Something Sweet

I went on Sunday December 14 they only had three flavors. For it to be a Sunday night I was expecting a little more than three flavors. but it’s not like those flavors are any good or cooked to perfection the chocolate cupcake was burnt and hard and the frosting was dried out as well. it was disgusting not fresh not cooked properly and not worth the visit or the 3.25 if it’s not fresh on a Sunday evening when is it fresh. sadly they use to be better with more variety. off my list.

I came in looking for a cookie and settled on a brownie and a coffee cake muffin for breakfast later. The brownie was dry and crumbly with a light cocoa flavor. I personally prefer a moist gooey brownie, so needless to say, I was dissapointed. The raspberry chocolate chip muffin was okay. I was again a bit dry for my taste and it lacked a substantial balance of fruit to dough. I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here again.

The cupcakes look cute and taste okay. BUT: I get sick every single time I eat one. Really, really sick. (Are they not properly baked? Do they use old ingredients?) I don’t know what the deal is, but my advice is to stay away.

My carrot cake cupcake was delicious, albeit small. The coffee, however, was a real downer, and the guy working there seemed to be counting down the minutes till he shift was over. You have to hope that they have what you want because the selection is very limited… I think there were four cupcake flavors and one sad, lonely marshmallow bar on display.

My friend was having a rough day so I swung by to pick up 6 cupcakes for a little pick me up after she got off work. I picked up the cupcakes at around 4:30 and by the time we ate them after 7, the cake portion was dry and stale. The next day they were inedible they were so hard.
See the reviews here about dry cakes? Believe them. I tried 4 different cupcake varieties and they were all DRY DRY DRY. I’ve had better from a box mix leftover from a party several days later — seriously. At $ 20 for a sixer of cupcakes, I expect them to be FRESH, light, and fluffy a mere 3 hours after I get them. Pity too, because the icing was pretty good.
Overall, STAY AWAY — get cupcakes at a place that doesn’t have 30 mentions of the word «DRY» on their Unilocal page. Wish I had checked before I popped in, I’d have driven further out to get something of better quality.

It miiiight be bad that I feel the need to stop into every cupcake place I see. «Oh, I just want to look at them!» Who am I kidding? I also end up tasting one or two.
Usually there is something in the cupcake store that catches my eye. That was the Angry Birds Cupcakes and various other creative toppers! Of course, we had to try the bourbon cupcake and the caramel. I loved the icing on the cupcakes, but the cake was very dry and left a lot to be desired. There is also gelato, cake, sandwiches, tea, and coffee here!

I went to Something Sweet with high expectations, considering my love affair with all things Jetties. The storefront was well-​designed, and displays of cupcakes and other baked goods were organized in a very appealing way. The Fall and Halloween themed desserts were really quite cute, so I opted for a chocolate cupcake with 7-​minute marshmallow icing (shaped like a Ghost, of course).
The icing was delicious, really sticky and good, and very different from any icing I’ve had in the past. The cupcake, however, left a little to be desired. The deep chocolate flavor was rich without being too sweet, however the consistency was a bit on the dry side. Holly H. went with the Fallfetti (white cupcake, white icing, fall-​colored sprinkles) and said hers was great. I will have to try a different cake variety in the future.
How cute is this ghost though?

I wish I wasn’t a Unilocal regular at Something Sweet, but alas, I frequent my neighborhood ice cream store more than I wish to admit. The prices are fair, they serve Giffords ice cream, and the cupcakes are delectable. The only complaint is that it’s such a skinny store, and when there’s more than 5 people in there, it gets a little dicey.

Something Sweet is a great addition to a neighborhood that doesn’t have too many dessert options. And it’s especially great now that they have a Jetties Express!
Their brownies are some of our favorite in the city. We can never resist the peanut butter or hazelnut swirl. We prefer the cakes to the cupcakes though. If you happen to stop by on the weekend, look out for the blueberry sour cream coffee cake. Otherwise, be on the lookout for the black & white, carrot cake, German’s chocolate, or snickerdoodle. Flavors change every couple of days so it is good to keep checking back on their Facebook page.
Their original cupcake flavors which they have everyday are not super exciting. We find the vanillas and chocolates to be too sweet and the red velvets to be average. But the cookies and cream are fantastic. Alternatively, look out for the much more creative and satisfying specialty flavors. Some good ones are peanut butter & jelly, ginger pear, and malted milk ball.
They also serve Giffords ice cream and original tart frozen yogurt which is refreshing.
We love Jetties sandwiches too. The Surfside (turkey, bacon, avocado) is a favorite, as are the seasonal specials which are the Summer House (heirloom tomato, avocado, sprouts) and the Dreamland for the winter (turkey, melted brie, fig jam). The Nobadeer (turkey, cranberry, stuffing) is great for the fall.
You can’t go wrong the with the Altar Rock salad (turkey, bacon, chickpeas) or the Muskeeget salad (turkey, mandarin oranges, peanut honey dressing) as well.
Creating your own sandwich or salad can add up really fast so we don’t recommend it. It’s easy to sub out ingredients though.

