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2.0 of 5 stars.
I don't like this store, and I much prefer the warehouse in Hull. Simply because this store just goes to show that JC has sold out to the man. Everything would have been fine if JC went the "boutique…
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is F'in awesome! While the t-shirts may be a bit pricy, it is totally worth it. I love having things that everyone asks where did you get that...or that is so cool and different. The new…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yup, I thought they sold cupcakes too. Instead they sell dumb t shirts, some of them out of an old refrigerator/deli display case. What a waste of money to buy one of those tanks just to put your…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, I live in Wicker Park in Chicago. I'm used to attitude from shopkeepers. Lemme tell you though, I wasn't amused with the chica who "helped" me at Johnny Cupcakes. Newbury Street is so NOT urban…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I don't get it. The shirts are not always that cute, and ... the selection is like.. minimal. I can't believe they pay prime real estate rent so that they can use all that space to display like 6…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Haha, I have no stars for this place. Like other Yelpers, I got so freakin excited when I saw a place that sold cupcakes. Went into the store with my boyfriend, stood right in front of the front desk…
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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Although Johnny Cupcakes houses all the snazzy doodads you would need to make cupcakes, be prepared. The only thing edible in this store is the mint you grab on your way out. BUT the shirts are so cut
kudzu.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i dont sport anything other than my sf shit but johnny cupccake changed that. hella like their designs, decent quality shirts, the one stinker i can think of is they are a little pricer than the other…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
what a tease! bakery cases..the smell of batter lingering all over the store...but not a darn cupcake in site. Sorry friends, but tshirts with cupcakes on them just don't have the same draw as actual…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love this designer and store. While they do not sell cupcakes, they do give them away on weekends and special occasions. Shirts are a bit pricey, but they are limited editions and many shirts are…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place should have been named "Johnny T-Shirts". It is not very nice to entice me to visit your establishment with the promise of little, pocket-sized baked goods and instead sell shirts that I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like it. I'm a fan. I was a fan when he just had that one shop in Hull. Obviously I'm not going to go out and get a whole cupcake themed wardrobe but I totally do rock a piece or two. I think I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really wanted a T-shirt from this Clothing store and since it's on Newbury St close to where we were staying I got one. No Cupcakes sold here people, just a clothing store.
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
sigh....another yelper highly dissapointed in the lack of baked goodies. I also patiently awaited the opening of this store and it opened while my mom and best friend were visiting. After having…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
wifey: do you want a cupcake? me: you know, they dont really sell cupcakes....
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
During my window shopping excursion on Newbury St., my friend saw this store and wanted to know if I wanted some cupcakes. I declined because I love Sprinkles back in LA and have not found another…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Their clothes are ugly. Admit it. Any "cute" factor they once had an inkling of will surely die soon. How much more cupcake based prints are there? Plus I think if they sold some upscale cupcakes…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now, I could have my cake and wear it too. Johnny Cupcakes faked the appearance of a bakery, but upon closer inspection through their glass pastry cases, I realized clothes were the sweet treat here.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving this one star because of the pain of disappointment and embarrassment I felt when rushing into Johnny Cupcakes for the first time looking for a good cupcake. False advertising.
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was disappointed. I thought this was going to be a cupcake place. I don't want to pay a lot of money for a tshirt with a cupcake logo on it. I want to eat a real cupcake. T shirts should not cost…
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I remember waiting for this place to open a few years back. I was a closet cupcakeaholic at that point. I would walk past the upcoming building with excitement, the way a four year old anticipates…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so I bought into Johnny Cupcakes. Do I think it's a marvelous place? No. But do I giggle at the cute stuff? Yes. I was visiting when I first heard about JC. The story to this business is cool, and…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Umm.. yea. Pretentious, bitchy service. CUTE interior. Okay tees. Bad size range.
