My previous two visits to the OG Spinnaker Chocolate site was back in March 2024 (2 bars) and Sept 2024 (gianduja jar). Somehow, I also missed their grand opening back in June 2025 with their move from Ravenna to much larger digs in Fremont. Again, better late than never!
Coincidentally, I had just read posts from fellow Yelp Elites Gillian and Sierra with their positive onsite experiences. So it was great timing when a new TGTG opportunity popped up from Spinnaker Chocolate for a 12 piece truffle assortment.
I lucked out with nearby street parking and finally stepped in their current location (3/10/26). Wow what an immense retail, cafe, and production facility, definitely larger square footage versus their previous site!
To my immediate right, were bags of cacao beans (beans to bar production). And right in front of me was a table with their various bars and samples. To the left, there was another table with additional bars and samples. Plus there were additional featured merch, drinking chocolate, cacao tea, truffle boxes, nibs, and gianduja spread.
There's also ample seating to enjoy beverages and fresh pastries from Maddy's Bakeshop (her pastry site's grand opening was back on 2/14/26). I noticed there was a sizable tour group wearing hair nets moving through the production facility.
As much as I wanted to try each sample to discern between single origin regions, I resisted and settled on another 68% Colombia dark chocolate bar with Ethiopian coffee from Olympia Coffee Roasters and a bag of their 70% cacao House Blend Hot Chocolate. The latter will be great to taste and compare to a similar purchase from Cocoa Legato (another bean to bar spot in Greenwood).
The TGTG truffle box (12 piece assortment) was most likely remainders from the Valentine's Day holiday, but an excellent purchase to sample their truffles. It contained four each of the following: Belize Ganache, Raspberry Caramel, and Gianduja Truffle. Not bad. I only noticed a slight bloom with the gianduja truffles. I was surprised that I really enjoyed the raspberry caramel with the heart shaped exterior crafted with oat milk chocolate.
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