I've been buying mooncakes from them for 10+ years. Authentic taste, great ingredients, and super helpful service. Thank you!

Well, there are certainly better bakeries out there! However, you probably came inside not for the food but the cultural experience, right? If you're looking for a bakery that seems clean and well organized, you've gone to the wrong place. The bakery is overwhelmingly busy, like it should remind you of your grandmother's home full of weird decorations and stuff that litter the shelves that should have been thrown out long ago. Photos of a visiting former president decorate the walls behind the counter. Baked goods are labeled with handmade signs. There are melted chocolates in piles of their own hardened, sweetened messy puddle of its own messy pool of dark brown behind the glass counter. Coconut cakes, almond cookies, moon cakes adorn the shelves. We purchased the red bean sticky rice to take home with us and it tasted alright. Prices seem reasonable. It is San Francisco after all, home of exorbitant housing prices. read more

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The moon cakes be salted egg yolks or red bean or other assortment of moon cakes. Maybe in the future I will try to order some of those varieties of moon cakes. read more

We came here literally after we finished our dim sum brunch at the City View Restaurant, and my friend was super duper disappointed with the steamed custard buns that he got from the restaurant because the custard had a grainy texture rather than the supposed creamy texture. Therefore, I decided take my friend to try the custard buns from Eastern Bakery. First of all, of course, it was so much cheaper from this bakery than from a sit down restaurant, but I'd have to say the steamed custard bun from this Eastern Bakery was so very much better than that we had from the restaurant! The custard was creamy and the size of the bun was super huge. And the price was only $1.70, or something in that vicinity. My only non-positive comment on the bun was that the steamed bread itself was a bit close-textured and dense, and I thought it could've been fluffier. read more

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The coconut custard buns were delicious, not being familiar with them I took a bite expecting custard filling. There was none, but the texture was so fresh, soft and silky that I didn't mind at all! I would definitely order them again. I am not a fan of red bean paste, and have not tasted one single moo cake that I have ever liked! This time I opted for lotus moon cake, and was very surprised at how much I enjoyed this! It was a soft outer shell and a very well blended filling! The pastry was still very warm when we got it and I'm sure had a lot to do with the texture and pleasing tongue feel! It is a very heavy, dense pastry that is very heavy! We were so glad we got to try these fresh! The Dan tat was sooo warm and creamy, but I make these myself and was left longing for the classic vanilla flavor that in my opinion wasn't quite there. The crust was very soft and buttery though! It was a great substitute from homemade! Now, what didn't make the photo was the pineapple pork bun, LET ME TELL YOU!!!! We were just going to taste this on our walk to North Beach, that didn't happen! It was a nice yeasty roll that was, you guessed it fresh and warm! The meat inside was nice and soft and although we saw no pineapple the flavor was ever present!!! It was easily a meal sized street snack for one person the total cost was like $1.10 for this pork bun! I plan to buy a few!!! My only disappointment was that fresh pastries usually last a day or two, and these didn't! They worked well dunked in coffee and tasted ok leftover, but would only make sure to buy enough for immediate consumption! read more

Eastern Bakery - Coconut custard buns (top), louts moon cake (round scalloped edged middle, Dan tat egg custard (bottom right pie looking pastry) - Bakeries Near Me - San Francisco, California

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This is the place for a piece of that oldtime San Francisco favorite, Blum's Coffee Crunch Cake. We used to get it whenever we were downtown shopping. In the pink palace that was Blum pinkness that was Blum's surrounding us, their CC cake was always the last purchase before heading home. So the point I'm getting around to is that the Coffee Crunch Cake from Eastern Bakery is the most like what I remember from Blum's: real coffee flavor in the crispy crunch and light spongy cake that yet still has some body, all held together with the coffee whipped cream between layers. A sweet (but not too sweet) coffee-flavored, creamy spongy bit of dessert decadence. I have tasted the other CC cake version. Pale by comparison. Really. The gloved ladies who lunched at Blum's in its heyday would approve of Eastern Bakery's version. read more