This review is for the cupcakes only:
WOW these cupcakes are simplicity and balance at it’s best. I tried their vanilla/​chocolate, double chocolate, and double vanilla. The cake is moist and not too sweet. The chocolate frosting is my fav-​almost halfway between a ganache and buttercream. Had the right balance of intense chocolate and sweetness.
Will be back SOON!

Just cross the street from my place so I could have been in trouble if I had a good cupcake from here. I’ve been here 2 years ago and I wasn’t impressed so I haven’t been back until about a week ago. Well… quite disappointing.
Cupcake was tiny but it was $ 3. I guess the price should be similar to other competitors like gtown cupcake. Cupcake wasn’t moist at all. Frosting was OK but not memorable.
They do have frozen yogurt so I might try this when summer comes.
Other than that, I think I am in safe zone with my diet or cupcake craving.

Deliciously moist cupcakes! I think I have found my cupcake joint in DC. I got a chance to have a chocolate with chocolate butter cream cupcake and I had to break up that indulgence into three acts. It was just too much lusciousness to consume in one sitting. The chocolate butter cream is nothing short of amazing. So rich, so smooth. I am in dream land. I actually did not consume the cupcake until the day after I got it and it was as if I got it freshly baked that day. That is the true test of a good cupcake. These aren’t light and fluffy cakes, they are dense and moist but full of flavor. I am on the course to try their other flavors although I am usually partial to anything chocolate. Delicious!

Something Sweet is now also a Jetties Express, serving the same salads and about half of the sandwiches that are on the menu at the main Jetties location. It’s a much needed addition to the AU Park area and I am stoked!
The Summer House sandwich is fantastic! It’s heirloom tomatoes, pesto, avocado, pepper jack cheese, and micro greens on toasted multi grain bread. The Sconset sandwich is great too — hummus, muenster, and veggies. The salads are also excellent — all of the veggies are very fresh and delicious.
I’ve shared a few of the treats with coworkers, now that we’ve been there a handful of times. The salted caramel cupcake was outstanding, but very rich. The lemon meringue cupcake was summery and tasty, the carrot cake was excellent — moist and perfectly spiced (although the cream cheese frosting was a bit too sweet), but the compost cookie was a little weird. It has fritos in it, which seemed like it would be cool — but the frito flavor completely dominated and not in a good way.
All in all — the food has been great and it’s so nice to have a good (non-​sit down) lunch spot in the area.

I, like many others, am on a cupcake quest and I got to check Something Sweet’s cupcakes off my list today. It’s a cute little store that is open pretty late into the night which is great when you have a hankering for some sugar after dinner. In addition to cupcakes, they offer coffee cakes, ice cream, cookies, brownies, teas and coffees. Their cupcakes are decorated similarly to Gtown Cupcakes, only instead of fondant they are sugar. They also set aside a few cuppies to decorate with little plastic rings (remember those toy vending machines?) which is really popular with the little kids. BUT, don’t come on Mondays looking for cupcakes — they don’t have any. You have been warned.
As usual, I ordered vanilla on chocolate, chocolate on vanilla, red velvet, and my «wild card» was snickerdoodle. The snickerdoodle was a great idea, but the execution wasn’t as great. The frosting was tasty, but the cake was oddly dense with a strange texture. The red velvet had delicious frosting — light, cream cheesy and not overly sweet — and the cake had good flavor but was pretty dry. The vanilla on chocolate and the chocolate on vanilla both had really dry cakes and tasted like a grocery store cake — not what I was expecting from a specialty shop. Next time I’m in the area and want something sweet, I’m going to skip Something Sweet’s cupcakes and perhaps try something else.

My cupcake was dry as well.
I went here after reading the reviews, but was still curious. Also, I was directly across the street and figured I would give it a try. I bought the Red Velvet Cake cupcake. The frosting was delicious but I grew tired of it halfway through the cupcake. The cake part… very dry. So disappointing because the cupcake looked adorable.
The staff was very nice. I think I may have visited on a day when they were not freshly baked. You may want to give it try!

I understand they call it Something Sweet, but when I’m paying that much for a cupcake, I’m hoping for Something More.
The cupcakes here are horrendous. The proportion of cake to frosting is off, and all you taste is pure sugar. No depth of chocolate, vanilla, espresso, etc. Just sugar. It’s sickeningly sweet, and not in a good sugar coma way.
Their ice cream on the other hand, is yummy. I think it’s Gifford’s and the serving sizes are generous.
The people behind the counter are also very nice and friendly, so they get points for that!
Overall though, you may as well grab a bunch of sugar packets from Starbucks and call it a day.

