Islands Bread Company

Found them at the aloha stadium swap meet. The large $ 2 cinnamon rolls were the best I’ve ever had. I’ll definitely buy again when I see them next!

Just got a blueberry roll here for $ 2. First of all the size of the roll was impressive but then the taste… amazing. The bread was dense, blueberries were sweet, just perfect balance. Haven’t tried anything else yet, but for this blueberry roll alone, have to give 5 stars!

There are so many choices to eat in downtown and to survive you need to stand out. When talking about standing out let me tell y ou about Island Bread Company. When you walk by this storefront you will see their huge rolls. The rolls are huge and they definitely stand out! Formally located in Maunakea Marketplace it now has a store front on the corner of Hotel Street and Bishop Street across Longs.
They sell their butter rolls for only $ 1.25. But you have to check out their Gourmet Rolls for only $ 2.35. Choices for Gourmet Rolls include Garlic Herb Cheese, Blueberry, Cinnamon, Apple Spice and Pineapple Spice. They also serve Bread Pudding for $ 3 and Blueberry Cream cheese Scones for $ 2.50.
Now the rolls will not blow you away. It will not be the best roll you ever had, however for $ 2.35 I was very satisfied for the huge blueberry gourmet roll I ordered. They also have a special for if you buy 5 rolls you get one free.
I just also realized they are now serving breakfast plates and bentos. I have yet to try them but they look pretty good for a reasonable price.
Bottom line is this is a reasonable place to get a bite! ROLL yourself out of bed or out of your office and try their ROLLS.

My first try of the Bread Man’s bread was from Maunakea Market. I was sad because he isn’t always there. Then I find out that he sells bread in a small storefront downtown — score. Last time I went, the specialty bread was $ 2.35 each. Sadly, by 11AM, they were already low on selection, so go early! From my several experiences, unless you get them straight out of the oven, they are a bit dense. I suggest that you microwave them for about 20 seconds to get them nice and soft. Otherwise, the varieties I’ve had so far were all delicious. The breads also freeze quite wonderfully, if you want to take advantage of the «Buy 5 Get 1 Free» deal. I know I will!

Came this morning at 8:00 expecting to try a little of this and a little of that, but there were only half-​trays of butter, cinnamon, and strawberry rolls along with some pumpkin cheesecake slices. I got the cheesecake, a cinnamon, and a strawberry roll; I paid $ 10 for those three things – what?! None of the men working the counter seemed to know what was going on or what the prices were. The cheesecake was kind of flat, maybe only 1″ thick, and was $ 4.50! Ridiculous, but I was hoping this was the best damn cheesecake I had ever had in my life.
Walked out, had a bite of the strawberry roll, and had to fish out a bottle of water; the bread was dry and didn’t even have a strawberry taste! What the hell? It was just crusty and overly sweet. I felt the cinnamon roll and it was the same way – there went $ 5…moved on to the cheesecake: it was dry and had a weird plastic-​y/​burned taste to it. Not even worth $ 2, let alone $ 4.50.
Over-​rated, in my opinion. Maybe they were having an off day with their rolls, but the $ 4.50 cheesecake was definitely not worth the money and is probably the thing that won’t bring me back for a while.

I am writing this review for their loco moco. Everyone knows about their delish rolls, but after the thai lunch crew left, Islands Breads have been serving breakfast and lunch as well.
Loco mocos are one of my favorite breakfast entrees and I am very picky when it comes to them. Most of the loco mocos downtown fail to make my par (haven’t tried Café Julia’s – cost prohibitive).
What do I look for in a loco moco? Delish fried rice (one of best fried rice in downtown), generous gravy, eggs cooked as ordered (over easy for meeh), good sized home-​made patty (relative to your size preference)… Their loco moco has this all! OK, it wasn’t perfect: the patty was harder than preferred.
4.5 out of 5 stars for the loco moco.
In search of a good loco moco fried rice downtown? At $ 5.50, Islands Bread Co is hard to beat! I think I will have one tomorrow. XD

