East 14th Bakery

Not reliable hours Unilocal says open went yo order cake they are closed 1pm no answer on phone very disappointed

Yup not coming back here anymore.
Its been about a year since I came here last and i should have kept it that way!
Came in the lady was counting change so i asked if she had any mini pineapple bun with the custard filling and she says yes but let het finish getting change. I waited about 5 minutes for her to count the change out as I was pondering leaving which i should have.
I ended up ordering 2 pineapple bun (not the mini one since they dont have any), 1 pork bun, 2 hot dog bun. After I paid she told me to «put them in the microwave for half a minute and it’ll taste great» thinking it just needs to be rewarmed but once I got to the car i realized they were freaking COLDDDDDD! I should have walked back in and asked for my money back.
So when I got home I did what she said put a bun in the microwave for 30 seconds and after tasting the bun I realize they were FROZEN before and been left in the freezer for a while as it had a off putting taste to the bun AKA FREEZER BUN!!! Wasted my money by coming here dont let it happen to you either.

I came here looking for egg tarts but they didn’t have any. I got the coconut bun, onion chicken, and curry beef buns. Curry beef tasted like Japanese curry which I hate. My friends said the coconut bun was good.
I noticed a tiny mosquito inside the bread display shelf.

Using a groupon purchased for Joan’s Bakery (now consolidated into East 14^th Bakery by the owner of both).
Manager/​owner:
Trying to be helpful with making suggestions and it ended up being annoying to me. You have to pay attention to what he says pricing is. There were several items I picked that were $ 1 and he was quoting me $ 1.25 until I pointed out the difference.
Sandwich maker:
Competence is not her strong suit. I had to place my order with her no less than 4 times even then partially repeating it a couple more times. Ordered sandwiches with grilled chicken and got sliced deli chicken. Long hair, yet no hair net.
Restaurant:
A bakery with an attempt to turn café. Seating for maybe 10, 2 at a table max. Seemingly clean in seating area and from what I could see of the kitchen.
Food:
Grilled Chicken on Ciabatta
–The chicken was sliced deli meat yet the menu online described it as grilled chicken
–Garlic aioli sauce was overwhelming to the point only ½ of the sandwich could be eaten
Grilled Chicken Chipolte
–Again chicken was not grilled as described in the online menu
–I love chipolte, this was simply way too much sauce on the sandwich to the point it wouldn’t stay together as I tried to eat it.
Raspberry Cupcake-​cake & frosting DRY as a bone, frosting could be rolled into balls it was so dry, the dog even gave 2^nd thought to eating it.
Cherry Turnover-​packaged in a self sealing bag which made the pastry spongy, taste was okay.
Lemon Cupcake — can’t bring myself to taste them at this point
Apple Cookie-​moist and seemingly true to taste to it’s name
Walnut Cookie-can’t bring myself to taste them at this point
BBQ Pork Bun-can’t bring myself to taste them at this point, if this is the same kind I’ve tried from here before well it was a mistake the 1^st time…
There are better bakeries and sandwich joints, though they may not be combined go anywhere but here.
NOTE: owner will take feedback personally rather than use it to improve his product he will personally attack his customers as you will see in his comment below. Dear mister owner take your judgment elsewhere as what you think of me is none of my business.

If there was a negative start I will put 10 of them!!! I order a chocolate cake with black berries and told me they didn’t have them and convinced me to change it for blue berry, I pick it up on sunday and a feeling told me to check it and when I open the box, Oh my God!!! It look like a 3 years old made it! An I could see the bread. I ask if I cant talk to the baker an the cashier put her on the phone and she told told me that I need to pay more and I have to do it myself! I Took the cake for my husband’s 50^th birthday and we srtill willing to hope maybe it will taste great! When I cut it found out it wasn’t chocolate cake it was. sponge cake!!! That tasted like a pice of sandal no flavor none of my wess coudn’t eat more then the first bite. This place clame to make cakes for wedding! Birthdays and special occasions, can you believe it!!! Any way I went back next day and demend my money back and it was like pulling teeths. I wouldn’t recomend this nightmare place not even to my worst enemy.

I used to come here once every two weeks but I noticed the bakery is now under new ownership. I went at 8 am and they had very limited selections. The choices that was available wasn’t appetizing, like it’s been sitting there all night. I just picked two things and was disappointed. I tried to give it another chance a week later and they didn’t have any selection either. Apparently, they have their goods delivered and not baked in store. That day, their delivery was late. I’m giving up on this place.

Went in wanting something fresh but they really didnt have anything that caught my attention nor did they have alot to choose from I got a vanilla bread and before I walked out I noticed there was mold on the bread and went to go tell the guy he did give me my money back but he put it in the display again

I needed a last minute coconut cake and literally 10 other places within the area of a 15 mile radius were not able to do it because they said it would take too long. I finally came across this bakery and the lady was nice enough to take my order and have it ready within 5 hours or so. She saved the day just when I was about to give up and all my coworkers loved it! Not sure about the other reviewers validity because this is my first time here, but definitely appreciated it and will do business again! 2 thumbs up!

I ordered a half sheet mixed fruit birthday cake for my mom. I called in the order 2 days before. The cake tasted good and the whipped cream frosting was fresh. I was a bit disappointed with the size of the cake though. It was a single layer cut in half with fruit in the middle so it was like only an inch and a half tall. Luckily it was just with close family. Otherwise, it would have been a very embarrassing looking cake for my mom. I expected 2 single layer cakes with fruit like normal bakeries would do it. I had a Groupon for a half sheet birthday cake worth a $ 47 value but I had to pay an additional $ 8 even though the order slip said $ 45 for the cake. Oh well, lesson learned.

I ordered an 8 inch mix fruit cake this morning through the phone. The lady who picked up the phone asked me what color do I want for the birthday cake and I had no idea at that moment, so she said she will design it for me. I trusted what she said and went to the store pick up the cake at 1:30. When I came back home I opened the box try to look at the cake I was very disappointed because the cake just has no design at all. There is only one pink little flower made with cream on the top of the cake, and the other part of the cake just with white cream. Although I was disappointed about the looking of the cake i still think as long as the cake taste good then It will be fine. One thing that made me really mad was the flavor of the cake is not mix fruit (I ordered mix fruit) !!! It just something else that I don’t know what is it! And the cake doesn’t look fresh at all! It feels like the cake is made for awhile already! I have no idea why this would happened!!!

To the owner — I came in to your bakery on Sunday, Oct 18^th around 2:30PM and your employee (and Asian girl) greeted us. Not only did I saw the fly, but by my wife and my two kids saw it too.
You are completely missing the point; my comment is not about your bread or buns or how long the been in the case of if they are fresh or not, nor how many you sold or how fast you sell them. In fact, I commented that I thought your bread and buns look pretty amazing.
The problem is you have a fly in the case and this is unacceptable. As a customer, I shouldn’t have to tell you there’s a fly in your display case, especially since they are accessible behind the counter and in a way that your staff should see it. If your staff is standing in the back of the glass case describing the buns and point them out, and can’t see a black fly buzzing around and resting on the pineapple bun, I have nothing more to say.

I got my birthday cake here yesterday. And was very disappointed. I wanted the one that is pictured on their review. I ordered the fruit cake. It was dry sponge cake with stale cream frosting. Like it was made a couple days ago. very disappointing and won’t be returning.

Best baked bbq pork bun! Price is right and service is always a delight! Even the custard or egg tart is yummy!

Man Oh man! I been wanting to try this place for a while now but I was unsure because of the reviews. My boyfriend and I decided to give it a try. I was not disappointed what so ever! The breads are so damn soft, lightly sweet, and just freakin delicious! Can’t wait to go back and try the pork buns, since they were out when we went. I’m never buying Mexican sweet bread ever again! This is the place to buy good sweet bread at. Plus the man behind the counter was super sweet!

I have been going there a few times a year and realize that it has been over 5 years since I wrote a review on this place. As I just went there after the ownership change (per fellow Unilocaler, that happened late last year?) here is my update.
I went there one Monday afternoon and saw a lots of pastries in display. It is good to have a variety to offer, but hmmm… are they going to sell out by the end of today, or are they going to be sold tomorrow as well???
I ordered a pineapple pie (forgot the exact name, pineapple filling on croissant-​type dough) and a red bean roll. I noticed the man behind counter packaged an apple turnover instead of a pineapple pie for me. I pointed that out but also said I will take the apple one since he wrapped it already. He said they are «same thing.» They are not… but anyways, I took it.
Well, he maybe right. The apple filling didn’t taste like apple. It tasted like something fresh out of a can, which was probably next to another can labeled «pineapple.» The croissant dough was overly yellow. No amount of egg and/​or butter would not make that intense yellow, so what would? It did not taste/​feel like there was any butter in it.
Red bean roll was okay.
I may not drive there just for their pastries again but may come by if I am already in the area. I really want to support small businesses like this and hope their quality improves.

I have always goes here for the past 3 yrs and they are always freshly made but Ever since they have a new owner the pastries taste awful! I bought a cheesecake red velvet slice and it’s hard as rock! If you touched the cream it wouldn’t even stick to your finger coz it’s old and hard! The first time I went there with the new owner a few wks ago, I bought pineapple custard bun, hot dog buns, and a few other pastries. All taste like they were sitting there for a few days. Today I decided to give it another try. Well… Looks like I won’t be going there ever again. It sucks coz now I have to drive down to Oakland just to get something like this. I don’t know other places here in San Leandro that bakes chinese pastries.

Ordered a cake the day of and expected a stale cake since most of these places have premade cakes. It was surprisingly good. A little short compared to the fluffy chinatown cakes I’m used to, but not bad.
The not so great part was the cha siu bao I had this morning. It wasn’t fresh. I usually buy a bunch of baos for breakfast so I know what to expect when a bao sits there for a couple days. and that’s exactly what it tasted like… the bao sat there for a couple days. The dan taats were not fresh either as the custard parts were pulling away from the flaky pastry.
Sad… They had great customer service and good cakes, if they can improve the quality of their other baked goods, I would think they would do pretty well in San Leandro.

Was not sure what to expect when I ordered a birthday cake here… but it turned out to be awesome!
I got a mixed-​fruit cake, 6 inches since we didn’t have that many people.
It was really pretty, and you can ask them to fit a few words on the limited surface! Perfect for a small birthday celebration!
I would definitely come back next time for another birthday cake!
Sure, it is not very fresh when you leave it for a day or two, but that’s kinda… just how things work…

So, I am sort of on a chinese bakery kick right now and there are a few standard items I have been checking out at each bakery I hit up — i tried the pork buns, chicken mushroom buns, mini hotdog buns which are pretty standard stuff… this place also had «mexican buns», egg custards, & some shredded pork cakes in stock. I had read here and there that egg custards were something you had to special order. Hmmm, that was not the case today.
Good stuff — the pork buns were good sized and all their items were priced right — under a $ 1 a piece. Chicken mushroom buns were tasty. The mexican buns were light and not too sweet… minis are perfect. This place is cheaper than Chinese Bakery and Deli on Manor but I still love CB&D’s warm fluffy buns im the morning… mo’ better than this spot. egg custard is perfect, good size, moist, not too sweet and the crust is nice and flakey… probably the best 80¢ I have spent in a while!
Bad — I wouldn’t order the shredded pork cake thing again. They don’t take credit cards. I came in at 7:00 am and the bun items were not really warm…

I went there on the way to work… thinking I’ll buy everyone at the office an egg custard tart… only to find out they don’t make them on a regular basis and that it has to be ordered, 2 days in advance. and minimum order of a dozen because the bakers didn’t think it’s worth all that work for any less (according to what the cashier told me). I looked at all the buns in the glass case but the options were pretty limited. I finally went with 1 «chicken-​tail» bun (; coconut shreads filing), 1 «worm» bun (; crème filled), and 1 3-​count mini pineapple buns (). The price was decent.
I was greatly disappoint the next day to find that ALL the buns were stale and hard. almost like week-​old bread. I’ve bought buns from Sogo bakery and eat it a week later that had better texture than these. The taste was ok but the texture killed it for me. I mircowaved the buns for 15-​seconds and it softened up a bit but still horrible. I don’t think I’ll ever return to this bakery.
Another note, please look closely all all those 5-​star ratings this place has… they are all over 2 – 3 years old. Things has changed… =(