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The Chocolate Bar is the kind of place you'd have expected to see back in the early supper club days of the 1930's. Decor and styling is really cool. A nice job...and, a great spot, having street frontage and also a side exit to the Grand Arcade...which is truly one of the city's great landmarks.
Being attached to a hotel pretty much means it has to maintain a certain "non-hole-in-the-wall" look and attitude. I get that, 100%. It's not the normal kind of place I'd hit up, but it's not insulting or horrifying as several previous posters have striven to convey.
We didn't get a chance to eat, having been booted from our reservation spot due to lame-ass no-shows (the place was PACKED)...but, we did down some beverages at the bar, after being offered and declining a smaller table.
As long as I was there, I decided to test my heterosexuality by ordering a chocolate martini. Pretty damn tasty...I'm sure there are better ones to be had, but it had a ton of flavor and was fairly generous with the spirits.
If you're looking for a spot that has water-damaged ceiling tiles, a toilet that's constantly running and broken tiles along the walls, this is NOT YOUR JOINT.
If you want a clean, sleek, styled joint...that's not too expensive...whose desserts are gigantic...then give it a try.
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