Comments on: Crumbs Bakery Opening on Montague?

By: xochi

xochi — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:12:16 +0000

I’m with Nancy, it seems that people here are never satisfied with anything. Othersideofthebridge, Tazza’s chai is my drink of choice and I pay $3.75, oregon chai, yummy, although the experience doesn’t sound very good. Did you ask to speak with management? If we don’t want corporate chains coming in we need to inform our local mom and pop operators that we have bad experiences and we would support them should our voices be heard? As opposed to blowing off steam here and sending ill will out? Just a thought.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:17:28 +0000

Connecticut Muffin-Ick. I remember when Sinclair’s Bakery was on Henry Street just off Montague. I saw them delivering their cakes and breads uncovered in the trunk of a car. Never went back. Some people will never be satisfied with anything,

By: milton

milton — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:36:55 +0000

I like Montague Street. I could not get by without it. It is out Main Street and I think it is just fine. I love the idea of a new bakery. I hope they have good cookies. I love a fresh baked cookie.

By: jorale-man

jorale-man — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:03:04 +0000

I still say that Crumbs is making the best of a tough situation. Rents are too high for any non-chain business on Montague. So it’s either a chain that has some personality and charm to it (i.e. Crumbs) or another bank branch, nail salon, real estate company, etc.

The best thing Crumbs could do is offer sidewalk seating and turn it into a neighborhood gathering spot. With more outdoor restaurants, Montague could morph into an area where people linger and hang out, rather than just do their errands.

By: othersideofthebridge

othersideofthebridge — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:20:25 +0000

Tazza could use a little “corporate” influence. I got a chai tea there for $5 and it was 49.75% water, 49.75% milk and .5% chai. It should have came with a condom for the raping I got with that order. It also took the employees 10 minute to even acknowledge I was present and I was the only person in line.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:13:28 +0000

Wow, what a bunch of haters. Nobody’s twisting your arm to patronize it, just walk on by if you don’t like cupcakes (and are apparently soulless).

By: xochi

xochi — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:59:18 +0000

tazza stopped carrying crumbs cupcakes over a year ago, when crumbs went “corporate”

By: ABC

ABC — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:48:35 +0000

to point out the obvious: we have a pub, a wine bar, and a butcher.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:24:24 +0000

Crumbs > CT Muffin and Starbucks. That is like being upset about Peter Luger opening up because there is an Outback Steakhouse nearby.

By: heights mom

heights mom — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:57:29 +0000

OK but we already have two coffee/pastry shops on that block (CT Muffin and Starbucks) plus Lassen and Hennigs where you can guy coffee and pastries to go. We really do NOT need another bakery on that block of Montague. We need a good pub style restaurant, or other kind of restaurant that is not Italian/Asian, or we need a wine bar or other kind of place you can go for drinks and something small to eat. Or, we need a butcher. Just not another store that sells muffins and cupcakes, no matter how good they are.

By: Monty

Monty — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:51:21 +0000

I think I speak for all of the whiners when I say that even if I never set foot inside, I will be glad if there is a successful business on Montague St that has a bright, shiny awning and shovels their snow in the winter.

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:26:03 +0000

why am I the only one excited about this development?
Between the park and healthcare bill, and cupcakes I feel like today is a win all around. Enough belly-aching you old farts. Cupcakes are good for the soul

By: youpeoplearesick

youpeoplearesick — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:56:44 +0000

these comments make me want to leave brooklyn heights. honestly, reading this comments makes me disgusted to live among such snobby, ignorant, uppity, self righteous people who can’t even be happy that an empty storefront is being filled and people are going to be employed here.

at the end of my current lease, i’m leaving. i’ve been thinking for a while now that people in BH are the WORST people i’ve ever encountered and this thread has sealed the deal. see ya losers. enjoy all your whiny old people stores!

By: pankymom

pankymom — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:55:37 +0000

… soon we’ll complain that all those damn daffodils are making us sneeze. AND nobody is even making any money off them. [Or ARE they???]

By: ABC

ABC — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:51:59 +0000

I’m with John. These comments make me wonder about life in your homes. Is it non-stop complaining 24/7? Do your friends say, “So what do you make of this health care business?” and then turn off their hearing aids as you prattle on and on?

