PCC > Greenlake > 98013
Blu Water Bistro > Greenlake > 98103
Souped Up Cafe > Greenlake > 98103
a search for the best cookie in the Green Lake neighborhood.
Living and working in Greenlake, it was a very common sight to see me moseying down the drive to the Urban Bakery in search of a sugar fix. Walking into the neighborhood cafe, I was always greeted with a friendly face and an eyeful of delicious looking baked goods. Not once did I ever try the bread puddings or the glossy fruit tarts...it was a big cookie I was after. Sugar? Peanut Butter? Chocolate Chip? M&M? Oatmeal & Raisin? Too many choices! Every week I would stand there and stare at the display case -trying to convince myself to choose just one. Every week I would "happen" to forget cash and have to put a $5 minimum on my debit card. "I'll take one of each! I'll share with the office!" Yes, I would share with the office, after I cut off half of each to enjoy myself. (The cookies are very big.) Biting into to the "crisp on the outside/chewy and soft on the inside" deliciousness that was the Urban Bakery cookie was like biting into a little bit of heaven.
After a couple of years, Urban Bakery was bought out by another family. Gone was my favorite cashier, and flat and crunchy went my cookies. After a few tries, I finally realized that the bakery wasn't just having a bad day...the cookies I came to love were gone.
With all the restaurants and cafes in walking distance, I wasn't worried about finding a substitute. It would all be okay. In fact, I remembered something with the name "Tollhouse Magic" at the Blu Water. I tried it, and believe me, it was magic. Baked in a cast iron skillet was a bubbling and gooey tollhouse cookie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. All for the unbelievable price of....$7.50! Are you kidding me?!?!? After paying for the stupid cookie, as well as tax, tip, and the $3 cup of drip, I quickly decided this would be my last Tollhouse Magic. ...And the Great Cookie Quest continued.
Although the cream cheese brownies at Chocolati were spectacular, and The Mix ice cream was always wonderful, the void left by the Urban Bakery's cookies could not be filled. One day, I decided to stop by PCC to see what cookies they had available. In between the scones and cheeses, I saw it...a big cookie covered with giant chunks of chocolate. I snatched it up and went straight to the checkout. Not two steps out the door, I pulled the cookie out of the saran wrap, took a deep breath, and sunk my teeth in. THE HORROR! It was like biting into a piece of CHALK! I looked at the label on the back of the saran wrap...it was Gluten Free! Dejected, with a bad taste in my mouth, I walked home.
A couple cookieless months later, a new cafe and sandwich shop came to town -the Souped Up Cafe. While my eyes wandered through the display case, they landed on a big, burnt-looking cookie. "Hell," I thought, "I'll give it a try". This cookie was indescribable. Not only was it good, it blew the Urban Bakery cookie out of the water!! The search was officially over. Now Souped Up has Macadamia Nut, Sugar, and Oatmeal & Raisin cookies, all equally as good and all $1.50. Thank you Souped Up, thank you.
Signing out.
t
Restaurant Inspections for Urban Bakery
Restaurant Inspections for Souped Up
No comments:
Post a Comment