The Best Little Konditorei

Tonight Jesse and I shared a dinner out with his sister Shelli and her new husband Brian. I've been wanting to try "The Best Little Roadhouse" a local restaurant similar to other restaurants with Roadhouse somewhere in the title. This place didn't have the peanuts, but they did have the warm yeast rolls with honey butter. Yum.

I have to say though I wasn't that impressed. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the place and enjoyed our seating. We sat on the enclosed deck that is open during the summer, but closed off and heated during the winter months. The yeast rolls where as promised, amazing, and probably the best thing about our meal, besides the company. Jesse had a burger he said was only "okay." Brian liked his burger and Shelli liked her pasta, and my salad was equal to Jesse's burger, only "okay." Not fabulous. I had a "roadhouse" salad, egg, cheese, bacon, tomatoes with smoked tri-tip on top and parmesan-ranch dressing. I've had better. We probably wouldn't go back to this place, unless I was really wanting some yummy yeast rolls.

For dessert we walked up the street to a place that so far hasn't dissapointed us. Gerry Frank's Konditorei: Exstravagant Cakes Et Cetera. By definition, konditorei is the German word for a pastries and confectionery shop. I kept calling it the "Kon-di-tory" now knowing how it was pronouced until some girls at work set me straight. When we first visited back in November I knew we had stumbled upon something special. Beautiful cakes were displayed in the main clear case, with slices cut out of them. On another side of the shop is a rotating cake display of whole cakes and a rotating display of cheesecakes and tortes, and finally the cookie and brownie display case. It is a small place, seating probably about 30 people or so. The windows fog up from the conversation in the room and the hot coffee served. Most leave with a box in hand because the portions are enough for two to share and still take some home. These cakes are so good, you really only need a few bites to satisfy your sweet tooth. Jesse and I can never agree on what we want, so we just get our own. Tonight Jesse had Gerry's Chocolate, which looks like it would be death by chocolate, but had a great milk chocolate flavor. I had the blueberry cheesecake and it was delicious.

I look forward to trying some of their other cakes like Peanut Butter Chocolate and Champagne, and also trying their Turtle Cheesecake and their brownies. We have to space out trips here to few and far between, but it is always a treat to visit.

 http://gerryfrankskonditorei.com/