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  • New York cheesecake institution, Junior's, has been slinging out towering slices since 1950. But in recent years, the company has faced pandemic closures of its restaurants, skyrocketing ingredient prices, and a cream cheese shortage.
    We visited the New Jersey factory to see how Junior's third generation is keeping tradition alive amid shrinking margins.
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  • @c.i.t.yenglish
    @c.i.t.yenglish Рік тому +7919

    His refusal to change the recipe is the most important takeaway. So many foods these days just don't taste right because of fillers

    • @dmark8993
      @dmark8993 Рік тому +147

      Not to mention the size difference

    • @MistressGlowWorm
      @MistressGlowWorm Рік тому +68

      If you have a good thing why rock the boat?

    • @Toqom
      @Toqom Рік тому +336

      @@MistressGlowWorm Usually by the third generation they don't have that heart in the company and simply want to squeeze money out of their new cash cow, frequently ruining the business, this guy seems different.

    • @underratedunity1528
      @underratedunity1528 Рік тому +32

      Yup totally, I have so much respect for him for that

    • @McBuggs.
      @McBuggs. Рік тому +39

      If it ain't broke, don't fix it! 🥰✌

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan Рік тому +4862

    I'm sorry for causing the shortage by eating all the cream cheese

  • @user-eh2jk6mf9s
    @user-eh2jk6mf9s Рік тому +947

    Kudos to the man. He does not budge, unlike many, and he would not change the recipe. A good recipe is so precious. We still keep Great-grandma's recipe for bean stew (it smells divine despite only adding some fried red pepper, flour and spice) and tomato sauce recipe. We make about 250 jars of it each autumn and every time it is gone by same time next year.

    • @lazymoon2392
      @lazymoon2392 Рік тому +17

      its relatively easy to get through hard times when you are selling a product that have been already selling itself for decades. Customer loyalty is really insane in USA when its about certain products that kinda represents the American identity as far as i can see from outside of it. And i've met many Americans valuing a well-made batch of cheesecake like they value a bald eagle :)

    • @idahobeef
      @idahobeef Рік тому +2

      Recipe pls???

    • @creamcheness1115
      @creamcheness1115 Рік тому +4

      This reminds me of my great nana’s cream puff recipe. It’s been passed down four generations now.

    • @geezer.d.luffy.
      @geezer.d.luffy. Рік тому

      @@lazymoon2392 idc if a cheesecake is good enough to make you orgasm if its gonna double in price over a shortage i can go without lol

    • @lazymoon2392
      @lazymoon2392 Рік тому +1

      @@geezer.d.luffy. u a wise person my friend.

  • @travel9two557
    @travel9two557 Рік тому +72

    Damn the fact they in supermarkets is definitely what saved them during COVID-19. I’m from Brooklyn and anytime it’s a holiday I always go grab a cheesecake at juniors. It’s my mother’s favorite. Downtown BK has changed and renovated a lot over last 10 years but nobody can touch the original juniors on dekalb and Flatbush ave. 👏🏾

  • @asuban
    @asuban Рік тому +1262

    I love how enthusiastic this man seems to be about his family business. Those cakes look really good! I love that he has kept the original recipe. Call that a respect to our elders.

    • @TheOriginalSubscriber
      @TheOriginalSubscriber Рік тому +4

      Nah he sounds like he’d be terrible to work for, sounds closed minded and thick headed
      Dude looks like he’s making a lot of money yet complaining about prices, he should be paying luxury prices for luxury foods.

    • @ZS89908
      @ZS89908 Рік тому

      @@TheOriginalSubscriber you sound like you'd change the recipe in a heartbeat. and the credibility and history of Juniors would soon diminish from that.

    • @z-7918
      @z-7918 Рік тому

      all I heard was him complain about prices his parents didn't had to pay back then (inflation), hes just lucky he can work for his already established company from his father. yall blind and either you have to grow up or you don't realize how the world is turning

    • @asuban
      @asuban Рік тому

      @@z-7918 sorry that you see it that way. Sometimes when we are feeling negative, we only pick up on stuff like that. Hope the inflation is not hitting you hard. Stay strong 💪

    • @deanrideout1275
      @deanrideout1275 9 місяців тому

      ❤😊

  • @dia9491
    @dia9491 Рік тому +837

    I had my first Juniors cheesecake when I was 4 years old. I’d never had a cheesecake before and it made me love them. I hope you continue to do well Juniors. Much respect for keeping the recipe and not changing it.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому +3

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @TheBootyWarriorUnstoppable
      @TheBootyWarriorUnstoppable Рік тому +3

      @@AN-jw2oe I thinks it's a light sweet

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому +3

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

    • @user-cm2ib8hb4u
      @user-cm2ib8hb4u Рік тому +30

      @@MarkasTZM let people eat what they want to eat. cheesecake or not, if they like it, let them be ffs

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      @@TheBootyWarriorUnstoppable thanks!