This bakery has been around for a million years. It's where my mother-in-law, who grew up in Chinatown would go as a kid. We enjoyed the bo lo bao (Pineapple bun) and the bbq pork buns here. The dan tat was fine, but not as good as Golden Bakery. A wonderful neighborhood gem. read more

Maybe dim sum isn't their thing, but we bought steamed chicken buns here and they were barely edible. The worst I've ever had. The bread was stale and hard as a rock. The chicken had the look and consistency of jerky - dry and hard - with some rubbery bits. We took a couple of bites and threw out the rest. On top of that, they were about $1 more each than most places, even the great ones like Good Mong Kok and Wing Sing. read more

One of our talents was sweet enough to bring some goodies to work from Eastern Bakery on Friday, October 28th. Since I had just had lunch, I thought, this would be the perfect dessert! We had a box of Dan Tats (egg custard tarts) and some mini Mooncakes. I had to have one of each! The dan tats were creamy yet firm and the crust, super buttery and flaky! So good! My only critique would be, they were a touch too sweet. But my sweet tooth didn't mind it much. I can only eat so much mooncake since it's so dense. These were a good size. The one I had was filled with lotus seed paste with no egg. I'm not a huge fan of the ones with egg, so I was happy. The texture and sweetness level were good as well. I adore dan tats, so I'm glad I was finally able to try Eastern Bakery! read more

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They have cheap buns for about $1.50 per bun. There's a sign of all the different flavors and I had the pork bun which was available in steamed and baked varieties (I got it baked). Overall it was okay, it's not exactly amazing food, but I didn't really enter the shop for amazing food. It's cheap, the people there are mostly friendly, and it's pretty tasty for a quick bite. They are cash only though, so make sure you hit the ATM before hand! read more

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Got their mooncake with lotus and salted egg yolk and it was as delicious as people talk about. Also got coffee crunch cake slice but I found it to be extra sweet for my taste. Their cocktail bun was also lovely. Can avoid the sesame fried ball with black bean paste, found it to be way too greasy and there wasn't enough filling to even fill half of the ball. Went on a Friday morning, it does get crowded very soon, so plan ur trip accordingly. read more

Best mooncakes in the US. We mail order a bunch every August Moon. I just had to check out their storefront when I visited SF. Did not disappoint. Very old school place and proprietor. As for the reviewers complaining about the $7 price - mooncakes are not cheap, that's a typical price. read more

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Been here on several occasions but this was the first time in a long while. Street parking is by luck unless you're there very early. I usually park at the Stockton garage and walk up and down grant street with the family. Service was great and they had a little bit of a line but that was expected. They usually have street musicians playing right outside also. We came for the bbq pork buns and picked up four. That's were my rating comes from. I remember the pork buns being super duper good but they just tasted pretty average. Color was brown and i didn't remember it like that so maybe the recipe changed. So basically i wouldn't go out of my way to go here like i used to as i have had a lot better options in the city. Plus another observation i had was that most of the patrons were tourists so i probably missed the local memo haha. read more

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We came here twice during our recent travel to San Francisco's Chinatown. This building has been here since the 1920s. And they even had then president Bill Clinton come visit this place. There's authentic chinese pastries all in their display cases. And the smell of cooked and cooking dough in the air is just amazing. The one thing that I haven't been able to find in all of san gabriel valley or even Chinatown in DTLA were the cocktail buns, which is a honey glazed bread with a thin layer of coconut jelly inside. The second time we went there and they had just come out of the oven, and oh my gosh it was superb!! Just the smell coming from it brought a smile to my face. Crunchiness of the outer shell of the bun was delightful. Warmth and softness of the inside was amazing. Then you hit that warm coconut jam, and forget about it, it's simply amazing. The fact that this is the only place so far in all of California where I can find this, automatically makes this place a 5 star estblishment!!! read more

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We stopped by Eastern Bakery, the oldest bakery in Chinatown, as part of a walking tour of San Francisco. We ordered the lotus no-yolk mooncake and were delighted with every bite. A couple of things to note, though...Eastern Bakery is cash only and strictly outdoors, so don't expect to use your Apple Pay or credit card here! read more

