Ramekin

I’m sad that I didn’t get to finish this review earlier (y’know when the place was actually open), but better late than never, right?
Peach tart peaches were amazing. Crust was good but not at the same level. Should’ve been more airy. Was just off. Texture should’ve been airy or flakier.
Berry cobbler is one of the dankest desserts these taste buds have ever encountered in their culinary journeys!
Bread pudding was hit and miss. Some bites were pretty good, some were mind blowing. A delightful hodgepodge of caramelized bits, chocolatey goodness, crunchy, yet soft.
I’ll miss you, Ramekin.

They have Jameson cookie dough ice cream. THE END!
The s’mores cookie is my favorite! You could compare it to a hug, warm, comforting and sweet!

(Dined 12÷27÷14 SA @ 11:00am): Tasty desserts I waited too long to enjoy!
This was a posthumous review for Ramekin, a place I had bookmarked for nearly two years since I moved into the Silver Lake area. I knew better than to wait to experience something whether it be cuisine, entertainment, goods, music or travel if I really wanted to because you never knew when it would be gone. Well, this was that time. I read they were closing with only a few days’ notice, so I made a point to pay (literally) my respects on their final day as a last hurrah to do my part to support small local businesses
:
One Scoop Of Rum Raisin Ice Cream ($ 3.50) — Some of my favorite ice cream flavors were alcohol-​infused, so I jumped at this one! I believe I received an extra generous serving (I wasn’t complaining!), and man was this as close to gelato as possible! It was extremely flavorful, filled with a ton of raisins, dense and just enough hint of rum in mini-​spoonful. I wished I tried the other flavors!
Chocolate Bread Pudding A La Mode With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream ($ 6.00) — This came out as soon as I finished my ice cream… and yes, more ice cream! This little sweet treat was warm throughout especially in the center and bottom. I loved the little nuggets of part-​moist part-​toasted bread. The ice cream matched well with the chocolate bread. I felt it was a bit pricey for the relatively small serving, but I couldn’t argue about the taste!
Chocolate Chip Cookies ($ 2.50 ea.) — I enjoyed these large thick babies at home which were so moist, chewy and still warm. I felt like the Cookie Monster as I quickly ate both in one sitting! «C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me!!!»
Key Lime Tart ($ 7.00) — I’m not a key lime fan, but this looked so enticing as it sat on a glass plate I had to have it; plus, the young woman said it was the bomb! She was right as I made that sourpuss face after every tart-​filled bite. I really liked the cookie crumb shell. Small in size but sure packed some taste!
Service — The first one through the door as they just opened for the day, I was happily greeted by a very friendly young woman behind the counter. Since this was my first time here, I gave my condolences about the shop closing and she gave me a quick rundown of what they offered. She did such a great job as I opted to try a bit of everything. She warned me that each baked item took about seven minutes to make, so I started on the ice cream and perfectly timed eating it. She and another woman brought me the rest of my order (a couple items packed for later) and were cool as I just took my time and relaxed and relished my treats. Very kind personal service.
Parking (Free to Metered) — There was plenty of parking on the main drag of Vermont Ave. and all surrounding streets (please be mindful of any posted signs).
Atmosphere, décor, ambience — An open and welcoming storefront with a covered front patio dining area and roomy communal long wooden tables and inviting dining tables inside
. Directly in front of you were the ice cream
and pastry
cases and order counter to drool over. The board games, magazine rack, potted plants on shelves and random holiday greeting cards added a comforting touch. All they needed was a fire place and a shaggy dog who brought you slippers and a pipe! Plenty of natural lighting came through the front glass door and windows
while there were some electric lights that hung from the ceiling. There were no TVs but there was background music.
Attire — Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-​shirt, boardshorts, and flip-​flops.
Overall, my tastebuds truly missed out on all that was Ramekin, but at least they had a wonderful sampling of what could’ve been. The quality was undeniable, the service impeccable and the vibe casual and homey. The only negative I had was the pricing and portion size on the pudding and tart. I found very good value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (total paid experience was around $ 23.00 before tip). Although they accepted credit cards, not mine of choice… AMEX! 4.0 STARS

