Val's Cheesecakes

02/28/2022

You probably have seen or noticed a statement from me, Val, that goes like this: “ The world is changing and we must change with it!”

As a business owner, I strongly believe the past two years have shown us opportunities to improve the conditions of service industry workers, change the narrative about what it is to own, operate and maintain a food establishment, and to challenge the way we provide services as well as how they are accepted by the general public.

I have had my days where frustrations got the best of me as an owner of a food establishment and there will be other days like that for sure. The changing workforce, the supply chain issues, COVID, and the ON DEMAND way of life are all factors contributing to difficult days for many, for friends, for colleagues, for other business owners, and honestly for us all.

I am so inspired by the hard work of many in the service industry, including my own team members, as well as colleagues and friends who continue to live their passions but specifically also for those who decided to change their courses and leave the industry. YOU DID NOT QUIT! You saw the changes needed in your life and you turn those changes into a reality! YOU CHANGED THE NARRATIVE and that is pure success causing me to be in total admiration of you!

With these daily and true inspirations, Val’s Cheesecakes is implementing several changes to support even greater quality of life for team members, raise awareness about how conventional operation and maintenance needs to change, and most importantly influence the general public’s acquisition and understanding of good and services.

Again, the world is changing and we must change with it.

Honestly,

Val

02/23/2022

"The world is changing and we must change with it!" - Val

01/26/2022

Hiring - Please share!

01/24/2022

The Best Cheese in Dallas for National Cheese Lovers Day

We made the cut and it's National Cheese Lovers Day every day at Val's!

Cheese. It may not exactly be a dirty word, but it’s definitely dirty. We’re absolutely obsessed with it even though it is fundamentally just decay and decomposition. And yet, we love it.

01/24/2022

Val's Cheesecakes growth stopped by 2 parking spots, permit confusion

PLEASE SHARE: We need our community behind us!

Photo courtesy of Val's Cheesecakes via Facebook. Val's Cheesecakes opened on Lower Greenville in November 2017. And since then, the dessert shop's owner, Valery Jean-Bart, has been trying to get the paperwork he needs to allow customers to eat their cheesecake on site. Jean-Bart says

01/23/2022

Grace is the second, heaviest, and most personal word of our "Love, Grace, Dignity, and Respect" mantra.

🌺 Grace is the word a business owner must keep close to himself at all times with every single DM, e-mail, interaction, conversation, phone call, and event.

🌺 Grace is the word harboring patience, strength, and understanding when the clouds of caregiving present themselves.

🌺 Grace is the word allowing me, Val, to learn from my mistakes daily, admit what I can do better and to not be so hard on myself.

🌺 Grace is the word that required my true presence at every chemotherapy session, every trip to the doctor, and most importantly throughout many physically painful days for my mother.

🌺 Grace is the word that showed me, a son, how to physically lift, clean, shop for and deal with many private matters involving the physical care of my mother, a woman.

🌺 Grace is the word Val's Cheesecakes continues to learn from with 7 years of operating as a business.

🌺 Grace is the word we must serve to our loyal customers at every single visit.

Thank you GRACE,
Val




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01/18/2022

LOVE is the first word in our "Love, Grace, Dignity, and Respect" mantra.

🌺 LOVE is the word that fueled my determination to not let my mother sink into her diagnosis of terminal breast cancer.

🌺 LOVE is the word that gave me 4 years instead of 6 months with her.

🌺 LOVE is the word that held her hands, brushed her hair, changed her clothes, and fed her.

🌺 LOVE is the word that made her decide to literally risk her life and have her last child by the name of Val.

🌺 LOVE is the word that started those cheesecake baking Sundays.

🌺 LOVE is the word eminating from our edifice and holding sweet and precious moments for you, our beloved customers.

Thank you LOVE,
Val

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01/10/2022

Happy Hours: 5 yummy "off the menu" slices and , in the house, are sure to make these 3 hours "Happy" this evening from 5pm to 8pm!

Special Menu Today:
🌺Wines for purchase by
🌺 Lemon Lime Margarita Cheesecake Slice
🌺 Oatmeal Cream Pie Cheesecake Slice
🌺 Salted Caramel Cookies Cheesecake Slice
🌺 Blue Bell's Bride's Cake Ice Cream Cheesecake Slice
🌺 Horchata Classic Cheesecake Slice

Cheesecakely Yours,
Val

01/09/2022

A Monday special with 5 outrageous surprising cheesecake flavors!

01/07/2022

Dear Val's Pals,

We need your help!

Please help us with contacting our mayor and city council members on resolving our Certificate of Occupancy issue to allow us to be fully designated as a sit down establishment.

We have 6 parking spaces and we need two more to be able to thrive.

We are not asking for special treatment.

We simply want a solution and for our elected officials to work for us.

The contact link is below:

https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/contacts.aspx

Cheesecakely Yours,

Val

01/05/2022

We are opening at 1pm on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 because sweet cheesecakes require O&M (Operation and Maintenance) activities.

