Crumbville, TX
| Crumbville, TX | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner(s) | Ella Russell |
| Food type | Bakery |
| Street address | 3409 Emancipation Ave |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 77004 |
| Website | crumbvilletx |
Crumbville, TX is a bakery located in the Third Ward neighborhood of Houston, TX. It was founded by Ella Russell and sells E-dub-a-licious Treats: cookies, brownies, cupcakes, and “stuffed cups,” which are cupcakes with a cookie baked inside.[1][2] In 2023, Crumbville was named #16 on Yelp’s Top 100 Restaurants.[3][4] In 2022, its Chocolate Chip Pecan Cupcake was named the best cupcake in Texas by Yelp.[5]
History
E-dub-a-licious Treats
Founder Ella Russell began selling baked goods in 2008 throughout the community at hair salons, boutiques, and concerts.[6][7] She would test recipes for her E-dub-a-licious Treats line with church attendees at the historic Eldorado Ballroom long before she was able to open a retail space inside of the building. She includes both vegan and gluten-free options among her offerings.[2][1]
Crumbville
An early version of Crumbville opened as a temporary art installation inside of a row house at Project Row Houses in collaboration with artist Anthony Suber that ran from October 2015 to February 2016.[2][7]
On October 8, 2016, Russell joined the Project Row Houses business incubation program and opened a shop on the first floor of the Eldorado Ballroom at 2316 Elgin Street.[8][2] In 2021, Crumbville moved to its current home on Emancipation Avenue (formerly Dowling Street) at the site of the former speakeasy Delia's Lounge.[9]
References
- ^ a b Perera, John-Henry (January 30, 2023). "Three Houston-area restaurants land on Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat in the US". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Emancipation Avenue a home for economic dreams in Third Ward". Houston Chronicle. June 20, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Watson, Amaka (February 20, 2023). "Black-owned Houston bakery makes Yelp's Top 100 Restaurants". DefenderNetwork.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Yelp's Top 100 Places to Eat in the US 2023 - Yelp". www.yelp.com. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Medina, Dani (March 2, 2022). "This Bakery Serves The Best Cupcake In Texas". iHeart. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Patel, Shafaq (November 19, 2021). "How this baker went from selling cookies to hip hop legends to starting her own bakery". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Shilcutt, Katharine (December 30, 2016). "Welcome to Crumbville, Texas". Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ O’Leary, Joanna (August 5, 2020). "A Trip to Crumbville Means Stuffing ... Literally". Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ Gary, Lindsay (July 10, 2023). "'You betta do somethin: How seven artists helped Third Ward reclaim itself 30 years ago". Kinder Institute for Urban Research | Rice University. Retrieved March 4, 2025.