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| - Good Things:
-My "Pistachio Passion Fruit" cupcake. The cupcake was good and all, but it was the passion fruit whipped topping adorned with crunchy, salty pistachios that pushed it over the edge into Amazingville. At $2.50, I'm more than sold.
-The "Lemongrass Pear" cocktail. They use Grey Goose vodka, which, at $7/cocktail, is a nice deal. It was a wonderful drink--refreshing and just a little sugary. Very complementary to my cupcake, too.
-The plates they use are beyond adorable.
Meh Things:
-Raspberry Dessert Wine. Sounds good, but isn't. It's like drinking sweetened cough syrup.
-The "Mexican Hot Chocolate" cupcake was good, but wasn't on the same plane of existence as the pistachio cupcake. The cake itself tasted like a snickerdoodle cookie, and the whipped topping tasted mostly like cinnamon. It wasn't bad, but I think The Boy was looking more for chocolate and less for cinnamon.
-They had one person working the counter at 8 on a Friday night. It was probably about as busy as Cakes on Walnut gets....why only one person? She was taking orders, making drinks, getting the cupcakes, and just about everything else. As a result, there was a lot of wait time involved for people in line, and tables were not bussed properly.
-The ambiance was a bit iffy. It was like...trying to be pretentious and indie-quirky all at the same time.
All told, though, I'm a fan. Next time I'll skip buying the booze and go next door to the Blind Pig, have a lot of beer, and then go get some delicious, inexpensive cupcakes. To go.
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