Short & Sweet: Junior’s Cheesecake

Posted on Nov 01 in Dessert, Take Outby ShanMasalaPrint

New York Style Cheesecake is a thing of beauty by itself. Eventually, we’ll go through all the different places that sell the different types, but since a lot of you guys have a sweet tooth, I figured I’d do a quick review of “Junior’s” in Brooklyn.

Everyone knows New York Cheesecake is a big deal and the place that gets noted as probably one of the best cheesecakes in the city is Junior’s. Junior’s started up in 1950 as a restaurant founded by Harry Rosen and Master Baker Eigel Peterson, and they created and produced what is now known as the “World’s Most Fabulous Cheesecake”. So enough of the history lesson, let’s get down to the cheesecake!

From the get go, Junior’s already had a lot to live up to with its history and awards.  I decided to be a bit more critical and see what the hype was all about. Passing by the original restaurant in Brooklyn one night, I knew I had to go in. After being seated and ordering an original slice of the cheesecake & a cup of hot black tea  (I prefer PG Tips), I couldn’t help notice how at 1 am this place was still buzzing and busy as ever. After a couple of minutes, the server came back with the drinks and cheesecake. The hot tea water was served in a nice little plastic 80′s style bowl (see pics below) which was a clever way to brew the tea, with the only sad part being that it was Lipton tea. The cheesecake was served in a little saucer and the cake looked delicious. After the first bite, you’ll know what the hype is all about. This was probably one of the best cakes I have ever had. The cake is well balance, not too sweet and not too creamy, but just right. The taste is amazing (especially with the tea) and I didn’t even realize how good it was until I looked down and saw I ate half the cake. Now, don’t get it twisted, is everyone going to love this place? Probably not, but there is definitely something about this cake and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for authentic New York style cheesecake.

Pictures

Recommendations

• Cheesecake (duh!)
• Key Lime Pie
• Strawberry-shortcake Cheesecake

Rating

• Food: 4.5 – Great cheesecake, extensive menu with vast options,
• Value: 3.5 – Not to expensive if you factor in the size and venue
• Service: 3.5 – Good staff, nice people
• Lota-Pani: 3.5 - Nice and clean venue. No complaints!
• Decor: 3.0 – Has the old school 1970′s look to it, could use an update.

Overall

Halal Rating

Non Applicable

Location

386 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY 11201

Contact

Phone: (718) 852-5257

Website: www.juniorscheesecake.com

One Comment

• Arslan says:

  November 1, 2009 at 8:31 pm

  Cool thats close to my school and now i must try it lol

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