I was at The Chocolate Bar the first week they opened and followed its growth with the additions of the dessert gallery and then the candy boutique next door. As a certified chocolate and dessert junkie I can say this place eclipses most any I've experienced anywhere. This is including NYC and San Francisco. Having moved to L.A this is at the top of my list of places genuinely missed. While L.A has to have the market on healthy sweets including chocolates not sweetend with refined sugar, The Chocolate Bar reigns above pretty much everything and anything. This is worth blowing your diet for. The spirit needs a little indulgence every now and then. If you're feeling decadent or wanting to stray from all that is Macro-biotic this is your place. Go all the way and get a piece of cake top it with the White chocolate chip icecream and then get a bag of the mixed chocolate(dark,milk and white)chips and dump it on top. If you're looking to go out in a blaze of a sugarholic rush this will do the trick. I miss you Gilbert, Brit and Joannie, anyone thinking of a move to L.A?
Pros: unmatched variety, creative ideas for ice creams
Cons: Parking is dismal and hours need to be extended
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