Chicks Love ChikaLicious

So after our dinner at Novecento, RRR & I decided to check out ChikaLicious. Having topped off our Momofuku dinner the night before with a trip to Magnolia Bakery, my sweet tooth even more out of control than usual!

When we arrived, there was a bit of a line but only about 6 parties ahead of us. The restaurant was tiny and our host friendly, almost too friendly (perhaps he was on a sugar high) and the wait was maybe about 20 minutes.

As always, we decided to divide and conquer the menu, choosing desserts we would both enjoy. They have a $12 prix fixe which comes with an amuse, dessert and petit fours. We ordered a pot of coffee and a Muscat de Beaumes-de Venise 2002 (still can't leave France behind!) and waited to be wowed.

Our amuse was a white coffee scoop of ice cream over gelatin. I use the term scoop lightly since it was really a tablespoonful and the ice cream was rich and creamy but not too heavy to overpower the flavor of the coffee. Not a fan of anything gelatin but the cubes were so tiny you barely noticed them; not quite sure why they were there but I digress...

For dessert we had a pumpkin caramel trifle with spiced cake and toasted pecan. The presentation was adorable and the pecans were underneath the cake with the pumpkin custard blanketing either side of the spongy cake. Perfect fall dessert!

We also ordered a warm chocolate tart with pink peppercorn ice cream and a red wine sauce. The sauce was more of a smear to decorate the plate but the tart was fantastic! The crust was thick and kept the molten center of the tart warm.


I did find the peppercorn ice cream to be unusual but I think I would have preferred another scoop of the white coffee instead. Perhaps if there were some spice in the chocolate this would have been a better pairing, but regardless, this one was the winner for both of us!

Our petit fours were two small chocolate truffles and two coconut covered marshmallows.

Not being a coconut fan, this choice was a bit lost on me but at this point our sugary paradise can one really be greedy?