How did I not know this place existed? Having some Asian family and them being raised in Hawaii, some of my favorite food growing up was the buns my grandma would bring back to Kentucky after a visit to Hawaii. I've bought frozen buns, but had no idea I could get them fresh in Charlotte.
This is the real deal. Honey Buns is located in the Super G. They have a variety of dim sum and buns, both savory and sweet. They also have fried rice, soups and bahn mi. I ordered a Chinese Pork bun, BBQ pork bun, Korean pork bun and teriyaki chicken bun. And I also ordered the wonton soup with noodles. My order was to go. The buns were just like I remembered. Dough was soft and not too chewy. My favorite flavors were the Chinese Pork and the bbq pork. The Chinese Pork had a great classic flavor with cabbage and scallions. And the bbq pork was a nice sweet sauce with tendor pork bites. And by the way, they are really affordable, with the most expensive bun being $1.99.
The soup was packed to go so the noodles and dumplings were packed separate from the broth which helped the noodles not get too soggy. However, when I got home and assembled, the noodles stuck together really bad. The broth was light and not too salty. And the wontons had an amazing flavor. It's probably better if you eat it in the store, but if I got it to go again, I would just order the wonton.
I will definitely be back, especially since I didn't get to try the sticky sweet rice dumplings.
Authentic buns at a great price!