Cheesecakely Yours,
Val

12/24/2021

Merry loving and peaceful holidays...
🌺💙🌺💙🌺💙🌺💙🌺💙🌺

Just a reminder, we will closing early today at 6pm or even earlier, after all orders are picked up, to allow our team members to enjoy a full weekend off.

We will be closed on:
🌺 Christmas Day, December 25th
🌺 Sunday, December 26th
🌺 Monday, December 27th (closed on Mondays as usual)

Normal operating hours will resume on Tuesday, December 28th.

Cheesecakely Yours,
Val

12/15/2021

MORE AND MORE: Deciding to modify a beloved flavor to showcase a more authentic cookie look runs deep:

🌺 It's reflecting on its name: .
🌺 It's remembering that your mother deemed to be her favorite cookie ever.
🌺 It's knowing that every bite and sight of this flavor have to wow your customers.
🌺 It's changing recipes, workflows, inventory, and overall operation and maintenance.
🌺...But most importantly, it's knowing that your story about why you started your business has to live and breath, MORE AND MORE, beyond its initial walls.

Love, Grace, Dignity, and Respect,
Val




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12/11/2021

Catering with Val's Cheesecakes!

12/02/2021

A peach cobbler cheesecake jar is essential in one's life...In other words, it has to be on your ...🍑🌺💙.

Cheesecakely Yours,
Val

11/30/2021

Catering with Val's Cheesecakes...🌺💙...Clamp cheesecake jars were the very first sweet treats sold at Val's Cheesecakes over 8 years ago.

Their aesthetics and their sentimental value continue to wow our customers; and that, my friends, is an undeniable fact!

They are currently only available through our catering menu and are ordered by the dozens.

Chic, timeless, and most importantly !

Cheesecakely Yours,
Val

11/24/2021

GREENVILLE LOCATION OPEN ON THANKSGIVING DAY!

11/15/2021

Join us tomorrow live on IG for many great lessons! Brandi's Foodie Diary is hosting!

11/09/2021

Last Day on Maple Avenue: November 21st!

When One Door Closes...

You know the old saying, “When one door closes, a new one opens”? Well, Val’s Cheesecakes has some very exciting new happenings in the works, but to do so, we must start with one door closing.

After much thought and consideration, we have decided to close The Shack on Maple Avenue. The decision was not an easy one, but this change will help us put more energy, focus, and balance into our ventures that will benefit you, our adored customers. Our last day at Maple Avenue will be on Sunday, November 21st, 2021, surprisingly on my birthday.

The Shack has been a force in many lives including mine with coping especially with the tremendous grief resulting from my mother’s passing. Now more than ever, the words Love, Grace, Dignity and Respect need to echo and take greater meanings within and outside of the walls of our cheesecake business.

As of Tuesday November 23rd, please visit us for all your cheesecake wants and needs at our Greenville location, The Shop, located at 2820 Greenville Avenue, Dallas Texas 75206.

Now for the fun part! I am excited for all the great opportunities Val’s has coming. We are going to be putting a much bigger emphasis on expanding our customer base, providing more accessible means of purchasing our cheesecakes as well as dully experiencing the Val’s Cheesecakes Brand at our new baking hub opening in the near future.

Above all else, please know how much we value your continued support. It means the world to us, and rest assured, this change in our path will only bring greater things to the future of Val’s Cheesecakes, including more strength to our core values of Love, Grace, Dignity and Respect.

We hope to see you soon at our Greenville location!

Cheesecakely Yours,

Val

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11/09/2021

🚪DOORS: You know the old saying, “When one door closes, a new one opens”? Well, Val’s Cheesecakes has some very exciting new happenings in the works, but to do so, we must start with one door closing.

After much thought and consideration, we have decided to close The Shack on Maple Avenue. The decision was not an easy one, but this change will help us put more energy, focus, and balance into our ventures that will benefit you, our adored customers. Our last day at Maple Avenue will be on Sunday, November 21st, 2021, surprisingly on my birthday.

The Shack has been a force in many lives including mine with coping especially with the tremendous grief resulting from my mother’s passing. Now more than ever, the words Love, Grace, Dignity and Respect need to echo and take greater meanings within and outside of the walls of our cheesecake business.

As of Tuesday November 23rd, please visit us for all your cheesecake wants and needs at our Greenville location, The Shop, located at 2820 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas 75206.

Now for the fun part! I am excited for all the great opportunities Val’s has coming. We are going to be putting a much bigger emphasis on expanding our customer base, providing more accessible means of purchasing our cheesecakes as well as dully experiencing the Val’s Cheesecakes Brand at our new baking hub opening in the near future.

Above all else, please know how much we value your continued support. It means the world to us, and rest assured, this change in our path will only bring greater things to the future of Val’s Cheesecakes, including more strength to our core values of Love, Grace, Dignity and Respect.

We hope to see you soon at our Greenville location!

Cheesecakely Yours,

Val