Auddino's Italian Bakery

I love supporting family owned businesses but this has been my worst experience yet. I grew up in an Italian American family. I spent many trips visiting family in NYC and my favorite desserts are black and white cookies, rainbow cookies and cannoli.

I did go right before they were closing, but the black and white cookie was the most disgusting thing a bakery ever served me. It was also 5 bucks?!? It was hard as a rock. The cookie base itself was really hard and crumbly and the icing was overset. It tasted stale as if it had been baked days ago, similar to what I'd imagine cardboard would taste like.That's disgusting that they would still sell a product this old.

The cannoli were also a disappointment. I got a plain one and one with almonds. The shell was so soft, which is an indicator of a cannoli that is not fresh and the cream was more custard than the delicious rich and creamy ricotta/marscapone filling in used to. This is not a traditional cannoli. I cannot believe this is the best Columbus had to offer. I didn't even bother with the rainbow cookies because they looked pre-packaged and not something homemade.

Lastly to make matters worse, the lady behind the counter looked openly annoyed with me and didn't help me until a couple minutes after I said hello to make her realize I was there. It says it closes at 3 and I was there at 2:15, so it's not like I walked in a couple minutes before closing.

I'm sorry for ranting, but based on this experience alone I do not plan on going back unless someone can convince me.