Kee Wah Bakery - San Gabriel

The only downside is the somewhat unfriendly staff. If you speak Cantonese, they’re welcoming and chatty; if you speak Mandarin, you might get a half-smile, and if you only speak English, well, you’ll likely get a rather indifferent response. It seems a bit much to expect them to greet their customers, doesn’t it? Kee Wah operates as a self-serve bakery. Just grab a tray and some tongs and fill it to the brim with all the delightful goodies. While most items are self-service, the hot treats like egg custards and meat buns are kept in an enclosed warmer and need to be retrieved by the staff. Kee Wah is part of a chain, and I believe there are a couple of other locations in the San Gabriel Valley. If you’re ever craving some delicious Chinese baked goods, it’s definitely worth making a detour to Kee Wah. So good!

I would like to extend a special thank you to the dedicated and polite staff at Kee Wah Bakery (150 W Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, California), including Lily, Susan, Sammi, Vicky, and others. They carefully packaged and swiftly loaded 400 Dowry Cakes onto the railing for me. I was truly impressed by their work ethic and professionalism. Of course, I can't forget to mention the bakery's world-famous Hong Kong-style pastries, snacks, and custom cakes.

The egg custard and melon cake (lao po bea) were delightfully flaky and not overly sweet. The BBQ pork bun was decent, but I found it to have too much bread and not enough meat for my taste.

I want to extend a special thank you to the dedicated and polite staff at Kee Wah Bakery (150 W Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, California), including Lily, Susan, Sammi, and Vicky. My 400 dowry cakes were carefully packaged and quickly loaded onto the railing. I was truly impressed by the work ethic and professionalism of the team at this bakery, as well as their world-famous Hong Kong-style pastries, snacks, and custom cakes. It's clear why I drove 400 miles to visit Kee Wah!

We stopped here to get some baked goods to take my father to the hospital. The ladies who work here are generous and funny. I am very white, my husband is very Asian, they would easily switch between mandarin and English when they talk to us both. We have 6 egg cubes, a few baked rolls and a milk tea. Everything was delicious.