I have always been fascinated by Charlie and Chocolate Factory and the amazement of what the…read morefactory looks like behind closed doors. For about twelve years, I have made Cerreta's my go-to place to find local candies and chocolates to give as gifts, treats for my wife, co-workers, and me, and an all-around fun experience. Whether it is Glendale's Chocolate Affaire or getting local-made chocolate for any holiday, I've always had fun visiting the store as opposed to just purchasing their chocolates in local grocery stores. When you first walk into the store, you see the individual wrapped chocolates all the way on the left with the boxed and bagged gift sets in the middle aisle of the store, and taffies and other candies on the right side of that. Immediately to the right when you arrive is the factory itself and the entrance to their tour. Similar to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, Cerreta's also provides tours of their chocolate-making process with special treats at the end. This is great for groups, classes, or families and always makes for a fun photo op and a tasty experience. Cerreta's offers candy and nuts, popcorn, barks, brittles, and toffee, taffy, gifts, novelty items, sugar-free items, merchandise, and holiday items, which you can also purchase online. When you arrive, you are typically offered a complimentary chocolate. On each visit, I'll typically get some gifts for out of town friends and family, some chocolates for my wife and I to share, and some to bring into the office. My wife's favorite chocolates are dark and milk chocolate fudge cream, dark orange melt away, milk chocolate raspberry melt away, and milk chocolate mousse. In addition to this, I also like white orange dreams, dark chocolate strawberry cream, milk chocolate vanilla cream, s'mores, and French mint. In fact, it is French mint that Cerreta's is known for. I have a conference next week, and I got a two pound box of French mints as a silent auction item for a charity fundraiser at the conference. You can visit the Cerreta's website at https://cerreta.com. In addition to online purchases, you can learn about locations around the state where you can buy their candies and/or chocolates, how to use the GrubHub delivery service, educational VIP tours and other teacher resources, and details on signing up for their newsletter to get the latest updates on new products and sales. Cerreta Candy Company is a family-owned business founded more than 50 years ago by Jim Cerreta, Sr., who moved to Arizona from Ohio. There are now four generations of the candy business overseeing the production and operations of the chocolates and candy. They are open Monday through Saturday from 8 AM to 6 PM and located in the heart of downtown Glendale with plenty of parking outside. The service is wonderful! I've never seen an employee who wasn't smiling working there. If you haven't been to Cerreta's yet, you HAVE TO go and check it out. There are gifts for any occasion, and creative gifts at that. But make sure you get something special for yourself when you visit. Enjoy!!

I've gone here for years…read more The treats are consistently delicious. Service is always friendly. They have a big parking lot, so I've never had an issue parking. They have tours and so many different candies to try and great gifts for the sweets lovers in your life. One thing that my minis are a fan of are the "make your own chocolate" so you can create custom treats. The chocolate is delicious and you get a decent selection of options to include for your custom treats. It's fun to do on a random day if you're trying to find things to do as a family or it'd be a cute day date tbh. Would I come back? Yes, always.

Store was clean and worker was nice. Right next to an escape room. Huge variety of sugary treats…read morethat are not your average choices. They have some Swedish candy that I have never heard of or seen before. Would recommend the candy avocados!

Wanted a little pick me up It's Sugar was perfect for that…read more We went in and found lots of goodies The gentleman was very friendly Store was clean had lots of oldies but goodies fun candy's and drinks to try Anything you could want was there sweet, salty, chocolate they had it all

What a wonderful experience we had at this truly all homemade, family run confectionery boutique…read more We were greeted by the family, offered samples and indulged in some delicious tasty treats, for ourselves and for gifts. Highly recommend this store if you are looking to spoil someone or yourself with delicious chocolates and candles.

We received a beautifully packaged box of chocolates from here. Each truffle is handmade and…read morevisually impressive. Unfortunately, we were not impressed with the taste. For example, the espresso flavor was very light, and the raspberry flavor tasted artificial to us. The tiramisu and cherry cheesecake flavors were decent.

We went last year for my friends birthday . It was so cool, the drinks where there favorite part…read moreand we danced together. But I recommend going. The service was amazing they always came when you needed anything. The ambiance of the place was very soft and good me and my friends and her family felt very safe in the erea.

