Crumbs Bake Shop

My girlfriend and I had an apple pie cronut… yummy!
That’s all we had because most of the items we wanted were out. :(
Would I go back: Yes! Hopefully next time they’ll have the items we want

I got an oreo cupcake for $ 3.25. It was big and had a really thick layer of icing. Honestly, the icing was half the size of the cupcake. It was very sweet and I actually liked the cake better than the icing. It was packed with sugar and I felt a bit sick afterwards, but that might just be me since I ate it really fast. I wouldn’t come back though, it wasn’t anything special.

Do I tell you about the positive yummy cupcakes or tell you about the negative girls behind the counter? I’ll start with the positive, that I’ve never seen such sumptuous cupcakes: Cannoli Cupcakes, Coconut Crème, Boston Crème, Cookie Dough, the Milkshake, Peanut Butter Cup, S’Mores, White Hot Chocolate, Girl Scout Caramel Coconut: Monkey Business, the immortal Coffee Toffee, and that’s barely half of what they got. I pour my own glass of milk at home. As for the three girls, count three of them (!), they all acted as if I had inconvenienced them by asking for two cupcakes to go. Gee, you think I was saving them from boredom by giving them something to do for once. «Crumbs» is a must takeout for boom-​for-​your-​tush cupcakes, especially if you have just come from next door at the «Lab.» #decadence

Moist cupcakes. Terrific rich icing. Great flavors and combinations. I especially love their Boston Cream cupcake and their Girl Scout Chocolate Peanut Butter Crème cupcake. Simply delicious
Why anyone would go for the dry-​as-​the-​desert cupcakes down the street at Sprinkles, I cannot understand.

I’ve slowly been converted from Sprinkles. I used to hate how complex the cupcakes here were compared to their competitor, but OH MAN. The more I have, the more I realize the icing is smoother, the cupcake is softer, and who hates variety?! If they make their knock off cronut better, this would be a godsend.

Crumbnuts are delicious! Bavarian cream filled cronut was pretty tasty. I’m giving this place 3.5 stars because the cupcakes didn’t throw me outta the water and the prices hurt a little bit. Overall, good variety of cupcakes, but I’m not a fan of pay more than $ 3 for a cupcake… beverly hills or not.

A cute little cupcake shop in Beverly Hills! Right when you walk in, it’s a little overwhelming how many flavors there are to choose from. It doesn’t help either that they all look equally fresh, pretty and just downright mouthwatering. Limiting myself to just a few choices was a struggle indeed, and I stood there changing my mind at least 500 times on what to get, my precious street parking time dwindling away. Good thing the cashier was very patient and helpful!
As for the cupcakes themselves, they are pretty sizable, and there’s frosting both on top AND inside! Each cupcake has unique toppings as well. There’s a refreshing change from Sprinkles! It’s a little pricey, but it’s a great place to stop by and treat yourself once in a while. My personal favorites? The white hot chocolate and blackout cupcakes– DELICIOUS!

Crumbs sells really big cupcakes that make Sprinkles cupcakes look like babies. I love the variety here. The display case has so many cupcakes and some cookies, brownies, and other sweets to choose from. In fact, I get quite overwhelmed every time I come here because I cannot choose what I am going to order.
Tips: Park in the structure on Canon for cheap/​free, if you aren’t lucky enough to snag street parking. Beverly Hills area has a few of these lots!
Recommendations:
Red Velvet
Brownie
Carrot Cake
There are only a few metal tables inside and outside, so if you are lucky you can grab one and sit down or eat while you take a stroll outside. If the line for Sprinkles down the street is too long then don’t fret… Crumbs will satisfy your sweet tooth at a great price for a bigger cupcake.

