Friendly staff, a nice variety of cupcakes whick are hearty and decadent but for my taste overtones of icing. They overpower the cupcakes flavors. read more

Wow! Buyer beware if you're watching your sweets, because these cupcakes are *way* too easy to eat! We ordered an assortment of the basic mini cupcakes for a celebration and they were a hit. The cupcakes tasted fresh, light, fluffy, and had a super soft frosting that melted in the mouth. The cupcakes generally were a bit sweet for my preference, and I do wish that some of the flavors came through more strongly (i.e. the peanut butter cupcake). Favorites were the hostess-inspired, nonpareils-topped birthday, and red velvet with cream cheese frosting. Overall, I would definitely order from here again and look forward to trying the filled cakes next! read more

Smallcakes Chicago - Cupcakes Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Everything was perfect friendly service and super tasty cupcakes! I love it Absolutely delicious cupcakes! Fresh, soft, and full of flavor. Highly recommended. read more

Smallcakes Chicago - Cupcakes Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Came in after passing by on my way to lunch. Was able to snag four cupcakes to take home to the family. They had a great selection for 2:00 on a Monday. Went with a hot fudge sundae, lemon blueberry, pink chocolate, and peanut butter chocolate. Was about $23 before tip. Man working was super nice and I will be back! read more

For me it's important to support small businesses owned by women such as Smallcakes. This shop is eye catching and I like how each kind of cupcakes are individually displayed on their own fixture, not all one one shelf. The large cupcakes almost have a copious, bouffant amount of frosting. It was hard to decide on 4 for a birthday. Peanut Butter Cup - The candy and drizzled topping, what's not to love? Rich chocolate cake, too Wedding Cake - Didn't like the frosting, but the almond cake was great Birthday Cake - I'm not keen on the sprinkles but otherwise another delicious cupcake. Red Velvet - said to be "famous red velvet". Maybe it was an off day because we all agreed it was dry and lacked flavor. 4 stars for the cupcakes, ambience and price but I have to deduct 1 star because service was slow. There was 1 person working and it was a wait for her to make someone else's drink. Coffee and blended drinks are also sold here. Mini cupcakes and cookies are available for catering. I'd come back if the service improves. read more

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I passed by Smallcakes on my way to work and decided to get my coffee from this place. I ordered a Caramel Latte with Almond milk and the coffee tasted good however the cost was not justified. $8 for a small 12 Oz cup is a bit pricey and I'd prefer to go to other cafes around the neighborhood than pay such an expensive price. read more

Smallcakes Chicago - Cupcakes Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Out of this world cupcakes! Everyone that had one was in love. The frosting and flavor of the cupcakes are unreal. I tried the Reeces PB Cup flavored cupcake and was in heaven. Great place to get birthday or celebratory cupcakes!! read more

Smallcakes Chicago - Assorted 12-Pack - Cupcakes Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place was the cutest before their remodel-- there was always one lady working who was super sweet and conversational. Now, whenever I walk in, they seem annoyed with me that I'm there. I don't know if the remodel included 'act as cold as possible when people walk in' but I honestly haven't been back in a couple of months because the vibe is really off-putting. I do really like their cream cheese frosting so I rounded up to 3 stars. read more

Smallcakes Chicago - Clockwise from top left- lemon drop, wedding cake, chocolate frosted, red velvet (by far the best) - Cupcakes Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I've bought a few times and they are so good! Got them for a cousins birthday party, and we all enjoyed!

Cute place but the cupcakes aren't good. Buttercream frosting on everything and most of the stuff sits out for too long.

We hopped in here while wandering the city. The owner was super sweet, just like her cupcakes! All 3 flavors were amazing! When I got home to MD, I learned this was a chain. Which is fine, but the owner of this particular shop made it sound like the shop was all hers. Which, she could have owned it. It's just odd, those in my group were also surprised to hear it wasn't a small business like portrayed. read more

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The cupcakes are okay, not the best I've ever had though. The service is okay. There is not much of an ambiance, certainly no place to eat in the shop: read more

