Violet Crumbles

[Marcela]

If anyone knows where in the Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley area I can get Violet Crumbles chocolate bars (a fabulous Aussie candy bar consisting of honeycomb candy coated in chocolate) I would be eternally grateful if you could email me back with that information!

Thanks in advance,
Marcela

[Dylan Yolles]

I'm pretty sure I saw them at the Beachwood Market on Beachwood (about 1/2 mile north of Franklin). Call them to be sure before going. There's also a small market on Laurel Canyon about 1-2 miles north of Hollywood Blvd that has a fairly large selecion of brit type stuff, including that I think.

[TE]

Just bought one at the Beachwood Market, on Beachwood in Hollywood. 89¢. Taste? Well, it's better to these all-American buds than Vegamite. Otherwise, I'm sticking to Cadbury's and Heath Bars.

There is a toll-free number: 1-800-CRUMBLE.

[Michael Robertson Moore]

Here at lovely 1880 Century Park East.

[Jeff Shore]

I've found it at some random places; call these and see if they have it:

Our Daily Grind on Main Street in El Segundo (310-615-0847)
Borders Cafe at Borders Books on Westwood Blvd (310-475-3444)
Flask Liquor on Ventura in Studio City (818-761-5373)

Also, www.violetcrumble.com offered it in the past through mail order, but that site doesn't appear to be working now. There's plenty of other web catalogs - just type violet crumble into google and see what comes up.

[muhlyssa]

I've seen them in random places too. Most recently at Newsroom Cafe on Robertson. Even the lame deli in my office building sells them.

Now if you can find some Cherry Ripes, I'll be your best friend!

[Sara]

The Beverly Glen Market in the Glen Centre sells lots of Australian/English candy like Violet Crumble,Smarties, Aero bars,Lunch bars, Flake bars, Fruit Pastilles, Cadbury Fruit and Nut bars, Lion Bars, Malteasers, etc. Good stuff!

[Ruth Lafler]

Here in the Bay Area, I often see them at Safeway. I might be worth a careful scan of their candy racks if you're in/near one.

You should be able to find them without having to pay fancy import shop prices.

[hana]

Here's another random place for you located on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.
l think its called 'Candy Baron', where you buy by the pound a la the Sweet Factory. They bave an interesting mix of candy bars.

[Sweet Tooth]

I bought one at a Chevron gas station.

[Shep aka 2 Cheap Hungry Guys]

Up in the Bay they can be found at every neighborhood liquor store. Maybe there's a different importer/distributer here. You can probably get a list of distributors from the manufacturer, then track the ones in your vicinity, etc. Fun detective game.

[marty]

Hello.

You know, I always see those in Gloria Jean's coffee bars whenever I'm in a mall. (I'm in malls a lot.) I always wondered what they were, because the packaging is so distinctive. You might try there if all these other suggestions fail to pan out.

Of course, whether or not you buy a cup of coffee there is entirely up to you.

Good luck!

Marty

[jeff]

Hi-I've seen "Violet Crumbles" (BTW I believe it's an English candy made in England, not Austrailia) at the cashiers counters at Vicente Foods in Brentwood on San Vicente Blvd. and Bundy.
jeff

[karen031207]

Its made by Nestle and sold in Australia

[Gail]

I've gotten them at various Landmark Theatres, including the Fine Arts on Wilshire just west of La Cienega.

[Shelley]

Hi there-
Believe it or not, you can buy them at the 7-11 on the corner of Moorpark and Fulton in Sherman Oaks, CA! (Within two-three miles southeast of the
101/405 split)

I'll usually buy the whole box for my husband...he can't believe they're "THAT" available-used to only find them in places like the Continental Shoppe
in Santa Monica.

Hope this helps!

[karen031207]

Saw them at Taffyland last night at Universal City walk...$7 each..I put it back

[asimen]

Another alternative is to try a Cadbury Crunchie bar - my wife actually prefers these to Violet Crumbles, same idea, honeycomb in chocolate. These are available at Cost Plus World Markets (and any British import store).

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Cost Plus World Market
10860 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

[Jwsel]

I definitely prefer the Crunchie bar because of the chocolate. Cadbury's is far superior to Nestle.

[Jodie]

There are a couple of real british pubs out that way. Pickwick pub on Ventura and something else on SHerman Way near topanga. One of them has a small store inside.

[schrutefarms]

Beachwood market, canyon country store, turners liquor (on the corner of sunset/larabee, next to viper room), and candy baron, to name a few. Love those.

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Beechwood Restaurant
822 Washington Blvd, Venice, CA 90292

[budlit]

vicente foods, brentwood

[mollyomormon]

There are a lot of Bristish ex-pats in SaMo. You can buy these and other British candies at the gas station on the corner of Wilshire and 5th.

[loreeLB]

Powells Candt Store on 2nd in Long Beach said they dont make them anymore but they do sell a british copy version that tastes 97% the same :)

[vltxl]

Also, if anyone knows in the Inland Empire area where to find these phenomenal candy bars, that would be so helpful!! never heard of the Cadbury ones, but I don't know where to find either one of these in this area...and I never get to L.A. :(
Thanks, if anyone knows!!!

[oldusedcop]

Kings Head Pub, 2nd and Santa Monica in (where else?) Santa Monica

[Bezerk]

You can get violet crumbles at the burger kitchen 8048
West 3rd street los Angeles ca
90048
Ph 323 944 0503

[asimen]

There's a (small but growing) chain of stores called Rocket Fizz - started in Ventura county but has been growing and now has a store in Sherman Oaks.

Anyway, they're primarily a store for hard-to-find soda *and candy*, and I discovered at the Simi Valley store last weekend that they carry *both* Violet Crumbles and Crunchie bars. Buy 'em both. Pick which one you like better!

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Rocket Fizz
2619 Ventura Blvd, Camarillo, CA 93010

[salziger hund]

There's a rocket fizz in Old Towne Pasadena too - on Green next door to the old Twin Palms location.

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Twin Palms
101 W Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91105