Fay Da Bakery

Cute little bakery with really tasty options. They’ve got cheesecake and chocolate mouse and all that delicious stuff. They even have warm pork/​beef/​roast pork/​curry beef puff. Which looks like a Starbucks croissant to me lol
(I was full so I didn’t touch them but they look delicious) for $ 1 so you have options to eat savory food. The seating area is nothing fancy (kinda lame compared to the rest of the bakery which looks adorable). I only ate the dried pork wrap and I was full. It’s a nice little treat.
I mean you’ll probably leave with like 10 different breads.
Oh that was just me? Ok. Carry on.

This place is great for cheap and delicious eats! I never leave without buying at least 1 or 2 taro mochi. I generally recommend everyone tries at least somthing taro flavored — it’s amazing! Another one of my favorites is the egg tart. They have a cool system — just pick out what you want by putting it on a tray, and then bring it over to the cashier. Can’t wait to pay another visit soon!

This must be my third review of a Fay Da, but I can’t help it – their Chinese buns and pastries are so good, and I’m always blown away by the consistency. The pea and scallion twist is my absolute favorite bread there. I’ve been eating it since I was a child, back when it was the ham and scallion twist. It’s so savory, delicious, and fun to eat. On this trip, I also got the pineapple bun, which was an excellent rendition of my favorite sweet Chinese bun. I know from years of getting my baked goods here that pretty much everything is stellar and affordable, and its location right next to the municipal parking garage makes this a frequent stop for us.
The only reason I took off a star is because the service needs some work. When they went to wrap up my pineapple bun, they had some difficulty getting it to fit in the little wrapper. Instead of putting a glove on and placing it in the wrapper like they used to, they used the tongs to shove it in there as hard as they could. In the process, half of the pineapple topping on my pineapple bun fell off, and everyone knows that the pineapple topping is the ONLY reason to get a pineapple bun. I was upset about that. Then my mom tried to pay, and the cashier charged us the wrong amount for the two pastries we got. I wouldn’t have noticed and would have blindly paid the wrong price, but my mom called her out on it. So keep track of the correct price for your order.

My go to for cheap pastries, bubble tea, coffee, hot tea, asian buns, egg tarts, etc. Everything here tastes good, the desserts are so adorable, and the milk teas are consistently good and not overly sweet. And that’s the key word here: consistency. I’ve tried Fay Da in various other locations in the city, and every location, including this one in Flushing, has been spot on in taste and quality. If you are looking for something savory, I recommend the chicken puff pastries – nice and flaky outside, savory chicken filling inside. If you’re looking for something light, but sweet, honestly all the pastries are good options! This is because all the pastries here are typical Chinese bakery sweets — whether it is cake, tiramisu, tarts, sponge cake, or what have you, the taste is light, never overpowered by sweetness, and true to flavor (such as green tea, red bean, etc.). Buns, white breads, and sandwiches come in variety of fillings and flavors.
Today I got the cheese danish bread, which was nice and flaky, croissant-​like, and baked with shredded cheese. Tasted nice and simple with my cold milk tea.
Keep in mind, CASH ONLY. And the one complaint I have is that regular milk tea is 2.50, which is fine. but WITH bubbles, it is a whole dollar more, when most bbt places it is 50 cents or less.
One good thing about this location is that unlike most small eateries in the area, their inspection grade is an A, which to me is definitely a plus! 5 stars for consistency, cheap price, and being good enough to be my go-​to for breakfast or lunch.

Randomly went in to satisfy my egg tart craving and wasn’t disappointed!!!
Much better than the egg tart from New Flushing Bakery which is apprently ‘the best egg tart’…
FayDa’s egg tart is not as buttery or crispy (maybe a little oily) but definitely great for $ 1!!! Would go back instead of walking to New Flushing bakery.

I bought an 8″ Japanese cheesecake for $ 15.
This cheesecake was absolutely delicious. It’s light and fluffy, yet creamy and moist, all at the same time. It’s unlike American cheesecakes – it’s way better!
This cake isn’t decorated like the other ones and is rather plain looking but I would rather have Japanese cheesecake over regular spongecake with decorative cream that I wouldn’t eat. Plus, all the decorative cakes are around $ 16 for a 6″ vs this $ 8 for almost the same price.
I think if you preorder (which I didn’t – have to do 5 days in advance), you can order one with decorations.
I asked the workers to write happy birthday and they gave me a little cake topper that said it instead.
This place is CASH ONLY (as is most other places in Flushing) and there was no tax on the cake.

Great Bakery and Pastry place!
During my visits each time to NYC, I always grab something for snack from there and always buy more for next day breakfast!
I like 雞尾飽, original pineapple bun, 奶油飽, Napoleon cake just to name a few.
This place is always pack during busy times and hard to get a seat if u want to dine in.

great chinese bakery with multiple locations around Flushing. convenient location.

I would never ever go back to this place. They have horrible customer service and accused us of taking tip money and not paying. We bought 2 bubble teas and she said $ 2.50 for each one and my friend had given the lady 2 dollars and I gave her 5 dollars to pay the rest off and she did not give me my change back. They did not try to understand us and we asked them to check their camera! They need to learn English! Never go to this place beware! Confusing and not nice at all!!! I would give them 0 stars! :(

My Favorite place to go for some fresh and delicate Chinese pastry.
Huge range to choose from. Inexpensive price. Many chain store in other parts of New York. From Chinatown Manhattan to queens (no shop at Brooklyn)
I recommend you to get egg tart (jelly taste and big), Japanese cheese cake, Napoleons, steam buns and Mont Blanc. There were so nice.