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Johnny Cupcakes is partially responsible for the current fashion trend involving t-shirts. The back story of how the company came to be is fantastic. It embodies the American Dream like few stories do…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Don't taunt me with your black and white cupcakes and bakery display cases that you can see from the street, if all you have are t-shirts and some cupcake-y accessories! Yeah, I, like a lot of people…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have only been to Boston once in my life to look at colleges and the only shop that stood out the crowd was JOHNNY CUPCAKES! Its so different and the designs are cool but simple. And DONT tell me…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The possibility of error is too disturbing for Johnny Cupcakes to allow themselves peaceful rest. For them, they need to be mindful of "collateral damage" caused by their carelessness. A dreadful…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I wish they sold cupcakes instead of shirts. I would have liked this store if they sold cupcakes. But it's such an evil genius marketing strategy. I like evil genius marketing strategies. It's…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If it's good enough for John Stamos, It's good enough for me. Check back regularly as they have new designs coming out all the time. I have their Boston Skyline shirt and I love it. If you have family…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Way overpriced for a marketing gimmick. Unfortunately you guys have hooked my 12 year old cousin. So I went to your store to pick up a sweatshirt for him. The little chicks you had behind the counter…
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
$35? Psh!!! I have a t-shirt that fits me in that HOTT kind of way. And it has a picture of ET flying on his bike across the moon (you know the famous shot)... but better because he has a huge pink…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Recommended for: Cupcakes... :P Service 4, Selection 4, Quality 4.
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like the others, I too was fooled into thinking there would be cupcakes. The store is genius in marketing and design. At first, I felt betrayed and angry. Then I read about the owner on his site.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm still bitter about the embarrassment I felt a year ago when my girlfriend and I walked up those steps on Newburry Street with our howling, hungry stomachs hopping to satisfy our sweet tooths, only…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The concept is great. This dude starting selling these shirts out of the back of his car, and is now selling them all over the world. The reason for the premium price is the shirts are released on a…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
They have an interesting concept. The shirts are cute. I like their duffel bags. I would not spend 34 bucks on their clothing. If you get anything from there, i recommend the free mints they have in…
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I walked in.. was looking for cupcake..
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I worked there for almost two years and don't regret a thing. I just moved 3000 miles away from home and finding a job right now is killing me. I'll never have coworkers or a boss like how I did…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
maybe i just don't get it.
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Tshirts and hoodies at a premium... Whats the catch? Just a flashy name. Thats it. If you got money you're throwing away, I wouldnt spend it here...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Screen printed cupcakes on American Apparel shirts, how could you go wrong? You get two annoyingly trendy things, put them together, winning combination, right? One might go wrong possibly by charging…
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't get this place at all. It feels like a smart marketing concept but that's it. Put a cupcake icon on a shirt and add something else (like a baseball, a skull etc..) The shirts are a little cool…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
cute little store to go into. Love the merchandise. Who doesn't like cupcakes? Love the decor and the mood of the store. So many cupcakes so little time....we drove up from NYC to boston, this was one…
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great concept and I love the original graphics on the tee shirts and the clever displays that show the tee shirts in fake bakery cases complete with stainless steel cupcake tins. I own one tee shirt,…
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You know, they do have free cupcakes there when they have special events. Cute little cupcakes, too. It would be pretty cool if they had cupcakes all the time... hm... Anyhow, some of the shirts are…
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
OK, apparently I'm one of the few people who walked in to this store fully knowing it was a trendy t-shirt store. This is Boston, after all -- anything called a "square" never will be, and anything…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Newbury Street is a street desperately in need of a cupcake shop. Newbury and Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice/SoCal seem like prime cupcake areas yet they lack cupcake shops. At least Newbury Street…
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
SO not worth it!! 2 girls behind the counter? I listened to about 10 minutes of the same conversation between them..."Like, um, so..my god! He's like, so, um, oh my god". Although the T shirts are…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Looks like a lot of reviews by a lot of people who expected this to be a bakery. It's not.
