Extraordinary Desserts

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4.5 rating over 4 reviews

2929 5th Ave
San Diego, CA
(619) 294-2132 View the Menu
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Description: Extraordinary Desserts is a Desserts, Ice Cream, and Desserts restaurant where most Menuism users came for fun with friends and paid between $10 and $25.  Tags: , , and
   
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  • 4 reviews
  • First reviewed by turtley

August 14, 2007

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Dessert is the best meal in a day, right?

There are two extraordinary desserts in SD, and I wasn’t really sure which one I picked when decided: it could be a cafe-style or trendy restaurant-style. We ended up with the cafe-type location, which was really nice and cozy. The outdoor seating was perfect for summer san diego nights, and is comfortable feeling overall. Unfortunately there was a long line to order, but that was somewhat expected. You wait in line, look at all the pretty desserts, order at cashier, and sit. They bring the desserts to you.

Now to the main reason you’re reading this: their desserts! We got 2 desserts: a flourless chocolate cake and a Shangri La cake. When you get your desserts they look even more delicious since they pretty it up and put some tasty sauces all around. They also put random flower petals around the dishes. Fancy. The taste of the desserts were very good, but I’ve had better at some places. A huge plus was that they didn’t overwhelm you with sweetness and the flavors were pretty original compared to standard fare. Nonetheless, I’ll take a molten chocolate volcano at a nice restaurant over these fancy desserts anyday. I would definitely go back and try even more desserts, they all look super delicious, and I think its a matter of picking right.

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Flourless Chocolate Cake

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We actually thought this was a brownie with fruit on the top, but when we bit into it, it definitely did not have the brownie flavor. The lack of flour gives a very different taste, which I think is to force you to use their like 4-5 different sauces and vanilla cream on the side with it. There were a bunch of different, nicely ripe fruits on top. The only 2 sauces I can remember were kiwi and mango.

Shangri-La

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tall, white cake with a small amount of fruit and some very tasty sauces around it.

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April 23, 2009

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some but not all dishes worth the price

This is the dessert place to go in San Diego for any special occasions – birthdays, romantic dates, friends visiting from out of town. They have a huge variety & Karen Krane is definitely creative with a lot of different ingredients. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend all the dishes – some of the chocolate ones are too sweet and you tire of the taste after a few bites.

However, there are some great desserts. I would highly recommend: Ivoire Royale (torte of vanilla-flavored pound cake layered with white chocolate mousse, topped with strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, and covered in white chocolate shavings); Passion Fruit Ricotta Torte (ricotta soaked in passion fruit juice layered with passion fruit whipped cream, kiwi, strawberry, banana).

Drawbacks: pricey. Also, they have two locations with very different ambience. The 5th Avenue location (in Little Italy) is a small, cozy, I think romantic (think vine-weaved white fence and vintage-art decorations) venue. The Union St location is huge sit-down place where the servers come get your orders and goes for a more polished and modern look.

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Passion Fruit Ricotta Torte

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Ivoire Imperial

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May 5, 2008

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extraordinary prices too

i stopped by for the 1st time on a sunday evening after dinner, and the place was packed. (the line was even longer when i left.) the prices are hefty for their beautifully presented and deftly baked desserts. there’s a nice covered outdoor patio (w/heat lamps) and a pleasant cafe interior for couples or large groups. you order at the counter and receive a number, then someone brings you your desserts.

the desserts were delicious, not too sweet or heavy…it’s just the prices that are a mild deterrent.

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Passion Fruit Ricotta Torte

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i always forget how tart passion fruit can be, which is why i gave 4 instead of 5 stars. overall though, the cake is spongy and mmm good, and the cream is light with the fruit slices adding a nice refreshing touch. comes decorated in a fancy pool of red-orange sauce that sweetens the cake even more.

Fraisier Triple Berry Torte

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although the cake isn’t as spongy and moist as the passion fruit torte (actually almost borderline dry), the lack of passion fruit tartness made this more ‘even’ tasting berry cake my kind of cake. maybe more sauce would even out the dryness of the cake.

Choco St Sp

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wow that’s chocolate indulgence. comes w/a side of vanilla ice cream to sugar it up even more (if you’re not getting enough from the chocolate already) and moisten the flaky, chocolatey pastry. too sweet for me.

Mocha Macadamia Cookie

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dry and a bit crunchy/airy, this cookie tasted old…maybe a bit stale. definitely not worth $2.50.

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September 26, 2007

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Order the Mezzi Platter - extra rustic breads...

Order the Mezzi Platter – extra rustic breads . They have chic and tasty cocktail, the BEST desserts i have ever had (huge deal for me to say) – the blood orange ricotta cake with passionfruit and raspberry sauce is my favorite. The only weak area of the menu is the panini section – stick to small bites, salads, and DESSERTS!

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This restaurant is located near the cities of National City, Coronado, Waretown, San Diego, and Hillcrest.

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