What a neat place!! It's a quaint candy store/ restaurant. Pricing isn't bad. Plenty of seating…read more Staff was great!! The menu was full of great things! The store part is every child's dream come true. The decor, inside and out, are also fun. If you are in the area, be sure to check them out!!!

The store has a unique character of its own. The staff are helpful multilingual. There is a lot of…read morecandies, party supplies that made me rethink why I entered the store.

Definitely the feeling of being a kid in a candy store down every single aisle here. Not only do…read morethey have fun sweets, but of course they have their entire fiesta section and you can find anything. But my favorite buys today were the fresh, delicious La Chula tortillas - $2.99 for 10, the Chili lemon habas fritas (not too spicy) and the absolute winner - the 12 count boxes of fruit bars for $7.99. That is an amazing price. And the flavor of the pecan and the coconut ones are perfect. I will be back for so many more flavors. And the fun find: San Miguel Flor de Calabaza. Who knew you could buy hand squash blossoms? I'm going to try to find an enchilada type recipe to try them in. Very friendly service and easy to move through the store.

My son and I decided to stop by the mall for some fun and shopping. We noticed the Rocky Mountain…read moreso we decided to pick out a few treats for whole we walked around. We stood for quite a few minutes with no one in front of us while the two employees just talked amongst each other. They noticed us and continued their conversation. Just as we were about to walk away one of them greeted us and asked if we knew what we'd like. We both already knew as we'd been waiting . She was friendly, but I'd of appreciated at-least a be right with you or something. The location isn't large and everything was in cases. The candy/treats were tasty and we were on our way.

Took the girls and mom to the mall when they opened. One thing about hanging out with a group is…read moreyou can share treats and feel guilt free not over doing it. I purchased a caramel apple for us to share and some chocolates for my neighbor's birthday. They make the caramel for the apples there. The candies are brought in, but come with the ingredients list they do not mind looking up for you. Suxh a friendly group. Our apple was fresh and yummy. They had Blue Bell ice cream as well and so many other goodies. Appreciate the awesome service.

Super cute store.Horrible customer service spent almost fifty three dollars, and eight of the ten…read morepens I bought.Don't work.I called them.And she said, okay, I said, well, what can we do about that?Even though you say all sales are final literally been one day that your pens don't work.And she said sorry about that. That's horrible customer service.And clearly all sales of final cause they know that the products are crap talk about china?Do a good public service and sell cute little things.But really, in the essence of it, it's all crap stuff.So thank you cuties

This place is definitely living up to its name. ....cute! So many great snack/food items . They…read morealso have K-Pop playing in the store which gives it a nice touch. Will definitely be back

Staff is very friendly and helpful. Variety of products is incredible! They will even create a…read more custom pinata.

The worst phone service, how are you a party business but you do not have the patience to answer…read morequestions? One of the workers tells me "sorry the girl got impatient." Then go on and hang up on a future customer? Bad service, get better people on the phone. You want a good business get people who can help you promote that. your workers are making your business look bad.

I wanted this to be our last stop in Phoenix before we drove back to Cali... it is 11:06, and they…read moreare closed. I even text the number provided on the front door. What a bummer! Update.. I was contacted by the owner with an apology and discount code. Blessings! We will visit when we return back from Cali.

A unique & challenging chocolate with Asian Flare! She works all kinds but her Lychee and Yuzu and…read moreblack sesame stand out. My phone broke that had pics from her Scotts n phx based kitchen. Glad we have besides a relic GkebD candy fact. She is true and surpasses ANY fact in tge Valkey if the Sun. As an MBA grad Sun Devil, I wanted to in inly choc but summers lasting to winters of 122° just tempers my cocoa to no temper of a chicolatier let alone conch. Maybe Flaggstaff but not Tuxon either. SF here I go. Her flavorings are severly limited but she does so much more than just chocolates. However, the unique flavors are Spot In. Now tgats worth giing to an aoot and limited hours. Giving a gift- The Gift

Fun store with many yummy snacks and hot sauces! Very much enjoyed the atmosphere and helpful…read morestaff. There are tons of samples so you can find the flavors you like. We had a really good time checking this place out!

A great place If you're looking for a variety of hot sauces or spiced up snacks. Otherwise not much…read moreelse there.