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i go to this place a lot, hit it up cuz it's always changin up. the designs are limited and fresh. i like the atmosphere of the store too, always playing ill music and you and your friends can just…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I happen to frequent the Johnny Cupcakes store on a more or less regular basis, not always buying something each time, but because I like the entire atmosphere of the store. It's usually pretty busy…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
you gotta be kidding me. i didn't want to be surrounded by this many 15 year old girls when I was 15. this shop gave me a bad image of Boston as a whole. how can a city full of such angry people allow…
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There were actual cupcakes when I went....supposedly made my Johnny's mother. Sold. I do own a shirt (the kangaroo one) and like many of the designs. I also think it's clever that once a shirt sells…
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I think his designs (frankly) suck and I'm so incredibly tired of Pirate logos and cupcakes I could throw up. This must be his thought process while designing his shirts: Tee hee, I've got this idea,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, I feel the need to weigh in on Johnny Cupcakes too, to help up the star rating average, at least. I do not wear/own anything from Johnny Cupcakes but I have bought 3 T-shirts for my boyfriend from…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, this is my first "bad" review. I just don't get this place... I am all for fashion and shopping and don't even mind overpaying for a t-shirt if it's cool, soft, offers me something different.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, there is so much controversy about this store! My thoughts: - I do think some of the designs are cute, and I would wear some. Yes, they're expensive for t-shirts, but unless you plan to fill your…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I so not hip. Or is it, I so not dumb enough to spend $35 on a Hanes T-shirt with a "clever" cupcake picture scrawled on the bottom of it? Either way, Johnny Cupcakes will rue the day they opened up…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
From looking at the reviews it looks like people either love johnny cupcakes or they hate it. Personally I love the designs and the people it represents. However it really is on the pricey side. I mean…
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the store, and most of the designs of the shirts. Sometimes I find the prices to be a bit much, but If I like the shirt enough I'll buy it. But the last two times Ive gone in, the stock is very…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
1) I don't give a fuck about cupcakes, nor do I think this store would be made better by including them. 2) I also don't give a fuck about how much you charge for a t-shirt, if I like it, if I have the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You people are all jelous poor fags. The point of raising the prices is exactly the point your bringing up, people who are too damn cheap to buy them giving the ones who actually buy Johnny a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
WTF??!! No cupcakes? For realz? So sad for us Boston peeps. The shirts and store are SOOOO totally cute- though I don't think I would spend so much on a supercute fun t-shirt...I guess I'm just cheap…
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I too think it would be amazing if they combined the merch selling with selling actual cupcakes. I found the place EXTREMELY empty, and definitely missing something. I've only ever bought one thing…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I hate to disagree with everybody but.. I really like Johnny Cupcakes. I like most all his t-shirt designs and I admire his business savvy.. you know he is only about my age and he has a Newbury St…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, I decided to give it a fair shake. After all the hullabaloo how could I not? At the very least I thought I could get a shirt for my 17 year old little sister....she could wear it when she leaves…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Johnny Cupcakes is a work of pure genius. To turn a nickname given him while schlepping CD's at Newbury Comics into a local legend makes for a great story, one for everybody to admire. Now I admit $35…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We went in here after lunch. I thought we were going to buy a cupcake. Silly me. See, Johnny Cupcakes is the coolest bakeshop on the block. The thing is, they're so cool that they can sell logo…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Who knew it was so easy to fool such an astonishingly large number of vacuous people. Would you buy my new line of Willy Lampshade clothing if I put a lampshade beneath a halo and flanked it with two…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
ok so i finally went to the store i bought a tee shirt so now i can review it!! yes the tee shirt was a little pricy but hey i like cupcakes i am a baker so yeah it works for me. i don't understand…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Johnny, How's it been - your first year on Newbury St? Pretty good, right? I mean, the buzz, the fans, the myspace culture. Your T-shirts are selling like hot somethings and you're in the papers…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I walked into Johnny Cupcakes, then I walked out. I am Yelping this store ..................................... because I was inspired by the "INSITEFUL [sic]" review courtesy of James R.
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Here's how I learned about Johnny Cupcakes... Hey coworker friend, check out these sweet t-shirts I bought online...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've not been to his stores, but if i were in boston, i'd visit at least one. i buy his shirts online; i admire his originality and entrepreneurial-ism. applause. criticism can take a backseat…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i am a graphic designer and johnny cupcakes helped inspire me to start my own t-shirt line with another artist. JC built something out of nothing. this requires allot of brainstorming, hard work, and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Concept is stale almost as soon as you walk in, because honestly, just how much cupcakes based gear can one produce or consume? It is as much a novelty--vapid and unfufilling--as its eponymous…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First off, I would like to say that Johnny Cupcakes is a great inspiration for young people who are trying to find thierselves through what they wear. Johnny Cupcakes has many different designs that…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am from anywhere near or have been to Johnny Cupcakes but I stumbled upon it on myspace somehow. I absolutely love the idea. I love being a limited edition and I am inspired by people who set out to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars. This store is soooo awesome. What a Concept! A Bakery set-up for selling clothes? The clothes are inspiring and Uniqu