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| - im a fan of Cake Boss :-) with that being said i was excited to have pastry from Carlo's. I shouldn't have been. Let me tell you about my experience.
The bakery is located across the way from the restraunt. The restraunt isn't crowded the bakery however is crazy!!! When you're facing the bakery to the left is an open viewing area of the pastry chefs hard at work. Very nice touch especially because people always enjoy seeing exactly how their food is made and prepared. However not a nice touch when the open viewing area is bigger than the dessert displays, cash registers, and eating area. Because the dessert displays, cash registers and eating area is cramped into such a small area damn, that line is crazy!!! We waited an hour in line...on a Sunday at 10!! Come to find out due to genius staff or amazing manager....the open viewing area had 2 staff members both slowing filling pastries and the hectic, crazy customer service side had 3 cashiers...ummm tell the manager that only one person needs to fill pastries!! Or, even better use of time, energy, and effort is that after 10 stop filling pastries!! I mean the damn place closes at 11 and ur open how long during the day? i think during the morning and afternoon u should b able to fill enough damn pastries. Omg!! so frustrating. i we were in line for an hour! and we were really onlu 10 people deep into the line. 10 people should've a walk in the part...uh, no it wasnt.
the pastry was good...but it wasnt wait 1 hour good. after waiting 1 hour i thought it would be amazing. after this i realized i shouldnt expect much.
my husband said the following in reflection of his carlo's bakery experience. he said if u forget about the crazy prices, the hour wait, the cute red and white ribbon thats on the box and cake boss the tv show in general. if u close ur eyes and take a bite of the cupcakes...one word comes to mind "Safeway." as in Safeway supermarket. he hit the nail right on the head.
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