Top 10 Desserts

I just stole Ayersian's idea from a different thread...Here are mine:

1- Key Lime Pie- Joe's Stone Crab- Miami Fl
2- Cheesecake- Carnegie Deli- New York, NY
3- Swedish Apple Pie- Crabtree's Kitchen- Copas, MN
4- Banana Cream Pie- Gray's Cafeteria- Mooresville IN
5- Lemon Chess Pie- Elliston Place Soda Shop- Nashville TN
6- Peanut Butter Silk Pie- Virginia Diner- Wakefield, VA
7- Peach Cobbler- Coffee Cup Grill- Charlotte NC
8- Banana Pudding-Tie- Duke's- Walterboro SC/Freckles- Richmond, VA/Two Sisters Kitchen- Jackson, MS
9- Blueberry Pie- Helen's Restaurant- Machias ME
10- Caramel Apple Pie- A Slice of Pie- Rolla MO
**Honorable Mentions***
Carrot Cake- Gregg's Restaurant- Rhode Island (4 locations)
Sour Cream Lingonberry Pie- Norske Nook- Osseo WI
Marionberry Pie- Dan & Louis Oyster Bar- Portland OR
Lemon Merengue Pie- East Bay Diner- Bellmore NY
Sour Cream Raisin Pie- The White Way Cafe- Durant IA

Wanderingjew-
You know how much I love a good list, so here is mine.

By the way, no ice cream counted or my entire list would be nothing but ice cream places.

1) Red Velvet Cake - Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen - Louisville, KY

2) Strawberry Cake - Henpeck Market - Franklin, TN

3) Cherry Pie - Cherry Hut - Beulah, MI
4) Lemon Ice Box Pie - Silver Skillet - Atlanta, GA

5) Tahitian Cream Pie - Slice of Pie - Rolla, MO

6) Banana Pudding - Niki's West - Birmingham, AL

7) Sour Cream Raisin Pie - Crystal Cafe - South Sioux City, NE

8) Peach Cobbler - Blue Willow Inn - Social Circle, GA

9) Butterscotch Pie - Gray Brothers Cafeteria - Mooresville, IN
10) Lemon Chiffon Pie - Stone's - Marshalltown, IA



Honorable Mention
* Orange Chunk Cheesecake - Cafe Latte - St. Paul, MN
* Coconut Cream Pie - Coffee Cup Cafe - Sully, IA
* Grand Marnier Souffle - City Hotel - Columbia, CA
* Peanut Pie - Virginia Diner - Wakefield, VA
* Chocolate Cream Pie - Johnny Ray's - Birmingham, AL

Here are mine:

1) Galactoboureko-Taverna Kyclades-Astoria, NY
2) Banana Pudding-Magnolia Bakery-NYC
3) Homemade Snickers bars (with cake & ice cream)-OLIVES-NYC
4) My sister's chocolate pudding pie (with a graham cracker crust)-Central NY
5) Any pudding from Rice To Riches-NYC
6) Butterscotch pie-a cafe/cattle feed store whose name I cannot remember, but the pie haunts my dreams-Northern California
7) Hazelnut Souffle-Capsouto Frieres-NYC
8) Hot Fudge Sundae-Wolfgang's-NYC
9) Cheesecake-Junior's-NYC
10) Death By Peanut Butter Sundae-Peanut Butter & Co.-NYC

Sorry, I couldn't keep ice cream out of it!

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Originally posted by billyboy


6) Butterscotch pie-a cafe whose name I cannot remember, but the pie haunts my dreams-Northern California

Oh, I know that feeling!

I don't know that I can actually come up with ten, but, these are all recent (within the last year or two) and I will provide some visual aids....

In no particular order...


Apple Pie at Ranchman's Cafe; Ponder, TX


The Oatmeal, Texas at Love and War in Texas; Plano, TXFreshly baked oatmeal-raisin cookies, topped with cinnamon ice cream, caramel and graham cracker crumbles.


Marble cheesecake from Magnolia Bakery; New York, NY
Let everyone else prattle on abotu the cupcakes, but act like you know what you're doing and get one of their cheesecakes!


Spumoni at L&B Spumoni Gardens; Brooklyn, NY
The only real reason I responded to this thread was to use this picture.


