Shake Sugary

3.75÷5 carbs to love
so, let’s be clear. i’m not walking in for that vegan stuff. i mean, go on and get in formation for that. i’m here for the butter boo. i’ve always enjoyed the pastries i’ve gotten here, i think they’ve been tasty — there’s this tart where the cherries are actually… tart! novel, i know. i keep seeing people go for this 2 egg thing, really gotta come back for that.
the main reason i wanted to write this though, was to let the world know that on sundays they will do BOGO! they are closed the days following, so makes total sense. so if you’re in the area and craving some sweets, you’ll be able to satisfy both your sweet tooths… teeth?

Best. AppleCinnamonPecanMuffin. Ever.
That muffin… it was just sooo good! Big, soft chucks of apple that reminded me of German apple cake from home. It was just so moist, light and fluffy. And the top had a hard, sugary crust. The cinnamon was just perfect, enough to taste it but not overbearing.
The coffee was absolutely fantastic too.

Yummy pastries. The two egg breakfasts looked really good, will have to come back to try those. Place seemed clean and fine to me.

I went to this bakery for the variety of gluten free options. I tried several and my favorite was the fruit tart. The disappointment with this bakery was the service and atmosphere. The woman who rang me up at the counter was not very friendly. As I ate my food and observed the surroundings most tables looked dirty and the floor was dirty. Although the fruit tart was good, I would not return to this bakery for fear that the back kitchen is as dirty as the front of the house.

A little hesitant to give five stars to a place that I have never even seen much less set foot in, but I have no reason at all to give it less than that.
Recently, a friend of mine celebrated his 60^th birthday. Since he has always had an intolerance of wheat and gluten, his sister chose this place to get his favorite cake. The owner made one special for him and I have to say it was probably the best cake I have ever eaten.
Read that again, not the best gluten-​free cake, but the best cake period! And I’m damn near 60 myself!
It was an Italian Cream, and the next time we are in New Orleans I’m going to grab one, diet be damned…

I walked all the way from Frenchmen Street down St. Claude to Shake Sugary so I could sample some vegan and gluten free treats. Was it worth it? Well, the gluten-​free cream cheese swirl brownie gets 5 stars, the vegan and gluten-​free biscuits and gravy get 4 stars, the lackadaisical counter service gets 2 stars, and all the crust punks taking up tables and eating the leftovers off of paying patrons’ plates get a big fat –0 star. Shake Sugary is a cute little place with really great food, but unfortunately, the lousy service and dirty crowd make it unworthy of a second trip.

The sweet potato bacon biscuit was so amazing! We also tried a rosemary goat cheese biscuit that was good. We tried both options for quiche which was had a nice crust, good egg custard, and high quality veggies. The coffee was okay. Lots of sweets to choose from if you have a sweet tooth.
Honestly everything we tried was eclipsed by the still warm & delicious sweet potato biscuit. We vowed to bake them at home, since we don’t live in NOLA.

First off, it is rare that I am driven to «Yelp. «Matter of fact, pretty sure this is my first time. This morning I received the best berry tart I have ever eaten and I want to tell the world! Tarts always attract my eye, but I have never had a tart that had taste that lived up to it’s beauty. This tart was perfect. Not too sweet, flavorful crust, ripe berries. I had to break it to my French boyfriend that it was better than any tart I had in his Motherland. I smiled and took another bite while he thought about it in silence. (As much as I love France, it’s so gratifying when I find something we do better than them.)
On another note, we eat there all the time. Everything is good and everyone needs to try it. The people that work there are great. My boyfriend and I should not be seen or heard before coffee and these folks take care of us with a personable smile and no judgement. No seriously, together we have half a brain in the morning. Our breath probably smells too.
The only criticism I have (why one star is missing) is not about quality of food because the food deserves six stars, but because they often have their labels mixed up so make sure you tell them what you want rather than pointing. They know what is up there and if something is mislabeled they quickly tell you. Also, I would probably go to place every day if it had an espresso machine. I ride a scooter to work and I don’t always have time to sit and drink coffee. I can see how that can add a daunting element to running the place though. However, it might fill a local need. As many coffee shops the Bywater has, none of them have good pastries. I have literally gone to Shake Sugery for pastries and then to another coffee shop to get espresso. I would love to make this one stop.