  • @tonysmith7502
    @tonysmith7502 Рік тому +163

    I worked 7 years for a company in Sanford Fl that makes cheesecakes from August to mid December the plant runs 7 days a week, pushing out an average of 135,000 cheesecakes a day they have 5 mixers that are bigger than two refrigerators they mix the crust in mixers that you could stand up in and not see over the top
    Here are some examples of things they use
    48,000 lbs of flour in 2 days
    48,000 lbs of sugar in 3 days
    24 pallets of cream cheese in 1 day

    • @eminbey3382
      @eminbey3382 Рік тому

      Teşekkürler sağolun arkadaşlar

    • @ROGER2095
      @ROGER2095 Рік тому +9

      It's mind-boggling to think farmers produce so much food - day after day, month after month.

    • @J0lker
      @J0lker Рік тому +2

      @@ROGER2095 yeah exactly, and to think it's only for a single cheesecake plant...

    • @Dreyden-
      @Dreyden- 5 місяців тому +1

      That's a lot of Cheesecake.

  • @TabithaQuantiaAI
    @TabithaQuantiaAI Рік тому +19

    I’d never had a cheesecake before and it made me love them. I hope you continue to do well Juniors. Much respect for keeping the recipe and not changing it.

  • @user60521123
    @user60521123 Рік тому +651

    My god I’m hungry now. I think I went into a trance every time they showed the filling being dispensed.
    I’ve never been to Junior’s but I’m glad they are weathering rough times and keeping a family business going.

    • @McBuggs.
      @McBuggs. Рік тому +8

      I wanna have one of those strawberry cheesecakes fer dinner pleeze!

    • @sonyabladesbooty3890
      @sonyabladesbooty3890 Рік тому +5

      They employ hundreds

    • @boohere2
      @boohere2 Рік тому

      I have heard of Junior's before.It's actually on my list to eat at when I go to New York sometime. The cheesecakes do look good, some of them. I am more found of the chocolate ones. I wonder how they are compared to the Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes? The Cheesecake Factory makes some epic cheesecakes.

    • @jrdguitar3003
      @jrdguitar3003 Рік тому +2

      I feel you brother.

    • @andrewspringer9254
      @andrewspringer9254 Рік тому

      Terrible comment.

  • @robeyhines8149
    @robeyhines8149 Рік тому +1074

    I work at Whole Foods, and we sell a vast majority of products as Junior’s! We sell their carrot cakes, red velvet, cheesecakes, and chocolate fudge cake (sometimes when we get that one in). A fun fact about the strawberry/raspberry swirl cheesecakes. To do the factory swirl, they asked the employee with the most unique swirl to replicate it with technology that copied the template of that swirl exactly through a computer to replicate it for the machines.

    • @seththorpe8460
      @seththorpe8460 Рік тому +146

      They then fired said employee as they were no longer needed...

    • @segfault-
      @segfault- Рік тому +2

      Wow what that is so awesome 😂

    • @midniterose7193
      @midniterose7193 Рік тому +48

      @@seththorpe8460 Exactly, and for sure that person was one of many hand swirlers of the production line that he has no use for now. He comes across as the typical pompous blow hard that cares about nothing more than widening his profit margin way before loyalty to employees that have been loyal to him and were a massive factor in how those cheesecakes became "famous". Smh 👎

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому +17

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

    • @sethflix
      @sethflix Рік тому

      @@seththorpe8460 Exactly.

  • @mimusic1853
    @mimusic1853 Рік тому +49

    Great behind the scenes footage. Thanks for uploading these types of educational videos!

  • @smithmonroe
    @smithmonroe Рік тому +227

    I’ve only tried juniors cheesecake twice and that’s when I found them in Costco. I’ve never been a fan of cheesecake until I tasted that one and it’s literally the best thing I ever ate for desert. I bought 2 of them and ate them all by myself. I still dream of that cheesecake

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому +5

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @smithmonroe
      @smithmonroe Рік тому +14

      @@AN-jw2oe nooo it’s just right. I’m mostly carnivore so I don’t like too sweet

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому +2

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

    • @smithmonroe
      @smithmonroe Рік тому +11

      @@MarkasTZM I never ate because it’s from New York I just tried it cause I never really liked cheesecake and wanted to give it a shot. And honestly it became my favorite but I’ve never been to New York but now I want to try and authentic one. Where should I go.

    • @Elhastezy888
      @Elhastezy888 Рік тому +2

      @@smithmonroe I love your post!!😆 now I really really want to try one of these specifically.
      If you want to try one of the kind that this other poster is talking about just get a cheesecake made with ricotta cheese.
      That's the difference, Ricotta cheese.
      If you find a restaurant or bakery or place that makes the cake with ricotta you will be experiencing what MarkasTZM is speaking about (or as close to it as you can get)👍🏼

  • @renin5570
    @renin5570 Рік тому +134

    Great to see Gob Bluth finally left the magic behind to focus on the family business

    • @charlied8355
      @charlied8355 Рік тому +13

      You expect a guy in a 5000 dollar apron to pay 3 bucks a pound for cream cheese?! Come onnnnn

    • @D_veraz
      @D_veraz Рік тому

      bzzzzzz

  • @chrisshelp1172
    @chrisshelp1172 Рік тому +57

    We need a Junior's here in Idaho! I love the fact that they've remained true to their recipe. My Grandmam always said "Never, ever skimp or take shortcuts on a good recipe. It just ruins it."