Cheesecake from Junior's; Brooklyn, NY


Concrete (this one is apple pie) from Ted Drewe's; St. Louis, MO


Chocolate Pie (front/left) from Monument Cafe; Georgetown, TX

Believe it or not, I don't often order dessert when I am out, so my geographic limitations seem set to NY and TX. I will have to dig through my archives to see what else I can come up with. I am pretty sure I have a picture of the chiffon pie from Stone's, as mentioned above.

Travelin Man-
As always, it is a good idea to provide visuals. I don't know why I didn't think of it myself. I think I should go back and add them to my list, too.

Here is my list, and there is no particular order.

Cheesecake: Goodie Gallery, Milledgeville, GA
Butterscotch Pie: Sylvan Park Restaurant, Nashville, TN
Carrot Cake: Curry's, Decatur, AL
Lemon Icebox Pie :Johnny Rays Barbeque, Birmingham, AL
Fudge Brownie Pie: Captain's House, Myrtle Beach, SC
King Cake: Paul's Pastry, Picayune, MS
Canoli: Columbini's Deli, Rochester, NY
Blackberry Cobbler: The Country Kettle, Nicholasville, KY
Ice Cream: Pied Piper Creamery, Nashville, TN
Pecan pie: my mom's kitchen, Decatur, AL

She also makes the best chocolate fudge and banana pudding! An my, how we all love pie!

allyk-
I just recently had the lemon pie from Johnny Ray's and thought it was delicious. It was tough to keep it off of my list.

Ok, I will play too
Not in any sort of order

Key Lime Pie - Killer Seafood, Mexico Beach, Florida

Cheesecake - Juniors, Brooklyn, NY

Chocolate Meringue Pie - Big Bob Gibson, Decatur, AL

Chocolate Explosion - Chef Imondi's, Panama City, FL

Bananananana Puddin - Two Sisters Kitchen, Jackson, MS

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing - My Mom's Kitchen, Aurora, IN

Bananananana Chimichanga - Acapulcos, Aurora, IN

Lemon Meringue Pie - Johnny Rays, Montgomery, AL (CLOSED) (Pie was 9 inches tall)

Bananananas Foster - Brennan's, NOLA

CajunKing-
Looking over your list, it looks like you love banana desserts as much as I do. My single favorite dessert is banana cream pie, but I have never been able to find a truly great one in a restaurant.

Mexican Fried Ice Cream @ Durando's in Clearwater FL.
Friendly's French Vanilla w/ Mrs. Richardson's Hot Fudge @(Big Y)

BB

Banananaanas and Chocolate are my down fall.

If you ever make it this way I will treat you to the Banananana Chimi at acapulcos. Imagine Banannanas Foster wrapped in a tortilla with ice cream.

They are open for lunch and I am hungry....hmmmmm I guess i will walk up the street and get one.

The Beaver Dam Cafe in Beaver Dam, KY used to have Banananaana cream pie to DIE for, the little old lady made it fresh daily and it was the first to sell out.

Sadly, I think Al-The-Mayor said he and Janet went by there a while back and it was closed for good.



If so that would be 2 great places for pie now off my list.

Johnny Rays & Beaver Dam Cafe

1. My Mom's apple pie.

2. Bananas Foster - Bently's Islamorada FL

3. Warm chocolate malt cake goblet sunday. No Longer on Menu - Fridays

4. Hot dense chocolate cake with Jack Daniel's Ice cream - Jimmy's on K - DC, renamed with same owners - I'm hoping it's still on the menu.

5. Chocolate Lava Cake - Morton's

6. Strawberry Pie - Reeve's DC

7. Plain old publix sheet cake. Yellow.

8. Hazelnut Creme Brule - Tapa's place in Cleveland Park.

9. Banana Cream Pie - Emeril's

10. Apple Struedal - Czech Rep.

1. Cheesecake (New York Style)
2. Cinnamon Rolls
3. Pumpkin Pie
4. Sweet Potato Pie
5. Lemon Crunch Cake
6. Louisiana Crunch Cake
7. Chocolate Chip Cookies (Fresh and Warm)
8. Cookies and Creme Ice Cream
9. French Vanilla Ice Cream
10. Vanilla (White) Cake

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Originally posted by Quartz

1. Cheesecake (New York Style)
2. Cinnamon Rolls
3. Pumpkin Pie
4. Sweet Potato Pie
5. Lemon Crunch Cake
6. Louisiana Crunch Cake
7. Chocolate Chip Cookies (Fresh and Warm)
8. Cookies and Creme Ice Cream
9. French Vanilla Ice Cream
10. Vanilla (White) Cake

ok, and what roadfood restaurants did you go to, to enjoy these?

