Sunrise Bakery & Cafe

Good place to have brunch~
There are several tables to sit with friends or yourself (sad).
Milk tea not so tasty. Mushroom buns is a boom, seems like from supermarket fridge.

their coffee & tea game is strong. their croissants are out of this world delicious! really fast & courteous customer service. so far I’ve gotten their medium coffee in black and its sooo delicious. I’m not sure what roast it is because I usually drink blonde roast but their coffee is stronger than Starbucks coffee definitely a quick pick me up for my afternoon drowsiness. I also tried their ginseng tea which is equally as strong. their coffee & tea are legit. I’ve tried their coconut filled bun & their croissants & sesame cake. the coconut bread was good had a lot of sweet filling. great place for quick bite to eat or drink :)

This is an awesome Chinese bakery! Love their steamed buns… the dough is yummmmmmay!

Not a bad Chinese bakery in a good location. I don’t think customer service is anything, because it generally never is with these types of places. However, it makes no difference– you get your stuff, pay, and go. Simple!
Like the egg custard and buns with cream.
Had shrimp chips which I always enjoy!
I always forget about this place being here, but now I know where to go if a craving strikes.

Best best best. I love the coffee, the mixed coffee tea (ying yang) the chicken roll, and the wife’s cookie. It’s cheaper than most Chinese bakeries, and have specials after 5. Plus a respectable selection of sweets, bubble teas, and more.

I wish I could give this place no stars.
So we came for the 6:30pm 2 for $ 1 promotion. My wife and I decided to come an hour early at 5:30, we brought a tea and seat there for an hour waiting for the promotion to start. At about 6:23pm a bunch of senior citizens came rushing (it was crazy) and they started the promo for them right away. When I notified the owner that my wife and I had been waiting there for an hour, the owner responded with I’m sorry but you’ll have to wait for them to finish.
I been here in the past and already know there won’t be anything left after the senior citizens are done. They basically buy all the good stuff and leave nothing behind. It’s not uncommon for them to purchase $ 10 worth of bake goods which is about 20 buns each.
The correct course of action would be to let us purchase our selection first since we were waiting for over an hour. This is totally unfair and I will never come here again, I would advise other young people to avoid this place simply due to discrimination.

Finally, finally, finally convinced them I did want the $ 2.50 raspberry mousse, which involved 2 staff members and much pointing. PS the doors off the hinges and push = pull and vice versa. The seating here is also unnecessary.

Worth the 40 minute drive in a rainy day just to grab light and sweet ice coffee with sponge cake, at time pork bun is also great and also the strawberry bird’s nest cake.

Well I gotta be honest smoothies and milkshakes are horrible… coffee not so great… Bubble tea not great at all… BUT… The one thing that is amazing here «Sponge Cakes» Omg! They are the BEST I’ve ever had… always fresh, always with the same delicious texture and taste… Just for that 5 stars! And yes I will keep coming just for that!

Sunrise Bakery is one of my favorite stops right before I go to war at the Target up the street. You can’t battle on an empty stomach which is why I never miss a chance to stop in and get either a pork bun, a coconut bun, or both.
I’ve tried pork buns from a few places and I have to say that I’m a fan of Sunrises’ chopped pork filled vs the mushier pulled pork that you get at some other places. As far as the coconut buns I’m never disappointed. It’s semi sweet and always hits the spot. Pair either one with an iced black coffee and you’ll have a full stomach and the energy needed to go buy a bunch of stuff you don’t need.

They are lucky I was forced to give a star to post. Let me start by saying I will never eat anywhere rated less than an A prior to reading their violations. It all started when I went to get an after work treat, so I decided to stop for some bubble tea. The restaurant had a B for its sanitary inspection grade but had great reviews on here. I figured it wasn’t a big deal. As was driving home, I saw something that didn’t resemble a tapioca pearl. To my dismay I discovered a creepy crawler in my beverage, to be very specific a ROACH !!! I hate to litter but I immediately threw it out the window and proceeded to gag. I had to find a place on Woodhaven Blvd to pull over during rush hour so I could throw up. I am completely disgusted, and would not recommend consuming any food or beverages prepared on this location!!!

We went to this bakery for the first time today. The place is very clean and the women who works there was very nice and professional. We purchased 5 pork buns, two coconut buns, one sweet cake, strawberry bubble tea and shrimp chips.
Everything was delicious and I will definitely be back soon!

When I go to Chinese bakeries in Chinatown in the city, I look for the freshness of the buns and cleanliness of the bakery — Fay Da has these qualities and all the buns I usually look for in a well-​stocked Chinese bakery, great prices (that you’d normally expect at a Chinese bakery), hot and cold bubble tea, sweet employees, and cute elderly people taking over with their buns and coffees at around 3pm. This isn’t a good place to sit and plug yourself in to work on a paper, but it’s got all the right goodies to keep your hunger at bay while you do.

Nice bakery. Warm food as well as chinese pastries. The ladies speak English and Chinese. I came in for a lai cha (tea with milk) and an almond croissant (90 cents). Not a bad deal for breakfast. The weather was quite chilly, and there was some seating. It conveniently located near the M/​R Grand Avenue/​Newtown section.

