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And you can work out at Max Motion just across the street!
Posted on: 2011/9/15 14:05
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I stopped in a couple days ago and got two cupcakes. The owner is really nice and the cupcakes were delicious, and properly sized -- not painfully sweet like Magnolia or gaudily gigantic like Crumbs.
According to their site, the official grand opening is happening right now: http://www.cupcakesalon.com/CSSevents.htm I hope they offer coffee and some tables to sit at. I'd rather go here than Starbuck's. Also: +1 to coronalime's idea of promoting this stretch of Grove. There's a lot of cool shops and restaurants up there -- and room for more -- but I think for a lot of people it's a bit hidden.
Posted on: 2011/9/15 13:51
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I wish i had known this when i got off the path! I am entirely too excited about this!!!!
Posted on: 2011/8/5 22:31
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Walked by today and it was open, so I bought a cupcake. It was sweet and tasty.
Posted on: 2011/8/5 18:59
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I just don't get why everyone must be so cynical anytime anyone posts something on here. Shouldn't you be happy that businesses are opening in your area and wish them luck! Like someone said opening a business takes hard work and a lot of guts, we should be supporting the local businesses that open in the area, not try and tear them down.
Posted on: 2011/8/5 0:59
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So glad to hear this! Love Cupcake Salon! I was so disappointed when I saw the shop shuttered up at the mall. This is great news! The owner is super sweet and makes DELICIOUS cupcakes. 10x better than the dry a** cupcakes from Magnolia's.
To all you haters, you should be ashamed yourselves! Support this local business; the owner is extremely pleasant, professional and has an excellent product.
Posted on: 2011/8/5 0:13
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Christ you people love to complain! Cupcakes are tasty, new business is good. Stop being so ornery.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 18:06
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Good start! But you'll know Jersey City has truly made it when we get a Pinkberry and a Red Mango to set up shop across the street from one another.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 16:06
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I'm definitely excited to have fresh-baked cupcakes in the neighborhood -- it's nice to have another dessert option, especially with Torico's still renovating. They're actually in quite a good location, I think, as long as they stay open pretty late: lots of people will want to stop in on their way home from work or after eating at any one of the many restaurants on those couple blocks.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 15:12
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I'm opening a moleskine notebook boutique.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 15:11
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Opening any business and making a profit takes guts, hard work and perseverance. Most new businesses fail. Things are even harder in a down economy. Ive lived in Jersey City for over 25 years and Ive seen many local businesses open and close. I am always thrilled when someone has the courage to open a new business. Their endeavor has many positive ramifications for our city including job creation, taxes and providing more shopping options for every taste. If you dont like cupcakes, dont buy them. If you have an issue with the way a business owner conducts their business this is a good forum to vent your grievances. To take a negative stance on the opening of a cupcake shop doesnt add anything positive to this discussion. I look forward to trying out the new cupcake shop. I hope they do very well!
Posted on: 2011/8/3 14:05
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Every time I passed them at the mall, they always had a surprising number of people patronizing them. Personally, I've been sick of cupcakes for years...as a result of way too many office parties, I just associate them with office food.
However, to the point of the location, the businesses on Grove Street north of Newark Ave should work together to bring in more people from the Palus Hook, VVP and western half of Hamilton Park neighborhoods who would not typically walk down that way. I'd suggest blocking off the street up to 1st and creating a pedestrian plaza one day a week, to coincide with the farmers market or groove on grove, or they could do a regular Saturday or Sunday outdoor market kind of thing. There are a ton of businesses on those two blocks who seem to be just squeaking by. With more promotion, events and imagination they could bring in a lot more business. Good luck!
Posted on: 2011/8/3 12:43
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I think what you're really complaining about is overexposure. Magnolia and Carlo's were great neighborhood bakeries until they became famous and started attracting all the losers who have nothing better to do than stand in line for hours to buy a few dollars worth of baked goods so they can tell their friends "OMG, I was at that place in Sex & the City!!" Ruined it for the rest of us, but I don't think the owner of either place is complaining. Isn't that really every small business owner's dream? Go check out Cupcake Cafe on 18th Street between 5th and 6th Aves. Great bakery attached to a bookstore - and the kind of neighborhood hangout I wish JC had more of. No d-bags either because the place isn't famous.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 12:09
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99? Cupcakes!
