I am from San Francisco, home of to the largest chinatown in North America, and every time I am in the LA area, I have to make a stop at Queen's to pick up a few boxes of their rice puffs to take home. These rice puffs, called "sa-kay-ma" are like chunky and coconutty rice krispie treats! read more

The yummiest rice puffs! They're a little messy to eat since they crumble a little when taken out of the box but they're light, fluffiness and coconut dusted top always hits the spot for me. The almond cookies are delicious too! LA trips wouldn't be complete if we didn't stop here on our way back up to the Bay. (I had to make sure I picked up a separate box for my mom since she loves them so much.) Queen's Bakery is THE go-to Chinese OG-hotspot for the great asian pastries, cakes and cookies we all so dearly love. read more

Just yummy. Everything I've tried is good.Noted for their strawberry cake which never disappoints. Just plain good. One of my family favorite.Been going here since 1973. . read more

this place is well known for their almond cookies and chinese style rice crispies treats (ma tai). my family, especially my mom, loves stopping here whenever we take a trip to socal so we can get them fresh from the source. they sell packages of their almond cookies in the bay area. i love the smell of the place when i walk in, that delicious fresh chinese pastries smell. there seems to have been an increase in amigos working behind the counter the last few years. read more

Good to know that Queen's Bakery has kept up it's quality over the years. I go there several times a year to buy their almond cookies and rice puff boxes. I recently bought a birthday cake there and it was amazing old-time quality...light spongy cake (3 layers) with 2 layers of halved strawberries (not thin slices like some other places)...plus they asked me if I wanted sliced almonds on the side of the cake (yes of course). I'm now going to a regular client of theirs for birthday cakes too. read more

One of my favorite bakeries in Chinatown and luckily I work right down the street walking distance! (woohoo! winning!) Awesome place to grab a quick snack, dessert (after lunch), or breakfast. For a small bakery, they do have quite a big selection. Everything from cake pops, eclairs, fruit tarts, mousse, fresh baked bread, taro pastries, cakes, etc. and I believe they recently also started offering smoothies (which I have yet to try but nice to know they offer). Everything I've tried has been yummy so far~! (Oh, except the eclair..I thought it was just OK). Price point: Not sure about the cakes too much because I normally get the pastries but everything is between $1-$2.25!! So affordable! Hard to just only get ONE item every time I come here. I have no self control...don't judge me ='( Parking situation: There's a bunch of $4 lots all around or street parking. Might be cash only......I usually pay cash but the next time I go, I will confirm this and update my review! :) read more

i first went to queens for my inlaws. I live in san francicso and i was visiting LA so they asked me to get the puffed rice crispy looking things (sah-key-ma). I have been told that they are the best for this bakery item. man did my relatives go crazy over it when i returned home. i've since tried it from other places and i agree. queens are the best. read more

Their Rice puffs are delicious! I like that they're fluffy and soft. Even though they're unlike the authentic ones that I've had in HK, these are just as good. The rice puffs here don't have that traditional sticky glazed layer on top of the rice puff, they just top it off with some coconut bits. I love that they're not too sweet. It's Perfection. *Almond cookies are equally great! read more

Been coming here since I was a tot, and now living in SF, I grab some treats every time I come down to SoCal to visit. First the rice puffs are amazing. Light, soft and flaky. Not too sweet but just sweet enough. Delicious. But they are different than rice puffs you might have had before (e.g. the hard, chewy kind that you buy in the stores) so you might not like it the first bite you take. But after your second, third and fourth bite, you will be addicted for life. The almond cookies are also excellent here. Really good almond flavor and a nice bite to the cookie. The hidden gem for my are the napoleons. Man I love those things. Flaky goodness layered with cream layered with walnuts. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Good thing I have one left from my trip.... read more

I have to say that the strawberry cake was a hit at my doggy party. It was ordered for the humans at the party! It was perfectly fluffy & creamy. Like the other Yelpers mentioned how it reminded them of their childhood because I remembered going with my parents to buy their bake goods & pastries. The place literally hasn't changed. Yummy cake. I will definitely be back to buy more rectangle cakes for future parties/functions. read more

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The rice puffs were flavorless. In my childhood, when you pull them apart, you would see a thread of honey. Today, I don't know what even keeps it together. It tastes so bland and floury. The almond cookies were worse. How can you go wrong with almond cookies at an Asian bakery in Chinatown? They were so dry and crumbly. I couldn't even swallow it and I bought a whole box of 40. I'm sure they either changed owners or someone decided on taking a healthier route by removing all the sugar and fat. In that case, for $5, I can buy a dozen of generic rice puffs and almond cookies at any 99 Ranch that tastes way better. 4 days later: I previously gave Queens Bakery a 2 star review. On that day we drove 30 miles, so we bought 8 boxes of rice puffs and 1 box of almond cookies. I have to admit, those rice puffs were actually quite addictive. They were not very sweet, but were very fresh and melted in your mouth. My family also loved them. That's why I upgraded to 4 stars. However, the almond cookies were still terrible. My mom said that they usually taste better than that. My wife said that they added too much baking soda. My sister took the box home and texted me today that they were horrible. So on that note, I wish I could go there and try it again but I don't want to drive that far. I'm just going to assume they made a bad batch that day. Shame on them for putting it out for sale. read more