I did not like their «CrumbNut». Cutting it in half showed all the layers of the croissant like interior. Biting into it I was relieved to find it neither too greasy nor too sweet, but I was dismayed with its slightly salty aftertaste. It’s not supposed to be a savory and sweet pastry like the Kouign Amann. I found this a confusing taste combination because the saltiness did not enhance the flavor as salt does with caramel, instead it detracted from what could have been a good breakfast pastry.
I had to try some of their cupcakes, especially after giving away several party packs with 12 mini cupcakes in assorted flavors for $ 24 to friends for their birthday. They have «Colossal» cupcakes that truly live up to their name, enough for at least 2 people to share, or the regular sized classic ones that I got this time. The Blackout is chocolate cake filled with fudge mixed with vanilla custard, topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting and chocolate crumbs drizzled with chocolate. It’s one of their «signature» series with extra frosting in the center. The cake itself was moist, richly chocolate and delightful. I prefer the chocolate ganache of La Provence’s chocolate cupcakes, but for those who like less densely rich, more creamy frosting, this would be a good choice.
The Going Coconuts, a coconut cake filled and frosted with coconut cream cheese frosting topped with toasted coconut, was my favorite. I remember trying the coconut at Sprinkles, but I hated its dry dense texture. I loved the Crumbs Coconut cupcake; it was perfect! Just the right amount of vanilla frosting with toasted coconut on a tender moist cake. I might have been able to eat one of the «Colossal» sizes of this one :)

This review is purely on their faux-​cronuts. The first time I stopped by to try out their version of Ansel’s most coveted pastry was a few weeks ago during the afternoon. The employees warned that they bake them in the morning so they weren’t fresh. But I still tried them– one was filled with vanilla cream similar to a puff pastry and the other was plain with sugar coating. I could tell the pastry was a bit stale like most pastries that are left out all day so I was a little disappointed. But my friend and I came back Monday morning to try a fresh batch. We arrived at 9am and asked for two fresh faux-​cronuts. But unfortunately they weren’t fresh and tasted like store bought croissants. Totally not worth the $ 3 and I’d rather have a fresh croissant at Teuscher or a real donut.
I’ve also tried their cupcakes— too much frosting for my taste.

I make better cupcakes.
A sampler of 12 cupcakes was $ 20.
They were all dry — cupcakes that had a filling in them only had a speck of filling and the flavors were OK but nothing blew me away. I would probably even put sprinkles above them, georgetown definitely better especially for the texture/​moistness of the actual cake. These were just dry dry dry.
I guess they call it crumbs because thats what they are. Crummy.

These cupcakes were DANK! (they were delicious!!), and huge.
i had previously been to the location at the Americana, but i was in the area today and decided to get my crumbs fix. the girl here was nice and patient (i thank her for that since my mom & i kept driving her crazy about flavors)
I decided to try the candy cupcake (they have m&m’s on them) and it was delicious.
if you ever find yourself around the area, you should check it out!
There are no complaints except for parking. It is street parking and hard to find a spot unless you park in structure.

I’m fairly good at making decisions… except when it comes to deciding among 30 cupcake flavors.
Fortunately, the congenial staff member recommended the MILKSHAKE cupcake, a duo vanilla and chocolate cake with vanilla and chocolate cream cheese frosting, topped with cake crumbles (
). And I would echo his recommendation, especially if you’re looking for a safe, reliable cupcake choice. The cake crumbles were a nice addition, although not as crispy as I had imagined. I didn’t really taste the chocolate cake, and the cream cheese frosting was a tad too sweet for one of my friends… I didn’t mind :)
Also, this location serves Starbucks and has a rewards card: 10 purchases = free drink! Not sure if this happens at all Crumbs locations.
Next time, I’ll be more adventurous. But I would recommend the MILKSHAKE and the APPLE COBBLER, not the Cookie Dough.
$ 3.95 Large-​sized cupcakes!

Good selection of cupcakes– feel they should put a description of each cupcake since I had to ask what each one contained.
Ended up getting red velvet (sadly, dry & overwhelmed with sprinkles) and the dulce de leche (cake was moist and frosting +filling was delicious!). The boyfriend had a brownie cupcake and he devoured it which says a lot because he’s not usually into sweets.
Overall… Overpriced like a lot of other cupcakeries and sorry to say, Sprinkles wins in my book.

