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| - I have heard many things about Sweet Melissa's. I hear the food is phenomenal. I tried looking up their hours and phone number and while I found the site easily, the hours and number were more of an enigma, but a little digging I was rewarded with the number (albeit not mobile friendly to dial). I was at happy hour across the street and knowing I was bringing treats to my next location I stopped up at Sweet Melissa 's to grab a few treats.
The interior is amazing; clean lines, minimalist and a little high class. I was drawn right to the treat cases and picked out a brownie, peanut butter cookie and vegan cookie cupcake.
All in all, none of the sweets were delectable or even just tasty, sadly. The peanut butter cookie's primary taste was flour, a peanut or its butter barely detectable. While it's large, the taste isn't worth the calories.
The same can be said for the brownie, again, a huge portion but the taste borders on bland. The usual succulent aspects of brownies are missing in this dessert. While it is moist, there is, again, minimal flavor at best.
I got excited about the vegan cupcakes advertised on the website. They had a cupcake that was chocolate with Oreo cookie frosting. This was the best of the three treats but still lacking in pizazz. The frosting was crusty, and while the cupcake itself was very moist, the frosting is a detractor and the flavor is non-existent.
All in all, I am underwhelmed. For a place that touts its treats, not so great. I liked the vibe when I dropped up, but without a major re-haul of the sweets section, I can't imagine coming back...because a bland meal is even worse than an alright, at best, dessert.
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