Auntie Anne’s

How sly, locating right inside a Lowe’s! Auntie Anne’s is definitely the joint that hits the spot when it comes to that random craving. Whether you’re wandering the mall or gettin’ yer man on in a Lowe’s, they seem to have you covered. Because let’s face it, nothing goes better with cuttin’ wood, power tools and digging your hands in boxes of hardware than popping a pretzel in those greasy mitts. Half way through your gardening and ran out of soil and bricks? Come in for a few bags and a cup of pretzel bites.
Auntie Anne’s has an assortment of pretzels: whole wheat, cinnamon or just the standard salt-​on-​sourdough. Add one of their many dips to round out your order. Some days I’m a sucker for the cinnamon pretzel bites. They go well with a dose of icing however I could devour these as-​is. But most days I just have the craving for salty, cheesy, doughy goodness in a knot. Speaking of which, have you ever watched them prep the ‘zels? There’s almost an art to twirling these things together.

I typically don’t bother with the Auntie Anne’s at the mall. However, on this trip to Lowe’s, we needed a snack. Lo and behold, there’s a new location inside of the store. The kids were more pleased than I was. We ordered an Original salted pretzel with butter, yummy! It was was out of this world. I don’t know how many calories are in this pretzel but I plan to have another on my next visit to Lowe’s. I may even make a special trip just to get a pretzel. Sometimes you just have to have a treat. Thank goodness I shared the pretzel. The nutritional ingredients are available on the website at:
. The Cinnamon Sugar pretzel was good as well, but the Original is my favorite. Although the staff did not mention it, the Original can be ordered with or without butter. I am amazed that I have never enjoyed an Auntie Anne’s pretzel before now but now that I know what I know, I am a fan! The establishment offers drinks and other tasty items but I felt the drinks were overpriced so we didn’t bother with them ($ 1.79 +).