I was planning to visit Ramekin at least one more time before writing about it, but suddenly I learned that the business owners had decided to close up shop after TONIGHT.
I learned of Ramekin while working in L.A. through Unilocal friend Tony Y. Jr. Y. and his mastery of writing reviews about bread pudding. I for one had never been a big fan of bread pudding, but after reading about the amazing creation he had eaten at Ramekin I made it a priority to go there the very next day to give Ramekin a try for myself.
The fact that one of their desserts was featured in a writeup of 22 must-​try L.A. desserts on the Refinery 29 website (
) less than a month ago convinced me that I was going to go there and seek out this featured dessert.
I visited Ramekin shortly after leaving work and arrived around the 5 PM hour on a Friday evening. I stopped as I approached the cash register area to look up at the chalkboard menu posted on the wall to my left. A gentleman greeted me and welcomed me to Ramekin asking me if I had ever been there before. He told me their desserts were all house-​made and made to order which required a bit of waiting time. He also told me that I had visited during Happy Hour which occurred Mondays through Fridays and all regularly priced $ 6 and $ 7 desserts were only $ 4 and tea and coffee beverages were half off.
Undecided between the Strawberry Brick Toast featured in the online writeup or the amazing gourmet Chocolate Bread Pudding that Tony wrote about I finally chose the former along with a Tangerine Ginger iced tea figuring fresh strawberries would probably no longer be in season when I next returned to L.A. Had I known they’d be closing up shop this soon I might’ve ordered both desserts.
I took a seat at the big communal table as my iced tea (
) was brought to me. I took a sip. It was okay. The ginger taste was very weak and if I didn’t know it was supposed to be tangerine I would have guessed it was citrusy but definitely not tangerine.
Served in a large ramekin the Strawberry Brick Toast is two thick slices of Japanese white bread sprinkled with something they referred to as a milk crisp then baked to a crispy golden brown, assembled over a big scoop of vanilla ice cream then drizzled in chocolate sauce and finished off with fresh, sweet berries. I was told the preparation time was between 10 to 15 minutes.
It was in fact 11 minutes when this (
) arrived in front of me. Did it taste as amazing as it looked? Absolutely! Served warm I was floored by the amazing dessert and the fact that I was eating thick sliced bread this helped to fill that void inside of me prior to finding a place to have dinner. I can honestly say this was one of the best desserts I enjoyed all year.
To the folks at Ramekin I’m a bit sad that you couldn’t stick around a bit longer, but I’m very glad I was able to enjoy an amazing dessert there. Good luck to everybody there! Even though I only got a chance to visit you once you will be missed!

I’ve been here lots of times, but have yet to leave a review… Well, that ends now! :P
I adore this place. Their chocolate bread pudding is delicious. So are their various flavors of ice cream, which they always let you sample *thumbs up*
Some awesome facets about Ramekin: sweets made from scratch (homemade Twinkies! Whaaaaat!), friendly staff, AND you can charge your phone (and hang your bag from a hook under the table!). Oh yeah, and you can also play a friendly game of Scrabble! (P.S. I WILL CRUSH YOU. *ahem* Hehehe… sorry, I don’t know where that came from. :))
Yay!

Happened to come this dessert shop this afternoon while in Los Feliz area, and dropped by for some ice cream & bread pudding. :) Parking available along the streets, but metered. No one was there except us, haha… guess it’s not busy on Monday’s!
We ordered:
1 scoop of Black sesame ice cream — very rich, tastes just like black sesame paste, but cold! pretty good… think you’ll want some water after you eat the scoop though.
1 scoop Tahitian vanilla ice cream — this was great; tastes better than plain vanilla; yum; can probably eat 2 scoops.
1 chocolate bread pudding (it comes with a mini scoop of vanilla ice cream) — tastes interesting and light; not heavy at all, and not that sweet. it’s actually just regular bread pudding with chunks of chocolate stuck in the middle (so the chocolate will have to slowly melt).
Overall, the ice cream was great.
i’ve had better bread pudding elsewhere though… but it was good effort. :) People are friendly and you can taste test the ice cream before you buy!

