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Eat : Cafés : Thirteenth Street Bake Shop, Page 2

counter what was good to eat here. She reached for a clean plate and spatula as she replied, in an almost annoyed voice, as if everyone should already know this answer, “Everything, but we’re known for our cinnamon rolls.” By the time she was done with her short reply, she looked ready to scoop one up for me, so I told her I’d take a cinnamon roll without raisons. I also ordered a hot chocolate.

The cinnamon roll was served on a warm plate that was perfectly sized for the mammoth roll, which was about 3 x 5 inches wide. My hot chocolate was also given to me on a plate,

with a perfect head of whipped cream towering up over the rim of the mug, and a spoon resting on the plate, which is exactly how I love my hot chocolate to be served.

Everything looked absolutely, perfectly delicious, but looks can be deceiving. The cinnamon roll was served at room temperature, and the icing had just been poured over it right after I ordered it. (You may choose not to get icing.) I have strong expectations that the roll would taste worlds better if it was served warm. Overall, this roll tasted like any ole cinnamon roll, except that the bottom of this roll

Thirteenth Street Bake Shop Cinamon Roll and Hot Chocolate