Kay Pepper

If you are a fan of Meat Buns, Nikuman, or Banh Bao, whatever you want to call it, then this is your place! I tried a few other places, but this one takes the cake and it like a hidden gem on Mott Street! Dough - they all use the same dough an it tastes very good, fluffy and soft texture, very authentic Chinese dough, compared to more harder variations of others countries that make it. The dough also does a good job of absorbing the flavor of the ingredients inside. Food - Big Bun ($1.75) - I bought this one because I tend to eat Meat Buns with pork, sausage, and eggs ever since I was a child. This one is extremely good, the sausage and eggs was nothing special unfortunately, but the pork mixture was amazing! the combination of celery and jicama/daikon (not sure) gives it a very nice crunch, the pork mixture is not heavily salted and has a lot of juice! I would recommend just getting the regular Pork Bun ($1.25) if that is what your feeling for. Selection - Nice selection of chicken, pork, cremes like red bean. You are even able to take home a pack as long as you have a way to steam it! Prices are affordable at an average of ($1.25) give or take. They also fill you up pretty good. A $15 lunch or a $1.25 snack that will hold you down the same, your choice. Thoughts - I recommend it it anyone who like Meat Buns, good quality with fresh ingredients, being affordable, not surprisingly as its Chinatown, is a takeaway. When you in the area, try it out, its worth the stop!

Yun Fei Sng

I am here literally every other week to pick up the fluffiest baos in New York City. They sell fresh baos from the oven, and also refrigerated packages of 6 that are just as good after a quick 90-second steam in the microwave. At this point, I've probably had every steamed bun flavor they have, and I'll be coming back for more as long as I live in New York.

Amara V

Staff was super nice and explained what each bun was. There's no seating, but we stood to the side to try out the buns. The buns were very soft and had the right amount of moisture, not soggy at all. The filling was flavorful. We ended up getting three boxes for about $20!

Linda M

4.4 stars. Reasonably priced boxed take to take home stuffed buns. The bun is very light and fluffy. The red roast pork filling was a good amount and the taste was pretty good. We liked the smaller, slightly sweet, baked, 8-to-a-box, red roast pork buns better because of the higher meat to bun ratio. I tried the salted egg custard bun for the first time and it was pretty good. Comparable to Go Believe Bakery on Grand, which always has a consistent amount of meat but less airy bun.

Jennifer

I stumbled upon this little bakery as it was across the street from my favorite Chinese grocery store. It's a tiny shop on a busy street full of shops. It's a pretty generic looking bakery so you can easily walk past and miss it. The place specializes in all sorts of steamed buns. I visited a few times and bought several different ones. I always buy the convenient prepackaged box of 6 buns to steam at home. They are freshly made, and I often see condensation inside the lid. You don't need a fancy bamboo steamer to reheat at home either! I use a trivet inside a low stock pot and the buns heat up wonderfully! They come out soft and fluffy like the first day! Notably, there is more bun to filling. However, the fillings are very sweet, so I think the ratio is on point! My favorites include the pumpkin, custard, and roast pork buns. The buns are very inexpensive too for the quality!

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Wilson Tsang

Fairly inexpensive steamed buns and drinks, don’t expect amazing service and not all the buns come hot ( we wanted the Chinese sausage buns but they only come cold to steam at home) but they have cheaper docs packs that you warm in the oven at home as well as individual buns ready to eat.

Greg Wu

I found a piece of string in the salted egg yolk bun, which is troubling, but I’m also relieved it wasn’t something else … shrinkflation has been evident not only in the amount of the bun fillings, but the quality of the BBQ pork (a lot more fat instead of meat).

The food is always fantastic. We have been here multiple times and always spending $80 or more here. The combo bun is always the favorite for us. About 5 days ago my mom and I visited again and we got the combo bun and the roast pork. But the roast pork bun is horrible. It's mostly dough with very little roast pork. I attached the picture to this review. We went back in right away, not even 5 minutes later when we opened the bun and the cashier was extremely nasty. She yelled at us saying "we don't care! We do not take back once you leave!" That is NOT how you talk to customers. But, before we even left, when my mom gave them money to pay today, the cashier gave my mom a $10 bill and $1 coin. But my mom asked if she could get a $1 bill or 4 quarters because she didn't want the $1 coin. The cashier reluctantly gave my mom the $1 bill while slamming it onto the counter with a horrible attitude. Then she proceeded to talk about my mom and myself in a different language to the workers in the back. What kind of customer service is that? We are a paying customer and when we ask for something, just be polite and give. It was small, hot, dirty, and the atmosphere was weird to begin with. The store is in a small corner that you would miss it if you weren't paying attention. They also only have a "B" rating for the health satiation. Terrible customer service. If I could, I would give 0 stars for customer services.

Jeff T. Critic

Golden Steamer/Roast Pork Egg Bun: This pork bun was not fun to consume because there was too much bread and too little pork. At least the pigeons enjoyed feasting over the leftover bun.

Tennie Tong

I purchased 8 in a box pork bun a month ago, the bread was not fully cooked! Sticky texture ! Flat piece like a pancake not a bun ! And yesterday my husband bought a box again happen the same ! I remember years ago was so good now changed! I would not buy it anymore! ☹️

hoale quan

I have bought freshly baked steamed buns from this store many times, but this morning I bought the overnight large buns from this store. I could see that the skin was obviously yellow and the meat inside was hard when I tore the skin off. I immediately returned to the store to tell me that I wanted to return or exchange it. The clerk told me that the goods would not be returned or exchanged after leaving the store. I tried to find the manager to report the situation but was told that the manager was not available. I had no choice but to throw away these big bags and never go back. Remind everyone not to buy overnight bags again!