This place is just the best. Not a huge selection but who cares when the selection they have is perfection

People love to belly ache when everything goes wrong, I can’t, it’s not fun.
Between you and I and everyone else who has ever met me, I’m a screw up and a disorganized mess who in a different era would have been eaten by a bear I was taunting by the time I was 2.
Which is why I I don’t even care how wrong everything went when we ate there. The owners were apologetic, honestly felt bad and more than made up for it.
Then we moved on and had a nice meal and a day spent not whining of the horrors that befell our life, but how pleasant everything turned out.
Delicious, too. Quiche and Huevos Rancheros in the morning. What more do you need.

Cute little locally owned place with the best quiche I’ve ever had — big olé slice to fill you up too. Happy colorful young atmosphere but very cozy/​homey in an artful hipster way. Great pastry options for breakfast and too good to be bad for you desserts. They have biscuits and gravy & a few baked egg dishes too for those seeking a non-​pastry breakfast.

Magic on a plate! I have tons of experience with this lovely bakery. Everything is delicious. My favorites are anything with blueberries, vegan banana chocolate chip bread and the turnovers. Dying to try the coconut cream pie. Can’t go wrong here.

Hot chocolate peppermint mouse pie is heaven!!!

Let’s start with the staff. They are just so cute and wonderful smiles. I like this about the location. It sits on St. Claude, so its pretty easy to get to in the Bywater.
It’s a mixed commercial and residential area. It is all street parking but its low foot traffic so you should definitely have no issues finding some place to park.
Now to the goods. So many great options for all types of food lovers especially those with certain needs. There are a good majority options of Gluten Free pastries which I found interested. Im a GLUTEN eater so I was skeptical about the taste but they ended up being very yummy I must say and Im a person could care less if something is vegan and gluten free. They really get the job done and very much so is worth it.
Tip: If you in the area close to closing especially on Sunday they discount all the pastries people!!!

I was traveling to NOLA with a group of friends for a birthday celebration weekend and needed to order a strawberry cake with cream cheese icing. I found Shake Sugary on Unilocal and checked out their website which is clean and simple. I called 2 days prior to place my order and was directed to go back to the website to place the order through their contact us page. I was told that I would get a quick reaponse to my order request. I placed my order which consisted of me just entering a message on the contact us form. I received an email from Dawn within the hour asking to confirm the details and specify the size cake I wanted.
When we arrived in NOLA I called the day I was going to pickup the cake to confirm that it was ready. The bakery is about 2 miles from the famous Canal/​Bourbon Street area so we took a cab from the hotel to the bakery which was only a 10 minute ride but with NOLA traffic on a Saturday afternoon it took about 15 minutes there and about 17 mins back to the hotel. When we arrived the place was clean and had a variety of cakes, pies, cookies and other baked goods in 2 large display cases. The young attendant greeted us and promptly ran to the back to get our cake. The cake was decorated nicely with all white icing, green writing, strawberries and edible gold glitter around the top edge. When I picked it up to take it with us I noticed it was heavy for a standard 10″ round cake. With that in mind I held it carefully in my lap during the cab ride back to the hotel.
Needless to say we all enjoyed the cake it was moist, light, flavorful with strawberry filling between each of the 3 layers, the icing was the right thickness and not too sweet. The strawberries were also fresh.
We also purchased a chocolate cookie when we picked up the cake and it was a nicely sized cookie (about the size of a small saucer). It too was delicious with the right balance of crunchy & chewy textures, chocolate flavor, chocolate chips and a special secret ingredient we thought might have been coconut.
Overall we were very pleased with the products and service and highly recommend Shake Sugary for all your baked goodies.

