Simply divine. Delicious cookies. The monkey bar, with chocolate and banana, is amazing! Pick up a cup of coffee at Old City Coffee at the market, then head to Flying Monkey for pastries. Settle in at a table for pure bliss. I hear the cupcakes are good, too. I haven't made my way through all of their offerings yet. read more

I absolutely loved their pecan pie bars! HOLY COW! Love at first bite. Although, I've tried their red velvet cupcakes and they were meh for me. I miss Reading Terminal already...wished we had one out here. read more

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My friend got the vanilla cupcake and I got the Iced Tea. Overall, service was great and fast and the Iced Tea is sooooo good! I added sugar to it and it was better!! One request would be have sweetened ice tea on the menu!! I will be back and recommend this place to other people. read more

I stopped in two days in a row during a recent visit to Philadelphia, and tried as much as I could both times. Overall, I wasn't blown away by any of my cupcakes. The best part was that they didn't overdo it on the icing. Even though I typically LOVE excessive icing, the lack of icing was a nice change of pace. I also loved the variety. Both days, I was left staring face-to-face with an abundance of new cupcake flavors...all of which looked and sounded delicious. Unfortunately, none of them really ever lived up to the absurd expectations that I had created while drooling at the counter. Were they good? Yep. Were they amazing? Not particularly. What WAS amazing? The oatmeal cookie sandwiches that were filled with icing and raisins. That particular treat was what really brought me back for the second day, and I'm glad they had more that day! I also loved the service. The people at the counter were really nice and didn't make me feel like I was annoying them with my numerous questions about the cupcakes and my over-thinking of which things to order. I'd love to give the Flying Monkey 5 stars for the oatmeal cookie sandwiches and the awesome service, but the cupcakes just couldn't sway me that high. I'd definitely go back, though, and try it again. I'd also recommend it to anyone...just make sure you get one of those cookie sandwiches to guarantee happiness! read more

Whoopie pies extraordinaire! So just on a lark I went and tried an original and HOLY COW, they are AWESOME! The cake is slightly hard and crunchy on the outside, but soft and chewy on the inside. The buttercream filling was just excellent [DROOOL]. The price is a bit high at $3 per, but it's worth it! read more

Philadelphia a is a great city for Vegans. There is one drawback though: Reading Terminal Market's dearth of vegan options. Reading Terminal Market was one of the first places I spent a lot of time in Philly. My future wife and I would get the smoked turkey special at the Hatville Farms sandwich counter and I would enjoy browsing a local institution that my native New York had no match for. Alas, Reading Terminal is not very vegan-friendly even in the year 2013! Even the Basic 4 Veggie stand closed! The good news is that a quite good vegan dessert can be found there at Flying Monkey. Flying Monkey regularly has three vegan options: a chocolate chip cookie that I have not tried, vegan whoopie pies which are good and a chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting. I will focus on the cupcake because that is the best. The last time I had it I bought it when I arrived at the market and then ordered and ate lunch. Flying Monkey's display cases keep the items very cold. I do not recommend eating their products when you buy them. Let them come up to temperature as I did with that cupcake. When I finally bit into it I was really impressed. It was delicious. Just the fight amount of sweetness and chocolate and vanilla flavors. I usually don't kvell for vanilla frosting but this frosting really did it for me. My hope is that Flying Monkey will expand its vegan offerings. They are off to a great start. read more

