Sunday, June 6, 2010

CQ Stop #10: City Bakery

City Bakery
Price: $2.50
Texture: 4.63 out of 5
Chocolate Quality: 4.31 out of 5
Cookie Composition: 4.63 out of 5
Overall Rating: 4.61 out of 5
Best Cookie Winner
2nd Best Texture, 3rd Best Chocolate Quality, Best Cookie Composition

Assorted Comments: "Good chocolate, I'd prefer more butter. Too filling" -Clay Ewing "Gritty sugar / salt, thick and chewy, great sweet / salt ratio" -Jason Eppink "Delicious in my mouth and tummy. Rub it on my face in ecstasy!" -Naomi Huth "Great value, not too buttery (though the employees assured me they were loaded with it), had a slight aftertaste of almond, or liqueur? Very very good." -Jess Lim "Great balance...favorite of the day" -Josh S. "Chewy, even consistency, chocolate = delicious! After flavor = vanilla? Brandy?" -Emily Young

Serious Eats (not in top eleven): City Bakery, 3 West 18th Street
City Bakery does two chocolate chip cookies—the buttery ones, and the vegan ones. And while the vegan chocolate chippers didn't crack the top 3, they did pretty well, and only one taster called them out as dairy-free. They were called "crisp," "nicely gooey in the middle," and "just sweet enough." Several people complained about the "crumbly structure" and lack of chocolate. But for a vegan cookie, this is almost as good as it gets.

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