Happy Star

Delicious and affordable buns and other things. I’ve never had an issue with service. It’s an in and out kind of place - as in, get your food and get out. I love their HK milk tea and the chicken sandwich bun (a steal at $5.25 for both). If you don’t want attitude don’t make a lot of substitutions and don’t ask questions! I am grateful places like this still exist!

very nice and chewy bread with a delicate texture that i thoroughly enjoyed. not the best filling around but it is well seasoned and the filling was adequate for the amount of bread. can't wait to come back! it has an A grade and the lady working the front was super nice

They make a very strong cup of hot coffee that goes very well with any of their freshly baked buns. My favorite the scallion & hotdog buns, thank you..

The Roast Pork buns were gummy and slightly undercooked on the bottom. The Pork Floss *Cake* bun was great though.

Good and cheap bakery on East Broadway. There are a lot of cheap and delicious places on this street that not a lot of tourist know about. What I like about this place is that they have unique sweets that I haven't seen in other Chinese bakeries. This is the first time I've seen a sesame swiss roll. The sesame taste wasn't strong, but you can still taste it and the texture is there. It's not too sweet and really fluffy. They also have meat and rice dishes already packaged for $3.50.

I like this place for cheap eat, not the best but good. However, don't expect service here. They can be ok if they're not busy, but can be rude when busy like want to get you out quick, next!

hundred and one Cantonese pastries , sometimes cheap price with attitude is okay; Just remember to tip...

The breakfast sandwiches Chinese style are bland however, the bread that it comes in is really good and it's very affordable $2 to $3 for a breakfast sandwich.

Cheap / Sugar Less Cakes. Take out only. always a large line but it goes quickly. Most of the cakes are gone, the end of The Day, You can ask for plastic Folks if you needed. the cakes are made the same day!

An inexpensive hole-in-the wall Chinese bakery. Don't know what they actually make here, but found it's a great place to grab some savory bites or snacks when I'm in the neighborhood. Love their roast pork buns!

We used to love this place cuz it's fast, cheap and convenient. But this really traumatized me when I ordered their breakfast combo and ate the whole sandwich only to find that the bread was moldy. This is absolutely unacceptable and disgusting. Will never come back and suggest everyone to check their food if you eat there

I have been going to this bakery for about two years. They have inexpensive breakfast items and they taste decent. Since it's just around the corner, it's a great grab and go place especially for my kids to have something before they go to school. A complaint I have been holding back until now to write about is their lack of good customer service. They yell at you when they ask for you order. Today I had the worst experience, I asked if they more items in the back. One lady angrily yelled how many as if I was bothering her when I asked if there were more buns in the back. When she came out with the wrong bun, she again yelled at me for not saying it clearly and it was my fault that she pulled the wrong bun out. Regardless of who was wrong, where is the good customer service? Maybe I'll get more respect if I order like how they treat their customers. Updated: as I was eating my bun, I found a strip of foil in the bun.

Always fresh baked goods! Really affordable! I always pickup items for outdoor trips. They are perfect for picnic snacks. Customer service is always

The lady is rude as hell! Me and my family came here because we were hungry touring Brooklyn. We asked the lady for a lemon cake but changed our mind to 2 lemon cakes. The lady screamed at us with a FULL ATTITUDE. She proceeded to grab our money in a RAGE and you can tell the tension. She also yelled (very loudly) at us AGAIN with an annoyed tone. She looked at us as if she wanted us to go very quickly. Maybe she doesn't like brown people idk. My family felt UNWELCOMED and wanted to yell at her. We were so shocked about this unprofessional behavior, we just mumbled "she is rude" as she counted our money. We were nice with the lady, why can't she be nice to us?! When the other Asians came by speaking Mandarin/ Cantonese she was very respectful. Maybe see doesn't like Indians who knows. Wow, just wow. The prices of the food are good but the attitude will make you say, NOT WORTH IT. Don't come here if you can't deal with yelling and RUDENESS!!!

