This thread reminds me of the movie, Iron Man 2. When a rich military arms dealer tells a "bad guy", in a Lear Jet hanger, "I love having my desert before my meal". He was having some kind of foreign ice cream.
I never order/eat Restaurant desserts. They are so over sweetened I mostly just taste sugar. I like to taste ALL of the ingredients (subtlety layered flavors) in the food. They put way to much sugar because it is cheaper and much easier then using enough correctly combined ingredients.
I can only think of one or two local independent restaurants I've eaten at that don't fit what you say. But every single chain restaurant is exactly that. It sets my teeth on edge to see a huge factory brownie with a big scoop of factory ice cream on top, covered with factory chocolate and caramel sauces.
eeeww !! I know what you mean, I winced, my whole body shuddered and my teeth hurt just reading the dessert example you gave !! LOL