Jin Ju gets five stars alone for her exemplary level of customer service.
Upon entering, Jin Ju welcomed us to her shop and handed my friend and I two wrapped chocolate pretzels. I was already impressed and was ready to purchase a variety of her chocolates. We began talking about her offerings and her background in chocolate making. She said she had worked at Mars Candy for 6 years where she was a Master Chocolatier. She began giving me different chocolates to sample and sharing her passion with us. I decided on an assortment of 8 chocolates choosing the lemon sea salted caramel; espresso crunch bon bon; vanilla dream bon bon; champagne truffle; organic honey truffle; cappuccino truffle; berry jelly chocolate lip; Swiss milk chocolate bar with summer berries and shortbread cookies. Each and every chocolate was exquisite in appearance and reflected her attention to detail and passion in sharing her craft with her customers.
My favorites were the espresso crunch; organic honey truffle; berry jelly chocolate lip. The espresso crunch had a subtle espresso flavor that paired well with the silky smooth dark chocolate ganache and hints of caramel flavor. Jin Ju explained the honey used in the honey truffle was local and organic. I thought the flavor of the honey combined with the milk chocolate and dark chocolate was a good pairing.
In the future, I would like to see more variety in what she fills her chocolates with such as buttercream or nougat. Additionally, I would like to see her make her own oreo cookies and twinkies in house.