Legitimately reluctant to have bread pudding anywhere else after my recent visit to Ramekin! It’s a bummer that parking is so difficult in this area, but I’m willing to circle around until I find one! Hell, I wouldn’t mind parking a mile away for it. It’s way too good to let it come in between me and my hankering for this amazing dessert! And don’t be mistaken! They’ve got more to offer other than the highly coveted bread pudding!
What I got:
I can’t say enough how delicious the bread pudding was, especially the top layer where it was so wonderfully crisp, warm, and oh-​so rich! So good, toooo good, sinfully good! It’s ridiculous! And by the time you reach the bottom layer, it’s no longer crisp, instead perfectly moist and juicy. You’ll find globs of warm and melted chocolate at the very bottom, which I thought it could’ve done without, but delicious nevertheless! It also comes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, but you can request for any flavor of your choice! (The vanilla paired so well with it, though, that I can’t imagine a more suitable flavor.)
Chai & Blueberry ice cream. Yum, these deserve just as much praise as the bread pudding. The chai was definitely super strong, which I enjoyed. I couldn’t have too much of it, though, since it was quite potent. The blueberry was also very apparent, however, light and refreshing at the same time. It was perfectly sweet, and the texture was great. Actually it was very interesting, too, because the consistency was slightly spongey, and moderately creamy at the same time. I wouldn’t say it was the silkiest I’ve had, but definitely pleasant and worth a try! Also, HUGE scoops.
And lastly, that monstrous Chocolate Chip Cookie. It was the absolute best cookie I’ve had in a long time in terms of freshly baked! Warm, gooey inside, crispy outside, slightly doughy, and most importantly, served fresh out of the oven! It’s totally worth the wait! If you’re planning to stop by, I highly recommend you try this wonderful cookie.
You’ll want to prepare yourself for a very sweet treat! Both figuratively and literally! It isn’t overbearing and obnoxious, but just keep that in mind if you’re a bit sensitive to sugar as they can be extremely rich.

I was craving bread pudding for literally weeks before I finally dropped by this place.
Ordered their chocolate bread pudding. Their stuff is made-​to-​order so I had to wait a bit but the environment is really nice and staff was very friendly, so the wait wasn’t long at all!
The bread pudding came STRAIGHT out of the oven with a scoop of cold melting ice cream on top of it. It had the perfect amount of crunch on the outside and the perfect soft, doughy, moist texture inside with layers of fudge oozing into the dessert. Like a lot of the reviews said, I’ve had better bread pudding before, but this was definitely one of the better and higher quality bread puddings I’ve had.
I will definitely be back to try their other menu options.

Came here during a weekend spent in SoCal after having it suggested by a friend.
Essentially, Ramekin is a lil’ dessert shop that makes all orders fresh. I came with a party of about 12.
I ordered:
Chocolate bread pudding
I also wanted to order a tea, but was interrupted by the cashier after he couldn’t figure out how to give me a 10% discount after checking in on FB (just FYI!) after he figured it out, he didn’t let me continue my order and quickly closed my order. Oh well. I go off to play Uno while I wait.
Everyone waited about 15 – 20 minutes for their desserts depending on what they got. This kinda sucks because if you ordered last, it’s hard to enjoy your desserts together with friends who’d ordered before you.
In the end, my chocolate bread pudding was a little too sweet and I’m glad I was able to try Ramekin once.

Last year my favorite ice cream was the cap’n crunch ice cream from Sprinkles ice cream. This year it is Ramekin for their Crème Fraiche and Raspberry because when you combine them together they taste like a Nestle cremesicle. Every bite brings back so many happy memories from when I was a kid.
Not only do they have great ice cream, but they also have one of the best chocolate chip cookies in LA. It comes out hot and full of chocolate gooey goodness. It’s rich ans sweet and the cookie is so soft. It’s almost like getting a fresh batch of homemade happiness.
This place is starting to get very popular and certain times at night there will be a line out the door. It is worth the wait though.

What an awesome idea, you get desserts made to order (adds to the taste), they have games you can play while you wait or eat your yummi dessert and once in a while the churro people come around! The place doesn’t have private parking but there’s plenty of street parking, look in the side streets.
Don’t leave without trying their bread pudding and they also have good sandwiches so you might want to go with a healthy appetite.

I’m slightly picky when it comes to desserts, and I like to give dessert joints more than one chance before I make a final decision. I wanted to enjoy this place based on their ‘made to order desserts’.
The first time I had ramekin, I wasn’t too impressed by their bread pudding – I’ve had better ones at Chaya and Crème Caramel. Maybe it was the day I had it, something was off. Since then, I’ve been back two more times and enjoyed the other items I’ve had!
Their ice creams are full of flavor, smooth and creamy. Go for the waffle cone! Since it’s made to order, it comes out warm, and it’s got this drizzled layer of mochi to make it crispier and snappier! Probably the best waffle come I’ve ever had!
Also ordered the kouign amann (a what!!!) with fresh peaches. Exactly. So I had to try it. It’s almost sort of but not really like an open faced croissant. This one isn’t made to order, but I ate half and it was still good the next day.
The brick toast isn’t like the Taiwanese kind that I’m used to. This spin is just as delicious, crispy outside and soft bread inside, with wild strawberries, chocolate drizzle, and ice cream.
Desserts can be a little pricey, but the atmosphere makes up for it. There are games to play, like Connect Four and Trouble. It’s always a fun night when you end it at Ramekin.

