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Top 5 Restaurants -
"Best Desserts"

   (5 restaurants)    
Aired on: December 14, 2015 
Aired on: December 14, 2015 
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Rating Yelp! rating descending order		 Restaurant Notes
Hansen's Sno-Bliz Sweet ShopSee Hansen's Sno-Bliz Sweet Shop Video ($)
(594 ratings)

4801 Tchoupitoulas St Map It!
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 891-9788
www.snobliz.com
As Seen On:
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Desserts"
  • Bananas Foster Snoball
    offered only on Wednesdays (at airing); limited supply
 4.5 out of 5
594 ratings		 #4 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Desserts); started by Ernest & Mary Hansen in 1939 where Ernest invented the first ice shaving machine & Mary created her own flavored syrups; named a 2014 American Classic by the James Beard Foundation
Fentons CreamerySee Fentons Creamery Video ($$)
(5204 ratings)

4226 Piedmont Ave Map It!
Oakland, CA 94611
(510) 658-7000
www.fentonscreamery.com
As Seen On:
101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown, Episode: "Countdown 20-1"
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Episode: "Crazy Good"
Bucket ListTop 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Desserts"
  • Banana Special
    banana split (large one); banana split; unanimous #1 pick for Top 5 Restaurants-Best Dessert; huge scoops, of vanilla, chocolate & strawberry ice cream cradled by a whole ripe banana, bathed in pineapple, strawberry & chocolate fudge; topped off w/ almonds, whipped cream & cherry
  • Cookie Connection
    warm chocolate chip cookie under scoops of Cookies n' Cream & cookie dough ice cream topped w/ hot fudge, marshmallow topping, whipped cream, crushed Oreos & a cherry
 4.0 out of 5
5204 ratings		 #1 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Desserts); #4 (101 Tastiest Places to Chowdown); founded in 1894 starting as delivering milk by horse-drawn wagon; ice cream made by hand
Gibsons Bar & SteakhouseSee Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse Video ($$$)
(2520 ratings)

1028 N Rush St Map It!
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 266-8999
www.gibsonssteakhouse.com...
As Seen On:
Guilty Pleasures, Episode: "Deep-Fried Sweet Tooth"
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Desserts"
  • Macadamia Turtle Pie
    1-foot tall pie w/ macadamia nut-wafer crust layered w/ vanilla ice cream, more macadamia nut mix, caramel-chocolate sauce, more ice cream & topped w/ whole macadamia nuts
  • Meaning of Life (Cake)
    5-layer cake w/ chocolate mousse, bananas, raspberries, whipped cream; each slice is approx. 6-lbs; looks good
 4.0 out of 5
2520 ratings		 #5 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Desserts); autographed photographs of athletes, politicians, movie stars, rock stars, entertainers on walls
Random Order Pie Bar [CLOSED]See Random Order Pie Bar Video ($)
(509 ratings)

1800 NE Alberta St Map It!
Portland, OR 97211
(971) 340-6995
As Seen On:
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Desserts"
  • Tahitian Vanilla Sugar Salted Caramel Apple Pie
    top seller; organic apples tumbled in homemade caramel & laid to service under a Tahitian vanilla sugar-salted crust; listed in Travel & Leisure's as one of the best pies in America; looks good
 4.0 out of 5
509 ratings		 [CLOSED]; #3 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Desserts); Portland institution; "Pie Bar" (specialize in pies)
Salty Tart [CLOSED]See Salty Tart Video ($$)
(170 ratings)

289 5th St E Map It!
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 528-6215
As Seen On:
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Episode: "As Good As Mom's"
Top 5 Restaurants, Episode: "Best Desserts"
  • Coconut Macaroons
    toasty crunchy exterior and chewy coconut interior; looks good; "better than my mom's"-Andrew Zimmern
  • Surly Cake
    rich chocolate cake (secret ingredient: Surly beer) layered w/ creamy filling; looks good
 4.0 out of 5
170 ratings		 [CLOSED]; #2 (Top 5 Restaurants-Best Desserts); est. 2008; multiple James Beard nominee; "For everyone who believes that when life gives you lemons, you make a lemon-filled tart. Or better yet, you have a master pastry chef make it for you." (from its website)
Top 5 Restaurants -
"Best Desserts"		   (5 restaurants)    
Aired on: December 14, 2015 
Aired on: December 14, 2015