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Molly's Cupcakes

2536 N Clark, Chicago, IL | Map it  

60614 41.928740 -87.642343

(773) 883-7220 | View Website

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Chicago's Favorite Cupcakes with a Conscience

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Neighborhoods:
North Side, Lincoln Park
Categories:
Catering, Dessert Shops, Bakeries, Restaurants, Cafes
Price:
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Restaurant Special Features:
Cheap Eats, Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining
Coffee & Tea Shop Products:
Coffee
Bakery Products:
Cookies

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Review Highlights

ambiance
100%
“We had so much fun sitting on swings at the bar, and there are cute comfy tables and booths as well.”
dessert
100%
“The recipes and flavors are really unique and every filled cupcake tastes like a dessert in a 5 star restaurant (for only $4!)”
drinks
100%
“We had so much fun sitting on swings at the bar, and there are cute comfy tables and booths as well.”
food quality
100%
“Molly's cupcakes are absolutely delicious, but to really enjoy them do not take them to go.”
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menu variety
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“They have many varieties that look great (creative) and have great flavor.”
overall
100%
“Just opened recently and it's a great place to drop in for a sweet treat or two.”
service
100%
“love the atmosphere, it's fun and happy and always bustling with friendly staff and customers.”
value
100%
“This place is wonderful and worth the trek!” View Less

Reviews for Molly's Cupcakes

brownnancy

Member since Aug, 2010 View Profile
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5.0
August 03, 2010

Congrats on WINNING "Cupcake War" on Food Network!. Watch Food Network "Cupcake War" tonight and I have to agree that you have the BEST Cupcakes and deserve to have won! Enjoy the party at the Burwood - Be Proud - REAL PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!! Nancy Brown (Debbie's sister)

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Christina D

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Joined 2 years ago
5.0
August 02, 2010

Best Cupcakes Around!. I've been going to Molly's since it opened, and it has remained a staple dessert in our house every since the first day we tried a cupcake there. The cupcakes are really phenomenal - perfect frosting (the cream cheese on the red velvet is TO DIE FOR) and perfect cake texture. Sometimes the fillings are a little bit too much, but really, can you ever have too much cupcake?

The hidden gems here though are the smaller items that aren't right at eye level in the glass cases. These items are cheaper, and really make it a tough decision between cupcakes which are more expensive. Their rice krispie treats are absolutely PERFECT. Chocolate covered strawberries have the right consistency and quantity of chocolate - at half the price of high end places. And their cookies are totally divine.

Bottom line is there is something for everyone here. You will not be disappointed!

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borisdodd

Member since May, 2010 View Profile
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Joined 2 years ago
5.0
June 09, 2010

Awesome cupcakes. Molly's Cupcakes tastes like heaven. Well baked, tasty cakes in just few dollars. Whenever I visit that street, I never leave it without buying one. It makes me crazy. Staff is also polite and friendly.

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Kimberly Peiffer

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May 25, 2010

Citysearch Editorial Review. For the true sugar addict, there’s no better place for a fix than this Lincoln Park cupcake bakery, where locals swarm to sink their teeth into perfectly frosted cake concoctions, brownies, cheesecakes and ice cream bars. The daily rotation of cupcakes includes such tantalizing flavors as cookie monster, tiramisu and peanut butter Nutella. But if one of those just won’t suffice, the cupcake bar--offering the opportunity to customize a cupcake of one’s own with cake flavor (red velvet, pumpkin), frosting (chocolate ganache, vanilla buttercream) and toppings (ice cream, brownies, gummi worms) –will do the trick. Porch swings, old furniture and games galore make this old-school space very homey.

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LouisFrance

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5.0
March 27, 2010

Came to Chicago to study cupcakes and found heaven. We came from France to check out real US cupcakes. After having tried several well renowned bakeries in London, UK, we hit Chicago. Walking into Molly's is like going back to school - with all those good memories. The small tables and chairs, the games and the counter with swings !

Then when we get to the counter

it's heaven.

You can make your own cupcake. You choose the base, the frosting and the toppings. Then it is decorated in front of you !

Or if you are feeling really adventurous you can try the many specialised cupcakes. Be careful, these are serious cupcakes soft and fluffy, excellent filling and not sickly at all !! Much to our (pleasant) surprise expecting US cupcakes to be sweeter than those in the UK.

So Molly's is bakery number 6 on the cupcake list and went straight to the top and is still there (after trying 3 bakeries in Madison WI too).

To tell you how good it was, we were due to drive back from Milwaukee on the following Sunday directly to O'Hare to fly home, we changed our plans to spend the Saturday night in Chicago so we could go back to Molly's !!!!

This is THE address to know, to go to and to share with everyone !

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