Who doesn't love a hole-in-the-wall bakery that sells a variety of good eats? Yo, they make FRESH churn fun! For a fraction of the price that crappy Joe place in Canal St. Market. *sideeye* included. We've been here quite a few times while visiting family in Chinatown and the bakery offers up pretty good baos and lai-cha (bakery on the right) and we always end up grabbing quite a few hot food items (hot food on the left). My kids love their version of the ham & egg bao; with fluffy eggs & a slice of ham stuffed & baked inside the bao. Right next door - the fried "gaow-ji" is pre-cooked and then the lovely ladies fried them up! It's deliciously stuffed with pork & veggies! The steamed pearl chicken - aka - glutinous rice stuffed with minced pork; is one of my kids' favorite. Total cost usually lands me about $13 for all the goods! (2 fried dumplings, 2 fresh shrimp churn fun, 3 Jun Ji Cai). It's a small cozy shop, grab & go! The hot food has a few stools for anyone looking for some alone time. A dang good alternative to those pricey dim sum places. #happyfeasting

Good Chinese bakery for a quick grab and go for breakfast as you catch the train or bus or a quick snack as you go. Place is small and split to 2 shops. Been mainly to the right side to pick up buns. Located outside of Chinatown but does get crowded as folks go to work or taking kids to school. Prices are decent $1-$2 for buns. They also have coffee/tea, other cold drinks, and cakes as well.. a variety of breakfast buns to choose from. Ham & egg, swiss, roast pork buns, coconut filled buns are good... After 7pm, there is usually a line out the door as they give a discount on the buns as they make it fresh daily. Note: This place is Cash only.

This place is great! Extremely affordable little cakes, sandwiches, and coffee. For a few months I lived in Asia and I totally forgot how much I loved the little sandwiches you could get from 7-11s on the corner and this place totally itches that scratch.

been going here for YEARS and recently the last two times the prices have magically changed for me and me alone, when my friends who speak mandarin go everything's as labeled but for me a bun is now $2.25 to $3.75 -- they were great for being close and convenient but it's now worth walking a few blocks down to not get scammed

You might miss this hole in the wall establishment if you are not looking for them. I even forget about this place unless I am actively looking for a bakery. However, if you need a cheap cheap bite of bakery, this is a great place to stock up. This establishment won't have the number of variety that other bakery offers, but it has all the main options. red bean, coconut, sponge, dried pork, and etc. All of the buns are around $ 1 which screams a bargain as other bakery are charging at least twice as much. If you need to make a bakery run- this is the spot. As usual with any bakery spots- go early in the morning for the hot and fresh goods. The other time to go is before closing as you might get a good deal. The bakery could of easily raise the price on their buns but I do support establishment that are for the community/locals/everyday workers.

Excellent cheung fun for the price. They also have some Dim Sum dishes. The bakery next door has usual Chinese bake goods. Their roast pork buns and bread are excellent.

I have been having mixed feelings about this place recently. I have been going to this place for years and it has alway been my go to place for Asian bakeries especially birthday cakes. But lately some of the items have not been good. The egg tart and sesame balls are still delicious and I have no complaints. They are just the way I like them. The single cake slices and chicken sandwich I had was not good at all. The cake was dry and the fruit in the center of the cake between the layers was not fresh at all. The chicken sandwich tasted old like the chicken was bad so I just ate the bun with the mayo. I have gotten it here many times over the last few years but the last two times has been disappointing. Hope they fix this problem because I am only going to give it one more try.

Great place to get affordable Chinese pastries. I usually get the sesame ball. If you are looking for great fresh pasties, this is the spot. Be sure to get there early for the best selection.

This is my favorite takeout spot in all of Chinatown, possibly in all of NYC. Note that this place consists of a bakery (on the right side) and a hot food restaurant (with four to five stools for seating, on the left side). The value and efficiency cannot be beat. Bakery: My go-to pastry is the taro bun ($1), which, when warm and fresh, is so soft in the brioche-like bun and comes with a generous amount of sweet taro paste. The crumbly sugar top (similar to what is found in the pineapple buns) give it extra texture. They have most of the other buns that are found in Chinese bakeries, such as roasted pork, red bean paste, and coconut buns as well as egg tarts. I also like their fried chestnut cakes (made with agar for a jelly-like texture) and fried taro cakes (nian gao). While I generally avoid sweetened drinks, a good variety of novel teas and juices with chia seeds, tapioca pearls, sago, etc. are also available. Their prices are competitive with other establishments. Restaurant: So many options! The options range from dimsum options (e.g. steamed dumplings, changfeng, shiu mai, etc.), Western breakfast options (e.g. toast for $1), to vegetable sides and meals with rice (chicken and mushroom for $2.95 is particularly good), and much, much more. The service is fast and efficient. Even though they've priced slightly recently, the food is still a great value and as good as what you'd find at other Chinese restaurants for cheaper. The location right by the F stop is also prime and an easy stop on the way to work.

