Nasty and Rude.......unless you're Chinese.....Threw my egg custard pies in a box that didn't fit (lid didn't even close) and them threw them in a bag where 2 fell out....Really? Why are you so angry?....Mad because I bought so many??? you would think you would want the business.....Guess not.... read more

Love their milk tea and chicken pie !! These two were my favorites ! I'll say that I probably go there so refill that the staffs knew what I want want when I walked in LOL Their mango cake was really good as well. Bought a strawberry cake for a friend's b-day and everyone love it. I like their cake coz it's not too sweet like the one from Safeway or other big chain store. They recently start selling "tea eggs" ( 茶葉蛋 ) I have not try them yet, maybe I'll get some next time read more

Sheng Kee Bakery - Strawberry cake. ( Bought this for a friend's b-day coz she's the year of pig !! ) - Bakeries Near Me - San Mateo, California

I've been here on countless occasions for their variety of freshly baked sweet & savory buns, breads/rolls and cakes. I go Saturday mornings to stock up on family favorites, the custard egg bun, ham & egg breakfast bun, curry beef & cheese bun and chocolate moon bun. When you walk in, grab a tray and a pair of tongs and select the buns from the many display cases. If you get there at about 9 am, you see the fresh buns stacked on the trays coming out from the bakery. It is so nice to smell the aroma of freshly baked breads. Go early for best selection. It's a small space and can get crowded easily around the display cases and the front counter. read more

Stumbled upon this spot after eating lunch in the same plaza and was pleasantly surprised by their selection! Coming from Canada where we have some great Chinese/Hong Kong bakeries all over, I've been feeling like I was missing a spot like Sheng Kee. They sell pretty much all standard chinese buns, from Pineapple Buns, Taro, Hot Dog & Cheese, Cocktail, Egg Tarts, and more. Prices seem okay, about $2-$3 per bun, depending on which. All buns are individually wrapped right now, not sure if this is a Covid thing or an always thing but I definitely appreciate it right now during Pandemic times. I know not all bakeries do this as it can get costly. Plenty of parking in the plaza so you never have to worry about that! I recommend to check out if you're considering it and craving some chinese buns. read more

How on Earth did I not know about Sheng Kee sooner?! I love that I have found this place but also kind of hate it too because their Buns are so good. (oooerr!) Treats and desserts are usually a once a week thing in my strict diet and training regime but now it's proving very hard and it's all thanks to this cute little bakery (Sadface). It's not the biggest of places and they don't have a huge amount of items but what they do have look so good, I haven't tried everything... yet!! My favorite item here has to be the Pineapple, Custard Raisin Bun $1.30 (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/CjG1Ta1cD4jClftb-s-sxw?select=DcmwVSTb70fzk1ILE5gTiw): Flakey, slightly chewy with a moist flavorful filling. They are big too so half of one is enough for me in one sitting. Prices I think are actually very reasonable and just down from Marina Food it's super convenient to pick up everything to have a nice meal and dessert at home. ** Be warned that parking in this Plaza is a nightmare ** UPDATE: April 2013: Think I over rated them a little. Pineapple Coconut Buns are still really good, everything else is just ''eh''. read more

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I wish i could give 0 star for their customer service. Today i grabbed a pastry and went to the cashier directly. A tall, young man with glasses did not greet me at all even after i said hi first. I know this kind of asian stores dont like cards so i directly haneded over my cash. I only had 50 dollar cash and i thought he would simply break it. But guess what? He rejected my cash and said we dont accept this... What kind of store doesnt accept cash? Simply because it was a 50 dollar one? I was surprised and gave him my credit card instead. Lol he said this was not acceptable as well. This blew my mind so i told him these are the only options i've got. He simply pointed his finger towards the pastry stack asking me to put it back. I was totally pissed so i said nothing, put it back and walked away. To this young man: you must be living very desperately. Otherwise you wouldnt be showing this attitude to your custoner. read more

In my family, most birthdays are celebrated with a Sheng Kee sponge cake...normally, the one with mixed fruit. They love it. Me? I am not a fan. I hate their cakes. However, if you are a fan of Asian style cakes this is your go to. I rate it 3 stars, but adding an extra star for my family who are big fans of their cakes and goodies. read more

I believe this might be a chain bakery. So I'm only reviewing this bakery. All the pastries we ordered were delicious. It met the Sheng Kee standard. However, the place was dirty. It was hygienic, the pastries were in the glass cases and they provided trays with tongs and wax paper, but the floors just needed to swept and the walls wiped down. I'm used to places that carry the Seng Kee name to be classy. This place just looked run down. Maybe it was the workers, there. There was a building line to pay, with only one cashier. Young and he was not efficient. Then co worker was behind the counter playing with his phone. Ok he might be ok break, but do everyone a favor and step up and help, or go in the back so we don't see you just sitting there ignoring us. I won't come here unless I'm desperate or if I don't see a line and I just want to grab and go. It's not a place to hang out and enjoy the ambience. read more

