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.
Sing Cheong Yuan Bakery. The real deal!
Pork hash is huge and tasty! Manapua has plenty of meat. Mai tai su is great. Rice cake is rice cake. One of the best manapua place on the island.
Went to this place without looking it up first or reading any reviews and I'm glad I did! There was a line, but didn't have to wait long. There's a separate line for pick-up orders.
The baked manapua, half moons and rice cake were all delicious. Half moons were big, plump, flavorful. The rice cake was not dense but big, gelatinous, jiggly, with the right amount of air pockets and sweetness.
After my meal, I looked up the place and was not surprised at all the great reviews. I will definitely go back and try other items here.
The absolute BEST pork hash and half moon I ever had! They even have bags of large sized almond cookies and the tea cookies were awesome as well. This is my definite stop when I come home!
Amazing dim sum and treats! Everything is fresh. My favorite is the pork hash and shrimp dumplings — juicy, big portion & so yummy! My husband loves the Mac-nut sesame candy & assortment of seeds & sweet candies.
Packaging is perfect for gifts. I love their manapua boxes with their gold logo and pretty red “good luck” recycle bags, too.
Love their manapua’s! The char siu manapua is so ono, as is the char siu su. Everything was devoured quickly! We had some half moons, chicken curry manapua and shrimp dumplings.
Until next time!
Tip: there is a Chinatown municipal parking lot directly across the street, which makes for easy parking!
Philip Niedermann (Afaflix)
+5
I only ever had one item from them but I come back for it time and again. Pork-Hash. $1.35 for a ball just about 3" in diameter. And Juicy. Not a hard boiled lump like you get from pretty much everywhere else, but a large juicy, perfectly presented, globe of deliciousness.
Fast service. Parking is street parking. Last time I left here. I got a flat tire going back home. The bakery items here are tasty. The duck place next door is just as amazing.
10/2023
This place started to get a hit. Now there’s always a line here in the morning. But the quick bites hasn’t changed the quality they have been bringing. Always a good place.
Came here when there was a line out of the door. The line moved quickly and the people helping the customers were so nice and thoughtful. It was my first time there so the lady helping me answered all of my questions and even took me to the shelf of mini moon cakes to show me their inventory. Our mini moon cakes were so delicious and smelled so good. I will definitely come back--hopefully, I can grab some of their mochi moon cakes in the near future.
One of the most popular destinations in downtown for manapua, pork hash, ma tai soo, and other Chinese favorites. Definitely worth a visit, but expect to wait and be patient. Pork hash and ma tai soo we’re my favorites. Manapua is pretty good too. Stop by and get your eat on. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
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