DessertTruck
Categories: Desserts, Food Stands [Edit]
Neighborhood: Manhattan/East Village3rd Ave & St Marks Pl
New York, NY 10003
- Nearest Transit:
Astor Place (6)
8th St-Broadway (R, W)
3rd Ave-14th St (L)
- Hours:
Tue-Sun 6:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. - Price Range: $
- Accepts Credit Cards: No
- Parking: Street
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Good for: Dessert
- Alcohol: None
8 reviews
Neighborhood: Manhattan/West Village
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47 Reviews for DessertTruck
I think I'm in love.
Top notch, creative classics, extremely rich and tasty - all for 5 BUCKS! Even the bottled water was $1 - perfect! If only they served chilled milk...do they?
I wish I wasn't on a diet...
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my yelp buddy and i debated about whether or not desserttruck deserved 5 star (aka rock star) status, and after tasting their most chocolatey goodies, we both agreed: FIVE STARS for a fully satisfying dessert experience!
she got the molten lava chocolate cake, which most people will make with a lot of cake a little bit of a fudgy center, but not desserttruck! they are serious about the molten and the lava. the center was literally a pool of deliciously melted chocolate.
i got the chocolate bread pudding with vanilla bean creme anglaise. it was--there was no other word for it--orgasmic. perfectly warm and pudding-y with a slightly different texture of crust on the top, it was definitely worth the $5!
i thought it was a bit pricey at first, but think about it--at a restaurant, you'd easily pay twice that price, esp in this city. so suck it up, find the dessert truck, pull up a bit of grass and enjoy!
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New York City, if you can't find it here I dunno where you're going to find it at all! Seriously, a truck full of designer desserts....the concept is insane, but sure enough it is real. Using a prep kitchen by day and an old truck by night, these fellas are quite possibly the most unique dining experience I've ever seen....and coming after a meal at Momofuku....wow.
Parked conveniently outside a Starbucks near NYU, every item on the menu looked appealing but my sister and I managed to restrain ourselves and select only two. The first, a molten chocolate cake with pistachios, sea salt, and olive oil was incredible. Though not a chocolate dessert fan by nature, the smooth liquid center contrasted sharply with the salt and nuts while soaking into the cake surroundings and simply blew my mind. This is chocolate dessert as it should be!
The second, the Chocolate Bread Pudding with Vanilla Creme Anglaise can only be described with the sound Homer Simpson makes when drooling over donuts. At the time I ordered it, this was by far the best bread pudding I'd ever tasted (only to be outdone the next day by Nancy Olson's best-dessert-ever-candidate bread pudding at Gramercy Tavern) and the white cream was quite possibly a chemistry experiment in supersaturation as I'm not sure how one can dissolve that much butter in a cream and serve it so warm without it becoming gelatinous. At $5 this dish was the best value in all of NYC.
Sitting on the stairs of the small library behind the truck my sister and I simply sat and chatted as we slowly savoured the incredible desserts and talked about the long day with nearly 12 miles of hiking Manhattan from 7am till 10pm. A wonderful ending to a wonderful day.
If a dessert truck existed in Columbus I'd surely be 10lbs heavier and the OSU Ross Heart Hospital would not only be a good place to work, but also a good place for managing my lipids. :-)
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The concept is super cute! Gourmet desserts from a truck, $5! I wish I could follow DessertTruck home at night...
For some reason, the first time I ate here I was very underwhelmed. Maybe I was too full from dinner. I had the creme brulee (the only thing that I thought was worthwhile at the time), the bread pudding, and some chocolate dessert. Meh. The second time I had the creme brulee again, pavlova (strawberries and meringue and cream, oh my), and the milk chocolate and peanut butter mousse.
Everything was delish. We chatted with the worker the most recent time (beginning of June) and he said that the current menu (pavlova, mousse, cheesecake, creme brulee, molten chocolate cake, bread pudding) would most likely be the core, non-changing menu. They have one special that changes every 7-10 days, but I think they're still experimenting a bit.
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DessertTruck, can you follow me?
only got to try choco bread pudding & creme brulee - both excellent. Sooo bummed wife was too tired to hit the truck the night before too.
