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“Yum!”

Eileen's Special Cheesecake
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Ranked #23 of 812 Quick Bites in New York City
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Good for: Families with children
Dining options: Breakfast, Late Night, Delivery
Neighborhood: Downtown Manhattan (Downtown)
Description: Eileen's Special Cheesecake opened for business in December, 1975, and arrived in lower Manhattan on December 4, 1976. It was a "ghost town" when I first arrived, but that didn't bother me because the rent was low and I desperately needed a place to bake for my growing wholesale business. I hadn't considered the retail aspects of the business until people started knocking on the door of the bakery wanting to buy cheesecake. With that encouragement, I purchased a bakery case and began to conduct retail business. Soon after our cheesecake attracted the press and we were listed in "Best Bites" in New York Magazine. Radio station WOR rated us "Number One Cheesecake" and we appeared on television quite often whipping up batters of cheesecake. Time passed, and now Cleveland Place is in a popular area where the mix of people and restaurants and shops are so unique. Downtown is becoming the "place to be", and we are actually on most maps now. We survived difficult times, and now "let the good times roll"!
Reviewed April 23, 2017

We always make it a point to stop in for the best cheesecake in the city, and Eileen's did not disappoint. Not only did we find four of our favorite cheesecakes to take with us, she had her amazing macaroons in the case as well! Dark chocolate covered coconut decadence--yum!

Date of visit: April 2017
2  Thank Adriana T
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Reviewed April 23, 2017

Loved our cheesecakes at Eileen's and such good value for money too! It's quite hidden away on the corner, took a while to find it but it was worth the walk.. We had strawberry, salted caramel, and pecan & caramel, but they have so many flavours to choose from! The cheesecakes came in little round portions and you could choose from a few sizes (there are other puddings in there as well as cheesecake). They weren't the traditional cheesecakes I was expecting, but don't be put off- they taste incredible and so light that the portion size is exactly right and doesn't make you feel stodgy after. The staff were really nice and the shop was obviously really popular - but still open until 6pm so really good hours! While we were there the local police officers stopped by to pick up a tray of cheesecakes for their office (something which they said they do often) and we even saw the delivery driver too! I've never heard of cheesecakes being delivered but I wish we had something like this in the UK! Be mindful that the shop is small so only a few bar stools to sit in and eat the cheesecakes - we found seats because it was the end of the day but I expect at other times of the day it gets very busy!

Date of visit: April 2017
1  Thank Emma H
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Reviewed April 18, 2017

Was drawn here by the trip advisor reviews and was slightly underwhelmed when I saw the shop, very modest and understated. However, they clearly let the food do the talking, the two cheesecakes we ate were the best we ate in a week in New York. They are light, creamy and flavorsome. We tried the blueberry and caramel, not too sweet but delicious! My mouth is watering as I write this just thinking about them. I can't recommend it enough - visit here if you like cheesecake - you won't be disappointed! They are also excellent value.

Date of visit: April 2017
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Reviewed April 18, 2017 via mobile

Everyone may say that Eileen's cheesecake are extremely delicious! I cannot agree more! A local recommended me to try the white chocolate cake. It was utterly delicious. It was so smooth and yet not too sweet and yet the texture was a bit like cheesecake without cheese. I sincerely love it from the first taste. Since they get the potion size right you could really taste both at once. 芝士蛋糕好吃是當然的了!相信很多人都寫過怎麼好吃!但是我們發現了完來白朱古力蛋糕也好吃得只供天上有!質感綿滑,有朱古力味又不太甜!好吃得一試難忘!吃兩件也不爲過!

Date of visit: April 2017
1  Thank adraine1229
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Reviewed April 17, 2017 via mobile

The plain cheesecake and the strawberry cheesecake are definitely worth raving about. Even though they are a small store and might not look impressive at first glance, their cheesecakes will not disappoint you.

Date of visit: March 2017
Thank SSadique
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