Flying Monkey Bakery - Vegan Whoopie Pies - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I really, really, really wanted to love Flying Monkey's cupcakes. I mean cupcakes make people happy and who doesn't love their logo? I had seen the store in the Reading Terminal a few years back and always wanted to go. A few months back there was a groupon where for $7.00 you can get 6 cupcakes. I bought it, giving me a reason why I had to go visit. The lady behind the counter was really friendly and let me know that my groupon was valid for any of the cupcakes with the exception of their really huge ones. She also let me know that most of their cupcakes were iced with butter cream, so like butter, keep the cupcakes at room temperature so they don't get hard. I was so excited when choosing the flavors, this was serious business! I decided on Lavender, Black Velvet,Tiramisu, Vanilla butter cream on Vanilla cake, Cookies and Cream and Chocolate butter cream on Chocolate cake. I brought them home where I cut each cake into 3rds since 3 of us were eating these and I wanted everyone to have a taste of each cake. The one thing that stood out to us it the butter taste of the icing. It was so much butter. Someone said that they felt that they were just eating a stick of butter and that wasn't good. Black Velvet - 2 of us liked this one the best. I really enjoyed the cream cheese icing. Cookies and Cream - my boyfriend liked this one the best. Tiramisu - it was chocolate cake with a coffee flavored icing and chocolate shavings. I felt that the coffee flavor was way too strong. The regular chocolate and vanilla just stood out because of the overbearing butter in the icing. Lavender- This was the one I was most excited about and sadly this is the one that got the lowest votes from all. It was hardcore butter meets really strong lavender flavor. I think I would only ever get the black velvet again, which makes me so sad because I had such high hopes. read more

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Meh. Nice that they have vegan options! But small, expensive and nothing special. It was almost like a half cupcake! The frosting wasn't super sugary which was nice, but there was so much on top, I threw away most of the frosting. read more

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Kitchen sink brownie... no, not a nasty soggy brownie. A creative masterpiece that I will attempt to make myself. Brownie topped with pretzels, potato chips, mini chocolate chips, jimmies, animal crackers and Oreo cookies. For some that might be topping overload, but for a fatty like me.... I die~! The strawberry iced vanilla cupcake was super moist and delicious. Although I don't understand their need to "take the chill off" by nuking it in the microwave for X-teen seconds. It made the icing too runny. The cake had a little crunch at the top, but then super fluffy in the middle. It even had a little sliver of brown and pink chocolate shaving on top. Cute and creative. There is a wide selection of other cupcakes and creative brownie flavors. I also like the fact that they are located in Reading Terminal Market. Always a good place for good eats. read more

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Read reviews online saying that the whoopie pie here is a must try but I thought it was pretty average. A piece costed $3 and it was the size of an average whoopie pie. The one pictured tasted pretty much like an oreo made into a cake. Nothing special in my opinion. read more

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THE WHOOPIE PIES GETS THIS PLACE 5 STARS AUTOMATICALLY. And yes.. I haven't tried anything else.. but I don't need to. Because. Well. The whoopie pies are amazing. The chipwich one is my favorite.. The right amount of everything. So tasty. The regular chocolate one with regular filling is second-- amazing. The guiness one is my third favorite-- amazing. Guiness lovers will probably love it. I'm not really into guiness. Fourth one I tried was the peanut butter one-- thought it was kind of weak on the PB taste, probably wouldn't get this one again. read more

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I used to be a fattie once. Then I realized that no Indian girl would want to marry a fattie. Bollywood movies wouldn't lie to me. They taught me that love triumphs all but only if you're good looking, and have good dance choreography. So I worked my ass off and got all hot and stuff, but shortly thereafter I realized that I never rid myself of my fattie attitude. Any time I pass by a dessert (whether it's at home, or at a store) the fattie in me comes out. I actually went, "ooooooooooooh!!!" when walking past Flying Monkey. No grown man should ever make that noise except maybe in the throes of passion and even then it should be limited. Because you're a man, dammit! It's kind of pricey yes, but is there anything at Reading Terminal that isn't? The brownies caught my fancy (as they often do). I've tried several so far: Mint Chocolate, German Chocolate, and a Cream Cheese one. They were all good. That's it. No exclamation points. No drooling with eyes rolled back. No orgasmic noises. They were good. No more, no less. And I've had the Lemon Squares and the Blondies too. Also good. The fruit crumb bars, not so good (dry, hard, bleh). Suffice it to say I never made the "ooooooooooooh!!!" noise again (here). Cupcakes, I highly doubt I'll try them especially after reading the other reviews. read more

Whoopie pies are amazing. Had a chocolate mint one that was to die for, red velvet was Awesome too. I can't wait to try some of the other flavors! Even if you are full, grab some of these babies to take with you! read more

