Grand Bakery

We came here on a Sunday afternoon and while they weren’t closing anytime soon, the lights were dim which really didn’t add to the appeal of their breads and pastries. Our goal was to get a taro bun as some sites had suggested that the taro bun was quite good here. Also, it was only $ 1. When we got our individual buns, they were even a bit warm which was quite hopeful. I was thinking they’d be super fresh.
Unfortunately, they were not anything different or even that good compared to the average taro bun I’ve tried. There was a small taro to bread ratio and the bread did not taste fresh or that soft. The one redeeming feature was that the taro was not that sweet and I guess I wouldn’t doubt the freshness of the taro itself.

Delicious taro (yu tou) bun ($ 0.50). I liked that the bread was not too sweet.

I’ve tried their Mexican, baked pork, pineapple, and the one with flakes of meat on top. They are huge in size and taste decent. Prices are on par with rest of Chinatown. People who run the bakery are very nice

I’ve been here several times but tend to get the same thing, (red bean pineapple bun) which has a generous serving of red bean filling which is very dark and flavorful. Sometimes it is difficult to get service here as I don’t speak there language but their products are very reasonably priced and tasty enough to return for.

I was walking by there today and was drawn inside by their appealing display. The place seemed very clean (they have an «A» rating from the Health Department) and their prices are a *steal*. They had huge almond cookies for only $ 1/​each, so I bought all three. I also bought a «pan» with several sticky rolls that have raisins and a sweet filling, for only $ 1.65 — and both items were very tasty.
The young woman behind the counter only spoke a limited amount of English, but she was very friendly.

Sadly the $ 1 Taro bun did not live up to expectations and service was the usual.

I bought the taro bread and it is so much better than the ones at bakeries in Chinatown near canal. The taro filling is smooth and creamy with a nice sweet and chewy bread on the outside.
The service was fast and the employees were nice enough to answer a few questions for me though they speak very little English. I would definitely recommend this bakery for a cheap and delicious eat!

Similar to other bakeries in chinatown, nothing special, but the prices are cheap. There cake designs are pretty simple and there selection is not as large as Tai Pan.
I went here to get the sesame balls and the sponge cake, which are decent.

***I think the the bakery’s official name is «Grand 1 Bakery», not «Grand Bakery” — at least according to the sign out in front of the entrance.
What I like:
+Everything in the bakery is pretty cheap. Quite a few items sell for under $ 1 each.
+The egg custard and meat buns are pretty good
+There’s a restroom available, but I think it’s not available to customers after 5pm?
+there’s plenty of seating compared to a lot of other bakeries in Manhattan’s Chinatown
What I’m neutral on:
What I didn’t like:
–The sesame balls are just okay (- 1 star)

This is your standard Chinatown bakery. I didn’t really bother to sample the pastries as every place pretty much seems like they’re following the same basic recipe. I already have my go to places for egg custard tarts and pineapple buns and everything like that. I just stopped in on a very hot day because I was craving some bubble tea. I got a coconut tapioca bubble tea. It was fine, not great. It was pretty watery and the flavor was very mild… as in I could taste fake coconut flavor if I strained really, really hard. The consistency was very smooth, so if they used powder I couldn’t tell. If you’re looking for coconut bubble tea, walk a bit farther to Taipan.

Your standard Chinatown bakery with fresh buns and a local clientele. The bakery itself is clean and they will let you use the rest room until 5 PM (?). Unfortunately today they had neither soap nor paper towels but when ya gotta go, you gotta go!
Service is friendly though their English skills are limited. But are you there to eat or talk?

I prefer Grand Bakery over New Great Bakery, 2 doors down!
NOTE: the sign outside says «Grand 1 Bakery» so don’t get confused!
pineapple custard bun time: the filling was perfectly sweet & the almond-​cookie crust wasn’t too crumbly! the bread was still SOFT even though i ate it a day later!
i still prefer the egg yolk paste filling BUT this is a great option especially at 80 cents each!

Went for a coffee and to kill time for-​a-​whiles waiting for our pizza class to begin; sat in the back. Loved that they had some TVB drama playing as you sip your drink and eat your bun but was disgusted as I watched them recycle their prepackage bun bags.
They take the expired buns from the package, replace them with newer buns into the same package and then proceed to put the older buns in another bag (take home to their family kine?) and put the new old bags with new buns back on display. WTF!!!
Con: Spread of moldy diseases by prepackaging recycled bags aka questionable sanitary practices
Pro: TVB dramas while you watch real potential-​drama-​to-​be due to questionable sanitary practices ;p
No thanks!

Seconded when it comes to the egg custard tarts. Easily the best I’ve had down here.
Steamed pork buns were bland when it came to the pork, but excellent in terms of the bread. Light and fluffy with the right amount of chew.
Pork deep fried in glutinous rice was an oily mess. Gross.
Hooray for custard tarts.

3.5, really.
The iced coffee here was painfully sweet.
We shared a custard bun and a sweet rice bun, and both were delicious. And they let us sit in the back and play a vicious game of Quiddler, which is always key when determining the goodness of a bakery.

i discovered some of the BEST egg custard tarts EVER here. While on my way to doughnut plant, i decided to stop in and see how their tarts were as I had been craving some good ones since a VERY disappointing trip in Elmhurst Chinatown. I also got a steamed pork bun which was good enough to satisfy a craving. But this egg custard tart was to die for. It was super flaky and the custard was just right. It was everything it should have been and more.
the tarts were $ 0.65 pc which is fantastic. I love accidents. And now i LOVE this bakery!

If you’re gonna go to Grand Bakery, make sure you try their sausage bun, especially when it’s fresh in the morning! I used to come here and eat all the time when I went to the school that used to be next door. I had their iced lemon tea, hot lemon tea and a whole bunch of other food and they were all good. You won’t be disappointed!

New bakery replacing another one.(honestly it looks like a name change/​save tax thing)
Maybe it’s new but there isn’t much buns available… also it doesn’t look very good.
Their pre-​packaged buns look eh…