The best cupcakes In the DMV hands down I think I've had…read moreevery flavor and I have yet to be disappointed. five

It's a dessert Pop Up at a Starbucks on MLK (South Side Washington D.C.) that I HAD to get to!!…read moreThis spot just recently ranked in the top 5 of DC's dessert wars. So I pulled up!! Let's see why they ranked so high!! . Where I am: @theuglycakefactoryllc . Ordering: theuglycakefactory@gmail.com Or text 240-794-8848 . Location Reviewed: 2228 A Martin Luther King Jr Ave., Washington D.C. . Menu Includes: Classic Cupcakes-(chocolate, lemon, red velvet, vanilla $4 ea.), Seasonal-(banana split, peachy lemon, blueberry crunch $4.50 ea.), Premium (carrot cake, chocolate caramel, hot honey bacon $4.50 ea.), Infused cupcakes, cakes & MORE!! . Items Reviewed: Half a dozen Premium Cupcakes $20 Their Strawberry Crunch...STAMP!! The crumbles you'd get on a Good Humor Strawberry Eclair Ice Cream...this is what ALL their crunch cupcakes taste like!! Moist, sweet with real fruit!! Their Lemon Crunch...STAMP!! My favorite!! Lemony, crunchy, & sweet!! Their Blueberry Crunch...STAMP!! The real fruit on these makes a difference!! Their Vanilla Glaze...STAMP!! Soft, moist, with a crisp vanilla glaze on top!! Their Strawberry Shortcake...STAMP!! Thick creamy frosting, moist, & tasty!! . Customer Service: On Point!! . Online Navigation: Easy . Parking: Rough . Music: YouTube-Junkyard 3/31/96 Ibex-Smoke & Wink Solo . Recommendations: Any of the aforementioned cupcakes especially the lemon!!

Ventured here today looking for some fresh fruits and vegetables…read more Was happy with the selection for today. Picked up some yummy fruits and veggies. Was excited to see seeded watermelons and seeded grapes! We also grabbed some jelly's and apple butter. The Apple Butter took me back to Sunday mornings breakfast at Grandmas. The bakery side had a variety of yummy treats from doughnuts, pies, cookies and cakes. Definitely grabbed a few for later. The Apple Pie ice cream my hunnie ordered was delicious. Tasted just like Apple Pie. Looking forward to our next adventure here already.

I visited the nursery section only and the variety was impressive. I found most of what I was…read morelooking for which was a win. However the service was very hit or miss. The woman who checked us out was an absolute delight, warm, funny, and exactly what you hope for at a local farm stand. Unfortunately my experience in the herb section was the opposite. When I asked about strawberry plants and was told they didn't have any, I mentioned I was a first time gardener and asked if she could recommend something beginner friendly. Her response was essentially "just pick something, all you have to do is water them." When I explained again that I was new and looking for guidance, she told me she couldn't help me. As a first time gardener trying to learn, that kind of dismissiveness was discouraging. If it weren't for the lovely woman at checkout, I likely wouldn't return. I ended up going to Ed's Plant World in Brandywine where the staff were warm, welcoming, and genuinely helpful to a beginner. The difference was night and day. That said, I'm giving 4 stars because the place is really awesome in terms of selection and variety. The woman in the herb section may have just been having a bad day. It's absolutely worth checking out.

As my wife and I approached the store, we saw it was in a creepy looking dark corridor. It had no…read morelights except those from the store. When we got close to the corridor, it suddenly didn't look dark. That's a trick on the eyes due to distance! It's located in "the mall" which is located in the corner of a small shopping area. This is a small family business. They sell ice cream, paletas, Latino prepackaged snacks, and cold drinks. They have a lot of unusual flavors in their frozen treats. Flavors like chicle, nuez, nance, pinon, tequila, etc. Paletas are Mexican frozen treats on a little stick. It can be made with fruit, herbs, spices, or ice cream. Some flavors are a combination of these. All of the frozen products in this store are bought from vendors. There was some delay in ordering because the woman in charge spoke only a little English. A young lady who was helping her, spoke English well. She didn't know all of the ingredients in many of the flavors. So, understanding Spanish would be useful. Searching the names of the flavors on the internet will give you the main ingredients. We bought 2 ice creams and 4 paletas. 1) Gansito ice cream It was vanilla ice cream with swirls of chocolate syrup and strawberry syrup. It had shards of chocolate and pieces of strawberries. It had good flavors of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. This was much better than neopolitan ice cream! Gansito is a Mexican snack cake that has a chocolate coated sponge cake filled with white creme and strawberry jelly. I've never had a Gansito, but this was very delicious! 2) Raspberry cheesecake ice cream It was buttery cheesecake ice cream with swirls of sweetened raspberry puree. It had bits of raspberry and tiny raspberry seeds. It was rich and creamy with a mild sweetness. 3) Tequila paleta It was like an ice milk with a light tequila flavor with a mild sweetness. I can't say that I loved this. It was so-so. 4) Rum raisin paleta It was like an ice milk with a moderate smooth rum flavor. The raisins were all clumped together at the top. It would have been better if the raisins were distributed evenly because the sweet raisins went well with the rum. An almost great flavor. 5) Piñon paleta Piñon is the edible seed from a pine tree, aka pine nut. The flavor is mildly nutty. This paleta had a mild nutty and coconut milk flavor. It smelled like oily coconut. Not appealing at all! 6) Nuez paleta Nuez means nut in Spanish and pecan in Mexican. This had a light butter pecan ice cream flavor. We enjoyed it because it wasn't too buttery or sweet. The service was helpful, patient, and polite. The store was clean. There were 2 tables and 4 chairs. No restrooms for the public. There's plenty of free parking around the area. They have at least 27 ice cream flavors and 24 paleta flavors. The price for 4 small scoops of ice cream was $5. The price for each paleta was $3. Not cheap, but some are worth the price. We'll be trying more flavors. The Latino snacks looked interesting also.

