Tisserie

I probably shouldn't even talk about this one since Tisserie isn't a restaurant per se. They have some sandwiches, quiches, pizza, and wraps along with a multitude of desserts. You order your food (savories or sweets) at the counter and bring it to the few smalls tables downstairs or upstairs so no real service except for behind the counter. Everything is pre-cooked and is just heated up.

Elissa had turkey and cheese in a croissant and I had a slice of tomato and goat cheese quiche. The croissandwich, after being heated in an oven was actually quite tasty. I guess you can't go wrong with cheese and butter in a pastry. The quiche was just ok. The filling was nice but the crust was too hard, which means overcooked. Since this is a pastry place, I assume the crust was made from scratch and not a frozen store bought crust. However, overcooking it evens the playing field.

Afterwards, Elissa had a couple of petit fours: the vanilla and chocolate diamond. These were a bit too crumbly but had a nice light flavor. I had guava cream cheese pastry. It had a good mixture of guava with the cream cheese but I did think the guava flavor could have been stronger. Doesn't mean I wouldn't have eaten another one.

We had dinner here and it would probably make sense to have lunch instead since it's earlier in the day and the food is probably fresher. However, it is a cheap option in Union Square.