ChikaLicious

I'm sure this blog has no more readers because of my blogging un-diligence. For the one or two of you still reading, here is another post from my week in Manhattan. NYC is full of dessert places, patisseries--overall, places that can satiate the biggest sweet tooth. ChikaLicious is a dessert bar in East Village; they serve solely desserts and have a semi-often changing menu. Julyanne, I'm sure you're cringing at the logo.

Amuse: Apple sorbet with peppercorn gelee

This was alright but I wasn't blown away. The sorbet was sort of lacking in flavor and the gelee was very subtle also.

Warm chocolate tart with pink peppercorn ice cream and red wine sauce

I kind of regret ordering this, as the chocolate tart turned out to taste exactly like a lava cake. The chocolate was really rich so I couldn't detect the tart pastry. The peppercorn ice cream was interesting and probably the best part of the dessert. The red wine sauce seemed out of place and wasn't that flavorful.

Petit Fours: truffle, brown butter cake, coconut marshmallow

All were pretty good, except the brown butter cake which was overwhelmingly heavy.

ChikaLicious is a great concept, but a bit undeserving of all the hype it gets. The desserts are innovative and presented nicely, but just not all that good. It's worth a visit just to experience seeing Chika make the desserts, but don't expect mind-blowing desserts.