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This place kicks butt!…read more My friend Tim told me about this place awhile back and has been waiting patiently for it to open. Fast forward 2 months when we planned a day to hang out and play board games when I suggested we check it out. Matt, Tim, and I popped in on a Saturday afternoon and all was quiet. As we walked up, we almost turned around as it looked closed (there was a big lock on one of the doors) but I wanted to 100% be sure it was closed so I walked up to visually confirm there was no one inside. Come to our surprise that it was open. We quickly dipped inside to avoid the humidity and heat of the day and made our ways to the giant tvs that displayed the menus. Said menus quickly irritated us as they were on a continuous scroll every 5 seconds or so... of the same photo. There are 3 tvs and each one displayed one portion of the menu. Each one was set up to a slideshow effect and would transition to the next photo of the same photo it just showed you. So, we kept having to re-focus on where we were despite it being the same image. It took a bit longer to figure out what we wanted to order because of this. But once we knew what we wanted, we ordered with the cashier and waited for our drinks. Tim was distracted with his phone when Matt and I got distracted with something behind the counter. It was this machine that shook the drinks and let me tell you... we were mesmerized by it. We both commented on it at the same time and kept watching the workers load drinks in it. Then we were mesmerized by the machine that put a seal on the cups. Both Matt and I said we could watch this process all day. I've had sealed drinks like this before but never one that was done within viewing range. Any who, like us getting distracted by that machine, I am getting off topic here. We were served our drinks and we walked over to Costco to get some pizzas for our game night. My first sip of my drink (which was a caramel macchiato) and I knew I made the right choice. It was a delicious mix of what you would expect a caramel macchiato to taste like but in a slush-form. For it being a hot and humid day, it was the perfect thing to sip on during the walk over and through Costco. I can see myself coming back here for a special treat once in awhile. The Levee District in East Peoria has a lot of cool shops but severely lacks a place that I think Kung Fu Tea fills in nicely. Sure, there is a Starbucks and Dunkin' nearby, but this place adds something to the area that I feel that it's lacking. This was evident by the fact that when we walked in, there were only 2 people in there but when we left, there were about 12-15 people milling about, waiting to order or waiting for their drinks. I hope they continue to do well as the landscape of most areas needs some diversity over the usual big chains and corporations.

Almost perfect! I appreciate the organic açai and it tasted delicious. Where they fell short was…read morethe peanut butter, which I don't even want to know what was in it. It was definitely not organic or natural. Otherwise a great bowl and I will definitely return.

I never write reviews, good or bad. However, I could not skip an opportunity to shine any sort of…read morelight on this woman-owned local eatery. I picked up a mixture of the sweet and savory kolaches and every single item was devoured by my family!! The consistency of the dough was so smooth, not airy or dense and the flavors were on point. I hope the recipes never change! I can not wait to go back and try something different.

Really tasty food and the nicest people! We were driving around after my daughter's first day of…read morepreschool and we decided to come inside to see what all they had. The kolaches were extremely good and miss betty gave us a cinnamon roll for my daughter's first week ever at preschool! Incredibly kind staff

Review Visit: October 28th, 2014…read more Not an actual factory. Short story time: Back before I started traveling, I once thought the Cheesecake Factory was a building that churned out cheesecakes. I took the name literally and was confused on why people loved the place. Turns out, it's a delectable restaurant that just looking at the menu will exceed your daily recommended caloric intake. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is no Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory. It's your typical small store that has a ton of goodies inside. Everything from sweets to things that are nutty and everything in-between. Matt, Tim, and I wandered in during a day of hitting up a few Peoria locations. We came here after The 50's Diner to get our dessert fix. I've been to a few baked goods/candy stores at this point in time but I am never not amazed at the variety of goodies they offer. A lot of them carry some of the same chocolate-covered (item) but so many of them do it in their own way. Or do their unique twist on it. That's why I love small chain/locally owned businesses. They all have that personal touch that seems to be missing from Big Name Stores. Tim ended up stocking up on some goodies. Matt got a small item or two. I snagged a cookie or two. I don't remember what cookies I got but I do remember it being pretty dang good. I ended up eating it as we walked back to my car. To rewind time a bit, before we headed in to the store, we stopped and took photos with this giant bear that was sitting on a bench outside. That's just the nature of these kinds of things. If you can pose/sit with a goofy thing, you gotta take a photo with it. Lets wrap this up. If you need a chocolate covered (item), Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory can hook you up. It might be a smaller business but they do have multiple locations, so check their website below if you are interested in checking them out. I can't promise you they will have a bear to take a photo with but if you go and there is one, do yourself a favor and take a fun photo with it. Sometimes we need to throw off the burdens of being an adult and let our inner child out.

