I Fu Tang Bakery

My overall impression of I Fu Tang — super nice owner + Taiwanese baked goods using high quality ingredients, but poor cake selection (only two cakes available … one of the cakes was tiramisu) and fairly average-​tasting breads.
This is one of the two I Fu Tang Bakery in the SGV (San Gabriel Valley) area. The bakery offers frozen dumplings, pork buns, Taiwanese tamale, soy milk, and Taiwanese baked goods (e.g. pineapple cake, sun cake, moon cake, etc)
You will find three different pineapple cakes here:
* Traditional Pineapple Cake (~$ 0.85, one with a picture of Taiwan): Not-​so-​flaky crust and tasted like a pretty cheap pineapple cake. (²⁄₅)
* Butter Pineapple Cake (~$ 2, one with lady on the package cover): This pineapple cake contains winter melon filling and I thought it was pretty good — not too sweet, not too sour, and not-​overly-​flaky crust. (⁴⁄₅)
* Premium Pineapple Cake ($ 2.65, one with fancy white cover with two pictures of pineapple): This is the most popular pineapple cake in Taiwan right now (very similar to SunnyHills pineapple cakes — many Japanese tourist went to Taiwan for these pineapple cakes). This version of pineapple cake doesn’t have winter melon filling. It had the most flaky crust out of the three and tasted a bit more sour. I liked it … but not good enough to justify the price. (3.5÷5)
Not exactly my go-​to bakery, but I would still come back for their pineapple cakes.
P. S. — $ 10 minimum purchase for free use of credit card + this bakery also joins the FiveStars program.

Just bought some pork bum and dumpling there. Taste very fresh not like the one bought from 99 ranch. Definitely will come back!

Got 8 pcs of the traditional pineapple cake set, and it cost $ 23 ??? They bumped up the price more than what they were worth! The young woman worked there was inpatient and abrasive when being asked about their products and pricings (I could mentally see her rolling her eyes in her tone of voice). Not a pleasant experience. If they want to rape my wallet with overly priced goods, at least provide decent service to match up…

Since coming back to Taiwan I’ve been on the hunt for the best Sun Cake in LA.
I Fu Tang’s came close to the famous Chia Te in Taiwan, but there was less filling and flakiness. It was also a bit expensive — about $ 1.50 for a small pastry!
The owner was super nice though and let us try some pastries and gave us milk candy with peanuts to go.
Would definitely come back when the craving hits again.

do yourself a favor and get the «yuenyang bing» — im pretty sure I spelled that incorrectly .
This modest little pastry looks like the dodgiest thing there … It’s a bit smaller compared to the green bean cakes (Lv Dou peng) and it is absolutely free from any lavish decoration. Basically, it looks like soemthing you’d want to avoid .
BUT WORDS OF THE WISE: don’t judge a book by it’s cover .
My mother brought a whole bunch of these babies from LA to Phoenix and my first reaction was –whattheheck .
But one bite lifts you into blissful paradise. Soft, chewy mochi blanketed around pork floss (legit Asian stuff) and in the center is a savory egg yolk. Pure perfection and oh so satisfying. A hefty $ 4 something for it though :/​but whatever, sometimes you just gotta splurge !
This bakery has some other pretty good stuff like the pineapple cake, which is made pretty authentic .
&&dont expect much from the décor and atmosphere, this is a like hardcore Chinese hole-​in-​the-​wall place, not some swanky Paris baguette or Bottega Louie.

Came here on a weekday to get a nice little pastry for my staff at work. Always wanted to try out this place and used this as a reason to go! Close to work. I knew I definitely wanted to try the red bean mochi and taro mochi buns.
Parking can be tough esp at the time I went bc everyone is in this plaza shopping, eating, hanging out, etc. At least it’s a large parking lot!
Walked in and surprised how small this place was! Was able to snag the last three red bean mochi buns and two taro buns! haha Sorry, it was me who took them all! Apparently, they are called European style red bean or taro buns… Any how, these buns have the respective filling with a nice layer of mochi in them, too!
They kinda did have a variety of buns out, but I wasn’t interested in those! Almost had forgotten to look at the pastries in the refrigerated display (the reason why I went there initially… kinda haha) bc I was so excited about my buns! hehe
The display was more disappointing– not too many pastries in there like I had anticipated. Settled for the decent looking fruit tart (one raspberry/​blackberry tart and one blueberry tart). They looked super tiny and filed with regular cream and not custard as I had hoped.
The one lady working there was super nice though! She was telling me about the different buns and what was inside them! They did seem to have a variety of Chinese moon cakes and more traditional pastries (think pineapple cake). Again, not what I was craving but I would come back to try.
As I was paying, I saw a cart full of freshly baked trays of goodies! I couldn’t stop drooling/​staring haha next time!
If you come here, please do try these European buns as they are heavenly! The mochi is super duper soft and gooey. I do favor the taro over the red bean.
All in all, I’m definitely coming back when in the area!

4.1 stars.
I haven’t tried a large variety of their breads but their red bean and mochi bread along with the taro and mochi bread is AMAZingggg! The filling is super flavorful and tasty blended with the chewy mochi, and the texture of the bread is light and fluffy like a pillow on the inside with a mildly crunchy outside. The ingredients they use are definitely quality stuff… no skimping. I’m craving it now just thinking about it.

Been here many times so this review is long over due. Great bakery very reasonable prices. I like the wheat bread with the walnuts was told that no sugar was added, great for diabetics like me.
My wife doesn’t like stuff that’s very sweet like the pastries from american bakeries like Amy”s in Montebello.
They have a large assortment of breads, buns and delightful desserts and cakes.
If they run out of something you like, you can order it and they’ll call you when it’s ready
And they take credit cards too. I can’t stand places that are cash only, makes me think that they’re trying to cheat the IRS.

