Choux Choux Bakery

This is such a nice little bakery. There's a huge variety and it was a pleasant change to find one that does bread as well. The staff was great and made helpful tips while I was asking about pastries to get for friends to try. The conversation was also enjoyable! I personally chose the macron, which was the perfect texture, but the carrot cake cupcakes and apple puff pastry were well received by my friends too

Choux Choux Bakery has great offerings of pastries: different kinds of croissants, muffins, scones, cookies, the pastry counter definitely looks enticing. They also have bread and cakes, while serves up Victrola coffee. I had a traditional croissant and to be honest, it doesn't taste like a croissant at all. It's too solid and a bit dry. Normally I would have disliked it, but then I imagined it as a layered puffy brioche and I kind of liked it haha.

STOP here! Trust me you won’t regret it (well, if your’e on a diet you might regret it lol). On a recent visit to the area I Spent several mornings trying to decide what to order. So I have had almond crescents, garlic and onion torte, breakfast pie, several other pastries I don’t know the name of… I can say it doesn’t matter what you pick it’s ALL delicious! Of course they have coffee, lattes and teas. All skillfully made. Milk alternatives are $1 (even for a splash).

Had high hopes! Visited for the first time and was a huge let down. Staff said the brioche was warm and fresh out of the oven, so I thought why not. Vanilla strawberry rhubarb cupcake and egg tart also looked good, so I grabbed those. I also picked up two lemon shortbread cookies. The only thing worth getting is the lemon shortbread cookies. Maybe. The brioche had wayyyy too much yeast, it completely tastes sour. Even after reheating it, it just smells so sour. Bummer on that one. The buttercream on the strawberry rhubarb cupcake is straight butter. I’m unsure if the bakers taste test batches before sending it out! The egg tart was overdone making the egg completely rubbery. We had to toss everything cause no one wanted to eat it. I am really sad by all the misses here - would love to try again but we don’t really come to Everett often. Just so happened to stop by. Really bummed by this and wish we stopped at a different bakery instead!

I'm pretty critical about pastries so take it with a grain of salt and definitely go give it a try for yourself. Here's my honest review of the items I tried: 1. Ginger snap cookie--let's start on a high note. Absolutely tasty! It looks a bit messy but it tastes great, very flavorful, crunchy around the edges, soft and chewy near the center. I'll be visiting again just for that. 2. The macarons (pictured). They look and taste like they were made in a terrible rush, or by someone who hates making them. Barely any filling at all, the shells weren't aligned, and the shells were hollow (sign of a flawed bake). Probably the worst macarons I've ever had. Go elsewhere for your mac fix. 3. The tarts (I tried cranberry (pictured) and pumpkin). Too dry for me, not enough filling as it was mostly crust. Crust was overbaked. Didn't finish either...wouldn't buy again. 4. Snickerdoodle was hard and the flavor was subtle. Some might like it but I prefer soft cookies. 5. Blueberry pastry. It looked very pretty. The berries were tart and the cream cheese icing wasn't sweet enough to balance it out so the whole thing tasted a bit sour. The pastry itself was yummy though. I might try another kind of pastry next time. Overall, not my go to place. But lots of people seem to like them so absolutely give them a shot! Just...beware the macarons. I'd say everything but those deserve a fair chance.