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Originally posted by billyboy

Here are mine:

NYC
NYC
NTC
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N. California
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NYC
NYC
NYC

Glad to see you get out (way out) from the city every now and then :-)

quote:

Originally posted by TJ Jackson

quote:

Originally posted by billyboy

Here are mine:

NYC
NYC
NTC
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N. California
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NYC
NYC
NYC

Glad to see you get out (way out) from the city every now and then :-)

Umm TJ

I thought he did well for not owning a car and living in NYC. It was a long walk to N CA.

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Originally posted by buffetbuster

allyk-
I just recently had the lemon pie from Johnny Ray's and thought it was delicious. It was tough to keep it off of my list.

It's yummy, isn't it? My sister loves Johnny Ray's chocolate pie, but the lemon is sublime!

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Originally posted by CajunKing

Ok, I will play too
Not in any sort of order

Key Lime Pie - Killer Seafood, Mexico Beach, Florida

Cheesecake - Juniors, Brooklyn, NY

Chocolate Meringue Pie - Big Bob Gibson, Decatur, AL

Chocolate Explosion - Chef Imondi's, Panama City, FL

Bananananana Puddin - Two Sisters Kitchen, Jackson, MS

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing - My Mom's Kitchen, Aurora, IN

Bananananana Chimichanga - Acapulcos, Aurora, IN

Lemon Meringue Pie - Johnny Rays, Montgomery, AL (CLOSED) (Pie was 9 inches tall)

Bananananas Foster - Brennan's, NOLA

Cajunking, if you are ever back in Decatur, you must try Big Bob Gibson's coconut pie. After this coconut pie, there is no other!

1. My grandmother's Apple Pie
2. Strawberry Tall Cake - Animations, Atlantic City NJ
3. Chocolate Bag - The Sole Proprietor, Worcester, MA
4. The Bikini Banana Strawberry Dessert they used to sell at Applebee's.
5. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie - Dondero Orchards, Glastonbury, CT
6. Pumpkin Cheesecake - The Cheesecake Factory
7. Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake- The Cheesecake Factory
8. Good Old Jell-O Chocolate Pudding
9. Any type of Ice Cream
10. Birthday Cake! : )

I only have a half-dozen or so, not a big dessert eater, but these are the exceptions:
1. Blueberry-white chocolate bread pudding at Zydeco's 5 in Mooresville, IN.
2. Any pie from Gray's Cafeteria, Mooresville, IN
3. Cheesecake at Shapiro's, Indianapolis, IN
4. Azteca chocolate or pistaschio gelato on a croissant at La Davina, New Orleans, LA
5. Beignets, Cafe du Monde, New Orleans, LA (also equally good as breakfast, snack, dinner....).

no way, if you're going Cheesecake Factory, it's Tiramisu cheesecake all the way.

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Originally posted by allyk

quote:

Originally posted by CajunKing

Ok, I will play too
Not in any sort of order

Key Lime Pie - Killer Seafood, Mexico Beach, Florida

Cheesecake - Juniors, Brooklyn, NY

Chocolate Meringue Pie - Big Bob Gibson, Decatur, AL

Chocolate Explosion - Chef Imondi's, Panama City, FL

Bananananana Puddin - Two Sisters Kitchen, Jackson, MS

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing - My Mom's Kitchen, Aurora, IN

Bananananana Chimichanga - Acapulcos, Aurora, IN

Lemon Meringue Pie - Johnny Rays, Montgomery, AL (CLOSED) (Pie was 9 inches tall)

Bananananas Foster - Brennan's, NOLA

Cajunking, if you are ever back in Decatur, you must try Big Bob Gibson's coconut pie. After this coconut pie, there is no other!

Thanks for the thought, But Coconut and I don't agree.

I will stick to BBG Choc or Lemon, I will be there some time this weekend, not sure as to when I will make it through there.

