Citizen Cake Kiosk

I went to this bakery with my parents after my father read a review in the newspaper quite a long time ago. He was very excited to go. We were treated with such disrespect by the woman who helped us I have NEVER forgotten this. It was as if we had come to this place to beg for food. We were given several dirty looks just for being in the place. I believe we were just not the type of people that this woman wished to have there. I was repulsed by her attitude to say the least. I absolutely hate elitism on any level. I also consider myself to be a pretty good baker and I was in no manner impressed by what we had. I hope things have now changed.

My heart goes out to the girl who works here. It reminds me a little of an open-​air market in Belgrade in Winter 1915; shop keepers peddling their wares to downcast locals, punctuated by occasional shell explosions. Then a cool breeze comes over the Danube. «Some coffee, sir? Perhaps a croissant or cupped-​cake to fight away the cold?» Yes, I mutter. But I don’t have a dinar to spare. «That’s ok, our currency is worthless anyway. I would prefer a coal for my fire.» I oblige readily.
Anyway, the cupcakes are good. There is this one that has a marshmallow candy bar sticking out of it. It’s a little pricy. They seem to be out of stuff a lot; I went recently with a coworker and they were out of coffee. Coffee. At 10AM. So we would have to either wait 10 minutes in Siberia or get an espresso drink for two bucks more. Yikes. The coffee is good though. And the mochas come with marshmallows too.
End scene.

In case you have no reason to save right now (I hate you), then splurge and get a $ 3 cupcake from this kiosk. I had the chocolate chip cupcake and went straight to diabetic heaven. The lady was super nice and was offering free coffee samples and was recommending the fried chicken sandwich. I’ll be back!

3 or 4 cupcakes later…(not on the same day!) I’m not really convinced… This place is aight I guess… I LOVE cupcakes, and cookies too for that matter. Oh and let’s not forget ice cream, but this place doesn’t wow me. The cupcakes are majorly tiny and kinda dry? Not really moist like I like em. They also serve breakfast pastries (I’ve tried the cherry scone which was good), coffee (good), soup, (good but kinda watery), and sandwiches. Haven’t tried the sandwiches because I don’t eat meat so I can’t add my 2 cents on those.
I’ve been kinda addicted to the red velvet cupcakes from Starbucks, but word on the street is that they won’t be serving those anymore because they were «seasonal.» Every season is cupcake season if you ask me! Anyway, I went to get a cupcake from SB yesterday and after I found out the bad news about their demise I wandered over to the Citizen Cake Kiosk and picked up a vanilla bean cupcake. I think that cupcake sealed the deal. I probably won’t be plunking down my $ 3 anymore.

I get coffee here almost everyday — the girl behind the counter is super friendly and makes a good latte — they always have little delicious treats abound — I like the these spicey grapefruit chocolate cookies though — they are very good, try em out

I popped in here on a Friday night around 7pm and was really excited to try this place out. I’ve heard great things from friends and thought it would be a nice treat. Everything looks great so we ordered a variety of desserts including pastries and cookies. Unfortunately, everything ended up in the garbage. The food was really really dry and tasteless.
I understand it was late in the day so the food may not have been as fresh and thats the only reason I am giving this place 2 stars. That being said, I dont think I would ever go back.

I’ve heard generally mediocre statements about Citizen Cake, therefore I’ve always avoided it and it’s cousin restaurant ‘Orson’. But on a frigid day I decided a little scone wouldn’t hurt.
The Kiosk is located right next to Orson. It’s a doorless little cubby that isn’t shielded from the weather nor noise pollution. I felt really sorry for the employee who looked like she was freezing her arms off. They should install a plastic wind screen.
I wanted the ham and cheese croissant yet they said they only had what was available in the bins. Reviewing the sparse collection of goods, I selected the cherry scone ($ 1.25).
It’s not a huge scone but big enough to fit in the palm of your hand. The first thing that jumped out at me is the crunchy cookie-​like shell of the scone. This alone made the scone addictive. Beneath the crunchy exterior was lighter and more bread-​like. I think they nailed the texture even though it’s not your traditional scone.
The flavor continues with the addictive quality. It’s a solid combination of butter, black cherry, and diced ginger. The ginger is a little surprising but it works at balancing out the butter flavor. For some reason whenever I eat ginger in baked goods it makes my head feel odd.
I don’t know if the scone compels me enough to visit Citizen Cake. I do know that if I see the Kiosk again, I’ll probably grab something to go.

Great service… awesome lattes, I would go so far as to say they rival Blue Bottle. Problem = price… yikes! Otherwise they would be a solid 4 star. $ 4 for a latte means that I can only splurge and go there every so often to get my fix.
Cinnamon rolls w/​pecans are to die for… yum, yum, yum.

Mmmm… cupcakes! I’ll take a pair!
With the demise of the Citizen Cupcake at Virgin Records, I was even more resolved to make it down here for a fix.
The venue may have changed, but the quality of cake is still not to be scoffed at. And for those who find the prices hard to swallow, I suggest you double down and take «day-​old six-​pack» with a bargain mix of delightful cups! You can’t tell the difference and you know these babies will not make it home to mommy anyways.
The place is tiny and does not really have anywheres much to stop and have your cake. The solution: take your cakes next door to the Utah… mmmm… chocolate cake and beer — like white on rice!

