I'm not really sure why Erin McKenna's is getting so many bad reports here, but vegan me likes many (not all) of their items. They're not all fantastic, but they're not all awful either. Many are quite good. Depends on what you're looking for, what you like, and what they've got when you're there. Everything there is gluten-free as well as vegan, so for someone who wants either or both of these, it's great, since you don't have to ask about every single item or ask for something special or leave because the one thing they have has an ingredient you don't care for. Perhaps there's a bakery (vegan, not vegan, gluten-free, whatever) somewhere that has only delicious items that everyone who goes there loves without exception. Yet I doubt it.
We have one of the babycakes NYC (what it was called before Erin McKennas) locally and because I have a peanut, egg, dairy, wheat, soy allergies (at the time not tree nuts) it was the only option. For the most part it was okay...I liked the banana chocolate chip loaves, the waffles, donuts, and cinnamon rolls. One thing I did NOT like was the frosting. Its coconut based and very desne. I would usually just get the cupcakes without frosting. But some of the products did seem unusually dense...but that was not something I really noticed until I started going to a different bakery.
I had to stop eating there when I developed tree nut allergies because Bobs Red Mill flour is not free from possible cross contamination. Right around that time I developed a coconut allergy as well.
BUT....as far as a gluten free, vegan, allergy safe bakery that only has delicious items....we have one nearby. Do I like everything they have there...no. But that has nothing to do with the product itself...its just not liking the flavor of something. Donuts, breads, cupcakes, pizza dough, breadsticks, pies, cookies, truffles, brownies, etc. It is all Gluten, egg, soy, tree nut, peanut, coconut, dairy free. All gluten free and vegan. For my graduation party, we ordered a cake and brownies from that bakery....The entire cake was eaten and people kept asking if they could take the extra brownies home. None of my friends who eat there have food allergies and none are vegan. The only negative comments I've ever heard has been in relation to a product that they don't like the flavor of (ex: lemon cupcakes, strawberry poptarts, etc). We spend at least $200/month there. Even if I could still eat the baked goods from Erin McKennas, I would not go back unless it was my absolutely only option.