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This is a Chinese/Asian-style bakery located on 41st, right by the Joyce Skytrain Station. They have a large selection of steamed baos, buns, and various other baked goods. I had their BBQ Pork, Ube Bean, Chicken Deluxe, and Racy Yolky Bao. The baos were all fantastic: soft and fluffy, and stuffed with a generous amount of tasty filling. The prices are very fair. All in all, I highly recommend checking this place out.
BBQ Pork Bao ($2.75):
4/5
The bun was very fluffy and soft, with a great chewy texture. It was filled with a great amount of pork. The pork was tender and had a great bit of sweetness to it.
Ube Bean Bao ($2.05):
4/5
Again, there was a good amount of filling inside. The ube was creamy and sweet. It might be a bit on the sweeter side for some people, but I quite enjoyed it.
Chicken Deluxe Bao ($3.60):
4/5
This contained BBQ pork, salted egg yolk, and ham. Again, the bun was filled with a good amount of meat. The meat was flavourful, tender and juicy; there also seemed to be some water chestnuts inside that provided a bit of crunch.
Racy Yolky Bao ($2.90):
4.5/5
This was filled with custard and salted egg yolk. The custard was sweet and creamy, while the egg yolk was oily and provided a great saltiness to balance the sweetness. This is definitely a great twist on the regular custard version.
Summary:
Food: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Service: N/A
Overall: 4/5
Recommendations: Baos (favourite was racy yolky)
Bao goodness.
The baos here are packed full of flavour & meaty goodness. The classic BBQ pork bao had a sweet juicy filling. The bola bola is a meaty with pork & chicken plus the saltiness of the egg yolk.
Other menu options like the crispy fried shrimp dumpling that looks like a curry puff is crispy & filled full with well cooked shrimp. The siu mai lacks flavour & needs some sesame oil otherwise cooked well.
The Weiner buns come in 2 varieties- the cheese & original. Both gorgeously baked & presented.
My recommendation- the BBQ pork bao & fried shrimp dumpling.
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• located near Joyce skytrain station just before the Filipino restaurants, next to the corner resto
- their sign is way up and you won’t be able to see it right away unless you are standing across the place
- free parking along the streets & side streets, read the sign so you won’t get towed away as I’ve seen this quite a bit
• first impression: unwelcoming, unfriendly service, not even a hi or hello from the staff. Most of them are impolite really and did not even thank me for my purchase. Service 1/5
• Asado siopao $2.25: pork with soy sauce, brown sugar & spices in a steam bun. The flavours are good, the amount of filling to the bun have good proportions. The bun itself is soft & got a perfect texture
• Lumpia shanghai (Pork spring rolls) 9pcs for $4.95: was not too bad, it just have this distinct Chinese spice flavour I can detect. I wished they made it 10/$4.95 :)
• Deep fried shrimp dumpling $ 1.95: a bit pricey for one piece, yet it was grounded shrimp inside the dumpling. Of course it was a bit oily, but was ok
• overall their siopaos (steamed buns) were good almost comparable to the one of the best in town (Newtown bakery), just don’t mind the attitude there
This trendy bakery sells traditional baked goods and steam buns. We bought a couple of apple tarts, a couple of pineapple buns and a couple of coconut pineapple buns. All of them tasted wonderful. The apple tarts were soft and fluffy and smelt very good. We visited this bakery after 8pm. There was 50% off after 8pm on weekdays. It was awesome!
We would love to go back and try some steam buns and other baked goods especially there would be a discount after 8pm.
There is a plenty of street parking that we wouldn't need to worry about looking for a parking spot. You can walk and don't need to drive if you live in this neighbourhood.
Other than buns and baked goods, their iced matcha latte and Halo Halo on their menu look very good. Their siumai is popular as well. There are so many things to try. Their frozen steam buns are 30% off. That's awesome as well!
I’m going to take you back in time… back to the eighties – a time when shoulder pads and fob hairstyles peppered the landscape. It was a time when Chinatown was actually full of Chinese people; buying groceries, dining in Chinese restaurants, and buying Chinese pastries. At the time, nothing was as beloved as much as the baked apple tarts from Hong Kong Cafe. Lineups for these light, flaky pastries with apple filling would go through the door. Customers would buy them by the dozen and often brought them as housewarming gifts for parties.
There’s a new bakery in town and it’s a modern take on the traditional steamed bun shop. Bao Bakery opened up last month and is located just outside Joyce Skytrain Station at 5115 Joyce Street. Having visited China many years ago and enjoyed eating from steamed bun vendors, I was very curious as to what Bao Bakery had to offer. So, I decided to pop into their location to try out some of their buns.
So Fresh! So glad this place finally opened as they were renovating for so long. Perfect location at joyce offering a variety of fresh Chinese buns! Keep in mind they are closed Monday and Tuesdays so only open Wednesday to Sundays. I tried the deluxe chicken steamed bun today which was totally worth it. Compared to the regular chicken bun ($2.10) the deluxe ($2.90) offers more meat and salty egg (see my picture). My other absolute favorite is the apple tart. It's better here than New Town Bakery in Chinatown! It was so fresh that my first bite won my heart over! Oh the flakyness!!! (It's so good that I sound so corny) Other yummy buns include the classic pineapple buns, pineapple coconut, bbq port buns, and even egg tarts! Gotta try it. Take my word for it if you love Chinese buns!
Happy to have a new option in the neighborhood, welcome! Bao is fresh, and delicious and reasonably priced. Will be coming here more often!
Bao bakery is a rebranding of a traditional steam bun shop into a modern cafe. It serves freshly made steam buns and Asian baked goods, with a clean and modern interior design. I am not a huge fan of their buns, mainly because of the thickness of the dough, not much filling in comparison. But the buns are tasty nonetheless. if you like new town's bun in Chinatown, you going to love these. Price is pretty high (range from 1.75 ~ 3 per bun) consider the Joyce location, but with nice packages and all other factors, it's reasonable. Their freshly baked pastry is better than the buns IMO. They're warm and bigger than things you can get in other shop or T&T. Used plenty of butter when it's needed. Very stratifying.
Recently had their soft opening, this bakery serves up nicely steamed buns. There are a few tables and a standup counter to relax and eat. This bakery is small and cozy.
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