Dots Cupcakes Pasadena 91105 | 84 FoodDigger Rating

Sort Results By

Page 1 of 1 Prev | Next

thirstypig | Blogger Favorite Cuisine: Chinese,Japanese 75 Reviews

FlavorMatch With You ? See FlavorMatch!

User Restaurant Rating 89

8/25/2009 In the spirit of Cupcakes - the third in my Pasadena trilogy of cupcakes - Dots Cupcakes. Recently I posted my thoughts about Violet's Cakes and Polkatots, both in Pasadena.

Each of these establishments have a couple of things in common. They all specialize in the current Los Angeles dessert fad - cupcakes, that's been going on for a couple of years now. Perhaps it is the simplicity of making process coupled with the great flavors they pack into a small package, that makes these desserts popular. And the other similarity is in their unique location. None of them have ideal locations. Violets is a few blocks north of Old Town Pasadena - which probably is the best for potential foot traffic of the three. Polkatots, located north of the 210 freeway in the back of a mini mall, which probably has the worst location of all. And then there is Dots, which is located just minutes away from Old Town, but is on the busiest street with probably the best exposure.

Dots Cupcakes, probably the most well known of the three - among my friends, has a nice little brightly colored shop. Inside, you'll find a large floor-to-ceiling clear cabinet of their cupcakes. The inviting cupcakes with the colorful frostings make you want to finger a little taste, like you did when you were a kid. There's a counter with a few stools for you to eat your cupcakes, so people that walk by can potential drool.

I had a mini cupcake of the Lemon Drop and my friend had her favorite Strawberry Shortcake. I was craving for something not too sweet and a bit tart. . . funny - kinda describes some girls I know. I like the mini's, like the ones at Polkatots. One thing I did like more was the airy cake. Not too sweet - again - and I like that. The frostings is not as pretty as Polkatots, but still quite good. Though the cupcakes at Voilet's had these great fillings - I don't know if Dots had them.

At the end of the day. . .I would rank - Violets as my favorite - though I wish they had mini's. Then I would select Dots, because of the convenience and the mini's. But Polkatot wouldn't be that far behind. Read more from their blog Recommended Dishes Mini's

BitesandBolts | Blogger Favorite Cuisine: Japanese, Thai, Coffeehouse 20 Reviews

FlavorMatch With You ? See FlavorMatch!

User Restaurant Rating 74

8/15/2009 One great thing about being an adult is the ability to have dessert before dinner! Places like Dots make it easy to spoil your appetite. The store is barely noticeable, on a corner end of the Pasadena Inn. Read more from their blog

TheGastronomer | Blogger Favorite Cuisine: Japanese,Chinese 178 Reviews

FlavorMatch With You ? See FlavorMatch!

User Restaurant Rating 89

7/15/2009 Dots offers regular-sized cupcakes for $2.75 and minis for $1.50. The Astronomer chose a regular-sized Raspberry Cheesecake cupcake, while I went with a regular-sized Vanilla Chocolate cupcake. Both cupcakes were packaged inside a charming box even though they were going to be consumed on the premise. Read more from their blog Recommended Dishes Vanilla Chocolate cupcake

Page 1 of 1 Prev | Next

Dots Cupcakes

User Restaurant Ratings