Taipan Snack

I should have checked the reviews before coming here. Was sorely disappointed by the mango mochi — the consistency was off (not smooth and soft) and the filling was an average cream filling.

The food is pretty good, not to bad. The place is really small and only have four tables but of course it is a snack place so it’s reasonable. I had the Hong Kong style waffle with honey. It was nice a crispy and not too sugary.

So I have always love taipan but this one in flushing is kinda small compare to the one in Chinatown and not as much cakes compare to the Chinatown one.

This place used to be my favorite place to go and have an afternoon snack. My friend and I would go in and have their famous, delicious HK Waffles (hot waffles with peanut butter and condensed milk). However, a few days ago, something went terribly wrong…
There was a new younger cashier working this day. She was very cute, I might add, beautiful smile. Now, being the humorous gentleman that I am, my friend and I engaged this young lady in a friendly, funny way. We told jokes, and were having a good time. Everyone was having fun. However, after a few minutes, an older Chinese lady started telling the young one, «This fat one is flirting with you, get away, go upstairs» (She did not know that I understand Mandarin). Right after that, she ran up without saying goodbye.
After this altercation, all 4 of our waffles came out cold and disgusting.
If you are reading this Taipan, I was not flirting with her at all, I get 10s anytime easy. Will not be coming here anymore.

A nice place that I happen to come across, but will not go again, I can find the same food somewhere else since its in flushing.

Its nice little place and i like the baked goods tgats about it. but nothing really stands out. 4 stars bc staff is nice and helpful.

It Can’t handle the competition. There are ton of bakeries within a 2 block radius. The store is small and doesnt offer a ton of variety. I notice that they sell buns and drinks as well. Nothing stands out to me. I picked up a coconut bun. Its solid but nothing special. This place doesn’t do anything for me. Come on capitalism and free market, I want to taste the best. There are better bakeries in flushing.

I like this place cause it’s on the way to the subway. I usually come here and get a to go breakfast to eat on the train. 90% of the time I order the ham and egg sandwich off the menu along with a cold Ovaltine. I come here almost 10 times a month and every time the food taste different (even when I order the same stuff) last time I bought my friend breakfast as well and the Ovaltine was just TOO SWEET. We only drank ¼ of the drink and had to throw the rest out. Another time they gave me a hot Ovaltine, it’s my fault for not checking but like how can you not differentiate between hot and cold? They always have the same workers. There’s this one lady that’s nice but these two other lady seem like they didn’t know what to do and they’re pretty rude by the way they talk too. Today again I ordered a ham and egg sandwich along with a cold Ovaltine. The Ovaltine was again too sweet. The last time I told them to not make it too sweet, I didn’t taste anything at all. Today’s ham and egg tasted different as well, the egg tasted like it was out for a long time and the yolk didn’t seem fresh. They premake their eggs and I’m fine with that, but they should have a time of how long it’s been out since it was made.
My friend was waiting for me here and the dude here was pretty rude just because she wasn’t ordering anything…

What I love about Taipan Snack?
1. HK Style Waffle
2. HK Style Milk Tea
3. Air Conditioning is ON
What I do not like about Taipan Snack?
1. All of the hot food on special menu because they don’t have a kitchen, everything is pre-​cooked and only to be heat up later as ordered. It makes me feel like I am paying to eat left over food. Most importantly, you don’t know for sure how long it has been since it was pre-​cooked. (in the morning of the day? the day before? the night before?)
2. Coffee is always too sweet even if you ask for less sugar (just get one without any sweet)
3. Small dinning area with approximately 6 seating at most. Not a good place for meeting your friends, but perfect if you just want some alone time.

My co-​worker and I ordered their black pepper chicken with spaghetti and there was a cocroach in my co-worker’s order, they told us really nicely on the phone to bring back the order for a refund but when we got there gave us a lot of problems…

I got food catered here for my wedding, cocktail hr. The food was ehhh. It was just snacks but did not taste so good.

I place an ordered veg dumpling. Suppose 6 dumpling but 1 broke. The server said oh well… we don’t want to waste time making another for u. Tasted terrible!!! Also I ordered a Papaya drink. It tasted like water. I never want to come come this place again!!! Worst snack food I ever had!!!

I used to enjoy going to this place for my morning tea before I get on to the subway. Service is usually good and friendly, but today was the last day of me going to this place.
The milk tea costs $ 1.10, so I paid with $ 1 and 10 pennies. I was told I could not pay with more than 5 pennies.
This is upsetting since I am paying in exact change, and when are pennies not accepted???
I would like an apology from the owner on this practice. I was a loyal customer to Taipan for years. I hope all the new more modern style bakeries in Flushing put Taipan Snacks out of business, with better service and quality of food!

I came in for 3 boxes of mini egg cakes and a box of fresh egg roll.
very small bakery.
the girls are nice.
long wait for the egg cakes on the weekend.
I have waited one time for 40 minutes for 4 boxes.
when fresh and hot, those suckers are GREAT.