This place is owned by a sweet lady who makes all the ice creams herself. Slightly intimidating as…read morewe don't speak Spanish and everything is in Spanish but also it's ice cream, not too hard to figure out. The owner does speak some English. My husband and I were both very pleased with our flavors. In particular, my husband tried El Tigre, which is like Neapolitan except instead of strawberry, it's butterscotch. Wow. So yummy, I've never had that as a flavor before. Will definitely be returning.

Rome! You're the man!…read more The boonies aren't so bad, they have Rita's! On our way home, I asked for ice cream like a child and of course, he said yes! We stopped and got the most incredible service from Rome. I asked him to recommend a custard and he put his manager hat on. He said he hadn't made an Apple Pie Sundae in a while and off he went with a smile when I said I trusted his pick! My little sundae was delicious! My Honeys Italian Ice was great! Great treats, great service, who doesn't love Rita's.... Rita's ambiance is like any other location, pull up and walk up. Simple and sweet just the way I like it!

Love this pizza. Tasty - fresh - yummy. Great the second day too! My favorite is the cherry…read moreblossom - I get a little salad with my pizza.

This place is located in a large strip mall complex near the Navy Federal Credit Union. There is…read moretons of parking available. It is co-located with a tea shop called Anteaboba. There is limited bar seating along the walls to sit and wait or eat your food. The staff there was friendly, but I will admit that my interaction with them was limited. They serve assorted barbecue including pulled pork, ribs, pulled chicken, smoked chicken, mac and cheese, collard greens, yams, brisket, fish, corn, BBQ beans, and green beans. I got the smoked wing combo with a side of collard greens and a side of candied yams. It took about 10 minutes for me to get my food and it was ok. The yams were heavy on cinnamon flavor, which drowned out the regular taste. The greens were good. The wings were ok. I got them in hot sauce they just did not taste as I expected. They did not have much flavor and were not as firm as I like. I will say that the sides came in larger containers than I am use to at other similar barbecue restaurants. I had high hopes for this place, but the food did not really deliver. I hope that it wa sjust an off day and am willing to try this place again.

The drinks are fire. The boba is very soft, though... almost like boba that's sat in a drink…read moreovernight. The snacks (Shanghai lumpia) are sooooo good, reminding me of the trays my Tita used to get from the local Filipino catering spot for family events. The other food is fine. Fried fish was really good. Brisket was really tender. Mac and cheese was disgusting. Greens were gross and noticeably DIRTY and dirty-tasting. The service here... my god. It is soooo bad. It gets worse every time I go. My order is constantly messed up and every time I go to order, I'm made to feel like I'm bothering them. Lol

BEST Banana Pudding Ever!!!! I bought the 4 pack for $20 (different flavors) they were amazing!!!!!…read moreI love the one with the Pecan topping!!! The creaminess and flavor is SO YUMMY!!!!! I will buy from them again!!!

From the owner: Gourmet banana pudding- we offer a large variety of flavors like, cheese cake, rum, oreo, classic…read morebanana pudding with pecan, strawberry with a chocolate swirl and many, many more!

Quick stop after dinner for something sweet. Not the brightest lit or cleanest esthetically BR- but…read moreit is the neighborhood store. Service was quick. Not a lot Of seating.

Their hours online vs what hours they are actually open are not consistent. If they close by 9pm if…read moreyou are not there by 8pm they probably already locked the doors

I tried to call the restaurant before posting this but it was impossible to reach a live person and…read moreall of the voicemail boxes were no longer taking messages. First, let me say I like this place. However, I've only done carryout. It's always clean and homesome. One night I stumbled upon a book club meeting in the restaurant. Local poets/writers were sharing their work which was quite impressive. The food is consistently decent and seemingly fresh. I particularly like the catfish and greens. And now it's the greens that I want to address. You get a very small portion as a side dish. I think it's $8. At least twice I've witnessed the person preparing the greens to-go realize they needed to put more greens and less juice. Well today topped any other day as far as the portion of greens I received with my dinner. In the attached pics, it's a large piece of skin that came out of the small container of greens and a picture of what was left once it was removed. That's it. That's the review. Smh

Visited this location on Wednesday (between meetings) for a pickup order -- chicken & waffles and…read morethe crab hash -- totaling $56. Unfortunately, I was highly disappointed with the food quality. The chicken wingettes were burnt, and the crab hash was overwhelmingly covered in Old Bay seasoning. I frequent M&H often, but this was by far the worst experience I've had, especially considering the price point. Had I not been rushing, already home and between meetings, I would have returned the entire order.