This place is amazingly good. I first visited a few years ago and needed a birthday cookie. Without a problem they wrote Happy Birthday on the cookie for me even though that isn't something they would normally do, at the time anyway. Today my boyfriend and I visited because we had a bet and if he won he wanted a brownie from Flying Monkey. Well he won, but they were all out of regular brownies so he got a classic whoopie pie, which I think he thoroughly enjoyed, and I got a peanut butter chocolate cupcake. The frosting was just right, now to sweet and just peanut buttery enough. The cake was moist but didn't fall apart all over the place. We also shared a bottle of Mexican coke which was a nice little treat on it's own. Why did I get a cupcake even though I lost the bet? My boyfriend is the sweetest and if you have someone in your life that is the sweetest this would be an awesome place to pick up something special for him or her! Maybe try the Strapple. We weren't feeling brave enough today but this is a massive piece of dessert which is described as, apple pie baked into vanilla cake and strawberry pie baked into chocolate cake. read more

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O.M.G!! Mouth watering and flavorful black raspberry whoopies!! It melted in my mouth. The crust was soft. The flavor of black raspberry was out of the world! Wish I had got more whoopies from the store. Definitely worth the stop if you are at Philly's Reading Terminal market. Even though the market itself was crowded, the store has a fast moving crowd. So worth the stop even if you are short on time! read more

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I was so excited that they had a egg nog cupcake. They said they keep them cold so I would need to keep it out at room temperature so it can be the right temperature when I get ready to eat it. I went out and had a nice dinner and my mouth was watering as I headed back to the hotel for this cupcake. I got there and took a bite and was so disappointed. The cake was room temperature but it was not moist. The icing was very thick however the egg nog flavor was good. They say they deliver but humm not to me...sorry. read more

This place has really good desserts and the employees are always nice. This time I got the chocolate whoopie pie with raspberry cream and it was delicious. I've gotten the regular chocolate Whoopie pie and red velvet previously, the red velvet is more dry in my opinion. I also got a Boston cream cupcake this time and the guy said there were only two left so he gave me both for the price of one which was really cool of him. Overall would definitely recommend the desserts here. read more

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I am always at the Reading Terminal and today I decided to try the Creme Brulee cupcake at #flyingmonkeyphilly. Well it did not disappoint! The frosting was not whip cream nor was it butter cream; but it was light, flavorful, had a delicious aroma of creme brulee and was deliciously smooth. The cupcake itself was light, not too sweet just perfect. I recommend you stop by and try a few of their treats. read more

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Hmm, the cookie and cream whoopie pie was just okay. I was going to purchase some to bring home, but I didn't think they were that delicious. read more

The pumpple cake is the dessert for the indecisive. Can't decide between pie or cake? Chocolate or Vanilla? No worries! This cake combines multiple flavors with a layer of chocolate cake with pumpkin pie embedded in it and a layer of vanilla cake with apple pie embedded within it, slathered with vanilla buttercream. Overall, an awesome concept. I think the main problems we had with it was that we ate it immediately within Reading Terminal. Flying Monkey Bakery sells their cake and cupcake items cold. This meant that the frosting was a thick layer that just cracked and broke away in thick sheets each time a fork was used. So I would definitely recommend bringing back a slice to eat at home when it as reached room temp. So the texture was bit off since we ate it at the terminal. I understand why these items are cold (keeps better and transports better), but I wished that they had fresh pieces for customers that wanted to dig into their sweet purchases immediately within the Reading Terminal. Their vanilla cake definitely has great flavor and was our favorite out of all of the pieces of this cake slice. Friendly service. read more

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Nasty! Just disgusting! So overrated...don't waste your money! Tourist trap... I visited Philly for the floral show at the convention center as a work field trip. My group decided to eat at RTM during the lunchtime rush. Ugh *Advice to all...don't do it! Especially during lunch hours* Anyway, after lunch, I decided I wanted dessert and found THIS place. I ended up spending 18 bucks on mediocre, extra small, bland cupcakes my 11-year-old could've made better for less money. The super dry cupcakes had the texture of cornbread or even worse, biscuits--brittle and crumbly with some areas hard as a rock! Now, let's discuss the frosting--so bland and completely sugarless. Who makes frosting without real sugar? If you're going to charge 3 bucks for a cupcake, at least make it exceptionally good! If I'm eating a cupcake or two, then I'm not calorie counting and want all the sugar, gluten, artificial flavoring, butter, and fat you can give me. I've spent 3 bucks on cupcakes before at reputable bakeries, but this was just plain evil. So disappointing!! One star for incredible customer service. Another star cause at least the sugar cookies were good! read more

