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    Insomnia Cookies

    3.3 (118 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Alex H.

    So my friend loves this place and she brought me as I am visiting in town Was excited to eat a good cookie... I mean who doesn't?? Located on famous Franklin St across the street from UNC home of the Tarheels Place is small definitely not meat for eating there I went with the Chocolate Peanut Butter cookie in deluxe size which to me sounds giant especially given the price is $1.50 more Well it wasn't giant lol which is a bummer but I will say the cookie had a ton of butter given it we peanut butter with it being warm the cookie broke apart when I took it out for the pic lol

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    Jenny D.

    Lost a star from me, we ordered through DoorDash which is supposed to be their own personal delivery people and although we ordered at 9:30, someone called us about five minutes after we placed the order and told us that it would take a while so we waited. Eventually at around 11 o'clock we decided to call again to make sure that they were still working on it because the order had been set to complete even though we hadn't received anything. When we called they tried to tell us that we didn't have an order even though someone from the store literally called us and we told the phone number that had called and they realized we weren't lying. They lost our ticket. Thankfully they ended up finding it but after ordering at 9:30 the items didn't even arrive until 1 o'clock in the morning. I'm not happy about that.

    I prefer outsomnia
    Fox E.

    I prefer Outsomnia, but these will do. I think it's funny reading some of the other reviews, which sound like Insomnia is this little Chapel Hill secret that nobody else knows about. They have these chain corporate cookie shops now all over the country in all of the college towns and I mean every single damn college town. Having said that, if you want a sweet tasty hot snack at 1 in the morning then there aren't many options in all of North Carolina, other than the awesomeness of Cook Out, but this right here, and gives the area a little bit of life and a little bit of vibrancy late on, and gives us all one extra reason to come down to Franklin Street and for that reason I round up these four star cookies, which lose one for being so corporate but adding one star for giving the nightlife a little extra something in the way of diabetes.

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    Sweta S.

    Chocolatey! I am just reviewing the taste and appearance of their m&m cookie, and it's fantastic! It's a soft and chocolate cookie but not cake-like at all. The chocolate chunks are so delicious. I got this cookie for free, so I don't know the cost. I can't wait for the Durham Insomnia Cookies to open up!!!

    Jillian S.

    Delicious, soft, rich cookies! We have visited insomnia cookies several times for an afternoon or late night treat. They are on the pricier side, but typical for a specialty cookie. Plus they are a good size that is satisfying. Their regular cookies are $1.65 and their larger, deluxe cookies are $3.30. I recommend the larger cookies, especially the s'mores flavor. Typically there is no line, so you can get your cookies quick (unless they are currently baking more). They do offer cookie ice cream sandwiches as well, but I have not tried them. Overall, we enjoy the cookies served here and would return again for the occasional decadent treat!

    Sree P.

    One does not go to Franklin Street and not visit Insomnia Cookies. I very rarely go to Chapel Hill but I make it a point to visit this place whenever I get a chance. They taste especially extra good when you grab them past midnight ;) Got the double chocolate chip cookie and devoured it in no time. It was freshly baked with good chunks of melting chocolate pieces, just like how I like it. This place also carries ice cream but, I didn't get to try it.

    We were able to sample their cookie that was being debuted the next week.  Confetti cookie.  Delicious!!

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    4 months ago

    Good cookies terrible service weird guy said to wait four minutes for him to put some cookies in the oven but the wait was worth it.

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    Chapel Hill location is the best! Cookies are always fresh and warn :) service is great, I prefer to order online and pick up

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    Surprised the reviews are so high. The owner is a terror and I decided to eat my own fingers instead of their good enough cookies.

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    the nurses buy cookies when there has been a particularly rough day in the ER. delivered fresh & still warm.

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    I heard about this business a while ago & finally got the opportunity to try it. When I first…read morearrived there wasn't a line & then very quickly several people came. There is a shared parking lot in front of the business. Once inside, there are several tables & the counter to place your order. I came in knowing what I wanted but was then disappointed when I was told that the funnel cake flavor (s'mores) that I wanted had been discontinued. I was next told that my second choice (snickers) was also not available anymore. The clerk was friendly & tried to offer a suggestions based upon the cake that I wanted. I was kind of frustrated that the cakes that I wanted were still listed on their website the day I went to the business. I settled for the Cookie Monster cheesecake funnel cake. It was ok with all of the flavor combinations all together. I preferred some of the toppings separately or more than others. The funnel cake and cheesecake were good. The cake was served warm. The ice cream was ok. I appreciated the clerk asking if I wanted the ice cream on the side since I placed my order to go. The cake was also topped with Oreos, powered sugar & chocolate sauce. There was a little bit of an expected wait since there were pre-orders & other people got in front of me while I was deciding on another option. And the clerk was initially out front by herself for a short period. Besides a variety of funnel cakes, the business also sells drinks.

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