I first saw this place by the University Mall when a friend and I went to Olive Garden for my birthday last month, but I refused to go inside for fear the pastry chef mentality would make itself known, and would refuse to let me rest for the remainder of the day. So, on my next visit to that area, I decided that my curiosity was stronger than my desire to not work on my only day off.
As I parked in front of the shop, my first sight was of the logo, cute, but more "bad *ss" than "chic". The inside held nothing exciting, not even the cashier seemed so happy to be there, and then continued to take it out on me.
I always thought it was common practice for cashiers in ANY establishment, but especially a "hospitality" business to greet their customers with a smile and a "Hello, what can I get for you today?" or at least a "Hi, welcome to..." but this girl just asked what I wanted, then rang me up and waited for my payment.
But now to the cupcakes! Ahhhh the cupcakes, maybe my expectations are too high, or maybe my palette died, and no longer tastes ANYTHING (which I know, is not my problem, because the minestrone today was INCREDIBLE!), but the Key Lime Pie cupcake, described on their menu board, which says graham cracker crust, key lime cake [but not] with key lime cream cheese frosting, was dry, and not "lime-y". The only "lime" flavor was presented with the miniscule amount of lime zest... Now I'm not expecting a Key Lime Pie cupcake to be so "lime-y" that it puckers your pucker, but this didn't even have any flavor. It wasn't even green! I can't even start on the irish creme cupcake!
Over all my visit to Cupcake Chic was very disappointing. I'm sure my travels will not take me back to this particular "cupcakery".
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