I've never tried their Almond Cookies or Rice Puffs but I have tried the Fruit Tart and Fruit Pudding Cup with Flan and Creme?? Those are absolutely DELICIOUS (and fattening). I see people with them all the time. I'm surprised they aren't reviewed here. I would have to say if you want something besides cookies or puffs try these. They have really fresh fruit (well except once) on top and the tart has chocolate on it. Cake! I have tried their Strawberry Shortcake and some other cake.. Mango? But both were great, not too sweet even to adults and senior citizens, and the fruit, again... fresh. One last thing I liked... Apple Tart/Puff Pastry. Its a warm item I fell in love with on a cold day passing by. Tastes like apple pie.. with a warm flaky crust. Like those McDonald's apple pie but 1,000,000 times better. (Plus I doubt it is fried.) Lastly, (long winded aren't I) the people there are friendly! read more

LARD MAKES EVERYTHING TASTE GREAT! We accidentally stumbled to Chinatown on the way to dinner and my husband remembered that this place has great Chinese rice krispies (aka: rice puffs). Since Chinatown really isn't that big, we decided to walk around the entire place, and eventually found Queen's. The line wasn't crazy long, but from the people working there as well as the customers, you can tell that it's a legit Chinese bakery. I'm not a fan of almond cookies so I didn't get any of that (apparently a lot of lard is used to make it)... but we did buy 3 boxes of rice puffs. One box for us and the 2 others for family. The rice puffs definitely taste different than the ones I've had before - it's softer and chewier and I've never had that coconut twist to it. Overall, not bad. read more

Even if you don't care for rice puffs or almond cookies (guilty :P), this is the place where you MUST try them. They have them stocked and ready in very simple and neat boxes. If you're not from LA, you BETTER get at least 2 boxes of each before leaving! :) Randy's Donuts and Queen's Bakery is a must-go every time I visit LA now. read more

Mmmm, yummy yummy rice puffs. These are your asian rice krispies! And the best I've ever had. The rice puffs I've had elsewhere are usually more firm and hard. But Queen's Bakery has the softest ones ever. You have to be gentle when you're holding them because they fall apart super easy. That's how soft they are! And they're sprinkled with little coconut flakes on top. read more

(6/14/2018) The only souvenir we ever ask for from L.A. is sachima from the Queen's Bakery in Chinatown. It's a Hong Kong-style with the most delicate, tender pastry puffs lightly bound with sugar syrup and sprinkled with desiccated coconut. My mom describes it as instantly melting in your mouth. Comes in a box of 12 squares, and it's never enough! read more

OK.. I grew up eating tons of rice puff aka ma jai in hk. These are so much better... its softer.. less crunchy.. those sell in 99 ranch are hard n crunchy n toooo sweet... yuck nothing close to what I had as a kid... I'm sold.... finally I can have something that bring back a bit of my childhood memory back.. read more

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I'm no cookie expert, but I THINK that Queen's Bakery is famous for making almond cookies the way they're supposed to be made -- crunchy, nutty and slightly crumbly, with a buttery finish and mild almond flavor. I was all over it until I saw the ingredient list printed on the box lid, which lists LARD as the third or so ingredient, in stern, uppercase red letters. Somehow, they just didn't taste quite as good after that... read more

This is my grams' favorite bakery in LA solely because she loves those rice puffs (asian rice krispies) Whenever I go back to the bay, I usually pick up a dozen boxes of the rice puffs and a few boxes of the almond cookies. Prices have gone up a bit, about ~$4.75/box now. ((Rice Puffs)) I love the subtle coconut topping and the fresh soft puff thats just sticky enough to hold all the pieces together before it hits your mouth. They can get pretty sweet so I usu dont eat more than 1 at a time. ((Almond Cookies)) Buttery light cookies with a touch of almond. They can be bland to the avg palette, but I dig that theyre not sweet. YUM :) Since I dont have a huge sweet tooth, Im a big fan of chinese bakeries cuz they're usually not as sweet as others. Con: Parking, cash only. read more

Fresh and delicious pastries, cakes, various breads. Drinks are available tea, coffee, smoothie! Excellent customer service. Very helpful.

