Located at
141 West Lexington Avenue in High Point, The Market sells locally made soaps,
kitchenware, décor, furniture, and home goods. Its middle room, Dot & Pearls,
offers coffee drinks, cookies, cakes, and classic candies. Custom cakes and cake
slice gift cards are available.
This
establishment is nothing if not unique. The Market proper features shelf upon
shelf of local knick-knacks, many of which are surprisingly affordable. Getting
around the aisles (such as they are) can be interesting during a busy time, but
the place oozes retro charm. The same visual appeal extends to Dot & Pearl’s,
as the bakery has a number of delectable-looking cakes, cookies, and truffles
(all homemade) on display. The one thing that you will not find displayed here
(or, if I overlooked it, displayed clearly) is a menu/price list. That and the
layout (there was more of a huddle around the display cases than an orderly
queue) made ordering a bit chaotic though the staff remained perfectly
pleasant.
For our first
visit, my wife and I picked up a coffee drink and a cake slice apiece. Dot
& Pearl’s sells FosterHobbs beans, which generally bodes well for the
quality of their coffee offerings. However, the iced vanilla latte that I
ordered barely had any vanilla flavoring. The cakes fared better though neither
can compete with Amoroso’s offerings. The lemon berry cake had a good balance
between tart and sweet, yet it was dry. The
hot chocolate cake, on the other hand, was satisfyingly gooey and chocolatey although
it bore little flavor resemblance to its namesake drink.
I wouldn’t
write off Dot & Pearl’s entirely, and the cake selection is commendable,
but greater consistency can be found elsewhere.
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