If you have a sweet tooth and are in the area I would highly recommend RMCF! The apples and fudge…read moreare always delicious; The quality can't be beat!

Think Smoothie King but with food…read more Starting off my 2025 travels with a healthy place and some coupons I got in the mail. On this particular day, my friend Jeremy and I decided to drop in for lunch since we were both bored and had the rare same day off together. I had some coupons that Tropical Smoothie Cafe sent me in the mail to entice me to visit. I used the combo coupon that netted me a flatbread, a side, and a smoothie for the low cost of $5. Jeremy used a 50% sandwich coupon and grabbed a smoothie himself. It wasn't entirely too busy when we arrived. There was a couple sitting inside and the person behind the counter was working on an order. It took awhile for another person to come out and acknowledge us but quickly took our order. I ended up with the chicken bacon ranch flatbread, a jetty punch smoothie and some jalapeno chips. Jeremy got the buffalo chicken wrap and the same smoothie as me. We waited probably 10-15 minutes to get our food, which felt a bit longer than what a smoothie place should take but it wasn't like we were starving for our food. The interior was a bit sparse but I don't think this is a place you'd come and sit for a full meal and conversations nor a place to plop down with a laptop and do some homework or professional work. It had the vibe of sit and enjoy but don't hang around too long. That's neither bad nor good as we had plans to visit another friend after eating so we dipped out pretty quick after finishing up. We dug in once we got our food and it didn't take too long to demolish the food. After we finished, we both kinda looked at each other and both agreed that while the food was good, paying full price would've felt like it was a bit much. The quality of the food and the cooking were great, it's just that we both found it to be lacking something. Same with the smoothie. It was good but it felt like the strawberry nor the banana really shone through and it tasted like a generic blend of healthy. It's a bit of a bummer that the food and smoothie were decent but nothing to write home about. We both wished the food and smoothie had just a bit more of a punch to the flavor instead of being more on the bland side of things. Despite all that, I am typing this up about 4 hours later (around 7pm) and don't really see myself cooking dinner. Maybe a small snack but definitely not a full meal. It may have been lacking in the flavor department but between the smoothie and meal, it wasn't lacking in filling me up and that's considering I didn't even eat the chips. Stay smooth, everyone.

Placed a grub hub order and needed to change something. Called the store was on hold for 6 minutes…read more The girl did apologize. I asked if they could put birthday picks in my order instead of the flowers as it was for my son's birthday. She said "let me pull your order". When she got back I was told it was already picked up. She was so sorry. Well she must not know that I can see where my delivery driver is. He wasn't even there yet!!! I text him to be sure and he said no 5 minutes away. I wanted to call back so bad but was afraid I would have my order ruined! So ridiculous and lazy of the employee.

Service was fast. The butt cakes tasted delicious…read more The cakes that we had were extremely moist and flavorful !

everyone that works there is super friendly, and approachable! They got me signed up on the Hy-Vee…read moreapp I'm all I had to do is scan the QR code to check out... And they also recommended that I speak to the customer service if I needed any help! I had some good deals on chicken, I got some nice organic chicken, for hot wings... And I found some reasonably priced produce, very good quality, and I'm also very satisfied with the soap and the shaving knife I purchased... There is some nice music on inside, and it definitely added to the shopping experience, I was able to focus on myself, and avoid the conversations of whether it's quite easily

Ordered flowers to be delivered. The girl on the phone was very sweet. The flowers were beautiful…read more I will definitely order flowers from here if needed again.