I had heard good things about this store so we finally decided to take the family for some treats. Boy am I glad we went here. First of all we were greeted by a friendly young saleslady, who was very patient with us while we discussed our options and tasted ice cream samples. We decided there were too many delicious choices to just get one dessert a piece. We picked out six cupcakes. Two S'mores, Salted Caramel, Red Velvet, chocolate raspberry cheesecake, and a brownie cupcake. We also got some German chocolate ice cream, and a sugar cookie with toffee bits on top. We haven't eaten everything yet.... but let me tell you what we did have was amazing!!! Ice cream was creamy, strong chocolate flavor, with pieces of coconut and cake pieces. Yum! Sugar cookie had a buttery flavor, crisp on the edges, but soft and chewy in the middle. Frosting was a vanilla buttercream that wasn't cloyingly sweet, something some places fail at. The chocolate raspberry cheesecake cupcake was pure bliss. A fantastic soft texture, not at all like a muffin in density, but it didn't totally fall apart either. The chocolate was a nice milk chocolate and then it hits you with the raspberry filling, just right. The cream cheese frosting on top put it over the edge. Delicious!!! Every bite was on point. The second cupcake we tried was the brownie one. That one was very sweet, I would even say a little too sweet with the frosting. It was much more dense, probably because it was part brownie. It was not our favorite of the two cupcakes we tried, however our daughter thought it was above and beyond the best cupcake she tried. So maybe if you're really into sweet that's the cupcake for you. The other three cupcakes we have yet to enjoy, but based on everything else we tasted I have a feeling they are going to taste phenomenal. If you're in Idaho Falls looking to get your sugar fix, go here. It's worth every calorie. read more

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Okay, I know this is not the rating everybody hopes to get. This could just be that it is not my type of establishment. I don't typically go to these treats-only shops. But here goes. What I got was a snickerdoodle and a macaroon. Now, I've had snickerdoodles, and they have had a menagerie of flavors all blended into one. This snickerdoodle tasted like a brown sugar cookie. It just was not a snickerdoodle. That being said, it was a good sugar cookie lol. I didn't know what to expect with the macaroon. I am used to chewy, gooey coconut macaroons, but these look nothing like that. I knew I wasn't getting what I would expect, but they were strange; they broke in my mouth like a piece of plastic with a slight bit of flavor--I didn't like them. I tried a bite of the cupcake from the person who was with me. It was actually pretty good, but I'm not a big icing person, and the icing was the epitome of what I don't like--too sugary sweet. All this being said, I would take someone back for a cupcake just as an inexpensive treat, but I would have to go elsewhere for my coffee. After telling me she uses four shots in a drink and that she liked her coffee strong, I went with that advice. The coffee/espresso red eye I ended up with was weak. Well, I guess my strong is much stronger than hers. The other person I was with didn't enjoy the coffee experience either. So if we were to go back, we would definitely go to a different place to get coffee. Geez, I don't know, I didn't set out to say such things about this place, but... it's not easy being a small business owner. I know that, but honesty needs to prevail. The service was not bad; she's an owner-operator, and she tried to be very engaging. To me, she seemed a little phoney, or forced. Pleasant enough for sure, but she did seem to me a little pushy. She asked for feedback, wondering how we enjoyed our food. When I told her I didn't like the macaroons and that they just weren't what I was used to, I could tell she didn't receive it well. The whole time eating this strange-to-me food and not enjoying my coffee, the surroundings were just very void of comfort. It's not a relaxing, comfortable atmosphere. It is to sit there under bright lights, with bright attitude and high energy, to eat your treats and be on your way. read more

My absolute favorite cupcake, cookie place. I've loved everything I've tried at this place for over 12 years now! They also have really good drinks and milkshakes. I believe they use local ice cream for them. Everyone is always nice when I've come in to order as well. The place is clean but small. Definitely a must try! read more

Have the whatever cupcake and the Irish cream chocolate drink with expresso added so like a frappe. So delicious what a treat. A quiet little bakery drink shop so try h awesome workers. Able to add and make my drink so good read more

Me and my girlfriend were going to go tonight for some of their milkshakes which are good and then when we got there they had closed 30 minutes early? read more

Absolutely not safe for people with tree nut allergies. So I can't eat there, but I went in looking for a treat to surprise my husband for his birthday. He doesn't like sweets, but loves red velvet cake. The girls there were so helpful with figuring out what I could and couldn't touch because of my allergy to hazelnut, and they helped me figure out a way to surprise my husband in a way that didn't involve using my epipen. He said the cake pop was amazing, once he realized it was red velvet cake he scarfed it down, and I think he may have broken a land speed record eating it read more