    • @PostUp_Time
      @PostUp_Time Рік тому

      *IF YOU DONT THINK THEY FOUND WAYS TO REDUCE COSTS, DO YOU WANT TO BUY A BRIDGE? WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT SOMEONE TO SAY? WE CUT COSTS BY DOING XXXX*

    • @TinyBabyOwl
      @TinyBabyOwl Рік тому +1

      Would love one in Idaho. We get them shipped a couple times a year lol.

    • @Norinia
      @Norinia 10 місяців тому +1

      @@PostUp_TimeDo you wanna calm down a bit, buddy? He’s just saying an innocent and true fact.

  • @brettrichardson7924
    @brettrichardson7924 Рік тому +20

    Alan seems really proud of his families work and his business, never had their cheesecake before but will have to try one now.

  • @ABlueDahlia
    @ABlueDahlia Рік тому +313

    Juniors is the only cheesecake I've ever spent money on to have them shipped to me. And they were absolutely delicious.

    • @THEHORSELOVER235
      @THEHORSELOVER235 Рік тому +3

      I wish there was one near me

    • @troll2637
      @troll2637 Рік тому +17

      @@THEHORSELOVER235 I wish I was in the right continent. And my country isn't bankrupt.

    • @zhinkunakur4751
      @zhinkunakur4751 Рік тому +1

      @@troll2637 srilanka or Pakistan?

    • @troll2637
      @troll2637 Рік тому +4

      @@zhinkunakur4751 Sri Lanka.

    • @walterwhite9520
      @walterwhite9520 Рік тому

      how did a cheesecake without a crust taste? 😄

  • @thekingtroll2
    @thekingtroll2 Рік тому +123

    I still use my grandmothers recipe. She gets a long pan and puts down a graham cracker crust. She then makes her cheesecake. She bakes it about 40 minutes and pulls it out. She has sour cream, some sugar and lemon juice mixed together. She tops the cheesecake and puts it back in the oven. Once it is done you not only have to let it cool, it is best served when it comes out of the fridge ice cold. With a sour cream topped cheesecake, you don't need to top it with fruit or anything else. There is never one piece left after a family reunion and last time we made 4 of them. Cream cheese in Ohio is about $1.59 for two bricks, 8 ounces each.

    • @jimmymisle910
      @jimmymisle910 Рік тому +6

      can you share how you make it - details please - thanks

    • @MsXynex
      @MsXynex Рік тому +4

      sour cream cheesecake sounds awful. in fact i bet your family cheesecakes really gross

    • @swarnavasamanta2628
      @swarnavasamanta2628 Рік тому

      @@MsXynex cream is naturally a little sour due to fermentation you dumbfuck, it tastes sweet because we add sugar to it.

    • @mavlnt
      @mavlnt Рік тому +11

      @@MsXynex sour cream cheesecake done right is amazing, however it does take some skill to do it right

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому +3

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

  • @sleeksalmon
    @sleeksalmon Рік тому +5

    Thank you for staying "true" to your amazing product. Thats when you know its not just about money, its about pride in product. WE ALL APPRECIATE YOU! This is sooooo rare now days.

  • @neenyk1810
    @neenyk1810 Рік тому +5

    I loved it when the chef said. I will never change the recipe.

  • @tiffanylee3634
    @tiffanylee3634 Рік тому +36

    I had juniors when i went to new york and I have to say it lived up the hype, it was totally worth every penny.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому +1

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @miaomiaou_
      @miaomiaou_ Рік тому

      @@AN-jw2oe it’s not too sweet, that’s the best part ;)

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      @@miaomiaou_ thank you!

  • @thedominion6643
    @thedominion6643 Рік тому +58

    3:26 he seems pissed that he can't sign-off on the internal temp being safe just by eyeballing it

    • @chillout8185
      @chillout8185 Рік тому +24

      “They take food temperatures for safety, but I can see- with my eyes” Truly the quote ever

    • @joshs3775
      @joshs3775 Рік тому +37

      Dude had a few sayings that I bet the employees have to hear 10x a day

    • @Thehouseoffail
      @Thehouseoffail Рік тому +10

      He did. I'm now under the impression that he doesn't believe in food safety and has been fined for negligence before.

    • @Username-le4eq
      @Username-le4eq Рік тому +3

      I guess he's boasting how he have seen these cakes for millions of times since he was a kid that he knows wether they are cooked or not

  • @burropoco
    @burropoco Рік тому +22

    As an Englishman these whole cheesecakes are still about 5x larger than we typically have in the UK and the individual portions are 3x. This video reminds me of my trips to NY. Such a great city.

