Hawaii Bakery

Bakery: Hawaii Bakery & Tea House
Address: 1100 Burnhamthorpe Rd W, Mississauga, ON
Website: facebook
Style: Chinese 
Price: $ 

In a sense the name "Hawaii Bakery" is a bit deceiving because while they do have a very small selection of typical Chinese sweet and savoury buns, their focus is their breakfast/lunch restaurant which serves your classic breakfast platters and budget lunch combos. Why am I there then? Because someone told me they have the best pineapple buns in the city. Thing is, it seems a bit of a challenge to score one; I've come to empty shelves more often than coming out with one of these classic HK-style buns.

When you do get lucky, these pineapple buns ($1.20, tax included) are fresh with a characteristic crunchy top. The bun is fragrant and the dough is slightly on the chewy side. Is it that much better than its competition? Well, truth be told: not really. Maybe that's just me not being much of a HK-style pineapple bun connoisseur... and yet, I do sometimes have the urge to just turn into the plaza and grab a bun on the go.

Rating: ***