YET ANOTHER AFFECTATIOUSLY GRIMEY BYWATER-​Y
Sticky tables. Dank lighting, Glum décor. Might as well lick a grocery cart handle at WalMart.
«AS GOD AS MY WITNESS»
If bein’ hip means living like the O’Hara’s after the war… I’m out. No napkins — just paper towels; No pink yellow or blue packets — just raw sugar and honey. The dirty cutlery is kept in a jar next to the clean, and of course I absent-​mindedly didn’t read the sign: YUCK!
WAY BETTER CONFECTIONERIES
Boulangerie, Maple Street Patisserie, Manhattan Jacks, Sucré, Rivista, Croissant D’Or, Norma’s Sweets, Angelo Brocato’s, District Donuts, Gracious, Bittersweet, Laurel Street, Breads on Oak, the Poor Clare’s annual bake sale…

What a gem! Shake Sugary has become a part of my Sunday morning routine, which should say a lot — I’m neither vegan nor living with a gluten intolerance, plus I live in Metairie so coming here means at least a 20 minute drive. And that’s if I take the highway…
This is the best place to go in order to quash once and for all the myth that vegan and/​or gluten free foodstuffs are boring, tasteless, and crummy. Everything here is delicious, and delicious in it’s own right. They also have plenty of selections that are in no way vegan or even vegetarian. There’s a maple bacon sweet potato biscuit that’s killer and I usually see a quiche or two in the case when I’m there, as well.
There’s a little room behind the front counter with some tables and chairs if you want to hang out there for a bit. I find the chairs to be a bit uncomfortable if I spend more than an hour or so on one, but I just take that as motivation to get the hell on with the rest of my day and not spend the entirety of it in a café. A lovely, lovely café.
My favorites are the muffins with strawberry and mango bits in it and the savory samosas. They have a small assortment of beverages, including a coffee brew and iced tea of the day, the former of those (and possibly the latter, I’ve never asked) being only a buck if you bring your own cup!

LOVE! I wish they were open every day, but the days they are sure are amazing. We usually started our day with a slice of the quiche with sausage (or bacon whatever was available), maple bacon sweet potato muffin. Other yummy treats we tried were a mixed berry muffin, sticky bun, and the cakes looked so decadent I’m sad I left NOLA without trying them.
2 – 3 small steps to enter, double doors, and a small eating area with additional stairs to access. Not wheelchair accessible and we did not check out the restroom so not sure if it’s available to patrons or just staff.
Staff is pleasent and helpful. Sometimes there are free samples of the baked goods. Reduced price day-​old items.

Stopped in here to get cookies for a Christmas/​Saints cookie swap party. I bought an assortment: snickerdoodle, molasses & chocolate chip. All of my cookies were taken!!! Sadly, I didn’t get one bit!!! I hear they were delish!!!
The shop is small, but I prefer places that do a few things very. I’ve gotta go back just for myself though.
Thanks to Jamie Gandy, my hairstylist, who turned me on to this place!

CON: Shake Sugary is only open on the weekend.
PRO: Shake Sugary is only open on the weekend.
No really. Thank God I’m limited to two days of Shake Sugary a week. I live very close to this place and every weekend I stumble over in my pyjamas with a mason jar for dollar coffee, a gunny sack for whatever treats I fall victim to, and a sense of impending doom. Because I’m about to lose a battle against willpower in front of some nice progressive ladies who bake for a living.
Shake Sugary’s got a lot of delicate and whimsical sounding things. I can’t remember specifics [because what am I a scientist] but it’s always stuff like gluten-​free lavender pear tarts or a vegan ginger blueberry turnovers or whatever. I’m not a vegan or a gluten-​free person but we live in America and it’s 2013 and I am trying. They also have really good quiche and sweet potato and bacon biscuits and how am I supposed to resist any of these things am I Superman or Jesus? No, I am a flawed human being. I will have the day-​old pecan covered sticky bun on discount please, to be scarfed above the New York Times magazine on my kitchen table.
Everything is good. The miniature key lime pies especially. Generally, I just choose something with a pleasing color and size because it’s only going to exist for another five minutes until I transform that gorgeous morsel into crumbs, shame, and calories.
Stay well away from Shake Sugary. Or just go every goddam day it’s open. Your choice.