I’m sure the dreaded neighborhood kids will approve.

By: Billy Reno

Billy Reno — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:37:32 +0000

Montague is Salieri to Smith Street’s Mozart.

By: Monty

Monty — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:29:56 +0000

@John Doe, to lend credence to your point, the cupcakes pictures on Crumbs’ website have been for sale at both Tazza locations for years.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:17:51 +0000

Only the loyal collection of whiners on this blog would find a problem with Crumbs opening on Montague Street. Crumbs is VERY good, and quite addicting, and would make a tremendous addition to an otherwise sorry strip of real estate.

By: DAB

DAB — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:01:17 +0000

MY EXPERIENCE IS SUPERIOR TO YOUR EXPERIENCE. HA!

By: John Doe

John Doe — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:41:39 +0000

Blech.

I’ve had a number of cupcakes from Crumbs over the last few years and I have to say, they’re some of the most mediocre in the city. Sugar Sweet Sunshine or Buttercup are light years better.

FYI, Crumbs doesn’t even make their own cupcakes. They buy them from some massive bakery in Queens who bakes for hundreds of bakeries and bodegas all over the city. It’s basically the same product as the giant blueberry muffins you see shrink wrapped at the register at your corner deli.

Again… blech. SOOOOO much worse than the bookstore that used to be there.

By: Teddie Boy Eddie

Teddie Boy Eddie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:43:22 +0000

We get their cupcakes for office parties, and I think they’re great. I particulalry dig the red velvet and the chocolate with mocha frosting. And yes, they are high in calories, which is why they also make mini versions.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:59:27 +0000

Crumbs cupcakes are the best I have ever tasted. It’s pricey and loaded with calories (around 750 I think), but it’s literally the best desert I’ve ever eaten.

By: George Earl

George Earl — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:35:52 +0000

Ever seen what this “bun chain” charges for a single bite-size goodie? Nothing’s on sale in these stores for under $2.50 per cupcake. And, come on friends, isn’t the Heights loaded, loaded with pudgy folks? Here’s one skinny reader who’ll go by that store, admire its arrangement of colors and textures, but never buy. That is, of course, unless they do a “2-for-1″ weekend!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:18:46 +0000

Hey HeightDiva, you’re right. My gf and I are trying to eat healthy, but we agreed, that we have to support the place. We’ll just have to share cupcakes in the future – I think 250 calories is definitely worth a nice Red Velvet :) :) :)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10328143

By: HeightsDiva

HeightsDiva — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:35:02 +0000

Crumbs cupcakes are amazing and way better than Magnolias IMO. Though at 500 calories a cupcake you’ll be a fatty if you eat them to often :P

By: Nabe Girl

Nabe Girl — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:14:01 +0000

I have had Crumbs many, many times and this is a terrific addition to the totally dismal options on Montague Street. They have a great product and a great looking facade. This is not burger king. This is a locally owned business that has done very well (because they have a great product) and have expanded. We are lucky to get this!

By: AEB

AEB — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:54:22 +0000

…that should be “deluged,” above. Oh, that ol’ devil unconscious….

By: AEB

AEB — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:49:29 +0000

In the pat-my-head-and-rub-my-stomach-at-the-same-time mode, I think some posters–well, I–feel that yes, of course, it’s better to have a rented store-space ANYWHERE in BH than a vacant one, but…

…still wish for something other than a chain operation in those spaces. I realize that Montague is probably a lost cause in this regard as, because of its situation, it must appeal, and is designated to appeal, so to speak, to the broadest population.

On the other–third?–hand, I would say that Cumbs is probably a better bet, in terms of quality, than othr operations, and certainly better than existing stores offering baked goods on Montague, which I won’t name lest I be deluded with incredulous attacks from those who “just love” said places. Here we arrive in the very murky area of taste.

By: nabeguy

nabeguy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:16:56 +0000

Sure, a 99-cent store would be great…if it could sell 600 items a day just to cover the rent. Factor in wages, insurance, BID taxes, inventory and it probably doubles. That’s a lot of crap out the door. As bornhere points, it’s a question that’s been asked and answered.

By: David on Middagh

David on Middagh — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:45:46 +0000

@`: I wouldn’t mind a 99-cent store…