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Nona's Sweets
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Categories: Bakeries, Chocolatiers and Shops [Edit]
Neighborhood: University City9601 N Tryon St
Ste H
Charlotte, NC 28262
(704) 717-6144
5 reviews for Nona's Sweets
I have been scarfing down her delectables since I found her through a recommendation from an Italian restaurant ( Shout out to Angela's- who also happens to have a kick ass cannoli ! )
Someone there told me of such a place where I could buy almond paste cookies and pignoli cookies and sfogliatelle *light flaky pastry , that is filled with sort of an orange flavored ricotta cheese , excellent when warm* (which come in two sizes).
Like a flash of lightening I was there and have joyfully been a return customer.
I have had it all cookies, cakes, pastries, her homemade chocolate, something from the new cupcake bar, and even a stick of torrone! It's all good !
When I first started buying her cookies, which she sells literally PER cookie( not by the pound ) she has lowered her price!
I was first paying about 95 cent per cookie (ouch) but the last time they were about 65 cent per cookie.
Coming from the North ( right now is where the natives of Charlotte hear, blah blah blah blah blah blah ) I was use to purchasing cookies by the pound but as long as I get my favorites I'll spend.
I love Nona. She is just as sweet as her treats! See you at the new location!
If you're looking for a bakery in Charlotte, you really have to do some digging. Nona's Sweets is a great find. One word of caution: They are moving. It's just up the street, but if you are used to them in their current location, you'll need to look for them in the new place soon. It's in the old Hollywood Video location.
Anyway, Nona's is a great little bakery offering all sorts of items for your sweet tooth, including the aforementioned "cupcake bar". I'm not much for cake, and prefer cookies, but luckily she has me covered there too. Lots of cookies to choose from. Feel free to go as wild as you like.
And if you like to watch cake shows, she'll be on Platinum Weddings in 2010. January I think.
I love cupcakes and Nona's has some pretty good ones that it offers from it's little "cupcake bar". It has an array of cupcakes to choose from and a variety of icings that you can request to go on top. Each cupcake is iced with whatever flavor you want. The cupcakes are 2.50 each but they are made with real buttercream icing. Their chocolate buttercream icing doesn't have the chocolate taste that I prefer, but the other flavors are good. I think they also have some other ready made cupcakes that they sell for 1.50 ( I think these are made with a different icing) and I get those on occasion too depending on what they have that day. Both are good.
I walked in and wanted to take a nap in the aroma... it was that good. I wanted to float onto a little cloud and just sleep in the real bakery smell. The desserts are so incredibly good- you might not want to leave. I don't really even ever eat desserts, which might be the reason I felt the need to indulge. They, of course, do weddings and birthday cakes- but I was drawn to the little cookies!!! And so many varieties! Check it out someday- you won't leave empty handed!
If you like real Italian pastries and desserts, then you've got to try Nona's Sweets. Their shop is located just off North Tryon, in the same shopping center as The Flying Saucer and Stool Pigeons. In full disclosure the proprietors of Nona's are friends of the family, but that does not take away anything from the quality of the desserts they prepare fresh daily at Nona's. See for yourself. They make real Italian pastries and candies by hand... from scratch. Nona's Sweets makes the best cannolies I've ever tasted.... ever. The secret to their success...they make their cannoli shells fresh every day. This means that Nona's Cannolies are always crisp and flaky with the right amount of crunch to temper the smooth creaminess of their delicious filling. They also have some tasty cookies, cakes,hard candies and every other Italian dessert you could think of. In true Italian fashion, Nona's is a family owned shop, run by the grandmother (Nona) with her daughter ,Mrs. Clemente, working right by her side. Creating every Italian sweet and delicacy you could imagine. If you are a transplant from the North, of Italian descent or just love great desserts, you have to try Nona's.
