Taipan Bakery

Was across the way from Din Tai Fung. Great little bakery. Going to have to come back for the mango cake!

The curry pies and the pork pies are the best!!! The curry pie has a puffy, flaky crust and the pork pie has a firmer, crumbly crust oozing with the rich flavor of the meat stuffed generously inside. The third type of pie is also very delicious.

I used to order their mango cakes several years ago because of how delicious they were. After not having it for a while, I decided to order a cake for my friend’s birthday last month considering my friend loves mangoes. The mangoes looked pretty good until we took a bite into the cake. We were extremely disappointed that the mangoes were not ripe at all! It was a cake filled with sour mango slices which was surprising considering mangoes are in season during the summer. We ended up just eating the cake portion and scrapping all the fruit off. The quality of their cakes have sadly gone down these past few years.

I called yesterday to reserve a mango cake for Father’s day and to my surprise they said yes. The woman at the counter who is also the owner was super friendly & nice. Customer service from an Asian establishment?! That’s definitely a first!
P. S their mango cakes are beautiful & delicious!

Stopped in during a quick visit to the area for a wedding and it did not disappoint. I asked if she had dan ta (egg tarts) and she pointed them out, adding, «I make the best.» SHE WAS RIGHT! They were yummmier than the ones we usually get in Chinatown in Boston. I bought all 9 that she had left and my friends loved them too. Also grabbed some egg custard buns and cha shao buns. She gave us her card to do catering for large orders and cakes but we’re on the east coast so that probably won’t happen any time soon… but if we’re ever back in the area, will for stop in!

Fantastic hong kong style bakery. Chicken pies are out of this world incredible, I am a huge fan of those, best I have had anywhere, egg tarts, pineapple buns with custard ok, red bean buns ok, yay! Service was great so glad I finally found a real HK bakery! Will be back!

This review is solely based on my first visit, so it may not have as much detail.
My significant other and I decided to visit the bakery for some sweet treats. The owner was very friendly and sweet. They didn’t have a wide selections of goodies, but it was probably because we arrived around the time where they might have sold most of their products. We decided to try their 95¢ French macarons in vanilla, lemon, raspberry, and chocolate. They were absolutely delicious and I would say these macarons are better than most shops that exclusively sell macarons. The cookies were crunchy on the outside, but as soon as you bite into one, it falls apart and it becomes soft and chewy. The fillings were surprisingly not too overwhelming and the sweetness or tartness balanced with the sweetness of the cookies.
I’d definitely come back and try their other baked goods to see if everything else are as delicious and wonderful as this experience :)

If I can give 6 stars I would. Everythjng is fresh and extremely tasty. My favorite is the egg tarts but they always run out. If you want it, get it early afternoon. Don’t listen to those folks that tell you to go to 85c or Jj bakery. It’s not the same! This is a Hong Kong style bakery and the other two are Taiwanese. If your from Hk, you know what I’m talking about…

Curry pork bun not good
Raisin croissant plain
Egg tart was average
Service was friendly.

Would have given 1 star based on the pineapple BBQ bun (weird taste and consistency), but the coffee one was edible. Go to Paris Baguette or 85C instead.

The family that owns this bakery is so nice! Mama He works the front of the store while the Papa makes the cakes. I got to admit with so many options for Asian bakeries in Arcadia it’s hard to choose one, but the strawberry cake I ordered for my Grandma’s birthday was a hit! Great quality and excellent price.

Tiny bakery tucked away in a mini strip mall next to my 2 favorite places Coco Fresh & Noodle 101. Finally made it in here after seeing it so many times coming to our favorite spots. The place is tiny inside & didn’t have much to work with. Maybe our timing was bad at 3pm in the afternoon? they must have been sold out of almost everything. I got to try their onion beef savory pastry & the curry beef savory pastry. Nothing special. The meat inside was large chunks of ground beef not broken down well enough. I am being generous & giving them 3 stars because the lady assuming the owner was super nice. The prices are not worth the quality sadly.

After eating at 88 Beef Noodle this place is in the same strip mall so we walked over.
No more egg tarts in the evening, lady said come back in the morning. Boo!
S. got a red bean pastry that she liked.

Showed up around 4pm after madly darting into 4 lane traffic to get my fix. Was not disappointed although the selection was a little picked over by then.
Pineapple custard buns were delicious. The woman working there told me they had been there for 12 years. I can see why.
Great as a quick snack while you wait in line for Din Tai Fung.
Cash only

I liked the dried pork bun ($ 1.25). The bread was soft and squishy with lots of dried pork.
Also got the pineapple bun ($ 1.25) which was not too sweet and the bread was moist. Came in the afternoon so there wasn’t that much left. The lady working there was nice though. I’ll be back to try other little things.

The egg tarts here are no longer my favorite. They’ve dropped in quality and yet the prices have raised. I believe they used to be less than $ 1 when this place first opened, but now it’s $ 1.30 for a subpar egg tart that I can get elsewhere. I think the crusts have thinned out and there’s not much flakiness as there used to be, and the egg custard has become a bit bland. I’ve found a new favorite for egg tarts — Domie’s! And Kee Wah!
I still love their puff pastry pork sung bread though. However, it’s kind of difficult when Taipan is quite empty with partially filled shelves of bread and JJ is across the street with bread continuously exiting the kitchen and all sorts of varieties to try. I still try to come once in awhile to pick up a few of my favorite breads and to have a chat with the owner of Taipan, who always has some good stories or insight about other restaurants to share!

I came by here this late morning (close to 11:30 am) to purchase a large order of egg tarts (don tots). When I arrived, I wanted to purchase 16 of them but unfortunately, they only had 14 left (for a friend’s birthday… cheaper than buying a cake) and was told they were going to make another batch later but not anytime soon. Each egg tart cost $ 1.30 (CASH ONLY), so I paid a total of $ 18.20.
Now I honestly don’t speak the best Chinese (I heard the lady behind the counter speak in Cantonese to a customer who arrived before me) and so I was fine just ordering in English without any issues. The lady was very nice in packing up my egg tarts and told me that if next time I would like to come and order a large order, I can always call at least 1 day ahead of time so they can prepare it for me and it will be ready the next day for pick up. She also handed me a business card.
From this one experience, it was easy and actually provided good customer service (especially considering that it is from a Chinese business). However, I have been to Taipan Bakery numerous of times (located very closely to the Advantis Ride Store) and have always received good customer service. All the baked items I have purchased from here has also always tasted good, so I would never expect anything less from here. Just wished they would take credit card, but the majority of Chinese bakeries do not, so it is what it is. But overall, one of the better bakeries in Arcadia (granted, JJ Bakery is right across the street from here, but they cost a lot more and usually have a MUCH longer line).

I had the curry beef pie. It was piping hot because they just made it literally straight out of the oven and into my bag. I had to wait 3 minutes. Tasted really good. Can’t really go wrong if your filing had bold flavors and the outside is crisp. I didn’t try anything else but the egg tart did look good. I would give this place 3.5 stars cause of the price. The curry beef pie was $ 1.65. And the chicken pie was $ 1.80. The egg tarts are $ 1.35. There is this one place in The City, equally as delicious if not better, but less than $ 1.00.

Delicious egg tarts here! Cash only though :(Pineapple bun also is decent. They are a Hong Kong style bakery which is pretty rare in the Arcadia as most are Taiwanese style. If you want authentic Hong Kong bakery experience, you need to come here!

Across the street from Din Tai Fung, there is another Chinese bakery in a small strip mall. However, it was like day and night when compared to the one across the street. The pastries looked somewhat old and had been sitting in the shelf for a while, and everything was well-​stocked.
The egg tarts looks ok. The buns were meh, there were not whole a lot of choices. I tried their custard bun. It tasted hard and chewy, and custard was blend. Funny thing was the entire time we were inside the store, a staff woman was just cursing in Chinese to a female customer non-​stop. Taipan Bakery, not my cup of tea…