Honestly, The best chocolate around. The staff is also so kind and friendly. My family has been…read moreenjoying Sydney Boggs my whole life. My 98 year old grandma has been eating it since she was a young lady. I'm fairly sure at this point my grandma lives nearly exclusively off there milk chocolate bulk chunks. But I am personally partial to their dark chocolate nonpareils.

Best chocolate I've ever tasted. We discovered Sweet Essentials when we still lived in the Detroit…read morearea, and now that we live in Petoskey - just a couple of miles from Kilwin's, which doesn't compare - I wait to get my chocolate exclusively from Sweet Essentials when we visit the Detroit area, and I order it shipped between visits. I always buy the chunk milk chocolate, originally to eat with cashews (my version of chocolate covered cashews), but now I just chop it into smaller pieces and eat it as is. Absolutely delicious.

Things to know before you go: **Parking lot behind the store…read more(entrance through back door) **They specialize in cheeses/meats/charcuterie, but also have a small selection of local and small batch food items. **Large beer and wine selection. **They have an attached restaurant called The Rind. Open for lunch and dinner. Full bar and large selection of wines. Menu leans heavily on cheese (of course). **They have a gelato case. **They offer samples in the market. Just ask.

Limited street parking, nearby free public lots, including behind the building…read more Located in downtown Berkley, the walkable part. A deli/high end specialty grocery store, with high end cheese/wine/beer... Prepared food to go and an attached dining area under the name 'Rind.' Staff was great, prices were high but not extreme, the to-go food was actually pretty reasonable.

Mrs. Mason's is a tiny shop near downtown Royal Oak. I never knew this shop existed until I…read moresearched for a chocolaterie on Yelp to buy a gift for one of my favorite college professors. I enjoy finding hidden gems on Yelp. An excellent small business like Mrs. Mason's deserves more attention. Mrs. Mason's specializes in handmade premium brittle and brittle bonbons. The owner was the only person when I visited on a Sunday morning. She gave me samples, and everything I tried in Mrs. Mason's brittle and bonbon collection was delicious, crunchy, and buttery. I bought an 8 oz. gift box of Heart & Soul Brittle ($26.95) for my college professor. I also purchased an 8 oz. bag of Bare-Naked Cashew Brittle ($22.95) for my mom. They both thought the brittle was delicious. A bit pricey, but it makes an excellent gift for anyone who likes brittle or bonbons.

What a quaint gem of a spot here in downtown Royal Oak…read more I got a small 4 ounce bag of their best friend's brittle. It will make any enemy a best friend after a bite or two of this brittle. The brittle has a nice thicker layer of the toffee, two layers of the white chocolate as well as the semi-sweet chocolate. It's a nice balance of crunchy hard toffee and melt in your mouth chocolates. Makes for a fantastic holiday gift and treat for friends and family alike. The smaller 4 ounce is great to accompany a charcuterie gift set or a stocking stuffer too.

Bombshell is a lovely ice cream and coffee Cafe in downtown Berkley, a block north of the High…read moreSchool. You get to customize your ice cream at every step. You choose your bar or soft serve option, then your syrup or chocolate, and add on any other toppings like sprinkles, marshmallows, dummies, and more. There are also custom preset versions to choose from. Bombshell has non dairy ice cream options and lots of gluten free toppings which is highly appreciated if your family has any dietary restrictions as mine does. There's also coffee drinks, hot chocolate, and pretzels. There are seasonal and monthly specials. The store is bright and clean, and the staff are lovely and happy to help. This has become a neighborhood favorite. They cater too!

What can I say about Bombshell that hasn't been said already. Walking inside is a dopamine doses…read more The welcoming nature feels like a warm hug. Especially when you run into this one particular cashier; you know who you are. The passionate, and the absolute most sweetest. The room is very cute. Stripped back pink and white decor with a backdrop of a flamingo sunset, i was blessed with the perfect environment to get some great ice cream. This spot is very well known for its involvement with the Berkley community; this year's Halloween kicked off with a ghost-hunting game, ran by Bombshell, with ghosts painted on different Berkley locations. If you got them all right, you earned a free piece of candy. Yay! I was surprised to see that they just added a Matcha Latte to their drinks menu; one I had to check out. It was alright. Honestly tasted like the ones they have at Starbucks, a very shallow taste of sweetness with a grassy undercarriage. Not worth the price, but refreshing nonetheless. Although I adore simply complex idea of... I forgot the name, so I'll just call it a Pretzel Concoction, I can't get behind how bare knuckles the pretzel is. I'll give it some grace though because the ice cream itself is definitely something. Creamy and memorable. The cherry syrup they use goes so well over the mildly melted ice cream, and it's all my girlfriend could think about throughout the day. I like Bombshell. When we're talking about comfortability, cleanliness, general mood/vibe, and customer service, we reach an easy 5, genuinely some of the best out there. However, the treats you get are quite expensive, and not worth the price. I've had ice cream bars from the gas station that are more enjoyable (and worth it) than the ones at this place. 8 dollars for a single ice cream bar is ACTUALLY laughable. It's just overly sweet white chocolate with pre-frozen, ice cream truck quality "ice cream" inside of it. I'm sorry, it's not even cream. It's just ice. 3/5

I used to love going to this place with my family to get christmas stocking stuffers and new candy,…read morehowever we haven't been since COVID and man did inflation hit hard. You gotta be prepared to drop at least $30 on maybe 5 pieces of candy. The collectibles are outrageously priced but it's not just this place. It sucks COVID has affected so many small businesses.

