Dessert Gallery is an experience Houstonians embrace to celebrate milestones and everyday accomplishments. We're proud our desserts have graced your tables for countless celebrations and special occasions at work and at home over the years, and we look forward to doing so for many more.
From lunch to dinner, with dessert first (of course), Dessert Gallery is in the business of putting smiles on people’s faces. We're real, not a big national chain. Real people make real desserts by hand, using great ingredients and lots of love. Sara Brook and the DG crew were doing it this way when “homemade” and “all natural” were a given, and not just the buzzwords du jour.
2021 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Winner of Distinction
2021 HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL Sara Brook Named Most Admired CEO
HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
2021 Diversity in Business Award
GREATER HOUSTON LGBT CHAMBER MEMBER
2021 Pride in Business Sponsor
HOUSTON FIRST CORPORATION
For contributions during COVID-19
HOUSTON PRESS
Readers' Choice: Best Dessert, 2020
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
Better Business Bureau 2020 Winner BBB Award for Excellence
FLOWER DELIVERY REVIEWS
Flower Delivery Reviews 2020 Among Top 9 in Cake Delivery options in Houston
HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
Houston Business Journal 2019 Women Who Mean Business Honoree: Sara Brook
HOUSTON PRESS
Houston Press Readers' Choice: Best Dessert, 2019
HOUSTON PRESS
Houston Press Readers' Choice: Best Dessert, 2019
NFL'S BUSINESS CONNECT PROGRAM
NFL’s Business Connect Program Preferred Vendor, Super Bowl LI; Most Valuable Supplier Award, 2017
KHOU-TV
KHOU-TV Best of Houston Sweet Treats, 2017
GOLDMAN SACHS
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Alumni
MY TABLE MAGAZINE HOUSTON CULINARY AWARDS
My Table Magazine Houston Culinary Awards Best Bakery, 2016; Pastry Chef of the Year, 2001
ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE PEOPLE'S PLATELIST AWARDS
ABC News Nightline People's Platelist Awards One of 18 national finalists, 2011
WBEA SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD
WBEA Supplier of the Year Award Dessert Gallery Bakery & Café/Sara Brook, 2012 (Women's Business Enterprise Alliance)
SBA HOUSTON DISTRICT WOMEN IN BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
SBA Houston District Women in Business Champion of the Year Dessert Gallery owner, Sara Brook has been named by the SBA as one of the Women in Business Champion of the Year for 2008
HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL
Houston Business Journal Book of Lists Executive Dining Survey, Best Dessert Category – 2000, 2002 – 2006, 2008 – 2011
HOUSTON PRESS
Houston Press 10 Best Desserts – Italian Cream Cake, 2016; Best of Houston Best Carrot Cake, 2013
OUTSMART MAGAZINE
OutSmart Magazine Reader's Choice Award for Best Dessert, 1997 – 2016
WEAR+WHERE+WELL
Wear+Where+Well Best Dessert Spot, 2016
THE BUZZ MAGAZINES
The Buzz Magazines Desserts to-go please, 2016
HOUSTON A-LIST
Houston A-List Top 5 Best Bakery in the City, 2015; #2 Best Desserts in the City, 2014
BEST OF CITY SEARCH
Best of City Search 2006 – 2011
SAN JACINTO GIRL SCOUTS JUST DESSERTS
San Jacinto Girl Scouts Just Desserts Celebrity Judge's Choice Award, 2012; People's Choice Award, 2012; Best Use of Cookie, 2011
ZAGAT SURVEY
Zagat Survey Texas Restaurants 2006: #5 – Top Ratings by Cuisine: American (Traditional), #5 – Top Bangs for the Buck; Houston Restaurants 2001/2002: #3 – Top Food by Cuisine – Dessert, #20 – Top 40 Bangs for the Buck
SECOND SERVINGS
Second Servings Dessert Gallery makes monthly donations of our overproduction of desserts
Community Outreach Each year, Dessert Gallery gives back to the community which has supported us since 1995, by way of charitable donations. Among the recipients are academic institutions, medical programs, artistic endeavors, faith-based organizations, LGBTQ programs, and several other categories. We contribute to a variety of non-profit organizations, including, but not limited to, the following: Anti-Defamation League of Houston, City Art Works, Congregation Emanu El Sisterhood, Houston Humane Society, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Komen Race for the Cure, Lola's Lucky Day Animal Rescue, MD Anderson, National Council of Jewish Women, Ovaries before Brovaries, PugHearts Animal Rescue, Pupsquad, Ronald McDonald House, Stevie's Monster Truck Rally, Tahirih Justice Center, The Houston Community ToolBank, The Krewe of Olympus, The Rose, The Thread Alliance, Trees of Hope.