Dots Cupcakes

Yummy cupcakes we got the mini dozen so good. I love the one with bacon on top !!! Oh and we got a doggy cupcake for our pup he loved it hehe!!! Super cute interior inside the shop. Will be back!

This place sucks! The service was horrible, décor was awful, and the cupcakes are so sweet you will need to make a dentist appointment asap!
They only had mini red velvet… Cream cheese frosting was so gross. The cake was ok but not amazing… We also had the strawberry shortcake and the lemon not impressed! Save your money and visit Porto’s or Panera or even Corner Bakery!!!

I ordered my baby shower cupcakes from here, they were the biggest hit of the shower, everyone loved them and they were so beautiful, I will definitely consider ordering again although they were more on the pricy side.

We came here around 5:20 pm on a Sunday and there were only 2 cupcakes left. Coconut & chocolate… and a chocolate swirl cupcake. Since we walked in at the same time as other guests, it came down to who could order first so we just said, «we’ll take them!» Now, did any of us want those flavors?
No, not really. Lol. But I drove all the way from duarte to pasadena because I wanted cupcakes (confexions but they were closed so we drove here) so damnit! We were getting cupcakes. Hahaha
After dinner, we split the coconut & chocolate cupcake. They were good but didn’t hit the spot for my cupcake hankering.
I advise getting to pasadena nice and early so that you can grab the cupcake flavors of your choice. I would come back again to try some of their other cupcakes.

I saw this cute little cupcake store while walking around Pasadena. I wanted to try it out but I was so full from dinner and could barely fit a cupcake in my stomach. Anyway, I found the place cute with nice cozy seats and hippy chandelier. I was greeted nicely as I entered and offered to ask any questions. I was told that their Dulce de lèche is their popular one and so I tried it. Their cupcake designs are so cute! But when I had my first bite, the cake is not as fluffy as I wanted. Its icing is too sweet but the caramel’s sweetness is just perfect. As I said, I only tried one cupcake since I was full. But I’m wondering, if this is their best selling cupcake and it didn’t quite please me well, could the rest of the cupcakes be as bad or worst than this? Or maybe I should try out few more to be justly.

Everyone who knows me knows that I hate sweets. I talk about it all the time. I can’t stand any sugar in any of my food. I hate American desserts — the only sweets I like are Asian pastries and desserts. For some reason, I really like Dots Cupcakes! I don’t know why, but they’re so good! I love that they sell itty bitty mini cupcakes that are great for kids, or if you just want a pop of flavor but not die from a surge of sugar. This is my go-​to place for treats for get-​togethers.

My daughter wanted some cupcakes so we decided to give this place a try as we were walking around Pasadena. It is really a cute shop and with friendly staff members. But sad to say we didn’t like any of the cupcakes. The cupcakes were just ok. Honestly I felt that they were no different from grocery bought cupcakes. Definitely not worth $ 3 a cupcake. This place comes no where close to sprinkles. The two flavor we got were Carmelita and chocolate raspberry.
Carmelita is a chocolate cupcake with salted caramel. The chocolate cupcake was nothing special and the salted caramel was too salty. It was not a good combination. Same problem with the Chocolate Raspberry cupcake. The raspberry sauce just tasted weird.
My daughter did not like any of the cupcakes so my bf and I had to eat them. And both my bf and I could understand why my daughter didn’t like it. The cupcakes just didn’t taste good.

OK cupcakes in a small little shop, I stopped by while in the area and ordered a box of a dozen minis to take home. The family wasn’t very impressed with the flavor variety I chose. I ate maybe 4 or 5, while we probably threw out the last remaining 3 – 4.

I have been coming to dots cupcakes for the past 2 years. I was always happy going to them for birthday celebrations and all in between. But today that all ends.
A majority of the time, I enjoy the employees at dots. Except for one. Every time she tries to give me cupcakes that she picks. And every time, I have to stop her. Today I didn’t have that opportunity since the store had several clients in the glass window. While being rung by another employee, I ask her if the other employee (who selected the cupcakes for me) was the owner. I was informed that she is the mother of the owner of dots cupcakes. I found the name of the owner and I sent her a polite email in regards to my visit.
I won’t be using dots cupcakes anymore. It’s Old Town Pasadena, there’s more bakeries to select from.

I decided to try this place out and got 2 red velvet, 2 milk chocolate and 1 vanilla mini cupcakes. They were all moist and yummy! The only reason I don’t give it 5 stars is because I haven’t found a place yet that is better than Sprinkles cupcakes. but this place was similar to that and thats why I loved them, they were still good and similar to the sprinkles cupcake taste! Its hard to find a cupcake thats moist or has good frosting but this place didn’t disappoint me at all, so I’ll definitely be coming back again :)

Came on Saturday before going to the Apple store. The Store it cute and small. Very adorable I liked the décor, but the atmosphere killed it. The cashier was sweet, but the management is a complete different story. Gosh I was astonished at the kind of management thats going on.
The female manager that was heavy set called the cashier to the back to scold her! I was speechless you can hear the yelling from the outside! I was horrified and felt so much sympathy for anyone that has to or had put up with that. There is no job that is worth that kind of treatment.
The cupcakes here are just average honestly there is nothing special about it. It tastes like something you get from out of a box.

