Before my daughter moved to Syracuse, I used to love watching videos of Hercules Candy making their…read morecandy. I was fortunate enough to finally visit when I was in the area. First, from the outside, it looks fairly typical, inside is clean, and has whatever type of candy or chocolate you desire. Amazing experience. They have a guest sign in sheet where you sign in, leave a message and place a pin in your hometown. The staff were friendly, helpful and just delightful to be around. I came for the fruity pebble bark. As luck would have it, it was one of the few things they were out of, it's popular, that's probably for a reason. So we got a couple of small bags of chocolate. I for milk chocolate covered pecans and my wife, dark chocolate covered toasted coconut. Their chocolate is next level good! I've been around, I frequent any local candy places I can. This was fresh, rich, flavorful. Some of the best chocolate I've had. Do yourself a favor and if you're in the Syracuse area, make Hercules candy a place you visit. You will be glad you did.

Ok, so I saw this cute video on YouTube about viral blue cream chocolates. I loved the look of the…read morecandies and the process of making them, and figured I'd try them out ... just once on a whim. My wife light heartedly teased me, "you did not just spend $$ on a box of candy from an unknown shop on the other side of the country!" I was worried about them surviving the trip to Fresno. Well, they arrived today, perfectly intact with a tiny bit of chill left in the cooler pack to keep them that way. My wife tried one (it's up to four, I think, now), and then she wanted to know the name of "this shop I found". She immediately dug up the shop's website and began picking favorites. Hercules now has two solid fans now in Fresno. My wife has been looking for years for a chocolate experience she's missed for all that time, and these provided that. It's fantastic that you can order light, dark, or mixed as well as creams, nuts, or mixed to get exactly the variety you like best. We got all dark and a mix of fillings. They are perfectly sweet without being cloyingly so. And both the chocolate and the cream inside are so smooth without a hint of the crystalization present in even premium brand mass-produced chocolates (think Godiva). I should probably add that I love them, too. But I had a feeling I would watching them being made, so that was kind of expected. The red creams are amazing! There were some crunchy toffee ones that I really loved as well. I haven't hit a blue one yet like in the video, oddly enough, but there are plenty more to go! We will definitely be having more shipped out this way before the 100°F summer months make that too risky.

Those who know me well know that sugar runs through my veins and there is nothing I like better…read morethan candy. For me Candy should be its own food group and truly something I love. The sign alone beckoned me into this quaint and cute cottage like candy shoppe. They have both hand crafted chocolates as well as many packaged and retro candies. I was hoping to find one if my favorite retro candies (hard candy watermelon slices) but no such luck but you will find Razzles, waxed lips, and other nostalgic candies of days gone by. Such a fun store with some really yummy candy.

Its location has changed to Clinton, but still a blast from the past. The pure nostalgia of candy I…read moreate when I was a child was a fun thing to see and get, the fudge is delicious as well as the multiple other varieties of goodies they have!!! The service was friendly and the whole atmosphere was just fun.

Received a beautiful Easter gift! Great place for fun gifts when you need a quick gift to go, send…read moresomeone a "Im thinking of you" gift, or when you just don't know what to get someone! This place is amazing!

They make my childhood favorite,turkey joints!!!!!!!!!! I've lived in Texas for 45 years and…read morecontinue to get them every year around Christmas . I hope they are made for many many more generations!!!!!

I have been buying the Turkey Joints for years. I just called to have 3 jars of them shipped to me…read moreout of state. The charge was $40.00 to ship. So I am not buying these anymore. They will not take them out of the heavy jars to ship because they said they would stick. Well have they ever heard of wax paper, parchment paper or plastic wrap? They really should do this and they could just wrap them and put them in a box and send them a lot cheaper and not loose customers. Nora's wake up you should find a way to ship them cheaper!

I ordered a candy charcuterie tray for a party and want to recommend this small shop to my fellow…read moreYelpers. Entering this store is like walking back in time with jars of "penny" candy as well as a variety of other sweets. Robin, the proprietor will fill any of your candy needs (both sugar and sugar-free). Located in the heart of the village, it is a great place to shop local.

