Atticus Coffee and Dessert
Iced Coffee
Ice Cream – Brown Sugar Apple Pie, Caramel Macchiato, Lemon Lavender, Orange Limeade, Honey Honeycomb, Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana, Raspberry Champagne Sorbet, Nutella Ferrero Rocher, Salted Chocolate Pretzel, Milk and Cereal, Brownie a la Mode, York Peppermint
Earl Grey Pie – Chocolate Ganache and Callebaut Chocolate Pieces / Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie – Chocolate Mousse Cream, Peanut Butter Bottom, Light Cream / Strawberry Pistachio Pie – Strawberry Cream Mousse, Pistachio Cream, Light Cream
Invited in by PR despite living in Las Vegas it was on the premise of tasting and ‘giving feedback’ that I agreed to stop by Atticus Coffee & Dessert on the way out of LA, but with the owner named Iris and her young assistant entirely unprepared neither the experience nor the offerings provided much incentive for praise, the slivers of pie so small that they were difficult to differentiate while the ice creams ranged from a sweet honey-honeycomb and a convincing take on Cereal Milk to artificial tasting Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana alongside Lavender-laden lemon best described as ‘bathroom fresh.’
Apparently the second location of a spot originally opened on Pico, the options here more limited while seating both indoors and out are plagued by pop-music playing a bit too loud, Atticus promotes a philosophy of handmade craftsmanship with no preservatives, artificial flavorings, colors, or added sweeteners but with prices trending far higher than portions or presentations should dictate the “bang for the buck” is immediately in question, no less than a half-dozen local locations for ice cream far superior while Republic or Pie or Pie Hole quality the $5.25 petite-pies most certainly are not.
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