Gigi’s Cupcakes of Minneapolis

Cute place and friendly staff. We brought home 6 cupcakes that were beautifully decorated, but after trying all of them, nothing stood out. Lacking in flavor with way too much sugary frosting.

Love their cupcakes! And they have gluten free which is awesome.

Took these cupcakes to my client and they were a huge hit. They are so perfectly done they almost look fake!

Love this place! It’s deliciousness is endless;) customer service was awesome too! I liked the peanut butter cupcake — very light and fluffy. I didn’t care so much for the Scarlett which is the red velvet. It was too thick in frosting and not a good after taste. The wedding cupcake was also delicious:) I wish they had a place to sit in but otherwise a sweet little shop.

Oh my yummy! I’ve had several cupcakes from here and they have all been a very satisfying, tasty treats! For me it is a good cake to frosting ration. But I do love frosting (to each there own :)). The cake was soft and the frosting just as it should be. I have to say the one with the peanut butter cup is my favorite! The salted caramel one is also delicious. Midnight magic is good too. Can’t wait to go back for more! We had cupcakes from here for one of my coworkers birthdays around Easter and the cupcake was a little chick. It was so darn cute! They also have a great rewards program.

Once a month a crave a badass cupcake out of no where it could be 3 am and im like mmm cupcakes?
I live like 2 miles away from Gigi’s and I remembered the first time I had one of Gigi’s cupcakes like 3 years ago someone gave me a cupcake. It was cute I believe it was only chocolate and it came with a green big box and im like why so damn big? well the damn cupcake is so big and what makes it big was the frosting it toke over the whole breading im like ohhh yaaa this my shiiz right here I loved it!
I needed that 3 yr ago experience again so I actually went I got The Wedding Cupcake why well let me tell you why I went to Gigis at 7 pm and there was no cupcakes lol I was so mad there was only cookies (aint nobody want a damn cookie is what I thought) but a nice employee came from the back with fresh cupcakes but only The Wedding kind so I had no choice but to get it im like I drove down hwy 55 for no cupcake ill leave with this one! and o my it was good it tasted like cake lol but it wasn’t the best the frosting was so thick and sugary I got a headache and I couldn’t eat it anymore!
it wasn’t the best cupcake maybe it was the flavor I was set to get the Reese cupcake or chocolate one but the wedding one ya it just tasted like a boring wedding cake with lots of butter cream frost! but the cupcake was pretty looking! it was okay!

Their cakes are pretty good. I hate to compare them to Nadia cakes, but if I’m going to pay $ 3+ per cupcake, I’m going to make the drive to Maple Grove for Nadia.

The Prices are high $ 3.25 per cupcake. I ordered 2 butterfinger, chocolate chip cookie dough and Italian cream one. I live in the South Suburbs so I didnt make a special trip as I brought someone to Sonus for work. My son has a birthday tomorrow so I bought some. The cake inside the cupcakes tasted dry. The only one that I sampled and liked was cookie dough one. These are too sweet. I wish they had samples. The reward thing sounds good after 50 points you get $ 5 off and supposedly a free cupcake your birthday month. Just for signing up you get 20 or 25 points to start. The cashier was nice and let me sample their buttercream frosting which was too sweet for me.

I read the other reviews on here and they confuse the heck out of me.
Cupcakes loaded with frosting, priced right (their posted prices include tax), with lots of frosting. Where is the problem here?
You don’t like frosting? There is a product for you, it’s called a muffin. I wish they had more frosting.
To top it off they have a rewards program that I get points way to fast on. And they have cheesecakes that are awesome too.
Don’t listen to the naysayers this place is great.

I’ve been here quite a few times when I needed a sugar fix or a gift. The cupcakes are hit or miss. When they are fresh, the wedding cupcakes are AMAZING! So moist, fluffy, and delicious. However, more often that not I get dry cupcakes that are sponge-​like. They definitely need to cut their frosting in half.
Nadia’s Cakes are almost always consistently moist, but the staff at Nadia’s are not very friendly whereas at Gigi’s, they know not to take their customers for granted. I will keep going to Gigi’s and hope I am lucky enough to get fresh cupcakes when I go.

This place is great! It’s easy to eat a cupcake, you just need to the trick. I love the frosting and how fresh the assortment is.

Skip this place and just go to Nadia Cakes. I love frosting but there was way to much, maybe if it tasted better it wouldn’t have been a problem. I had a cookie dough cupcake and the frosting was gritty and was just bad, my husband had a red velvet and the decorated it with red sugar that gave it a crunchy/​gritty texture and it also had a gooey and not so good surprise in the middle. And is it so hard to put the cupcake descriptions on the website?

Used to enjoy Gigi’s quite a bit. Every weekend I’d hit them up apart of a treat meal and a saving grace from my normal diet. But, that was until I discovered far better, and in the same proximity.
It’s not that it’s not good. It is. And if you like butter crème frosting, you’ll be in heaven. However, I’m not a huge fan of butter crème, and I do want some cake with my frosting.
Every cupcake is far beyond coated in frosting. It is literally all you get with a little cake to it. The only way I could stand eating them was take off the cake cup and remove 90% of the frosting. Which, then dawned on me, why am I paying this ridiculous amount of money when I’m removing the majority of the work put into them from the shop?
Well, enough was enough and I just stopped going. With that being the case, and the fact that it became a struggle to find a cupcake without so much frosting, I can’t give them too high of a rating. IMO, far better cupcake shops and bakeries in the metro area than this, with far better variety.