This place is so cute and they are always so sweet. The food is really good for any time of day. It makes me want to come back all the time.

This review is based on the one item I tried - the egg tarts. I stopped here for dessert after a dim sum lunch across the street. I love egg tarts and have tried many throughout Chinatown. There was one package of two left at Happy Star when I got there, and it was a little crushed, which made it a little tricky to eat, but wow - these egg tarts were sensational! The custard was smooth and perfectly sweetened. The tart was flaky and a little crispy, as if it had just been made. Truly an outstanding egg tart.

Below average for a Cantonese bakery. Pork buns are mostly fat, not meat. Pineapple bun is okay. I'd recommend this if you have no other options, it'll do the job.

Caught sight of this bakery as I boarded my bus back home so I grabbed some baked goods for my 4 hour bus ride. Typical lil Chinese bakery. Got dan tat (egg tart), ham and cheese bun (meant to grab ham and corn, oops), sponge cake, taro bun, and pineapple bun. My (white) boyfriend got a croissant and a banana pound cake. We enjoyed everything! Best part! All this cost about $7-8. Almost every bread/pastry is $1, tax included. If I had more cash, I probably would have bought one of every type of bread haha. Strongly recommend the egg tart. My favorite out of everything I tried. So yummy. English is not a strong point, but the workers were very friendly and did their best to make suggestions in English as my boyfriend only speaks English. The signs on the items are in English AND Chinese, so even if you can't communicate well with them, the captions are pretty self-explanatory. Tip: Cash only! No place to sit as it's a small place.

This place is a hidden gem with unbeatable prices. It is split into two store fronts - one bakery and one for food menu. It is a one stop shop. I picked up turnip cake, tea eggs, mantous, and soy milk. Also seems to be a neighborhood favorite. I stopped by in the morning and there was a line to get in (since the shop is quite small too.

Great small bakery on the East Broadway and Essex street area in Chinatown. The cakes and cookies there are cheap, fresh and not too sweet. Items are labeled with a date. Most Saturdays you"ll find a small lines for the cash register and customers who make huge purchases for their business or family. The egg tarts sell fast, so get them before 1PM. Cash preferred, otherwise credit card payments have a small fee charged.

I happened to pass by here on the way to the bus station right next to it, and I got a red bean pineapple bun. It was $1, but it wasn't super great. The bread was chewy, but the red bean inside was really weird because it was oddly wet. I feel like they took regular red bean and diluted it with water or some other substance; I was not a fan.

Been coming here for many years. This establishment is split into two eateries. The left side serves hot Chinese fast food and the right side is a Chinese bakery. Their hot foods are for the most part ok. It's sometimes a hit or miss with the quality or freshness. Their hot food prices are super cheap so you'll see a lot of locals and working class customers. There's stuff you can get for $2. Their bakery stuff is solid. They have roast pork buns, pineapple buns and all of the goodies you'll usually see in Chinese bakeries. Service there is a bit ehh but that's how most Chinese places are. The prices are so cheap you can treat people like crap and they will still come back! Not saying that their staff does this, just making a point. At 7PM everyday there is a long line out the door because all of their buns go on sale for 3 for $1. Chinese locals will look to stock up. Overall a solid bakery.

Now known as Happy Star Bakery. Statement verified by my photo taken July 16, 2012. A local Chinese bakery. They hone most standard staples of Cantonese baked goodies. Recent visit for buns tepid to MEH quality but surely is no Taipan Bakery. Happy Star Bakery does not piqued my interest.

Just passed this on the way to the subway on a chilly night and I was so cold that I needed a hot drink. Behold! -- I find this little gem. I enter this hole in the wall that sells Chinese cookies, bread, and drinks. My boyfriend got the honeydew drink that had jelly and basil seeds and he loved it. I ordered a hk style milk tea for less than $2. The tea flavor was strong but it could be a little more sweet. I can't complain though cause the prices of this place deserves the heart eyes emoji.

