Tai Pan Bakery

Umm I don't know what happen. Their bread taste like nothing. It is not sweet and has no flavor. Also the texture is tough to chew., not tough like gum but not normal for Chinese bread. Egg custard bread has no flavor. How is that even possible Compare to more populated Asian cities or 85C bakery. This is like a 2/5. Inflation happened I guess.

The worst dried pork bun I ever had. It's so dry, the cream inside is sour, they put so little dried pork and cream on the bread compare to the ones I always have at 168 market. Almost half of the bun have nothing on it

I've been searching for good asian food places for the past two years and Tai Pan Bakery is one of the few that remind me of home. The coconut cream bun reminded me of how my mom would buy a few for my dad each time we went out. The custard tarts were warm and had the perfect firmness and flaky crust. I wanted to try everything but got about 13 different items (if you buy 12 items, you get a free item (baker's dozen!). This is a must try for asian pastries. I'd be here every day (except Wednesday's since they're closed) if I lived a bit closer, but it's worth the 30 minute drive to pick up a few items every so often so I'll be back to try more. On top of it, the lady at the counter was very nice and individually wrapped each item before boxing them up!

Tai Pan is not self service like most other Chinese bakeries - instead you order at the counter off a menu and from the display cases around the store. The store is quite small, in the customer area, you can't fit more than a couple of people. They have all the normal breads/buns that you would expect in a bakery of this type. They only accept credit card above $10, otherwise it's cash only. Pineapple Bun ($1.70) - The bun has good sweetness and crumb density. The cookie top is typical of a decent, but not great pineapple bun - good flavor, but quite thin and more floury than crackly or crunchy. Pineapple Red Bean ($1.90) - The bread itself is pretty much the same as the normal pineapple bun, except shaped more like an oval. The red bean paste inside is sweet, and quite smooth. There's a kind of gelatinous texture which is a bit different than other red bean pastes I've had.Overall, the buns here are similar quality and price, but quite a bit smaller compared to Tai Pan's main competitor down the street. Tai Pan does have some items that makes them stand out - stuff like rice cakes and zhongzi. I'd definitely go again to try those out.

I wanted a birthday cake for my daughter just like we had in China. The service was excellent. The buns are better than at 168 Asian Market down the street (and theirs are not bad either!).Because of weather issues, I had to ask them to move up my order a day early, and they were absolutely happy to oblige. I drove 1-1/2 hours to get the cake and it was worth every bite. BTW, the price of the cake, to me, was very reasonable. We have been back since then and will continue to support this lovely authentic bakery in Madison Heights.

They have the crispy egg tarts! Love them! I try to go to this bakery still because they still have bake goods the other bakeries don't have. Their bubble tea isn't that great but the goodies are delicious. I believe it's cash only but I cannot remember. Their cheese ham and scallion bun is one of my other favorite buns from here.

My family has been coming to this bakery for years! They have the best cha siu bao (baked pork buns). Other favorites that we always get are the ham & scallion bun, hotdog bun, and coconut raisin bun. The crispy egg tarts are also delicious. Buy 1 dozen buns and get a 13th bun of your choice free!***OF NOTE: they are cash only!***

Locally owned. Freshly baked buns, tarts, cakes and moon cakes. Not sweet. Limited selection of Asian pastry. Reasonably priced. Minimum of $10 purchase using a credit card. Cash is accepted.No dining at the moment. A limit of 3 pax inside the bakery. Can't wait to try the pork buns!

Came for the red bean sesame balls, but sadly they were completely sold out. :(Ended up getting a coconut tart, red bean sweet rice cake with the coconut flakes, mung bean and red bean crispy balls and a durian bubble tea. The durian is the only bubble tea that's fresh and not made from syrup. It tasted decent, but the bobas were hard and chewy. The coconut tart was dry, tasty with the coconut but was too dry. The red bean sweet rice cake had too much rice dough and not enough red bean in it and the red bean was much too dry and too chunky inside. The mung bean and the red bean crispy balls were both flaky and crispy but also too dry. None of it was carb worthy and tossed them all after one small bite of each pastry.

This little bakery packs a powerful punch. Not only with taste but the service there is friendly and very welcoming. From sweet bun pastries, crispy cakes, rice cake, sweet rice, cakes and best of all the buns. Omg the buns are out of this world. Prices are cheap and I would highly recommend walking in here and trying one of everything( as you can see we did in the picture posted).