If I still lived in Manhattan, I might be hitting the truck anytime I was near and then get really fat and have to quit...Oh, and Crumbs cupcakes and Beard Papa's are close by too, but it was too late for me to try them.
Until next visit....
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Yummmmmmmmy! I'll have one of each please :)
What a great lil' truck selling scrumptious delights. I ordered the infamous Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bacon Infused Creme Anglaise, as well as the Milk Chocolate Mousse with Peanut Butter cream center!!! Oh my, sooooo good and soooooo cute! Rod was suppose to help me eat them, hence 2 desserts, but I ended up taking both home and eating them myself over the next 2 days - OINK!!!
The boys that run the truck are flirtatiously cute ;)
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I'll offer up 5 of San Francisco finest taco trucks in a trade for your single dessert truck. Deal? AWESOME.
Seriously the best bread pudding I've ever had. So good in fact that I braved the douchebaggery of Bleeker and environs to get to it.
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Dessert Truck is one of the great things about living in NYC. You can walk right up to a truck and get gourmet dessert that aren't too pricey. I have had the hot chocolate and it is the best I have ever had. It is like warm chocolate soup. I have also tried the goat cheesecake, ,which was divine. They have new specials practically every week. This week they have some sort of strawberry, rhubarb soup with lemon lime ice cubes ... I'm excited to try it. Try anything you won't be disappointed! You can follow them on Facebook and receive updates about their menu updates.
This truck is going to be the death of me. I've gone twice in the past two nights since I first found it and I foresee many delicious nights to come in the future. It's restaurant level desserts for half, or even a third of the price.
The first night I had the chocolate molten cake which had a sprinkling of salt on top. My initial thought was that the salt was sort of weird, but it turned out to be perfect, cutting through the richness of the chocolate very well and adding a pleasing contrast to the slightly oily texture of the molten part. My only minor, minor complaint was that my molten cake was slightly *too* molten, with very little cakey part and a bit too much ooey gooey. Don't get me wrong, I love ooey gooey, but this was just a bit too rich. For a time I was spooning up spoonful after spoonful of thick, liquified chocolate. I thought I would love that more than I did, but I didn't. It was still a great dessert, but I wished it was a bit more on the 'done' side. That same night, my friend wanted to go to Max Brenner's for their molten cake just to spite me and I can safely say that the Dessert Truck kicks the s**t out of Max.
The second night I got the creme brulee and my friend got the goat cheesecake. The creme brulee was great, perfectly browned top and rich custardy insides with many, many flecks of vanilla. Vanilla flecks are always a good sign in my book, and the flavor really lived up to it. It was a pleasure to eat, and so was my friend's cheesecake. The goat cheese was surprisingly unobtrusive and lent a dense creaminess to the cake (good thing it was so small, any bigger and it would have been a heart attack served in a cup).
I hope they come out with new desserts soon, and if not, I would be more than happy to eat their creme brulees, cheesecakes, and molten chocolate cakes (medium rare please!) forever.
6/20/08
It's been two seconds since I posted my review giving the Dessert Truck 4 stars for having a slightly too raw molten cake and I'm instantly regretting it. I bumped it up to 5 stars as I now can't stop thinking about that thick, hot chocolate seeping out of the cake into my spoon.
P.S. Dessert truck guy(s), please marry me? I hope you don't mind if I become grossly obese...
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i tried the popular dessert truck today. meanwhile, hello, it's 108 degrees outside i don't even know what possessed me to leave the offfice for lunch, much less decide i NEEDED to have the chocolate bread pudding for lunch. sorta heavy for this weather. however the pudding was off the MF chain.
i'm trying to incorporate MTV's The State's s barry & levon's $240 worth of puddin' into this review but uh..... i got nothin'.
anyway i'll definitely return to this truck once the heat wave is over.
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Came here with the ladies, while we were having a drunken brunch. I was told that this truck has the best hot chocolate in all of NY. So I dropped $4 and opened my mouth.... In all honestly, it was ok- a bit too rich. So rich that I was dying for a cup of water, so rich that I really wanted more change back when I gave him a $5.
However, this normally would merit 4 stars, since the truck was cute, the owner was nice, the desserts looked good. But.... the owner's colleague decided to shit talk the Treats Truck. Now, I understand business is business but considering that these two are not the same sort of business, I did not appreciate the bad mouthing. The Treats Truck lady is super nice, dammit! It was rude and not very sweet, such as your hot chocolate.
