My boss brought in 3 different Dessert Jars for our team to taste, the Banana Cream, Chocolate Dirt and Triple Berry. Not only is the presentation adorable, the taste is ridiculous! My favorite was the Triple Berry with strawberries, blueberrys, raspberrys mixed with a delicious pound cake and vanilla bean cream. I can't wait for an excuse to go and get more!

I just got back from my first visit to Vanilla, and met a friend there for coffee and an array of sweets to try. Before I go further tho, let me qualify my review by saying I'm a pastry chef almost finished with schooling at Cordon Bleu, so I am a little biased in some ways.

The mini cupcakes and tarts were really nice. I prefer my desserts with a strong POP of flavor (sweet and/or tart like lemon), but if you have a more sophisticated palette that prefers more subtle ingredient flavor and a european (more mild) sweetness, these are not for you.

The coffees we ordered were great, the decor was nice, and the quiet-ish music playing was great. I do wish, however, that the counter staff was more warm and friendly. I felt like I walked into a morgue, and during ordering the silent counter-person barely made eye contact. In my world, service has a big impact -- the impact I got from the staff here was less than polished.

Went on a recent cupcake hunt, and these fell flat on all counts. Had the Red Velvet, Carrot, and Chocolate Raspberry, all dry as bone and without much flavor. Waste of my $20 and 50 min. drive. If you want to have tasty cupcakes, go to 1. Sprinkles, or 2. Dots Cupcakes.

Why is this place still in business?
Their cake is so dry I couldn't even swallow it. Sure, their cupcakes are pretty, but when it comes down to it, I want something that is delicious...these are not.

They obviously put a lot of thought into the design of the store, which is lovely, and so are the very visually appealing cakes and sweets. I loved their bittersweet dark chocolate cupcake, but have to say that as for flavor in general, I’ve had better cupcakes.