This place was neat. I hadn't seen it before and according to the other reviews on here, they moved…read morefrom a Woodward location to 9 Mile, so that would explain it. Huge selection of gifts, including some fun Schitt's Creek stuff and Golden Girls, and also lots of candy and chocolate. They had Coffee Crisp which surprised me, it's a Canadian chocolate bar and I've never seen it outside of Canada. They are still requiring masks as of right now (6/13/21) which was nice, also. Only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it's a bit pricey - most of the gifts I saw were $9.99 and up, for small things, and they had some Sanders one-piece chocolates for 75c (I've seen them 25-50c in other stores). Otherwise, this was a fun store to browse and I will be back at some point.

Cinnamon rolls are to die for!!! They're worth making a special trip to get these!! Only $6 and…read morethey're a great size, it's a cream cheese frosting which I loved. Tried their cookies in the past and you can't go wrong with those either. Everyone has been very friendly behind the counter as well!

I stopped in for a peanut butter cookie & ate it before I snapped a picture. This is the other…read morecookie I chose. I can't remember the name of it but I know it has potato chips and a buttery flavor. 8/10 I heated it up! Customer service is pretty good. The customer ahead of me wasn't ready to order and they asked me to go ahead while they figured out what they wanted. They do have numerous choices. The peanut butter cookie was ok 7/10. I prefer golden brown with crispy edges. I came here because it's closer than my regular bakery. They have several spots for parking on the side of their building (which is convenient).

This hurts to write. This might be the hardest review I'll ever write, all because Elwin is…read moregenuinely one of the sweetest people in all of Berkley. And also because of my anticipation, and inevitable disappointment. I have been staring at this exact place for over 8 years of my life, and never got to go. School always started and ended from 7:00am to 3:30pm, which also happens to be the opening and closing times of Elwin's bakery. And finally, on a half day and on my way to work, I stopped in a grabbed what I had time for. I got a Raspberry White Chocolate scone, and a Salted Caramel scone with a little drizzle of vanilla frosting. When I walked in, Elwin greeted me incredible warm, and we had a nice conversation about working in the service industry, despite our completely different tastes. Pizza and sweet scones? Not a HUGE difference, obviously. But this isn't about me, it's about beautiful Elwin. Oh Elwin I love you. I took them to work with me, and I will be 100% honest with you. They were LACKING in MULTIPLE flavor profiles. First of all, the "Raspberry" White Chocolate scone might've been the inspiration for those 1% sugar cereals our parents got us as a kid to "eat healthier". I would be shocked to find out this had any type of berry in it, let alone the Popeye's biscuit type of texture. It's like biting into a beachfront, and not in a good way. I'm trying to imply it's as dry as sand. The Salted Caramel one with the drizzle on it was much better though. But I will admit I really don't taste any of these flavors, at all. I mostly just taste biscuit bread with a little bit of a buttery kick, and I HATE things that are too dry, it ruins the whole experience. And sadly, these are some of the driest scones I've ever had before. Maybe I don't understand the food, hopefully when I get older. Not disrespect to Elwin, or my grandma (of course). One of the most beautiful and special places in all of Berkley in my opinion. I beg of you to AT LEAST try it, regardless of what I have to say about it. Elwin is truly a great guy and he deserves your money, your respect, and your opinion. If you are ever in Berkley in the morning and trying to get a cup of coffee and a bone-scone, come on over to Elwin & Co. It's not terrible. 3/5

Scones are only good on the day they are baked. I was supposed to pick up 5 dozen scones (order…read moretaken weeks earlier) and pick them up on Saturday for a Sunday party. I was called 3 days before my event to tell me they would be closed on Saturday (Cruise weekend) and we had to pick them up on Friday instead. They guaranteed that the scones would be fine, they were slightly stale when we served them and completely stale by Sunday night. Disappointing for a $120.00 order

Got donuts from here for work, they still had a good selection midmorning on a Friday. The…read morestrawberry cake, red velvet cake, and lemon filled were the favorite among the group. 5 stars!

Great service and great donuts! They're always willing to help if you need a large order or have a…read morespecific request.

Everything I got was to die for! I don't live close, but I want to come back so bad. I especially…read moreloved the cheesecakes and the macarons.

Very clean, attentive staff. So many treats to choose from. Items were boxed up nicely.read more