Went on a SF Chinatown outing, eating lunch at Capital Restaurant in Clay street for chicken wings and then onto dessert at Eastern Bakery. To my surprise, Eastern bakery on Grant street, only sell their baked goods outdoors (inside was dark), and their was a sidewalk cashier barking out their limited products. A slice of coffee crunch costs $8 and the Full cake was $28. The purchase of Large Sesame Balls (baseball size) was $2.25 each but the lack of taste and freshness was missing. In addition to the sesame balls, I bought a giant almond cookie that was sitting in the same display case as the sesame balls. I needed a large coffee to wash down the dry almond cookie without taste and freshness. Based on a few friends recommendation, a bakery on Stockton street named "Good Mong Kok" bakery was superb. Between Jackson and Washington) food was fresh due to lotsa people and turnover, long lines, cheaper cost for sesame balls and almond cookies. Next door are the spicy dry chicken wings @$7/pound. Don't forget their baked pork buns. Was so happy that I told the out of town family next to me to forgo the steam pork buns and buy the baked pork buns and Har Kow. read more

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This bakery is a landmark for Chinatown. It's a must see & try if you're visiting San Fran for the first time. The owners are amazingly sweet and the gentlemen is so full of life it'll brighten your day. He's extremely helpful and even offers to ship product to your home if your heart desires it at a later time. My traveling partner was on the hunt for some sort of Asian bread and couldn't for the life of her remember the name of it. After walking into Eastern Bakery and describing the bread to the older male owner he allowed her to try a piece of his fresh baked bread. It knocked her socks off. That's it!!!! she said. I don't do yeast but she described it as better than Hawaiian rolls (I definitely grew up on those delicious, moist, succulent Hawaiian rolls). I opted for the dark chocolate covered fortune cookies; being that I'm addicted to dark chocolate and all. I also went with a moon cake which was superb. The texture was unique, soft with a jelly-like sweet inside. You must take a trip through the bakery; it's not fancy but it's awesome in its own right. Thank me later, ~Christy read more

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Man, reading the reviews on here has made me realize just how little I know about Eastern Bakery. I had no idea so many of their bakery items were so good! It actually makes me a little sad since I've never tried any of them despite how many times my family has come here over the years. Then again, when we do come in, it's with the sole purpose of getting one thing...the Coffee Crunch Cake! While I've never been a huge fan of most Chinese bakery cakes (especially the ones with mixed fruit and white cream), this one is the exception. The cake itself is pretty moist and fluffy, but I really like how they don't go overboard with lathering on the cream. Although it's nice and light with a bit of coffee flavor, the cake would be too sweet if it had any more on there. After all, there's still all those delicious bits of coffee "crunch" on the outside too! Considering how long they've been around, Eastern Bakery's less than stellar looks shouldn't be all that surprising. Besides, it is a Chinese bakery in Chinatown...can't expect too much people! Personally, I didn't think it looked all that bad when I was here, but I admit I don't stick around for long either. Usually, I'm in and out with my coffee crunch cake in tow that tastes just as good as the first time I had it. Thanks for the memories Eastern Bakery! read more

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Y'know, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" could have been a better film if they just replaced that piece of foggy quartz from Pier One with a custard tart from Eastern Bakery. Now that is something worth kicking Cate Blanchett's ass from here to Minsk. After all, walking through Chinatown can be quite a life-threatening adventure, too...ever been to Sam Wo's? But you don't have to worry about diarrhea...much. All the standard Chinese sweets are here in an ancient-looking storefront with the most dilapidated sign in San Francisco. You can get a little custard tart and a nice slab of sticky rice for less than $4...not bad if you can afford the calories. I can't because I'll be in training for the next installment in the series..."Indiana Jones and the Synagogue of the Custard Tarts". I have Barbra Streisand lined up to sing the title song..."Oy! I Should Just Put Those Things on My Hips...Oh I Did". By the way, in the centuries-old battle between Eastern Bakery and Golden Gate Bakery as to who offers the best custard tart, the answer is....AAAAHHHHHH! The alien incinerated my brain! ...I hate when that happens. SWEETS - 3.5 stars...hmmm, good...well, the tart, that is AMBIANCE - 3 stars...Chinatown rundown SERVICE - 3 stars...just point at what you want...it's easier TOTAL - 3 stars...I think I'd still go to Golden Gate Bakery before I go Eastern, but if there's a line.... read more