Oh my goodness. I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later but not this soon. They already raised their prices. The butter roll is now $ 1.25 and the gourmet rolls $ 2.35. On top of that they are charging sales tax now so I’m not sure if the first time I went was some kind of fluke or not. But it’s still affordable regardless.
They still have the buy 5 get 1 free deal though not sure how long that promotion will last. Not sure if you can mix and match the butter rolls and the gourmet rolls to get the free one either since i’ve yet to buy that much at any one time.
The pineapple coconut is good. I still want to go back to try the rest of the flavors, but for now my carb fix is fully satisfied.

I would give «the bread man» 5 stars except for the lack of parking.
The staff are friendly and quick! The bread is hot and fresh and yummy! I’ll be coming back every couple of weeks to get my fix of those awesome huge butter bread rolls! My fav is the «buy 5 get 1 free» butter rolls and the cinnamon roll (without the icing — got it naked out of the oven)! Tried the garlic roll and the blueberry roll too, both are really good. The special flavored rolls are $ 2, the butter roll is $ 1. Big and perfect for breakfast! I take home the rolls I don’t eat and heat them up in the toaster oven for the next couple of days and they’re still yummy!
If you’re ever in downtown near Fort Street mall, you need to come here and get a roll!

I have not been to this place personally, but my husband has so therefore I can techniqually write a review.
One day after coming home from work I was greeted by my awesome husband with pastries! Now I am not really a big fan of pastries (I try to avoid it as much as possible, afterall it’s how I maintain my physique! LOL) anyhoo he had me try their Bluberry roll and OMG was that thing HUGE! and it was so so good! Soft and semi-​sweet just right for my liking! The next pastry I tried was their butteroll, at first glance I thought it was gonna be dry and hard but was I wrong! The butteroll was just as good as the blueberry, I couldn’t stop myself from taking pieces of it.
Just recently I had a craving for them again and they did not dissppoint! From what my hubby told me their prices are pretty cheap. I will make it an attempt to check them out myself and see what other breads they have.

As soon as I read an article about the Bread Man’s butter rolls, I couldn’t get them out of my mind. So the very next day, I grabbed a co-​worker and made it to Chinatown, not really knowing exactly where Maunakea Marketplace was or where to park. But, fate was on our side as we found metered parking about a 3 minute walk away. The little bakery space offered cinnamon, apple spice, pineapple coconut, and garlic herb mozzarella. There was a 15 minute wait for the butter rolls so we skipped them. If you like sweet, soft bread, you will like these rolls. My favorites were the pineapple coconut and apple spice. They are HUGE (not to mention heavy) and only $ 2 a piece. The butter rolls are $ 1 each. They are currently running a buy 5 get 1 free promotion.
Now that I’ve had one of each, I can think clearly again and I see that their bakery is located on the corner of Hotel and Bishop ($%@#!) and they also offer blueberry cream cheese scones and bread pudding in different flavors (DOUBLE $%@#!). Oh well, definitely worth the frenzy!

I love a tender cinnamon roll, esp one that is still a bit warm, with the right amount of sugar glaze, but not so much it destroys the cinnamon goodness. Just $ 2. It was mostly eaten before I made it home.
In addition to the cinnamon, there were cranberry rolls, bread pudding squares and other fresh baked goodies.
Located on the corner of Bishop and Hotel Street, making it easy to grab some for the office.

The best bun place in Chinatown! We go to the little stand in Maunakea marketplace. They sell HUGE sweet butter rolls the size of a small baby’s head! And only for $ 1.Gourmet are $ 2. If they happen to have garlic buns– grab them. They hardly make them but they are yum!
Make the bread right there. Ooh so good and addicting! Talked with the owner this morning — found out they have a bread shop near hotel street. Gotta go and visit there. I’m thinking omiyagi…