New York Cheesecake. The pure, unadulterated cheesecake with no fancy ingredients added either to the cheesecake or placed on top of it. The proper New York cheesecake has a simple and unchanging list of ingredients: cream cheese, eggs, sugar, vanilla and (heavy) cream.

Obolo offers a slightly jazzed up version of the New York cheesecake, topped with whole strawberries adorned with pistachio slices ($6.20 per slice).

The texture of the cheesecake was smooth and dense. I was expecting a more custardy-like consistency, in terms of texture. The flavour of the cheesecake was, believe it or not, not too cheesy, with a hint of tartness. It did not leave any discernable cheesy aftertaste. My only gripe was the (lack of) graham cracker crust (I prefer a more generous crust).

I was most impressed with how cleanly cut the cake slices were. No stray crumbs, nor smudges, littered the slice. In fact, the slices of blueberry and mango-passion cheesecake at the counter looked immaculately clean and tempting.

Would I recommend this place? I was slightly disappointed that I did not get a "knock-your-socks-off" New York Cheesecake taste experience. However, there were a few other cakes that looked rather tempting, so I would probably come back.

Next stop, blueberry cheesecake perhaps.