Lots of frosting! Good thing they aren't filled too, that would be overkill. I got the Phat Monkey, which was more of a chocolate chip muffin with lots of frosting, and just a hint of banana. The Better Than Whatever was, well, better Nice, moist chocolate cupcake with flavorful frosting and toppings. The best deal is probably the dozen mini cupcakes for only $10 - if you're going with three friends, it's awesome to sample the four flavors! Service was great! Nice staff read more

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These sugar cookies with the Irish carmanilla is the bomb. So good!! Not to mention the service with a smile. read more

The Cocoa Bean- Bakery, Drinks, Ice Cream - Bakeries Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

I was a little nervous to give this place a try based on reviews. The reviews kinda made me feel like "eh maybe I shouldn't go here" I actually had a different cupcake place picked out with better reviews to try but it closed early. So I went here and I'm glad I did. First off they have actually more then just cupcakes here. Icecream, drinks, cookies, lots of goodies to choose from for everyone! I got a chocolate raspberry cupcake with cream cheese frosting, my husband got there banana cupcake, and my daughter got one of there big sugar cookies. My cupcake was amazing! The moist chocolate cake and the cream cheese frosting seriously hit the spot. Sooo good! My husbands cake was also pretty good but I agree with some of the other reviews that the cake kinda was like banana bread. The frosting though amazing!! Last there sugar cookies AMAZING! This place really sells it with there frosting. Some of the best I've tasted. Only thing I would have like to see is more choices of cupcakes!! Like come on cupcake is in your name of your place and there was like 6 cupcake Choices. Next also a few other cookies. There was 3 cookie choices. Overall awesome place and the prices are beyond reasonable for what you get. I'll be back many times! read more

Love the Cocoa Bean! Even when my husband and I were piss poor living in Rexburg, we would scrounge up our change for a weekly date night at the Cocoa Bean. My favorite will forever be the Ultimate Brownie and the Madagascar Vanilla. On our recent trip to visit my aging grandmother, we snagged six sugar cookies and toted them on the plane all the way home to Vegas-they're that good! My husband was patiently waiting for his sugar cookie when I got home from the airport! We visited the Idaho Falls location on Monday 10/30 in the morning, and I didn't catch the girl's name but the service was great and she was very kind. I would highly recommend checking out the Cocoa Bean if you are in the Southeast Idaho area. read more

The perfect pick-me-up on a rainy day! Good prices, I got a hot chocolate and sugar cookie for $5. Their small size drinks are a pretty good size. Good food, staff was super friendly, definitely coming back. read more

Very nice staff which garnered it an extra star. I got a sugar cookie and the frosting was pure almond extract which wasn't mentioned and I have an extreme aversion to it so into the trash it went. The hubby got a grasshopper cupcake and he said the frosting was like an Altoid and the cupcake was dry and didn't taste like chocolate at all so he threw his out too. Sigh. read more

Suppppper delicious hot chocolate! I love this place. The staff is friendly and hard working and so far I have loved every single flavor. I recommend the Mexican Hot Chocolate! read more

The best hot chocolate I have found. EVER. I got the almond roca and it is just perfect! If you have an extra minute in your day, go try it out. read more

I've written reviews about the Cocoa Bean Cupcake Cafe--the Rexburg location. And while I LOVE their cupcakes, I've been disappointed to visit them on Friday nights and find their selection lacking. Sad, sad. We tried the Cocoa Bean again this past Friday night and were met with a small tray of Better than Whatever. They had no other selections! And while they were at least fresh this time, it was curious that they didn't have more options on a Friday night. In fact, some girls came in for the first time, excited to read from the menu, only to discover that their selection included one type of cupcake, and while Better than Whatever may be a Cocoa Bean favorite, choice is always good! Let me clarify--I LOVE their cupcakes. But I want to encourage them to increase selection when they have the clientele to support it--otherwise they may find their weekend crowds dwindling. I'm not sure we'll be back on the weekend--we might save our cupcake cravings for the daytime. read more

I love the Cocoa Bean in Rexburg and this place is just as wonderful and is the only of the three in the chain that carries coffee. I don't drink coffee any more but I love their frozen lemonades, lattes, and the classic cocoa bean. There are dozens of cupcakes on a rotating schedule that are big and delicious. They are always helpful and friendly and also have soymilk substitutions. Always a pleasure to stop in. read more

The Cocoa Bean- Bakery, Drinks, Ice Cream - Bakeries Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

