Dessert Truck

Overall CID rating 4 out of 5

Thumbs Up: the cool truck, chocolate bread pudding, da bomb

Thumbs Down: value for the dollar

Recommendations: Great for a quick sweet treat before or after the movies at Stadium 14!

“CID Highlight” – Da Bomb (Bomboloni): CID rating 4 out of 5

Homemade deep‐fried brioche, dusted with cinnamon and sugar, and filled with vanilla cream. Da Bomb is a latest addition to my list of things to indulge in twice a year. It would take a six month craving for me to pay $5 for just three of these soft, moist pockets of cream.

At the corner of 8th Street and University Place: CID rating 4 out of 5

Is that Mr Softee? No wait it’s another kind of sweet treat. I love the truck. It’s cost effective, makes your business mobile and just overall fun. Growing up in Corona, Queens, all the kids used to run out to the street every time we hear the tune playing even when the Mr Softee truck was blocks away. This is reminiscent of those days without the mind-numbing tune.

A Smooth Indulgence (Chocolate Bread Pudding): CID rating 4 out of 5

A spin on the classic chocolate custard dessert, topped with vanilla crème anglaise. I ordered bread pudding from Tribeca Grill last year during restaurant week and on several occasions at other fine establishments. They were always either too dry and cake-like, lacked flavor or just had no balance of texture. The chocolate pudding at Dessert Truck had two of the three covered. The chocolate layer below was moist and gooey, and the anglaise was light enough to compliment the chocolate flavor. What could have made this dish a 5 out of 5? Adding a bit of crunch? Nuts? It was missing something to balance off the gooey texture. The portion size was not worth $5. Maybe if you throw in a cookie, waffer, or…