I would DEFINITELY revisit this bake shop. I ordered a lemon bar and the Fruity Pebbles rice crispy treat. As soon as I took a bite, I thought (and my husband said aloud) "Now, THIS is what a lemon bar should taste like!" The shortbread cookie was thick and dense, the lemon portion was sweet and tart without being over the top. The crispy treat was also really good. It had whole, unmelted, marshmallows mixed in and I think that helped to calm down the taste of the Fruity Pebbles. Well done, Flying Monkey! read more

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The double chocolate cookie I had was dry. I kinda feel like because it was on the opposite side of the display maybe those products don't sell as fast. It was just a hard crunchy cookie, nothing spectacular. I also got a cheesecake brownie or something to that effect, which I froze because I didn't want to be disappointed if I had totally wasted my money. I will pull it out at a later date when I need a treat. Hopefully it'll be worth the wait. 8 days later: the brownie was taken out of the freezer, I let it sit for a day to thaw good, before I ate it, I put it in the microwave to soften it and it was still dry and crumbly like it was old. Will never buy from here again. read more

Cool bakery with very friendly owner (unlike the original owner who implored me to "fondle my brownies" but that's another story...) and happy employees. I really like their sugar cookies with the multicolored sprinkles on them as well as their smaller molasses cookies. The Flying Monkey also has excellent chocolate brownies that I buy in bulk for parties when I am cupcaked-out. The individually sized pies that I have tried (banana cream and two different peanut butter varieties) are decent enogh. They tend to go quickly on Saturdays so if you want one, snag it on the early side. I have not tried their cupcakes since the change in ownership a few years back but way back when when I tried the cupcakes I was literally larded out. All I tasted icing-wise was lard (as opposed to say all sugar at the other end of the spectrum such as at Magnolia Bakery in NYC). I guess since the cookies and brownies are so good explains why I have not gotten around to trying the cupcakes... read more

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They raised prices to $3 for a Whoopie pie. Way too expensive for the size IMO. Also, the cake truffles are ridiculously too sweet. I don't recommend. read more

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The whoopie pies here are so good! The cakes are moist and the cream inside is a perfect compliment. Just the right amount of sugary goodness! I went back the next day to get 2 more. Tried the tiramisu cupcake...didn't please my taste buds so I'll stick to the whoopie pies for now ;-) read more

Tried to buy a cake that they had on display but they refused to sell it. They list the price as $75 for the whole cake but then won't sell the cake even when they have it available. Not like they ran out or didn't have any to sell. No real reason other than that they would then have to bake more. Huh? So can't review their cakes since they refused to sell it for unknown reasons. read more

If you've been to Reading you'll know how crowded this place usually is, and not surprisingly there was a line of half a dozen. Two things drew me here: check in offer of a free cake truffle and the nutty cookies. The cake truffle was tiny but incredibly moist inside, and the chocolate coating was just right. The oatmeal raisin pecan cookie had more pecan chunks we could handle (but were glad to) but exactly what I expected: wholesome oatmeal texture + tender raisins + crunchy pecans = perfection. Staff were which and friendly, and I appreciated zero hassle when I showed the check in offer. Thank you! read more

What a cool name for a bakery! Flying Monkey!! Find them at Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. They have so much competition here. By the time I saw Flying Monkey, my sweettooth was already fully satisfied for the day. The baked goods I had were alright. I think I would have been more impressed if I had spotted them earlier and given them a try. I need to try their Pumpple Cake and Whoopie pies next time. read more

Friendly workers, interesting flavors of cupcakes (lavender, tiramisu, etc.), various pastries (cupcakes, whoopie pies, cookies, brownies, etc.). We ordered one red velvet whoopie pie and a meyer lemon cupcake (both $2.50 each). The red velvet whoopie pie was good...a dense, moist pastry with fluffy cream cheese filling. The meyer lemon was so-so...lemon cupcake with lemon filling. The filling was a jam or jelly like consistency and tasted like something from a lemon pie. Not the best, but not the worst bakery I've been to. read more

