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    River Street Sweets

    3.8 (21 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Tricia G.

    As soon as I entered this candy heaven, an employee handed me a praline over the candy making counter! O M G It was so amazing. I don't think this foodie has ever had one before. How?!! Hmmm! It was amazingly delicious and smooth. This incredible store had such unique and beautiful items. A bit expensive but worth it!

    Cindy M.

    [546] Walking by this location I could not help but walking in due to the amazing chocolate smells. They also have a counter near the window so you can see the staff making caramel/chocolate. The set up of this new store is great. Front of store has tons of bulk candy options to choose from by the pound. The middle of the store has a chocolate counter so any type of fresh chocolate you desire you can find here... pretzels, oversized dipped rice krispie treats and more. The back section has an ice cream counter which due to weather we passed (it was snowing out). We picked up a bunch of stuff. Pros - tasty chocolate. We picked up some fresh chocolate/caramel and it was great. Cons - WAY too expensive... $15lb for bulk candy... which would not be bad if the candy was made by them but I'm talking about bulk candy.. wrapped stuff that you can find anywhere... Kid picked up some bulk candy but we probably will allow it this one time. Will I be back? Yes but ONLY for the freshly made stuff.

    Hannah W.

    Really all things sweets!! Photographed is a caramel apple dipped in chocolate then rolled with mini M&Ms ($10). Packaging is nice and they dipped the apple upon request. Not sure if they do this all the time or only because it was the grand opening. The Rice Krispie treats are huge and also dipped in chocolate with various topping options. This isn't your normal chocolate shop, expect over the top treats with the higher price tag to go along with it.

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    10 months ago

    The store is very clean and there is a wide variety of candy. They were nice enough and gave me free samples of gelato

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    5 years ago

    Worth the stop for the chocolate treats! Delicious! So glad we made the trip! I can't often find much white chocolate so this was a jackpot!

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    Great! Super helpful and super delicious--those pralines are out of this world! Go visit!!!

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    Hammond's Old-Fashioned Hand Made Pretzels - Fresh hand rolled pretzels straight out of the oven.  So good!

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    Hammond's Pretzel Bakery is a historic pretzel bakery that opened in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in…read more1931. It was founded by baker William Lichty and his grandfather William Hammond. At the height of the Great Depression, Lichty had an idea to open his own pretzel bakery. He enlisted the help of Hammond: his grandfather and next-door-neighbor. Hammond had worked as a pretzel baker in the 1800s and brought with him an excellent recipe for sourdough pretzels. They set up shop in their adjoining garages, where the pretzels were rolled by hand and baked in a brick oven. Other family members soon came on board to assist in the operation. Lichty's daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Tom Nicklaus, took over the business in the 1970s. Today it is run by their son and daughter Brian Nicklaus and Karen Achtermann. Hammond's Pretzel Bakery is the oldest continuously family-operated handmade pretzel bakery in the United States. Still operating in the same location, and still rolling pretzels by hand, Hammond's bakes 1,500 pounds of pretzels on a daily basis. My family and I recently visited Hammond's Pretzel Bakery while we were traveling through Pennsylvania's Lancaster County. The area may be known for its rich Pennsylvania Dutch culture, but it's also known for its rich pretzel history and production. It just so happens that pretzels are my favorite snack! The bakery has a small retail shop for customers to buy pretzel products directly. It smelled amazing when we walked in. We also enjoyed watching the freshly-baked pretzels coming out on the conveyor belt. Hammond's produces a large variety of pretzel snacks: the most popular are their classic old-fashioned sourdough pretzels which come packaged in an iconic five pound orange-and-green can. We decided to stock up on multiple flavor varieties to snack on while we were on the road, including: "Buffalo Ranch", "Dill Pickle", "Garlic Herb", "Cinnamon Sugar", and "Chocolate Covered Clusters". They were all delicious! We don't get to Pennsylvania often, but I think it's safe to say that we'll be ordering more pretzel products from Hammond's online store in the future!

    My Brother and I stopped by here on our way from York to Philadelphia. What a cool spot!…read more The shop in front is pretty tiny, but has enough room for a few folks to mingle around. The pretzels from the oven come out right there in the gift shop on the conveyor belt. They even gave us a fresh pretzel off the line. So delicious! I bought about $20.00 worth of pretzels for family and friends back home in AZ/CA. The 2 ladies in the shop were very kind and helpful. They even gave us the tip to look in the 3 back windows of the building on the way out. We did, and we saw about 10 people hand rolling pretzels. YES....they hand roll each (big) pretzel. What attention to detail! Simply amazing. Must stop if you are back in Central PA.

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