Sweet Bean

One thing I like about this asian bakery is that the baked goods are sized properly. Each individual product I bought, at least for me, was filling. And the variety of sweet and savory products is on par with the quintessential asian bakery Chiu Quon. The savory hotdog/cheese bakes, ham/cheese bun and bacon egg muffin were solid!! Well portioned and filling. I prefer savory over sweet. But their sweet ube red bean mochi bun and a fluffier version of the egg tart are huge winners. Wash it all down with a cup of hot coffee. This is a great way to start the day!! It would be nice if they had boxes for those that buy more than 2-3 pieces. I would have bought more but trying to juggle multiple bags and filling them with their tongs made it a bit awkward.

This place was really cool. It looked super unique and different from other places. The pastries were so good and tasted amazing. The coffee was really good too. Everything looked really nice, and it was definitely a place I’d want to go to again.

Certainly not bad… but also not mind blowing for an establishment that focuses on baked goods. It would have been nice to have our items warmed up. Everything was fresh, but nothing seemed to me gourmet or anything to holler about. I will say, the salted egg yolk bun is the exception. That was quite delicious but unsure if I’d go out of my way for it.

Need to stalk their schedule to see which buns come out. No point going right at opening. They only have one oven so only 1-2 pastries will be available Egg tart was pretty good as was the garlic bread. The hot chocolate was powdery

Pros: - Tasty latte, beans by Counterculture - Friendly barista - Good seating options - Excellent playlist (if you like dark wave/synth, Depeche Mode, etc. :)) Cons: - Standard size for hot drinks is 12 oz, which I would consider too small for the price and location - Drinks came in plain white cups which looked quite cheapish - Nothing against unpretentious places but the overall appearance was definitely too filthy: sticky tables, lots of crumbles on the floor, windows not cleaned in a million years. I had planned to try their Taiwanese pastry but the overall condition of the place made me change my mind as the hygiene concerns outweighed my curiosity - Staff was at times a tad too engaged in private conversations, which included clearly audible parts about some of their (negative) experiences with customers. This made me feel a bit uncomfortable - gossiping, if considered appropriate at all, is not meant for customers’ ears… All in all 3 to 3.5 stars, with quite some room for improvement.