    • @googiegress7459
      @googiegress7459 Рік тому

      Like the German said, it's a whole meal. And he wasn't even talking about the cheesecake slice with a milkshake served under it!

  • @sbdiaries
    @sbdiaries Рік тому +6

    Hello Alan we are really pleased you are continuing with your grand father's recipe❤️.
    It was great to the whole process from start to finish as we both love mouthwatering cheesecake 😋.
    Greetings from 🇬🇧 Beth and Simon ❤️🔔🙋👍

  • @HBB4Fun
    @HBB4Fun Рік тому +3

    This was so good I went online and ordered a cheesecake just in time for Thanksgiving!!! Ty!!!!

  • @stooge81
    @stooge81 Рік тому +189

    Definitely a unique cheesecake. Love the fact that the base is sponge cake (not graham crackers...although equally delicious). I've made the Junior's classic cheesecake recipe with the strawberry topping. Lots of steps but worth it.

    • @sneaky_krait7271
      @sneaky_krait7271 Рік тому +3

      As I don't live in US, I want to try and make that cake myself once too. It look so fluffy and good

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому +3

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

    • @stooge81
      @stooge81 Рік тому +22

      @@MarkasTZM Don't hold back on your opinion. I'm sure you'd disagree, but everyone I know -- including my pastry chef friends -- refer to what you're describing as Italian cheesecake (Torta di Ricotta) and it often contains fruit or candied fruit. It's native to Italy and made all over the world, even NY. Millions of native New Yorkers eat cheesecake, and they get it from Junior's, Lindy's (now closed, RIP), Eileen's, etc. I know this because I lived in NYC and still have family there. So pull up a chair, take a chill, and enjoy yourself a nice piece of creamy NY cheesecake made from Kraft Philadelphia cream cheese. It's delicious.

    • @melissakibler4966
      @melissakibler4966 Рік тому +1

      Wholy shit only 2 pounds of cream cheese and almost 2 cups of sugar!? I use 2 pounds of cream cheese in my recipe but only 1 cup of sugar!! Plus I add 1/2 cup of sour cream, that's what makes it extra creamy! 🧡🤗✔

  • @JayJay-qu4nw
    @JayJay-qu4nw Рік тому +283

    Hope he's paying them enough to demand a "tough worker ethic"

    • @JimboJuice
      @JimboJuice Рік тому +24

      PROFITS SROPPED 6%!!!!

    • @haraldzimmermann3274
      @haraldzimmermann3274 Рік тому +25

      The robots seemed to be very happy to have the opportunity to work for him! And yes, i could see the difference between a happy bot and a unhappy bot with both eyes opend!

    • @yaboikwebin9677
      @yaboikwebin9677 Рік тому +3

      @@JimboJuice FOR REAL! Some people don't understand how incentive for running a business works lol.

    • @JimboJuice
      @JimboJuice Рік тому +31

      @@yaboikwebin9677 I know, thats a whole 3 less yacht trips.

    • @tuckerbugeater
      @tuckerbugeater Рік тому +17

      @@yaboikwebin9677 How would he run his business without cheap illegal alien labor?

  • @jakerson181
    @jakerson181 Рік тому +8

    They are legit. No trip to New York is complete for me without at least one stop for lunch or dinner at Juniors. And the cheesecake is the best.

  • @OntarioAndrews415
    @OntarioAndrews415 Рік тому +4

    This guy knows his business inside and out. And he seems to care deeply. Business is business and he does what he's gotta do to stay afloat.

  • @courtneypuzzo2502
    @courtneypuzzo2502 Рік тому +190

    Jr's was the first cheese cake I ever had at age 9 in 1994 mine was strawberry still my favorite flavor though I also love Caramel turtle cheese cake and Carrot

    • @genxx2724
      @genxx2724 Рік тому +1

      I’m a purist, too. I think the different varieties overpower the flavor of the cheesecake.

    • @alessandroromero5693
      @alessandroromero5693 Рік тому

      Wait u wer 9 in 94 wtf lol

    • @maxh4651
      @maxh4651 Рік тому +4

      @@alessandroromero5693 so what?

    • @alessandroromero5693
      @alessandroromero5693 Рік тому

      @@maxh4651 lol wats good doggy u didn't like wqt I expressed or wat

    • @maxh4651
      @maxh4651 Рік тому +2

      @@alessandroromero5693 yea keyboard warrior thats why i said the words “so what” to you. What are you confused about

  • @lepkeb2252
    @lepkeb2252 Рік тому +48

    My mother used to throw political fundraising breakfast at juniors and they would gift her with cheesecakes to take home.
    Simply the best cheesecake you can get.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

  • @FraserAtSea
    @FraserAtSea Рік тому +2

    Ah, I was JUST telling a friend about Junior's - I remember the night I discovered them in NYC just off Times Square - amazing!

