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| - I do love chocolates: Ghirardelli, Lindt, Dove, Godiva, Laura Secord, Milka, and Cadbury are my favs. These brands are what I was comparing the chocolates at Cacao 70 with. Now I know there will be loyal customers disagreeing with me, and that's totally ok; but for those Yelpers who have the same tastes as I do, I have to share my insight.
Hubby and I shared the Volcano (brownie with coconut and sliced almonds, vanilla ice cream with whipped cream topped with sliced strawberries and chocolate and berry sauce drizzle). We tasted each component separately before combining them; everything tasted like it was bought from the grocery store and was over the top sweet.
I also ordered the Giuseppe Lama's Bolognese Hot Chocolate circa 1660 (orange flavored chocolate spiced with cinnamon). It was very thick and even after adding a whole cup of steamed milk, I still couldn't drink it. The different flavors just didn't harmonize well. They should really offer this in a shot glass as a sipping chocolate not a drinking chocolate.
Lastly, I asked for samples of their milk chocolate. The server asked if I wanted to sample it melted, hot or as a button; I chose the button chocolate. He came back with samples from Venezuela and Guayaquil. Hubby and I made sure to cleanse our palates with water between each tasting so we could distinguish the different flavors; we didn't care much for either one. We drank the entire bottle of water just to wash down the thick sweetness of the chocolates we tried.
The decor was nice, there's free Wifi, they're open late and I do have to say that our server was sweet, attentive, and accommodating.
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