I came in here on a Saturday evening around 4pm and discovered real soon that the main thing they were famously known for, i.e., rice puffs, were sold out. Most of the fridge items to the right were sold out as well. There were only the wrapped breads that were on the counter to the left that was still being sold. I bought the red bean bread, the green onion bread, and the custard bread for $0.95 each. It was cheapest things that they had there. They also had hot dog bread, butter croissants, and whole loafs of ordinary bread plus ones that seemed to have flavoring. I can't remember the pricing for those breads, but I do remember that two of them were priced at $1.10, one of them was priced at $2.50 or something close to that, and the loafs of bread were about $3.95 to ~$4. I liked the red bean bun because I like red bean. The bread was light, fluffy, soft, with a hint of butter and the red bean paste inside was just the right amount of sweetness. Not too sweet but not too bland. However, it's not perfect. Some of the breads had more red bean paste while others did not have as much. The custard bun was good. It's what you would expect from eating custard pie but instead having it injected inside a bread. Enough said. I have some mixed feelings with the green onion bun. It reminded me of eating a Chinese onion pizza bread but then it's a lot saltier. It has a nasty onion after-taste. All in all though, I don't recommend this bread unless you just want to try out everything at least once. For the price of these breads though, it's good value though I'm sure you can find other places like Won Kok, which has a small bakery inside their restaurant that serves buns for cheaper or Wonder Bakery which serve buns at $0.85. But if you buy it from those bakeries, you sacrifice quality for quantity. read more

I grew up on Queen's Bakery. I vividly remember my grandmother bringing home a weekly box of Queen's pastries filled with buns laced with green onions, filled with creme or jammed with custard. I had, however, forgotten about the famous Rice Puffs. I have since grown up, no longer live in Los Angeles and have my own children now. My mother flew in to visit me in Portland, OR with a BOX OF THE RICE PUFFS. She is now bringing boxes of Queens goods to my children! And, I begrudgingly took a bite of a Puff - saying that I didn't want to ruin my diet, that it was too sweet, that I didn't like it, that it's too fattening. But in reality, I am sneaking a Puff here and there. It's good stuff. It should be on the show the Best Thing I ever Ate. read more

Must come place when i go to socal. Both their almond cookie and rice puff are the best!! So fluffy! Definitely recommended. read more

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The absolute best rice puffs and almond cookies! The rice puffs are nice and light with just a hint of sweetness and the almond cookies have that wonderful sandy texture. We live in the Bay Area and make regular shopping trips in San Francisco's Chinatown and I kept searching for a bakery that could make rice puffs and almond cookies like Queen's with none to be found. On our last trip to LA I stocked up on 2 boxes each of puffs and almond cookies and placed 1 of each into the freezer. Unfrozen a month later and they're still as good as having just bought it same day! read more

It had become a tradition to stop by here for the rice puff. The price has jumped, so probably won't be worth my detour to stop by anymore unfortunately. read more

I've been getting my cakes here for years! Definitely recommend the vanilla or the coffee cake roll for a fast to go treat!

I'm giving Queens Bakery 5 stars only because I am yelping about the rice puff pastry which is absolutely & most definitely the best pastry you can find in Chinatown!!Growing up in Chinatown eating the rice puff pastry was the thing. After so many years it still taste the same! My only one negative review is that it went up in price...$6! But I will still buy it since I don't live in Chinatown anymore & I hardly come out here. You can find the rice puff pastry at most Chinese markets, but it does not have the freshness if you were to buy it at Queens Bakery. read more

We found this bakery while exploring Chinatown. One of the things we looked for was an A rating which they had. They were very friendly and the baked goods looks amazing! We couldn't help ourselves from purchasing quite a bit of their desserts. What was also a nice surprise is how affordable everything was considering how good it all looked compared to other bakeries like Portos for example. Their desserts may not have looked as refined per say as Bottega Louie but for what it was it looked great. We have tried some of what we bought and it has all tasted great so far. I love the loaf of bread I bought with just a hint of coconut on top. Quite yummy, we will definitely be coming back. :) read more

I found this place on a little trip to explore Chinatown, but at that time I did not order anything. So when me and my gal pal were driving through and I spotted Queen's Bakery, As we were in the mood for some kind of snack, we stopped in to check it out. I immediately wanted to try the chicken pastry, but sadly there was no hot ones available,so I was a little disappointed. But the woman at the counter was so very friendly and recommended a few of the items that honestly, I was not even looking at ... or desired to even try. But then.. my adventurous spirit kicked in, and I ended up ordering the hot dog pastry and the dried cream pastry along with a coffee bread roll that she suggested. Smart move!!! Oh.. my.. goodness... am I glad I listened to her. First of all, anything coffee is good in my book. That is just a given. Surprisingly - as nervous as I was about the hot dog pastry... it was not bad at all. I shared it with my friend and my two roomies and all of us were pleasantly surprised. But the dried cream pastry.... oh wow. Like a little slice of heaven. It was so tasty, when my friend tasted a piece she immediately ordered one for herself. Good thing,, too as I was not really wanting to share. LOL Sorry roomies, that one did not make it home. I would definitely love to go back there and sample some of their other delights. But I will also have to get me some more of that dried cream one. YUM!!!! read more