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Whoopie pies!!! I had one, then I went back for more. Just deliciousness to the max! Mint chip for the win! read more

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Thanks to a mini fried dough orgy that included both Federal Donuts and Beiler's, we could not bear the thought of eating more sugar. And yet, the Whoopie Pies beckoned at this spot. Luckily, that's why G-d invented takeout boxes. So Hubby and I got a Guinness filled one to share later, and the kid got a Chocolate-Mint. Back home in Brooklyn, we promptly put our Whoopie Pies in the back of the fridge and forgot all about them for days. Several days. When we finally remembered, I was surprised by how moist the cake was after all that time. Brought to room temperature, I could taste the Guinness in the filling, but its flavor could have been more prominent. Goes without saying, the kid gave a thumbs up to his Chocolate-Mint. While we were at Flying Monkey, I spotted a Blood Orange Brownie that looked promising, but I resisted. Love that this place does some more "adult" bitter flavors like blood orange and Guinness. I will be back to try that brownie. read more

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Do you like PB&J??? I Love PB&J! Say it with me... PB&J!!! But PB&J Whoopie Pie?? Who came up with that!? I need to thank that person!!! I only ordered one because I wasn't sure if a PB&J lover like myself could enjoy such a thing but I really should of ordered the WHOLE TRAY!! I'm telling you..don't miss out on this my fellow PB&J lovers!! Oh and ordering such a delightful treat from a delightful staff is a delight in itself! Lol read more

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Went here based on several articles on food in Philly but was definitely disappointed. The Whoopie Pies at the other end of the market looked much better. These tasted like mass produced commercial products rather than something from a bakery. read more

I feel like I need to try this place again. I liked the look of it and I was very intrigued by their items, such as a smores bar (swoon) and chocolate butter cake (remarkable). I was most attracted to the lavender cupcake so I just had to try one. Not impressed. Too much lavender flavoring and my frosting was straight butter. I let the cupcake sit out for atleast 15 mins and you would think the frosting would have come to room temp by then... Nope. It was like straight butter. I feel like this was the wrong choice of item for me but I wasn't blown away by the ale either. I will go back and try something different.... Perhaps that chocolate butter cake.... Swoooon.... read more

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Ordered lavender cupcake and peanut butter whoopy pie. Each is $2.5, which I think is a little over priced given the quality of the food. The cupcake is very average cupcake, it doesn't have any lavender flavor, instead, it tasted just like sugar cupcake. The whoopy pie tasted good, moist and delicious, but for $2.5, you can definitely expect better whoopy pie. The service was ok, the lady let me standing at the counter for a little bit while she was busy cleaning the display window and getting ready to get out of work. read more

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Quick stop and go for some dessert after dinner at Carmen's. I got the Elvis cake and it was pretty delicious in general, but i couldn't finish the slice because its quite heavy for my taste. But I guess it's sort of a good thing? Staff was super friendly so that's definitely a plus. I will absolutely return when I'm in Philly again. read more

Flying Monkey Bakery - Elvis Cake!! It's great for sharing! - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I tried the classic whoopie pie and it did not disappoint. I don't understand the mediocre reviews. Would recommend this little bakery stand! read more

Looking for a sweet treat to enjoy as we were leaving Philly, we decided to try a variety of cookies from Flying Monkey. Definitely freshly made, my favorite was the Snickerdoodle. The kids loved the Sou me Chocolate one, of course. Prices are reasonable and in line with what other establishments charge there. read more

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Any bakery that carries any vegan baked goods gets 5 stars. Most vegan baked goods have a chocolate component that I cannot eat, even if it's vegan chocolate. So I was thrilled to find vegan whoopie pies and vegan lemon coconut mini bundt cakes. I think the whoopie pie is a poppy seed type cake. Anyway I bought 2 of each and they're not gonna make it through the night. Awesome!! Oh, one bad thing was that the dude handled money then boxed my baked goods. No gloves. A little skeevy, but I mentally went to my happy place. read more

Flying Monkey Bakery - Vegan whoopie pie and lemon coconut mini bundt cakes. - Bakeries Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania