Crumbl — Restaurant in Virginia

TLDR: Cookies are on the sweeter end, the blueberry muffin was my favorite. Had a mixed feelings going into the store, I recommend just getting delivery to avoid the discomfort.

I was craving cookies at night and heard people rave about Crumbl so I had to give it a try.

Going in the place was emptier than what I am use to for a cookie store. The few times I went to insomnia or bakeries I would be waiting in a 5-10 minute line so I was pretty happy I didn't have to wait. I ordered the cookies through the kiosk and just waited to the side.

I am not sure the roles of the employees, but there was just three standing there in front of a mixer looking like they were arguing with each other. Not sure what the conflict was, but it made me want to leave. After standing there for a while a fourth employee appears displaying the cookies for me to examining them before I take the box. Which I thought was very nice of them.

I got 6 cookies, 1 blueberry muffin, 1 churro, 2 chocolate chip and 2 cookies and cream.

The blueberry muffin was amazing. Absolutely loved it, if I ever order delivery I would definitely get this. It taste exactly as it sounds, but in a crumbly cookie form.

The churro wasn't bad, it reminded me of Cinnabon, my only complaint with it is that the cookie was a bit too warm so the frosting on the cookie was seeping melted butter which was not pleasant. Made the cookie feel and taste greasy.

The chocolate chip cookie was too sweet for me. I could see if I had like 2 glasses of milk it being good, but eating it next to the others, it paled in comparison.

The last cookie was cookies and cream. I absolutely adore cookies and cream flavored things. This was not to my taste. A bit too sweet and it just tasted like an lackluster oreo. Nothing wrong with oreos, but I expected more for the price of the cookie.

Overall, if I were to try this place again I would do delivery. Even though it is more expensive, I really didn't like my...

Their signature pink cookie is good but it's sweeter than sugar. One will last days. Pricey cookies that hurt your wallet and waistline. But their signature pink cookie is worth a visit once every 6 months.

Note that the pictures are from the Fairfax location. We initially went to the Chantilly location, but I believe there was some sort of a fire alarm going off and everyone was outside. So, we headed to the Fairfax location.

Anyway, the review still holds. I understand that this is a place to indulge and satisfy your sweet cravings, but it feels a bit much to have to buy such a large cookie for such a large price. They do offer smaller cookies but only for catering. A suggestion for improvement would be to sell those smaller cookies as a part of their daily offering. This would allow people to "sample" all of their cookies without having to splurge each time. Too expensive.

The 3 star rating is primarily driven by my value consideration. The taste, customer service, cleanliness are all great! I guess for a business to survive by offering just cookies, they must consider charging...

At first I was confused! What kind of place only sells a handful of cookie flavors? Literally. I thought I was misunderstanding. Plus they sell them as single, or four pack... or larger. Who only wants ONE cookie? Well, once you order, you'll understand. This week I went back to order four more. Some were goey, especially the cake batter cookie, and warm; another called strawberry milk was cool and refreshing. So yum! Gotta try them all! Oh, they're the size of a grown man's hand! Somehow my four pack "only" came with one cookie... although it had a bunch of crumbs inside the box. I have a feeling the "error" took place after curbside pickup and the drive home. Hmmm. Perhaps I'll order four more next week and see how that goes!

Update 110722 - I've learned why they only have a few and I'm obsessed. Realized yesterday that you can see the next week menu on Sunday night. I've been buying a four pack (to share) every week. Last week we had to go back for a second round. Ssshhhh....