Bubba Sweets

I have never in my life experienced such grace and beauty as well as fantastic service from any store ever. Super helpful and friendly and the cupcakes were DIVINE. We were helped by Mickey who was a DREAM. I never wanted to leave.

This has been our go-​to place for cupcakes for the past couple years. The husby loves the red velvet and I’m a PMS Cure girl myself. I have frequently purchased cupcakes in the past for showers, dinner parties, etc and they are always a crowd pleaser. Hence the reason for 2 stars.
However, over the last 2 months, they have been closed upon my arrival when the hours posted on their door and on the website clearly state they should be open. This morning they were supposed to open at 11am and we arrived at 11:45. No one there. Not cool Bubba Sweets. We went to Suzy Cakes.

First time here I picked The Princess Buttercup & The Raspberry Champagne, both were delicious however The Raspberry Champagne got my taste buds doing a lil dance, … do a lil dance, get down tonight, get down tonight… lol. I’ll definitely be back for more!

I had a good experience here on my first visit. The cupcakes were really tasty (a little on the pricey side but when you want a cupcake, you get a cupcake!) The girl that helped was friendly and gave me a cake pop for coming by. Really cool. I’ll be back!

Unfortunately my wife had a bad experience with the cake pops here. She and the kids went in while I went to sea side tropical next door. Bought a six pack of small cup cakes and a cake pop. The second bite of the cake pop split it in two, and it was molded on the inside. I returned it for a refund and advised them to please speak to whom ever is baking their products. So much for fresh baked cakes. Never to return. Wife was sick.

I’ve ordered cupcakes from the Bolsa Chica location twice before. On the third time, I bought a Groupon for a dozen cupcakes from this location. I requested to not include anything with coconut and to include a Katy Perry cupcake. When I picked them up, the box was tied with black tulle. I thought that was nice and didn’t bother to check the contents since I never had a problem before. When I got home all excited, there were no coconut flavors, but the one cupcake I wanted wasn’t there. I’m so disappointed.

I had an experience much like other Unilocalers did. First off, I’ve been a fan of the owners delicious, fun flavors since she was Little Red’s on Main in Huntington. I followed her to the 1^st location in HB and then again to 2^nd. I’m in Westminster so it’s a drive for me for some cupcakes.
The owner has never been the friendliest, but I just couldn’t pass up the cute atmosphere and fun flavors. Although I will admit the cupcakes aren’t necessarily to die for.
I recently saw that Bubba Sweets was offering a Groupon deal. Something like a dozen cupcakes for $ 19 (if I remember correctly). I read the fine print, saw 1 per person, pre day, etc. etc. I figured their gluten free options would be great for the dessert bar at my wedding– their Groupon said nothing about not being able to buy the gluten free– after all they are the same price in store as the regular option. I had already got a stand that held 24 cupcakes, so knowing that I knew I needed 2 dozen. I went online bought 1 Groupon and had someone else buy an additional one. I called, put in my order, almost 2 months in advance for a pick up on a Saturday. I told the girl to surprise me on whatever gluten free flavors she picked. Then, the other person that bought the other Groupon called a few days later and placed his order. The girl who took his order said usually they do not allow their Groupon customers to use it for gluten free, but when he explained there was nothing in the fine print saying so she said she’d call the owner and call him back. She called him back saying the owner said it was fine.
Flash forward to 2 weeks before we were scheduled to pick up. Our plans changed and we now needed them Friday instead of Saturday. I called and asked that both order be changed to be picked up Friday first thing when they open.
We show up Friday (I was even as good as bringing the other person that placed the order with me, instead of going myself knowing it was only 1 per person) to pick up the cupcakes and the door is locked. The sign says they open at 12pm… their website said 11am. The place looks like no one is there, but I go ahead and call anyways and someone answers. I explain to him all the above and he says he cannot find either order. I explain to him there were 2 orders placed. I asked if he could just throw whatever gluten free he had together. He said he had no gluten free. He tells me to give me a second. I’ve been there for a good 20 minutes already and had to pick up my niece at 12, so I didn’t have time. He comes out and says he actually had both of our orders for Saturday and apologized that they hadn’t changed it when I called 2 weeks ago. He offered to deliver them, but when I let him know I was literally on my way to San Diego he obviously said that was not possible and suggested someone else pick them up for us. By this point I was beyond frustrated and had to leave so I told him I would call him to let him know if I could get someone to pick them up. It wasn’t 5 minutes later when the owner called me. She was rude and completely unbusinesslike. She blamed the whole thing on me, yes me. She said I told them to call me if my order was ready earlier than expected (5pm) on that Saturday. Excuse me? How do you know what I said, I never spoke to you. Also, listen to yourself. That makes absolutely no sense at all. If I called 2 weeks prior I’m giving you plenty of time to change the pickup time, after all your Groupon only says 24hrs. I wouldn’t say to call me if it was done sooner, I’d give you a time earlier that I wanted to pick it up or in my case, the day prior. Then she said she was doing me a favor by giving me gluten free and allowing me to use 2 Groupons. I told her I was not using 2 Groupons as another one was someones else. I also let her know that her Groupon should say no gluten free if she doesnt want it to be an option. I also let her know that she had previously said it was fine! She gave me no solutions, but instead every reason why I should never come back to her stores by yelling at me. She said I could get a refund through Groupon or she’d have the cupcakes ready at her other store in an hour and I could go have someone pick them up (hence why both of her locations are getting 1 star from me). I couldn’t believe her behavior. I was so embarrassed for her. I sent someone else to get the cupcakes for me as I was on my way to San Diego.
I hope that the owner takes some tips from this Unilocal.Just because you won Cupcake Wars years ago doesn’t mean your the queen of cupcakes in Orange County. There is plenty of options and I can tell you that is where I am headed next time I want cupcakes.

