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| - Mission: Find an off-the-strip Japanese Bakery in Las Vegas, if there is such an animal! It was my last day in Las Vegas, and I didn't want to go to Ichiza ( http://www.yelp.com/biz/ichiza-las-vegas ) on Spring Mountain Road, with it's crowd, just to have Japanese Dessert. When my daughter, Kathy, first brought me to Ichiza a few years ago, I was much impressed by their Honey Butter Toast which is a typical high-end Dessert. Now... where the heck can I find this without going to Ichiza?
Kevin, my Chef-son, called and he recollected seeing some Japanese Desserts at L'Elysee Bakery.... Rev up the engines... Fill the gas tank... and Let's GO!
Located in an Asian strip mall along with 168 Market ( http://www.yelp.com/biz/168-market-las-vegas#hrid:2Tx1ve0TRIUhdPrgRB01TA ), L'Elysee does not pretend to be a Cheesecake Factory. Frankly, the store is very uninviting. The display of the Bakery items seems very haphazard... There really are Japanese Desserts, but they're all over the store... It would be nice to have some sort of organization in this Bakery. There is also a section on the right side of the store for drinking Coffee with your Dessert purchases... but, again, not inviting at all. It seemed a haphazard arrangement after some customer demand for such an area.
OK, OK... enough with all the smalltalk... let's get down to the Desserts!
Japanese Honey Butter Toast (**** $1.75) Basically, this is just a thickly sliced White Bread... six inches high (I'm not kidding!) at Ichiza, two inches thick at L'Elysee. This Dessert is served in Japanese restaurants with an abundance of Butter and Honey and baked to a point where the Bread Crust is crusty, with the inside of the Bread as soft as... Butter! L'Elysee's variation is also a buttered Bread about five inches square, but encrusted with a Coconut spread (probably a dual-usage from a Chinese Bakery item). The crust of the Toast is soft.
Cream Puff (**** $1.75) SUPER soft Coconut-spread encrusted Puff slit down the middle lengthwise... Whipped Cream is placed in the crevice with individual Raisins residing on top of that. I wondered how this item got into the bag! Must have been Kathy that ordered it. Too bad, all gone!
Japanese Cheesecake (**** 1/2, $9.00) Still working on this thing. Oval shaped, about 7" x 4" wide x 2" high, and placed in an oval plastic container.
Update - Light, not fluffy... more New York Cheesecak-y in texture, but
not heavy. Subtle taste of Cream Cheese. This is not your dense,
rich American Cheesecake... don't even try to equate the two
variations. This Cheesecake has a Chocolate-Caramel colored top
layer with a bottom layer that looks like Pound Cake. Delectable! For
the dainty, light, sophisticated Palate.
Now, I'd be a regular customer definitely... if I could trust them not to
rip me off at the register...
Note: Ca$$$h ONLY!
Word to the wise: Since this was a Cash-only store, Kathy had to come up with the green to pay for my Dessert decadence. You won't believe this.... the Cashier tried to charge $25 for just the above three Dessert items. Don't get on the wrong side of Kathy! She exclaimed... "Don't you know how to add? $9.00 + $2.00 + $2.00! It should be around $12.00!" Great embarrassment on the Cashier's part. The Cashier had to call the boss, who was working in the back, to reset the Cash Register.
Perform your own Math BEFORE you approach the Cash Register!
Interesting observation - Went to two French or French-inspired Bakeries, including Bonjour Bakery ( http://www.yelp.com/biz/bonjour-bakery-las-vegas#hrid:cxxWtRk_Ac6KaABoKj4Zjw ), and none were operated or owned by anyone French or spoke French... Just an observation.
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