404768 Thu May 24 10:02:15 -0700 2007 1 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 2598478 Read online about The Candy Store, SF anyone try it? The Candy Store 1507 Vallejo Street @ Polk St. San Francisco 415.921.8000 Tues - Sun 10 - 7 pm Thu May 24 10:02:15 -0700 2007 10677 hhc 1 2745383 Has anyone been here yet? It’s on Vallejo just off Polk … a block from Broadway. What do you like? I’ve been reading they have everything from old-fashioned penny candy to artisan chocolates (local and imported) They seem to have a lot of hard-to-find candies. Some of the interesting items: - chocolate-covered caramel pretzels from V Chocolates - different types of malt balls including peanut butter - French pate de fruit - crystal cuts … hand cut hard candies - Zotter chocolate bars - fleur de sel caramels - French river stones which look like stones … candy-coated apricot paste, marzipan almonds, chocolate - Green and black chocolate olives … almond ‘pit’covered with butterfinger-type coating and covered in chocolate - British Cadbury's … like Cadbury flakes and buttons - Caffarel chocolate bars - Saltwater Taffy from Atlantic City - cotton candy - Benard Castellan chocolate bars - Coco Luxe chocolates - caramel covered marshmallows - Chocolatee Moderne - winegums http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_gum They make favors for events like bridal showers, weddings, birthdays, etc. The owners are supposed to be very knowledgeable and helpful. They will give some samples. An idea of a little of their selection Big League Chew Candy Buttons carrots and peas Cherry Mash candy bars, Chocolate covered gummi bears Fun Dips GooGoo Clusters Gumballs … in regular and unusual flavors like chili horehound drops Idado Spuds Jawbreakers jelly beans LC Good lollipops Licorice … Real licorice Nik-L-Nip Wax Bottles Pixie Stix Pop Rocks Razzles red hots sour balls Sky Bar Valomilk Zagnuts Zotz Thu Jul 12 20:42:32 -0700 2007 2598478 10264 rworange