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I LOVE desserts, heck I would order desserts before the main course sometimes but honestly I am not a fan of Asian desserts because they're not rich/sweet enough however, this past Saturday's visit to this bakery made me a fan. I was at the store next door looking at woks and steamers. I cook and bake so I am always on a hunt for more cookware and bakeware. After leaving the shop, I walked by what I have never seen before - chocolate covered fortune cookies and chocolate covered moon cakes! Granted, I have bought fortune cookies from the grocery store and made chocolate ganache and dipped it at home but I have never seen it live in person at a store before. I was stoked. The 5 stars is for creativity! To my right were more enticing decadents but what caught my was the chocolate covered moon cakes. Moon cakes are expensive; a box of 4 can range between $15-$20. I saw individual ones being sold for $4-$6. Hell no, I might as well get a box for myself then but I am seriously trying to eat healthier. I have the San Jose Rock and Roll Half Marathon in October, the 5k Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, Tough Mudder in Lake Tahoe, and the other runs to help benefit foundations for leukemia, diabetes, breast cancer, and heart disease. This is the year where I will overcome my intimidation and just do it. Plus, I'm conversing w/ a guy that doesn't eat fried foods, burgers, and sweets. What do you call that? Good influence! The lady surprisingly speaks English though not well enough to hold a conversation but good enough to know what I'm ordering and to count back my change. Cash only and they have a dine-in area as well though cleanliness is questionable, after my first bite, I was in awe. - chocolate covered fortune cookies $1 each or $1.75 for 2 - chocolate covered black or red bean moon cakes $1.95 each or $3 for 2 BTW- there are fortunes inside the fortune cookie. My daughter warned me but as always, I don't listen. I took a big ass bite and what do you know, I almost ate my fortune. By the time I spit it out, I wasn't able to read it... I was seriously sad for a few seconds. The fortune cookie was delicious... crunchy and semi-sweet... the chocolate covered black bean moon cakes was out of this world. I might visit here and Fort Mason again this weekend *hearts* read more

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Who would think you can get delicious Coffee Crunch Cake in Chinatown!!! Eastern Bakery is a little shop that is easily missed in the heart of Chinatown, but look for it! You kind of just have to step up and shout out your order. The tight space, non-personable workers, and cash-only register are definitely worth the inconvenience though. Oh, and you'll even be treated to a laminated picture on the wall of Bill Clinton visiting the shop! It is a good place to find mooncakes, fortune cookies, cookies, mung bean cakes and egg tarts. What I come here for: Coffee Crunch Cake ~ a winner!!! Pillowy soft cake with the light crunch of the crumble. It demands a good cup of coffee or tea to accompany it and it simply deserves to be savored! Steamed Pork Buns ~ I first ordered a steam pork bun, thinking it would be the red BBQ pork meat filling. Instead it was brown, but surprisingly just as sweet as the BBQ filling I was expecting. Delicious! Lotus Moon Cakes ~ many varieties are laid out in the display case; different fillings are identified and prices (ranging from $2.25 to $6.00 with discounts for quantity) are clearly marked. My favorite, lotus bean paste with salty egg yolk! So don't get deceived by the small exterior of the bakery they have lots of treats to make anyone happy and fat! read more

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So we kind of got scammed because my mom needed to use the bathroom and the owners kept trying to sell us more stuff while she was in there. And it worked. I was feeling uneasy until I bit into the cream puff and it was probably the best I've ever had. It was so smooth and buttery and rich, only slightly sweet, and the bread was fluffy and soft surrounding it. I highly recommend. Pork buns were good too, but I'd skip the buns with a ton of stuff in them. They were really dense and I wasn't personally a fan. read more

