Isn’t That Sweet

no more cupcakes! what a waste of a drive!!!

Ordered a large amount of macarons for a bridal shower. Picked them up on Saturday– stored them in the refrigerator as directed. I took them out 1 hour before we served them the next day. They were a bit stale and a disappointment.

Delicious bakery! I loved the Macarons, the flavor selection was awesome and they tasted so fresh unlike most places. I also loved the flour pots which are like cupcakes in a container, the salted caramel was my favorite. I will definitely be returning, this bakery offers much! Also try the vanilla rum cakes, also known as Caneles. Prices are also good.

Recently I visited this bakery because I had a sweet tooth. On the website the cup cakes looks beautiful and delicious which is what inspired me to make the trip over. Sadly, when got to the shop the display cases were practically empty and had little to offer. But what was nice about the shop was the fact that I was greeted and notified that they no longer do cup cakes unless it is for catering. There were cake samples to taste near check out, I tried the chocolate sample and the cake was stale and dried out leaving a terrible taste in my mouth hard to swallow. I’m sure they were leftovers form a day or two ago. Anyways, I’m not sure I will be returning to this shop, a place that advertises for cup cakes but won’t sell any to walk in customer. Interesting but welcoming staff.

The cupcakes are the best, so moist and with frosting that’s unbelievably light without being TOO sweet. This is our special occasion stop when we want dessert.

Great cupcakes. Lovely frosting! Customer service needs work. Also, this is not the place to take your children– items are set down low and breakables are within reach. There are no clear architectural or structural boundaries that a child would understand not to cross.

This place is amazing! We bought a container of cake with sprinkles layered with frosting. So light and not at all overly sweet. I really think this could have been the best frosting I have ever had. YUM!

I’m obsessed with this place. It’s true. I’ve never been a cupcake fangirl, BUT THAT FROSTING THO. The buttercream (?) is so light and airy it seems impossible. Nothing is overly sweet, which is my usual complaint about bakeries. We’ve been a couple times now and it’s no exaggeration to list their treats among the best I’ve ever had. We’ll be back for the weekend croissants… often.

It just doesn’t get better. I keep trying and the cream still tastes like a stick of butter. I’m just stopping here. I’m not going to continue trying it.

Hubs and I had the salty caramel cupcake and meyer lemon tart. OUTSTANDING! Cupcake was super moist and the tart was so refreshing. Our only regret is that we didn’t use them for our wedding cupcake bar 6 months ago. Such a cute place!

I bake. A lot. Therefore, I am very critical of bakeries and always think my bake goods are better.: O I am impressed with the cupcakes here. Moist. Flavorful. The frostings are fluffy and not overly sweet. I just learned that the owner went to the French Pastry School. If you know about culinary schools, Like I do, you will know this is a Class A school. The dean is an MOF and instructor.

They definitely get a star for the way their cupcakes and macaroons look. The other star is for their bags if you spend $ 10 – 20 or more. But they don’t get that many stars because I chose this place based on the internet and Unilocal reviews. Nowhere on their website do they tell you they change their flavors every Tuesday, so i assumed they had the flavors on their menu everyday. It wasn’t until I went in that the staff told me they tell us on Facebook. I’m sorry if not everyone looks at your Facebook page… she also had a bit of an attitude.
As far as the pastries go, I got 8 cupcakes, a chocolate almond tart, and a salted caramel macaroon. The cupcakes were super rich to what felt like diabetes in a wrapper. The cake itself was kind of dry but still sweet and frosting was extremely buttery, and just too much. You can’t eat the cupcake without the frosting making a mess on your face. The macaroon might as well have been a cookie because not only was it super tiny, which made it not worth the $ 1.25 but it crumbled when I bit into it. It doesn’t even melt in your mouth. And the chocolate almond tart was just okay… again, extremely rich.

Decided to stop in on a whim after having lunch near by. First of all, there weren’t many cupcakes to choose from, only about four different flavors. I went with salted caramel, which was basically a chocolate cupcake with caramel and sea salt sprinkled on the frosting.
These aren’t even my biggest complaints. The frosting was terrible. It tasted overwhelmingly like butter. I basically just scraped off the caramel and ate that with my chocolate cupcake. When the staff member asked how I liked it, I told her the frosting was very butter-​y. She said «That’s because we use real butter.» To which I replied, «Apparently a lot of it.» Then instead of offering to try something else, she said «Sorry you didn’t like it» in a very condescending tone. Poor customer service.
I would never go there again or recommend this place to anyone.

Absolutely amazing. As a gym junkie that watches every little thing I eat, this is where I go to splurge. I’ve been to more then a couple local bakerys, this place is my place to go to!

I had the salted caramel cupcake and it was pretty good, but not the best I’ve had. I’ll have to come back to taste their other flavors. Great spot in downtown La Grange!