  • @hpowe1
    @hpowe1 Рік тому +14

    I just bought my first Junior's cheesecake from Publix this week. Now I understand why it was so small. I didn't think about the impact of inflation on their production but I completely get it now. I should have known since we ran out of cream cheese in this part of the state and the price of eggs has gone through the roof! Though I still prefer buttery graham cracker with NO cinnamon on the bottom of mine, I can respect keeping the recipe as it was created. This is still, by far, the best cheesecake I've ever had.

  • @leewhite-graham753
    @leewhite-graham753 Рік тому +7

    Had first Junior's Cheese cake YEARS ago. Fabulous.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому

      Juniors sucks

  • @Niroshmm
    @Niroshmm Рік тому +4

    I never ate cheesecakes 🎂 but what I like the most is the attitude of the owners of this company.

  • @Trust3
    @Trust3 Рік тому +1

    Was lucky to get one as a gift from a friend, it was absolutely the best I ever had!

  • @SnOwOkie
    @SnOwOkie Рік тому +4

    3:36 "we don't do jiggly, we do juniors" 💀

  • @carolines3953
    @carolines3953 Рік тому +15

    I love Juniors. I’ve eaten in the Brooklyn and Times Square restaurants many times. I always bring international visitors to Juniors. And love that they ship (or I can buy it at Costco). 😋

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

  • @queenjoyfulyouttubechannel
    @queenjoyfulyouttubechannel Рік тому +6

    Wow congratulations to the jr keeping their business up I'm proud for them in strawberries cheese is my favorite 😍

  • @anthonyjesse5880
    @anthonyjesse5880 Рік тому +3

    Love the fact he won’t change recipe! Support this company :)

  • @shamekastephens6688
    @shamekastephens6688 Рік тому +6

    Brooklyn native here. By far the best cheesecake ever. When I was pregnant, I lived off of their salmon, mashed potatoes and pancakes. Shipping a cake to myself for my birthday this year.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

    • @deanrideout1275
      @deanrideout1275 9 місяців тому

      😊😊

  • @j-sonS
    @j-sonS Рік тому +30

    I've had it numerous times and it's good. Very basic and very good.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @j-sonS
      @j-sonS Рік тому

      @@AN-jw2oe not on the sweeter side. Costco is way sweeter. It's like they are cheap with the sugar and gave it enough so it's considered dessert.

  • @alphabusinessconsult
    @alphabusinessconsult Рік тому +2

    It's great to see their ability to adapt. They make great cheese cake too!

  • @DWilliam1
    @DWilliam1 Рік тому +1

    Been going to Juniors for almost 50 years. It’s still great.

  • @gothnate
    @gothnate Рік тому +57

    Why in the Hell would anyone want to hack a cream cheese producer? Of all the things they could have gone after...

    • @RadicalEdward_115
      @RadicalEdward_115 Рік тому +21

      Think it was more about attacking kraft

    • @aberdeenflyers7441
      @aberdeenflyers7441 Рік тому +1

      They are very Krafty

    • @Trixtah
      @Trixtah Рік тому

      It was a ransomware attack. Something gets into a business IT system and locks up all their files and databases etc - company can't do business for long if they can't do their accounting or ordering or accept orders. Then the hackers send a message for the business to pay a ransom - millions, sometimes - for the hackers to provide a code that will unlock everything. So it's very lucrative.
      The most bizarre thing about it is that most of these ransomware hackers seem to be pretty "ethical" extortionists - nearly all the time, when a business has paid up, they get their data back. However, like any kind of ransom, law enforcement is telling businesses to not pay these ransoms. If you have good backups and good IT people, you should be able to get your data back. Then again, if you had really good IT people, it'd be less likely for the attack to succeed in the first place.
      So don't click on random email attachments, people! And don't pick up random USB drives you find lying around outside the office and plug them into your office PC! (Yes, I worked at one place where some security testers left 8 USBs lying around outside, and 7 of them got plugged into office PCs. This convinced the bosses to allow us to prevent USB devices from being read on most PCs.)

    • @Tonyhouse1168
      @Tonyhouse1168 Рік тому +1

      Some people just want to watch the world burn..

    • @ShadowKylar
      @ShadowKylar Рік тому +1

      Any company where constant up-time is valuable is a good target. the product doesn't matter, just the fact that downtime is costing someone thousands of dollars makes it an opportunity for ransomware.

  • @firedude5135
    @firedude5135 Рік тому +9

    A profit loss of 6% on $110 million? Yea I'm confident he's still doing just fine personally...

    • @patrickbateman1660
      @patrickbateman1660 Рік тому +6

      Of course the owner is. While the workers earn minimum wage being eaten in to by inflation.

  • @alphaownsyou
    @alphaownsyou Рік тому +6

    I don't even like cheesecake or strawberries. But I would tear into that strawberry cheesecake, looks amazing!

