Huntington
Beach Sweet Tooth Candy, Ice Cream, Cakes, and Bakes
Huntington Beach, Calif.--There's
been a lot going on in the candy scene in HB. Sugar consumption
doesn't seem to have gone down as the population grows. The sweet
tooth craze is stronger than ever, in fact.
We went looking for some ice cream and discovered that in Downtown
HB there are now over 4 ice cream shops--Cold Stone Creamery, Baskin
Robbins, Mangiamo Gelato Cafe, and New Zealand Natural. Znow's Ice
Cream - 16479 Bolsa Chica Rd., next to Starbucks is not bad.
Extrapolate the numbers over the 28 square mile area and you get a
lot of sugar. Pinkberry's in town. We hope it's doing well because
it's supposed to be the healthy choice. Hmmmmm. For ice cream that
can't be beat, try the Trader Joe's Vanilla (used to be called
Double Rainbow). There are now 3 Trader Joe's in HB. Some actually
prefer Thrifty ice cream. There are a few of those stores around,
and people still line up inside to get an affordable cone.
As for pure chocolate stores,
Huntington Beach could do better. We have a Seee's Candy and Mrs.
Grace Chocolate Store. But for high quality Swiss chocolates,
they're harder to come by. OOPS... we almost forgot. There are two
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Stores in HB. Rocky Mountain Chocolate
Factory - 7777 Edinger Ave., (714) 901-3107
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory - 200 Main St., HB, CA. (714)
969-0795
Bakeries-- Well the bakery
offerings have thinned out a bit since the old days. But Great Dane
Bakery - 6855 Warner, (714) 842-1130; Cakebox, and Old World German
Deli and Bakery are a few. For out of this world cinnamon rolls,
visit Alice's Breakfast in the Park.