Posted on: 2011/8/3 11:38
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Maybe I'm being a little harsh condemning neighborhoods with cupcake stores. Or maybe not. Its not that I don't like cupcakes. Cupcakes are great. But the neighborhoods that can sustain cupcake stores are all filled with d-bags.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 5:31
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Nice to start seeing some Newport Mall stores moving into the Grove Street area -- however they should have opened right on Newark Avenue for the foot traffic and visibility.  The CupCake Salon is a unique concept dedicated to providing a high quality dessert in a unique and personal setting for those seeking a fun and innovating gourmet experience outside the typical bakery setting. The CupCake Salon is committed to using the finest ingredients as well as providing friendly customer service. The CupCake Salon concept came to light in April of 2008 in Jersey City, NJ. Created by Cynthia formerly of Cyn Ful Treasures "The Cakery", in Jersey City. The CupCakes Salon offers uniquely decorated cupcakes of various scrumptious flavors. Our cupcakes are made from scratch, we use all natural ingredients, the finest chocolates, cocoas, vanilla extract, real fruit zest and purees, unbleached non-bromated flour, and fresh dairy products. No preservatives or additives are used in our products.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 3:42
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Maybe Ian is a bit harsh, but I really don't get the whole stand in a two-block line for whatever the hell you'd get in Carlo's Bake Shop. Good for them - they've captured an odd niche of a market and they've made the most of it, but for the life of me I'll never understand what drives that kind of compulsion.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 3:23
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Carlos is not a cupcake store. They are an Italian bakery. They have been around for years, back when Hoboken was a "rough neighborhood."
Posted on: 2011/8/3 1:36
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Send us a picture of yourself so we can catch you when you are buying cupcakes!
Posted on: 2011/8/3 1:25
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Please. Let's take a minute to think about the places that spawned famous cupcakeries and think about the people in those places. Sprinkles, Los Angelos Magnolia, West Village Carlo's Bakery, Hoboken Like I said, Worst People On Earth.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 1:22
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OMG its like downtown is like dumbo or fofo or noho! I mean cupcakes arnt the weirdest stupidest trend goin right now or anything ...R.I.P Downtown Jersey City you used to be awesome.
Posted on: 2011/8/3 0:43
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cynics?
Posted on: 2011/8/2 23:41
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JadedJC wrote: This is the reopening of the Cupcake Salon that used to be at Newport Mall (think they had problems with their lease there). Say what you will about cupcake shops, but Cupcake Salon's treats are delectable and, imho, waaay better than Magnolia or Crumbs. I'm thrilled they're opening closer to home for me (bad for the waistline). They're currently doing a soft opening. This is their website, which hasn't yet been updated for the new location. http://www.cupcakesalon.com/
Posted on: 2011/8/2 22:05
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This is the reopening of the Cupcake Salon that used to be at Newport Mall (think they had problems with their lease there). Say what you will about cupcake shops, but Cupcake Salon's treats are delectable and, imho, waaay better than Magnolia or Crumbs. I'm thrilled they're opening closer to home for me (bad for the waistline). They're currently doing a soft opening. This is their website, which hasn't yet been updated for the new location.
http://www.cupcakesalon.com/
Posted on: 2011/8/2 21:22
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Yes it seems close to opening and I think it was the cupcake store, Cupcake Salon, that was in the Newport Mall.
It looks like that is why there is the Grove Street location opening because the mall location is closed.
Posted on: 2011/8/2 21:20
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I'm man enough to admit it - cupcakes are pretty darn tasty.
I haven't noticed the shop though. Does it appear close to opening?
Posted on: 2011/8/2 21:07
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Probably just the symbolic signal that Grove Street has become an attractive place for the very worst people on earth.
Posted on: 2011/8/2 20:45
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Looks like there's a cupcake shop opening up next to the Little Sandwich Shop. Anyone know anything about it?
Posted on: 2011/8/2 20:31
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