Faire du lèche-​vitrine sur Rodeo Drive, c’est sympa mais ça né nourrit pas, donc si vous avez une petite faim et plus particulièrement envie de sucré, cette enseigne devrait vous combler !
Passé la porte il reste à faire un premier choix important: CUPCAKES dont la vitrine déborde littéralement ou MUFFINS pour lesquels il reste un peu moins de choix à notre visite.
Vu la chaleur qu’il fait la crème au beurre n’est peut être pas la plus indiquée… on porte donc notre choix sur les muffins
Testé aux cranberries et aux céréales/​raisins, le premier est bon mais sera bien vite oublié à la première bouchée du second, qui lui est juste parfait !!! Tout ça pour (seulement) 2,50 $ l’unité, aucune raison de se priver !
A noter qu’il s’agit d’une franchise notamment implantée à Los Angeles et à New-​York, donc cherchez les adresses si vous envisagez de vous rendre dans l’une de ces villes

I think Crumbs in Beverly Hills doesn’t get its fair share of attention because Sprinkles is located a few blocks down. Crumbs cupcakes tend to be larger and much sweeter, but they’re still delicious.
Some have cream filling on the inside. It makes my day. Cookies n’ cream and oreo.

Was walking around Beverly Hills and my brother spontaneously wanted to check out Crumbs. After pondering what to order, he finally decided on the:
CUPCAKE SHAKE with RASPBERRY SWIRL ($ 3.95 cupcake plus $ 1 to make it a shake)
— WORST IDEA EVER or maybe we chose the wrong cupcake
— too much milk and ice
— bought it, took 3 sips, and never drank it again
— HORRIBLE
ENVIRONMENT: typical cupcake shop with cupcakes in the display case. They also serve coffee. It’s clean and well-​kept.
SERVICE: the worker was very friendly and patient while we were making our decision. She gave us ideas or what was popular but ultimately let us make our decision. Since there was some leftover of the Cupcake Shake, she gave it to us in another cup. Restrooms also available — ask for the key.
TRUE STORY: As we were inside the store, we noticed a Red Velvet Cupcake in the plastic container on one of the seats outside adjacent to the store. The previous patrons must have eaten one and forgotten about the other one. I saw it, and told my cousin to retrieve the cupcake. The cupcake definitely looked untouched. Also since we were in Beverly Hills, the probability of it being drugged didn’t seem high. So we grabbed a knife and fork and ate it. The cake was pretty moist and the frosting wasn’t too sweet. In case you forgot YES we ate A STRANGER’S fresh leftovers. To this hour, I am not sick (it’s been 8 hours). Thank goodness especially since we don’t know how long it’s been out there. I was scared of a diarrhea waiting to happen that would require loperamide. Yes true story. Bravest thing I did all day.
Overall, because I tried a stranger’s leftover cupcake, Crumbs isn’t too bad. At least the frosting is not as sugary and the cake isn’t as oily as Sprinkles. I’m not that big on cupcakes so I can’t rate it that high nonetheless. Cupcakes are cupcakes. Nothing special to me so I probably won’t be coming back unless I had these random cravings for cupcakes… which seldom happens. If we were talking ice cream… it’ll be a whole different story. And NO Sprinkles Ice Cream is NOT on that list.

Unilocal Challenge 365 #183/​365
Huge! Huge! and priced at $ 2.50 — $ 2.60 a cuppie. They have minis. A dozen minis for about $ 20. Pricey but gives you a chance to try all the flavors. They have the «favorites», «Seasonal», «kid’s choice»…
Coffee is pricey as a latte with flavored syrup runs about $ 5… but, it’s good. Parking, as with other eateries on the SM Blvd. run in BH is great. They municipal parking is plentiful so that should not stop you.
Sprinkles? Your competition is getting stiff out in your neck of the woods!

Such an adorable little shop! Immediately upon entrance, you see an array of colorful cupcakes that makes you want everything and anything despite the prices.
Today, there were several Valentine’s Day-​themed cupcakes, and I tried the «Be Mine,» a vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting and a heart-​shaped cookie on top. I was afraid it would be too sweet, as most cupcakes I have tried from other shops were, but it actually wasn’t bad!
The Artie Lange, which is a vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting and chocolate fondant, isn’t bad either, but the chocolate filling was a bit too much…
I also tried the mocha latte, but it tasted like a regular latte until I reached the bottom of the cup! It was still satisfying, though.
I got these three items for $ 12.45; I’d say it was a good $ 12.45 well spent! I mean, it even seems that one cupcake can last two or three times of eating…
Outside of the shop, there are two small tables, with three seats each, so there’s a bit of room for enjoying dessert (and drink!) on site. :)
Despite how delightful the experience was, I still feel iffy about paying $ 4+ for a cupcake… At least it’s pretty!
Next cupcake to try: coffee n toffee.

