The Candy Store is conveniently located in the bottom floor of the Center in the Square, in the…read moreheart of Downtown Roanoke. This is in the same building where the Mill Mountain Theatre is located as well as the Roanoke Pinball Museum. The store specializes in regionally crafted artisan chocolates, vintage candies, and unique confections from around the world, and has an surprisingly large selection of known candies and chocolates as well as never before seen ones. It also contains toys and many gift items. The store itself is very clean and organized and the owner and employees are very friendly and helpful. If you like chocolates and sweets I would highly recommend you give them a visit. It's a great place to go for sweets and to get a gift for family or friends.

After a fun two hours in the Roanoke Pinball Museum…read morehttps://www.yelp.com/biz/roanoke-pinball-museum-roanoke?hrid=_aVRvVUx4AoYrhkv-k-7Cw, the Candy Store is practically their gift shop. I bought way too much here. Fortunately, they do the bulk candy pretty well with both gloves *and* scoops so that not only are you not touching the candy, you're not even touching the thing that touches the candy. I'll take it on faith that no one put their hands in the candy bowls. The candies are separated by type, which is helpful. I filled three bags, one with sours, one with chocolates and a third one (that was mine) with chocolate covered nuts. All are priced by weight. The shop also has some mass produced bars and boxes and even a few games. Neat, tidy, masks required to enter. [Review 13800 overall, 1121 of 2020, number 1234 in Virginia.]

I wish I could teleport this store to New York so I could shop there more regularly. I love…read moregreeting cards and the selection here is incredible and it took incredible restraint on my part to only buy seven of them! My husband on the other hand, showed no such restraint in the confection department as we spent a lot of green on candy purchases both times we visited the store during our long weekend in Roanoke. They also have so many neat gift ideas and items for your house. If you like to have fun cocktail napkins at your parties, you will find a huge assortment here. If I'd had a bigger suitcase, I would have bought more. The staff here is super friendly and helpful. They seem to enjoy what they do and it shows in the pride they take in the store and in their interactions with customers. Excellent place!

This amazing gift shop family business is full of surprises. Located on Market Street near the…read moreRoanoke City Market, it carries a wonderful selection of the finest artisan chocolates from around the States, as well as a nice variety of creative greeting cards, and gifts of all kinds. The store is completely packed from wall to wall and display case to display case in a well organized way and they manage to always be caught up with the current Holiday Season at hand. Besides this, it has a warm and friendly group of employees who greet you warmly from the time you step foot in the store and are always ready to answer any questions you might have of any of their products as well as assist you in selecting a gift or putting together a group of nice chocolate for that special person in your life. From the time you enter the store, you encounter a vast variety of greeting cards, chocolates, and gifts of all kinds; including books, local souvenirs of the Star City of Roanoke, and many curiosity items that will be the a surprise and topic of discussion of anyone fortunate to receive it as a gift. I highly recommend this unique chocolate, greeting cards, and gift shop to all those who are looking for a special gift for a family member, a friend, or a loved one, during the Holiday Season, for their birthday, or just to make any day a special day by surprising them with that "one of a kind" gift.

One of the most beautifully creative gift shop in Roanoke, Sugar Magnolia seems to amaze me every…read moretime I visit it. Today, Black Friday, I was fortunate enough to meet the owners of the place, a husband and wife team who came up with the idea of this store and very successfully have made it come true. The husband deals with the numbers, while the wife is the creative mind and buyer of all the one of a kind interesting gifts displayed in the store. This store has so many categories of gifts that it would be impossible to mention them all in this review, but take a look of the photographs accompanying the review and you will be able to get an idea of them all. After all, it is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Two of the main categories are Chocolates and Ice Cream. I went there today to purchase a box of hand picked chocolates which I myself selected and one of the friendly employees arranged very neatly inside the box. Some other categories of gifts include very lovely, quality Greeting Cards, very nice Souvenirs of the Star City of Roanoke, Stuffed Animals, Magnets with Quotes that touch the heart, Pottery such as mugs, plates, pitchers, cookies jars, and during this special time of the year, Nutcracker, Christmas decorations and ornaments, and other festive items that celebrate the Holiday Season time of the year. There is also an area with Purses, Jewelry, scarfs, soaps, incense, and a diverse variety of other beautiful items, that the wife and co-owner of the store has hand selected on her trips as Buyer. But if all this seems amazing and spectacular, what is even greater are the hand picked and well trained employees of the store. Immediately after you enter the store they make eye contact and greet you with a smile, making you feel comfortable and at home. They help you with any questions you might have and in locating that perfect gift for a family member or a best friend. They serve you that special ice cream behind the counter, for you to enjoy while sitting at one of the small tables or while browsing around the store. The customer service they provide is absolutely amazing, and they are key in providing the ambiance that make this store so special. I highly recommend this store to all. Go in and browse around. Enjoy the beauty of the store and the diverse gift items in stock. I am certain that it won't take long for you to find a gift for that special person in your life, for your best friend, or maybe even a gift to get for yourself.

Great staff, amazing ice cream and adorable shop. My brother and I shared a banana split and my…read moredaughter got some of the chocolate truffles out of the case.