We've come here a few times when we need an Asian style cake or are craving some Chinese buns and it's decent. It's not that different than the 99 Ranch bakery selection though so unless I'm already going Marina or a restaurant in the plaza I wouldn't go out of my way. I recently got a mousse cake instead of our regular and it was not a good choice at all. It has an odd jelly type of consistency. Writing this review to remind myself not to get that again! read more

Egg bread is one of my go to, but moldy already? Not nearly close to expiration date. read more

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Have pretty standard stuff. Good dessert pastries. Nothing too spectacular but it's decent, conveniently located.

Located in the Marina Grocery shopping center is where you will find this piece of sweet heaven! The smell alone as soon as you walk in will leave you wanting and wanting more. How it works? You grab a red tray walk along the wall of little bags pastries, pay and there you go. Boom. Each of the pastries are bagged in little clear baggies. Priced anywhere from $0.90-$2.00 per piece. Cheese pastry: delicious! Sweet cream cheese just melts in your mouth with the perfect amount of flake. Milk Bread: wow! Cooked to perfection with just the perfect amount of fluff. I wish I lived near this bakery, I would be here everyday. read more

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The Sheng Kee bakery in the strip mall on Norfolk next to the Marina Market in San Mateo is easy to get to, has tons of parking, and provides a quick option to picking up that birthday cake or other pastries. I usually get birthday cakes there when I want a light, tasty, and beautiful cake. These cakes are typically less sweet with lighter creams which I prefer. They never disappoint! The Sheng Kee bakery in the Westlake Mall in Daly City is also pretty easy to get to and has a large parking area though you may have to walk a little bit (I was lucky and got a really close spot as someone was just leaving!). It's on the corner so, it's easy to spot and to get to. This bakery is larger than the San Mateo one and I felt they had more options. As usual, I was there to pick out a birthday cake. They had a beautiful mango and raspberry mouse cake with an assortment of strawberries and peaches on the top which I chose for my mom's birthday, and it was a hit! We had some again the next day and it was just as tasty as the day before. Sheng Kee will continue to be my go-to choice for special birthday cakes! read more

This place gets 5 stars because of their oh so delicious cakes! I love Chinese cakes and this place does them well. Every year, I come back to custom order a cake for my birthday and the layers are light, spongy and lightly sweetened with whipped topping and they're beautifully made. Even my Asian relatives who don't like desserts agree that it's one of the best. I can't help but look at their cakes spinning in the shelf every time I come in. I've tried a lot of their pastries too which were pretty good but you can cake me anytime! read more

I'm leaving this review based on the items I bought, the onion bun and coconut bun. Both were AMAZING! I do however question the Ham and cheese sandwhiches that are offered at the register, sitting in a basket at room temperature. But not letting that effect my rating as i didn't come here for ham and cheese. Happy with my buns and would venture from Redwood City again! read more

My favorite hot dog bun ever. I appreciate that they coat the inside with cheese (because extra cheese is never a bad thing) and I realize it helps the bread from getting soggy. Their other breads and desserts are pretty bomb too. Good location in the marina shopping center! read more

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Best place for moon cakes in September. They have so many options including little ones!

I used to live in Belmont and came here every week. For some reason, I'd forgotten about them since I moved away, but recently saw a pineapple bun somewhere and the memories all came flooding back. Now that I'm in Hayward, I mostly go to the one in Union City because it's not across the bridge, but I have many fond memories of this location. So many of their buns are delicious, I will buy a whole variety bag of them whenever I come here because I can't decide on just one or two. The HK pineapple bun is a favorite, as is the cream bun with its incredibly soft filling. I love the taro bun with its soft taro filling, and the summer romance with blueberry and cream cheese. read more

I recently bought a mango moose cake. It is not good and I'm disappointed. It only has one small layer moose inside the cake, no fruit at. It is a mango moose cake, they put canned peaches instead of mangos. Not satisfied and not worth the money . Don't buy cake here read more

Walking in at 9am where everything is super fresh and warm is ABSOLUTE heaven on the nose and palate. I was craving chocolate his morning and walked out with a box of yummies. ALL of them were delicious. My favorite was the Portuguese egg tart. Lightly sweet, flaky and UGH- SO GOOD. My advice is go in the morning when everything is really fresh and warm. Ive been here before later in the day but theres nothing like freshly baked good right out of the oven. Picture of box goods description: Row 1: green tea bun, pineapple coconut, pineapple raisin custard Row 2: custard bun (2), summer romance (blueberry and cream cheese) Row 3: Portuguese custard tart, coconut roll read more

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staff there vary between good and amazingly incompetent. Most of the bread is great excluding the HK pineapple bun. The hot section should be more visible because that is one of the best parts. read more

Curry puffs are delicious and we drive from San Carlos to get them. Everything in the bakery is so good!