Maybe you should keep serving up desserts and keep your reviews to yourself, then I'd like ya better.
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-.5 for price, it's kind of expensive.
-.5 for their hot chocolate. It's so thick, it basically glues your throat together. I personally think that you could take one of their cups, add water and make 10 more cups of hot chocolate. It's like chocolate concentrate. Watching it slowly drip out of the cup is like watching lava in motion. (Ok, an exaggeration to further my point but it's seriously not that far off from being lava-esque).
+4 for their divine Creme Brulee. The best in Manhattan. Everytime I'm in line for Dessert Truck, I feel like a junkie waiting to get my fix. The truck is high too so ordering involves staring up at the heavenly gods who will be able to give me an incredible sugar high not to mention outerbody experience.
If I can break my creme brulee habit to try other items on their menu, I will return and review those desserts as well. I'm still on the fence as to whether I want to do this as I think it will be the end of me and by me I mean my waistline.
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granted it was late at nite and i was walking around half asleep from booze and $4 falafel, but i passed by this truck, bought a $5 bread pudding and it freakin' Blew Me Away!!!
I would go to this place over chickalicious any day--half the price, double the quantity, and matched quality!
HOO
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Slightly indifferent *or perhaps simply fatigued* service from the two lads is made up for by desserts that are absolutely out of this world and as good if not better than places charging twice as much.
Overwhelmed by the choices, I settled on the "decadent" chocolate cake with the molten innards. Served to me, very hot, in a simpe aluminum cup, it was the ultimate juxtaposition of casual and fancy.
Ohh it was glorious, my friends. The top was covered in green pistachios while the sides of this deflating cake were sprinkled with sea salt. As soon as I impaled the cake's soft flesh with my plastic spoon, I was inundated with a torrent of oozing chocolate goo, which tasted even better when I scraped off some salt from the sides to eat at the same time. Alas, I didn't taste any "hint" of olive oil, but who the hell cares? If I could drown in any liquid, it would be that very same chocolate goo.
My friend got their special for the day, which was a delightfully savory goat's cheesecake topped with a rosemary infused caramel and surrounded by a walnut crust. Unlike mine, which was hot and sticky, this was cool and refreshing, the rosemary giving it this great bite that I can't put my finger on. Either way, it was a great combination, and it satisfied my craving for a cheesecake that wasn't made with cream cheese or ricotta.
I can't wait to sample their other minute concoctions...for $5 they're all worth it!
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probably one of the best desserts out there. the chocolate bread pudding just warms you up in the winter and the vanilla creme brulee cools you down in the summer. its worth everything to get to the desserttruck and get their $5 mouthwatering yummy desserts.
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I think this is a cool set up. You get ice cream trucks, waffle trucks, but how often do you get real desserts from the truck. And I mean desserts you get at restaurants like creme brulee, chocolate bread pudding, etc. I'm pretty much going down the list until I've tried everything. The guys were very friendly, too. Good service, good desserts, good price, I have no complaints =)
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I can't believe what you whip up in a truck. It's fitted with ovens for hot desserts and a torch for crme brle.
$5 bought me a small tin of chocolate bread pudding, and at first I was like "damn, this is it? This is all I get for $5? I'm in New York, I can do better."
But just one bite and my brain was swimming in seratonin. I forgot that I was cold and tired. And before I finished I was surprisingly full.
I am going to go back until I try everything. So far:
Chocolate Bread Pudding: thumbs up
Molten Chocolate Cake: thumbs down
Apple Crisp: thumbs up
Next time: Hot Chocolate and Crme brule
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Overheard at the DessertTruck:
Guy: Are you getting the hot chocolate?
Girl: Only if you're buying!
Okay so when I'm drunk, I don't know how to shut my mouth. I flirt to the point of ridiculousness and if you got something to say about it ... SHOVE IT! I mean ... shove some slow baked apples in your mouth because they're really delicious. Love the flaky puff pastry at the bottom and the whipped cream is a wee bit'o'heaven,
While nibbling my dessert I got to chatting with Craig, desserttruck employee. I'm not sure if he's from Utah but I did discern that he is an actor. And Chris who took my order is the co-founder of this brilliant rolling establishment. Food on wheels makes my life. Food served by cute boys on wheels makes my schedule fill with unnecessary reasons to be in the union square area.
