Cheesecake near West Hollywood

[PlatypusJ]

Hey chows,

I'm going to be in West Hollywood tomorrow afternoon, and I'd like to pick up two slices of cheesecake (to go) for later that night. Does anyone have a good recommendation? It can be a bakery or a restaurant as long as I can buy slices and take them home with me. I'd prefer to stay local, but I'll also be in Santa Monica that day.

I love New York Style cheesecake and the kind that's more cakey than creamy (European style?), but any variety will do as long as it's amazing.

Thanks for your help!

[Emme]

not my cup of tea at all, but Ruth's Chris has a cheesecake just as you describe it.

[JudiAU]

I haven't had the plain cheescake but the pumpkin cheesecake at Susina is very fine. I imagine the plain is similiar.

And the canters cheescake (the less stodgy one is still might stodgy; the stodgy one is very stodgy aka European) is one of their better items.

[schrutefarms]

Everyone is going to yell at me, but I like the cheesecake at Canters. Crumbly, not too sweet, graham cracker crust, topped with sour cream...

[sumo3175]

Urth Cafe on Melrose in West Hollywood has small cheesecakes good enough for 3-4 people.
Also Trader Joes has a new york cheesecake in their frozen aisle that you just need to defrost for a couple hours but it is amazing. I brought one to my friend for her birthday and she was loving it and asked where I got it from and I said tjs and now shes hooked.

[avivale]

Urth Caffe's cheesecakes are my favorite! After tasting a couple of varieties, I recommend the Oreo cheesecake most of all. If you go early in the morning (before 10 am), you can get a deal on last night's cheesecakes at half price. :)

[Foodandwine]

I like the TJ's New York Style Cheese Cake as well.. The one in the Blue Box. Defrost as eat.. Slices tick away like minutes on the hour...

[Obessed]

You could check Sweet Lady Janes - not sure if they have cheesecake tho.

[jackattack]

On Wilshire, a quick stop on your way to Santa monica, the amazing Amandine Patisserie. (thank me later).

www.amandinecafe.com

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Amandine Patissiere
12225 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

[a213b]

I will cosign this; first thing that popped in my head. They have a more classic cheese cake, as well as a French style one.

[woofer]

stop by wolfgang's steakhouse in bh. they have their cheesecake flown in from junior's in brooklyn which is undoubtedly the best.

[magic man]

Cheesecake Factory in Beverly Hills or
Grand Lux Cafe Bever;y Center (same owner as Cheesecake Factory)

[PlatypusJ]

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[rednyellow]

also at the Grove