Literally across the street and it’s a nice change to get something other than Starbucks. The starbucks is about 200 feet closer so out of pure laziness, I usually end up there for coffee. The service was great and the lady working was super sweet and friendly. Though the cupcakes aren’t my favorite, they are still pretty good and the convenience is unbeatable. They also have simple, yummy sandwiches so if you’re looking to pick up a quick bite (and walking an extra block to whole foods sounds too daunting or you’re simply sick of going), its a good spot to stop by,

My bf brought me a small cake from the kiosk here. It was tasty but I guess not memorable enough for me to remember the flavor.

After passing by many many times on my walk to work I decided, «Sure, what the hell…» and decided to try the Citizen Cake Kiosk.
I’ve known about the restaurant and patissiere for years after seeing the owner on a random Food Network blurb, so I had hopes that the baked goods were as good as the appeared to be on tv.
The barista wad VERY nice and cheerful, and topped my mocha with a few nice chunky marshmellows! The coffee is reminisant of Blue Bottle, but a little less intense. Very good.
I also bought a Coconut Cream cupcake– which I was disappointed with. The flavor was good, but not great, and it was a little dry. For ordering at 9am, I thought it’d be much more moist, fresh. Tasted more like it was made the day before. I think the cupcake was over $ 3, but was standard cupcake size, which sucks. Pricy.
I may come back to try a different pastry, but in general, CCK is a-​ok. No fireworks but great service with a smile.

My friend Jessie excitedly starts off our convo with… «what’s the best bakery in SF?»
«I don’t know!» Long pause. «Jessie, you were planning on revealing what the best bakery is, right?»
«Oh yeah! But I forgot the name… oh now I remember, Citizen Kane! Well, they have a kiosk on 4^th street, let’s go check it out.»
So we arrive at the Kiosk, which is more a store front, when you say kiosk I’m imagining a dude standing underneath an umbrella selling stuff. I have to say, Jessie lied.
I ordered a cupcake and a chocolate-​chocolate chip cookie (ya know that one’s that are dark brown, but then have the chocolate chips too?). Well, it is a BIG disappointment. Nothing spectacular or even semi-​decent.
The lady was very nice, that’s why they get two stars. But no stars for the actual food. I say go to Specialty’s, their cookies are much better.
I kinda wish Jessie hadn’t remembered the name.

This place would get 4 stars if the coffee and baked goods weren’t so excessively expensive. .Wow.
Service is very friendly and cheerful in the mornings, and gets a star on its own. But with Cento right around the corner serving Blue Bottle coffee and also doing paninis from a similar, we-​have-​no-​seating-​you-​just-​have-​to-​stand-​sorry set-​up, you’d think Citizen Cake kiosk would step up their game a little.
Instead, this outpost feels lamer than even their kiosk in the Virgin store downtown.

man, did this experience ever suck. almost $ 5 for a large coffee and vanilla cupcake ($ 2.75 for the cupcake alone).
i don’t mind paying Gary Danko prices for food, as long as I don’t get a McDonald”s experience. the coffee and vanilla cupcake were terrible. Christ, i could do a better one at home with some Folgers’s crystals and Jiffy muffin mix.
i am going back to my so-​so coffee and pastry at Happy Donut every morning. least i only have to pay $ 2.40 for that privlage.

I really wanted to find a rival cupcake place equal or better to Teacake. Sadly Citizen Cake is not the place. It’s good. It’ll do but the price of the cupcakes and the size of the cupcakes are just not as good as Teacake’s. Their hot cocoas aren’t really that good either. I just felt full and gross afterwards. Give me Teacake any day.

Cupcakes were yummy! The frosting just has the right amount of sweetness. I thought they were a bit pricey at $ 2.75 for the regular flavors and $ 3.50 for the special ones, but Beard Papa’s cream puffs are about the same price now so I guess that’s just the going rate for specialty treats these days.
The staff is very friendly too.

Was in the downtown area and was looking for some sweets, but wanted to try something new hence my visit to Citizen Cake! This place is a great place for those who are located in the SOMA area. I was specifically here for their cupcakes! They had 5 flavors, chocolate, vanilla bean, toffee, rocky road, and lemon. I went for the toffee and it was divine! Unfortunately they don’t have any type of sitting area. If you’re on the go and looking for something sweet with a drink, Citizen Cake can’t be beat especially if you work in the area.

Yayyy! The Citizen Cupcake kiosk is finally open next door to Orson. Jessica, Connie and I stopped by to check it out, and it seems that no one really knows about it yet. I ordered the signature chococupcake to take to my sister’s birthday party that night, then *accidentally* left it at the office, forcing me to dive into it the next morning. Subconscious? Me thinks not.

Now open from 8am-​4pm M-​F! The 3 Miss Unilocal stopped in yesterday and to our surprise, the Citizen Cake kiosk inside Orson was open for its first day of business. In addition to coffee and tea, a variety of their scrumptious signature cupcakes were available, including the candy bar cupcake, lemon, chocolate mint, chocolate chip, double chocolate, and vanilla bean. They won’t have sandwiches available just yet, but in the meantime, you can stop in to grab some joe to go and a moist cupcake to satisfy your morning and midday sweet craving!