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| - I originally gave Landmark two stars, but for the good ambiance and service, I bumped it to 3. This is the first of hopefully many 24-hour (or at least, extended-hour) restaurant reviews I want to write, and I'm actually saddened not to be able to give this place a better review because I had such high expectations. But, alas, I must.
I wanted to have a little celebration tonight, and since drinking is a no-no for me these days, the next best thing, of course, is pie. Having heard great things about Landmark's deserts, I made a date to meet up at 9pm and check them out for myself. The decor of Landmark is nice and cozy, and it is heartening to see all the hustle and bustle inside this restaurant on such a desolate area of Central Ave. When you walk in, you are immediately struck by the incredible dessert case. We sat down and ordered decaf and our waiter told us that he would brew us up a fresh pot. Very nice. We then got to the ordering--once piece of banana cream pie and one hot cherry pie a la mode. The pie slices came out quickly and looked incredible, but unfortunately, looks can be deceiving. The banana cream pie was loaded with a cool-whip type topping, not the real whipped cream that I think truly makes a banana cream pie. The pie filling itself seemed to have a lot of that cool-whip filling in it as well and very few bananas, which just didn't work. While the cherry pie was sufficiently warm and the ice cream acceptably cold, I wasn't impressed by the pie crust--it just seemed a little dense and cake-like. The deserts WERE huge, but I think they ultimately had a size over substance problem. I didn't order any "real" food, so I can't speak to that, but, in all, I'd have to say the pie slices we ordered were a disappointment.
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