I love frosting, so this is right up my alley. I had 2 chocolatey and 2 vanillay cupcakes, each with a very enticing presentation. Unfortunately my cat also tried the second half of one, so I didn’t get to enjoy all of it.
They also came in a very study and portable box that maintained the integrity of super tall cupcakes.

This place is AWESOME.
We have tried almost all the different cupcakes, also the cookies and we have never been disappointed.
Everyone is super nice.

If you’re like me and find frosting to be the best part of cupcakes, then Gigi’s is heaven. My coworker purchased a Boo-​Box from Gigi’s to share for Halloween and I was fortunate enough to get two of the mini wonders. Beyond being deliciously sweet, they were also adorable: one row of pumpkins, Oreo dirt with a gummi worm, ghosts, and bats.
I’m planning on getting their holiday box to share with coworkers as well, and I’m sure I’ll get some for myself. Gigi’s is certain to provide you with an instant popularity boost, whether it be in the office or with family/​friends.
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2÷3÷2014
I am switching departments at work, so I stopped by Gigi’s for some «thank you» treats for coworkers from my current division. I ended up getting three full-​sized Crème brûlée cupcakes for the people I worked closely with, and two mini boxes. The mini boxes were clutch because they come with a dozen perfectly-​sized cupcakes in an assortment of white and chocolate cake and frosting. Needless to say, they were a big hit across the board — although I was still lucky enough to have a few to take home!

Responding to the owner’s comments below, many cupcakes are $ 3.25, but some are $ 4.00, including the cheesecake cupcakes. I still would give this place 2 stars based on the cake to cream ratio. The cake is literally smaller than the cream on top on nearly all the cupcakes.

Being from Cali, I have tried Sprinkles, Cara’s Cupcakes, Nadia’s Cupcakes and Cako. Gigi’s are by far the BEST!!! We got the pumpkin, bananas foster, carrot and kentucky bourbon. All were BOMB-​dot-​come but my fave was the pumpkin. Sooo good. Damn, we need a Gigi’s in California asap!

I picked up cupcakes for a birthday present. I went there on a Sunday afternoon. The store was very clean, the gentleman that helped me was very nice. The cupcakes are very rich and the frosting is thick. I hope they have different kinds of frosting next time I go. The cupcakes were pretty though, great presentation. I even signed up for their rewards program. I will be going back soon!

I don’t get the negative reviews. We found these cupcakes to be delicious — the chocolate-​based ones especially. They’re larger than Nadia Cakes as well, and a bit cheaper. We’ll be back. Yum!

Bought one cupcake to eat then & there with the intention of buying another six to bring home afterwards. The one cupcake I ate on site was such a tasteless ‘bleh’, I didn’t buy any for home. Another major let down — no milk for sale (out of inventory). Server gave me a plastic cup of lukewarm tap water. This place won’t last.

Admittedly, I was excited to see a Gigi’s Cupcakes location here in the Twin Cities metro area. Cupcakes have become quite the fad in recent years, and the Minneapolis area has had a great deal of success with businesses like these due to shows like Cupcake Wars (Cupcake, Cupcake Caramel). However, while Gigi’s offers a plethora of flavor options, they fall short in a lot of areas.
The location is quite good – right off of highway 55, in Golden Valley, in a strip mall. Parking is easy, and it’s fairly convenient to access. I haven’t noticed any ridiculous lines and the cases seem to be stocked quite well with product.
The service I received there was outstanding. The two young ladies there were extremely kind, offered opinions when appropriate, suggested their rewards program, and packaged the cupcakes carefully.
The big problem I have with this place is the cupcakes themselves… While they do offer an incredible range of flavors (daily menus can be seen online), this positive aspect is over-​shadowed by the fact that they heap frosting on top of each cupcake. I think that they use a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ ratio of frosting to cake, perhaps more. It makes each cupcake unbearably sweet. Normally, I would cut off some of the frosting, but in most cases, there is a topping on TOP of the frosting which makes this difficult. Some of the flavors, also, are far too potent. The mojito, for example, used way too much mint and it over-​powered the cupcake.
Overall, for $ 2.95 per cupcake, I think there are far better options. I would recommend Sweets Bakeshop (Cupcake Caramel) and Sweet Retreat. Cupcake and YUM also have tasty options. If you are interested in trying it out, sign up for their rewards program and youll get a free cupcake on your birthday.
Pros: location/​parking, friendly & helpful staff, incredible selection of flavors that rotate daily.
Cons: Overpowering flavors, extremely sweet/​over-​frosted cupcakes, fairly expensive for what you get.

Cute little shop that boasts a wide variety of beautiful cupcakes whose flavors change on a daily basis. My office is right around the corner from Gigi’s and so it serves as the new pick-​me-​up spot when 2pm nap time rolls around.
I have heard very few complaints about the cupcakes other than about the excessive frosting, which all you gotta do is wipe it off and trash it if you don’t want it. I agree there is also a ton of frosting but I lapped up every last bit of it. The cupcakes are moist and taste great.
Aside from cupcakes, they sell cheesecakes in cupcake form and mini cupcakes. Normal-​sized cupcakes are $ 3.25 a pop.
Not only are the cupcakes great, but the owner seems like a truly nice man who is putting in hard work to turn out a successful business. Gigi’s is a wonderful addition to Golden Valley.