Rokhat Kosher Bakery

Getting better. .. .. .. .. . Recently just visited! Its helpful if you go with someone that speaks Russian. .. .. Otherwise, you should be OK to get by. Don’t eat to much of this stuff. .. trust me! I always overdue it! ;-)

A staple in Rego park amongst the Jewish community. Been here for years and has even expanded. They produce some of queens best bread or «leeposhkee», along with meat pies (Samsa) and my personal favorite, Beechak (filo dough w/​squash). This place gets busy on a Friday b/​c of Shabbat, so try to get in here earlier. On the weekdays, not so busy. And is a good place to pick up some of the things mentioned. Samsa n Beechak pair well with dinner as an appetizer and is also good for when guests come over.
The place is family owned store and the owner is always on sight. True OG in the neighborhood. Been making bread probably before you and I were even born. Grab some Beechak Unilocalers and tingle your taste buds.

If you are in the area deff stop by for some lepyoshki and samosa one to die for! Enjoy guys

This is the place to go for that crispy satisfying Samosa (meet pies). I come here on Friday’s usually, not far from home, to get some bread and meat pies before Shabbat. They close early on Fridays and usually run out before two because there are so many Jewish people in the vicinity. I try to come here as often as possible.
There’s no place to sit down, but it’s a convenient place to get these goodies and get out quickly. I’ll be coming here again sometime soon. I just wish the owner put on a smile once in a while. He’s very grouchy but the food beats that, plus they have a great hashgaha. VHQ to be exact.

We took home a ½ dozen of both the beef & lamb samsas, they are flavorful as described in the 4 star postings on this page. The meat fillings are «al dente» (chewy), like an undercooked brisket, the meat is rubbery and requires alot of chewing, making it very unappetizing.
The potato manti and beef manti are also flavorful, but the fried crust is greasy.
We also took home the boxed rice with beef, served fresh from the stove top, the flavor dominated by cumin and carrots, the dish is greasy.

My dad was adamant about coming here after he saw the bakery on a TV show. It’s a bit more than a bakery. It’s also a Bukharan takeout and basic ingredients store. We picked up some meat samsi, lamb plov, manti (with a similar filling to the samsa), and tandoor bread. The meat and onion filling was great! For that reason, I’d recommend either the samsa or the manti. Personally, I prefer the crunchiness of the samsi to the softness of the manti. The bread is very dense.
All in all, it’s a pleasant little food spot tucked away into Rego Park. Honestly, it’s a place we would have never found without TV or Internet. I’m glad we had the opportunity to check it out! It’s a nice family business which helps preserve another culture here in NY.

When I got there the samsas were cold and became bland maybe I’ll have to give them another chance, but definitely stay away from the spinach there’s no way that one could be good.

This place should be called «Samsa Heaven». As soon as you walk in you can feel the heat from the gigantic tandoor from which all the Uzbek goodies are baked in. Their meat pie (pastry) is delicious and compared to others I have tried around the way, theirs def takes the cake. For $ 2.50 you can have yourself some lamb, beef or veggie goodness stuffed into a crust. I do not recommend sharing. If you’re feeling something on the sweeter side, they have a few good pastries right next door. Try the chocolate/​cinnamon one.
There are no tables nor bottle service. It’s just a wonderful cheap eat. There’s a reason why people come in and order them by the ½ dozen.

Like many other reviews we saw this featured on Bizarre Foods and came for the samsa (beef and onion meat pies). $ 2 was all it cost. I surely would have paid double, it was so delicious. I’m sad I only bought 1. Next time I’ll throw down a $ 10 so there won’t be fights of who has the last bite. Seriously I can’t believe we didn’t take a bite of it before we left the shop or I would have bought more. Good thing I don’t live too far away. Oh an the onion bread too is yummy.

I found this place through Jimmy’s (?) Bizarre Foods video, and was able to hunt this bad boy down.
Pros:
— their piroshky was money! (we ordered like 8 of them)
Cons:
— bread was kind of hard and chewy
Overall:
3.5 stars. We were a bit confused when we first walked it because the place was a lot smaller than it looked in the video. They had a few danishes/​cookies on the shelves that didn’t appeal to us too much so we didn’t know if we were in the right spot. The guy then came out and showed us two bread roll that was just made and hot We asked if he had any piroshky and he said they did but a couple doors down. Not sure if he owned both or what but when we got to the other place — we saw the piroshky. They were laid out and covered with a light towel. It looked kinda sketched at first because the place looked so empty but we ordered 6 piroshkys — walked back to the other bakery and paid. We ended up eating a few in the car and Danny liked it so much, we went back in and ordered two more! Had some the next two days, and it was just as delicious when we first had it. Overall good piroshky but that was it!

Good bread fragrant and tasty. The meat pies were a bit hard and chunky (I was expecting a minced meat) The spinach (turnover) pies were pretty good.

This place was featured on Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel which is what brought me to check this place out. The place itself isn’t anything fancy but boy do they know how to bake up some great eats! Check out the samsas and meat pies and the melt-​in-​your-​mouth breads at this hidden gem! I’m ecstatic I live within walking distance away and look forward to returning soon!