Fancy Wheat Field Bakery

fancy wheat field bakery is a self-serve chinese bakery at the edge of chinatown and north beach. they sell a variety of sweet and savory pastries, mooncakes etc. grab a tray and fill it with what you would like, pay at the counter. cash is recommended to avoid a card fee. i've been a couple of times now and have had the red bean bun, sponge honey cake, and pineapple bun. reasonable prices. my favorite is the pineapple bun. under $2, it is sweet and soft but with a crunchy exterior top. i like how fancy wheat field's is a tiny bit salty as it really brings out the sweetness. i've tried a couple of pineapple buns throughout chinatown and SF, and fancy wheat field has my favorite plain one so far. my only wish is that it could be served warm or they at least warm it up after you purchase it, because the baked items have been sitting on the shelf all day.

Good buns here. I still remember when they first opened in the early 2000's. It was exciting to pick up a tray and grab whatever you wanted with the tongs. Not a lot of Chinese bakeries did that. There was less plastic back then because each bun was not wrapped in their own plastic bag. Covid really messed things up. My favorites here are the ham & egg and pork rolls. So flavorful. For about $2+ a bun, it is fun to get a variety of buns and eat them in front of the TV when I get them home with a cup of tea.