Mashion Bakery

Egg tarts here are so good, and only 5 for $ 2. Also came here late in the evening and there were still a ton left!

$ 2 for a bag of 5 buns — besides pineapple bun, I would go for the tarts 蛋撻

Lots and lots of buns. Delicious, both sweet and savory. $ 4 for around 7 buns, mostly red bean but also taro. I’m a big fan of Chinese buns every since I took a a trip to Beijing in High School. Mashion helps fulfil my occasional craving.

Based on how strong the American dollar is right now, you can get a bun for $ 0.30 US if you get the 5 for $ 2 deals. YES! For that reason, this 3.5 bakery gets bumped up to a 4.
The best is probably the pineapple bun — bo lo bao. The egg tart was a little too sweet and not egg-​y enough. The taro bun didn’t have enough taro in it – too much bread. But the pineapple bun was just right. Get them fresh!
We also got a mocha coffee roll to share with our family. That was pretty good!
Located in Chinatown, the place is very simple like most bakeries in a Chinatown. It’s most likely family-​run. The focus is all on selling the bread! Mmmm!

Fast service, delicious, fresh and incredibly cheap baked goods from this cozy family-​owned bakery. What more can you ask for?
Six stars if I could :)

If you actually want to get freshly baked pastries don’t come right when it opens, wait until around 10 – 11, because before that time they don’t really have anything ready yet. Otherwise, the place is great, very cheap and the pastries are delicious. Cash or debit only.

Usually I say that personality is the most important, but this place might have turned me into a bun man!
I just happened to pass this bakery on Spadina when a hunger pang struck, so I decided to go in and get some buns. I was only planning on buying one or two, but when I saw the sweet deal of 5 buns for only $ 2 I absolutely couldn’t resist. Not only were these buns extremely well priced, but each one was as delightful as the last. They all tasted fresh and light. I had gobbled up four of them before I knew it. My first bite into the taro bun set the bar high. The exterior was well baked with good chew, and then the taro filling hit me with just the right amount of sweet. The next three buns (all vegetarian) matched the taro bun in flavour and texture. Some buns had lightly toasted sesame seeds on top giving a subtle but scrumptious taste.
What a great snack. The taste is great and the price even better. Definitely stop by here if you’re feeling a bit peckish and need to prevent a case of full blown hangryness.

Mashion Bakery has relatively average Chinese bakery items for cheap. I would say there’s nothing here that stands out good or bad in the world of Chinese bakeries, hence the 3 stars.
The buns are rather boring and dough-​y. The sesame balls are good when fresh, as are the egg rolls.
Service is sans smile, as you would expect in this type of establishment.
Nonetheless, when you want a really cheap and filling snack, it’s not a bad place to stop. Better than Ding Dong in quality.

Mashion Bakery 麥香 is one of the better Chinese bakeries in downtown. Although its cheap prices (5 buns for $ 2) are comparable to those of other bakeries in the area, the quality of their pastries and cleanliness of the store is definitely superior (in Chinatown standard). I always grab a few of their Cocktail Bun, Pineapple Bun, and egg tart to go.

Went here again. Hadn’t been here for one year. Stupid me — gave the benefit of the doubt. Stomach and chest on fire again. Like I poured acid into me. Had their coconut bread again. Just like my review last year. Same experience. Had to take Pepto Bismol twice to relieve the burn. I almost never have to take Pepto Bismol. Ugh. Never Again.

Fairly good quality buns for a very cheap price. Not open on weekends and less vegetarian options than Ding Dong Pastries down the road.
Still very good, I recommend their black bean buns.

Ah! This bakery was on the way to and back from the school I use to attend. I’d always get sucked into the bakery by the baked goods aroma. The steamed pork & veggie buns are delicious (they’re one of the more pricier buns and not part of the 3 for $ 1) but worth the extra dollar or two! I’ve tried a lot of the others as well, they’re pretty good too. The people that work there however are pretty rude, and always ask if you want to purchase something at the front when you don’t want to (if I wanted to I would have picked it up already!).

