Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Desserts
Categories:
Beer, Wine & Spirits,
Restaurants
Category:
American (Traditional)
Categories:
Bars,
American (Traditional)
Neighborhoods: East Town, Downtown
For years, my wife and I have passed by this place and kept saying how "we need to see what they're all about." And we never did. Until recently.
We finally stopped in and got ourselves a couple pizzas. One thin crust and one double dough. And both were fantastic. All the ingredients were in good proportion to one another and the flavors were to die for. Plus they have a quick turnaround. We stopped in and placed our order and they had it ready to go 15 minutes later.
And to top it all off, the go over the top to please customers. We stopped in one time five minutes before they were to close hoping against hope they would help us out... and they did. Even though it meant staying open later than their posted hours.
God love Antonio's.
To be honest, I'm not sure what to make of this whole cupcake fad.
I love cupcakes, don't get me wrong. They're fantastic both in their sugar infusion capability and the fact that they're not such an insanely large dessert that you go into sugar coma or have to worry about spending the next several hours at the gym because you feel bad.
But to set up an entire storefront around them? That bewilders me a bit.
And that's exactly what Sugar Monkey Cupcakes is... a storefront for nothing but cupcakes.
I will grant them the benefit of the doubt in that they're less than a week old and maybe they don't have all that many different recipes just yet and are still working on their repertoire. But when I went in there, they had maybe a half dozen varieties with anywhere from six to a dozen of each of those types. There was also a sign on the door stating that once they ran out of stock, they would close their doors for the day, regardless of their posted hours. Perhaps this is just temporary as they gauge their demand and adjust their daily supply accordingly. But it still kinda freaks me out a bit considering how high-rent downtown Naperville is.
As for the cupcakes themselves... the frosting is to DIE for. I picked up a half dozen red velvet cupcakes and shared them with my officemates and everyone was ga-ga. The bottom part of the cake was very moist and flavorful as well. However, the muffin top was a bit crisp. I've had my fair share of cupcakes and I've never had one that was crisp. I guess the best way to think of it would be by comparing it to brownies... soft center pieces, harder toward the outside. Now do you see what I'm saying?
I hate to have to rate on more than just the food by thinking about some uncertainty regarding their business plan. But in this economy, you kinda have to, don't you?

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