jilly's cupcake bar & café

went for sunday brunch.foodwas overrated. had to prepay then stand in the long buffet line in a crowed small room. we experienced terrible service. they need to stick to cupcakes and nothing else.

*sigh*. i have been a customer of jilly's since the beginning, when you could actually walk in there and get the cupcake you went for, actually find a seat (even though there were only about 10 small tables) and serve yourself coffee refills. while i keep reading complaints about the staff, i have never once had a problem with anyone at jilly's on delmar nor at jilly's a go go. they are all friendly and have always gotten our (my best friend and i have used jilly's as our monthly ritual since it opened)foodorders correct. the brisket sandwich cannot be beaten. it is absolutely amazing. i dream about that sandwich. she (my best friend) even had jilly's cupcakes at her wedding reception instead of a traditional wedding cake. they were that good.... in the beginning.

i finally had the opportunity to have brunch their yesterday, and i was quite impressed by all of the different, uniquefoodselections available on the buffet. top notch selection. of course, i am a huuuuge fan of the brisket hash. yum. i was also pleasantly surprised by their chicken salad! i rarely ever try chicken salad anywhere because it always sucks. i live in high ridge (barely. i am 3 houses from being in st. louis county, in an upper middle class neighborhood. no wheels under the house, no meth lab in the garage, no still in the woods out back.) and i go to rock hill to get my chicken salad from straub's. until yesterday, that was the only chicken salad i would eat. jilly's is pretty darn close to being as good as straub's. jilly's also serves a caprese pasta salad that was absolutely amazing, a 6-cheese macaroni that is surprisingly flavorful but not heavy and greasy like one might assume, and a long list of other fabulous items on the brunch buffet. i would say try it if you haven't, but i don't know that i will deal with the line and the wait (even with a reservation made a week in advance) again. just not my thing. i think i am at the age where i am over buffets. i will definitely continue to go for my brisket sandwich at lunch though, make no mistake about that.

now back to the cupcakes. here is where i had my hopes and dreams shattered. i have been in love with just about every cupcake i have tried from jilly's. chocolate thunder being my "go to". i have always purchased 4 to take home to the kids in addition to mine, the food, etc. i spend quite a bit of money there. this last visit was just under 65.00 between the 5 cupcakes and the 2 brunches. i was super excited to try the cuban coffee that was a cupcake wars winner, and couldn't wait to crack into it. i was stuffed from the buffet, and took my cupcake home to enjoy later. unfortunately, there was nothing (aside from the coffee pipette) enjoyable about the cupcake. the icing no longer tastes like buttercream, it actually tastes like shortening. it leaves a nasty film in the mouth. i also purchased two plain yellow cupcakes with chocolate icing and a red velvet one. two of my kids couldn't wait to tear into them and literally spat out the mouthfuls of chocolate icing that they used to love soooo much. i was shocked! i immediately assumed they were both hallucinating or teaming up to trick me. so i snatched one away and slurped up a pile of the beautiful chocolate swirly mound, only to completely agree with my kids' reactions. of course i had to try the other two cupcakes immediately. i was in a panic. frenzied, even. i couldn't try the other two fast enough. i wanted them to be amazing, maybe there was just something wrong with the chocolate icing and the dry, plain yellow cake?! please?! please redeem my faith in what was once one of my few vices!! well, they didn't. i was heartbroken. the icing is not the oralgasm it used to be. not even close. the cake is no longer moist. the ganache in two of them didn't even fill half of the cavity. i don't know if jilly's has gotten too big too fast, or what the hell has happened, but i will have to find a new cupcake venue. this is now my second attempt at restoring my faith in their cupcakes, and my second costly regret. i miss the days that their cupcakes were literally heavenly. it honestly saddens my soul. i guess it's better to have loved and lost. :,(

love all the amazing cupcakes and unique ice cream flavors that jilly's has to offer. while i still haven't tried the savoryfoodthey offer, i can definitely vouch for the sweets.

more than just cupcakes! sandwiches and really awesome ice cream too! date posted: nov 9, 2014 category: cafe , cupcakes , ice cream address: 8509 delmar blvd, st louis, mo 63124 jilly’s cupcakes is becoming a very well known name in st. louis and beyond.  they reached the national stage due to thefoodnetwork’s series “cupcake wars”, of which they are two time winner.  they are also reaching greater and greater local visibility in st. louis due to a deal with the schnucks’ line of grocery stores. chocolate thunder and visibility is a very accurate word to choose.   their cupcakes are a little hard to miss, the largest size weighing in at over half a pound and usually featuring fantastical icing and toppings.  jill, the owner, and jack, the vp of business, started baking with the intent of making cupcakes that were huge, filled to the gills with something delicious, and outlandishly dressed up. 24-karat carrot cake they also are always filled with something amazing, like rich chocolate ganache, honey lemon curd, or, in the case of their october monthly special, filled with m&ms.  the 24-karat carrot cake, pictured above and possibly our favorite, is covered in gold leaf and filled with vanilla cream.  we have read reviews of jilly’s online and some people have stated they didn’t like the cupcakes, stating they were too sweet or in some cases that they were dry and not moist.  we could see the “too sweet” complaint on some of the cupcakes, like the missylicious for example, but every one we had were plenty moist and had plenty of flavor besides sweet. cupcake six-pack but jilly’s isn’t just a brand of cupcakes.  they’ve decided to not rest on theirfoodnetwork won laurels and have begun to offer st. louis more than just dessert.  they now offer sandwiches, soups, salads, and some of the best ice-cream we’ve had in st. louis. fancy brick work they have regularly weekly fare for lunch in their cafe, their “foodie-fest” brunch buffet on sunday, a monthly-or-so thursda

yum. cupcakes are really good, and beautiful! macaroni and cheese is my favorite lunch item. staff isn't the friendliest, good thing thefoodis so good!

