. You really can't go wrong with the egg tarts! They have a good selection for sweets and cake! Enjoy! read more

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That milk bun got me like....! And don't get me started on the egg custard tart. Those things are what dreams are made of. This place had some of the greatest assortments of pastries... aside from Common Bond--but think, way more bang for your buck! A great choice if you live on the west side! YUM! read more

This place had soooo many cool pastries and drinks. I didn't get to try any of them, but I got a smoothie that was great and came out quickly. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Taro smoothie - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

This has got to be my favorite bakery! We love getting the milk buns (especially when they're fresh), and the berry buns! The milk buns used to be my son's favorite, but he has since switched to the berry one. Who can blame him? Recently my husband tried this coffee cake one with chocolate chips on it. OMG. If you're a coffee lover you've gotta try this one!! The filling in it is SO good. I can't wait to go back! We also recently tried the milk tea bun I think it's called? Idk what it was that was in it that made me feel like I needed to eat it at Christmas time. Lol! If that makes sense... so uhhh I won't be eating that one again until Christmas, cause I really didn't care for it right now. Still my favorite place for milk buns though! read more

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This is a smaller location but it still has most of the same delicious selections. I picked up some treats for home and for my client. Their pastries are consistently good at all three locations I have been to. I also ordered an iced Latte which was perfect! I think I'll return to this location because it's not quite as busy as the larger store here in Houston. read more

85°C Bakery Cafe-Blalock - Front of store - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

If anyone were to ask me where my favorite pastries are, I would point them to this place. Very soft and doughy options with a decent selection of delicious flavors. The Marble Taro is probably my favorite. They have savory options too but I've only tried the sweet ones. Great variety overall! The drinks they offer are nothing to write home about, but the options are there. It's a to-go place, if I remember correctly there were no tables inside. The ambiance feels relatively standard. I personally like enjoying my pastries at a nearby park. It's worth mentioning that the service is fast and the prices are reasonable. I highly recommend a visit here if you have a sweet tooth and you enjoy softer pastries with creamy fillings. This place has become one of my guilty pleasures...! read more

I've enjoyed the 85C location in Chinatown so I was very excited to take advantage of this location since it is close to my work. I came in specifically for a Sea Salt Iced Coffee based off the recommendation from a friend (you can also order it hot), and whew boy it did not disappoint! I don't know what is in this coffee, but it is so delicious I cannot help but think I am addicted now. The coffee is very smooth and sweet, so if you aren't a fan of sweet coffee you will want to pass on this option. But don't worry - they have a ton of other options for you! This shop is smaller than the one in Chinatown, but it offers all of the same goodies you come to expect from this chain. The staff here was very friendly as well! read more

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Look what I have found in their taro bao! A plastic strip, this is unacceptable. Please do not buy from any 85c, their have no quality control over their food. I have reported this to USDA. read more

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So I always come here with that girl (BARBIE) Who wants to turn ME from a HE to a SHE It won't be FREE but she's covering the FEE And at least she says I can keep my D She's pretty insistent so I can't DISAGREE She wants all the boys to hit on ME And when I get naked, say "O M G" Before re-enacting my adult DVD I have nothing to base this on, unlike FLEA But she's my princess, and I need to PEE Especially after a Lemon Black TEA Or a King Grapefruit as deep as the SEA The clientele here are BOURGEOISIE And they consume more pastries than the HPD But when it comes to Boba, I've earned my DEGREE And you need to come and try it at 85C WHAT What to eat: Egg Tarts (hot). Guava Cheese Strudel. Brioche. What to fruity drink: Lemon Black Tea w tapioca. King Grapefruit Black Tea if they'll make it (they won't). King Grapefruit Green Tea, not as good as the black. What to milky drink: Sea Salt Iced Coffee. Sea Salt Iced Caramel Coffee. Sea Salt Black Tea. Also great to eat: Choco Bun. Taro Swirl. Coconut Tart. Not as good: Coffee Bread. Regular Milk Tea. Anything with green tea. Marble Taro. Red Bean Bread. Similar products and standards to the legendary location down in Chinatown, but with a few differences. This one is way smaller and there's hardly anywhere to sit, in fact it often doesn't have any seating available. Some of the employees here are super nice, but one of the managers and several of the other employees have a major attitude problem - and if that particular manager is on shift then you could end up with a sour and salty experience like I did when I asked for black tea with my king grapefruit. If you've read my other 85 reviews, you know I'm forever on a quest to find an 85 that will make my King Grapefruit with Black Tea instead of Green. It's a very easy substitution and they mostly refuse. So far only *one* location made it for me and it was amazing. *1 location made it for me *3 others agreed to make it, and then their co-worker or manager told them no you can't *a few other locations were very nice about it but said no *several locations were very nasty about it, and said no This location falls into the 2nd, 3rd and 4th category, depending on who I asked. Anyway, moving on. At least all of the products are usually up to the same delicious standard as the ones in Bellaire, hence the good rating. However, because this place is wayyy smaller and less busy than the one on Bellaire, the products are often not quite as fresh. So I have never had piping-hot gooey custard Tarts here - they are usually cold. For these reasons, despite the excellent quality of products I will give them 4 instead of 5, and if they can start making the drink like I want it then I will raise them to a five. Low down on the drinks: - Lemon Black Tea is heaven. Get it with tapioca. Subtle and not too sweet. Tastes homemade. Perfect. - King Grapefruit is a huge grapefruit in a huge cup with delicious black tea (if they go off menu for you, but they won't), or mediocre green tea, excellent with boba. - Sea Salt drinks are heaven. All these are iced, not hot. The Coffee, Caramel Coffee, and Black Tea are all addictive and divine with Sea Salt and Boba, but the Caramel Coffee is the winner and is the must try drink at 85. Conclusion: Order the Caramel Sea Salt Iced Coffee. If you love lemon or grapefruit, order those with black tea. And as for the pastries: - The Egg Tart is pure heaven. When it's piping hot, it's the greasiest and one of the tastiest on the whole planet. It's not good for you, but then neither is unprotected frolicking with strangers on vacation in the third world and that never stopped you now did it. - Brioche looked like it'd be all hype, but it is as dreamy as people say it is. - Choco Bun and cookies are good - Guava Cheese Strudel is divine, much better than it sounds, may be the low key best pastry (see what I did there I'm so trendy) Some of the other stuff isn't as good, so I'd stick to my recs if I were you, or at least try a few of those along with the rando stuff you pick out which may or may not be good/bad. Conclusion: Get an Egg Tart when hot, get a Guava Cheese Strudel and a Brioche* *sponsored by actress Juliette "Brioche" Binoche.** **Scotsmen don't like to wait long for their Brioche, whereas The English? Patient. So come and get some at 85 DEGREE It's easier than learning your ABC It's easier than counting One Two THREE It's easier than being gay in PARIS Than France being invaded by GERMANY Than Cochran declaring you're NOT GUILTY And getting the DA to accept your PLEA It's cheaper than Barbie's hourly FEE It's easier than bribing a FIFA REFEREE It's cheaper than Barbie on a SPENDING SPREE And every bite is more than one CALORIE It'll make you get larger, I GUARANTEE And all that TEA will make you run and PEE And if you have $$$$ you can go on ME But it'll be worth it, or my name's not BAMBI Come and get some at 85 C WHAT read more

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