Faced with the usual daunting fact that someone’s flight is late in arriving in Philadelphia, it adds stress to knowing that the arriving traveler will be famished and it is 10:30 in the evening already! Thus was our Saturday evening! We had gone to a Christmas party which featured lots of good hors d’oeuvres including this “Fat Foodie’s” special baby lamb chops!!
After picking up our college student at the airport, I used my trusty iphone application for Open Table searching for a restaurant that would take an 11:00 reservation. I was happy to find Max Brenner open with seating. We were able to park on 15th Street at a meter(no easy task) and walk less than a block to the restaurant.
My companions had never been to Max Brenner, but I have, and was eager to see their opinion of a restaurant that specializes in chocolate.
Max Brenner is a small chain of restaurants with locations in the U.S. in Las Vegas, NY city, and Boston opening in a few months. Internationally they have locations in Singapore, the Philippines, Australia and Israel.
My companion who was famished since she had not eaten anything prior to her air trip (delayed two plus hours) ordered the Brenner Burger ($13.50). This burger was served on a brioche type of roll and was delicious. The Burger was served with an ample amount of cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, a Vidalia onion ring and the secret bbq sauce. My companion chose the butterscotch chocolate cream milkshake ($7.95) which is served with dulce de leche ice cream, toffee sauce and pure milk chocolate in a very uniquely designed mug called the “alice cup”. This milkshake was excellent and albeit a bit pricey, definitely delicious!
As aforementioned, I had hors d’oeuvres earlier in the evening so I wanted to complement those with a nice dessert. I chose the Melting chocolate truffle heart cake and shake which was a very tasty heart-shaped molten chocolate cake served with caramel on the inside and warm chocolate that could be poured on top of it. This was served with vanilla bourbon ice cream, raspberries and the smallest shot glass of iced milk chocolate ($13.25). This molten cake was delicious and the small shake was a nice touch as well. The desserts are presented elegantly and plated uniquely.
My other companion had the Swiss whipped cream Chocolat which included a choice of dark, milk or white hot chocolate with fresh whipped cream ($5.25). She then chose the Milk Chocolate Apple Caramel Crisp which features oatmeal streusel, toffee ice cream and pure melted cinnamon chocolate ($9.95). Both of these were delicious as well and warmed up the body on a cool rainy evening!
Max Brenner is open until 1:00 am on Friday and Saturday nights and is a nice alternative to other establishments at the bewitching hour! My traveling companion truly wanted a Philadelphia cheesesteak, but on a cool rainy evening, one would much sooner opt for the warmth and rich aromatic smells from Max Brenner.
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