In New York: Junior’s
It has occurred to me that I can’t possibly eat as much cheesecake as I investigate, so I am starting a new category of postings of cheesecake restaurants to keep on the radar for the quintessential cheesecake of the region. Not places that just serve cheesecake, but that specialize in it.
So, of course, in New York (or Brooklyn, our new hood!) — the quintessential:
We had Junior’s before we started this cheesecake obsession. It’s dense, tasty New York cheesecake. I’m ready to go back to try the Devil’s Food Cheesecake: “Our Original New York cheesecake is combined with our famous Devil’s Food Cake. Recently featured on the Food Network’s “Throwdown with Bobby Flay.” Layers of rich chocolate cake and fudge frosting adorned with devilishly large chocolate chips and shavings.” Sounds indugently awesome.