I went to Morkes Chocolates to redeem a free donut and coffee for my birthday. This was my first…read moretime in the store. When you first walk in, you may be overwhelmed with choices. They have chocolates, confections, and bakery items as far as the eye can see. I got my free donut and coffee but also picked up some huge muffins to have the next morning. The donut was light and fluffy and the muffins were packed full of flavor. There is a room in the back for evets and parties. When I was there, a birthday party was being held in the back room. I highly recommend Morkes Chocolates!

I've learned of this place from my realtor, of all people. When she brought a box of donuts from…read moreMorkes, we knew the place had to have solid mission and pride for their products. My wife and I had always wanted to visit them ever since then and we finally did after about 10 months. The place was small and charming with lots of neeat chocolate creations, as one would expect. We sampled a couple different chocolate pieces and as far as I can tell, they were good. I say that only because I'm not a huge chocolate person, and I don't have a huge gauge on what's good vs great. Since our main purpose of the visit was for donuts, we went ahead and orderes half dozen "premium" donuts. Turns out, the box that was gifted to us was a custom mix of their premium selections, which are fancier donut creations that require a bit more finesse and efforts for them to create. Apparently, you need to order ahead if you want to have a good mix of a dozen, which we didn't know. So we ended up picking from the available ones. They were still a good variety. I don't actively seek out donuts, but if I craved one, I'd definitely seek out Morkes.

We visited during the strawberry festival and immediately I knew that this place was going to be on…read moremy to visit again list! It was a cute old timey kind of candy shop. Little small but mighty! They were so kind and let us know what was popular and the deals they had going on for the strawberry festival. It look like family working there because a kid was working the chocolate case and parents were handling the checkout. They were so kind and even cracking a few jokes. We got some butter toffee, toffee pretzels and chocolate covered strawberries. All soo good!! The strawberries were so fresh!

You took too much time to get in here and now you don't get to have a Toasted S'more Hot Cocoa!!!…read more Your loss. This tasty treat is so dang delicious.

Quaint downtown location. I can imagine coming here during Christmas time in the snow to buy…read morechocolate for people. TBE candied apples, taffy apples, etc. I had em at some place in Crystal Lake and am still to make the pilgrimage to Richmond BUFU to the OG Anderson's, but this Barrington location has been there since before covid. Long live chocolate. Expensive AF, but worth it. Life changing really like the first cathode ray TV, MP3s, 4D movies, or being with me. Once you do it, your life is changed. No more taffy apples anywhere else but from here. Hand made. THEY ONLY HAVE THEM APPLES DURING FALL THO. Chocolate covered, taffy, etc.

If you are anywhere near Barrington in Lake County make it a point to stop in here. The staff is…read morefriendly, they have a large selection of chocolates, and the quality of chocolate used here is top of the line. Their specialty are their candy bars, which is really a misnomer because they are essentially two or more truffles and coated nuts and such all glommed together into a variation of a large turtle. They are far better than any candy bar I have ever eaten. I visit the area two or three times a year from L.A. and always bring my family See's chocolates, which are excellent. The chocolate at Anderson's however makes See's look like Russell Stover--and now I have to bring chocolate from here to California when I visit--it's that good. Their main store is up near the Wisconsin border if you happen to be up that way.

This place is inside of Cold Stone Creamery. They take up half the display area. I'm thrilled…read morethey opened up because I love chocolate! Who doesn't! They have lovely samples and the owner was on hand to answer my questions. There is one section of premade chocolate and one section for taffy apples galore. The chocolate is just AMAZING!!!! They have sugar free chocolate - yay! Definitely worth a visit!!

Website says tours of the "factory on M-F, but there are no tours on Friday. We didn't go…read more Website needs an update

Never disappoints! Best carmel apples! Crisp apple and generous toppings! Everyone raves about…read morethem!

Commence the chocolate dance when you pass through these doors. 10/10! I tried the butterfinger…read morecaramel apple, snickers caramel apple, and turtle pretzel rods. I want more! The chocolate tasted like quality and the pretzel rods and apples were FRESH! Words cannot express how good it was - try it out for yourself. There are so many options beyond what I tried, but these are my staples when I visit. The great news is I have one of these locations close to me, but never experienced it. I hope it tastes as good as this location!

Searching for an anniversary gift for a woman that has everything, tasty chocolates seemed like it…read morewould fit the recipient. Recently walking down Milwaukee Ave after dinner, we came across this place--we had to stop by during business hours. I called a few days later and talked to Nathan...what a wonderful young guy! When we went in to the cozy shop, to see he and his coworkers, for gifts, they were so helpful. Buying a pre-boxed selection was one option or picking out some truffles, peanut butter "buckets, and other beautiful chocolates. The recipient absolutely loved them, thoroughly enjoying the toffee, the peanut butter confections, and the truffles---the dark chocolate lemon and the red velvet with white chocolate were the big winners! Seriously, think about giving confections and chocolates for the holidays, from this place! It has the small-town feel to it with the help, the location and the selection. Check them out for corporate gifts or personal gifts...they wrap beautifully! See them sooner than later, the holidays will be here before you know it!

I placed a custom order for my sister's baby shower including cupcakes, sugar cookies and a quarter…read moresheet cake. I let the team decorate how they saw fit with just the party's theme and ideal colors, and everything turned out beautifully. My family will be ordering from this team again

I'm usually not a big sweets person....wait, yes I am…read more I came in here for a gift and of course, added a ton of extras that I didn't intend to buy. As I came in, there was a class of making sweets with a ton of little kids making a fun mess. Congrats to that staff for having the patience and demeanor to fill kids up with sugary products! As for the selection... Cake Pops - awesomely decorated and perfectly bite sized Toffee - I never liked it growing up, but can honestly say that I love it now! What a great selection of different flavored toffees and samples to make an informed choice. Chocolates - an unbelievable selection of every shape and size and flavor! I'm a fan and will be back.

A few facts for you about CBC: 1) junior scoops are $4.25…read more 2) the interior is a bit cramped. 3) about a dozen flavors available in every color of the rainbow. The ice cream was A-OK. Could have been more flavorful in my opinion.

Covered Bridge Creamery has that small‑town charm that makes the ice cream taste even better…read more There's something about wandering around downtown Long Grove on a warm evening, cones in hand, that just hits differently. And when there's a musician playing in the gazebo, it turns the whole outing into a mini event -- almost like the town is putting on a show just for you.