Cupcakes! What a cute shop to buy something for a sweet tooth! I took home 2 cupcakes home to Jackson, WY for my husband and I to share and a Pink Lady (strawberry + vanilla) Italian creme soda for the ride home. I picked out the "Better Than Whatever" and the "Ultimate Brownie". They were both very tasty. The brownie one truly is a brownie in the "cupcake" portion and it had a chewy marshmallow layer and then some type of chocolate frosting. The Better Than Whatever was a milk chocolate cupcake with carmel and sweetened condensed milk layer with a vanilla butter-cream with toffee bits on top. Yum! The frosting on each of them was pretty dang sweet (duh, it's supposed to!) but I liked the portion of frosting used on them, they weren't completely covered in the stuff. Ultimately I favored the Better Than Whatever because the cupcake was SO moist and with the Brownie one it felt like you really weren't eating a cupcake because of the brownie part, I guess I should have expected that. But, then again I didn't ask about the cupcake before picking it.The red velvet looks super yummy! My Italian creme soda was prefect and the prices of everything were very fair for the quality of the treats you'll find. Service was fast and friendly. Next time I'm in town I would LOVE to try their "Cupcake creams"... cupcakes + Reed's Dairy ice cream? I die. It's a good thing I don't live in Idaho Falls because I would be frequenting The Cocoa Bean far too often! read more

Every time we visit Idaho Falls, this is a must stop place. The cupcakes here rival any big city cupcake place. Not only is the cake moist, and the frosting doesn't give you a toothache. Also, there is just enough frosting for the amount of cake. To top it all off, Cocoa Bean has creative flavors. During our latest trip, we made TWO stops to cocoa bean. My favorites were the grasshopper (minty chocolate) and the raspberry chocolate cheesecake. My husband loved the lemon blueberry. For the best selection, get there early, because we got there close to closing on a Friday, and there weren't very many left. Enough about the cupcakes, now they carry ice cream! The ice cream comes in two basic groups--the ones blended with cocoa bean cupcakes, and Reed's Dairy! I tried the huckleberry (Reed's flavor) and the raspberry chocolate cheesecake (cupcake flavor). I also sampled the love potion flavor (strawberry and chocolate) and it was a close second. The ice cream was so rich and creamy that I could taste the milk fat on the spoon. Yum. Side note, if you have a stamp card, it only gets stamped if you buy at least a half dozen cupcakes. read more

Just the smell when you walk in the door is worth the trip . I'm a sprinkle cupcakes and but there's not in my city so these are actually better!! Here we had the better then whatever cupcake in the grasshopper both of them ways delicious and not too much from little server is awesome making up the mocha definitely place you should stop! So good we decided we have to bring a half a dozen with us to our next stop read more

The Cocoa Bean- Bakery, Drinks, Ice Cream - Better than whatever - Bakeries Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

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The buttercream frostings at this place are pretty much amazing; thick, smooth, creamy, and not too sugary, and the cakes themselves are also quite good. My favorite cupcake is their red-velvet, the frosting has a beautiful tang that goes really well with the sweetness of the cake. The service here is also great. read more

Such a beautiful cafe The environment was warm and welcoming, especially on a cold day like today. This was my first time coming to the cafe and I absolutely loved their treats. I got a vanilla vanilla Madagascar cupcake and then a strawberry sugar cookie, soooo yummy! Information rink I ordered a caramel cocoa frappe. Delish! read more

Sadly, the cupcakes used to be a size that was worth heading to this place for. Over the years they have reduced the size to the now size, that you can bake at home. Although they taste good, but not sure it's worth the expense the for the small amount. read more

I showed up at 8:30 to meet a friend for dessert. They don't close until 10. They only had three flavors of cupcakes left and a total of 17 cupcakes all together. My friend wasn't there yet so I had a seat. The ladies working rolled their eyes and acted annoyed when some people came in behind me because they were mopping already. After those people left I decided I better buy our cupcakes so they wouldn't be totally out. I got them to go as I saw another group of people coming in. The cupcakes were completely dried out and hard. TERRIBLE! read more

Really delicious cupcakes and hot chicolate. It's a great place for dessert because there's lots of different options so everyone can get what they're in the mood for - ice cream, cupcakes, drinks. Not too pricey and really yummy read more

I was really optimistic about the cupcakes here but honestly they are just not that great. I can make better ones myself for 1/4 the price.

