Mr Bread

I personally love the banana cake from here. It’s really delicious and tasty. The store is quite small but the workers are really friendly. The pastries are pretty good and the price is average for a Chinese bakery. One thing disgusts me. They have cupcakes that say happy mother’s day on it which means it’s obviously a few months old! That’s disgusting. But everything else is fresh! I would recommend the banana cake. It’s the best

Bad customer service by the lady. Ask her to repeat the price she rolled her eyes on me and don’t know how to say thank you. Below average pastries. First and last time I’m going there.

Welcome back Mr. Bread aka Victor’s. Ever since Victors was sold to new owners, we’ve been in mourning and looking for a bakery to make all the family birthday cakes. After I read that Mr. Bread and Victors were one and the same, I placed an order for a lemon birthday cake. 9″ cake is $ 22.
The cake was moist and light. The master baker even piped yellow flowers on my cake. Hey we don’t like the new style fruit on top as decoration cakes. We like good old fashioned piped roses! Cake was just beautiful.
I also bought pineapple buns and dinner rolls. Those were yummy and not too sweet.
Minus one star for the egg tart. DH said the egg tart was sort of flavorless. Portugese tart was yummy but sort of on the greasy side.

Favorites are Taro Bun, Egg Tart, and Pork Bun. Absolutely delicious and great prices!

One of the best sponge cake I have ever eaten! I am not a dessert/​cake person but every time we have a birthday, we buy cake here and I finish it all!!!

Tiny shop but amazing Portuguese egg tarts and usually always freshly made. These are by far my favorite go to treat when I feel the sweet tooth kicking in. If it wasn’t for calories and sugar I’d probably eat them everyday. The BBQ pork buns are pretty darn good too.

After seeing the « Unilocal Review of the Day», featuring Mr Bread, and also finding out that I was just a block away, I decided to head over to Mr Bread. This newly opened bakery is located on Taraval Street and 20^th Ave.
The bakery offers an array of freshly baked goods. I personally went just for the egg tart. My boyfriend, being Portuguese, was the master taste-​tester when we gave them a try. We purchased two, costing about $ 2.50 (for both). They were fresh from the oven, nice and warm. I really enjoyed them, even though sweets are not really my thing. My boyfriend, being the egg tart expert that he claims to be, said that they were «pretty good»…not quite the same as the egg tarts in Portugal but «PRETTY GOOD». So hats off to you Mr Bread!

Mr. Bread is a transplant of Victor’s bakery from across the street, says many of the reviewers. Mr. Bread is long with seating in the back. small storefront. claustrophobic. for me.
drink: coffee (L 1.5)
–better than average, smooth
–not 3^rd wave nor farmers/​superior
eats: curry beef «turnover» (1.3)
–flakey, small, flavors muted, tasted cold, day old?
warm would definitely be better.
crumbs:
–didn’t see entire offerings. pastries on small side, mostly priced.
3.5 stars. nothing wowed today.

Came here because it was new and decently reviewed, but unfortunately I came here 30 minutes before closing so a lot of things were sold out.
However they still had BBQ Pork Buns and they were pretty good. Nice and full of BBQ pork with a thin bun… good stuffing/​bun ratio. When I first took a bite I could feel all the air inside escaping too, never noticed that before. After eating one I decided to buy two more! Definitely recommend eating when warm, which is how they are sold.
Not much experience in buying buns at Chinese Bakeries but they were 1.30 each and seemed cheap, other buns that I would try like Cocktail Bun were 0.70. Seems fair!
Would definitely come back to try their egg tarts.

Mr. Bread was formerly Victor’s Bakery on Taraval. However, when the lease was up, the owners moved over to the other side of 19^th avenue.
Overall, there are buns that Mr. Bread does very well, and buns that are only so-​so. I’d recommend ordering the BBQ pork buns and the egg tarts — These are consistently the best buns in the San Francisco area. It’s best to eat them while they are hot and fresh out of the oven (go in the AM if possible). I’ve noticed a dramatic difference between eating them right when I purchased the buns and waiting 2 hours later. The coconut bun, taro bun, and pineapple bun are so-​so. I’ll probably try the curry beef bun next time because I enjoyed that when I frequented Victor’s Bakery in the past.
Service is also prompt and friendly-​ish. Bonus points if you can speak Cantonese.
OVERALL: Bring cash. Order the BBQ pork bun and egg-​tarts. Eat them while they’re hot and fresh (it makes a huge difference).

Found my new to go spot to get egg tart in the sunset. No more hauling my ass over to Chinatown to Golden Gate Bakery.
In my opinion, the egg tart was almost or even better than golden gate bakery. I wanted to try the Portuguese egg tart as well, but it was sold out. A new batch was going to be ready in 10 minutes.
Definitely coming back to try the Portuguese egg tart!

When the staff at Victor’s Bakery on 18^th Ave lost their lease, they moved down here. Same pricey little buns at a much smaller inconvenient location.
The new location is a third of the previous location, needing to squeeze past the 2 tables they set up to get to the counter. They are across from BofA, so can’t go grab something while waiting for the bus at their old location.

