Gambino Bakery in Metairie, LA

December 7, 2011 By Julia Leave a Comment

Gambino Bakery
4821 Veterans Memorial Blvd
Metairie, LA

rusty sign

i wasn’t too happy with this place. When I walked in with my camera, they said no pictures allowed when I know for a fact other people have taken pictures in here of their cake displays. Oh well.

red velvet petit four

I had a whirl of petit fours. I couldn’t make up my mind and so I love these little tiny cake slivers. It’s just enough to appreciate the taste but not enough to drive you to the gym. The cakes here are moist and flavorful. My favorite had to be the butterscotch petite four.

butterscotch petit four

I asked the woman working there what is the most popular cake flavor and she said the almond cake. I tried it and was more impressed by the red velvet and the butterscotch.

almond

Filed Under: Dessert, New Orleans, LA Tagged With: Butterscotch, Cake, gambino bakery, Metairie Louisiana, Petit four, pic, Red velvet cake, review

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