Cute store, had been looking everywhere for real Swedish candy and they delivered! The owner was…read morevery helpful in helping us navigate the selections, and even had some samples. Perfect reason to support small businesses-the service can't be beat!

Love Speach's! We've been coming here for years; I love their chocolate covered potato chips the…read morebest and I don't even like potato chips. They have an array of chocolates and snacks in their store. There is something for everyone here. This is a local family run store that has been in Syracuse for years. I've been coming here for over 30 years. I always love coming here because their goodies are freshly made and delicious. I highly recommend coming here for amazing chocolate!!

I always stop by Speaches on my visits to Syracuse and always spend more than I should. They have…read morejust about everything I love about the sugar drug. Sweet, sour, chocolate, brittle, lollipop and other confectionery goodness you can't even imagine. Everytime I visit they have some new concoction I never heard of. I love sour candy and brickle and they never let me down. They have zots sour candy which I can't find in Virginia without delivery. I try to stock up every time I visit and end up eating the candy before I get home. This is definitely a place that everyone with and without a sweet tooth should visit. It's nostalgic and reminiscent of times of old when I would buy penny candy. Also when most stores had a variety of candy to choose from.

Made custom cupcakes and were delicious and beautiful for my daughter's shower. They took the time…read moreto make sure they knew what I wanted and it was perfet.

I highly recommend! Not only were the cupcakes for this very special, Star Wars birthday party…read moreadorably perfect, they were also oh so delicious! Liz, who is very kind, even individually boxed each one to insure our socially distanced party was a big success. Her shop is as sweet as her confections, so run on over take something home and place an order today! Go!

Walk in to be flustered by the candy selection! In the rear of the shop is where the chocolates are…read moreat. The chocolate potato chips clusters are awesome. I bought some other goodies for my family, but in case they see this I'm not going to share about it just yet. Happy shops!

This is a lovely fine chocolate shop. It has a wonderful selection of truffles, chocolate covered…read morejellies (orange--my personal favorite), chocolate covered potato chips (ridges -those their crunch better than others), licorices, and many other delightful candies. They didn't have chocolate covered bacon, I guess that's more of a southern candy, but they said they were in the process of making it for the store. The salesman was absolutely wonderful. He was very kind and knowledgeable which surprised me for someone so young. He was very helpful as well. I will definitely stop in every time I come into town, which is typically 4-6 times a year. My in-laws live here. I recommend you do the same. They are across the street from where we stay. So they it's a very convenient location for us.

What a nice ice cream and candy store. The staff, especially Katie, was very friendly and…read morepersonable. We will definitely come again when we're in town!

Such a great candy and ice cream store. My husband and I stopped there after a great dinner at the…read moreColgate Inn. We each had ice cream cones and had the pic of wonderful handmade chocolates. Well worth the stop if you're visiting Colgate University.

I know they get really busy, so I made reservations online....it was so easy. I was a little early…read morebut they seated me, and that was nice as I got to order a drink before my friend arrived. We decided to split an appetizer and 2 entrees. The Wedge salad was delicious with a homemade blue cheese dressing that a wonderful taste. It came with marinated onions, cherry tomatoes and real bacon crumbles. We had the Breakfast Burger, pink inside and it came with nice thin cut fries. We also got the Grits bowl with an added fried chicken cutlet and added sauteed vegetables. Everything was nicely prepared and plated. Our server checked back with us several times, refilled our water and made sure everything was going well. I love all the eclectic decorations, mismatched plates and glasses and vintage items all over. I'll definitely be returning. As a nice touch one of the items on the table lists upcoming special events.

The Wedge features a rotating menu of fresh and fun options, usually focused on a particular…read morecheese. Cocktail menu was exotic with a great selection. The interior has a cute ambiance with mismatched furniture/silverware, eclectic artwork, and vibey music. Despite the unassuming exterior, everything that we ate and drank here was phenomenal and I am excited to return to a different menu in the near future.