Chip City to open a second Upper East Side cookie shop in Carnegie Hill | Upper East Site
Chip City to open a second Upper East Side cookie shop in Carnegie Hill | Upper East Site

Chip City to Open Second UES Cookie Shop

The popular confectioner Chip City plans to open a second Upper East Side cookie shop in the coming weeks, Upper East Site has learned.

The new Chip City cookie shop will be located at 1371 Madison Avenue, near East 96th Street | Upper East Site
The new Chip City cookie shop will be located at 1371 Madison Avenue, near East 96th Street | Upper East Site

Signs posted in the storefront of a defunct Carnegie Hill dry cleaner at 1371 Madison Avenue reveal that Chip City is coming soon to the ground floor of the apartment building at the corner of East 96th Street. 

Signs in the window reveal Chip City is opening a new Carnegie Hill shop | Upper East Site
Signs in the window reveal Chip City is opening a new Carnegie Hill shop | Upper East Site

A public relations representative for the cookie purveyor confirmed the location to Upper East Site and indicated the new shop could be helping Upper East Siders get their sugar fix as soon as later this month.

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Chip City is known for its rotating menu of decadent cookies, from its take on the classic chocolate chip to specialties like the peanut butter and jelly, pumpkin spice or s’mores that break open perfectly and make for social media gold.

The cookie selection at Chip City rotates weekly | Upper East Site
The cookie selection at Chip City rotates weekly | Upper East Site

Despite its popularity, the cookie chain isn’t without its controversies. A Yorkville couple contacted Upper East Site after discovering a tooth in the cannoli cookie they bought at Chip City’s UES shop at 1543 Second Avenue, between East 80th and 81st Streets.

A UES couple says a rodent tooth was found inside a cookie from Chip City at 1543 Second Avenue | Upper East Site
A UES couple says a rodent tooth was found inside a cookie from Chip City at 1543 Second Avenue | Upper East Site

Last July, Nabiha Ali, her partner Juan and her sister had picked up the limited edition sweet treat made from sugar cookies mixed with toasted pistachios and cannoli shells, then stuffed with cannoli cream in the center.

UES Couple says they found an animal tooth found in a cannoli cookie from Chip City | Upper East Site
UES Couple says they found an animal tooth found in a cannoli cookie from Chip City | Upper East Site

“I’m like two bites in, and he’s like, ‘What the fuck is this?'” Nabiha said, describing the moment Juan bit into the tooth to Upper East Site, “and he like pulls it out of his mouth.”

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After their disgusting discovery fell on deaf ears while contacting Chip City on social media, Upper East Site had a dentist and a veterinarian examine the object. Both confirmed it to be a tooth, the vet explaining it was likely from a rat or mouse that had gotten into the flour manufacturer’s supply and died.

UES couple says it found a rodent tooth baked inside a Chip City cookie | Upper East Site
UES couple says it found a rodent tooth baked inside a Chip City cookie | Upper East Site

Rather than apologizing and refunding the group’s money, Chip City told Upper East Site in a dismissive, unsigned email that for a refund, Juan, Nabiha and Angela would have to contact them directly– either by phone, email or social media— which they had already done without success.

UES couple says it found a rodent tooth baked inside a Chip City cookie | Upper East Site
A dentist and veterinarian confirmed the object found in the cookie was a tooth, likely from a rat or mouse | Upper East Site

Last week, a public relations representative pitched an interview with Chip City CEO Peter Phillips to Upper East Site regarding the new UES store’s opening. However, when we alerted them to our planned inquiry regarding the tooth found last summer, the rep did not respond.

We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

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