Dessert Truck Works Better on the LES

The influx of food trucks in NY started a few years ago, and has been expanding at a rapid pace.  You can barely pass a corner without running into someone selling pastries, frozen yogurt or tacos.  DessertTruck was one of the original food trucks, selling their pastries from a mobile operation since October 2007.  The success of their truck was so great that in 2010, a cafe was opened on the Lower East Side, down on Clinton Street next to to the ever-famous Clinton Street Baking Company.

The cafe has sandwiches as well, but people come for their desserts.  I went in because of a craving for bread pudding, but while there ended up with nutella filled brioche donut squares and a chocolate chip cookie as well (whoops!)  The bread pudding came with vanilla ice cream, topped with whipped cream.  It was extremely sweet, and definitely needed to be shared by two people, there was no way to eat this all alone.  Of course, in addition to this, we had the chocolate chip cookie, which was warm from the oven.  The cookie was good, but didn't make any of the top lists.

Now I'm not a big donut or nutella fan, but these were actually delicious.  Again, on the super sweet side, but they were perfectly filled with nutella, the brioche was crisp and fresh (again, served warm right from the oven), with a thick layer of sugar on the top.



All of the desserts are $5.97 + tax; the cookie was $3.03 + tax. Pretty reasonable considering the size and satiety.  The cafe itself has a strange seating set-up, the tables are super tiny and low, and the chairs are hard to sit on, so I wouldn't come with a large group.  But for 1-2 people, definitely add it to your list!


Dessert Truck Works is open Sunday - Thursday from the afternoon (2/3) until 11pm, and on Fri/Sat until midnight. Perfect for a late night snack!


Dessert Truck Works
6 Clinton Street between Avenue B & Houston St
http://www.desserttruck.com