Stopped in yesterday to bring some treats to my mother who is in the hospital down the road. I have been a happy customer at Fay Da bakeries before, but this was my first time at this location. Bottom line… old food, rude service.
First, I was the only person in the bakery but it still took a few minutes for one of the 3 workers behind the counter to pay attention to me for me to pay. Then, the cashier wanted me to exchange the bill I was paying with because it had a ¼ inch tear. I said the bill was whole, nothing was missing and she had to take it. She then had to discuss it with the 2 other workers they waved it around, looked at it from different angles, and argued in Chinese before begrudgingly accepting it. Again, this was a completely whole $ 10 bill with a miniscule tear in the middle, probably from being folded too many times.
I then asked (3x) if she could please cut the pastries in half and she said yes twice then threw them in the bag whole. When I asked again, she asked me «I don’t understand, why do you want to do that?» After explaining that my mother is in the hospital for a few days and probably could not eat a whole pastry she begrudgingly did it.
When we got to the hospital, the pastries definitely tasted off. Rancid oil, sour filling. Oddly wet on the cut edges which was probably from the knife cut.
I would’ve walked but I just didn’t have the energy to ask for my torn $ 10 bill back.

I’m a Japanese living in Flushing and was looking for the best bakery to satisfy my craving for pastries. I have never tried Chinese or Korean bakeries before so I thought I should give it a try them both,
I was told Korean style bakeries are pretty similar to Japanese style. and yes they are pretty similar but I found they have less variation of choice and they are just ok to me. Nothing more than avarage Japanese bakeries.
And now Chinese bakeries… omg. they are amazing. I didn’t know Chinese pastries taste so great. They have various kind of pastries I have never seen and all look so flattering! No I mean thier pastries are not too much decorated with a lot of chocolaty/​honey coated or anything, just being there look simple, but all those names like coconuts/​pinapple/​shredded pork/​scallion/​taro/​lemmon kind of buns etc really got my attention .They are all new to me and It was hard to stop myself want to try them all at once!
Now my favorite is cream coconuts bun. I really fell in love with this soft creamy and moisty buns combination with coconut sprinkle. I can easily eat it probably 5 all at once lol. now I have to come back here regularly just for this goody with a nice cup of coffee… just LOVE it!

With all the ups and downs I’ve experienced here, it makes me wonder how or why Fay Da is the most famous Chinese bakery chain in NYC. This Flushing location has been around for awhile and is a regular spot for many senior citizens and people waiting for the bus.
My mixed feelings about Fay Da really stems from a lot of things … such as the food. I could appreciate the curry puff pastries, bbq pork buns, and hot dog buns on any given day. Where I could do without is the fail worthy of the egg tarts, unmemorable mini cakes, and coconut buns. I’m not terribly fond of the boba selections here either, but they’ll do the trick on a hot summery day.
The customer service is surprisingly solid; they’ve gone out of their way to get me fresh batches of Chinese carbs right out of the oven. The floor is sometimes dirty and the bathroom is no good. As it is the rules at places like this, be sure to bring plenty of cash and plan for togo since the tables are typically occupied.
Lastly, my favorite baked dessert goods are the napoleon cakes. They’re simply dynamite.

This is one of my go to spots.
The things I usually get here are the egg tarts, pineapple crusted tops, paper wrapped sponge, and hot dog. I generally buy these and bring them up to my parents who live about 6 hours away.
Never had any issues with the snacks. Quality is there.

Fresh bakeries always. Conveniently located at the south side of Flushing downtown. It’s life saver on an another cold winter day.

Typically make a pit stop here before trolling around in Flushing. I could certainly do without the crazy sh*&storm that is the parking lot in this little space (Thank you, Gold City for being a pain in the rear, but having solid, albeit sometimes scary, selection of items). Tea with tapioca hits the spot and there’s a variety of snacks. Cash only and a little scattered with the service, but all-​in-​all, solid.

The buns are good but not the best, I usually go for the kaya bun. Never had an issue with it though sometimes the filling is lacking. They’re usually fresh or fresh enough for me. Consistency has been good across all the locations I’ve tried.

Every time I visit this area I have to stop by this bakery. I luv their variety of good. My faves r the egg custard pies n the red bean shake. Parking’s available in the municipal lot bout a block away.

Similar to the one in West Village though I liked this spot a bit more as it’s bigger. The pastries look fresh and yummy and it’s certainly hard to choose which one (or ones) to get!
I chose the chocolate croissant and was a bit disappointed to see the lack of chocolate.
I also got the red velvet cupcake which will make a lovely addition to my Monday lunch! My boyfriend got the egg custard bun which was what you would expect in that type of treat.
I wouldn’t mind coming back!

This is one of my go-​to Chinese bakery shops that I frequent on occasion. When I’m in the city with my friends and we want something sweet to munch on, I bring them here! :)
The first time we went here together, my best friends had open eyes and gobsmacked faces. They are Korean and never stepped into a Chinese bakery before. They said «Good food. Good cake.» Yes, and that is in verbatim.
I come here quite often but I can’t give the place four stars because every time I come in, they are always out of the usual fare and limited in variety. The quality is decent though. I love their warm chicken pastries, which are ridiculously flakey, buttery, and savory. Yum.
Plus, you can’t beat the prices. Seriously, most of the items are under two bucks.