CASH only, this is the oldest bakery in Chinatown. Realized I had not tried the eggtarts here so I made a stop recently. Egg tarts are $1.75 a pop. How were they? The crust was very tough and not very good so it didn't do well in my egg tart rankings below. If you like my review...give my profile a follow. Why "follow" someone? B/c then their reviews tier to the top when you pull up a business. Comes in very handy! I recently embarked on a completely pointless quest to rank places in the SF Bay Area that sell Egg Tart...yes Egg Tart. Obviously given the nature of the food most of these places are in SF or Oakland Chinatown. Ranking explained: #1 (listed at the top) is my favorite/ #? (listed at the bottom) is my least favorite. When I look at reviews sometimes just want to know where to go or how a user compares one venue against another to see if we have similar tastes. If you're curious, I have rankings for Boba,Tacos, Ice Cream, Bakeries and Ramen as well (random right?). I hope I can be helpful since so many Yelpers have helped me discover new places. 1 Mr.Bread 2 Golden Gate Bakery 3 Yummy Bakery 4 New Hollywood Bakery 5 The AA Bakery & Café 6 Bake Cheese Tart 7 Ruby King Bakery 8 Napolean Super Bakery 9 Café Honolulu 10 Sheng Kee Bakery 11 Wonder Food Bakery 12 Eastern Bakery 13 Sum Yee Pastry 14 Grand Mission Donuts and Bakery read more

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This bakery is the only Chinese bakery that sells BLACK BEAN cookie/pastry. I don't mean red bean because thats everywhere. It is so so rare to find black bean pastry. We ate these as a kid and they used to package them and sell them to grocery stores. They haven't done that for years. I literally make the trek from SJ to get them. Almond Cookies = Black Bean Pastry= Bbq Pork Bun= Coffee Cake= Last time I was there mid covid, cash only! read more

Don't go! They are completely ripped off! They let me waited outside for 10 minutes to pack a bun just because that bun was not fresh! It was wrapped in salad wrap and been placed in an overheated microwave. If I use it to throw at a mirror, sure the mirror cracks! The cost is at least 2x of any Asian bakery but the quality is the lowest! read more

This wasn't my first choice but the other shop was closed the day I was in the city so thought I'd try this place out. Got the lotus with yolk mooncake. The lotus filling is overly sweet with an artificial aftertaste. The yolk was not evenly distributed in the center but to one side so when you cut it into 4 pieces, only 1 got the yolk. Disappointed but glad I only got one to try. read more

You can tell this bakery has been here for awhile. The banh baos are delicious! I tried the bbq pork and Chinese sausage. Just be careful when you go on, I almost tripped on cases of water on the floor as I backed up to move so the lady can bring some supplies in. Almost knocked down a shelf of smackles! Oh man, not the smackles. I'll be coming back for some more banh baos. I only hope they declutter the front. (And maybe the back of the counter too, there's a lot of papers and things stuffed in the shelves) Enjoy! read more

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The BEST coffee crunch cake. All pastries and pies are not too sweet and baked fresh every day. Have patronized this very few left old time bakeries since the 60's read more

I heard that this bakery is the oldest bakery in SF Chinatown and it sure looks like it because the bakery looks really run down and ancient! They have assortment of Chinese mooncakes to choose from and lots of random Chinese pastries. They have these interesting looking chocolate dipped fortune cookies that I do not want to try...lol Apparently according to other Yelp reviewers, they are known for their coffee crunch cake. I knew I definitely needed to try it and I did by ordering it for my coworker's birthday. It was delicious and it didn't taste or look like those disgusting Chinese bakery fruit birthday cakes. BEST CHINATOWN CAKE EVER!!! Thanks fellow Yelpers for the awesome recommendation! read more

