I made a point to stop here for one reason and one reason only: French Macarons.
I got the assorted pack of Macarons--Vanilla, Pistaccio, Raspberry, Chocolate, Coffee, Passionfruit. They are quite pricey compared to my favorite Macaron bakery in Chicago, and since this is "Payard" I was expecting taste bud bliss at first bite.
The flavors were amazing--the raspberry and passion fruit being my favorite. Every flavor true to it's namesake. But the light crunch of biting into a macaron just wasn't there. It was like biting into a soft cookie--and I really don't like soft cookies--give me a bit of crunch anyday. Now these just may be how Payard makes their macarons, but color me a little disappointed. Plus packaging in a cellophane bag? Every place I've purchased Macarons uses little boxes--you don't want to crush those little gems up!
Service is friendly but super slow.