This is a pretty typical looking Chinese Bakery.
They don’t have as much variation as Fayda when it comes to baked foods, which is a couple blocks away, but they still have a large selection of snacks. They are also slightly cheaper than Fayda when it comes to their cakes and mousses.
My favorite things to buy here are the Prawn Crackers and Egg Tarts. Their egg tarts ($ 1) are large and the shell is soft and flaky, but won’t fall apart too easily. They often run out, so get them while they’re available!
I am not a big fan of their mini-​cakes though. I remember a time when I bought a bird’s nest cake and it was pretty dry and bland.
I haven’t tried their bubble tea yet, but at $ 3 they seem priced pretty high, especially when Bubble tea shops a few blocks away sell bubble tea for cheaper.

Eh, a pretty ho-​hum Chinese bakery. The bbq pork bun was just okay, and this was when I was hungry and looking for a something to eat on Queens Blvd. I also got a bubble tea here that was just all right. If you’re nearby and want a quick bit and there’s an open parking spot I’d maybe suggest trying it, other than that I wouldn’t go out of your way.

If it weren’t for the fact Sunrise was along the dead patch of Queens Blvd in Elmhurst, it may be construed for just about any average Chinese bakery in any of the city’s major Chinatowns. It’s small, cash only, limited staff, and always featuring an assortment of typical Chinese pastries and cakes. In a word, typical.
I find myself coming out here whenever I’m done eating at nearby Ping’s (
) and looking to bring something with me back home. It usually consists of curry puffs (gar lei gok!), egg tarts (dan tat), and/​or BBQ pork buns (char siu baos). I am not a huge fan of their cakes here, but then again, I’ve never been that crazy about Chinese bakery style cakes to begin with.
The selection isn’t all that robust but it seems fair since the foot traffic here is relatively low. Coffee and bubble tea are available here, but they’re not exceptional. The one thing I do appreciate about this joint is the steep discounts (50%-70% off) for pastries after 6:30 or so. It’s perfect for commuters from Elmhurst on the way home.
Service here is decent. The ladies have been considerate enough to warn me over pastries that don’t seem to look as good /​fresh. Combine that with the aforementioned discounts, suddenly Sunrise isn’t so bad after all.

This bakery is very small but they do have a few tables to enjoy your bakery goods.
They have the typical Chinese bakery goods.
I came here looking for pineapple swiss rolls but they do not sell it here.
What I like are the savory curry buns.
If you come after 6:30 pm the buns are 2 for $ 1. Very good deal but by that time your choices are limited to what is left. If you want them you better hurry cause you gotta beat the senior citizens to it… they are fast!!!
Kai Yan Bao, Egg Custard Buns, are my favorite of all time. It has a crunchy top on top of the bun and a sweet egg custard inside. Classic Chinese bun and it’s my fave.
Regular price is great too. Most of the buns are just under $ 1 on a normal basis. Which is the normal price for a Chinese bakery. I love that it is easy on the pocket. Lunch or breakfast on a budget here… and you can afford a dessert too!

This is an OK Chinese Bakery near the Grand Ave subway station on the south side of Queens Blvd.
The parking around the area is very limited so most of the business is from local foot traffic.
Their selection of sweet and bao are limited.
It is a good place for a quick breakfast of Chinese bun & coffee.

If you live in Astoria there is no demographics for a Chinese bakery. I mean there will be your casual customers, handful of occasional daily locals and the epicurious wanting to try a different baked treat other than the American or Latin style bakeries and donuts shop. Hey that’s me, sometimes I want to be able to get a egg custard, a roast pork bun, something baked with red bean or sesame in it. Sometimes I don’t want to travel from Astoria to Flushing or Manhattan’s Chinatown. What’s my best option? Twenty minutes away from Sunnyside, which borders Astoria, is Elmhurst. This little spot on Queens Boulevard and a few streets near the Grand Avenue intersection, a street down is the –R– train Grand Ave — Newtown subway station. I look at the street and it say Van Loon Street. There is a Fay Da two streets down on Grand Street and Broadway that does the egg custards just a little bit better and has better coffee and a wider selection. But here’s the plus side of Sunrise Bakery… it’s cleaner, less trafficked, quaint, a better hue of an atmosphere due to the low lighting but sun brightened room and it’s calmer to do some reading while having a treat. With their huge windows there’s a pleasant view of a quiet street on Queens Blvd. If I lived locally, yes, I’d be in everyday for breakfast.
It’s a small shop; the square footage the size of small to mid sized bedroom. It only has seating room for a few seats in the front like a bar type seating facing the window and about 3 – 4 tables. Cake, cookies, buns, bread and I think I saw a metal pantry to keep food warm but it was empty, maybe for goodies for the morning, for I was there at 4:40pm. All I got were two boxes of cookies and egg custards. Four stars in it’s category for being quaint, local, clean and an addition to a need besides mainstream.
Two notes: After 6:30pm 2 for $ 1.00 buns and you can get bus tickets for $ 10.00 to Foxwoods Casino here. No bathroom, it showed for «For Staff Only».
If someone knows of a place around Astoria or Sunnyside that sells egg custards or buns, please let me know!