Mei Sum Bakery 36 Beach Street, Boston, MA 02111

"Man the meat pies were a disappointment. The pork was a strange pink paste and the pastry was super sweet. The pastry was also not cooked as it was dripping butter."

"Never had such bad chinese food, but... 2 tasteless meat buns, 2 soy milk drinks, 1 mushy fried dough : total 7$. Was it worth it? Still NO."

"Thought the rustic atmosphere and mediocre service indicated the food was good as Chinese restaurants usually tend to be. The reviews here were assuring, but I’ve never had cakes and pies as bad as these. I’m never picky about my food and finish everything, but the meat pie was sweet and pale pink, as if raw from the inside. The crust tasted like dense sawdust. And the coconut cherry cake tasted like it had been sitting there for days, the taste of stale and dust. I’m very sad it turned out to be this bad. But the prices were cheap :)"

"Been coming here for years and the old lady always ask how I’m doing and miss seeing me . They have the best bao with pork , sausage and eggs inside . I usually ordered 10 to go sometimes. Their congee is also good with a thousand years egg inside , scallions and pepper . Good for the morning breakfast and hangover . They have some dim sum items also. Good breakfast to go here and can’t go wrong. The best in Chinatown for bao."

"I would rather come here for a $6 bahn mi than go to Panera a $12 sandwich. Apparently it’s the longest standing bahn mi shop in Chinatown. I have come here twice for pork and beef bahn mi (they also have tofu for protein) and both were nothing but fresh, filling, and flavorful. Add milk tea & sweet rice donut for an extra dollar and you have a whole meal. Pretty good deal! PS there is usually a long piece of cucumber in the sandwich. No cucumber in the photos because I asked them to take it out."