Dancing Lion Chocolate

The drinking chocolate is excellent and the chocolate they make here is just as much artwork as it is edible candy. The adjectives used to describe the chocolate can be a bit obtuse, but it’s designer, gourmet chocolate so if they want to call a piece of chocolate “spectacular,” “mysterious,” or “ambitious,” it seems fitting. I never ate a piece of chocolate more slowly as I tried to taste the notes of flavor in the chocolate. The blue chocolate bar we ate looked like a computer motherboard but tasted fantastic.

The hot chocolate is just heavenly. And don't get me started with the mallorcas.....those transported me to my native Puerto Rico with its aroma and flavor. Not surprised at the quality of their products after chatting with Richard....his knowledge, enthusiasm and love for the cacao industry is just second to none.

I participated in a secret santa gift exchange and received chocolate from here. As someone who enjoys making and trying fancy chocolate, this blew me away. Each peice was a work of art. The product was amazing and when I realized that it came from Richard's shop, I was elated! He is the chocolateir who inspired me to start making chocolate. If you are looking to impress someone or don't know what to give as a gift, you can't go wrong with this chocolate.

Absolutely blown away with how good this is. We said we were from Puerto Rico, and lo and behold we and Richard had a mutual connection to a cacao farmer in Puerto Rico. He was clearly knowledgeable about the chocolate and was extremely friendly! We had some mallorca sandwiches (which are ham and cheese sandwiches on sweet bread), a traditionally Puerto Rican dish, and they were absolutely authentic. Straight from grandma's kitchen! I had the sweet hot chocolate and the flavor was rich. I compared it to listening to your favorite song with high quality headphones for the first time. There was so much depth of flavor! We walked out with a couple of chocolate bars. Fair warning - they are expensive compared to a typical chocolate bar, but that is because regular chocolate bars pale in comparison to these. They are absolute works of art! Richard was also happy to tell us how they tasted and gave us recommendations. It was very clear that each one was meticulously crafted for both flavor and looks. 10/10, highly recommend coming here if you are a fan of chocolate!

The atmosphere is amazing, the chocolate is amazing, the people are amazing. I love how this little shop cares so much about where their ingredients and supplies come from. In terms of the actual chocolate, it's delicious. We ordered the Mayan drinking chocolate and it was decadent. Not too spicy, not too sweet, it really let you focus on the quality of the chocolate. I absolutely will be coming back.