Their pastries are always delicious and fresh. Their cakes are not that sweet which is wonderful.

Not impressed. Been to many other Sheng Kees but this one sucked. Rude lady poor stale selection, and could care less that i stepped into there bakery. I would not recommend and won't go back. Weeeeek. read more

This is a nice little Asian bakery that has a variety of good treats. Noteworthy are the egg custard pastries, buns with green onion, and cheap, delicious cakes! The mocha roll was nasty and tasted like baby powder, but their fair prices, quick service, and fresh flavors saved them from a disgusted review. On the contrary, I would come here again if I were in the area! read more

Worst sheng kee ever! I can review a whole story about Chinese bread stores, all asians know you are not going to get the best customer service going to these places, you come in for the comfort food, you get in and you get out but.... Once you give stale bread and horrible sandwiches and pastries that was made by a foot you know the quality of this location went bad, my tuna sandwich looked like it got prison slop tuna and someone tore of a giant piece of lettuce and dumped it on the sandwich. The lady up front wears gloves but touches money and then the item you bought and does it all over again and again, that's worse than COVID. This place used to be a solid 3 stars and now just the minimum requirements. Eat if you want dirty money bread. read more

We have been coming here since we moved to San Mateo because we had a great experience in South Bay. Yesterday, my wife who is nursing brought $15 worth of bakery goods from Sheng Kee. Shortly after she ate a piece of the cake - we found mildew in the other cakes. Although it was only $1.50, we wanted to make sure Sheng Kee did something about so nobody else would get sick. Guess what? They refunded us $1.50 and did not apologize and the worst - they did not replace any of the affected bakery goods in the store and kept selling them! Are you kidding me???!!! I asked them how long their store their products on shelf, the dude said 'we dispose unsold items after one day". There is no way a cake would get mildew in 24 hours and these mildew looked like it has been there for at least 72 hours. Their bakery products do taste good, but please check before you buy!!! **Update - My wife got food poisoned from the cake. I checked their health rating - unlike other Sheng Kee's , this bakery had multiple infractions in the past two years. (refer to the screenshots from San Mateo Health Dept.) read more

Sheng Kee Bakery - My wife got food poison from their moldy cake - should have checked their health record first. - Bakeries Near Me - San Mateo, California

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When you come in between 8 to 9 am, the buns are still cooling down on the layered tray cart, which is as fresh as it gets for an instant breakfast fix. Wait longer than that, and they get wrapped for shelf display. The usual suspects are there....custard bun, cocktail bun (with some coconut flavor), pineapple bun (Taiwanese or Hong Kong style, and they don't seem that much different from one another). Ask if you don't see it. The problem is that these examples are all variants on the white bread sweet roll, with the only textural difference being the pineapple buns (some have custard and/or raisins inside so beware). Sometimes too sweet for my liking. So if you want an overload of savory with ooomommy on the cheap. Might I recommend the hot dog bun. Not the best one around, but the counterpoint of sweet bun with a salty sausage can play tricks on you. Oh yeah the ooomommy....this mofo has CHEESE inside. Yes.... Cheese, sausage, in a bun. If only I could squirt some Grey Poupon inside. It's a bit of a weird combination. But it sometimes hits the spot. read more

Maybe I had caught Sheng Kee on a bad day. My boyfriend and I stopped in here last week and got 2 items - the egg custard which was barely average and the lemon bites thingys which were old and bad. *cry* And I Was realllly looking forward to them. Good thing we tried them at the Boba place so we had something nummy to wash the first (and last) bites down with... I'll try it again since it has 4 stars but, if it sucks again, I'm kickin' some Yelper butt!!! See ya there. read more

It's the best smelling place in the Marina Plaza..that deserves one star already. I love the custard bun, some custard bun with a strawberry on top, green onion bun (somewhat salty & has some spice to it), & of course the pineapple bun! MMM..I love me some carbs. The pineapple bun is my favorite even if it has been named one of Hong Kong's "deadliest snacks" due to its high saturated fat & calories. Ranch 99's buns are good too but I prefer Sheng Kee. I've also sampled some of their cakes at family parties & such..pretty tasty. My only gripes are: it seems like every time I shop here the prices go up, but then again flour prices increase fairly frequently & they only take cash. Good thing I don't come here very often or else all the buns would definitely go to my buns...no J-Lo booty please. read more

