August 7th, 2007 By Justin Williams
Open Thread: Best Dessert in Evansville
Anyone that tells you dessert isn’t part of the meal is a liar. I have an unhealthy addiction to ice cream, but I also enjoy the macadamia nut brownie cake at Bonefish just about as much as any dessert you can find.
I have my opinion, but I want yours as well. Where is the best place to get dessert in town and what is the dish we absolutely have to try?
Tell us in the comments.
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Brian
August 07, 2007 @ 10:14AM
Chocolate Chip cookies from Old Chicago if you have never had them then you haven’t lived
Teresa
August 07, 2007 @ 11:00AM
Lemon Charlotte at Maxine’s. Light, cool, and delish…perfect for a HOT summer day!
John
August 07, 2007 @ 11:17AM
“Birthday cake remix” from Coldstone Creamery.
Travis
August 07, 2007 @ 03:37PM
Anything from Coldstone Creamery. Although someone will have a hissy fit that we didn’t pick a ‘local’ company.
Danielle
August 07, 2007 @ 03:40PM
Praline Sandwiches from Firefly. Absolutely divine.
Justin Williams
August 07, 2007 @ 03:40PM
Not me. I love Coldstone. I just hate when they start singing. It’s just uncomfortable for everyone.
Bella
August 07, 2007 @ 04:06PM
chocolate molten lava cake at marriott is to die 4
Judith
August 07, 2007 @ 04:23PM
Lorenzo’s has the best Creme Brulee in town. It’s fabulous.
cody
August 07, 2007 @ 04:30PM
Not in evansville but the banana pudding at moonlight bbq is worth the drive across the bridge yummmy
Jen
August 07, 2007 @ 04:34PM
Chocolate Stampede — Lonestar!
Jen
August 07, 2007 @ 04:35PM
Sorry, not Chocolate Stampede at Lonestar, it’s at Longhorn!!
Dolores Witters
August 07, 2007 @ 04:40PM
The very BEST is the homemade baklava at the Pub on Division St
C. Atkinson
August 07, 2007 @ 04:50PM
The Tiramisu at Olive Garden is OMG SOOOO GOOD!!!!
Bonnie
August 07, 2007 @ 04:51PM
Wolf’s BBQ - north side - chocolate cream pie or coconut cream pie. It’s fantastic.
Bonnie
August 07, 2007 @ 04:53PM
One other fav - fried cheescake at Longhorn’s Steakhouse. All I can say is WOW.
Kevin
August 07, 2007 @ 04:59PM
The tiramisu at Angelo’s is much better than O.G.
Brian E. Buxton
August 07, 2007 @ 05:04PM
I would have to say …
I am sure there are more I am juts drawing a blank right now …
Brian
Gary
August 07, 2007 @ 05:45PM
Flan in a can from buy low is the best!
Leona
August 07, 2007 @ 05:51PM
I know that all you folks like to eat deserts at restaurants. But my favorite is my Aunt Betty Woodruff’s red velvet cake made from scratch. None of these deserts you speak of can hold a candle to it.
Mike
August 07, 2007 @ 06:09PM
Fried IceCream at Stringtown Diner, corner of stringtown and Maxwell. Cheap too!
braindeadly
August 07, 2007 @ 06:15PM
Not really a dessert, but does anybody know why the Shaved Ice place in North Park closed up early for the summer?
Brian E. Buxton
August 07, 2007 @ 06:22PM
Too damn hot and the ice melted!
=)
sloppyjoe
August 07, 2007 @ 06:33PM
the twinkies at the west side thorntons are worth the drive from the east side…c’mon evansville….let’s all get fatter together and be classy at the same time!
barky
August 07, 2007 @ 06:54PM
barky likes the bourbon walnut brownies from Maxine’s.
barky likes the lemon bars at Lorenzo’s
barky misses the dessert tamales he would order from La Marienda
barky does not like the tiramisu at Biaggi’s. it is either partially frozen or was thawed so long ago that it is falling apart.
24 Carat
August 07, 2007 @ 07:11PM
Turtle Cheesecake at Old Chicago east side. It takes three days to make one and at $5.00 a piece it’s the cheapest decadent indulgence I have ever found.
petuniamax
August 07, 2007 @ 08:41PM
my mom’s cooking is the best… but Coldstone Creamery beats the crap out of my mom’s ice cream.
Theresa
August 07, 2007 @ 08:58PM
Coconut Cream Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie, Pecan Pie, Fresh Strawberry Pie, Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling and German Chocolate Cake at the Black Buggy Restaurant!
Brian E. Buxton
August 07, 2007 @ 09:10PM
3 days! What do they do, breed the turtles in-house?
ha ha
Sam
August 07, 2007 @ 09:11PM
CHOCOLATE NACHOS AT CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE!! YOU HAVE TO TRY THEM THEY ARE AMAZING!!! All the desserts at Maxines are amazing too!
