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El Camino Real
El Camino RealFried Ice Cream
This dessert stays true to the adage “everything’s better fried” — even ice cream. Light breading and a quick dip in the fryer creates a deliciously crisp shell, topped off with plenty of whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
2500 W. Sylvania Ave. 419-472-0700
551 W. Dussel Dr., Maumee. 419-887-0700 www.faceboook.com/ElCaminoReal
Venturas
VenturasXangos Cheesecake Chimi
Ventura's creamy cheescake is wrapped in a pastry tortilla, then flash fried and coated with cinnamon sugar. Drizzled with a rich chocolate sauce and garnished with whipped cream, it takes the classic dessert and amplifies it.
7742 W. Bancroft St. 419-841-7523 www.toledostripletreat.com.
Mancy's Steakhouse
Mancy's SteakhouseChocolate Sac Du Bon Bon
The romantic dessert is big enough for two — the chocolate sac is made in-house, then filled with chocolate mousse and finished with Chantilly cream and raspberry sauce. It all goes perfectly with classic Mancy’s coffee.
953 Phillips Ave. 419-476-4154 www.mancys.com
Degage Jazz Cafe
Degage Jazz CafeSwine S'more
The Swine S'more is an all-American twist on the fireside classic; locally sourced melted chocolate, graham crackers and one piece of thickcut peppered bacon dressed in brown sugar, topped with a from-scratch marshmallow
301 River Rd., Maumee. 419-794-8456 www.historiccommercialbuilding.com
Final Cut Steak and Seafood
Final Cut Steak and SeafoodChocolate Mousse Pecan Praline
Hollywood Casino’s premiere fine dining spot features this dark chocolate velvet mousse with a toasted and salted pecan praline crust, accompanied with a blueberry compote and garnished with a mini frozen vanilla bean lollipop.
1968 Miami St. 419-661-5200 www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com
Georgette's
Georgette'sCarrot Cake
Georgette's carrot cake is a treat with a well-known reputation — the recipe came from the kitchen of Dianne Westhoven's mother-in-law, who served it in her own restaurant years ago. Baked with premium ingredients and covered in rich cream cheese frosting, it's a true classic.
311 Conant St., Maumee. 419-891-8888. www.georgettes.org.
Take 2 Grill
Take 2 GrillCheesecake on a Stick
The from-scratch vanilla cheesecake features a cinnamon graham cracker crumb crust. The whole thing is then dipped into melted dark chocolate ganache, dressed with a hazlenut praline crunch and topped with white chocolate stripes.
1968 Miami St. 419-661-5200 www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com
Scene Sports Bar
Scene Sports BarIrish Car Bomb
The Irish cream and vanilla bean milkshake is accompanied by a Dark Stout beer brownie with a whiskey chocolate ganache glaze, and topped off with an edible cookie straw and a cherry.
1968 Miami St. 419-661-5200 www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com
Epic Buffet
Epic BuffetSouthern Bread Pudding
Buttered, toasted egg bread is soaked in a cinnamon custard with Granny Smith apple slices and raisin, and finished with a vanilla bean creme anglaise sauce.
1968 Miami St. 419-661-5200 www.hollywoodcasinotoledo.com
Schmucker’s Restaurant
Schmucker’s RestaurantFresh Strawberry Pie
Family owned and operated since 1948, Schmucker’s Restaurant has built their reputation on homemade, from-scratch pies. A slice from this strawberry pie, which features piles of the fresh fruit and glaze and dough made in-house, weighs a full pound. “I call it our wow pie,” owner Doug Schmucker says.
2103 N. Reynolds Rd. 419-535-9116 www.schmuckersrestaurant.com
