I can't believe I lived in Boston for four years before I ate a cannoli from Mike's pastries. If you've never tasted one, it sounds weird; there's the whole sweet cheese filling thing and the whole not-so-sweet shell thing... Just trust me on this one, it's perfect.
Furthermore, Mike's has gelato, biscotti, cake, marzipan, homemade peanut butter cups and those little green and pink leaf cookies that they used to give us in Hebrew school. What's not to love?
Well, the crowd isn't fun, especially on a busy night. Give them credit for this, though - if you sit at a table, a server will get to you, take your order and maneuver it back through a throng of sugar-cravers in pretty decent time. Or, if crowds aren't your thing, Mike's delivers through the mail for a somewhat hefty premium. If at all possible, my advice is to walk there, though - what better way to justify those extra calories?
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