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On the day of the Lunar New Year parade, I ventured into Chinatown to seek out mooncakes at Eastern bakery per a friend's friend's recommendation. It was crazy town in there, with the line winding around inside the entire store and little room to wiggle. With the wait time in line, I was able to narrow down "I want one of everything to try" to 3 mini red bean moon cakes, 3 mini lotus moon cakes, one cocktail bun, 3 "crispitos", one steamed pork bun, and one baked pork bun. The mini mooncakes are the perfect size for you to treat yourself to one and to tell your friend that it's too small to share and they should get their own. They were delightfully smooth and lightly sweet. The next day however, they have a stale oily type taste, so I would recommend eating them the day of purchase. The cocktail bun is standard soft bread with coconut in it. It could have used more coconut. Crispitos are small coconut, sesame, and peanut filled pastries that are fried. It was too fried for me, but my boyfriend enjoyed them, as they were reminiscent of the type his granny used to make. The pork buns had a good meat to bread ratio, but the exteriors were not as fluffy as I would have liked, a la Good Mong Kok. Pineapple buns were sold out and I was disappointed. All in all, would revisit for pineapple buns during a less festive/crowded season. Maybe another mooncake too. read more

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YELP 365 CHALLENGE 2014-(272/365) "More Custardy Goodness!" EGG TART SCRAMBLE-Stop # 2 After checking out the trinkets and toys at the souvenir shop nearby, we stumbled upon Eastern Bakery. Eastern has been around longer than any other Chinese bakery in the U.S., according to Wikipedia. Everywhere you turn, sweets of all shapes, sizes, and flavors tempt you, but having a pretty good egg tart earlier at Anna Bakery, I wanted to compare Eastern Bakery's version and see how it stacked up. These were warm, flaky and creamy without being too sweet, soggy, or having an overly eggy taste and texture which I don't care for. The man behind the counter was pretty adamant about us trying his Coconut Bread which was oven fresh and piping hot, so we decided to get one as well. great flavors, and even better when its hot. The man was happy we enjoyed his Coconut Bread and laughingly commented "See! You will be back!". He was wrong though, not because we didn't enjoy the items we tried...it was because 10 courses of deliciousness was waiting for us at R&G Lounge nearby. ALOHA!!! Shaka Meter:\uuu/ \uuu/ \uuu/ \uuu/ 4 read more

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After family lunch at the New Woey Loy Goey, a walk on Grant Avenue brought us to Eastern Bakery for dessert. I remember our grocery store (back in the days) would carry their mooncakes (4 ct.) during the Harvest Moon Festival season for sale. The mooncakes were tasty back then, but I don't eat them anymore as the desire for them is gone. However, I am a big fan of their coffee crunch cake, which my office used to order it quite often for our potlucks. Some of my co-workers like the cake, but others say the cake is coarse and refer to it as a "cornmeal" cake. The cake isn't overly sweet and it does go well with a cup of coffee or tea. I have to chuckle to myself, seeing those ngow yee biang (cow ear cookie). Nope, I did not buy any of those. My brother-in-law wanted some sesame balls. OMG, they were pretty big, piping hot and somewhat greasy. It just came out of the deep fryer, so they were fresh. (Hey, I was not going to eat one and burn my palate...I don't think so.) The cream roll cakes looked pretty good, especially the lemon one. I chose not buy it, as my husband and I don't eat a whole lot of cake. Finally, thanks to a fellow yelper (Rick S) for mentioning that Eastern Bakery sells the coffee crunch cake "by the slice for $4". I will stop in the bakery in the future to purchase a slice. read more

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Foods are just so so. Overprice and way over price with terrible cake or bakery !!! They said 100 years store... meh cake or bakeries are not so good. Still not sure why it's 4 stars!! read more

This place is a staple for me every time I come to Chinatown. I love coconut buns and this place always has them hot and fresh!! They have never let me down. They also have many other goodies and it's easy to get in and out with some great goodies. The ladies have always been helpful and let me know about some other little goodies I might wanna try....they are good on the up-sell. Come in and check them out, you will be happy you did. read more