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I feel like a little bit of an asshole for reviewing the Dessert Truck since I'm not a sweets enthusiast (with a few exceptions), but it must be done. This review will probably be of little help to dessert aficionados, but here goes nothing.
I love the 8th Street/University Place location. It's convenient, downtown, and usually on my way to something or another. Therefore, 1 of 100 times I pass by, I actually stop get something. If I loved sweets, that would probably jump up to 99 of 100 easily.
The service is really great, if not a little slow at times. The guys who are working hard to make your desserts (one of whom is the owner) are friendly, accommodating to your questions, and, yes, I hate making commentary on things of such nature, but too attractive not to mention! Sometimes, we're all a giggly schoolgirl all over again.
So I'm mainly in love with the hot chocolate here. It's not that overly, sugary sweet that makes you feel like a soon-to-be diabetic, deliciously warm on a cold winter day, and totally worth the $4 despite what the haters say. My friends seem to be fans of the chocolate bread pudding and molten chocolate cake, but I couldn't bother to try it for fear of sweet overload.
I know it's wrong, but the cute guys serving makes this a 4 star experience... giggly schoolgirls like eye-candy too!
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Incredible desserts! But only if you're in the mood. Everything is almost overly sweet and sumptious. Nonetheless, quality desserts for cheap!
Have you been wondering where in the U.S. you can purchase thick hot chocolately goodness that coats your spoon and the roof of your mouth? That transports you to that Eastern European cafe you visited while traveling abroad? That turns a cold winter's evening in NY into a molten souffle-type smile? Go to the Dessert Truck. Now.
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Best hot chocolate in the city hands down. It was served nice and hot. It was thick but not so thick that it's hard to drink.
The dessert truck is reasonable, quick, and just awesome.
Only gripe I had was that the fried brioche could have been a little hotter and crisper. It felt a tad undercooked in the middle. But still damn good. Wish I discovered this place earlier this winter.
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AMAZING DESSERTS. I have never used all caps in a yelp review, but DessertTruck deserves them! The chocolate cake is amazingly liquidly in the center, yet cake-like on the outside. The salt perfectly balances the delicious chocolate. The creme brulee is equally delicious, as is the hot chocolate. The truck is right around the corner from my house, but if I were to go as often as I wanted, I would gain about 80 pounds. They're not there (closed, i guess would be the normal way to say that) on mondays. Join the Facebook group (http://hs.facebook.com...) for updates on new desserts, changing dates and times, and other specials messaged to you about every other week!
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Scallion pancake............$0.50
Green bean congee........$0.50
Total spent on dinner......$1.00
Hot chocolate...................$4.00
Chocolate bread pudding...$5.00
Total spent on dessert.......$9.00
Fine-dining dessert sold in a truck,
food/indulgence cost ratio 1:9.
Welcome to New York!
Join DT Facebook group:
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Yes! Yes yes yes! Recently featured in Food & Wine Magazine in an article on truck food, DessertTruck is an awesome excuse to get dessert. For only $5 (including tax!), who could resist a gourmet, rich delight? I tried the chocolate bread pudding with bacon creme anglaise (no, it doesn't taste like bacon, just a bit salty) and sampled the molten chocolate cake with sea salt and the seasonal apple cobbler. All of them were fantastic!
The serving size may seem small, but I wanted to see a dentist by the end of it! They're the perfect size to get a sweet fix but not feel too guilty.
The only negative is that the truck only comes out in the evening, but be sure to stop by this gem!
After a 8:30pm dinner at Patsy's on a Tuesday night, I decided to bring my meetup here. I was searching for the beloved DessertTruck and low and behold there it was. On the corner of 8th and University Place, directly in front of what used to be Cha Kuan restaurant, there it stood. Co-founder Chris was manning all aspects of the truck. Before Patsy's, I asked Chris how late his truck would be open until. He said 'around 12 midnight'. Whew. Went back after dinner and tried the following desserts ($5/ea):
- Chocolate truffle cake with praline crunch and fresh
whipped cream (special) - good consistency, nod of approval.