One work to describe this place CHEAP. The food was CHEAP, quality was CHEAP, price was CHEAP, the service CHEAP, and the way they make it was CHEAP. Usually i wouldn't count service in my review unless I am paying tip for it, but this is really unacceptable.There no point in waiting in line because they take people order randomly. So basically you have to scream what you want at them to get their attention. Being quite and wait patiently won't get you anywhere in this place I order Set C Breakfast which was instant noodle w/ ham and egg, strawberry toast and milk tea for $3.75. Instead of strawberry toast like stated i got butter toast. Everything but the instead noodle and milk tea was pre made. The egg was pre made, the ham was pre made, the toast was pre made. As for the instant noodle they basically open the package crack the instant noodle in halves, put it in a container then dump hot water in it, drain it and put pre made msg soup. The lady put my container in the sink due to lack of space. I almost left without taking the food. Process of the instant noodle took less then then min. I almost left You can guess how it taste right. The bread for the toast was dry and close to stale. The instant noodle was still hard and raw like eating it right out of the package. The milk tea was too bland. I wouldn't eat again even if you pay me

On my quest to explore all the Chinese breakfast spots Happy Star was my 3rd spot. Small and limited in space to eat (only 3 seats at a very shallow bar by the window) is compensated by the speed of service. Staff here speak toisan and mandarin but their Cantonese is eh. Be prepared to practice your patience. Prices are competitive to all the other spots nearby. I ordered a spam and egg Mei fun noodle in soup and grabbed an order of pot stickers (already prepped on the counter) for an extra dollar totaling to $6.25 not bad.

Mmm... one side you can get cheap dim sum to go and then on the other side Chinese bakery with good priced breads and such... Anyway good to go for breakfast or quick meal to go

This is for breakfast. Quite funny, same thing happened to me as another reviewer. I went for breakfast and I wanted F. Guess what? They told me they only A-C. So I picked C, the lady yelled at me about what kind of noodles, I was like just go with whatever and the toast for C had butter instead of strawberry Jam. Uhhh.. if its just butter toast, you could just indicate it on the menu? Anyways, the bread for the toast was dry and close to stale. The instant noodles, egg and spam was bland. Not much flavor and the tea was bland too. Pass on breakfast. Why am I even giving it three stars even, despite getting yelled at? The bake goods at the bakery are not bad, service seems nicer there? I like their Jin deui, its usually good. Pretty sure Cash only

This is my favorite hole in the wall spot in Chinatown. Everything is dirt cheap! Their menu is similar to the food they serve in Hong Kong cafés. They have breakfast sets that comes with a drink for under $5. They make their rice rolls fresh in front of you. I wouldn't recommend ordering dim sum here because I don't think they make it fresh. You're better off going to a tea house in Chinatown where they have dim sum carts rolling around. Their spare rib or chicken over rice is a good portion for $2.75. You can always ask for extra soy sauce on the side.

Popped in for a quick bubble tea after a satisfying breakfast of soup noodles and fried dumplings at Lam Zhou and was thoroughly unimpressed. The combination of slushy smoothie made with lychee-flavored powder and overcooked tapioca pearls with displeasing chewiness failed to win me over. You'll save a dollar or two relative to more well-known boba joints in Chinatown, but I'd rather shell out the dough for a drink that's... well, drinkable. Perhaps their dried pork buns are the real winner here?

Awesome fresh steamed rice crepes made to order. Quick and cheap breakfast spot. It's cramped but the line moves quick.

Stopped by Sun Light before getting on one of the chicken buses http://www.yelp.com/biz/new-century-travel-new-york#hrid:kTAmoPOfty4EOL_gIMTU2Q in Chinatown and it delivered. I really just needed a tiny bit of food - and no beverages, in order to dehydrate myself further for the 4.5 hour trip (in order to NOT use the bathroom on board) - and picked up a "shrimp dumpling," a mysterious deep-fried ball supposedly filled with shrimp, for 99 cents. Me: I'll have one of those. Sun Light Lady: Just one? Me: Just one. Sun Light Lady: Anything else? Me: No. Sun Light Lady: You sure? Me: I'm sure. I really can't be sure whether the deep-fried ball was filled with shrimp or slow-cooked paper-boxes or something else, but it was definitely deep-fried and worth every bit of the dollar bill I traded-in for it.

The sweet buns here are incredible and $1.25. Game changer. Grab a bubble tea down the street at Mee's Cafe and a sweet bun here and you will be the happiest person alive. The bakery has a whole self serve selection on the right when you enter. I recommend trying one at a time -- they are all so good! The sweet buns I like look plain with sugar on top. I loooooovveee them here. Wish I could find elsewhere! Such a great cultural experience.