This is usually a four or 5 Star Pl. I think COVID-19 has gotten the best of them. Today we traveled over to San Francisco about an hour away to get cocktail buns and they definitely were not fresh. I wish we would've been notified ahead of time because we had to call the order in and if we would've known they wouldn't have been fresh we would not of drove that far. My honest evaluation is these are probably Yesterdays buns. read more

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This place has gone downhill. I stopped by to get a snack, baked pork bun. The owner gave me a bun reheated in the microwave. When I took a small bite, it tastes stale and has a sour taste as well. Not to mention it was boiling hot from being in the microwave oven. read more

A cash only tourist bakery that sells other things. So passed by here several times when coming back from Chinatown walking. This is the closes bakery to Market St. A family member gets cakes here once in a while. I came here finally to check it out myself. The bakery was completely empty when I came on a Tuesday afternoon. All I can see visible were the cakes a sweet stuff. When I was about to leave the boss/ manager came out in a very loud voice asking what I had wanted then opened up a warm often where they had baked and steamed items mixed together. So I got a few buns so I wouldn't be walking out empty handed and something to snack on. The cashier wouldn't take my money and that boss/ manager took it and gave me back the change. When I arrived back I noticed the quarter was different in some way, it was a Piso. This was the only place I stopped for lunch, so only place I got change from. read more

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Yo, Yelping Peeps! I am not afraid to admit that I will be 53 years old coming up in February 2008. But hey- heads up Yelp! Yelp needs to re-label the true name of this well-reknown bakery right now in order to stop double and triple adding reviews! Far Eastern Bakery is the true name this bakery was called long before remembering as a three year old . . . Yes-this bakery has been at the same location WAY before I was born! This family-owned bakery has consistently made a plethora of assorted Dim Sum all these years without fail. These fond memories frequenting this bakery of all my years on this side of the planet enjoying this bakery's delights, I have passed down to my two daughters, Joy and Kristina when they were infants. I used to feed both Joy and Kris these sweet rice cakes as a baby food snack . . . yeah-it was really fun getting their small hands goopy with the gelatinous rice cakes shoving the sweet desert into their super petite mouths. As the years pass by, it has become increasingly difficult to find street parking, so I may buy my Dim Sum. I have resorted to taking the bus and walking to this bakery's location. My Soap Box Ranting . . . Using the Cable Cars sucks nowadays because I remember paying 5 cents to ride this mode of transportation throughout the city! Now, it cost like what-$6.00 to ride the Cable Car, so I can go shopping in Chinatown? Ya gotta give me a break! O=:-O The Cable Car prices are hurting true San Franciscans pocketbooks! It is already increasingly difficult schlepping all our shopping bags on foot after shopping in Chinatown! Our budgets are strained when San Franciscans are forced to dole out $6 bucks a crack to go shopping in Chinatown! Yo, Gavin! Are you awake? Change the fare for locals, Plumpjack DUDE! Look . . . When I was a poor, starving student attending Academy of Art College on Sutter Street back on the 80's, I used to take the Cable Car to Far Eastern Bakery. I was able to afford buying one steamed Chow Siu Bow for 50 cents. Eating at Far Eastern Bakery was an awesome lunch for me . . . Please keep in mind that was when the Cable Car was an affordable, fast, convenient mode of transportation to get to Chinatown in a hurry. Now, forgeddabouddit going to my favority bakery during the day! I find that going to the bakery after 6 PM is the best way to get my Dim Sum without too much of a hassle finding parking . . . Best of all, completely avoiding the hassle of groveling for change from passerbys and force-feeding that blasted meter, too! Schweet! Zip in, zip out with my Dim Sum and that's all I want from Chinatown. Now, I am happy chowing down on my Dim Sum in my car parked directly across the street from the Far Eastern Bakery before taking off over the Golden Gate Bridge heading home! -30-30- read more

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MMMM baked BBQ pork buns... Make sure it's the BAKED ones! Very filling and delicious!!! read more

We love love the coffee crunch cake! We bought it the day before and it tasted still so fresh the day after!