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| - This is a great little place in Chinatown if you're looking for various Asian desserts.
Everything is made fresh, and they have many dishes with fresh fruit, juices, etc. They have some hot food items as well, but they're small portion sizes and to be honest, not that good. I would avoid the hot food items unless you're desperate for a snack and can't visit anywhere else. I had the chicken wings one time, and it tasted like they took raw chicken wings, put it to a blow torch, then smothered some sauce over it. Hence, the chicken was rubbery, and kind of tasted off. Thus, hot food items are not this place's strong area, at least in my opinion. But the desserts are great!
However, because many things are made from scratch, and because the location is small (hence the kitchen is small) and there aren't many staff working in back, service can be slow at times, especially if the place is packed, simply because it takes so long to make things. So if you're looking for a quick fix, or to be in-and-out in under 10 minutes, you can forget about it; Dessert House isn't really equipped for that kind of an operation.
Instead, this is a place you go and visit if you want to linger or are looking to catch up and chat with friends. It's a very relaxed atmosphere, and is the perfect place for students to visit, bring some textbooks with them to study, and just lounge around for an hour or so.
The pricing is a little on the high side when you consider the portion sizes in my opinion, but for sheer variety and selection, it's hard to find another place in the area that rivals the Dessert House's menu. They're open late too; often when me and my friends have a late dinner in Chinatown, we'll drop by the Dessert House after 10 p.m. just to relax and chat.
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