I've always loved Sprinkles from my first bite decades ago and I'm glad that this location remains open! Carrot cake: their indulgent cream frosting with the buttery cake is second to none. Carrot cake is one of my favorites, so this cupcake is no exception, 5/5 stars! Sprinkles: this is their namesake and perfect for children and birthdays, 4/5 stars. The service is always warm and their cupcakes remain to be top-notch! read more

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This has remained my go to cupcake spot since college. The inside is very small with no tables. You take your cupcakes to go. Service is friendly and fast. The Vietnamese coffee cupcake was a nice surprise. Overall recommend, but definitely not every week. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Vietnamese Coffee - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

Sprinkles' Vietnamese Coffee cake is on their permanent menu! The Vietnamese coffee cake is filled with a gooey, super-sweet, condensed milk buttercream, finished with a top-heavy, super-sweet, coffee frosting, and topped with a crisp, bitter, espresso chip. I love Sprinkles' incorporation of novel concepts, and the quality of their ingredients. I'd only ask for options to be baked less sweet. read more

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Sprinkles has a range of delicious cupcakes, great frosting, seems cream cheese based, salted caramel frosting was a tad salty for me but still delicious! great to grab and go for a celebration. read more

I loved the cupcakes here! My favorite was the Vietnamese coffee, which was so unique and delicious. The vanilla and strawberry were also very good. I've been wanting to try this place ever since my Food Network days as a kid and it did not disappoint. The service was super friendly and they even talked us into getting a pupcake for our pooch, which she loved. I was a little sad they didn't have the sprinkle one, so I'll definitely have to come back. The shopping center gets pretty busy during lunch, so I'd recommend coming for dinner instead. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Pupcake - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

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Ordered 2 cupcakes (raspberry choco chip and birthday sprinkle) and chocolate chip cookies for Valentine's Day weekend! Sprinkles cupcakes always decorated so cute. Too much frosting for me though and the cake is standard. I prefer moist cupcakes and less frosting. Love how they are packaged. The chocolate chip cookies are gluten free. They were mid. Thank you Sprinkles! read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Raspberry Chocolate Chip Sprinkle - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

I grew up watching cup cake wars and was excited to stop by this little quaint shop in La Jolla. I think where I messed up is that I had incredibly high expectations and reality was very different These cupcakes were sooooo sweet. Almost inedible. And the price. Yikes! Maybe if you are single person and have a big sweet tooth you can visit often, but for a big family it is definitely not worth it. Sorry Sprinkles. I truly wish it would have been a better experience. read more

I used to enjoy indulging occasionally at a gourmet dessert spot like Sprinkles. This suite in The Shops at La Jolla Village is the only remaining brick-and-mortar location in the county. Interestingly, the business operates two cupcake ATMs at Westfield shopping malls, one at UTC and the other at Plaza Bonita. I wonder how well the products sell from a vending machine in which the goods may sit untouched for a while versus this store in which the inventory turns over more frequently. Inflation has been really noticeable for luxury products such as custom baked goods. For example, a single cupcake here now costs $5.10. There is no volume discount offered either as an order of a dozen cupcakes will set you back over $60. Such a price is insane because you can buy a very nice whole cake elsewhere for a fraction of the cost. The cookies sold for $4.50 apiece which was not cheap either. Everything by the dozen in a box was over $50. I wasn't interested in such a quantity so that limited my choices to either a single treat or a mini cupcake sampler. Sixteen different cupcakes were available, however two flavors (Salty Caramel, Gluten-Free Red Velvet) were sold out during my visit. Five types of cookies were also on the menu screen with one flavor (Salty Oatmeal Cornflake) sold out. For the month of March, the sampler included one Strawberry, one Dark Chocolate, and one Vanilla mini cupcake. It was priced at $7 which was reasonable compared to the rest of the products. I noshed on the Strawberry after I arrived home and saved the other two for later. Don't get me wrong, the cupcake was moist and good. It's humorous reading Elite reviews from over 10 years ago complaining about paying $3.50 for one cupcake. Welcome to 2024 as the price has increased by close to 50 percent. That was the main factor why I gave a three star rating for Sprinkles La Jolla. read more

