Super Mini Walnut Cafe Cinnamon Rolls Review

UPDATE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, The Super Mini Walnut Cafe has closed.

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If you’ve been following along with the blog, you know that I’m on the hunt for the Best Local Cinnamon Rolls.

I suppose for any comparison to be fair, there need to be guidelines. So here are my top priorities when sampling cinnamon rolls:

1. Is it warm?
2. Is there a good cinnamon to bread ratio?
3. Is the bottom burnt?
4. Is the outside overcooked?
5. Is the center still gooey?
6. Is the icing cream cheese based?

The Super Mini Walnut Cafe
(an offshoot of the main Walnut Cafe in Boulder)

Location: 2770 Arapahoe Rd, #116, Lafayette, CO

Known for: Good cheap breakfast; staff with tattoos; meat alternative options like Tempeh

I’m not sure if they always have cinnamon rolls on their menu, but I’ve certainly never noticed them before.  I typically go for the pancakes and the blueberry cornbread when we visit the Super Mini Walnut Cafe, but on our last visit, in the bottom corner, I spied a cinnamon roll and knew I had to try it.

Cinnamon Roll Grade: B

Overall, this was a very respectable cinnamon roll.  It met most of my criteria.  It was warm, it had gooey bites, and the icing was cream cheese based.  However, it was a little on the dry side–and I didn’t even end up with an end piece, but a roll that was cut from the center of the pan.  The sprinkling of powdered sugar was a nice touch and cinnamon flavor was buttery and good, but I could have used with a little more.  It had just a touch too much bread to it and not quite enough cinnamon.

Would I eat it again? Probably.  But maybe not every time.