Sadly, once 3 for 1, their deal is now 5 buns for 2 dollars. Which is the general going rate for all Chinatown buns. However they are still the best buns in the Dundas/​Spadina zone.
We usually buy an infinite amount of tuna buns (which are just the best, and are not standard fare in the other neighbourhood bakeries) a couple pineapple/​coconut rolls, and then mix the rest. On the weekend, the fruit custard tarts are fabulous. The spinach/​cheese bagels are expensive, but totally worth it.
I wouldn’t bother anywhere else.

My favourite Chinese bakery downtown. Why? Great value!
You still get 5 buns for $ 2, and it has extra side items like spring rolls and steamed pork buns. For most items, you also have the choice between regular or pineapple (that yellow sweet egg paste thing on top) buns.
Every time I come downtown, I leave with a bag full of baked goods from Mashion.
Top picks:
Red Bean Bun. Not super sweet!
Red Bean Mochi.
Raisin or Pineapple Twists.
But really, there’s so much, you can’t go wrong!

I’ve been to a few bakeries in the area and Mashion is the best. What won me over was the ‘egg tarts’. If you are going to rate a Chinese bakery, than one of the top three items would have to be the egg tarts.
The pricing is good and the selection is very generous. My recommendation is the small egg tarts. They have that butter and crispy taste that a perfect tart should have.
Unfortunately the large egg tarts are not made the same as the little egg tarts so this is a big disappointment for me. But I’m sure with such a large selection; it is easy to turn that frown upside down.
:)

Places like this are what I miss having moved from San Francisco to Colorado. Where else are you going to get delicious BBQ pork buns and pretty much an entire lunch for $ 2 – 3? Enough said.

So the thing was, when this place had 3 for a 1 dollar buns it was worth going to just because of the price. You got smaller buns, and they weren’t as great as that place down the street — but 3 for 1? That’s crazy good.
Now it’s 5 for 2 dollars. Which means to get any sort of deal you need to commit to 2 dollars.
That’s all it took to return me to the ringing bell which had always been my mainstay up to this point.

WOW. this place is has a large selection of buns. 5 buns for $ 2!!! To be fair they are smaller than normal. But it is still way worth it. Egg tarts are 3 for $ 1 for the flaky type, coconut tart. 2 for $ 1 for the larger butter egg tart. Some of the premium buns where 2 for $ 1 such a pineapple BBQ pork bun and deep fried curry beef bun.

Boulangerie et pâtisserie chinoise du quartier de Chinatown. Le principe est simple, vous prenez un plateau et des pinces en plastique, vous faites votre sélection et vous passez à la caisse. Les prix sont généralement très abordables: petit pain avec porc sauce piquante, boule de pâte sésame, petit pain avec saucisse «hotdog» — c’est marrant et pas mauvais !

Super affordable Chinese Bakery.
They have a nice selection of items. Grab yourself a tray and tongs. Get what you want and then take your tray up to the cashier to check out. Quick and easy. Service is friendly enough. I don’t have very high expectations when it comes to service at any Chinatown: P We try our best to check out all the bakeries in the area. This is probably one of my faves. The price and quality makes us happy campers.
Can’t beat 3 buns for $ 1.

Why have I never reviewed this place? I have been here like a hundred times. Every time I go back to Toronto I go here. Sometimes every day of my stay in Toronto. It is my favourite Chinese Bakery.
So for $ 1 you get 3 buns. My favourite are the curry beef, BBQ pork and the ham & cheese buns. I always get these 3 and I am never disappointed. They are about the size of my palm (although note that I have little girl hands — size 6.5 gloves). Still, for $ 0.33, that is awesome. The bun is a sweet brioche-​like bread and the fillings are plentiful for the price.
The curry beef is not too spicy and full of curry goodness. The BBQ pork is sweet and not fatty like some other places. The ham in the ham and cheese is a little spam-​like, but I’m ok with that.
The turnover here is so high, so the stuff is always fresh. They do have some day-​old stuff pre-​packaged from the day before, but I never get those because the fresh ones are just 3 for $ 1.
Update: There is a sign in the store that says that prices will go up as of March 1, 2014. Buns will be 2 for $ 1 instead of 3 for $ 1. Still a good deal, but not as good as before.

Surprise agréable dans le Chinatown, ici vous trouverez aussi bien croissants, gateaux de riz et coconut bread! C’est pas cher en plus!
Croissants, rice cakes and all sort of pastry that make yummy in my tummy!
And it’s so cheap so go for it!