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| - With my propensity for one-trick food places, and unique food finds, there was no way I wasn't going to brave the line-up.
Things to know:
- They have 3 ovens going for the cheesecakes, capacity of 12 per oven, all on staggered times; once you get inside, you can actually see the timer on each one
- Get there early to minimize waiting (at this point, I'd say 10-10:15am, they open at 11am), be part of that first batch of 12, and hope they have no rejects! (We got there at 10:30am and waited 1.5 hrs)
- They are only allowing one cheesecake and one bag of 4 honey madeleines per person right now ($17.56, all-in)
- You can actually pretty reliably calculate how long you'll be in line by counting the number of people in front of you (take into account the whole line in the store, too)
- For good karma, if you are part of a couple or group, if you realize not all of you will be supplied with the current batch, be nice and let someone behind you in front of you, since you know you'll be waiting for the next one anyway
- For better karma, notice the tip jar at the cash register
As for the cheesecakes themselves, themselves, they're okay. Not earth-shattering. They're not traditional North American cheesecakes, and if you go in thinking they are, you're setting yourself up for a world of hurt. Think of them more as super soft, light, moist, not-particularly-sweet sponge cakes.
The honey madeleines are denser and sweeter, and the honey does really come through, flavour-wise.
Would I go back?...maybe, once the novelty wears off, since I suspect one can experiment with adding something to them to make them a lot better. To me, they seem like blank canvasses for potentially much great desserts.
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