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Also the BBQ Chicken Pattie at Little Miss Muffin...best pattie in the area IMO. Christie's does better beef fillings, but LMM does better chicken.

I'd like to nominate the cold turkey sandwich from No 7. It's wicked complex and delicious.

@pauliegee I, too, am shocked Brennan and Carr didn't make this list. Far better than Roll-n-Roaster, and doesn't need all that extra stuff to make it taste good.

two excellent roast beef, mozzarella and brown gravy hero spots:

Monte's
156 Avenue O,
718-259-1500;

Clemente's
138 Avenue T,
1-800-427-0556.

not sure i agree with the thoughts on the compost cookie - i thought it was phenomenal!! and my friend who got other cookies, agreed that the compost cookie was the best of the bunch!

I finally got here today - first of all, thank you SO much for the photographs. I tasted the Bavarian Cream soft serve, and bought a compost cookie, a piece of crack pie, and a piece of a chocolate layer cake that wasn't mentioned. I have to admit, I was remarkably underwhelmed, by all of it. The compost cookie's ingredients sort of cancel each other out, and it ends up just tasting like a chocolate chip cookie. The chocolate cake sounded much better in the describing: layers of chocolate cake combined with a yellow cake batter cream (evidently uncooked yellow cake batter thickened in some fashion), a layer of fudge, and crumbles of dried chocolate and vanilla cake. Somehow, it had no distinctive flavor - each layer was bland and didn't enhance the next. Lastly, sadly, the crack pie. Someone described it as pecan pie without the pecans, and I think they're onto something. Even though it's made with butter and sugar instead of Karo corn syrup, it just tasted like a less cloyingly sweet version of the Thanksgiving treat. Based on all my samplings, I would not return.

Oy, Kathy, I couldn't disagree more. I found the pretzel/caramel chocolate aggressively, hurts-your-mouth salty and couldn't finish it. The balsamic strawberry was so imbalanced in its acidity that it tasted pukey. Bespoke's saving grace is the espresso dome, which doesn't really taste like espresso but has a nice caramelly flavor and the most beautiful texture.

@avantsweater I don't object to things being called bespoke unless, as in this case, they're not actually bespoke. When I see the name "Bespoke Chocolates" it makes me think I can go in there, place an order for any flavor I want, and have them custom-make it.

I had the salty pistachio soft serve and pistachio cake last night. I wasn't too impressed with the soft serve, but the cake was amazing (and huge)! Can't wait to try the rest. By the way, it was pretty empty between 6:30 and 8:30 last night - a great time to go!

Have you got the recipe? They look scrumptious!

I agree with ratbuddy, about the owner being a real douche on the Throwdown, however, my curiosity about the tres leches donut got the better of me, so when I was near, after crossing and paying bridges and tolls, I decided to give it a try.

It wasn't bad, not as good as I thought it was going to be, the tres leches is the only one I've had, it was very heavy, but not oozing with filling like I was led to believe.

and definitely not worth the $65 parking ticket we got while waiting TOO LONG for their coffee to brew.

I love creme brulee though, and if I find myself near again, I'll run in (while my husband cirlces the block) and snag one to try.

stopped by yesterday ~ the place reeked from the oil in the deep fat fryer ~ what's up with that? ~ I fled & waited outside while my friend braved the stink in order to snag us a a couple of composite cookies that were just coming out of the oven ~ we enjoyed the gooey (courtesy of the melted chocolate & butterscotch chips) & chewy just baked-goodness as well as the salty & slightly crunchy contrast the cookie got from the potato chips & pretzels ~ made for a very satisfactory pre-dinner snack.