Junior's is a restaurant chain based in New York City. The restaurant was founded by Harry Rosen in 1950 and is known for its iconic New York–style cheesecake. According to the restaurant, it was named Junior's after Rosen's two sons, Walter and Marvin.
New York–style cheesecake uses a cream cheese base and incorporates heavy cream or sour cream. The typical New York cheesecake is rich, dense, smooth and creamy.
Alan Rosen identifies the roots of the cheesecake in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine and based on a recipe that was in the Rosen family for three generations.
In addition to cheesecake, Junior's features reubens, deli sandwiches, ten ounce steakburgers, BBQ and seafood. Though, I was here for the world-famous cheesecake. There are a ton of flavors: Plain Cheesecake, Strawberry Cheesecake, Strawberry Cheese Pie, Cherry Cheesecake, Blueberry Cheesecake, Pineapple Cheesecake, Three Fruit Cheesecake, Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake, OREO Cheesecake, Red Velvet Cheesecake, Devils Food Cheesecake, Chocolate Mousse Cheese, Carrot Cake Cheesecake, Sugar Free "Diabetic Friendly" Cheesecake, Apple Crumb Cheesecake, Brownie Explosion Cheesecake
I went for the Original New York Cheesecake, which is topped with strawberry pie filling, finished with Junior’s signature macaroon crunch, and baked in a sweet pie dough shell.
It is so rich and fresh. Truly, one bite is satisfying enough, so entire cheesecake might take me a month to enjoy. If you really want to try this cheesecake, they are often sold at select grocery stores and can be delivered. But, I don't know that it comes close to the original.
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