The flavor selection was a bit scant when my friend and I arrived at Something Sweet on a Saturday evening after dinner at 2 Amys. Chocolate on chocolate, vanilla on chocolate, chocolate on vanilla, red velvet and snickerdoodle. I’ve recently denounced chocolate cake, especially devil’s food cake so I passed on those cake flavors.
(Side note: I still like chocolate — but there’s something about chocolate cake that’s turned me off lately; taste and texture. Maybe it was the last choc cupcake I sampled at GTown Cupcake?)
I chose the vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream frosting
. I’m not a big frosting person but I really liked how the frosting wasn’t too rich but had a great depth of chocolate flavor. Also, the frosting to cake ratio was perfect. The frosting didn’t overwhelm the cake which is a problem I’ve encountered at other bakeries. I wish it had been a touch fluffier though, as it seemed a little hard. The cake, however, was not as enjoyable. At some point during the little cake’s lifetime, I’m sure it was soft and moist. By the time it reached my lips, it was quite firm and not completely dry, but well on it’s way. There was a nice, vanilla flavor but the texture of the cake is what kept me from being wowed by Something Sweet.
Though I was not in love with my «something sweet», I’d probably return but not put much effort in to do so.

reading all the reviews that talk about «dry cupcakes» and «crispy cookies» is quite shocking. either those Unilocalers got unlucky or something sweet checked out the negative reviews and corrected things immediately because this place is where it’s at.
i’ve gone a few times, and to be quite honest, the factor that has brought me back over and over again is my curiosity to see what the new special, limited-​time-​only cupcakes are. they’re the best.
the first time i went to something sweet, i had the specialty peanut butter crème cupcake. it was heaven. the peanut butter frosting was smooth and the flecks of peanuts on top gave it that extra something. the second time i went, i had the specialty oreo cupcake. moist, chocolatey goodness with a vanilla-​and-​oreo-​bit buttercream frosting. and, of course, an piece of an oreo sandwich on top. it was phenomenal.
their cookies are on point. they are generously sized and are on the softer side. i personally love chewy cookies, so i find them to be scrumptious. most recently i had a cowboy cookie, which contained chocolate chips, oatmeal, and coconut in it. it made my day.
never have i entered the establishment and found there was a «weird smell». it’s always clean and the employees are always smiling and willing to talk about any of their products.
the only reason i took a star off is because i wish the minimum number of customized cupcakes i could purchase was lower. you need to buy a minimum of a dozen cupcakes if you want to customize them, and i just wanted four. oh well.
the something sweet treat is hard to beat.

3.5 stars
After some extensive research, and by research I mean my gf and I have started making our way through the store’s inventory. She has tried the ice cream sandwich and cupcakes and I have had a chocolate chip cookie (twice).
My overall impression is that this place is good, but not great. However, because they really are the only place in this area to fill the ice cream and cookie market, it will do well, and will likely still get my business.
The Cookies: They are very tasty, but are a bit too crispy for my liking. The first was a bit soft in the middle, but the 2^nd time, was all crunch. A more soft and moist cookie would have me 100% sold.
The ice cream sandwich: worth every penny of the $ 4.55 asking price. Two large cookies with your choice of any ice cream. Its huge!
The cupcake: The cupcake was a bit dry according to my gf and my small taste confirmed said dryness. The morning after, however, the cupcake supposedly tasted better.
I think that if they can soften the cookies and moisten the cupcakes, this place is a 5 star joint.

August 7^th, 2009
Nothing much to say about this place. It’s right across the street from 2Amy’s, which they admittedly did on purpose to catch all the diners «pouring out» with a «sweet tooth» that couldn’t be satisfied by the pizzeria. The service is a little off-​putting, and the layout is cramped and awkward as well. Think Georgetown Cupcake, but instead of having all of the choices displayed right in front of you, you have to travel down a little alleyway crowded with people to see the non-​cupcake options (and menu for that matter).
The cupcakes were alright. I was able to finish them, but they weren’t good enough to recommend to someone else or to even eat again. I picked the chocolate ganache one because it was just coming into the display case. I thought this meant that it would be fresh from the oven, but that wasn’t the case. The cake on the coconut cupcake was dry and the icing too sweet. The chocolate no-​fat frozen yogurt was nice and silky, similar to Costco’s yogurt. I like Iceberry better though. Don’t make the trip out here for Something Sweet. Actually, don’t even eat here if you’re right across the street.