Absolutely fantastic classic and Hawaiian Chinese bakery. We got the Manapua, White Sugar Cake, Sweetheart Cake, and Custard Bun.
The Manapua was INCREDIBLE. The outside was perfectly crisp, sweet, and sticky; the bread was soft, tender, and fluffy; the filling was sweet, salty, and delicious. No complaints whatsoever.
White Sugar Cake: best I've ever had. Perfect texture, just sweet enough, awesome fermented flavour.
Sweetheart Cake: made with actual wintermelon, so good! Only thing is that the pastry could be a bit flakier.
Custard Bun: filling is great, but bun is a little dense and it was cold and not fluffy enough.
Overall, maybe the best Chinese bakery I have ever been to, by a long shot.
Manapua: 10/10
White Sugar Cake: 10/10
Sweetheart Cake: 8/10
Custard Bun: 6/10
Aside from moon cakes, they had baked and steamed manapuas, cookies, and tons of dried fruits. We were there for the moon cakes but we left with manapuas, moon cakes, and a bag of coconut macadamia brittle. Scrumptious!
They have classic treats that local kids grew up with. Mooncakes for mid-autumn festival, sweets for the new year and savory snacks.
Their offerings are always tasty and their packaging recognizable and eye catching.
But entering the storefront post-covid is very limited maybe 5-8 people and the line outside can get long. The line moves fairly quickly depending on patrons. Storefronts often have human debris and excrement, and dodging spots while walking to the line and waiting in line with unwashed people who beg takes away from the experience.
But when you get to your own space and can enjoy your treats, it is well worth the process to attain them. It's like consuming local traditions handed down from generation to generation.
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