- Our Most Decadent Chocolate Cake
Molten Chocolate Cake - It has a liquid ganache center, sea ;salt, roasted pistachios, and a hint of olive oil. - wasn't crazy about the sea-salt. Cake didn't taste like anything mind-blowing as I expected.
- An Apple A Day
Slow Baked Apples & Cinnamon - Served on crisp puff pastry, topped with cranberries and streusel, and finished with a dollop of whipped cream. This was quite heavenly - I enjoyed this one a lot.
- The Perennial Classic
Vanilla Creme Brulee - We use real Madagascan vanilla beans and freshly burned sugar in the raw. I really tasted the vanilla in this. Thumbs up. Excellent!
- Add $1 for a scoop of freshly spun vanilla ice cream ON ANY DESSERT - good, but not the best vanilla i've ever had. I think I like Breyers better. DOH!
I was told by a friend that there was also a twin truck at Astor Place now so I surmise that his partner Jerome is manning that truck. I would go back but am not blown away by the experience. For five bucks a dessert, I better be jizzing afterwards. Chikalicious Puddin' still gets my vote for that and only charges $3 plus tax. There was however a sea of 'virgin' customers, including ourselves. The turnaround was quick though. Roughly 2 minutes per customer. I think they tally inventory on a laptop as I saw Chris toiling away at a laptop after each customer placed their order.
I took my foodie meetup here:
http://singles.meetup....
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Definitely have to check out this place!!
Can't beat $5 gourmet desserts.
I tried most of the desserts. My favorite is the carmelized apples. This week's special the tres de leche with carmelized bananas is also a hit. The donuts (aka brioche) were pretty good too.
The hot chocolate and chocolate bread pudding were a little bit too rich for my palatte. A glass of milk is definitely needed. However if you like rich chocolate then you'll love these. Also the desserts are the perfect size. Not too big and not too small.
This truck is such a great idea!! I'd go back weekly to try out their special of the week.
Check it out!!
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I wish I lived in NY to come here all the time. Amazing desserts at an amazing price. Had the chocolate bread pudding, it was so decadent and delicious. And also enjoyed the apple dessert. I will be back, next time I am in NY, and I am ordering 1 of everything!
Who would have thought that dessert this decadent could come out of a food truck!
i got the chocolate molten cake with a add-on tiny scoop of vanilla ice cream. The molten cake was warm and uber decadent. I liked how the edges of the cake were rimmed with sea salt and that there were pistachios inside the chocolate - it gave it an interesting 'sweet and salty' taste.
Overall - this is a great place to stop and pick up a $5 fancy dessert. I'd go again - but I may not get the molten cake - it was a bit too sweet and decadent for me..but that may just be b/c i haven't had that much sugar in a while so my bod wasn't used to it.
Nevertheless - A+ - if you're looking for something more lavish than a cookie/brownie but don't want to spend too much - go here!
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One word - bestest chocolate bread pudding ever!
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The chocolate bread pudding was soo divinely rich. I would have liked it a bit more bread than pudding but it was still amazing. Also, please add bacon bits to the creme anglaise, if not just for a textural component. And then maybe some smoked salt on top? Also tried my friend's vanilla creme brulee, which imo had the perfect creme to brulee ratio (roughly 5:1, if you were wondering). Velvety smooth consistency with specks of vanilla... seriously good stuff.
Can't wait to come back and try the others. The guy there is super nice too. I wanted to give him a hug. Maybe next time...
One more thing: they should sell gift certificates.
It amuses me when yelpers reach out with my least favorite compliment icon (outside of those colored orange) of Write More! Given that I alternate between a food snob and a contrarian, while writing reams and reams of self-indulging chatter that masquerades as a review, I may be excused for thinking that these yelpers are gluttons for punishment. This review is dedicated to one such friend at yelp. No, not that he is a glutton, or takes a perverse pleasure in punishing himself, which he well might {;-P} - but one who is a passionate yelper and always reaches out to inquire the reasons behind one's prolonged absence from yelp (in my case, leonine laziness). I owe him a review, and so, this one's for you, Steve M. http://www.yelp.com/us...