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Love picking up cupcakes here! The staff is always so friendly and the cupcakes are always so delicious! They are also so fast at preparing your order it's great. This location has a huge parking lot and always has a good variety of flavors in stock! You can always place an order and shop nearby or grab a bite while you wait for your order to be ready. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Strawberry - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

great service - will visit this location again for sure! The woman helping me was very helpful and helping me get my cupcakes read more

Came to see what flavors were available. Was surprised to see their Vietnamese Coffee Cupcake. The last time I had one was over a year ago during American Asian Heritage Month. I also selected the Salty Caramel Cupcake. Both were delicious and moist. Service was prompt and when I was asked if I had an account I wasn't sure. I gave my phone number and was again pleasantly surprised as I got one cupcake free because of my upcoming birthday. read more

Always enjoy coming in. Love the peanut butter choc chip. Have to make special trip to come up and try the new flavors read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Cupcakes aplenty - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

I tried their cupcake (from a different location) years ago and it wasn't so utterly out of this world that I would wait in line forever just to get one, so I never really went back. But a friend brought some to share and I tried the Black & White one and it was gooooood. The icing is dense and the cake itself is moist and soft. The contrast between the chocolate and the topping went together perfectly. I took a moment to hmmmm out loud because it was so good. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Black & White - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

Sprinkles has ruined me for all other cupcakes. This location in La Jolla is immaculate and is equally as great as all of the other Sprinkles locations. I find it difficult to contain myself when it comes to Sprinkles cupcakes, because I always want one of everything. This time, I just got a Black & White cupcake, which is one of my favorite Sprinkles offerings. It's a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting and dark chocolate sprinkles. It's just the right balance of vanilla and chocolate, and it's pretty much perfect. The people who work at this Sprinkles location are super friendly and helpful, and even more important: they are patient. I must have been standing in front of the menu for five minutes just trying to figure out which cupcake to go home with. They didn't rush me or anything. Thank you, patient Sprinkles associates, for allowing me space to properly figure out my Sprinkles situation. Parking here can be dicey. Sprinkles is located in a very busy shopping center, so parking spaces are at a premium. But that said, there are lots of parking spaces around, so you're only a short walk away from a delicious cupcake. read more

My favorite dessert place. Their rotating selection of special cupcakes is unique and very tasty. They have a selection of vegan cupcakes that can easily stand on their own, so I don't have to get out my lactaid. If you want to order a special cupcake, make sure to do so early in the day as it's essentially guaranteed they'll run out of everything but their basic sellers by 2 hours before they close! The store is nice but small, don't eat on location, nowhere to sit. The service is very fast, just order at the iPad kiosk and 1-2 minutes later someone will come with your order. The only thing I don't love is the price but I have to allow that most desserts these days are rising in price in similar proportion... read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - S'more special cupcake - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

Awesome service from Minji. Super easy to find the flavors that were in season. Thank you!

Sprinkles has tainted me over any other cupcakes. I love their quality and selection of cupcakes. This location is easy to get to, right off the 5 freeway in the same shopping center as Whole Foods in UTC. Plently of parking available and it's also near Philz coffee. I always order ahead on the app that way I can pop in whenever I am in the area. This time I ordered: - Chai knew you were trouble $6. This cupcake is in celebration of Taylor Swift's Era's Movie release, it's a chai cake with a lavender sugar cookie crust and topped with vanilla butter cream. The chai flavor was very strong, but it was not bad -Sprinkle $5, This is a birthday cake topped with vanilla buttercream and colorful non pareil sprinkles -Carrot $5, this cupcake is a walnut-studded carrot cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting - Black & White, $5 is a Belgian dark chocolate cake with creamy vanilla frosting, topped with dark chocolate sprinkles. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Starting top left and clockwise, Carrot cake, Chai knew you were trouble, Black & White, and Sprinkle cupcakes - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

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I was so excited to try again the reese's cupcake and what a letdown it was. The cake part was dry and crumbled into pieces the moment I took a bite. I remembered last years it was so good. read more

These cupcakes are very similar to grocery store cupcakes. I heard a lot of good things about this place, but was very disappointed. We ordered about seven of the cupcakes, but couldn't only really consume three. The cake part was dry and underwhelming while the frosting was too sweet and did not taste of quality ingredients. On the plus side they were package exquisitely!! read more