In the wake of the «tainted oil» scandal from Taiwan, this year’s Moon Festival was marked by scrambling to find mooncakes that were made locally. This bakery apparently makes them in-​house: booyah (not like I’d have any way to verify).
Decent selection and they take credit card.

I love their BREAKFAST!!! So yummy!!! Their 肉蛋飽！fulfill my satisfaction on craving Taiwanese Mei yi Mei!!! They sometimes have breakfast specials to order meat egg hamburger get free soy milk or milk tea~ recommended to call order before you come ^^

I like this bakery for their baked breads. One of the baked breads I really like is their nut breads. There are all kinds of assorted nuts in this particular bread (I don’t know what is their official name of this) and really gives it a lot of texture and flavor. But while I am here, I also like to pick up any other appetizing breads that I would like to try upon my visit (at Asian bakeries, I feel like I make that impulse buy like you would for that pack of gum at the supermarket at the register).
All of the baked goods I have had here so far have always been well liked by myself, my family members and friends. I have also purchased their red bean mochi as well as it is very nice and perfectly chewy with the added sweetness of the red bean.
This bakery is located in a plaza with other businesses and I never had any problems with parking.
Overall, I like coming by here on the weekends (when I usually buy my Asian bakery goods) and will keep going if I am in the area.

First time at this bakery. The honey cake was very moist and airy. I also tried the sun cake and egg custard bun. Everything tasted fresh and I would definitely go back to try more of the baked items next time I’m in the area.

I tried the wife cake from this location and I really didn’t think it was that amazing. I would say it is ok but I probably would not come back and order something from them. This bakery is quite popular in the San Gabriel Valley but maybe I’m a bit odd on not thinking this place is amazing.
My parents though love coming here and they do enjoy this bakery. So if you are into sweet of traditional Chinese bakery goods that remind me of what might have been 50 years ago this is the place you go to.

Came here for the moon cakes. We typically like Mung bean and other flavors with eggs. Talk about over priced and poor quality !!! First off, the flavor selection is limited. Mostly bean and fruit flavors such as plum, pineapple, and some lotus, red or mung bean. Their cakes had tiny cute little sizes but the simplest common flavors didn’t even come in a big size !!! The cakes tasted awful and were poorly made. The outer shell was crumbly, fell apart and the inner paste was dry and chewy. If you ever eat a quality moon cake, it shouldn’t fall apart and the inside should be moist and thick. I won’t be returning. This rating is solely based on their moon cakes. Service was meh. Not super friendly but not mean or anything. I haven’t tried anything else here besides the moon cakes so I can’t judge for their other pastries.

service is okay and typical for chinese bakeries. I usually go in and get the wife cakes for my mom, pay, and leave. No hassle!
PS. New favorite thing is their homemade almond milky candy. A bit pricey for a lb but soooo good and fresh. Literally cannot stop eating them!

How do you rate bakeries?
Well, this place is small, cramped up into a spot within the SG Superstore lot. Cakes are a few dollars off for their quality.
The last thing I would like to add, TRY THE SUN CAKES.

SO expensive for mooncakes!
Came here to buy mooncakes for my in laws and family — and they charged me $ 68 for 8 of them!!! I’m like WHAT!!! They didn’t even have EGG inside them! What a rip off. We were so last minute anyways, so we got it, but still… Wow… I’ve bought EGG mooncakes for that amount (Note to everyone: Having egg is extra price)
I was SO disappointed in the mooncake selections/​prices.
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If I weren’t in a hurry, I’d go to another bakery I know that sold mooncakes of the same quality for way less.
PARKING:
A lot, private lot
They take card.

Stopped by here to look for a small cake and found they had only a limited selection. Lady behind the counter really tried to get me to buy their tiramisu which didn’t look too appealing. Their bread selection was pretty limited too. only thing that really seemed in stock were moon cakes.
Ended up w/​2 small slices (~$ 2.50 each) of mango mousse cake. Picked up a short order of candles — overall, it did a nice job. =) Two slices were the perfect size for a small bday w/​in laws. =) … We all liked their soft cake and smooth mango cream. =)
… overall. OK … but definitely not up to par with their Rowland one. They do not sell meals here like they do at Rowland and is not as clean.

My neighbor got us a box of pineapple cakes for us and it was the best I’ve ever had in the US.
The pineapple cakes are really pricey, but the texture and crust is way better than those packs that they sell in the market.

Perhaps not all their items are that great. But there are certain items that really give me the reason for giving them 5 stars.
First of all, I think they’re a little underrated. They may not have the prettiest pastries or cakes, but some of the stuff they do have are pretty darn good.
The taro and mochi bun is the BEST thing ever. There’s a good amount of taro and mochi smacked in the middle in the best proportion ever. The mochi is sweeter and balances the taro so well because the taro is not too sweet. I am glad that they don’t add too much sugar to the paste because it’s so unnecessary!
Second, is the red bean mochi one which I would say falls a little below the taro one. It’s the same shape and size but the red bean is sweeter. Overall, I prefer the taro flavor. BUT what’s cool about the red bean one is that it has red beans dotted along the bottom crust of the bun. MMMHMMM just thinking about it.
Additionally, I don’t know exactly how to describe it but although it’s this fluffy bread bun, the circumference of it is not exactly the same. It is like this sweeter, flakier, and denser crust. It’s sweeter and it easily breaks off so you can eat it first. You must see and eat it to know what I’m talking about.
GO GET ONE!