  • @politicsuncensored5617
    @politicsuncensored5617 9 місяців тому

    I remember the first time that I tried a cheesecake in my late 20's while stationed at the Brooklyn navy yard. I thought where have you sweet thing been all my life~~!! Shalom

  • @asproutingpot
    @asproutingpot Рік тому +4

    What a chill guy

  • @kenc2257
    @kenc2257 Рік тому +9

    Wow. Never even heard of Junior's (only been to New York once, and that was upstate New York, not NYC)--their cheesecake does look exceptionally delicious.

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

    • @copperlocks1
      @copperlocks1 Рік тому

      @@MarkasTZM I know that , But I still love Juniors total Crap Cakes!! 😂😂🤷‍♀🤷‍♀

    • @razeka62
      @razeka62 Рік тому

      @@MarkasTZM you are all over making the same comment. But guess what? It wouldn’t stop the masses that are in love with Juniors cheesecakes. To each his own.

  • @calebwhite6173
    @calebwhite6173 Рік тому +5

    Going to buy one now!!!!! Keep it up!!

  • @orawal
    @orawal Рік тому

    one word for all such owners/chefs/makers - passion!

  • @AUNZAnon
    @AUNZAnon Рік тому +55

    WOW! Their whole cheesecakes start at $60 USD each, or $95 AUD. that's CRAZY prices. Nearly double the price we'd pay for similar cheesecakes here in Australia. How can Americans even afford them at those prices?

    • @nobodycares6817
      @nobodycares6817 Рік тому +37

      We can’t. Even before inflation started to hit such highs, a lot of people were in debt. Anecdotally, it seems that a lot of people start to lose grasp of the weight that debt has and they start to get comfortable. Comfortable enough that they often make frivolous purchases, such as an expensive cheesecake, even when the money isn’t there.

    • @zhwanz.5526
      @zhwanz.5526 Рік тому +20

      Lmao that's a whole week of groceries for me. I'm sure the cheesecake is amazing but that's way too expensive.

    • @AUNZAnon
      @AUNZAnon Рік тому +2

      @@nobodycares6817 same here in Australia and NZ. I expect the same happening in Europe a d other countries too. Its not just isolated to the US, although your inflation is a lot higher than ours right now.

    • @lukasnel4828
      @lukasnel4828 Рік тому +12

      I mean you generally share a cheesecake between people.

    • @missssophisicated6742
      @missssophisicated6742 Рік тому +2

      If u want it you'll find a way

  • @bestbeech52
    @bestbeech52 Рік тому +8

    I wish I could taste these cheesecakes, they look divine! I live in the UK tho so I can only dream 🙃

  • @angelaouderkirk3117
    @angelaouderkirk3117 Рік тому

    I have the Juniors Cheesecake Book. I have been making cheesecakes from this book for 14 years now. People love these cheesecakes. They are wonderful to make and eat!!!

  • @Addcilantro
    @Addcilantro 10 місяців тому

    Went to the restaurant this year and loved it so much went back the last day of my trip and then had a mini at La Guardia

  • @wickedzayyy
    @wickedzayyy Рік тому +4

    I’ve realized I’ll watch anything insider posts

  • @Amanda-zn7ox
    @Amanda-zn7ox Рік тому +99

    Impressive how long they have lasted. God, I miss cheesecake so much. I have a double whammy of gluten and lactose intolerance, so I can never try one of these amazing cakes without pain and suffering. I might at least see if I can find them in my local Stop & Shop, since he mentioned them as a retailer.

    • @plantahari
      @plantahari Рік тому +7

      you can try a gluten-free vagene cheesecake. not the same thing but there must be good recipes out there that should scratch the itch.

    • @chupawup4517
      @chupawup4517 Рік тому +1

      Im not sure if they easy to come by where you are but my mother is lactose intolerant and has a pill she can take when she's invited somewhere that doesn't have many vegan/dairy free options. Has come in handy for a few events she's been to where you'd expect more variety but yeah it works.

    • @PenguinFire777
      @PenguinFire777 Рік тому +1

      There’s lactose pills. I pop em when I’m inviting cheesecake to my belly 😅

    • @briieme
      @briieme Рік тому

      You can get a pretty decent dupe with coconut based cheesecakes.

    • @Amanda-zn7ox
      @Amanda-zn7ox Рік тому

      @@chupawup4517 I have tried the pills before, but I think my lactose intolerance is different from the conventional. I do have prescribed medication for it, but it can still hurt despite it.

  • @litergod
    @litergod 2 місяці тому +1

    Never heard of them before, but I'll definitely be looking for Juniors at the supermarket.

  • @usbudgetliving
    @usbudgetliving Рік тому +1

    i dont think I ever tried the Junior cheesecake before. but now I wanna try it. it looks good

  • @pooja_2023
    @pooja_2023 Рік тому +3

    All that cream cheese cake is doing is mesmerizing me... Yummy! 😋😋😋

  • @eddy73
    @eddy73 Рік тому +41

    I’ve actually ate their cheesecake. They are very delicious! 😋 😍😍😍

    • @Username-le4eq
      @Username-le4eq Рік тому +10

      @Arpad Toth so what as long as you don't eat them everyday

    • @ichigokurosaki7454
      @ichigokurosaki7454 Рік тому +2

      @Arpad Toth soft

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

  • @theraddadinvestor1000
    @theraddadinvestor1000 Рік тому +1

    Nice to see you on here, uncle Jason!

