Address: 5 Glen Cameron Rd, Thornhill ON (available at P.A.T. Central/ Koreatown)
Website: n/a
Style: Korean
Price: $
This was a very hard place to find online, so I'm gathering from Google street view is that Minto Bakery's headquarters are in the PAT Korean supermarket at Yonge and Glen Cameron (~2 blocks south of Steeles)? This assumption makes even more sense considering that Minto baked goods can be purchased at other PAT supermarkets around the GTA, specifically the one in Koreatown (that is, Bloor and Christie Koreatown ;P). They sell bagged individual buns or larger loaf-like cakes, typically Korean in style with such flavours like red bean, green tea and various creams and at pretty good prices, with buns costing $1-something and the larger loaves under $4 (if I remember correctly... it's been awhile .__.;;). As with all Korean baking, the dough itself is just super, super fluffy and cushion-like. ;) I'm not sure with the original location, but the others aren't at their optimal freshness, and given that everything is simple and yeast-based, one day does make a difference.
For testing purposes, I caved and got probably my fave Korean creation: crumble-covered, cream filled buns sometimes labelled as 'doughnuts'. Seriously, you can't resist these things. ^.^ Totally delicious! However, like I said above, they weren't super fresh and in my opinion, I've had better at go-to bakeries, like Fauchon for example. I mean, it's a great option while popping into the supermarket for other stuff, but it's not really worth a separate trip, especially when there are other Korean bakeries in both Koreatowns, south and north. ((PS. Sorry about that horrible photo... bad lighting yet again -__-))
Rating: **1/2
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