Apollo Bakery

This is a hole-​in-​the-​wall bakery with a very small storefront. If you are not looking for it, you might walk right past it.
I came here on a Saturday noon and the breads just came out of the oven. The breads were still warm and steaming inside their plastic cover. I got the bo lo baos with taro and custard filling and a loaf of whole wheat bread with pistachio and cranberry and the bill was about $ 7+. I ate the taro bao a few hours after I left the shop and saved the custard one for breakfast 2 days later. My favourite part of the bao is the top — it is crispy and crumbly. The taro bao was soft but the filling wasn’t too good — it felt pasty and grainy. I baked the custard bao for 10 minutes in a 350 °F oven and the top crisped up again, but the bread became a little tough and the filling dry. It is probably best to eat the bread on the same day.
My favourite buy is the loaf of whole wheat bread with pistachio and cranberry. It is the most expensive loaf ($ 4.50) among the other loaves of bread in the store, but the fruit and nuts made up for it. I kept the loaf in my freezer, toasted it 4 days later and it was still soft in the inside. Peanut butter/​nutella, blueberries and banana make a great spread on top of this bread.
All in all, I love this bakery for serving very fresh bread. I know that I am not buying days old bread.

Came here to get a Boston crème pie for my dad for his birthday and it was good! I didn’t know where else to get one except for Yeh’s bakery and that was inconvenient, so I came here from the recommendation by my cousin. It was great! I’ve been here many times again afterwards to get a sandwich — vegetarian sandwich that was pretty tasty for a vegetarian sandwich I had previously.
I also keep coming here for egg tarts — freshly made! I like how they write down the date and time it was taken out of the oven so you know the freshness of it.

Almost Twists. Soft, light, flakey buttery goodness. Great selection of herbal teas at an honest price.

Stopped by to see what sets the Apollo apart from other bakeries in the area. Definitely a worthy stop on its own.
Grabbed the black sesame bun (anything they’re out of in the morning, ask if there are more fresh on the rack), a wrapped lemon pancake with cream and dried pork (interesting combo, yummy for even just the lemon pancake and cream), and the red bean mochi bun. I’m thinking of going back right now before catching the airport shuttle.
A few more items on the shelf that are not labeled in English. So if you wanted to plumb the depths of their offerings, I’m sure you can ask the staff during their down time for assistance until growing interest gets them labelled bilingually.

Really tiny shop tucked away in Flushing. But they have a decent selection of good buns and bread and other pastries. One of my favorites, that not many other bakeries carry, they have an abundance of at Apollo. is the Pineapple Custard Bun, with raisins on the outside. Delicious! Whenever I’m craving, I come here and buy in bulk!

It’s a nice place to go get your breakfast. Favorite is thick-​sliced toast in lite creamy style, which I don’t know why it’s so hard to find in NYC. The only other place I got it is Japanese bakery in Mitsuwa.

Chinese/​Taiwanese bakery is a delicacy that must be tried by all. I reviewed Apollo Bakery by previous Unilocalers and knew that I would NoT be denied!
Was not more than 100 steps from the front of Sheraton East-​La Guardia. The front is non-​assuming, so look at the pic I snapped. I almost passed right by it!
When entering this deceptively small bakery, you will be greeted by a large assortment of bakery goods to your left. These include coconut buns-​YUM!, taro buns, croissants, red bean buns, winter melon cakes, plus their well-​known custard tarts, and some savory pasteries. Prices are crazy cheap!!! They could easily increase prices by 2−3x, and I would still come!
Give them a try, you can’t go wrong.

Yup, it’s good. There are a gazillion Chinese bakeries in the City and in Flushing, but many of their pastries’ starch (i mean the cake/​bread texture) feels and tastes over-​worked, or fake-​y somehow, sometimes even paper-​like despite being soft, and not very «xiang». I’m not sure how to describe it, but i’m often disappointed at my first bite after drooling at how yummy they look in the case. Not so, here! I saw Apollo and tried it on a whim when i was waiting around killing time until my dinner mates showed up. They’re the best i’ve had in a long time. Too bad i don’t live nearby…

Apollo’s chiffon cake is so good!
It’s so hard to not become their fans after trying their baked goods. Taiwanese style bread is of course good, especially the ham and egg sandwich and the taro baked goods. However, their cake is the one I would like to recommend to everyone.
–Light Cheese Cake–
Long strip cheese cake $ 2.00/each, or $ 5.00/box
Cupcake cheesecake $ 4.00/box
There are two difference kinds of light cheese cake in Apollo. One is the long strip one which has some salty flavor cover on the top. The texture is creamy, you can taste the cheese fill within the whole cake, but won’t have the heavy feeling as NY style cheesecake. It tastes even better after being refrigerated.
Another one is the one which looks like the cupcake. The texture is more fluffy than the long strip one. They usually come in pack of four and are stored in the refrigerator. Since they are so light, soft and delicious, it’s really not the hard mission for me to finish all of four cakes in one night. (=.=b)
–Boston Pie– $ 13.00
One of the best Boston Pie I have had in Flushing’s bakery. Red Leaf Bakery always has the best Boston Pie, but Apollo’s Boston Pie is almost as good as Red Leaf Bakery. The chiffon cake is so soft, and the cream is not greasy. So yummy!
I always go browsing to see if there is any bread which will interest me left after work. Even though I know I can call in advance to reserve the baked goods I want (yes, Apollo provides this service since they are so friendly), I still like to surprise myself this way! ^^

The best breads! They are so super fluffy. The have the lightest cakes as well, you can never get enough. Small hole in the wall store, but they sell more cakes than larger bakeries I know!