I have only been in this tiny bakery a few times. only in the heat of summer when i cant walk any further and i am dying of thirst i may come in here for an iced drink. One thing i especially like is their mini egg cakes and freshly made waffle. No toppings or anything but like this place boasts its good for a snack. If you get the mini egg cake you eat one of those suckers and you cant stop popping them into your mouth.
I came in here to get some cakes or something for chinese new year presents. There is not a lot of selection. They had the sponge cake rolls and cookies and some breads but i ended up getting two boxes of fresh chinese egg rolls. they had a plain one and i also bought one with speckled black sesame in it. being the clumsy fool that i was while i was telling the lady what i wanted (i got distracted by the mini egg cakes and the waffles) i dropped a whole box of the sesame egg rolls. The freshly made ones are especially delicate and the plastic boxes it came in was so slippery it crashed to the floor and broke into a bunch of small pieces. I told the lady i would pay for it but she asked the staff to get more in the back and gave me a fresh box of unbroken ones– same type and everything. How awesome is that.
The place is small and you cant help but think that if you sit there the staff will just be staring at you the whole time you are there. Like closet size small. But come by if you want to grab a drink and a snack. It is never crowded and props for the great customer service.
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Theres a lot of chooses which is great. But there is always so much people when i do go to Taipan. The service is eehhh…

When I first saw this bakery as a kid, I was very excited because I thought it’s the same as the Taipan in Hong Kong, which is a very established bakery. But it turns out this Taipan is completely different and not affiliated at all with Taipan HK. I wonder how many people are still fooled by this.
The food is good and cheap. To be honest, they probably have the best breakfast breads compared to all the other numerous bakeries in Flushing. Note that even though its a pastry store, its more like a Chinese breakfast stores with a tons of bread items. The pastries themselves are so-​so, and very Asian, which means not very sweet. For those cute pastries to get your girlfriend, I would recommend Paris Baguette nearby.
Most of the breads are filling enough and under 2 bucks. The milk tea is good. Please be warned though that this place is known for using a lot of oil compared to other bakeries, which gives their bread extra taste. The egg custards are good — but if you really want dim sum items I recommend you visit a Cantonese restaurant.

A satellite bakery knockoff from the original well known Taipan Bakery in Manhattan’s Chinatown. It presents some of the Cantonese staples of Chinese buns where I mainly came for a Guk6 Caa1 Siu1 Baau1 which none were avail, ergo I opt for a single Pineapple Bun at $ 1.10. The Pineapple Bun was average to be flaky. It appears to be clean and the fly problem does not visibly exist.
There minimal indoor seating on stools with a fully functional air conditioning system. No facilities are available, it is to my belief, on premises. Staff primary converse in Cantonese but are able to also hone Mandarin. The cashier cannot count American Dollar in cash for my change out of a $ 20.00 as she administered it to me in piece mail on the counter, rather than into my hand.
Original is always best as nothing beats the original Taipan Bakery in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Canal Street.

Very good bakery amung hundreds of bakeries in this area downtown Flushing. I n this area for Chinese/​Korean and Japanese food, this is the best Chinese bakery, Jade restaurant a mere 2 blocks away is this Chinatown’s best dim sum, (50% off before 5 pm all day) and 1 block from there is union st deli has the best breakfast sandwhiches. thats the best in this 5 square mile vacinity of chinatown. Dont you dare try the local hallal in this area, you are guaranteed severe illness or worse. In fact, stay away from city vendor hallal food altogether. Famous 42^nd st Manhattan even, it’s all pretty terrible and it’s everywhere in Flushing too.

Not to be confused with the infamous Taipan Bakery (
), Taipan Snack’s recent opening earlier this year has been hindered by the constant construction awnings and relatively little exposure. In terms how they stack amongst the competition, Taipan Snack is somewhere in the middle of the dime-​a-​dozen Chinese bakeries and bubble tea joints along Main Street.
It’s Cantonese name («Dai Ban Siu Sik») is a colloquial nod that loosely translates to «big shot little eats.» It’s not hard to see the place is attempting a modern look, with it’s ambiant lighting and psuedo contemporary interior. There isn’t much seating as with most mini-​cafes /​bakeries like this, but just enough for singles or couples to sit and enjoy a bun and a drink.
Speaking of the food, the individually packaged breads are nice (keeps the «fly problem» at bay), but seem to sport a much smaller selection than some of their nearby competitors. I’ve had a loaf or two of their butter bread and I do enjoy their egg tarts on occasion, but each have been pricier than the average joint while not being necessarily better. The HK waffle is interesting and so are their mini cakes. Beware of the misleading signage outside that shows hot dogs and ice cream, I still have yet to see anyone order it.
I’ve mostly stuck to their drinks as their boba and milk teas have proved to be solid during the recent summer time heat wave. Pricing is average and the drink sizes are about right. There are some days where they leave the door open and drinking inside is a tad stuffy due to the relatively shoddy ventilation.
Though there are improvements to be made, it’s nice to a little bit of life breathing in this block again. With Duane Reed jumping the corner, the closing Joe’s Bestburger (
), and the near empty offices, the only business attracting traffic is Chase Bank (
). If that’s not sad, I don’t know what is.