The date was October 27, 2007 and I was convinced that the yelp gods were having a laugh at my expense. I had just won RoTD for a food cart! That's right, THE famous food cart in midtown that has a fan site. It took a compliment from Steve M, close to the hour of midnight, to place things in the right perspective: "Atif I. - man of the people who eats food cooked via Sterno from a stainless steel wheeled bacteria factory! LOL!!!"
Yup, that would be me. Oh, the irony of winning RoTD for a food cart! :-)
It was around that time also that I had decided NOT to yelp up the Red Hook Ball Fields. Now don't get me wrong - the food was great value for money, but the food snob/contrarian in me just could not appreciate how the food trucks could be ranked #1 among all of yelp's restaurants (over Jean Georges, and other fine dining establishments like Taim Falafel - which is a concession for Srini V. who I visualize shaking his head at my continued affection for JG). But I feared that giving RHBF 3 stars would cost me Steve's friendship, given how much he loves their food, and so I didn't!
Similarly, I could understand why people felt as passionately as they did about the Mud Truck, but surely they jested when they claimed it to be the best cup of coffee in the city? Since that assertion, most hold outs have gotten around to a grudging acknowledgement for Ninth Street Espresso, or now the new kid in town, Abraco.
And so, it bothers me that the DessertTruck is fast emerging as a candidate for the top spot in the pantheon of yelp's restaurants. I have no trouble conceding that the DessertTruck (DT) is a worthy value option, and is particularly well situated for its target market of NYU students. But, by no stretch of imagination is DT deserving of the lofty accolade of Numero Uno at yelp. And as my reviewing discipline is such that I never yelp a spot without multiple visits, I am certain that I wasn't the one having a bad day.
I do appreciate the constraints the folks at DT face in balancing the task of achieving gourmet desserts in a truck. But, still DT needs a LOT of work on the consistency of the texture. I know that the molten chocolate cake should have a liquid center, but does the cake not need to have any body? I've found it crumbling down at the mere touch of a spoon, and that detracts from my enjoyment. Repeated trials across other heated desserts (Chocolate Bread Pudding, Bombolini, etc.) have highlighted the same deficiency. From a taste perspective, I did think that the roasted pistachios and olive oil were a nice touch, as was the ubiquitous sea salt - for it neutralized the richness of the dessert. But, I find it as no surprise that a few of the reviewers couldn't tell the difference between Molten lava cake and the chocolate bread pudding - and that by the way is NOT a compliment to DT!! Nor is the assertion that they could barely finish the dessert, as it was too rich!
My DT recommendation is to indulge, repeatedly, in their Hot Chocolate which is made with Valrhona and Guittard Chocolate and achieves with aplomb the balance between simple and rich - warming both the heart and soul on a cold night in New York. It is well worth the trip, and money. But, even as I emphasize their superior customer service and attitude, the execution of the desserts does not allow me to rate DT higher than average.
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Only NY would have something this good. I love the concept, but I wish I lived closer to the truck so I could go more often. I've had almost everything on the menu, and my favorites are the chocolate bread pudding and the hot chocolate, which can only be described as divine. It's even better the next day as chocolate mousse! I tried the bread pudding both ways: classic creme anglaise and the more adventurous bacon creme anglaise. Both were tasty, and although I was a skeptical of the bacon idea, the combination of salty and sweet pleasantly surprised me. I really like how they've begun doing weekly specials, too.
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Finally made it over here back in early December. In the spirit of full disclosure, I went to HS with the owner and know that he has great taste in cuisine, so I had to give it a try.
I came with three friends on a freezing cold night. Whenever you're in the East Village getting dinner, walk over here for a perfect way to end your meal. We got 2 molten chocolate cakes, an apple pastry and a hot chocolate. It was served really fast, which is good because you don't want to wait too long in the cold. My apple pastry was perfect--gooey, crunchy and sweet. The molten chocolate cake, as everyone has already said, was perfectly balanced. I didn't get to try the hot chocolate because my friend finished it too fast...
Convenient location, great food, great price. With all the press they've been getting, the truck's return on Jan 16 will be eagerly anticipated.
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On Friday night, I made a special trip to DessertTruck, a Mister Softee type van parked on 8th and University. DessertTruck was started by two friends - one a pastry sous chef from Le Cirque and the other an MBA student at Columbia. We ordered two warm desserts: the molten chocolate cake and the Slow-Baked Apples & Cinnamon.