For me, in no particular order:

Coconut custard pie slice from Island Park, N.Y.
Key lime pie slice from Dinosaur BBQ.
Namoura square (semolina-almond sweet) from any Detroit-area Middle east bakery.
Cherry pie slice from New Era, Mich., roadside farm stand.
Coconut ice cream from Kilwin's in Holland, Mich..
Pistachio nut and dark cherry ice cream from "old school" Cantonese restaurant.
Butter almond ice cream from Breyers.
Golden raisin scone from Panera Bread.
Hot Welsh cakes from my skillet.
Fresh, warm gingerbread cake with homemade whipped cream (from my oven).

Ok,

I've seen some of the responses here-

Since I created the thread- it's my fault!

I meant- top 10 desserts:

non-local (although 1 local restaurant would be ok)
non-chain
restaurant

Sorry- my error!

1) Baba` al Rum - Southern Italy
2) Italian Cheesecake (made with ricotta) - my kitchen
3) Bread Pudding - my kitchen
4) Beignets, Cafe du Monde, New Orleans, LA
5) Chocolate Sack - Truluck's, Houston, TX
6) Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie - Chili's, Houston, TX
7) Sweet Potato Pie - my kitchen
8) Pecan Pie - recipe on the bottle of Karo syrup
9) Spice Cake with the Grandmother's butter cream frosting
10) Creme Brulee

I was recently on holiday from the UK and stayed in Las Vegas,and while I was there I had my very first Coconut Cream Pie.It was so delicious I was at a loss for words to describe it.Sadly my enjoyment was completely lost on my daughter as she hates coconut with a vengence.However it has just displaced Cinnamon Rolls from the top spot of American desserts,and pushed Key Lime Pie into 3rd place.So now what I need to do is to have a go at making one myself.Don`t know whether or not I can reach the perfection of the one I ate in the Rio buffet though.

*Banana Cream Pie - Buckhead Diner, Atlanta, GA (Best I've ever had)
*Coconut Cream Cake - The Penninsula Grille, Charlston, SC (Sky High and amazing)
*Whisky Chocolate Bread Pudding with Ice Cream - Stonewood Bar and Grill, Ormond Beach, FL
*Rice Pudding - Al/s Diner, Jersey City, NJ.(The Greeks have a lock on making the best rice pudding)
*Coconut Cream Pie - Not coconut custard pie! The Boathouse at Inlet Bay, Charleston, SC
*Rainbow cookies made with Marizapan - Any good Jewish bakery in Brooklyn! If you're from NY you know
*Lizer Tarts (large ones with crushed walnuts and real jam) - Any good bakery in Manhattan or Brooklyn
*All butter cookies filled with apricot or raspberry jam - Sea shell shaped - Brooklyn or Manhattan
*Butterfies - All butter. Any great French pastry shop..Best I've had were in Seattle at the Market
*7 Layer Cake - Must have mocca butter cream in between the layers - Brooklyn or Manhatttan- A Classic
*Fruit Pies with pie dough made from lard or butter - Any Pennsylvania Dutch bakery
*Sky High layer cakes adn cream pies - Tic Tock Diner, Clifton, NJ or any great NJ or Philly Diner
*Brownies - With walnuts and thick layer of rich fudge chocolate - See above (Diners)
*Chocolate Cream Pie - Mine with Godiva liqueur, pecan crumb graham crust and legitimate whipped cream
*Tarimisu - Any great Italian restaurant will do just fine. One is usually better than the other!
*Linzer Tart Cake - Any good French bakery

I could keep going but I'll spare you all the calories

These pictures are all great! Thanks!!!

1- Bread Pudding with warm rum sauce - Schreiner's, Fond du Lac, WI
2- Cheesecake - the luncheon room at Gimbel's Department Store, Appleton, WI (closed long ago)
3 - Mincemeat Pie - Schreiner's, Fond du Lac, WI
4 - Black Forest Cake - The Berghoff, Chicago, IL ( recently closed )
5 - Vanilla Layer Cake with white buttercream frosting - Sentry Foods, Southeastern WI
6 - the giant Sugar Cookie, available at most Barnes and Noble cafes
7 - Coconut Cream Pie - Bishop's Cafeteria, Appleton, WI ( closed since the late '80's)
8 - Hot Fudge Brownie Delight, circa 1978, Dairy Queen
9 - Vanilla Custard - Leon's drive-in, Oshkosh, WI
10 - Rhubarb Pie - my grandma's, Oshkosh, WI

This could be considered torture, you know.