International Bakery

Cash Only.This place has the BEST milk tea (hot/cold). I would probably have skipped this place if it wasn't recommended by a friend. The taste is unique and very rich. The buns are also delicious! I got the sesame ball which was fresh and crispy. The egg tarts are also very good. There is a limited selection compared to the bakeries around the neighborhood but it won't disappoint.

Favorite place for egg tarts $1.50 the egg part is so silky smooth it almost melts.

I love Chinese bakeries because I grew up with them. I have been dying to eat some ham and corn bao and can never find a bakery that makes them. They are getting harder to find when I visit my family back in California. Since moving to Philly, I was pleasantly surprised to see how available they are in so many of the bakeries! The breads and pastries here are cheap and delicious. You can walk out with a giant bag of bread for less than $10. I've tried the ham and corn bun (almost as good as the ones I grew up eating), hot dog bun, and their bbq pork puff pastry. All were delicious, especially the bbq pork pastry since it just came out of the oven. It was super fresh and still pipping hot. I will continue to support this local establishment. I believe they are cash only though!

Small bakery place compared to other but their buns are delicious. My favorite from here is the cheese bread. No fillings inside the bread but it has a hint of sweetness and the cheese is melted to perfection. Has coffee/smoothie options as well!

Fellow yelpers, I will begin my review with this: Today, 3/9/19, my friends and I did "The Egg Tart Challenge". This was Bakery stop #4 of 7.This bakery was very big with a lot of seats. Although there were no other patrons inside, the ambiance was complete with lively music! And several people came inside to pick up their custom cakes! Happy Birthday Sue (your cake looked awesome)!Regarding the main event- the Egg Tart ($1.00). This egg tart was veryy veryy egg-y. You could taste hard boiled eggs over the sugar and vanilla. I personally didn't like this taste in a desert. But there was a big difference between this tart and all of the others on this challenge.In am attempt to counteract the blood sugar high, we got a few protein dishes.The Chicken Sticky rice was served warm and we loved it! Great flavors and a better ratio of chicken to sticky rice. Still alot of rice, but the chicken was tender and flavorful.Also, we got a Roast Pork Pie. Again, the carb to protein ratio was off. But the barbecue pork was really really good! I had a few chewy pieces of meat but I really loved this pastry!!! Try this!!!!!!!Thank you International Bakery!

Might've found my new favorite bakery now that saint honors is closed for good :(The egg tarts are a must! Haven't found gooood egg tarts in awhile and this is the spot. They also have pineapple butter bun which is another must have item and not many bakeries have this! Plus, it reminds me of Hong Kong pineapple butter bun - so good!

I drove two and a half hours to go to Max's and someone was outside selling Taa'ib's Patries on a whim. Waited almost 90 minutes for my cheesesteak. It was good. Got back to Maryland and ate the pineapple cheesecake and it was amazing. I had to give props.

Relatives and I and sometimes myself come to this particular bakery. Items here tend to be a bit cheaper because it is slightly out of the way from the central part of Chinatown closer to Market St. Not everyone who isn't somewhat local or who hasn't visited Philadelphia might elect to venture this far up. Custard pies, especially if you get them or order them ahead of time- Yum! I like their BBQ Pork buns and they come out better than the pork buns, which I think are okay. I don't think there's anything wrong with the BBQ buns being fatty- it seems appropriate though I don't like to use that word like another reviewer has. Custard pies used to be so hard to get that they'd sell out a few hours after the morning began, then they might make more at a random time and sell out again, that they were so hard to get.If you want to guarantee that you get something, call/reserve the day or so before and ask for at least a dozen.Pineapple buns are good too. They came out with Taro bread recently I think and it's on-point. They have one more flavor, and I think it's raisin, but not sure. When they had raisin bread before, it was good and I'd always get a batch for a relative. Since they stopped selling raisin bread because demand wasn't high enough, I stopped trying to get it. They did a special favor for me one time when I asked if they had it and didn't realize they stopped it permanently and specially made it because relatives of mine have ordered a lot from this bakery before.I also like the bacon and scallion pastry just because it's salty and I like its flavor and don't necessarily want every single thing as sweet.They have hotdog items which I'm sure are good, but I have a tendency to avoid hot dogs ever since I was shown disgusting "sciency" videos. I'll still eat them, but it won't be my first choice.Their cake rolls are excellent too. Eating items from here, I feel the difference between this and, say, getting bakery goods from a supermarket.Their triangular rice pyramids are decent- I wish they'd add more ingredients like quality Asian sausage and hard boiled egg, but it's the standard peanuts, some type of meat I think or maybe without the meat, and sticky rice only. If you order a ton, like $50+, you're likely to get a free bun(s). Most/all bakeries tend to do that- especially if you're paying with cash. Most places take cash only. As for the reviewer who couldn't get a box, if she didn't wear a mask, that could've scared the workers and maybe that's why the reaction. I wonder if there is a translation and/or a lack of a sense of tone and expression as English is definitely not the workers' native language. Every store or bakery in the area that I've run into, I've never had quality Asian sausage. It's just okay. I'd be willing to pay more for a quality product and some places probably have the bandwidth to do so.

The sweet potato pies that are sold to restaurants are the worse I've ever tasted in my 61 years on earth. Very dark and thick.

i gave this bakery a try since my beloved Mong Kok Station closed permanently. Being from NJ, I forgot Philly's ban on plastic bag and forgot to bring one. OMG, the old lady had a fit and when I asked her if she can give a paper box if I buy a lot, she yelled out "NO, NOTHING". I left and went to St. Honore and they had no problem giving me a paper box used for the cakes. Skip this bakery. The selection is very, very limited and the management is RUDE. There are so many other bakeries in Chinatown that offers a bigger selection and treats the customers better.