Auntie Anne’s

Auntie Anne’s pretzels are good. My son loves them also. I’ve been coming here for such a long time. I guess the price is okay considering everything in the mall is overpriced anyways. I rarely get the dipping sauce I prefer the pretzel plain. The cinnamon sugar one is good. There lemonade is enjoyable but can sometimes be too sweet. Getting a sugar pretzel and a lemonade can send my son into overdrive.

I was at the mall last week and bought 2 pretzels; there was a sale for 2 pretzels at only $ 7. That’s also the time when the cashier told me about «getting a free pretzel» just by downloading the Auntie Aunt’s mobile app. Crazy cool right? :)
Also, yesterday happened to be National Pretzel Day, so I was awarded with a free pretzel too! :) That means 2 free pretzels for me, hooray!

Auntie Anne’s pretzels make a delicious snack. This place is one of the two reasons that I will go to Valley Plaza Mall. It is difficult to just walk on by without buying something.
They make an assortment of pretzels. The two kinds that I like are the Original pretzel and the Cinnamon Sugar pretzel.
The cinnamon sugar pretzel is my favorite! It gets messy to eat sometimes, but it is more than worth getting messy. Just make sure to get lots of napkins to clean up.
Their lemonade is pretty good as well to wash it down with.
To save some money, sign up for their Pretzel Perks online. They send all kinds of deals to your inbox about once a month.

After finding myself in the midst of pure chaos that was just two clowns and an elephant short of a circus in the food court, I opted for a u-​turn back to the Auntie Anne’s I had previously passed in the mall’s north wing. As I made my way back I saw two custodial engineers (as they prefer to be called these days) in a frenzy responding to a code 515 red that had just came across their two way radios. I too was wondering exactly what a code 515 red was when I realized that someone had pulled the soap in the fountain prank (definitely a favorite of my youth). Needless to say, there was more chaos as respondents to the all points bulletin call converged on the Valley Plaza center court.
As for Auntie Anne’s, I will start by saying that I am a huge fan of the soft pretzel. I’ll give it to Anne that her pretzels are better than the Super Pretzel you’ll find at a ballpark or concert, rodeo or monster truck rally, but personally I do not find them to be anything special. For one, their pretzels tend to be a little on the thin side and I prefer them, like my preference in women, just a tad thicker. Beyond that an Auntie Anne pretzel has a very distinct taste to it that just isn’t quite what I associates with a pretzel and stock from the case, have way too much butter for my taste. I’m not a fan of gourmet/​specialty pretzels, but it’s possible that Auntie Anne’s sets itself apart with their cinnamon and sugar, garlic, raisin, jalapeño, sour cream or sesame seed pretzel offerings. Of course there is always the dipping options of cheese, marinara or cream cheese. All nice pretzel compliments, but on that same note is there really anything that isn’t made significantly better by the addition of melted cheese?
I do have to admit though, a rally of custodial carts amidst the the 12′ tall waves of foam did make for good lunchtime entertainment. Oh and I’m guessing that the lemonade the kid just spilled on the bench across from me is going to be there for awhile.