The Cocoa Bean Cupcake Cafe

Not too much selection to choose from in the cupcake department. I was a little disappointed in what there was to choose from. I was excited to try these — we got them for my daughter’s first birthday… I’m unimpressed. I figured they’d be better than I can make at home. There was a little too much frosting and sadly, the cupcakes lacked flavor and were dry.
It was okay. Will I be back? Probably not. Would I recommend it? Probably not.
On a positive note, staff was friendly and the Italian Soda we got was one of the best I’ve had.

Their cupcakes are marginal, they have way too much frosting on them and they can be a bit dry. The last three times I have been to this location they have screwed up my order. The staff always seem like they have no idea how to make their hot chocolates (and when they do they still get them wrong). I used to like coming here, but sadly they really have ruined it for me.

I wish they would use half the amount of frosting. Or have that as an option (already prepared). The cupcakes seemed a little dry last time I had them, too.

Just meh. The frosting and toppings are great, but that’s not enough to compensate for the terrible cake. It tastes like a boxed cake mix.

The beautiful aroma of coffee and baked goodies is most definitely a favorite of mine, but the cupcakes I purchased last night, sadly, were not my favorite. My husband and I are in town helping my son and daughter-​in-​law prepare to move across the state and after a long day of packing & moving furniture, we stopped in to pick up a sweet treat after dinner. The service was great and the shop was fairly tidy. The cupcakes were very pretty to look at but disappointing otherwise. The toppings were, for the most part, quite tasty, but the cupcakes themselves were dry, dull and tasteless. The entire thing should be good folks! I paid somewhere around $ 3 apiece for truly mediocre, «shoot, I could’ve done that at home», out-​of-​a-​box cupcakes.

Just the smell when you walk in the door is worth the trip. I’m a sprinkle cupcakes and but there’s not in my city so these are actually better! Here we had the better then whatever cupcake in the grasshopper both of them ways delicious and not too much from little server is awesome making up the mocha definitely place you should stop! So good we decided we have to bring a half a dozen with us to our next stop

Every time we visit Idaho Falls, this is a must stop place. The cupcakes here rival any big city cupcake place. Not only is the cake moist, and the frosting doesn’t give you a toothache. Also, there is just enough frosting for the amount of cake. To top it all off, Cocoa Bean has creative flavors. During our latest trip, we made TWO stops to cocoa bean. My favorites were the grasshopper (minty chocolate) and the raspberry chocolate cheesecake. My husband loved the lemon blueberry. For the best selection, get there early, because we got there close to closing on a Friday, and there weren’t very many left.
Enough about the cupcakes, now they carry ice cream! The ice cream comes in two basic groups – the ones blended with cocoa bean cupcakes, and Reed’s Dairy! I tried the huckleberry (Reed’s flavor) and the raspberry chocolate cheesecake (cupcake flavor). I also sampled the love potion flavor (strawberry and chocolate) and it was a close second. The ice cream was so rich and creamy that I could taste the milk fat on the spoon. Yum.
Side note, if you have a stamp card, it only gets stamped if you buy at least a half dozen cupcakes.

Cupcakes!
What a cute shop to buy something for a sweet tooth!
I took home 2 cupcakes home to Jackson, WY for my husband and I to share and a Pink Lady (strawberry + vanilla) Italian crème soda for the ride home. I picked out the «Better Than Whatever» and the «Ultimate Brownie». They were both very tasty. The brownie one truly is a brownie in the «cupcake» portion and it had a chewy marshmallow layer and then some type of chocolate frosting. The Better Than Whatever was a milk chocolate cupcake with carmel and sweetened condensed milk layer with a vanilla butter-​cream with toffee bits on top. Yum! The frosting on each of them was pretty dang sweet (duh, it’s supposed to!) but I liked the portion of frosting used on them, they weren’t completely covered in the stuff.
Ultimately I favored the Better Than Whatever because the cupcake was SO moist and with the Brownie one it felt like you really weren’t eating a cupcake because of the brownie part, I guess I should have expected that. But, then again I didn’t ask about the cupcake before picking it. The red velvet looks super yummy!
My Italian crème soda was prefect and the prices of everything were very fair for the quality of the treats you’ll find. Service was fast and friendly. Next time I’m in town I would LOVE to try their «Cupcake creams»… cupcakes + Reed’s Dairy ice cream? I die. It’s a good thing I don’t live in Idaho Falls because I would be frequenting The Cocoa Bean far too often!

I’ve written reviews about the Cocoa Bean Cupcake Café – the Rexburg location. And while I LOVE their cupcakes, I’ve been disappointed to visit them on Friday nights and find their selection lacking. Sad, sad. We tried the Cocoa Bean again this past Friday night and were met with a small tray of Better than Whatever. They had no other selections! And while they were at least fresh this time, it was curious that they didn’t have more options on a Friday night. In fact, some girls came in for the first time, excited to read from the menu, only to discover that their selection included one type of cupcake, and while Better than Whatever may be a Cocoa Bean favorite, choice is always good!
Let me clarify – I LOVE their cupcakes. But I want to encourage them to increase selection when they have the clientele to support it – otherwise they may find their weekend crowds dwindling. I’m not sure we’ll be back on the weekend – we might save our cupcake cravings for the daytime.

I love the Cocoa Bean in Rexburg and this place is just as wonderful and is the only of the three in the chain that carries coffee. I don’t drink coffee any more but I love their frozen lemonades, lattes, and the classic cocoa bean. There are dozens of cupcakes on a rotating schedule that are big and delicious. They are always helpful and friendly and also have soymilk substitutions. Always a pleasure to stop in.

Cupcakes are very nice — come and give it a try, They do need a few lessons about coffee — The gal behind the counter did not know if they had decaf? Then went oh yes here its is! Come on — Train your staff!