  • @crystalgrose
    @crystalgrose 9 місяців тому

    “We don’t do jiggly, we do Junior’s.” Love it!!!! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @jackofblades3998
    @jackofblades3998 Рік тому +30

    I like getting to see how food is made cos I can see the techniques the machines use and incorporate them into my own repertoire

    • @googiegress7459
      @googiegress7459 Рік тому

      Piping the strawberry filling inside the cheesecake and then on top is a nice touch.

    • @alipiofernandes1
      @alipiofernandes1 7 місяців тому

      Me too !😂

  • @mariacorrales6386
    @mariacorrales6386 Рік тому +4

    As a young girl, I worked at Juniors when it was located in Brooklyn. Until this day, family and friends beg me to share their recipe. Lol Lol

  • @belindamoore3518
    @belindamoore3518 Рік тому

    Glad to see he's not changing the recipe! I just gotta get to NY to try the cheesecake. I want to enjoy it fresh!

  • @richardschindler8822
    @richardschindler8822 Рік тому

    I lived a short distance from Juniors in Brooklyn and as a special treat I’d walk over there, have a great meal, and of course finish it off with a piece of there cheesecake. Man I miss those days. I retired and moved away so now it’s only a memory.

  • @Divedown_25
    @Divedown_25 Рік тому +3

    Big changes done there in 2015 with new factory and machinery… but still no compromise on the recipe. Secret to success, never give up quality

  • @PrincessEzeofor1
    @PrincessEzeofor1 Рік тому +3

    “We don’t do giggly, we do Juniors” 🗣Talk that talk hunni!!!

  • @jesusislove4803
    @jesusislove4803 Рік тому +2

    My all time wish: I would really love to get a whole box of Junior's cheese cake flavors...some day.

  • @urfavspacecadet
    @urfavspacecadet Рік тому +1

    This has been my favorite cheese cake for YEARS!!!!!

  • @devibaebie8860
    @devibaebie8860 Рік тому +8

    This here is an incredible example of how to successfully modernize, you don't replace all the humans so you don't have to pay them, you use technology to make the amount of work you want done actually doable. Then you give your employees everything they need financial & benefits wise so they want to show their value and work to your standards. It's crazy but these folks are aware of how lucky they are to even have a non gig based job right now.

    • @isaiahc8390
      @isaiahc8390 Рік тому

      This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20.
      Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God.
      Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!

  • @boris2997
    @boris2997 Рік тому +4

    I love Juniors cheesecake 😋 😍 I wish I had some right now 😩 😫

  • @vincestyles1030
    @vincestyles1030 Рік тому

    Hands down best cheese cake ever! As a kid I remember waiting on line during the holidays just to get a cake In Brooklyn on 3rd Ave. don’t ever compromise

  • @angelaescoffery7728
    @angelaescoffery7728 Рік тому +1

    I grew up on Junior..Best cheese cake in the world..I only eat Junior cheese cake for the last 40 years..I haven't meet any better cheese cake in the world..keep up the good work.

  • @kingofme8863
    @kingofme8863 Рік тому +16

    I order online since moving out of state .... Strawberry is number 1 for me 😍 I wish they never closed their Boca Raton location, but I can understand.

    • @yell0wberry
      @yell0wberry Рік тому

      If the cheesecake is so damn good, he wouldn’t of had to close down the Boca Raton location Junior is is a delicious cheesecake, but there is nothing that special about them in this day and age

    • @ThatOneCatGamePlayer
      @ThatOneCatGamePlayer Рік тому +2

      @@yell0wberry Cool opinion bro

    • @ThatOneCatGamePlayer
      @ThatOneCatGamePlayer Рік тому +1

      @@yell0wberry Also, nice wording bro, it makes you sound rude as hell.

    • @AN-jw2oe
      @AN-jw2oe Рік тому

      Is it on the sweeter side, or on the less sweet side? For instance, Costco’s in house cheesecake is WAY too sweet for me. Thanks!

    • @MarkasTZM
      @MarkasTZM Рік тому

      To all who do not live in New York, JUNIORS IS NOT NOT NOT NEW YORK STYLE CHEESECAKE. No one in New York eats or likes cheesecake made with cream cheese. Cream cheese cheesecake is something that people who are not from New York think is from New York because New York Jews Bagels Cream Cheese or whatever reason. All real good New York Cheesecake is Italian Style and made with ricotta cheese NOT cream cheese. Millions of Juniors are sold to idiots from out of state who have been bamboozled into thinking New Yorkers eat that Juniors garbage. Juniors is total crap.