Cheap hole in the wall. Don't get the fish balls-- not fresh and super spongey. The beef stew on rice rolls was okay, but the meat wasn't fresh nor well-seasoned enough. The rice rolls were too soft and watery.

This is my go to bakery when taking the F train back from Manhattan Chinatown. Located next to the East Broadway station this small bakery has the standard Chinatown baked goods of average quality. One thing I do like is that the people working here are very friendly! 3.5 stars

My every day iced coffee spot for the past few years! The women there barely speak english but they know as soon as they see me to start preparing my iced coffee. I fell in love with their iced coffee because they just happen to prepare it perfectly, a little bit of cream and simple syrup or what I like to call liquid sugar. Its yummy and sweet.

The bakery is small but the price is right with most items $1 or less. Not much room to sit and eat but they aren't promoting you to dine in.

You can get decent cheung fun (dim-sum style rice noodle rolls) for cheap here. Any kind of cheung fun you want, whether it is topped with Chinese sausages, dried shrimps, sausages, ham and corn, roast pork, or just plain! They ask you whether or not you want scallions, by the way, which is a must! And just to warn you, you may be repulsed when you first look at it, but it's actually quite delicious! I especially like the one with roast pork. Mmmm. My other absolute favorite is the do see (condensed milk toast). It is the best thing ever. Definitely not something that your heart will like, but yeah. Other items are, again, cheap and typical Hong Kong fast food, so if you like Hong Kong fast food, you'll like most of the items here. Also, walk over literally right next door (same company, but exclusively a bakery) and get a milk tea or typical baked goods! FYI: Name changed to Happy Star Bakery Corp.

Seems there is only select times when this place has good service and food preparation or maybe the store is becoming run down. Very displeasing to be ignored for 3 straight minutes and even once ordered, the product being prepared terribly adds insult to injury. No recommendations here, In fact I encourage most people not to go' especially when there are better places. Harsh rating due to the fact that i have seen it happen to 3 others.

Ehmm I think this place used to be better :( This review is for the chang fen (steamed rice noodle sheets) next door instead of the actual bakery. You know the rice noodle rolls you get at dim sum with shrimp or beef? They make it here, fresh fresh fresh. There is no English menu, but you can request it with several toppings: shrimp, beef, pork, egg, plain. They will put scallions and cilantro in upon request. So the magic is that there is a mini steamer with several shelves, each shelf about two inches tall. After you order, they pour in some rice batter liquid into the shelf, sprinkle on your toppings, and close it. After a couple minutes, voila! They'll douse it with some salty-sweet sauce, and send you off with a spoon and a smile. The first time I tried this a couple years ago, I was blown away. This time, I was underwhelmed. Maybe it's because prices went up a bit to $2 (come on, this is 10 dumplings at Prosperity Dumpling). Shrug. Well it's an experience and worth a try. They open early (I was there around 7AM) but I assume they close early too.

Decent cheap eats if you're there before 2pm. Any later and they would have sold out on most of the dim sum. The bakery part is also pretty good with most of the standard Chinatown bakery goodies.

I was warned by my friend (who just so happened to be chinese) that chinese baked good are lacking in taste because "they don't know how to use sugar." Honestly, I don't believe her because I've had some awesome Chinese baked goods in the past.... However, even though I only spent a dollar on a generous slice of coffee cake, the cake wasn't that great. The frosting tasted very weird but the actually cake was good. They have lots of baked goods here and they also sell bubble tea! Service was good. The lady behind the cashier was very nice. Very cheap baked goods right by the F train.

Fresh made to order cheurng fun?! Man it does not get any better for someone who loves their cheurgn fun like I do. It is dirt cheap! for less than 4 bucks i got myself a shrimp and a plain one with cilantro and scallions on it. Smells heavenly and taste just how a cheurgn fun should. When freshly made the cheurgn fun is slightly clear, but once it stays for a bit, it turns to the usually opaque kind. The only downside is that it is really far from the main part of Chinatown, but if you want to venture into the parts unknown for some really good food, then I suggest you get your Cheurgn fun loving butts over there!!!

