43256 Wed Feb 01 17:27:27 -0800 2006 14 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 211208 FYI for all of you FiDi dessert lovers -- the Just Desserts in Embarcadero 3 has closed, apparently just in the last day or so. The sign on the door refers people looking for a bakery to Eppler's in Embarcadero One. No indication what will be in the old Just Desserts location. I know this isn't huge news, but it was a convenient place for those last minute office birthday cakes. Wed Feb 01 17:27:27 -0800 2006 0 farmersdaughter 1 211218 Bummer! After all of our office bday parties with cakes from Just Desserts, I was skipping the cake but we recently started ordering the mango cake, which is a good change from the Weekend Cake. Oh well. Cafe Madeline is closeby... I've only had their lunches, but their desserts look good. Wed Feb 01 18:08:02 -0800 2006 211208 0 Foodrat 1 211226 Interestingly, the Just Desserts on Church south of Market is also closed. I asked the workers and they said it was just remodeling and would reopen. I asked if there was any chance they would be opening up the back garden, which used to be the best place to sit outside in the neighborhood, but they said no. Just Desserts used to be very popular but in the last few years it is almost always empty. I wonder why. Wed Feb 01 18:37:21 -0800 2006 211208 0 Niki Rothman 1 211244 Wow...that was their main store, flagship you might say, which is probably why the one in SoMa closed too. There are others though. Have they closed also? Wed Feb 01 19:34:56 -0800 2006 211208 0 Aaron 1 211251 I used to love going to Just Desserts before or after a movie. But I'm happy to report there are better desserts just a block away at the ferry building. Miette is fabulous, run independently by 2 young women. You must check it out. Wed Feb 01 19:55:29 -0800 2006 211208 0 eric 2 211294 How are the cakes at Miette? They look so darling and perfect, but have had a few negative comments on this board (too dry, no flavor, etc.) Have they improved, or have you just always found the cakes to be good? They're also pricey. 6" for $20, and that's the plainest cake. A 6" princess cake at Schubert's is $15, versus $30 at Miette. If Miette sold cakes by the slice I would have tried sooner, but I haven't heard enough positive remarks for me to be willing to gamble $20 on it. I loved Just Desserts (in the Metreon) about two years ago, but more recently have found the cakes to be cloyingly sweet without other flavors (vanilla, chocolate, fruit, etc). Link: http://www.miettecakes.com/ Image: http://www.miettecakes.com/img/home_image.jpg Thu Feb 02 00:38:36 -0800 2006 211251 0 nooodles 3 211307 Wow, I'm surprised there have been negative responses. The cakes are pricey, but I found the flavor to be very good and rich. I've never had an experience where anything was dry. I agree they are pricey, especially compared to the value of Just Desserts (which are now available at costco). I know it's out of the way, but Tartine's prices are more reasonable. Thu Feb 02 02:27:52 -0800 2006 211294 0 eric 3 211308 This is why I can't read the board. As much money as I've wasted at Miette on tasteless cakes ... damn ... princess cake (probably an inappropriate word to use in relation to princess cake). For the princess cake lovers out there ... anyone tried Miette's princess cake? Thu Feb 02 02:33:56 -0800 2006 211294 0 rworange 3 211337 When Miette was only at the Farmers' Market they sold slices -- like many other posters I found them to be dry and tasteless, so eventually I gave up on Miette. Thu Feb 02 12:37:49 -0800 2006 211294 0 Ruth Lafler 3 211383 I just recently bought a Chocolate Tomboy cake at Miette for a steep $24 (expensive for the size of the cake). I really didn't like it. It was very dry despite having a few layers of cream. Not worth the price tag, IMHO Thu Feb 02 14:34:20 -0800 2006 211294 0 AlleyCat 3 211412 Gingerbread cupcakes at Miette are almost worth the outrageous prices. The spicy, slightly sticky cake topped with rich cream cheese icing is delicous. The lemon cupcake was pleasantly tangy and moist too. Unfortunately the size of these cupcakes seems be shrinking. Thu Feb 02 16:37:15 -0800 2006 211294 0 Va Girl 4 211459 Cupcakes are definitely the way to go at Miette. Thu Feb 02 19:08:39 -0800 2006 211412 0 KathyR 1 211347 Could it be that, flagship or not, this was just a bad location? Some parts of Embarcadero Center don't seem to get much foot traffic from 9-5 on weekdays, much less the rest of the time when the whole thing is a ghost town. I've walked by there several times and have rarely seen more than three people in there. Thu Feb 02 13:00:39 -0800 2006 211208 0 Agent 510 2 211361 That whole center is going losing tenants hand over fist (the Waldenbooks there closed down last month). I don't think the stores on the second level do well at all -- they're too well hidden from the street, and the placement of the escalators is also hidden from the street: you have to walk through the center to reach them. As someone who worked across the street for ten years, I can attest to the fact that it's simply not a very inviting layout. You really have to know that a place is there to find it (and even then, since they're not visible, one tends to forget they're there). Thu Feb 02 13:21:46 -0800 2006 211347 0 Ruth Lafler 3 211427 Wine opened in December and is doing great business. But it's on street level, and there's noplace like it in the area. Thu Feb 02 17:18:09 -0800 2006 211361 0 Robert Lauriston