LeaAnn
August 07, 2007 @ 10:32PM
Logans fudge brownie and ice cream.
Liz
August 07, 2007 @ 10:34PM
Since Newburgh is almost part of Evansville, I’m going to nominate the giant chocolate turtle-type cake they have at Tootie’s.
lauren
August 08, 2007 @ 12:02AM
i’m addicted to abuelo’s tres leches cake and flan.
Barbie
August 08, 2007 @ 07:26AM
Italian Wedding Cake at Dileggi’s!!! YUMMY! Unfortunately it is only served during certain months through the year…
Jo
August 08, 2007 @ 08:05AM
New Harmony (close to Evansville): Shaker Lemon Pie at the Red Geranium
Jane
August 08, 2007 @ 08:17AM
Joy O’Conner of Enjoy It and Pasta Grill makes Brandy Alexander Brownies that are the best dessert I’ve ever had.
Robyn
August 08, 2007 @ 12:34PM
Stockwell Cake at the Stockwell Inn. Absolutely amazing homemade chocolate cake. Give it a try if you haven’t.
Jenna
August 08, 2007 @ 01:53PM
any of Maxines desserts are divine—I really love the red velvet, poppyseed, and strawberry cakes!! Oooo Baklava….mmmm
the Macadamian Nut Brownie from the Bonefish is just amazing
from the Cork & Cleaver, I just love the Creme Brulee!
@Buxton—Pie Pan?? I’m guessing a pie place, but where is it? It sounds delicious and I haven’t heard of it before!
And gosh, it’s so hot right now, I’m thinking about going to get some gelato from downtown….
Ladynblue
August 08, 2007 @ 02:06PM
I’ve eaten desserts everywhere in the city, but I have to say, I make a blackberry wine cake that is out of this world! Ask anyone in the call center at Insight!
Brian E. Buxton
August 08, 2007 @ 02:11PM
@Buxton–Pie Pan?? I’m guessing a pie place, but where is it? It sounds delicious and I haven’t heard of it before!
The Pie Pan is in north park off of first ave. It is a home cooking type of restaurant with a lot of comfort type foods (chicken noodel soup, meatloaf, spaghetti, etc.) that also has a huge homemade pie list. It is a grat place to eat, although it does have an older clientele.
Brian
Justin Williams
August 08, 2007 @ 02:14PM
There used to be a Pie Pan on the East Side near the mall. I used to eat there when I was like 10.
I think it’s an aquarium store now.
Ellen!
August 08, 2007 @ 03:17PM
I looooove Hacienda’s mudslide! MMMM! And I am obsessed with Nagasaki’s Green Tea Icecream! I can eat it after eating all that food they give you.
Cindy
August 08, 2007 @ 04:35PM
Pie Pan - north on 1st Av. to North Park Shopping Center. Take the little road that runs between CVS and BBQ Shack (next to Jacob’s Pub). Pie Pan is in that strip of shopping center that is off the back of the North Park Arcade. They’ve been there since the ’70s, and like state, have an older clientele. But it’s great for the young folks too…and reasonable prices.
I love the sopapillas at El Charro (west side on Sonntag Av. down from Wessleman’s).
mike
August 08, 2007 @ 06:29PM
The best is the Banana Cream Pie at Max and Erma’s!
hillyardfarm
August 08, 2007 @ 09:43PM
Cheating here…it’s not a restaurant, per se, but Great Harvest Bread Company has “Chocolate Brownie Bread” made on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and is to die for. Cut a slice, warm it up in the microwave, and top it off with some ice cream. Um…yeah…go get it.
Jenna
August 08, 2007 @ 11:19PM
Yen Ching doesn’t really have dessert persay, but their lychee fruit which is considered to be their dessert—delicious and refreshing
I wish we had a place that had positively DIVINE cheesecake
Sam
August 09, 2007 @ 11:14AM
Jenna, Vanilla Bean cheesecake at TGI Friday’s is pretty amazing.., Outback has a good one topped with raspberry or chocolate, and if you like tart, Cheeseburger in Paradise has a mango cheesecake, ask them to add chocolate or strawberries to it and it’s pretty phenomonal!
Emily
August 09, 2007 @ 11:32AM
The pies from JoJo’s out by the airport are awesome. And anything from Lic’s!
SUPERBANANABOMB
August 09, 2007 @ 03:29PM
I can’t remember having any dessert in town that’s been extraordinary. I DO like the apple streudel from the Gerst Haus though.
Call me simple, but I like a plain ol’ scoop of butter pecan ice cream with a waffle cone. I’m not a big dessert eater, and when I do eat dessert I am not picky at all! Dairy Queen suffices for me.