OK… I’ve been thinking about this review for a while. I wanted this place to be good. I read reviews, and I was excited. When I arrived, the staff seemed nice. They were accommodating. However, there weren’t many options (this was a Saturday around noon). We asked for cupcakes with fruit. All they had was key lime pie. We also purchased chocolate, French toast/​bacon, etc.
When we tried out the cupcakes a few hours later, we were sorely disappointed. We tried warming a couple of them in the microwave. They were extremely dry, low in flavor, and there is more icing than cake. Just an underwhelming experience. We ended up throwing 2 of 6 cupcakes away. I want this place to improve so that we have a good, local cupcake destination.

I placed a large order of cupcakes here for a couples shower that I threw for my sister and her fiancée. They were delicious! All of the guests had great things to say about them. We had the Heaven Bacon, Vanilla Peach, Chocolate Cream Cheese, White Chocolate Raspberry and their signature flavor, Salted Caramel. All of them were delicious but my favorite was the Chocolate Cream Cheese, it was perfect!
Nicole, the owner, was so accommodating and helpful. She made us labels to display with the cupcakes so everyone knew which was which. She even surprised me with a lovely treat when I came to pick up– the leftover candied bacon! I’m pretty sure that made my husband’s day.
The flavors change on a weekly basis, but you can order whatever flavors you would like if you give her enough notice. Like them on Facebook and you will get to see the new flavors each week. There’s a 10% discount if you order five dozen or more. There’s also a punch card– buy 10 cupcakes and get 2 free!

Though it was a hot Sunday morning when we were strolling downtown La Grange and we passed yogurt shop after yogurt shop it was the sign for macarons that stopped me in my tracks! My boyfriend had never had them so we happily enjoyed salted caramel, grapefruit and our fav hazelnut delicacies.
Food: ⁴⁄₅
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Location: ⁵⁄₅

New Cupcake Shop Alert!
Roll your eyes all you want, but I’m a firm believer that cupcakes are not, nor have they ever been, just a craze. Cupcakes will always be cool in my book (so long as no nasty butter-​cream is involved) and I’m confident that soon enough all you turn-​coat frozen yogurt fans will come crawling back to Team Cupcake.
We came in around 2/2:30 on a Sunday afternoon, so there wasn’t a ton of stuff left and the place has only been open for about a week so inside is still a little stark, but it’s cute in the making. There’s 2 or 3 small tables to sit at and they had a few coffee pumps if you find yourself needing to wash down your baked treats with. I was hoping for a larger selection, but left happy with the two cupcakes we did select (and really, I guess I didn’t *need* more than two).
Amongst the selection they had mini macarons that I’d ordered but didn’t receive, but also wasn’t rung up for — I was going to say something but I didn’t want to have to make change or charge my card for a second transaction and I went with not receiving them as a sign that I didn’t need them, especially since I’d been pretty good all week as far as eating and working out is concerned.
For cupcakes we got a red velvet (the partner’s favorite) and the salted caramel cupcake (my favorite). They didn’t have all their flavors on display and what they did have on display wasn’t labeled– so there’s definitely room for improvement, but the girl at the register was more than happy to walk me through what they had and get the red velvet from the back.
The cupcakes are little smaller than your standard cupcake shop cuppies, but at $ 2.75 they’re also a bit cheaper as I think the going rate for designer cupcakes is around $ 3 a cupcake… and a whole heck of a lot cheaper than frozen yogurt (the devil’s dessert).
Sidebar: They have croissants and other treats on Saturdays and Sundays, but I’m assuming that’s a ‘while supplies last’ type thing as there was none by the time we’d arrived at 2pm, but all the more reason to head back in.

After eating lunch in downtown La Grange, we were on the search for something sweet. That’s when Isn’t That Sweet popped up on our walk and we decided to try it!
The cashier, who I assume is the chef, Nicole, was very friendly! She explained that this location just opened up on Thursday, so I felt excited to try out somewhere that was brand spanking new to the area. There were not any signs in front of each of the pastries, so she was happy to explain each of them. We decided on the sea salt caramel vanilla cupcake ($ 2.50) and the lemon tart ($ 3.00). We even got two free cookies with our purchase, which was thoughtful and a great way to get the Isn’t That Sweet brand logo out there (the cookies are decorated like the cupcake logo). Chocolate samples were available, which we could not resist. The salted dark chocolate almond bite I had tasted very rich and divine.
There were tables available for «dining in» but we decided to get our sweets to go. The packaging/​overall presentation of the sweets is so cute and professional! We felt like we were bringing home something really special. I have never had sea salt caramel frosting before, so the taste was surprising to me at first. However, the consistency was very smooth, fluffy, and not overly sweet, so I’m definitely a fan. The cupcake itself was a little crumbly, which left me wondering how fresh it was, but it didn’t taste stale at all either. Full disclosure: it is entirely possible that I’ve eaten way too many grocery store cupcakes in my day and that I don’t actually know what a «good» cupcake tastes like. The lemon tart was heavenly: sweet but not overly so, not gooey or firm, and had a perfectly fresh pastry encasing. All I can say is YUM.
I cannot wait for my next visit to Isn’t That Sweet to try the other available pastries, like the chocolate cupcakes, which were already sold out when I arrived. This is the perfect addition to the already thriving downtown La Grange businesses!