Love this location of Sweet Mags. There is a lot more space to browse and stand in line, and there is plenty of seating outside the store. I also love grabbing a coffee at Archetype right outside to accompany my scone or brownie from Sweet Mags. đ§
We were passing through Omaha today and have enjoyed stopping by the other Sweet Mags location. It is closed Mondayâs, but we were delighted that the newer location is open when the other is closed. For us, this one didnât have the same charm as the original location, but itâs still a nice, clean, industrial-chic vibe. The baked items seem to be the same, which I am sure is the goal. We ordered the Peach-Ginger-Poppyseed scone, the salted honey cookie, the lemon crunch cookie and the bourbon pecan square today. My husband said the peach-ginger-poppyseed scone was unique and ânum-num.â He enjoys strong ginger flavors, whereas I only like mild ones. So for me, the ginger wasnât a nice compliment in this bake, it kind of took over. The texture of the scone was nice, but Iâm curious how Iâd like it if the ginger was toned back a bit. The salted honey cookie was a nice flavor, and I always enjoy salt. Neither my husband nor I could detect honey flavor, but the flavor seemed familiarâmaybe because of other Sweet Mags bakes Iâve tried.. It was a very soft texture. Overall, it was just an okay cookie. Decent flavor, but boring texture and no honey flavor. Iâd like to have some honeycomb chunks or something for a more interesting texture, and perhaps salt over more of the cookie, not so concentrated on the center of a large cookie. The lemon crunch cookie was my husbandâs favorite today. He liked the texture and thought the flavors went well together. Iâm not sure why itâs named lemon âcrunch,â because there wasnât anything crunchy about it. It was a very soft cookie. But there were white chocolate chunks, which I was grateful for, as they added to the flavor and redeemed the texture. Though I enjoyed the lemon flavor, it was a very sweet cookie that I thought could use just a touch more salt to bring out the subtle flavors. Iâve had the bourbon pecan square a few times at the other location. The first one I had was my favorite by far, and I keep chasing that. But I think itâs time for me to accept that this is a different thing and itâs just not my style. Itâs very sweetâI can detect no salt in the shortbread/pastry-like crust or in the filling. Iâm sure it delights many, but I like a little more salt, larger pecan chunks and maybe a caramelized texture on top instead of something so soft throughout the whole thing. The service was fine, but not overly inviting or friendly. No greeting when we entered, even though we were the only patrons at the moment. (We got a much warmer greeting when we stopped at the gas station down the road). Also, parking in front is limited. By way of information, their point of sell system is one that automatically asks for tips, which we didnât particularly feel desirous to offer given the less than welcoming vibe coming inâmostly all they did was grab our cookies for us.