I can't believe how many negative reviews this place has! We were celebrating something and I've always seen the crazy lineups at this place and Uncle Tetsu's (I've had neither) and I was walking past and was like- well, lets just do it and see what happens.
The line was long and the process is slow, but watching them make them with such care is really something to see. Every menu item looks amazing.
I don't even have much of a sweet tooth, but when I hear "cheese" my interest is automatically piqued.
The lineup didn't extend beyond the door (which was surprising) but it still took about 20 minutes before I got to place an order. Once paid for, my cake was ready to go and she told me that I had 6 hours without refrigerating it or it would be good for two days if refrigerated. Silly- she thought it wasn't going to get eaten all in one sitting!
Took it home and insisted on having a bite before I even had dinner and wanted to know what all the fuss was about.
Holy sh*t.
It was delicious. It was the perfect balance of sweet and salty and the crust was still crispy.
We had to hold ourselves back from eating it all because dinner was made (and was getting cold), but as soon as we finished our dinner we slaughtered it and it was in our respective bellies in less than 10 minutes. We couldn't move for two hours, but I'd say it was worth it.
Four stars for the taste alone. I'm deducting a star because you're not allowed to buy a slice and get it to go (you have to eat it in the store-- I'm assuming because they don't have smaller boxes to accommodate single slices and it would be wasteful to use their regular boxes) and the price is pretty high. $15 for a regular and $25 for the premium? They're delicious, but that's steep even for what you get and the location of the store.
I'm seeing the lines dying down quickly and the reviews aren't too fantastic-- I bet if they had more competitive pricing to Mr. Tetsu's, they'd have much better luck keeping the momentum going longterm.