Ariola Foods — Restaurant in Town of Babylon

I forgot to take photos before cutting into the decadent Tiramisu Cake, and I can't even show you what I did to the poor cheesecake, but there's not enough left to show you and do it any sort of service. I went in on Saturday to bring a few of their delicacies home to Central, NY so I could share them.y trunk was filled with things that people Upstate just can't understand they're missing out on; bagels, pastry, pizza, zeppoles, knish, latke, egg sandwiches, etc. I left Ariola's with a box of cookies and pastries, a cheesecake, tiramisu, and an extra raspberry (?) Cannoli that I ate before I left the store. Thank goodness they are now open on Sunday because I had to go back and replace the box of cookies and pastries as I had eaten them all! Three different types of almond cookies, chocolate nut, chocolate dipped macaroons, and mini cheesecake. I had to opt for a larger box the second time in the hope that some of it would make it home! Friendly staff and better cheesecake than Mister Bill's. I recommend you give them a try but I also recommend you...

Learned about this hidden gem recently from a friend. Decided to try it out being so close to my home and Iam SO HAPPY I did. Eva is an amazing woman who genuinely helps, answers questions, has the best conversations, and cares about who walks through those doors. Literally the sweetest woman. The pastries are just out of this world delicious. I’m obsessed with the Canoli filled lobster tail. Mind you there’s various fillings you can get. My kids aren’t big on desserts-but devour the goodies when we bring them home. You can taste the authenticity-I feel like I’m eating my nonna‘s desserts. A perfect spot to get away, sit at the table and have a cup of coffee and pastry with a friend. Unfortunately for them, they’re stuck with me!...

What's all the hoopla about? Except that the pastries are light and cheap for miniatures, they don't have French Chantilly cream in any of them unfortunately. They had a couple of their own type of pastries, but not the same as an authentic Italian bakery like Carpri in Wantagh or inside Uncle Giuseppe's. Also, it's not hard to find at all, not a hide-n-seek the way it was portrayed. Nothing that different plus I never heard of having cannoli cream only ON TOP of a pastry instead of INSIDE, a little offputting. It's okay. The fig cookie was nice. Haven't tried any cake, however, so only judging by the miniatures.. The ladies were very pleasant...