I first heard of Bubba Sweets via a Groupon. Tried this place out and I liked it. Had to give a 24 hour notice to use the Groupon, but I was okay with it. I’m sure they want people to go using the Groupon, but if they get a mad rush of Groupons in one day, the rest of the customers might be out. So anyways, been here three times now and I’ve tasted several of their cupcakes. They have a good variety. Some are better than others, but really, they’re all good. The cupcakes are of average size. No gigantic cupcakes here like in other places, so no guilty feeling after either.
They have some seasonal cupcakes, so if you like the seasonal ones, get them while they last. Some cupcakes are sweeter than others. The butter cream type frosting cupcakes are less sweet than the other ones with the real sweet frosting. Looks like they run out of the popular ones, so if you want better choices, go early.
The employees I’ve dealt with have been very nice to me. On my last two visits to Bubba Sweets, I’ve had the pleasure of being helped by Holly. Very helpful and nice to talk to. When I walked in she immediately apologized because they didn’t have a huge selection of cupcakes, since they were busy earlier. I looked at the selection and I was okay with it. They didn’t have the chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting I like, so it just meant I needed to try something different and Holly helped me with a couple of choices. Thanks

You really don’t need a review for this place. Just stop in and try it and it will speak for itself. So delicious, friendly staff and great variety! Just come get one, you know you want it and only your belly size might regret it but it’s worth it!

So My boyfriend and I have had a $ 20 Groupon for a while and decided to finally use it on my birthday. I was already on my way over when I decided to look at the reviews on here and saw that a 24 hour pre-​order was necessary for all Groupon users. I found this extremely astonishing since I’m sure they have more than just 12 cupcakes ready at the store. After calling them, they said it was only necessary for Groupon users but other people could order a dozen any time.
To me, this is really bad customer service and if they’re going to have a Groupon up than they shouldn’t be treating their users any differently.

What a nice way to enjoy yourself and splurge a little! The interior décor and atmosphere are a lot of fun, and the cupcakes are so tasty! There’s a flavor for every mood, and some of the names are hilarious. The PMS cracks up my wife every time! However, my personal favorite is the Lemon Drop. Yummy!
We had great service and a big smile from Ari. She had all sorts of suggestions and was just as fun as the décor. Thanks!

I was confused by the wide swing of the reviews for Bubba Sweets, so I took a gamble and went. Sorry I did. We were greeted with «Have you been here before? No? Well, I didn’t put name cards out today, so just ask if you want to know what something is.» She then walked away. Okayyyy. Well, there are lots of different looking ones and I would have no way of knowing what was what… At this point I would have saved us all the frustration and left, but my sweet 6 year old birthday boy had already locked eyes on a colorful one so I smiled and randomly chose 3 more for the family.
The cake is dry and not super flavorful. The frosting is the star for me — I like that it wasn’t overly sweet. The appearance is very homemade (a little sloppy even). All in all, not what I expected for $ 3/​pc, service or product.
Hope Bubba can get the issues here worked out (and maybe clean the nasty ceiling tiles over the cupcake area), but I don’t think we’ll be going back.

