Carlo's Bakery

Summary

This place is known for the dessert chef featured on Cake Boss. To be quite honest, I’ve never watched it, so I don’t know what to expect.

We got chocolate cannoli, plain cannoli, some red velvet cake thing, and lobster tail. To be honest, the lobster tail was actually quite good and was my favorite of everything. The lobster tail’s pastry thin crust was flaky but not brittle. It tasted like a delicate thin but sturdy crust of a pastel I had at Aldea. The filling was good and not too sweet. The cannolis, to be honest, I could do without. They were actually quite sweet, so I don’t really recommend that as much as the lobster tail if you had to pick one. Lastly, the red velvet cake looking thing was not very good. There wasn’t much cake in it. And if there was, it was blended with all the cream inside.

The lines move decently fast, but it can wrap around. They have servers with tablets take your order in line, and then you pay up front. Expect it to be crowded with tourists and tough to get a seat. Standing is a great option here.

Final Verdict

I feel of the desserts I’ve tried this day, the lobster tail would be the one thing to get. It was actually quite good.

Yelp Jabs

but the cakes looked big, there was a line- hey, must be good, right? WRONG… Next time check Yelp before paying!

Sometimes you have to wonder about the rationale Elitists have about lines. I can’t remember the last time that waiting in line really meant anything other than popularity. Does popularity always mean good?

Tourist trap. I ordered rainbow cake, black and white cookie and a raspberry linzer cookie. Underwhelmed! The black and white cookie was prepackaged?? There are definitely better places to get baked goods in the area. Lesson learned!!!

Just like the rainbow colored bagels, right? I thought food dye was suppose to make food taste better?