Ice Cream has been, and is, a favorite dessert and snack among all people in every Season of the…read moreyear. Katie's Ice Cream & Chocolate, located in the Cave Springs area of Roanoke, Virginia, is a local business providing Hershey's Premium Ice Cream in a great variety of flavors. Besides Ice Cream and Chocolates, it also provides Jelly Beans, Frozen Yogurt and Smoothies at reasonable prices. To compliment these, they also carry many ty stuffed animals and other toys that make great gifts for any occasion and are sure to bring happiness to anyone who receives one. Located in one of the store fronts of a modern Strip Mall with plenty of parking, this business stands out by its beautiful and contemporary building front architectural design which is painted above the large windows with an attractive purple color, serving as a background for its greenish blue name and logo, which are well lit. As you approach the entrance you will find three white outdoor tables with chairs for those wishing to enjoy their Ice cream outside in good weather. The inside is very clean and organized and has plenty of tables and chairs in a good size seating area to enjoy your Ice cream in the comfort of an air-condition room area in the Summer or a warm heated one in the Winter. Both my friend and I ordered a Waffle Cone with a scoop of Coconut Ice Cream after having had a sample taste from a tiny plastic spoon. The ice cream was very creamy and tasty, and the waffle cones, even though they are not made in-house, we're fresh and crunchy. The young lady employee who served us was very welcoming and friendly and provided excellent customer service. I highly recommend this place to go with family or friends at any time during the day and spend some quality time with them, enjoying some refreshing ice cream or any other of their cool products.

Good product and well conceived business/shop. Hershey's ice cream is across the board very good…read more Service falls in line with line with current young people type attitude . The owner will back this stuff up. I had a negative reaction with the owner and commented. Seems no escape from this these days. My name is Tim Jeter. I live in Roanoke. My Facebook handle is Tim Hampton. Please feel free to comment if you have a different take on my comments and think I am wrong.

Love visits to this awesome store. So thankful that you are still open…read moreA large selection of items. I look For longhorn cheese and find it here. Thank you for being the place you have been for years. Love when my family comes In from Maryland we visit the Amish store and your store.

I bought peaches twice from this store. Each time I always wished I had more . I made peach…read morecobbler. I bought brownies too. I loved the blonde brownies a lot. I also bought country ham for seasoning. I made some dynamite black beans with the ham. I am glad I have more left.

I bought a bushel of peaches in the middle of August. They were beautiful and absolutely delicious…read more I also bought tomatoes and sweet corn. I'll be back next season!

Love their deli's large salads & sweet dressing. All ingredients are always fresh. They chop the…read moreingredients of your choices. The ingredients are always fresh. They use ingredients from their orchard store. Many products there come from the garden you'll see in front of the store. They are always efficient, & pleasant as they serve you. You may pay cash or with credit card. If you are rushed, phone ahead your order & it will be ready when you arrive. Everyday every salad is made fresh when you order. You may include your choice of side and drink. You have dressing choices but I love their Jamison sweet dressing, made there. While you wait for your order, check out their multiplicity of fresh fruits, veggies, flowers, plants, yard statues, fresh made entrees for your next meal, bagged nuts, candies; an endless array of homemade items! Try it. I know you will be pleased. Barb B

A nice specialty grocery with deli counter…read more I was too late to catch the deli counter but browsed and got a loaf of sourdough from a vendor. From my limited experience I would return.

Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined such an extraordinary Grocery and Cafe that opened…read moreits doors in 2019 after quality extensive renovations to Tinnell's Finer Foods, when it closed its doors after 82 years of serving the South Roanoke community. When I came to visit this place for the first time I had no idea that it had a close relationship to the River and Rail Restaurant which I reviewed last year, giving it the highest rank of my Five Star reviews ever. When doing my research for this review I found out that the long-time Roanoke residents, Whit and Lauren Ellerman, the owners of Crystal Spring Grocery, are also the owners of the River and Rail Restaurant, located on the same block as Crystal Spring Grocery. The Ellermans clearly have an eye for recognizing the possibilities of vacant buildings and the talents of others and a vision of how they can come up with something as wonderful as this establishment. Gourmet grocery store and Cafe is a short definition of what Crystal Spring Grocery Company is all about. But I must go more in depth of what makes it so special and unique beside being gourmet. First of all I was very impressed with the interior design of the building space. Simple yet beautiful in its simplicity. I particularly loved its shiny whitish gray floors, and the green furniture and design, throughout the Grocery as well as Cafe. Also, I was very impressed with the windows and lighting treatment of the place. Second, I was very impressed with the quality and organization of the food items and wines, in the Grocery area. Third, with the menu items and quality of the food coming out of the kitchen of the Cafe. I had an Iced Sweet Tea to drink, and a Chicken Sandwich with Fries to eat. Everything was amazingly delicious. And last, but not least, I was highly impressed with the quality of your employees; with the ones behind the counter up front and the ones taking the orders and handing them out in the Cafe area. They all were so friendly and welcoming and at the same time so knowledgeable and organized, providing exceptional customer service individual and working as Team players. I highly recommend this Grocery and Cafe to everyone reading my review and viewing my photographs accompanying this review. This place is another gem in the this neighborhood.