Loaf and lounge all you want, but do not sleep on this new lil cafe in Avondale. I know Loaf Lounge all about the bread (and so am I: the marbled rye and caramelized onion are chef’s kiss), but the not-bread desserts are oooooh so good and worth seeking out.
Exhibit A: THE chocolate cake – made instantly famous thanks to The Bear. This is like if Portillo’s cake was denser, richer, less cloyingly sweet….basically less of an “add mayo to box mix” cake and more of a “let’s make the most legit chocolate cake possible” cake. I would wake up early from a nap to eat this cake.
Exhibit B: the CHOCOLATE CRINKLE COOKIE. This is the best chocolate crinkle cookie I’ve ever had. And chocolate crinkles, when done right, are a personal fave, so therefore this is one of the best cookies I’ve ever had. Sugar dusted like a beignet, slight crunch to the outside, perfectly brownie corner-just-out-of-the-oven chewy on the inside, a nice 5 or 6 bites to finish. So you couuuuld have more than one, but don’t dilly-dally too long on that decision because they might just sell out before your very eyes. True story.
Exhibit C: croissant anything. On this particular visit I had a peach jam + bleu cheese + sunflower danish, but all of flaky buttery layered options are a win. I even heard that Merriam-Webster is replacing their current croissant definition with just a cross-section pic from a Loaf Lounge chocolate croissant.
(side note: instead of cucumber they put ribbons of honeydew melon on their smoked salmon sandwich, and I approve that message)