Sun Mary Bakery

For years, before the Unilocal Era (B.Y.E.), I have been coming here occasionally to get cute cakes. I would only come here if it was some odd time, say, really early in the morning at around 8 a.m., because parking in the area is nearly impossible. Forget attempting to walk on Main Street; good luck!
It’s probably not easy to tell if you aren’t looking for it, but it appears that this place is Taiwanese owned. Taiwanese style pastries have been quite the rave for a while now, so I am glad that this place has survived for so long despite the competition.
For $ 20 each, I got two beautiful six inch cakes. I bought two because we could not decide on what flavors we liked, so I got one for my cousin’s birthday and one for my own. Yes, I was shamelessly buying my own cake for my own birthday, lol! (Rather depressing, actually).
In terms of flavors, I strongly recommend green tea with Taro filling. The second cake I got was filled with pudding and walnut paste/​jelly. It was interesting, but Taro with Green Tea kicked butt.
The box of egg tarts were amazing! Get them if you get nothing else!
I still like Yeh Bakery’s green tea flavor more, but for cuteness, Sun Mary can’t be beat!

This time i tried the green tea wirh red bean filling. It was great. It actually tasted like green tea, which i loved. Had to add another picture

Awesome Chinese bakery in Flushing! Love their cakes. Great selection of Chinese rolls and pastries. Across the street from Golden Mall side entrance.

I ordered panda cake from this bakery for the birthday party! The cutest cake ever! Loved it!

I got my mom’s and my brother’s birthday cakes here this year and they were delicious.
I like the taro with the fruits inside. The taro is so delicious. And the cake is not overly sweet and just very yummy. A 10 inch cake is about 30 dollars and can feed up to 10 people.
I also tried some of their bread and bun items and it was not good. So stick with the cakes here!

This place has one of the better «lo por Ben» (I don’t know the name of it in English, since it varies from bakery to bakery, literally translates to «wife’s cookie».) It’s so soft and yummy! There’s also «dates pastries» which is also delicious!
The cakes are also very delicious too!

Got the cutest octopus cake here!!! And it was absolutely delicious!!! And cheap!!!
The middle of the cake had a layer of pudding (nice Taiwanese touch) and a layer of fruits. The cream on top was light and fluffy, not too sweet (wish they have this in those magic whip cans)

You know how in group chats people start talking about something as if you’ve BEEN talking about it and suddenly you’re like WHAT? What is this pudding that you speak of? PUDDING IN CAKE???
And then it snowballs into a serious conversation about this bakery that your friends have been getting birthday cakes from since forever, and this is the first time you’ve heard of their name.
THIS BAKERY CUSTOMIZES CAKES WITH PUDDING FILLING. Delicious, glorious pudding. Kinda like the glorious pudding in your bubble tea. You can choose so many different things other than pudding too — fruits, mangoes, more mangoes, etc. For the cake part, you can choose: green tea, vanilla, or chocolate.
P. S. $ 25 for a small cake that feeds 4 – 6 people. Cash only.
P. P. S. My God. How did I not know about this place until now?!

Came here and ordered the dragon prosperity design cake. It looked really cool and definitely had a wow factor to it. I ordered it with taro and and fresh fruit and pudding (I think). My chinese is quite poor so I did not really know what I was agreeing to. All I knew was that they understood that I wanted taro in it. Everything else was extra to me. In terms of presentation, definitely amazing. The cake was decent as well. I wouldn’t say it’s the best chinese cake I’ve ever had but it was good. The taro was good. You could taste it and it didn’t taste powdery. Personally, I didn’t like the pudding filling in it but that’s just me. Next time I will get a cake without the pudding filling or if they have something else I’ll try that instead.
Side note, they do have one worker who speaks a little English.
I feel that the cakes here are a little on the expensive side. Despite that, I would definitely order from this place again and would highly recommend it.

Had the mango cake w. Fruit. It looked nice but the quality wasn’t there for me. It tasted like canned fruits and a bit stale. Highly disappointed after seeing all the Unilocal reviews.

The best bakery in Flushing! Always buy birthday cakes from them with choices like pudding, fruits, or cream. Plus these cute designs especially for kids. Bought a cheese toast there. Ate after overnight and microwaved, still soft and sweet. Not a strong cheese flavor just the right amount that I like. I’m a fan!

This little bakery is a bit hidden. Honestly, I don’t even remember how I found this place but thank god, I did.
This bakery is inexpensive and so delicious. I remember making my mom get my birthday cake here (I refused to get it anywhere else). I’m not a big fan of bread. However, when I’m craving some bread while I’m on Main Street. Tada! Here I go! Their cakes look as good as they taste. The baked goods are neatly wrapped.
The service is okay. The lady at the counter says thank you in Chinese in a nice tone.
The ONLY thing I dislike is the location. Why is it so hidden? I feel the place it’s located is pretty shady during the evening. I also always have to walk past people smoking. Ew. I’m probably the biggest anti-​smoking person you’ll ever meet so I hold my breath. (I also curse them under my breath.)
You want a cake, come here. They look adorable and beautiful and taste good as well!