Rice puff, rice puff, rice puff. I love me some rice puffs. For $5, you can get a box of their famous rice puffs (12 pieces in there). So delicious. I like that they're not that sweet and it crumbles so easily in your mouth. It's the perfect snack. I always stop by when I'm in Chinatown and pick me some of these. Can't vouch for their other pastries though. read more

As a grateful recipient of one of these cakes, I'm never going to be satisfied with the heavy, butter frosting american style cakes again. My eyes are open. So is my mouth. read more

Bought a ham and cheese with jalapeño, strawberry shortcake, and 2 hot dog bread here for the first time today! Prices are pretty average. The bread was mostly all $1.50 each and the cake slice was $3.00. The cake was OK but the other stuff was fluffy goodness. Whenever I'm back in Chinatown, I'll stop by again for sure! read more

Parking sucks in the area, but service is quick and I forget the name of the girl who was working, but she was awfully sweet. Made the process so much smoother. read more

My family has been getting birthday cakes from here for over 20 years and they don't disappoint. My sister is getting married later this month and is having them make her cake. This is my families favorite shop and my personal favorite is the chocolate Mozart is honestly the best chocolate cake I've ever had. The vanilla with your choice of fruit is my families to go to cake for special events and birthdays. read more

Love the soft cake here so much! Perfect sweet and smooth cream. I got my cake and was stuffed with strawberries and peaches. Soooo perfect delicious! read more

Been getting rice puffs from here for years. My family from Berkeley loves this place as well. I'm not a big fan of the almond cookies but I tend not to like the drier/harder types of cookies anyways. The rice puffs are definitely worth trying. Take note though that this place only accepts cash! read more

Finally got their rice puffs that I used to LOVE as a kid. So it's been at least 10 years or more since I had them but they tasted just as good as when I was a kid. Too bad this is the only location to get them - they are light, fluffy, a bit sticky but not too sweet, and have a sprinkling of sesame seeds and coconut flakes. These blow the rice puffs that you buy wrapped at the markets away! I haven't tried any of their pastries but would just come here for the rice puffs. read more

I purchased the rice cakes and lugged them all the way back to Sf para my parents request. Unfortunately their recipe has changed since their last visit and they weren't as pleased as we had expected. The rice cakes were pleasantly light but broke in our hands and were pretty messy and hard to eat. I liked that they weren't too sweet and at $5.25 per box (6 pieces per box) it was a fair deal. Overall it was a nice treat....just not worth carrying back home. read more

Been going here for years. Only ever got the almond cookies and rice puffs which are both great!

After a long urban walk at Union Station with the L.A. Conservancy and a quick bite to eat at Cielito Lindo for burritos and taquitos (Olivera Street), it had to be dessert in Chinatown just around the corner. I've been to Chinatown many times since I was a kid. As strange as it may be, I have never ever been to Queen's Bakery. My friend pointed out to me that Queen's Bakery has been in Chinatown forever . She also pointed out that cakes at Queen's Bakery are exceptional. So, we walked through the rain on a mission for cake! We arrive just before the crowd came in. What a nice selection of individual slices of cakes! A vast variety of Chinese breads were also available too. The prices were extremely affordable like in most Chinese bakeries that I go to. The cakes were priced at $2.25 each and the breads were $0.95 each. For my dessert to-go, I made it a sampler of sorts with a Chocolate cake, a Mocha Cake, and a Peach cake. Incredible! Like most Asian bakeries, the cakes are never as sweet. I actually like it this way. The Chocolate cake was truly decadent and not piercing sweet. There was great frosting on this cake and it was quite dense and not as spongy either. The Mocha cake was good too. It had a strong coffee flavor. The Peach cake is was light and airy with a good amount of whipped cream and peaches. What I liked about the cakes at Queen's Bakery is that the individual slices are quite big so it's actually good to share with someone. So, if ever you're in Chinatown and want some dessert, I recommend Queen's Bakery. Unfortunately, there are no tables and chairs to sit down and enjoy the desserts. However, I say get a small box of these delicious cakes, buy a coffee or two, and then walk over to a bench in that touristy plaza where the wishing well is. It makes for a delightful munch fest while you people watch. read more