There is only 1 thing I come here to buy because it is the best thing they make:
Taro stuffed loaf.
It is usually located by the counter on a shelf on the right. It is an uncut loaf of bread with taro stuffed in it. The top half of the bread is a sponge cake and the bottom half is like regular bread. You have to ask them which one is the taro one because they sell other types of bread loaves (I believe another reviewer talked about them: it is coconut stuffed loaf)
All the other regular bakery stuff I find kinda of so-​so. Not bad.

Craving Taiwanese Style baked goods? Look no further!
There are items here that are not available anywhere else. The Pineapple Bun here is scrumptious! I also love their roll cakes (coffee flavor is my favorite). The place also has a very unique bread/​cake that is very hard to describe — it has sponge cake on top coconut shreds in the center. Oh, it’s also not always available when you are ready to buy them. I wonder how the inventory system works. Just the regular toast here is great, too.
Prices have gone up recently. Maybe it’s the result of the « Unilocal Bump» or maybe it’s just word of mouth, but at least everything’s always fresh due to the constant crowds in this tiny place.

Dear Apollo, how I’ve missed thee~
I must’ve really taken u for granted back when I worked around the corner from you. Every morning with your iced coffee… other places just don’t make it the same! And even tho u have small buns collection compared to franchise chinky bakeries, they are nonetheless tasty & fresh (esp custard bun & green beans bun). And now you have dried pork onigiri and bacon eggs sammich, aieee, I wish I work closer again! (just kidding, my boss sucked)
In all seriousness, this small Taiwanese-​Buddhist owned bakery (and its sister store, Mr. Tu’s Bakery on Roosevelt Ave) has serious cred for standing out in the bakery-​flooded Flushing. They got buns, toast (white, wheat, raisin, blk sesame, thick-​sliced), drinks, and treats. Besides the onigiri I just mentioned, they also have seasonal fried noodles, moon cakes, tamales, sun cake, and red bean milk pudding icy all made in-​house. We’ve also bought many Bday cakes for office birthdays and the pudding filling is delicious!
You can come here but please don’t blow this mom&pops store outta proportion on Unilocal,resulting in the inevitable price hike & bad attitude =T
(vegetarian items available since they’re Buddhist. Sometimes they’re really grateful bout tips cuz it’s like a donation, no disrespect)

A hidden treasure. Don’t the let size or appearance of this shop fool you as it has the best Taiwanese pastries. Everything is high quality and the polo bun is a must try as Christina T. said. If you end up buying a bunch of pastries, you can store them in the freezer and heat them up later and they taste great!

I love their vegetarian sandwiches. But I have to get them early in the morning before they sell out. Would always come here to get them.
Their milk tea is so-​so. They put a lot of cream, so the tea taste is washed out.
I have yet to try their other products, but the lady there is really friendly and always offers other suggestions to try out if the sandwich I want is sold out.

#O.M.G. HANDS DOWN!
#This Taiwanese bakery is AMAZING!
#LOVE all the baked goods in here, especially the coffee cakes with strong coffee taste!
#The place is small and very hidden if you do not pay attention when walking by and the price is kinda high BUT please give their baking talent a try!

Taiwanese bakery that’s hard to see if you’re not paying attention — a tiny doorway in and then access to baked goods.
It’s not cheap, and the bubble tea is a bit overly sweet, but there are pastries here you are unlikely to find elsewhere in the metropolitan area that are quite tasty. Mooncakes, sun cakes, and more. Will have to try some of the fresh breads and rolls the next time I go.
Lots of people coming to pick up orders, I noticed (cakes and more).
I also like the fact that the scallion bun I tried was in a sealed bag. No fly issues here!

Julie/​Julia,
To me this is the best chinese bread store in NYC. It’s a small hole in the wall down a virtually empty street as you head towards the Flushing Sheraton. You will literally walk right past it. For just over $ 5 bucks, I got enough bread to last me a week. I may get a chinese bread every now and then because I’m hungry but it’s never a regular thing for me. Which is why this place is special, because when I am in Flushing i will always want to stop by and get a few things.
Their most famous and popular creation is a raisin bread. I don’t know the name of it but to describe it a bit. It just seems to be an unassuming bread from the outside with sprinkles of yellow powder on top. But inside is the most delicious and heavily filled filling of raisins and a buttery paste. I still have a hard time describing this filling but if you nuke it or warm it up in the toaster oven, it melts a bit like butter. But it’s def not butter, or at least not all of it.
Another great is a bread that looks like a danish and is topped with a coconut and raisin topping with this great tasting yellow paste all around the bread.
My next fave is a 6 little piece bread with scallions and bacon I think on top with shredded pork song on the inside. Buttery coating on the bread make it so easy to finish this larger creation.
There’s plenty more that I will have here. The best thing is that you know the place is fresh because they are popular and will sell out of everything by the time they close.

I got a fung lee so ($ 1.50) from Apollo and it was delicious! I feel like this is better than all the chain bakeries in Flushing and the selection here are unique and high quality. Really nice people working there.
The name of this store is actually named from «pineapple» bao.

My gf gets her bread here and she likes it very much. I recently got some bao zi from Apollo bakery, and they were a big disappointment.
The bun itself was good: beautifully looking, nice and soft, slightly sweet. The filling, however, tasted kinds funky, slightly sour and not in a good way. The fact that the bun was good while the filling wasn’t, makes me think that perhaps they get the fillings for their bao zi from another place???
I really wanted to give this bakery a better rating, but what I got from them was just not good, unfortunately.