10/07/09

THE BEST ICE CREAM IN SEATTLE

by Igreenen

If your a vistor or a local, the Chocolate Box is a great place to find hand made ice cream that will shock anyones taste buds. Enjoy friends!

• Pros: Great Taste, Customer Service, Incredible Smell
• Cons: NONE

08/11/09

WOW! I wonder if things have changed here

by thomcat

In reading the other posts I notice that historically CBX seems to be up and down when it comes to staff (rude to not paying attention) and product (what can be found at the local food market).

What I have experienced lately is only positive! The staff is always very friendly and makes every attempt to greet everyone as they walk in the door - even with a line for gelato out the door. Additionally, the products appear fresh and new and relevant. The Vosges appears to now be taking a back seat to other more local chocolates, like Theo and sister state chocolatiers like Lillie Belle and Moonstruck. I love the little Moonstruck animals, cute and tasty, check out the lemon clown fish.

The tour is a chocoholics dream! 3 hours of tasting and learning about where my favorite food comes from. Did you know it is a fruit? I would go straight to the source to see other comments from the monthly winners, check out their web page stories.

I even hear a rumor they may be expanding the concept to include more local wines and beers. WOW! I am sold to go back again and again.

• Pros: Everything from the staff to the treats
• Cons: Parking can be challenging but it is on the bus line

06/16/09

NOT a destination!

by tamikeen

My 11 year old daughter and I wanted to visit this shop as a destination. They were offering chocolate tea tasting, and being the chockoholics that we are, we decided to go to Seattle, pay $10 to park, and see what this chocolate tea was all about.

The staff acted like we weren't even there. When we asked to sample the teas being offered at a crowded back table, we were given a bewildered look, then made to feel more than a little unwelcomed at first. Awkward, awkward. I was embarrassed for the staff, and probably should have left then.

But I didn't want to ruin our entire evening, so we ordered mini cupcakes, truffles, and gellato. We got thirsty, and asked for glasses of water. we were sent to the back counter to receive our water, and after another uncomfortable period of being ignored, we were informed that they have NO tap water available, only bottled water! The manager explained that Seattle water is VERY bad, and was unfit for human consumption, so we must buy a plastic bottle if we were thirsty.

WTF??? I do not buy plastic bottles anymore. Period. And if Seattle water has suddenly become un-fit for human consumption, wouldn't this be front page news???

Or is this just a cheap-skate trying to squeeze an extra 50 cents out of customers? LOL! You decide.

We will NOT go back, we will go to the source of the chocolates they sell. O chocolate on mercer Island = free parking RIGHT in front, and an amazing staff; or Theo chocolate in Fremont; or any Godiva store.

• Pros: Cute gellato guy who was the only good help there
• Cons: Rude unhelpful staff, water un-fit to drink (their own words