Sheng Kee Bakery is small albeit bigger than a bread box. usual cakes, buns, rolls, mini mooncakes, custards et al are present. weekly special advertised in the world journal (coffee & bun) posted in the window. -didn't see pricing. brew: hong kong milk tea(1.6) -better than D & A, same as ABC? -peet's coffee (1.85) also available. drips: -3 people in here makes a crowd.... -custards have no taste here read more

Man, this Sheng Kee gets bad reviews, but I love Sheng Kee. I live near the ones on Irving in SF. My sister bought a green tea red bean cake for a birthday celebration and it was good. read more

Sheng Kee Bakery - green tea red bean cake - Bakeries Near Me - San Mateo, California

Great cakes, very fresh and extremely delicious. Fast customer service, they were able to accommodate my request. Will return here again! read more

A nice Asian bakery for a quick sweets break when visiting Marina Food (http://www.yelp.com/biz/XaP48HqsDlwbM5jvqRl6vQ) next door. The prices are lower than Japanese Bakeries like Satura (http://www.yelp.com/biz/x7aGAkmyI4ZDEjgITypciQ). I tried their red bean bread (An-pan), which tasted fresh and sweet, and it was less than $1. I need to try their cakes next time. There are several tables inside and outside. read more

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I needed to find a bakery that was open on a Sunday evening, pronto! I used Yelp and it led me to this bakery, which was the only one open around these parts. I got some sort of cake that they had on display, I didn't particularly care for it. I did however, like the rest of their pastries, especially the ones with the custard in the middle. The workers here were very friendly. Parking can be tough. read more

Small Asian bakery with a motley of sweet and savory pastries as well as cakes. The taro bread has great texture and just the slightest bit of sweetness if you do not like overtly sweet things. Great addition to the neighborhood but not necessarily something I would drive out of the way for. I am not a huge fan of sweets and I think the meat pastries here are decent. I would recommend the warm, flaky meat-filled pastries that are stored in the smallest warming display on the left side of the store, near the check-out counter. I agree with one of the reviewers regarding the hot pastries section being the best part of the store, albeit smallest portion of it. The staff is very Asian and I would not expect above and beyond customer service. read more

Like another reviewer had said, this place would get no business if there was another good Chinese bakery in the area. I had been to the other location in Cupertino (which is super clean, nice and consistent) and loved their coconut bun, egg custard tart, BBQ pork bun and other pastries so I assumed the quality would be consistent here. The meat seemed sub par and the consistency of food seemed sometimes on and sometimes off. I usually don't expect good service at places like these, but I do expect the food to speak for itself, which it doesn't. The only reason why I go here consistently is because it's across the street from where I live; otherwise I would not have even considered it. But if you do go here, the egg custard tarts are OK and probably one of your safest bets (if you like egg, custard and gluten! Mmm.) read more

OMG, employee of this bakery was caring out a tray of baked goods, everything fell on the floor , instead of taking everything to the back To dispose, she just picked it up and put it out to sell. No wonder the whole world is dealing with pandemic, they are soooo dirty, people for the sake of your health and health of your families don't ever go there. If employees dare to pick up from the floor in the store in the front of the customers, can you believe what is going on on the back of that place? read more

I love cake (my fave dessert) and I love how Asians make their cake - super light and fluffy and they use whip cream instead of heavy frosting. I got a "fruit basket" cake for my mom's birthday and the 8" or 9" round one is the perfect size to get for a family (with leftovers!). I was also glad that the fruit was pretty fresh and wasn't frozen (even though it might previously have been frozen). I've tried a couple of their other bakery items as well and they're pretty good. Kind of on the pricey side, but maybe it's because they use to be so much cheaper or at least you can find them cheaper at Chinatown. Overall though, it's my go to place to get cakes! read more

Sheng Kee Bakery - Fruit basket cake - Bakeries Near Me - San Mateo, California

Sheng Kee offers a decent selection of baked goods. In general, things range from mediocre to pretty good. Here are some highlights: - Baked BBQ Pork Bun - In my humble opinion, the true test of a Chinese bakery. The ones at Sheng Kee are good: soft bread, lots of juicy meat, and large. I ate three in one day and that made my day pretty awesome. - Portuguese Custard Tart - I grew up eating the best Portuguese Custard Cups in the world at Teixeira's Bakery in Newark, NJ. The ones at Sheng Kee are good, but I wouldn't cry tears of joy at the sight of them. Yes, I'm a snob. Yes, I'm Portuguese. So take my word for it. - Cream Cheese Toast - I love cream cheese, so I bought some sliced cream cheese toast bread. The cream cheese isn't evenly spread throughout the entire loaf, so some bites are awesome, but most are just average. - Blueberry Cream Cheese Pastry - Awesome! Soft, flaky crust filled with a good amount of blueberry jam and cream cheese. read more

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