I really really like this place or places. Well, actually it's 1 store 1 name with 2 different store entrances selling 2 totally different food options. The far left store sells noodles galore. Steamed rice noodle, mei fun, spam and eggs, basically the cooking or reheating is going on here. I go here the most to get the steamed rice noodle with pork. They make it fresh and in front of you because some restaurants make and package this item in advance. It comes with a small tiny side of vinegar soy sauce. Just the greatest breakfast or snack that one can have. You can pick from a bundle of other fillings. Although English is not there strong point here, they do understand the menu options in English and if they don't understand, there are pics of the options. In the kitchen behind them is where the baking happens for the store with the entrance on the far right. Here are all their baked Asian goods. Pork and coconut buns, egg custard tarts, coffee, tea and cookies. I've been coming here more. Mainly because they have this Coconut drink with tapioca bits in it. Man, it's soooooooo appealing and not overly sweet. And just the right amount of delightful bits of tapioca. I came in recently again just for this. I got a pork bun as well. Just enough filling and but not as warm. The glaze on the outside of the bun never disappoints. Mornings may meet you with congested lines, but they are quick here. Inexpensive and so worth it to me.

Again, found another nice bakery. Here's the deal... A family ate breakfast for 12 bucks in NYC! We actually took our food and sat in Seward Park across the street as we planned out our tourist day. Here's a tip.... Have everyone looking and ready to say what they want to the leader in your party...then that person communicates with the ladies. Point and say the number you want using fingers to denote number as well and you can't go wrong. No chit chatting... Just great food for a ridiculously low price. Love Chinatown!

I came for their pearl milk tea, only to be told they ran out of pearls. I settled for black milk tea with tapioca pudding in lieu of the pearls. The flavor was OK, but running out of pearls is not a good sign for any place that wants to be serious about the PMT business.

This place is a hidden gem if you ask me. Where else can you go and get hot dim sum to go at almost half the price it would cost at a dim sum restaurant. The kicker is that they also make fresh rice rolls that they steam to order. The rice rolls are not as refined as what you would get from a sit down restaurant, but they have all the flavor that you need. My actual favorite dish at this place is the steamed black bean sauce ribs over rice. For those unfamiliar, it's little nubbins of pork ribs that comes with a garlic, ginger, and black bean sauce. I think they steam it partially and then put the whole thing over rice while it is cooking so that the rice absorbs all of the flavor.... The only negative comment I would make is that the shrimp tastes a little bit alkaline. I don't know if they do this, but sometimes people will soak shrimp in baking soda to make them plumper and have more of a snap to the bite. I'd stay away from the har gow or shrimp rice rolls.

I'm gonna give it to you straight up. Chinese bakeries are different than The traditional western bakeries. All Of the bread is leavened to a white fluffiness, almost like than wonderbread texture we all know and well used to love when we were kids. Now that my taste buds have matured and I've learned what true dessert pastries are supposed to taste like, I rarely crave what the Chinese bakeries have to offer. Although if I do want a nice Beijing style baozi (basically a dough bun with a savory or sweet filling) sun light bakery whips up a slightly above par red bean bun. I have tried the rice noodle dishes here yet but I can imagine them being in the same range as the baozi. For me and for most Americans its probably a place to visit occasionally if you live in the neighborhood.

This little hole in the wall gets a rave review from me for its rice noodles, especially the fresh shrimp one. It's fresh, yummy, and cheap for fillings that average $2 and under. I like that fact that they have so many fillings to choose from and it is made right in front of your eyes. The lady takes your order, spoons out some rice liquid from this stainless steel vat and presto, in a few minutes,your hot steaming noodles are ready. I love the fact that, the employees, friendlier than in most Chinatown joints, speak enough English to take your order--unless you want a translation of what rice noodles are, as one customer did. As we were munching away, we gladly undertook the translations. I suggest just saying the numbers from the English menu posted on top of the counter. Besides rice noodles, they sell congee, dumplings, stir fried noodles(which are pretty tasty but seem to be a breakfast item and isn't offered once the little containers have all been sold), meat on rice dishes. It's a mish mash of Chinese "cart" food. Don't even think of eating here unless you get lucky on a slow Saturday afternoon--there are two min counters and about 4 stools. Most of the time, there is a line though it moves fast. In warm weather, take your goods to the nearby Seward Park. The location is great, and if you are sick of small portions, and long lines at the Hester St. Fair, Happy Star is just a short walk away. Happy Star makes me happy indeed.