Great ice cream and candy. Best in Waynesville area. Fun…read morelittle indoor miniature golf. Nice people.

First of all... YUM! As if the chocolates were not delicious enough (our favorites were the pecan…read moreclusters but ask for a sample of the pinwheels- they are crazy good!) but the ice cream is some of the best we have had! We loved the strawberry cheesecake and coffee flavors. The real prize is the candy themed nine hole indoor mini golf! It is precious and you can tell a lot of thought went into it! We can't wait to visit again!

We decided to stop in The Chocolate Bear during a recent trip to Waynesville. The delightful smells…read moreof chocolate waft throughout the shop. There were so many delicious offerings, it was actually hard to choose! We ended up going with some of the chocolate bark and then several truffles. We had a wonderful experience and will definitely be back!

I was visiting NC with my family and we stopped in Waynesville for dinner and saw The Chocolate…read moreBear and had to stop. AMAZING fudge! They have a great deal on the fudge too and we got so many different flavors to try. Definitely recommend the rocky road, sea salt caramel, and even their plain chocolate was delicious. All the ladies working there when we went were so sweet and helpful too.

Overall nice place! We stopped in late at night for a coffee because we're on a road trip and…read moredriving all night. They had coffee available at 8:30pm which was a wonderful surprise! We got a hot caramel latte which was really good, wasn't too sweet and the caramel wasn't overpowering the coffee. We also got a pecan caramel apple. It was alright, nothing special, probably wouldn't get it again. The employees were very nice as well. They also sell ice cream (duh), fudge, and various chocolate covered desserts such as peanuts, Oreos, marshmallows, popcorn, etc. They also have calories available for the coffees and ice cream and toppings which is so awesome!!!

Cute little spot in downtown that has ice cream, chocolates and hot chocolate amongst other items…read morethey sell. The place is nice and clean and the workers provided fast and friendly service. My husband got a hot chocolate and I forgot the name of my ice cream but it was vanilla with peanut butter and fudge. Super yummy.

This shop was connected to the ice cream shop and the little fudge shop. They had so many different…read moretypes of candies! I only ended up getting half a pound of jelly beans but a lot of tempting other items too. They also had some gift items too. The lady at the counter was nice. They prices were a little expensive as it was like $9 for half a pound of beans but I was able to custom pick the flavors Looks like there was some storm damage to the ice cream side flooring

There's not a lot of "fudge" tourist places that actually have good fudge. However this place (JB…read moreMountain Gift Shop/The Chocolate Box) had pretty good fudge. The peanut butter was good & the chocolate walnut was good as well. Some of the gifts were way too high, so we stick with a key chain & magnet. :) The young girl that waited on us let us try a few samples first. She wasn't overly friendly, but it was close to closing & she'd probably was ready to get out of there. Over all, nice place. We didn't try the ice cream....maybe next time.

Stopped in for a taste and sample of the toffee. We were greeted by a very helpful woman who…read moretempted us with assorted samples. We chose the regular and mint versions. the shop was clean and quiet. I know where I'll be getting gifts from for the family next year.

The Owner was amazing and so was the Toffee! Def will be back! Appreciate a family business!read more

This is my new go-to gourmet market. They have amazing things like different varieties of…read moremushrooms, including lions mane; local beef; various Italian ingredients; fresh baked bread; an amazing selection of produce; and so much more!

This produce stand has excellent fresh produce, Amish food items, and other high quality foods…read more Service is very friendly, and helpful. This is what you would expect of a rural mountain produce stand.

Great local Food and vegetable stand with local owners! I agree with Bear. Lots of Elk in the area…read moreso PLEASE drive slowly!

Nice little fruit and veggie stand with other misc. items as well. Lots of elk in this area so…read moredrive slowly especially in the morning and early evening hours.

This was a wonderful local seafood and grocery store that is now permanently closed when owner…read moreretired. Everyone here misses Sentell's a lot!

So happy to have a seafood distributor in our neighborhood. They do a wonderful job of bringing the…read moresea to the mountains! Thank you!

Note: as of this writing, the place is hidden from sight by substantial construction that has…read moreclosed off the adjoining roads. Apparently there is some back way of getting there, but I just drove to the nearby park (quite pleasant) and walked over, and found them still open. The building looks like a factory from the outside, but has a well-manicured storefront that offers their soda selection plus some other specialties like candy. There is soap with their soda flavors; not sure I'm sold on that. I was pleased that they had several cardboard carriers and you could build your own 4-, 6-, or 12-pack of sodas. I tried one of their flavors at an Asheville restaurant, which is only half an hour a way (this area feels farther out than that). Apparently flavors rotate. I'm not judging every flavor they have, but from what I experienced this was a quality place if you want the occasional sugary indulgence. It seemed they were talking with local fruit suppliers in the factory section while I was there, which speaks to the sort of fresh and local taste you can expect.

I just got into Waynesville today and the soda jerk shop was one of the first places I went. I love…read morethese hand crafted sodas and have never experienced anything like this anywhere else. Flavors like blackberry serrano anf strawberry rhubarb make this place stand out as a place I want to make sure I visit. Often when I'm in WNC, I want beer to go with my meals but today I knew I was taking it easy on the alcohol consumption and WSJ was just the perfect replacement to go with my BBQ brisket I was about to take down. My interactions with the staff were great. They told me about the current flavors and what was coming up next and it was a pretty fast in and out visit today because I was ready to get these cold sodas back to my rental house to have with my lunch. Here are a few things I wish were different. Of course I wish the price was a little lower but this is what you get when you are using all of this fruit and being so particular about your product. It isn't overpriced. I have been drinking these sodas for about 4 years now and I haven't really seen any new flavors in that time. Maybe because I'm in Waynesville around the same time each year I'm getting the same flavors? Also, I wish it was a little easier to find, like maybe in the local Ingles store? Other than those few things, I love it! I'm glad to have gotten a six pack today and I look forward to having more! My favorite flavor is strawberry rhubarb!