Maybe it is because we have been saturated with the "big cookie" craze in NYC for years now with places like Levain Bakery, Chip, etc., but we tried Gideon's yesterday and were underwhelmed.
On Monday night it was a 2 hour plus wait with their virtual queue, so we passed. We were at Disney Springs again yesterday around 4 and decided to pick up some cookies since the wait was only 20 minutes.
This place seems like a clear example of quantity and Instagram visual appeal over quality. The cookies were all dry and crumbly - not the texture at all from a cookie like this (and from others that I've had). Maybe this is a result of needing to keep up with huge demand at Disney Springs, or maybe it is just how they are. In any event, I would not really go out of my way to recommend this place to others, especially not for a multiple hour wait. It was fine, but definitely a let down after all the hype about this place.
On Monday night it was a 2 hour plus wait with their virtual queue, so we passed. We were at Disney Springs again yesterday around 4 and decided to pick up some cookies since the wait was only 20 minutes.
This place seems like a clear example of quantity and Instagram visual appeal over quality. The cookies were all dry and crumbly - not the texture at all from a cookie like this (and from others that I've had). Maybe this is a result of needing to keep up with huge demand at Disney Springs, or maybe it is just how they are. In any event, I would not really go out of my way to recommend this place to others, especially not for a multiple hour wait. It was fine, but definitely a let down after all the hype about this place.