The Idaho Falls location has coffee, but one time I asked for it and the only person working there didn't know how to make it. That was disappointing. You lose a star. Now whenever I go there I just get the Mexican hot chocolate. It's yummy. read more

Not too much selection to choose from in the cupcake department. I was a little disappointed in what there was to choose from. I was excited to try these - we got them for my daughter's first birthday...I'm unimpressed. I figured they'd be better than I can make at home. There was a little too much frosting and sadly, the cupcakes lacked flavor and were dry. It was okay. Will I be back? Probably not. Would I recommend it? Probably not. On a positive note, staff was friendly and the Italian Soda we got was one of the best I've had. read more

Cupcakes are very nice - come and give it a try, They do need a few lessons about coffee - The gal behind the counter did not know if they had decaf? Then went oh yes here its is! Come on - Train your staff! read more

Their cupcakes are marginal, they have way too much frosting on them and they can be a bit dry. The last three times I have been to this location they have screwed up my order. The staff always seem like they have no idea how to make their hot chocolates (and when they do they still get them wrong). I used to like coming here, but sadly they really have ruined it for me. read more

LOVE the Mexican chocolate cupcakes on Thursdays. I would prefer a little less frosting and a little more cake, if I had it all my way.

Just meh. The frosting and toppings are great, but that's not enough to compensate for the terrible cake. It tastes like a boxed cake mix.

Love this place! I can't get enough of the cupcakes from here-especially Madagascar Vanilla Vanilla, Grasshopper, and Red Velvet. Their cookies are now my new favorites too! read more

I wish they would use half the amount of frosting. Or have that as an option (already prepared). The cupcakes seemed a little dry last time I had them, too. read more

As a cupcake connoisseur, I have high expectations when it comes to cakes. This cupcakery did not disappoint. Me and my ladyfriend got the Bonnie bee and red velvet cupcakes. While the red velvet was just okay, the Bonnie bee was DELICIOUS. A good cupcake has a filling, while a great cupcake is able to incorporate a filling that accents the cake without overwhelming the rest of the cupcake experience. The coconut flakes mixed well with the hearty spice of the moist oatmeal bodice. The cream cheese frosting was also finger licking good. MUST TRY the Bonnie bee. read more

The cupcakes are very dry and have too much frosting, but I love the sugar cookies. They are so tasty. I've also heard the hot chocolate is very good. I'm going to try it next visit. read more

This place knows how to do cupcakes, I've been a fan ever since they opened here in town, their cupcakes are awesome and delicious and the new sugar cookies they have are one of the best I've had in a long time. I would give it 5 stars, but recently I visited and one of the girls behind the counter was rude. I had gone in and had to quickly use the restroom and my sister was with me and the girl behind the counter asked her what she wanted and my sister said she was waiting on me to order. I came out of the restroom and the girl had this: I have a stick up my not so "nice word area" face and said what do you want as if she was in a hurry. Other than that one time of crappy service this place is good read more

The beautiful aroma of coffee and baked goodies is most definitely a favorite of mine, but the cupcakes I purchased last night, sadly, were not my favorite. My husband and I are in town helping my son and daughter-in-law prepare to move across the state and after a long day of packing & moving furniture, we stopped in to pick up a sweet treat after dinner. The service was great and the shop was fairly tidy. The cupcakes were very pretty to look at but disappointing otherwise. The toppings were, for the most part, quite tasty, but the cupcakes themselves were dry, dull and tasteless. The entire thing should be good folks! I paid somewhere around $3 apiece for truly mediocre, "shoot, I could've done that at home", out-of-a-box cupcakes. read more

This place is great! Good cupcakes! Good drinks! And even Reeds Dairy ice cream, that has there cupcakes in it! Good stuff.

We stopped by the Idaho Falls location and bought 6 cupcakes for a small fortune. I expected utter deliciousness. Unfortunately the cupcakes were AWFUL. The worst tasting cupcakes I've ever had. I'd rather eat cake out of a box. The "cake" part was not sweet at all and tasted like too much baking powder or baking soda had been dumped in. We got 6 different flavors and every cake tasted identically gross. The frosting helped disguise the nastiness of the cake part, but unless you REALLY like cream cheese, pass. These were just horrible. Never Never Never again. read more

I expected much more from a specialty cupcake shop. Sadly, I was really disappointed in my experience at Cocoa Bean. The cupcakes were overpriced for what they offer - a handful of uninventive flavors and small servings. I expected really outstanding cupcakes, and what I got was a small thing that tasted like it was made from a box mix. The frosting was dull, but presented well. The place caters to the Mormon population, and as a result, will succeed. But for those of us who are not swayed by the obvious pandering, Cocoa Bean is just not worth it. I will not be returning. read more