Chew Chew Bun — Restaurant in State College

Coming from beach cities, CA, where I could get the finest pastries within minutes of driving, I was stoked to find this bakery about 2 months ago when they only delivered to my door for free if I had ordered online by 6pm the night before. They always threw into my bag an extra Pineapple Cake (cookie) or an egg Tart, which I enjoyed very much. Today I finally stopped by their newly opened store @ the Food court of Mt. Nittany Mall. I believed I chat with the owner/founder! Very humble & nice guy!! They did not have my bf's most favorite, Salted Butter Rolls, but their freshly baked and tasty Pecan Cinamon Rolls & Coconut Raising Buns would easily satisfy his picky sweet tooth. My must-haves from this bakery have always been their authentic Red Bean and Taro Buns. (The Golden Egg York Pastry was the bomb for Mid-Autumn Festival!!!) Their Creamy Tuna or Pork Sung Bun is a must- try if you're into more salty & nutritious treats. Their menu are getting bigger everyday, too. And the mall is still pretty empty. I bet if their store was in downtown everything would be...

I heard from some colleagues that Chew Chew Bun has some excellent pastries. However, when I went there with my partner, their pastries did not live up to this expectation.

We got the chocolate cookie and chocolate muffin and both were so dry that we could not finish either of them. Keep in mind, I am very cheap and I always finish my food, especially if it is a $4 pastry, but this was different. I honestly do not understand how you can make a muffin or cookie that dry. Like I feel like you would need to intentionally make it that dry.

The service was quite nice and the workers were quite friendly.

The cafe is quite small (like there are 3 seats) and we really couldn’t find a seat to sit so we had to go outside and eat else where.

I still have some hope since I trust my colleagues on their food recommendations, but I still do not know how their pastries...

One of my favorite cafe/bakery. Black sesame latte and black sesame cake is amazing. I highly recommend these products especially if you have never tried.

Additionally, their Taiwanese pineapple pie is wonderful. As I know, the owner/baker is Taiwanese. As a person who traveled Taiwan twice staying over a month, I can guarantee it is also very authentic. Good for a gift (they give a cute box for it).

Very nice staffs.

You can reserve whole cake in advance, too.

I like the reward program, but I guess it's not up-to-date to applt for the new menus. However, the manager guy helped to solve the issue.

I always enjoy to come for snacks and a gift. You can get a cute box of Taiwanese...