Masako H.
Yelp
When Audrey first opened in Chinatown, I was excited. Finally, there is an Asian bakery that is not that typical and traditional HK style you normally find in the hood, not that there is anything wrong with typical/traditional HK bakeries. It's just for health conscious. Heavy lards are normally used in the dough for extra flavor, texture and aroma in those bakeries. Audrey advertised, they don't use lards.
Their decor was a bit different, more stylish, more cafe-esque, and provided beyond pan-Asian buns/loaves (well, mostly Taiwanese/Japanese/Hong Kong styles of sweet and savory buns). They also have some European style breads that target people with more health conscious. Prices range a bit higher in the hood, but acceptable.
It seems, recently, Audrey is making herself a bit overwhelmed for too many fusions of styles they try to offer. First, the size of their buns got noticeably smaller and was not that tasty and fresh as it once be and the presentation-wide, ugh.... Look at this sponge cake sushi roll, the nori can barely stay on the cake....(on the positive side, the mayo in the middle of the roll gone bad next day, so I guess I should take it as a good sign, as it might mean the mayo didn't have too many unwanted additives.)
Get better, Audrey. I want to return and have a tasty and presentable bun next time. I cant tell you how many times that I wanted a Japanese hand roll bread but only to be repulsed by its sloppy wrapping.