Unique Dessert Options for Lake County Restaurant Week

By: Jonathan Jones 03/06/2018

[caption id="attachment_8886" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Eddie's Famous Carrot Cake at Eddie Merlot's in Lincolnshire[/caption]

#DessertGoals are met with an array of unique dessert options for Lake County Restaurant Week.

There's no better way to finish your three-to-four course meal than with something sweet to satisfy your soul.

Many of our Lake County Restaurant Week participants are renowned as the hostess with the moistest cakes, the sultans of crunchdom, the experts that create music to our sweet tooth and enable you to interject for ice cream and so on.

 

Some of these desserts are off the radar, and the best kept secrets of Lake County.

We figured we'd take this opportunity to shine a light on some of the most unique dessert options for Lake County Restaurant Week.

Attention all sweet tooth fiends: Lend us your eyes and your taste buds.

Big Bowl

Lincolnshire, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Lemongrass Coconut Cream Pie

Cadwell's Grille

[caption id="attachment_8889" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Caramel Sundae at Cadwell's Grille in Deerfield[/caption]

Deerfield, IL located in Embassy Suites Chicago North Shore

Unique Dessert Options

• Mini Bourbon Bread Pudding: Raisin bread, bourbon cream, bourbon macerated berries (Optional wine pairing - Pacific Rim, Columbia Valley Riesling Sweet).
• Mini Caramel Sundae

Café Pyrénees 

Libertyville, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Profiteroles: Banana ice cream and warm chocolate sauce.

Chessie's Restaurant

Barrington, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Chocolate Mousse Tower

The Chocolate Sanctuary

[caption id="attachment_8891" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Beignets from Chocolate Sanctuary in Gurnee[/caption]

Gurnee, IL

Unique Dessert Options

• Beignet: Semi-sweet chocolate filled beignet with vanilla creme anglaise.
• Tiramisu Cannoli: Sweet ricotta cheese, pastry cream, chocolate chips.
• Housemade Chocolates

Disotto 

Highwood, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Budinodi Pane: Bread pudding, white chocolate gelato and chocolate sauce.

Eddie Merlot

[caption id="attachment_8892" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Eddie's Famous Carrot Cake at Eddie Merlot's in Lincolnshire[/caption]

Lincolnshire, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Eddie's Famous Carrot Cake: Four layers of carrots, walnuts, pineapple, cream cheese icing and caramel.

Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

[caption id="attachment_8893" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Walnut turtle pie at Flemings in Lincolnshire[/caption]

Lincolnshire, IL

Unique Dessert Options

• Walnut Turtle Pie: House-made caramel, dark chocolate shavings.

Francesca's Intimo

[caption id="attachment_8894" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Torta di Cocco at Francesca's Intimo in Lake Forest[/caption]

Lake Forest, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Torta di Cocco - Coconut cake layered with coconut cream and cream cheese frosting served with caramel sauce, creme anglaise and fresh whipped cream.

Karma Pub

[caption id="attachment_8895" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Apple Pie Taquitos at Karma Pub in Mundelein[/caption]

Mundelein, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Apple Pie Taquitos

Lynfred Winery

Wheeling, IL

Unique Dessert Options

• Wine & Fudge Pairing

Milwalky Trace

Libertyville, IL

Unique Dessert Option

• Olive Oil Cake: Blood orange sorbet, honey mascarpone, tine nuts, Thai basil.

Shakou Sushi

Libertyville, IL

Unique Dessert Options

• Mochi Ice Cream
• Exotic Bamba
• Chocolate Fondant Cake

Slyce Pizza

Highland Park and Wauconda, IL

Unique Dessert Options

• Bomboloni: Italian doughnuts, honey mascarpone with sea salt, Nutella, mixed compote.
• Afegeto

Stevens' Steakhouse

Gurnee, IL

Unique Dessert Options

• White Chocolate Banana Mousse Cake

Three Embers

[caption id="attachment_8897" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Burnt Honey Panna Cotta at Three Embers in Lincolnshire[/caption]

Lincolnshire, IL

Unique Dessert Options

• Rocky Road Bread Pudding: Caramel sauce, candied pecans and toasted maltmallow
• Chocolate Pave: Chocolate crumble and raspberry sorbet.
• Burnt Honey Panna Cotta: Honey poached pears, honey hazelnut brittle and sugared cranberries.

 

For more unique dessert options for Lake County Restaurant Week, continue here.