As someone who's on the cusp of pre-diabetes and still on my personal journey to keep my sugar down, I am so happy to discover this hidden gem in Visitacion Valley through Yelp! For a while now, I'm always on the search for dark chocolates as I have been advised by my doctor to munch on these instead to curb my appetite for my sweet cravings.
The Good Chocolate will definitely be an addition to my stash of dark chocolate in the office and at home. What hooked me to Good Chocolate was that their chocolates are zero sugar (sweetened with erythritol, mesquite and stevia), 100% organic, KETO & Paleo friendly, soy free and has a low glycemic index. I also love that they're handcrafted locally in San Francisco - yay to local businesses!
Ben & Miki are the co-founders of the store/factory. I love how he shared the 411 on how Good Chocolate came to be. Nestled in Visitacion Valley, the store opened to SF in 2017 so it's only been two years but their chocolates are sold in Bi-Rite stores, Rainbow Grocery, and also in the Ferry Building. The idea of Good Chocolate came to be when Ben began having dental issues due to the fact that he was big on sugar. He wanted to live a healthier lifestyle, hence cutting on his added sugar intake from his diet - and viola, @thegoodchocolate was born! Not only did he lose 10 pounds, but their dentist applauded him for taking good care of his teeth.
I loooove all things mint so the 65% Dark Chocolate Mint automatically was a winner for me. But seriously, it was really good even though it was only 65% dark chocolate. Himalayan Sea Salt is the runner up. I still don't know how I feel about the Ginger though - I had to try the samples thrice but I couldn't really tell or taste the ginger in there. The other people I talked to said it's very subtle.
We were also offered to drink wine, zero sugar hot chocolate, help ourselves to snacks (pretzels, chips, nuts, chocolate covered-strawberries, pretzels and the like) while listening to Miki's voice, and the jazz music in the background. Moreover, we got to make our own chocolate bar with inclusions such as mulberries, toasted coconut, cocoa nibs, etc. We had the skinny on what it's like to make sugar-free chocolate, and even wrap our own chocolate bars too! It really did feel like being in a Willy Wonka factory because they were wrapped in gold foil wrappers. I had my coworkers try my chocolate concoction and they said I should petition or ask the flavor to be in their stores!!
Thanks @thegoodchocolate for creating a guilt-free treat we can indulge on & encouraging a lifestyle while still thinking about healthier food choices in mind.
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