very unsatisified jilly's groupy. went to the new jilly's on manchester.... ughhhhhh, was very unsatisfied with thefoodand service. after shelling out 10.00 for the brisket and philly cheese, both orders were wrong. the cheese on the philly was cold and not melted. when my daughter asked for the cheese to be melted, the counterperson said that they counldnt melt it because they didnt have a microwave, so she had a cold brisket sandwich with cold cheese. i didnt order cheese on my sandwich, but got it anyway. when i got the replacement, it had smaller amount of meat, hard bread and was cold. i am a huge fan of the brisket, but i will have to let jilly's go for a few months. maybe winning cupcake wars was not a good thing for jilly's. are they moving a little too fast?

can't get enough!. cupcakes are outstanding!!!foodis great too, as well as service.be prepared to possibly endure a very long wait.

cupcakes? marvelous cupcakes, sweet constructions of carbohydrates and buttercream, are in sharp and delightful contrast with the equally tasty, slightly more savory, if less traditionalfoodoffered for brunch at jilly's cupcake bar & cafe.

went with a friend who was so excited because she watches thefoodnetwork, and jilly's won some award. i went expecting a good or at least edible cupcake. i could not eat more then two bites it was that bad! the icing tasted like straight shortening, no flavor, not even sweet. the cake was so thick and flavorless it was more like a bread. i am usually open to give a place a second chance. not this time, it was by far the worst thing ever. my seven year old wouldn't even eat the icing.
i went ahead and gave it a second chance, only because they were being served at a baby shower. even the basic no frills chocolate and vanilla cupcakes were horrible. there were half eaten cupcakes on everyones plate.

go here for lunch!. i recently went to jilly's for brunch and loved it - have now gone for weekday lunch. delicious! my friend and i shared the chicken salad and brisket sandwiches. they were soo good! big chuncks of chicken with generous amount of mayo and perfectly tender brisket. i must go back again to try the bblt and was also eyeing the cuban and monte cristo. so many decisions! thanks for the goodfoodjilly!

so sorry about the disorganized mess when we first started our buffet...we have expanded and there is much more seating....also, i think you will see that our customer service is much better....as a small business we are always trying to make every experience amazing but sometimes we fall short and for that i am truly sorry! please give us another chance...our cupcakes andfoodare exceptional!!! with much appreciation, jilly


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jilly. we have been open almost 9 months and have had some up's and down....what i can assure you is that we have the most moist decedent cupcakes in the country, based on feedback from visitors from around the country. we also have amazing lunch, including brisket of love...try us again.......please!

it's wonderful!. i have travelled all over and have never had a cupcake even remotely close to being as delicious as the cupcakes are at jilly's. they are without a doubt worth the price, as you could split one between two people, unless you're really ambitious and want to eat the entire thing yourself. not only are the cupcakes incredible, all thefoodis mouth watering.

loved it!. our first (but certainly not last) visit to jilly's was for sunday brunch. as other reviewers have noted, it was very busy and seating was at a premium. there were signs up saying that their seating area will be expanding which is very good news.
we found the staff to be very friendly and calm in spite of how busy they were. thefoodwas fabulous. there was a wonderful variety of dishes and we liked everything we tried, though bananas foster french toast was everyone's favorite.
i would not recommend going here if you are in a rush, but if you have plenty of time and are looking for a delicious brunch in a casual atomosphere, this is the place!
we also brought cupcakes home to our neighbors who said they were delicious.

linda. went this morning for brunch & would never go again.
the most disorganized place i have every seen.foodwas awful and cold.

not impressed. i had been looking forward to lunch at jilly's all week, we had planned a girls lunch my 2 daughter's, granddaughter and my son's girlfriend. upon entering a very crowded jilly's thinking, well thefoodmust be good, and it was. the service and available seating not! first you go to one side of a table or the other depending on your ordering lunch or just a cupcake. then wait for the girl to take your order, turn your head for a second and poof she's gone. comes back finishes the order hands us our cupcakes and a number on a stick and off we go into limbo...standing there with a cupcake, a drink and this stick. well this is when we find out that oh yeah there is no place to sit. there are 6 of us, standing there trying to dodge people. looking into this tiny area they have tables all the same size. so whether you were a couple of people or a large group you sat (if you were lucky) at the same size table. well i huess they tired of us being in the way, and listening to us complain. they set us up at these spinning tables what a novel idea lets put 6 people at thes tiny little spinning tables, did i mention we were right where people come in and my daughter spent her time being bumped into by everyone who came in. well remember i said i had that stick with the number...i don't know why because it had no purpose. see they don't understand you have to let the kitchen people know what order goes to what number!!! the guy just walked around withfoodand you pretty much had 'guess your order!' what a lovely little game to play at these spinning tables. here's a suggestion. a. get more tables b. have them set up so that there are tables for 2 and tables for different size groups. not all tables for 5!!! then you have one old bitty sitting there at this large table all by herself while the 6 of of juggled food. ridiculous!! needless to say next time i'll go to breadco...and come home and make my own cupcakes, as for the cupcakes ...they were ok nothing to drive from eureka to universtiy city for thats for sure.