The molten chocolate cake came with a liquid ganache center, sea-salt, roasted pistachios, and a hint of olive oil (see picture). Usually, I'm not a fan of mixing sweet with salty, but the sea salt paired SO well with the decadently sweet ganache and chocolate cake.
The slow-baked apples and cinnamon were also delicious; apples paired with cranberries, crisp puff pastry, streusel, and whipped cream. The sweetness of the apples was wonderfully offset by the tartness of the cranberries. The overall effect was very light and demonstrated that DessertTruck was just as good at doing lighter desserts as they were at producing the more decadent chocolately stuff.
The best part? The price; each dessert is only $5. AH!!!
PS - take a look at the logo; notice the RFG at the bottom? What does that stand for? My opinion: Really Fucking Good.
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Dessert Truck. What a brilliant concept! Imagine high end pastries, like those you'd find at Bouchon Bakery but served late to go at 1/3 less cost. This is one of those places that really redefines what you can get from street vendors. Started by two friends, Jerome Chang, a former pastry sous chef at Le Cirque, and Chris Chen, who is doing his MBA at Columbia, Dessert Truck is where high end dessert rubber meets the road. We got there right when they opened and placed the first order of the evening. One thing I noticed is that they don't have everything already pre-made; in fact, it seems like most of the desserts are maybe "par-made" and require assembly, like freshly whipped cream (Kitchen-Aid whipped, not from a can!) and creme brulee torching. We had to wait a good 8-10 mins before it was all done, but trust me, it's worth the wait. It's the perfect date activity as you stroll around Union Square.
I went with my friend and we actually made a dinner out of dessert. We ordered practically everything on the menu, save the hot chocolate and had a nice sampling of everything. At $5 each, it's not too bad. From the menu:
An Apple a Day: SlowBaked Apples & Cinnamon Served on crisp puff pastry, topped with cranberries and streusel, and finished with a dollop of whipped cream. -- This was a lovely rendition that's tasty, not too sweet and relatively light.
Our Most Decadent Chocolate Cake: Molten Chocolate Cake. It has a liquid ganache center, sea salt, roasted pistachios, and a hint of olive oil. -- This was was alright. The flavors were all there, but it wasn't quite baked long enough and so most of it was molten instead of just the center. As I mentioned earlier, this is probably one of the desserts that needs to be par-baked and then finished off. I don't think ours was quite finished.
A Smooth Indulgence. Chocolate Bread Pudding. Our take on a classic chocolate custard dessert, topped with vanilla crme anglaise.
(For those looking for a new experience, ask for our bacon crme anglaise) -- This one was pretty fun to eat. It tastes exactly what it sounds like. Decadent. Rich and creamy. Thumbs up.
The Perennial Classic. Vanilla Crme Brle. We use real Madagascan vanilla beans and freshly burned sugar in the raw. -- Again this one was pretty good. I mean c'mon, when was the last time you had a good crme brle to go? 'Nuff said!
And one more: Tres Leches cake. This was their special of the week. Normally these are really sweet due to the heavy use of condensed milk. However, they did a good job keeping the sweetness in check and making it quite tasty.
All in all, a very, very satisfying experience. Next time you're around the vicinity of 8th/University in the evening, make sure you stop by. You won't be disappointed!
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My latest New York obsession...I love DessertTruck's "Da Bomb" bomboloni. It's the perfect way to eat donut holes while convincing myself that I am eating a high-end dessert. The custard filling is delicious, and I could eat these babies hot or cold. I also love DessertTruck's creme brulee. It's the perfect texture, flavor, and serving size. And all for 5 bucks! Can't get any better, and the service and concept are great, too!
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We walked over to NYU area for the dessert truck. We were a bit worried it was going to sell out since it's been getting some press lately. There were quite a few dessert options but once I saw those deliciously beautiful two words, my choice was already made: "chocolate" and "cake". SOLD! I was pleasantly given a super dark and rich cake with liquid ganache in the middle and pistacios sprinkled on top!!!!! HEAVEN IN A BOWL!!!! Good god this thing was SOOOOO rich but my taste buds were tingling.
It was fairly small for $5 but really really good!!
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