I would say this is my second favorite cupcake place in Pasadena. My first love will always be polkatots and I will compare every single cupcake I eat to that place.
I’ve gotten dots a handful of times and every single time it’s pretty good. The big cupcakes are $ 3 each, but they’re not that big in my opinion. In fact, they are half the size of polkatots cupcakes. I always get the dulce de leche, strawberry or vanilla. I love how their cakes are moist and soft (even after a few days they were still moist), and their frosting isn’t too sweet, which is good.
The BIG problem I have with dots is that they sell TOO many chocolate cupcakes. I don’t like eating chocolate at all, so there’s a very limited amount of flavors I can get from here. They literally have chocolate in a majority of their cupcakes, whether it’s swirled in it, on top as the frosting, at the bottom as the cake, or inside the filling is chocolate. They just have very little non chocolate cupcake flavors :(

Located in Old Town Pasadena. It’s kind of hidden off the main street (Colorado Blvd), but it’s definitely there! It’s a cute little cupcake shop. No place to sit down, so plan on ordering to go.
I ordered a dozen for a family get-​together and it was a hit! Packaging and decoration of the cupcakes are so cute and very instagrammable! I love their personalized wrappers and always appreciate attention to detail! I didn’t try everything, but here are my thoughts on the one’s I tried:
FLEUR DE SEL: This wasn’t overly sweet-​which is good! It’s a chocolate cupcake with chocolate and caramel frosting. Overall a great choice if you’re craving chocolate!
RED VELVET: It’s not as thick as Sprinkle’s Red Velvet-​definitely lighter and softer when you bite into it? I think fluffier is what I’m trying to say haha. Safe choice!
CARROT: This was my favorite! I’m normally not a carrot cake person, but loved it a lot!
PASSIONFRUIT: This was a complete miss for me. The passionfruit filling was not for me.
DOG CUPCAKES: They have doggy cupcakes available for $ 1.50, which is really affordable. My dog loved it!

The fleur de sel cupcake is one of my favorite cupcakes of all time (the rest of their offerings are great, but this one –pun intended– takes the cake). Prices are delightfully uncrazy for the SoCal cupcake scene (regular is $ 3, minis $ 1.75, with discounts on multiples). If you’re a cupcake connoisseur, this is a semi-​hidden gem.
Getting Dots cupcakes is fun all around: cute shop, great service, and beautiful and delicious cupcakes.
Although Sprinkles is my #1, it’s too far to get my fix and I am very close to dots. Fridays and Saturday’s have the vanilla passion fruit flavor which I also love.

I have been coming here for years and LOVE their cupcakes. The chocolate vanilla is my personal favorite. Their cupcakes have the perfect ratio of frosting and the cake is very moist. Also the cupcake itself is not overly sweet and the cake part is enjoyable even without the frosting. They also carry mini cupcakes. These cupcakes are bite-​sized but still very satisfying.
Also, they make doggie cupcakes! These doggie cupcakes are animal-​friendly for pets. My dog enjoyed his doggie cupcake a lot! Although it was a little large for him, I broke it into smaller pieces and he was able to eat it easily.
Not only their cupcakes are cute, their packaging is visually appealing and very sturdy. Everything at Dots Cupcakes is high quality and their presentation of their product is excellent. They pay close attention to detail to every product it shows. Their cupcakes are $ 3.00 each and the mini cupcakes are $ 1.75, they are well worth the price.

Having had tried more flavors since my last visit, I can definitely say that Dots Cupcakes is awesome for any type of chocolate cupcake. In my opinion, anything other than chocolate is just… okay. The chocolate flavor is just so decadent and moist. I have not experienced it with any other flavors here.
My favorite still is the Mostess cupcake. But following very closely is the Chocolate Vanilla and the Fleur de Sel. Here’s a rundown in case you need it:
Mostess: Chocolae cake and chocolate frosting with vanilla crème filling. Gotta love the white squiggly lines. Love-​love-​loved!!! Served Fri-​Sun
Chocolate Vanilla: Straight forward chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. Loved! Very moist. Served everyday
Cookies & Cream: Chocolate cake with vanilla frosting covered in oreo-​esque crumbles. It was okay. I enjoyed the Chocolate Vanilla more. Served daily.
Fleur de Sel: Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and caramel drizzle. Also bits of sea salt. Its Very good. But… I guess I am not a fan of the salt. However, I would order again. Served daily.
Strawberry Shortcake: Seems to be white cake with strawberry like frosting. It just didn’t do it for me. No wow effect. Served daily.
Red Velvet: Did not really like.

I was reading the reviews and many complain about the parking. Dots actually validate for 30 minutes of parking at the lot across the street on Fair Oaks and Union!
Anyways! I’m pretty much a cupcake snob and I prefer this cupcake place to others in Pasadena. The cupcakes are overall very moist and they aren’t too sweet/​overwhelming.
For you chocolate fiends out there, I definitely recommend the Fleur de Sel. It’s a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting and a caramel drizzle. They top it off with some sea salt. The flavors definitely compliment one another and it goes perfectly with a nice cup of coffee. This is definitely my favorite.
If you aren’t a chocolate lover, I’d recommend the dulce de leche. It has yellow cake batter, with a white frosting and a caramel drizzle. It isn’t too sweet; however the flavor is absolutely amazing!

I love their mini cupcakes! It allows you to try more flavors and they’re so cute. I came on Valentines day, so they only had a few flavors. Their pink champagne and fleur de sel cupcake was delicious! Their cupcakes are very moist and the frosting isn’t too heavy. Their red velvet was okay, but I know they rotate their flavors so keep coming to try them all!

I’ve forgotten how good you taste .
Moist. So tasty. And oh so very addicting.
Red velvet. Vanilla with white icing. Vanilla with chocolate icing. Always so fresh.
Ty for always satisfying my cravings!

The craze of cupcakes has been diluted the love of other confections these days.
I’m not a huge cupcake fan. Too much icing is too sweet for me. If I do crave or get cupcakes for others, it’s from Dots. I find Sprinkles and Crumbs as well as the others to be dry and taste the same. At Dots, the cake it self vary from each other and the varieties are distinctive. I usually go for the mint chocolate.
It’s usually in and out here quick which I like.

note to self:
yay to dulce de leche.
nay to chocolate cake base cupcakes.