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| - Wow, this place is a sweet-lover's paradise. Chocolate in every form imaginable. It's very Wonka-like with pipes of liquid chocolate running overhead. We've tried several items, both sweet and savory from their menu. The prices are high at this restaurant, as one might expect, since it is owned by a celebrity chef and located in the Caesar's Forum Shops mall. While tasty and high quality, the several savory items we've tried are not worth the high price. We liked their mac and cheese (very cheesy with a crispy topping and yummy tomato sauce on the side). Their chicken fingers and waffle fries were solid, but not quite as special as the mac and cheese.
As is Mr. Brenner's specialty, the desserts are the highlight here. Three items stand out to us. Our very favorite item here is a cocktail - the Satisfaction Guaranteed. There are quite a few ingredients but it just tastes like chocolate. Though not thick and creamy, the taste is purely, deliciously chocolatey. The butterscotch shake is also decadent and amazing. Their Italian hot chocolate is super rich and thick. We love all the desserts that feature dark chocolate.
The atmosphere is very classy and make you expect great things to come out of the kitchen for you. For the most part, they deliver. The serving presentation is really fancy. So many special little platters, jars, dishes, serving trays, "potion" bottles.
We've found that many dishes are hard to picture based on the descriptions on the menu (chocolate with chocolate and a side of chocolate). The servers are very helpful in making suggestions and describing what everything looks/tastes like.
We much prefer this place over Sugar Factory and Jean Philppe (sp?).
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