Cheesy Gigi

Without further adieu, we ventured out to try Gigi's new cheesecakes. We added a few cupcakes into the mix as well.

Starting with the cupcakes, I had Strawberry Margarita (top left) and hubby had Key Lime Pie (top right) and Italian Cream (bottom left).

Gigi's seems to have different variations of a margarita cupcake. I couldn't find a description of what's in the Strawberry Margarita, but by logical deduction, it was a lime cake with strawberry frosting and topped with sugar crystals and a candied lime slice. Typical Gigi's cupcake with a nice fluffy cake, piled high with sweet frosting. There was a good blend of lime and strawberry mixed together; a nice summer flavor.

Now onto the cheesecakes that hubby and I split...Chocolate Chocolate Chip (top left), Cookies and Cream (top right) and Raspberry Swirl (bottom left).

We started with Chocolate Chocolate Chip, which was a chocolate cheesecake topped with chocolate buttercream, sprinkled with dark and semi-sweet chocolate chips and a drizzle of ganache. This was a chocolate lovers dessert for sure. I thought it was good, but sometimes I don't want that much chocolate.

The next cheesecake we had was the Cookies and Cream made with cookies and cream cheesecake, chocolate buttercream frosting, lightly sprinkles with crushed Oreos and a mini Oreo on top, and a glaze. This was better than the Chocolate Chocolate Chip cheesecake. Out of all three, this was my favorite.

After too many desserts, we had the Raspberry Swirl after dinner the next night. It was a regular cheesecake with buttercream florets, drizzled with raspberry sauce and sprinkled with white chocolate chips. I liked the standard cheesecake with the light raspberry flavor; a subtle balance of different tastes.

Gigi's does a pretty good job on the cheesecakes; they're dense, yet moist. They are a little more than the cupcakes at $3.95 each, but filling enough to satisfy.