Kayla and Katelynne these two are amazing we want we are regulars at this location and there's no other location that's better than this one the service is amazing the cupcakes are amazing the location is amazing why is sprinkles so amazing I don't know but I'm still here to stay I'm literally in sprinkles right now doing this review I'm overwhelmed with how amazing they are read more

My review is based off of my visiting specifically just to pick up my birthday cupcake. I ordered it online, it was prepared and ready for me even though I arrived a bit early (and I would've been happy to wait)! The place was empty although someone else exited right before me. The service was fast. The cupcake was tasty (and more or less what I expected from Sprinkles). Overall a great location, and I was able to have the cupcake for dessert after eating lunch in the same shopping area. One note: the uber driver who brought me to the airport after said that this plaza was the worst layout for driving through and parking. It did seem to difficult to get in and out of. But there's plenty of parking! read more

Sprinkles has been around since 2005 and even though I don't have a sweet tooth like others, I do enjoy their cupcakes from time to time. This visit, however, I didn't indulge. I ordered four cupcakes and gave them away to my friends with the stipulation that they provide me a review of their experience. THE FOODS | Cupcakes, cookies, brownies, and cakes. Here's what my friends had to say... - Vanilla Milk Chocolate | Andrea: "The cupcake top does not have a rich chocolaty flavor (not enough cocoa). The cupcake base is a moist, buttery vanilla cake." Since my friend is a chocolate connoisseur, it's likely she would not get this cupcake again. - Vanilla | Richard: "Cupcake base has a moist texture with a robust vanilla flavor. The cupcake frosting is sugary, smooth, and silky." I observed my friend as he smiled the entire time while enjoying his sweet treat. I think it's safe to say that he would order this cupcake again. - Red Velvet | Kathy: "The red velvet has a chocolatey flavor. The cupcake frosting is a thick & rich cream cheese layer; I could just lick it all off. The only part I do not like is the button candy on top." This particular friend generally likes red velvet and has a self-proclaimed tagline, "this girl can eat," so I'm quite sure she would order this again. - Sprinkle | Derek: "Crunchy nonpareils; contrasts well with the creamy sweet frost. The confetti cake is not overly sweet and serves as a fun vessel to transport the frosting into your mouth." I asked if he would order this again and his response was, "it would be on my list, but not my first choice." THE SPRINKLES FEELS | It's a small shop with a couple of kiosks to order and stacked trays full of cupcakes on a display. If you're kiosk impaired, employees are there to help. There are no seating areas inside, but there is one around the corner outside. The vibe is modern. THE PARKING SITUATION | Ridiculous. Good luck finding a parking spot in front of Sprinkles. You have a better chance finding a spot further out, but even that is questionable, especially during lunch hours when the town seems to converge into this popular area. THE ORDERING LOGISTICS | Order at the kiosk and wait while they pack your order into a cute cupcake holder box. WOULD I COME BACK? | Yes, because there are several cupcakes to choose from and I haven't tried everything yet. Local bakeries offer speciality flavors for a limited time and I recommend signing up online to receive those notifications via email or text. read more

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Sprinkles was great. Love the service. Katelynn was great. Love the new flavors especially cookies and creme and peanut butter cup. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

Amazing service from Geo and Katelynne! Frequent this location often and it's always clean and friendly

Jeo was great love the service loveeee it!!!! Everything is clean and hype love the energy here!!! read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

La Jolla Sprinkles cupcakes best and customer service is fabulous. Amanda was so great

Sprinkles makes REALLY good cupcakes. We get the vegan red velvet and no way you can tell the difference between these and the regular ones. Just wish they had a couple more varieties of vegan cupcakes. read more

I chose the carrot cake cupcake, finding it satisfyingly moist with creamy frosting. The staff were friendly and attentive. Thinking of trying the red velvet next time, Sprinkles consistently delivers quality cupcakes. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Carrot Cake - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

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Amazing experience, great customer service.. Annabella and the gentleman took great care of us.

Katelynnes service was amazing! My favorite location ever I will be coming here more often read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

My fave cupcakes ! Every flavor is delicious. You cannot go wrong with any of the flavors.