I have mixed feelings.
Let me preface this by saying that I’ve tasted Crumbs cupcake before and I was so converted I braved Beverly Hills traffic to get some more.
But I think the traffic is too much. Maybe if I was with someone and that someone dropped me off in front of the store so I can pick up cupcakes while said someone circles and comes back to pick me up, I would definitely come back.
But the traffic was ATROCIOUS. Of course the bakery is not at fault but wow, it was ridiculous. I had to circle several blocks four times to find a spot. Tourists everywhere, cops swooping in to grab transients to who dared to show up at the ritzy portion of BH… It was a SLOW circle around several blocks… FOUR times! Sorry, did I mention that already?
Got the Artie Lange. Seems to be a signature cupcake of theirs. The lady said it’s their 2^nd most popular after the Red Velvet. Best one of the Six-​Pack. 5 Stars. Vanilla cake with chocolated filling and chocolate frosting. Just found out that a portion of the proceeds from Artie Lange sales go to a children’s hospital. Real cool! I’ll definitely buy this again then.
Baba Booey is half peanut butter half chocolate. Husband loved it. 5 Stars for his he said. Sorry didn’t try it myself coz it’s PEANUT BUTTER! LOL!
Brownie was very good but I think might have had taste overload by the time I got to this so I wasn’t fainting in pleasure like I did with the Blackbottom Cheesecake one. 3 Stars.
Capucinno was a very good chocolate one. I could taste the coffee in the frosting but I think it would have been nice if I could taste the coffee more. 3 Stars.
You gotta make sure you get a marshmallow when you take a bite of the S’Mores cupcake for you to get the s’mores taste. Then you’ll go «Yup, that’s a s’mores cupcake.» 4 Stars.
This is the first time I was able to taste the cocoa in a Red Velvet cupcake. Frosting was good. The whole thing was good. But I won’t be ordering these from Crumbs again. Mainly because there are many more flavors I want to try (Black Out, Devil’s, Cookies N Cream…)
I’d definitely come back for the food but because of the difficulty in actually getting there, I think I’ll go check out the other locations first and see if it’s easier to get to. The Hollywood and Highland one, surprisingly, is not so bad. Calabasas looks like it’s not too touristy…

I am new to the cupcake eating scene. I do feel that this is some trendy shit though, more than frozen yogurt. Hey, look at me, I make expensive ass cupcakes, I’m so cool. There isn’t even the appeal of health benefits when you’re eating a cupcake. So really, I feel that places like Crumbs just unleashes the inner princess in people whether they want to admit it or not.
The bakery is like the cupcakes: small and sweet. There are so many freaking choices for cupcakes. There’s Red Velvet, Cookies & Cream, Half Baked, Toasted Coconut, Peanut Butter Cup, Boston Cream, Espresso, and many more. I’m sure you’ll find something that will make your mouth water. Ultimately, you should remember what you’re paying for, a cupcake. They’re just glorified baked goods. The worker was friendly and gave us his two cents on what he liked and what was popular.
My friends and I ended up going with Cookies & Creams and Half Baked (picture here:
). I was really excited. It looks AMAZING, doesn’t it? I can confidently say that I was disappointed when I finally sunk my teeth into these beautiful treats. Although they were pretty big, positive comments seem to end for them there. The Cookies & Cream tasted like an ordinary chocolate cupcake with thick super sweet icing on top and part of an Oreo cookie. I feel like some little girl could’ve made that with her mom. The Half Baked toping was also very sweet, but the cupcake itself was a plane/​mild vanilla cupcake that was noticeably dry. I wasn’t REALLY impressed.
It may be all hype, but this is my first cupcake place. It did the job In terms of being a dessert. So this place is all right by my book until further review of other cupcake establishments.