  • @richard09able
    @richard09able Рік тому +26

    I gained 5 pounds just by watching this. So delicious 🤤

    • @richard09able
      @richard09able Рік тому

      A juniors cheesecake has been ordered off Amazon of all places, for me I know lol. I do not intend to gained 5 pounds I’m only having one slice amongst friends. Free marketing for juniors cheesecakes . 😝

  • @LewdestLiz
    @LewdestLiz Рік тому

    The refusal to change recipes is the nicest thing. I enjoyed some places, then tasted the food change for the worst. It is great to still have the taste you love.

  • @hannamae6569
    @hannamae6569 Рік тому +1

    I have had this cheesecake at juniors in NY and it is absolutely amazing!!!!

  • @JJRush_
    @JJRush_ Рік тому +28

    I just ordered 2!!! They will be here Wednesday and I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @kartofle123
      @kartofle123 Рік тому +1

      So lucky! I live in Canada and unfortunately they don't deliver here.

    • @holeindanssock156
      @holeindanssock156 Рік тому +2

      Hilarious. Your gonna love them even more seeing this. Lul.

    • @lex-is9ge
      @lex-is9ge Рік тому +3

      why would you wanna have a cheesecake baked several days ago? just go to a good cafe and get a fresh one

    • @kartofle123
      @kartofle123 Рік тому +7

      @@lex-is9ge Not everybody lives near a cafe or bakery that bakes cheesecake. Where are you supposed to go if you live in rural Montana?

    • @JJRush_
      @JJRush_ Рік тому

      @@kartofle123 I'm so sorry😭😭😭😭

  • @aisadal2521
    @aisadal2521 Рік тому +11

    Golden Girls fam, where you at?!

    • @DavidWilson-px9rj
      @DavidWilson-px9rj Рік тому

      What do blonde chicks have to do with cheesecake?

    • @noko1340
      @noko1340 Рік тому +1

      @@DavidWilson-px9rj Honey..

  • @sshah2545
    @sshah2545 5 місяців тому

    Smart man. Lower profits, rising costs, doesn’t change a thing.
    He will be successful for decades to come. All the luck to him

  • @robertviragh6527
    @robertviragh6527 Рік тому

    The cakes looked so yummy! Mouth-watering video.

  • @justinjoo8691
    @justinjoo8691 Рік тому +7

    9:24 "We have a 72 year history of making cheesecake the exact way we're doing exactly the same way forever"
    *Cuts to robots*

  • @supernaturalvictorieswithsunny

    Sweet potato 🍠 pie 🥧 cheesecake 😫😫🙌🙌🙌 I NEED NOW ❤

  • @GratDuForloradeArgumentet
    @GratDuForloradeArgumentet Рік тому +1

    Creds to all those hard workers working a soul crushing job like that

  • @janelliz
    @janelliz Рік тому +1

    Did I drive to the Burlington factory and buy cheesecake after seeing this? Yes I sure did. And it was delicious 🤤

  • @Dxeus
    @Dxeus Рік тому

    The sweetest video on UA-cam.

  • @chrisaguilera751
    @chrisaguilera751 Рік тому +5

    i never had a Junior's cheesecake but I would love to try it. I wonder how different it is from the Cheesecake Factory?

  • @julietteoscaralphanovember2223

    I live 15 minutes from their factory and they have an outlet retail store where you can buy all kinds of cakes and cheesecakes that are slightly imperfect for such cheap prices and it's soooo good!! You can get a 10" cheesecake for $9!! The slight imperfections are cosmetic only, like a few crumbs from the crust might get on top, just a few crumbs, I can deal with that!! Lol!!

  • @ivanrodriguez268
    @ivanrodriguez268 Рік тому +1

    I love it I will definitely support it even if they raise their prices. I still buy!

  • @boltonky
    @boltonky Рік тому +2

    Its great to see places like this and some of how its run, sadly we live in a world were prices keep going up & profit margins get less for some but more for others eg. banks ...Yet only a small percent actually get wage increases and such to bring back a level playing field.
    Food has gone up 7% YTD in NZ even after the government stepped in to stop price hikes, so shows whos really in control

  • @1.4142
    @1.4142 Рік тому +6

    I didn't know Michael Keaton made cheesecakes

  • @edenduh7552
    @edenduh7552 Рік тому +13

    I want to work for a person like that who cares so much about what he does

  • @susantaylor5068
    @susantaylor5068 Рік тому

    Good luck for your future - you deserve the best with your love and dedication to your families history 🙏

  • @JassZoigel
    @JassZoigel Рік тому

    love seeing someone ecstatic saying they need a bigger freezer

  • @isabellastockhall3588
    @isabellastockhall3588 Рік тому +3

    Don’t give up u r loved ❤

  • @johne453
    @johne453 Рік тому +3

    When it comes to cheesecake, THIS is the gold standard. Regardless of the cost, worth every cent.

  • @candacefarmer5495
    @candacefarmer5495 5 місяців тому

    I am just trying this cheesecake; oh my goodness they are divine ❤.

  • @____4bon4____
    @____4bon4____ Рік тому +1

    Manual swirling right up until 2017?! Thats incredible!!!!!!