Type: Prosperity (dragon) cake
Cake flavor: Green tea
Fillings: Fresh fruit and pudding
Serving size: 15 – 20
Price: $ 50
Honestly, this kind of cake is just good for the fun factor. It looks impressive as there aren’t many bakeries that pipe a dragon on their cakes, but look elsewhere if you care about how it’ll taste.
I placed an order for the cake two weeks in advance, and the «fresh» fruit filling was really just canned fruit. The fruit on top of the cake was pretty old (no one ate the fruit), and the pudding was just in random parts of the green colored cake (no green tea flavor whatsoever).
For the cake base, you can choose from vanilla, chocolate, or green tea. Available fillings (pick two): fresh fruit, pudding, chestnut, and taro. Maybe I picked the wrong combo…
All in all, the cake served its purpose in the looks department. Everyone was very amused, especially when my dad cut off the dragon’s head with no hesitation.

Best Chinese/​Taiwanese Bakery !!!
Get the ‘green tea so’ and ‘phone lay so’ Both flaky crust with a chewy center, flavored not too sweet but the perfect bite. The size is small; between a golfball and a handball size.
Cost $ 2.50 -$ 3 but it is worth getting. I especially love the green tea !
I also get my cake from here too. I asked them to bake my cake earlier that day and by night time, I can still taste the freshness of it. Seriously, better than manna, taipan, and those bakery nearby. It is a little pricy but it is well worth it.

This bakery might not mean much to most people but its like a treat for me because I live far from it and everything here is so good! There aren’t any Taiwanese bakeries where I live so if Im ever in the area this bakery is a must! I even pick up extra to bring home!
My favorite is their milk tea, sweet but unique because their tea has a malty flavor. It isn’t overpowering and definitely left a lasting impression on me. Another must have is their Taiwanese style pineapple bun, it has raisins encrusted on top and gooey shredded coconut filling. I’ve also heard that their cakes are delicious!

There are probably over a dozen different bubble tea places around, and almost all of them are good, but CoCo holds a special place in my heart probably because I tried it first, it seems to be majorly popular, the prices are good, and they often have specials on their bubble tea. It’s also conveniently located right when you get off of the 7 train, and you probably can’t miss it.
This is a great place to get just about any kind of bubble tea. Sometime you’ll have to wait a few minutes, but for the prices, especially if you’re getting something on special, it’s worth it.

Late minute birthday cake for when you thought someone else would be getting the cake, but that person totally thought someone else was going to get it? Sure! Sun Mary has saved many a birthday dinner with their adorably frosted cakes. There’s always some variation of puffer fish, pig, or other small animal cake available for last minute walk-​in orders. The taste and value is great too. We usually like to get the mango pudding, or taro flavored cake.
Now, as for their regular bread offerings, I’d say it’s quite solid, but their flavors are different from the typical Chinese bakery. If you buy nothing else, you MUST try the thick cheesy honey toast at least once. It’s only available in the mornings and they run out pretty quickly. Best time to get it is around 10am, when it’s freshly baked and the cheese is still oozing… ahhh… I just gave away the best secret of Sun Mary. Everything else offered here is a new adventure, because it usually doesn’t taste like what I imagine it would. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
*Service: I might be biased but the people here are the nicest in the world. On a recent morning, I picked up some breakfast and while it was getting wrapped to go, I open my wallet and realize I forgot to bring cash. :’(Entirely embarrassed, I tell the lady, «sorry but I don’t have any cash on me,» and push the bag back to her. Instead of brushing me off, she gives me my order and says, «You forgot? It’s okay, just take it, and pay me back tomorrow :)» I’m like, :O «What! Really? Thanks so much!!» Yes, I know I know, it’s not like it was a million dollar order, but the fact that she was kind to me when it would have been just as easy to tell me to *$&% off just made my day. So… not that I’m telling you to go here without bringing money, but… uh. just go and know that this is why small local businesses are just awesome.
*For those cynics out there, how would she have known that I’d likely Unilocal about this! ;)

The baker at Sun Mary Bakery is very creative.
Their cake designs are unique.
Most of their cakes are priced reasonably.
Check out their cake book for a cool design for your friend or family’s next birthday cake!
Tip: the store is on a side street from Main, 41^st Rd, and is directly opposite the Q58 bus stop.

Likes:
1. Very creative cakes! They have all kinds of animal cakes on request!
2. Cheap prices. An animal cake is about $ 22. Custom cakes are usually $ 28 depending on what’s in it. Their cakes are an estimate of $ 18-​$ 30.
3. Other than cakes, their other baked goods are also pretty delicious!
4. Excellent location. They’re near the 7^th train.
5. Great customer service. They’re very attentive and friendly.
Dislike:
The quality of some baked goods have declined. For example, the walnut buns have less walnuts now and the price has increased from $ 1 — $ 1.25
Tips: You have to order 24 – 48 hours in advance for a custom cake of your preference.

I’m so Hungry…
I purchased one of my favorite buns for breakfast– the Pickled Mustard Bun (Green crunchy stuff). When I picked it up it felt light as a feather but I figured I’d give it a try.
— The top of the bun where the slice is (and the filling is Normally spilling out) is closed indicating it had nothing inside.
— Upon looking inside I would say there was a Total of 3 tsp of filling in the entire bun… on a small bed of Iceburg Lettuce — WHAT? Generally these types of buns have 1tbsp of filling per bite!
What the heck is Alice talking about you say? Just take a look at the picture I posted. You’ll see.
I added 1 Star for the cute cake photos other Unilocaler’s posted. I just hope those aren’t empty inside either~
This place is a rip-​off. And I’m still hungry!