Came here cuz a friend and fb posted about their portugese egg tarts.
We went on a saturday morning… around…9…not busy, a young lady took our order. she wrote everything down (or tried to), maybe one day she’ll reach the level of those cool dim sum older ladies that just grab everything and remember everything you ordered just by listening.
we ordered
the portugese egg tarts– pretty yummy. i wasn’t feeling too well so ate them much later but still good… kinda reminded me of… a crème brûlée egg tart… first time trying this style egg tart. husband liked it
pineapple bun– normal
bbq pork bun– pretty good
ham and egg– the egg was strange… skip
ham and cheese– at first i realized. what ham.but its baked insideee. OOOO, not bad
curry– it was ok, lots of spice that made it spicy. ish
hot milk tea– strange… like it wanted to be sweet but wasn’t really.
overall not bad… she got us the wrong bbq roll but we noticed after we left… with the whole writing down thing… it makes her a little slow, so if there were people. might be a bit of a wait. i would mainly come back just for the tarts.

Nice, new outer Sunset bakery!
1) First Impression
It was Sunday morning, 9AM and there were only a couple people in front of us in line.
It is definitely a very cramped place, and people had to squeeze by to leave the store.
There’s a large selection of baked goods on display and it has a more modern feel compared to Victor’s Bakery.
2) Wait time
It only took a minute or two, but of course it shouldn’t take too long to order a bun.
3) The Food
My absolute favorites are the corn bun and hot dog buns.
The hot dog bun’s crust is actually a bit sweet, but very delicious.
The hot dog is just a hot dog, nothing too special.
What makes this place stand out in my opinion and deserves 5 stars is because of their corn buns.
The corn buns are just very creamy and not dry, since many bakeries usually make it so the center consists of dry corn and barely enough of the sauce.
4) Service
The two ladies didn’t give me the typical grumpy Asian look and that was a +.
I have no complaints with the service.
You order buns, you get the buns.
Keep in Mind:
*Word is that Victor’s Bakery owner moved here and took with him the recipes.
*Final Verdict*
If you’re looking for a nice, Asian bakery to go to, this is the place for you.
Although new, the people here are very experienced and you will not be disappointed.

Slightly overrated, but the «po tart» is pretty good. However, either the staff is really new or not very knowledgable with their baked goods. We asked the girls what some of the displayed items are, they told us it was BBQ pork flaked pastry so we decided to get one. Then somehow, they packed us the wrong item and charged us for the wrong item. Once they corrected their mistake, went home, it turns out it was some sweet pineapple gel filling thing. Totally wasn’t what they thought it was… epic fail.
Looks and taste like your standard chinese bakery shop.

*** In Short ***
Portuguese egg tarts are ON POINT. Oh, wait, sorry, the cool kids all use «on fleek» now, don’t they?
*** In Depth ***
I’ve never been to Macau, so up til now, my golden standard has always been the ones at Sheng Kee, which are super tasty, but, also, super rich. Half is perfect, a whole is a small struggle, and any more just leads to regret. The ones offered at Mr Bread, however, strike a good balance between rich and digestible in larger quantities, while still maintaining a buttery, flaky crust, and rich, but delicately eggy taste. If you were to place Sheng Kee and Golden Gate Bakery at opposite ends of a spectrum, with the former specializing in decadently rich dan tat, and the latter in lighter and distinctively egg ones, Mr Bread falls right in the middle of the two.
I also picked up a BBQ pork bun while I was there, because, well, dan tat ain’t real breakfast. This, however, isn’t really worth talking about: typical pork bun breading with a decent amount of filling, but a bit too salty for my tastes.
***Accessibility Info***
Venue — On the small and narrow side, with some pastries in a display case up front when you first entire, and the rest on the side, forming a narrow corridor with the wall opposite. While there should be enough space to maneuver up front, bear in mind that the corridor is narrow enough that you’ll have to back out, as there’s no space to turn. Display cases are of the taller variety, but, you’re telling the staff what you want anyway, so no biggie.
Bathroom — Didn’t check them out, and I’m not sure there’s a public one to begin with.

Bought 1 dozen of Portuguese tarts and one dozen of egg tart today after we found out this is the former bakery of victory’s, my husband love their bakery and so happy that they reopen. The Portuguese tarts are the best in Bay area

Taking the place of Bay Pastries (across from Bank of America), Mr. Bread is a small, cozy, Chinese bakery owned by the former owners of Victor’s Bakery. There you’ll find the tables have already been taken by middle-​aged to older Chinese people holding casual conversations all while sipping their cup of black coffee or hot milk tea. Mr. Bread has your usual Chinese buns, cakes, and tarts: BBQ Pork, Pineapple, Cocktail, Raisin, paper-​wrapped sponge cake, egg tarts, etc. Their signature: Portuguese egg tart: A torched-​top egg tart made differently than the usual egg tart. The delicious creamy tart filling, inside the crispy, flaky crust, is best eaten when warm and out of the oven.
Location is definitely prime, especially for those needing to pick up a quick breakfast while waiting to ride the street car to work or school.

Original owner of Victor’s down the street. Best Chinese pastries in Parkside.
Everything is good. Ask for what’s just out of oven and it won’t go wrong.

A new bakery and easier for me to get to. WooHoo! And the family that used to be at Victor’s are the ones that just opened up Mr. Bread. Yippee! I’m so excited. I didn’t realize it was them until after I put in my order for the Chinese bakery standard goodies: char siu bao, pineapple bun, cocktail bun and egg custard tarts. I’ll definitely be back since I «need» to try their cream bun, ham and egg bun and many more.