I love it here. I just miss the sugar free option. Red velvet is my favorite. I brought my whole family to try it today.

They have a great birthday rewards program - A free cupcake during your birthday month, no purchase necessary. I picked up the strawberry pop tart cupcake and a dark chocolate cupcake. The strawberry pop tart cupcake was so cute, but the quality control was lacking. There was a big fingerprint on top of my pop tart frosting :( The cake itself was flavorful with the jammy inside and the sweet strawberry frosting. The dark chocolate was a bit dry. Good overall service with a big shared parking lot . read more

Amazing service and delicious cupcakes. Shout out to Ashley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The cupcakes looked better than their taste. Sprinkles shared a plaza with other popular venues such as Kinoyume, Whole Foods, and Peet's Coffee. Parking was free although the lot always seemed busy regardless of the time. The staff was friendly and they packaged the cupcakes well. Alongside a steadfast cupcake selection, they offered seasonally themed desserts based on upcoming holidays. Although these sweet treats made great, eye-catching gifts, I wished they tasted better considering each one was around $5. =ORDERED= The quality of cupcakes seemed consistent regardless of the time purchased--meaning they were dry throughout the day. *Sprinkle: vanilla buttercream perfectly covered in balled sprinkles on dry birthday cake. Between the two I got, this one was a bit moister, but both were subpar. The sprinkles weren't overly sweet, but the buttercream was too thick and sugary for my preference. The birthday cake batter was mild and didn't have the signature sweet spunk. Better for those who enjoy vanilla cupcakes in general as opposed to the traditional birthday cake experience. *Black & White: vanilla frosting and chocolate shavings on top of a Belgian dark chocolate cake. The chocolate cake was dark and pleasant but the rich frosting overshadowed it. The shavings matched the mildness of the chocolate base. Personally I would rather have a tasty cupcake than a good looking one. For the price, I needed the desserts to at least be moist or well balanced. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat anything from Sprinkles but the people were nice and these make for pretty gifts for coworkers. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - sprinkles and black & white - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

I've always been a big fan of Sprinkles and their cupcakes. Their website notes that they are focused on premium fresh baked daily cupcakes, cakes, chocolates, and cookies (since 2005). Innovative with their on-demand Cupcake ATMs. Locations in Arizona, California, DC, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, New York, and Texas. I usually get their: - Red Velvet Cupcake - Strawberry Cupcake Tried a few others including Vanilla, Black & White, Carrot, Triple Cinnamon, and Lemon Blueberry. ENJOY!! read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

I love Sprinkles Cupcakes! At least the ones with cookie bottoms (ie the s'mores cupcake, the cookie cupcake). They are quite pricey (about $6 for a single cupcake), but they're one of the best cupcakes you can get. They're individually boxed so they make great gifts. You also get a free cupcake on your birthday if you sign up for their rewards! Sometimes their app is wonky though. They don't use their "pickup" window, so just head on in and let them know if you have a pickup! read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Cookie Cupcake - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

The icing is pretty thick and sweet, but they were able to do gender reveal cupcakes for me and they turned out delicious and most importantly, accurate. read more

These cupcakes were really hyped up by my coworkers, so I was expecting something sensational. Unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to the hype. For all the cupcakes, I was happy to see they weren't drowning in frosting like some places do. They were pretty, but they were a bit too simple in decor. Adding something small to the cupcakes would really bring up the look quality. I was able to try three cupcakes. With the Lemon Blueberry cupcake, I could see blueberries in the batter, but the lemon flavor was soo overpowering, I couldn't taste any blueberry. The Dark Chocolate cupcake was good, but nothing special. I would've loved maybe some fudge in the middle of something to make it more unique. The Salty Caramel was definitely my favorite! Every flavor was present without overpowering the other flavors. I do think I would come back to try their other flavors, but they are some things missing making it hard for me to absolutely love these cupcakes. read more

Sprinkles La Jolla - Desserts Near Me - La Jolla, California

Took my husband to the La Jolla location for the first time. The self service ordering was fine and the service was fast. The staff were great, they gave a greeting at the initial entry and a holiday wish at the exit. Love this location. read more