Such sweet workers! Came here on a Saturday night and they let us eat our dinner from OB Bear before ordering dessert. The story behind this: OB Bear does not let anyone under 21 stay to eat at their pub. Being only 20 years of age (so close!) and knowing that we wanted Ramekin for dessert, my homegirl and I ordered to go, hoping the workers here would let us eat! Wish granted, we happily chomped down on korean spicy wings before sampling their desserts.
We ended up trying 3 things: the Chocolate Bread Pudding, a freshly baked Chocolate Chip Cookie, and a scoop of Jasmine Ice Cream. Excessive? I don’t think so (; Out of the 3 items we sampled, the Jasmine Ice Cream was my favorite! It was super fragrant, with true notes of Jasmine. You would think that all the cream and milk inside ice cream would mask it, but instead it complimented the jasmine flavor perfectly. I believe all tea should be ingested in this form (:
The bread pudding was okay, a bit mushy towards the bottom, and definitely something you could easily make at home. I expected a more moist but dense cake-​like texture! The cookie was great, with globs of melting Valrhona chocolate inside. It was more of a crunchy than chewy cookie for me, since the bottom hardened up pretty fast.
Though parking can be hard to find in this area, Ramekin is totally worth it. It is a great spot with friendly workers, a ton of board games, and sweet temptations to keep the good vibes flowin’.Definitely stopping by to try their other flavors of ice cream and the berry cobbler next time!

This place gets Poppin at night haha !
First of all thanks to the awesome worker who let me and my best friend use their outside table to eat our dinner from OB bear. *read my review from ob bear and you’ll understand why we had to eat here*
This place is roomy and it hosts ice cream as well as made to order desserts. It is situated on Vermont in Los Feliz which is a very busy area with alot of foot traffic. Parking was a bit hard but through hard work and motivation you’ll find one I promise haha. And hey walking is good for the soul.
We ordered the bread pudding, the chocolate chip cookie and a scoop of jasmine green tea ice cream.
The bread pudding was good but a little bit mushy. Totally doable at home too lol. The cookie was good and It was so chewy and crispy at the same time.
My favorite though was their ice cream. So Rich AND Fragrant and I can taste the quality. If I wasn’t so full I would’ve ordered this in their gimongous mochi waffle cone !!! (:

I rarely, if ever, go to a dessert place to order vanilla ice cream. I ordered a scoop of their handmade vanilla ice cream because it was delicious, and tasted better than the other ice cream flavors that I had sampled. The staff were friendly, helpful and patient with us.
Their waffle cones are made with mochi! My mouth is watering just thinking about their sweet, chewy, made-​to-​order waffle cones. It complimented a scoop of vanilla ice cream perfectly.
It was almost midnight on a Friday night, so I wasn’t surprised that they were already out of the peach cobbler and chocolate chip cookie. My friends and I also ordered a berry cobbler to share. Although somewhat small in size, the berry cobbler was full of flavor and came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
The desserts are made-​to-​order so the wait is a bit longer than normal. You may start to get hangry and question why you haven’t received your order yet, but I guarantee that your anger will disappear when you bite into that warm, delectable dessert.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience; the desserts are tasty, and worth trying if you’re in the neighborhood. Since LA has several dessert places that I have yet to try, I will probably not make a trip back here any time soon.

How can you do anything but 5 stars for sugar? I got cake in my belly for chrissakes, I should be real loose with the stars and the praise.
Ramekin is a cute spot on one of the main drags (Vermont St) in Los Feliz. Seating outdoors, pretty rad community table made from the cross-​cut of a pine tree. They make their own ice cream in-​house, and all the desserts are made-​to-​order. Plus they’re truly delicious! The strawberry bread is bomb. It’s just… the concept, while great metaphorically speaking, lacks a little je-​né-​sais-​quoi in practice.
Minus 1 for «we don’t do…» Make sure you stick strictly to the menu. It’s not like I ordered prime rib at a dessert shop. So they have chocolate chip cookies, and brownies a la mode, and strawberry bread a la mode. But when you ask for a cookie a la mode, this is what you get: «we don’t do cookie a la mode… you would have to order two desserts: a cookie, and vanilla ice cream. And we won’t serve them together. We will serve them separate, and charge you for two desserts. What you do after that is your own business.»
My bad, the customer always wrong. I should’ve known. What back alley did I just crawl out of?
This concept is really a sticking point for me. Once I found out there was no cheesecake, I just wanted ice cream. But that is not on Le Menu. There’s a waffle cone on the menu, but it’s two layers of waffle with mochi in the middle — and I don’t like mochi (sorry!) Well, there are no other waffle options, or scoops options, so please. carefully. stick to the menu.
Minus 1 for no bathroom. Back of house is a kitchen, patrons need to find a bush (or a Starbucks around the corner).
I should ‘minus 1′ for lack of cheesecake. Seeing as how I walked 11 blocks for their cheesecake. They were out of cheesecake. Don’t they know that the first rule in the ‘Owning A Dessert Bar’ Rulebook is never let yourself get low on cheesecake?

