Egg Custard King
Went by this bakery in Sunset Park for the second time today.
The egg custards here are really good. the crust is flaky and the custard fresh and smooth. I like the Portugese style ones. Plus, turnover seems high, so you're not buying some tart that has been sitting around forever.
Today they had also just brought out some coconut tarts from the oven, so got some of those, too. Delicious!
I think this might be a branch of a bakery in Manhattan's chinatown, but not sure.
Egg Custard King
5317 8th Ave
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Puppimus
Jan 11, 2010 11:25 AM
Tried 3 flavors at the 8th Ave. location on Saturday: strawberry, almond, and Portuguese. Portuguese was tastiest by far with it's sweet caramelized top, but it was also quite a bit warmer than the other 2, which certainly helped. The strawberry version was kinda bland, while the almond one had a delicious almond aroma, but not much almondy flavor. Probably would have helped to heat it up. Next time I go, I'll just get whatever's hottest/freshest! BTW, they're 90 cents a piece.
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missmasala
Jan 11, 2010 01:50 PM
90 cents seemed a little steep to me ( i think the going rate at other places is 75 cents) but they told me that if you buy five you get one free. Which of course isn't that useful if you're only one person.
I have avoided all the flavored ones because they didn't look that good--just stuck to the regular and Portuguese. (i'm partial to the Portuguese.) The coconut tarts I had were a different animal altogether and i think they cost more.
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FYI, Egg Custard King in Manhattan is no more. Walked past last weekend, it had been renamed to something else (both branches!) and the quality has fallen dramatically.
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