Sweet Unsensational

So I finally made it to Sweet Sensations on Southport here in Chicago. I must say I was not that impressed. Now I must preface that I'll try almost any cupcake within reason. Now Sweet Sensations is a quaint shop in the Lakeview area of town, not too far from The Southport Grocery and Cafe. As my sugar cravings come and go, I don't ever hear Sweet Sensations calling me since I visited. However, I will say that Molly Cupcakes call me often. That's not good, because I live on the Southside and with gas prices the way they currently are, that habit gets quite expensive. Not to mention, I'm a freelance Art Director in between gigs.

Speaking of cupcakes that don't call me, I visited another shop that seemed promising. Sweet Mandy B's. When I entered I heard a woman speak of a conversation that she had with someone, where she said it was the best cupcake that she'd ever had. That excited me, not that I knew what this lady's taste palette was like, but to hear someone have that much confidence in something is somewhat reassuring that I was in for a treat. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I like vanilla but, I'm not a vanilla person. I tried their vanilla, and I won't say I hated it or didn't like, but it just didn't move me. It was pedestrian to say the least. It maybe tasted one step up from a supermarket cupcake. I did however, try the carrot cake one, that looked like heaven. It again was just o.k.. That's as much as I can say for those treats, but I look forward to discussing my current favorite subject of cupcakes in the near future.