If you’re looking for a sweet treat and happen to be in the Silverlake/​Echo Park/​Hollywood area, stop by Ramekin.
As you can already imagine, most items are served in a piping hot ramekins. They offer a variety of ice creams, cobblers, bread pudding, cookies, tarts and more. This place is tiny and gets packed fast. Indoor and outdoor seating provided and parking can be quite the chore if you’re stopping by during «peak» hours. Staff is super friendly and the sweets are delicious. I highly suggest trying the chocolate bread pudding with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, yum! Like someone mentioned, it definitely isn’t as doughy/​chewy as most bread puddings, but I actually preferred the light crunch from it being in the oven — gives it texture! Side note; they also have «games» you can play at the table, but be mindful of those waiting to sit and enjoy their treat!

I’ve had this place bookmarked for a long time and finally found it across the street from where we had lunch yesterday.
It looks a bit cold, dark, and modern inside. Big for a dessert place. Maybe this place gets packed at night and on the weekends or something but we were their only customers. This visit was around 130pm on a Monday.
My mom and daughter ordered a single scoop of ice cream. Daughter ordered a scoop of banana chocolate and mom ordered a vanilla scoop. Both were delicious! $ 3.50 for a puny scoop. Too pricey in my opinion. I ordered their chocolate bread pudding. I need a separate paragraph for this.
Their chocolate bread pudding was so small but it was amazing! It was fresh out of the oven which explains the long wait for it. About 20 – 25 minutes. Anyway, I dug in and the bread was perfect. Chocolate was nestled on the bottom of the bread pudding and vanilla bean ice cream on top. I ate this up in about 8 bites. Haha. For $ 6 I thought this was way too steep for a small portion of their bread pudding. I would probably go back if I lose sleep over this pudding.

I was craving bread pudding from LA Rose but as we drove by the line was long and parking sucked on Vermont and Fountain. A recalled my sister mentioning the bread pudding at Ramekin was good and so we darted there for after dinner dessert.
Located along Vermont Ave. in a row of storefronts, you’ll find Ramekin with a small front patio and interior seating. The menu consist of desserts, ice cream, savory dishes, teas and coffees.
We shared the s’mores and the bread pudding. The s’mores is a graham cookie ($ 6) with a torched marshmallow and chocolate sauce. I thought this dessert to be overly sweet both the graham cookie and the dark chocolate. I would of been better if the chocolate had some bitterness.
We also had the chocolate bread pudding with semi sweet chocolate, vanilla ice cream on small ramekin. Honestly, this dish is very good but yet too small especially for $ 6. I could eat this dish in 4 spoons.
They were nice enough here to give my two sassy Unilocalerette sidekicks a serving of chocolate ice cream. It was good but like most things here, overly sweet. It tasted like Quick chocolate milk as an ice cream.
Overall, this place is good but overly sweet. The desserts here could use some balance.

If it’s not cupcakes or macaroons that have taken the world by storm then it has to be ice cream right? Looks as if over the years LA and surrounding cities caught onto making gourmet cream. Didn’t expect to come here and grab a s’ mores cookie. Let’s live…
+S’mores+
Not your typical let me get that cookie out of the window and hand it to you type of deal. No nooooo. Their made on the spot when you order. Or at least the one I had was. This s’mores cookie took it to another level. That level being you had to wait– about 15 – 20 min. I dunno about you but when I want snacks I want them now! It’s chill because we grabbed ice cream in the mean time. Grab a couple deep inspirations before you plow in. The cookie was loaded with overflowing marshmallow. Underneath is a bed of chocolate. Damn that chocolate was good. I could have been content with a ramekin filled with it and called it a day if new what was up. Cookie was good, but the wait was merely worth it. The chocolate sauce or ganache should be poured over the ice cream. Make it work.
+ICe crEAm+
Had the mint choc chip and coconut. The mint really had a strong mint after taste. Legit. Coconut was good.