Sprinkles and Casey’s cupcakes have nothing on Bubba Sweets. Bubba Sweets uses just the right amount of fillings and their frosting aren’t too sweet! They have different flavors on different days so tons of flavors to try! I would say Fridays and Thursdays have the best flavors– Girl Scout cookie cupcakes on Thursdays ummmm YUM. I also recommend their cupcake war winner the «Pineapple Express» it will not disappoint! Definitely check out this hidden gem.

I am reviewing a cupcake party I had at Bubba Sweets. First let me say, I am loyal customer to Bubba Sweets. They catered several large parties for me and have always done a great job. I love their cupcakes. The party I held for my kids, however, left much to be desired. I bought the party on Groupon. I was surprised when I called and was told the normal price was $ 20 per child, the party lasted one hour, you weren’t allowed to bring in any food, and there were no games or activities beyond cupcake decorating. The children were given one regular sized cupcake, one mini cupckes, and one cake pop to decorate. They were also given one drink. $ 20 seems excedingly high for this, and only for one hour! They weren’t allowed to help bake the cupcakes, mix the batter, or even see the kitchen.
I was really shocked and disappointed when we all arrived, were brought into the party room and I saw a tray of cupcakes, 1 pastry bag of frosting, and one shaker of sprinkles. Really? A cupcake decorating party with only one frosting and one kind sprinkles? And, to make matters worse, the kids weren’t allowed to do their own frosing, the girl walked around and did it for them. The kids had to wait patiently while 10 kids had their cupcakes frosted and handed around the table one shaker of sprinkes.
When they got to the next cupcake again they had to wait while the girl walked around and frosted their cupcakes. They were allowed to cut fondant shapes out to decorate. However, there were only 3 or 4 cutters for 10 children and they weren’t allowed to roll the fondant out. They all had to wait so long to get the cutter they wanted. It was ridiculous how much waiting these kids had to do.
And, all the while, the kids kept asking if they could eat their cupcakes and they were told they weren’t allowed to. Finally, when all their decorating was done, the girl went to get them drinks. The kids asked if they could eat their cupcakes and she said no! They asked me when she left the room, and I told them they could. They’d been waiting long enough. She hollered over the wall (overhearing) that they could not eat. Come on! Why couldn’t they eat the cupcakes? When she got back, handed out drinks, she told them they could finally eat their cupckes.
The kids had fun, but the party could have been done so much better. I was extremely disappointed! it just seemed that this business didn’t understand kids and how to through a party.

Should have opened 20 min ago. I guess customer’s time means nothing. Product is good. But my time is worth something. I waited 20 after your opening to get some treats. LOL place is a ghost town. Get yourself to work on time. It’s probably better, those $ 33 a dozen cupcakes would have been day-​old anyway. I wish there was a zero star option.

I went to Bubba Sweet because my son had been sick and I promised him a cupcake. We showed up at 5 until 11. There was already another woman waiting. At 11:10 she left as did a couple of nice boys from the Mormon temple down the street. I only waiting as long as I did because you try telling a 4yo that he can’t have something that he was promised. I am so disappointed and I finally left at 11:20 and they still weren’t open. I went to Starbucks and got a cake pop instead. I should have just gone to the bundt cake place in the first place and saved myself the aggravation.

Amanda that works here is the absolute sweetest! Almost sweeter than the cupcakes! (: the times I’ve came here before the girls working didn’t give us the time of day but I will definitely be back just for the fact Amanda works here and she actually cares about customer service. The cupcakes are awesome as well!

Not sure what is going on but we have tried to revisit 3 times (all different days at 3pm, 5pm, and again at noon) and the place is closed! The sign in the window says they should be open but all the lights are off and no one inside. Seems like the place is going out of business…

My daughters and I fell in love at first bite back in their Little Reds street fair days! We would go every Tuesday for our cupcake supper! When they moved over to bolsa, it was sad for us. It was so far, mind you we still drove there because the cupcakes are that good! Then we moved away from huntington so we don’t get around to our favorite sweet spot very often. However, now that they are again over this side of HB, I think we will be able to visit them more often!
Their cupcakes are amazing. The melt in your mouth. Each one no matter what the flavor, it’s perfectly moist even days after you purchase them. The frosting is well the icing on the cupcake lol. Doesn’t harden, is fantastic with flavor.
My personal favorite is the red velvet. Trust me you can screw up a red velvet very simply. These cupcakes surpass any other cupcake shop by far! No question!
We love bubba sweets!

I’ve been waiting for this place to open, right next to the Walmart Neighborhood Market. We ordered six cupcakes, the salted Carmel, pumpkin and chocolate. All were still moist days after we bought them. They taste more flavorful than Sprinkles! A great addition to the mall!
They are also in «soft» opening mode!