Ended up getting just two cupcakes which were AMAZING - moist with lots of frosting. My birthday cake cupcake tasted just like birthday cake. I don't know how because I didn't know birthday cake was a flavor but this cupcake brought to mind all the BEST birthday cakes of childhood. You know those - parties where the mom goes all the way on theme, decor and pony! Kiddo got red velvet and said it was the best red velvet ever and she's somewhat of a red velvet connoisseur given if it's on the menu, she gets it. A bit disappointed because we went here for amazing looking shakes topped with cookies and cupcakes and the rims splattered with icing we saw on a Pinterest post of the top dessert places in Chi town. Although it doesn't appear they make those (anymore?) the cupcakes were a full slice of cake - filling and delicious! These are not kid's birthday party box mix cakes we're talking about. read more

Service was great and very friendly but ALL my cupcakes were very dry. I bought a 6 pack for my wife's birthday and all 6 were dry. Even my kids commented on how they really like the frosting but not the cupcakes. At $30 a box, they are not worth it at all. Store bought would even be better. read more

their slutty brownie cake is amazing!! also best iced mocha ever i've had! got the pupcakes for my dog's birthday and he loved them too! read more

the cupcakes are moist with lots of frostings, but overall it is way too sweet that you can't even taste what flavor it is. The quality is not on par with boutique bakery stories, more on par with grocery store cupcakes read more

A friend & I decided to stop in & try the cupcakes. I purchased 6 cupcakes (4 flavors) & added a 20% tip, so my total was roughly $35.00. The cupcakes were below average. The icing was thick/uneventful & the cake was crumbly & not al all moist. I was greatly disappointed & super sad. read more

We asked if they could cut the cupcakes in half for us - they said they couldn't and instead offered us a plastic spoon...? The frosting was so sweet that you couldn't taste the flavor (we tried Peppermint and Oreo). The cake portion was fine - not excellent and not terrible. Not sure why this place is so hyped up. Try somewhere else. read more

I discovered Smallcakes on a trip to Orlando Florida while visiting Disney World. It was a cute little shop and I decided to give it a try because of the cute box and the multitude of flavors. I got the Pink Vanilla and I was INSTANTLY HOOKED. I stayed for Orlando for 5 days and 3/5 of them I bought more and more each day. The minute I landed to Chicago I searched if we had any here and low and behold WE DO!! This one here in downtown Chicago and one up north near LaGrange. Biting into one of these cupcakes instantly brought memories back from my trip and I'm insanely grateful this chain also exists here in my city. For those people saying ITS TOO EXPENSIVE, just say that you're broke bro. 5$ a cupcake is not expensive at all, it's a LUXURY. You're paying for the amazing flavor and supporting the brand. If you can't afford to buy them then don't, but I certainly can and will continue to do so until I'm old. 10/10 from me, stop by and get some for yourself read more

Came in for a coffee, place is warm and inviting, barista was speedy, kind, and had a good recommendation for the honey butter latte. Would come again! read more

It's a chain they're all over & they're way too sweet for me there's more frosting than the cake itself. Also lots of calories, sugar & carbs in one cupcake. I ended up gaining a pound the next day lol read more

Do not reccomend online order for pick up. I placed an online order at 218 W. Washington location. It was not open when we went to pick up. Online hours said they opened 10:00 am and the door sign posted 8:00 am we were there at 10:20. I was able to call and get $ back, but the woman was not at all apologetic. I am all for supporting small business, so I hope she was just having a bad day and this is not the norm for their customer service. read more

I'm going to have to give them a two. Not for the cake but for details. When having a business that specializes in special occasions you should triple check your work. Instead I received a cake that said I was 5 years older than I actually was turning and was compensated with $2 sparklers. So I had to scrape the letters off n now it was a regular cake. Then a few days later they are texting me instead of a different customer. I let them know I picked up my cake already and told them what happened with my order but no response as to that just replied wrong number sorry. So that just means their unorganized. N then I call to let them know to triple check their work. Was told that he's it said 32 but the cake decorator didn't look at the order. Oh well. The cake was decent despite it all. read more

I found this place by accident- just walking by. The cupcakes are very good and the owner couldn't be nicer. I hope that this place is successful read more

The cupcakes are delicious and the staff is so friendly!! A gem in the Loop! I will be making this place a regular stop!

the cupcakes were very tasty and there was a good variety of flavors i like the convenience of a location near my office the staff is very nice and made good suggestions i suggest getting one or two additional and different flavors than your usual, you might discover something new read more

terrible cup cakes, overpriced especially for the customer service.. do not recommend, customer seevice is terrible! customer service teuky makes a difference in the peoduct.. read more