Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory - Park City, Utah - Review
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: The Peak of Perfection in Handmade Chocolates®
510 Main Street
Park City, UT 84060
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My Ratings:
| Score: 3.8/5 |
Location: 5/5 | Ambiance: 3.5/5 | Chocolate: 3.5/5 | Offering: 3.5/5 | Service: 3.5/5 |
Review Summary:
The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is a publicly-traded franchised company with locations all over the world. (There are 7 in Utah from St. George to Salt Lake City) They have good chocolates, hand-dipped caramel apples, and a friendly atmosphere. The Park City RMCF is located in the historic downtown area in front of Dolly’s Bookstore, with tables for fudge making, and a big kettle for melting caramel in the front window. Stop by when you’re walking Main and pick up a treat - I recommend the caramel apple with almonds - they’ll cut it for you to share.
My Visit:
I’ve been to at least a half dozen Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory locations in the past few months - in the Denver Airport, near Pikes Place in Seattle, in the Provo Riverbottoms (Utah), in historic Trolley Square Salt Lake City, and in downtown Park City. Each have their stamp of familiar franchisee posters and menus, but my favorite has got to be Park City. I don’t remember exactly when the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory moved into the front of Dolly’s Bookstore, but I do remember before it was there (I remember cats use to wander the bookstore).
My least favorite is the RMCF in Trolley Square - last time I was there, it was dirty, the display cases were covered in greasy fingerprints and the store looked unorganized and the chocolates unappetizing. When I visited the Provo Riverbottoms franchise location last month, it was clean and tidy inside, but the black covers on the windows from the outside made me pause at the front door thinking it was either NOT the front door, or this location had been closed (the Provo Riverbottoms loses lots of businesses - even the franchises).
Since I had some almond-covered toffee from the Park City location for breakfast, I thought I’d write up a quick review. Typically there is a line out the door to Main Street of tourists buying chocolates and caramel-covered apples, even in the winter months, and yet I always make it a “must stop” for a treat when I’m in Park City. This time was no different, but no caramel-covered apple (shock!). I was just in town for the day with a friend to attend the annual ski swap at the high school. I got some English toffee and a peanut butter cup. Since they weigh everything by the pound, these are probably some of the most expensive things you can buy (for one of each, it was $7.00 total).
One of the nice things about the RMCF, is the are a chain. Like the McDonalds of the chocolate world, you almost guaranteed to count on one location having the same tasty chocolates as the next. Another neat thing is the fact that they do caramel apples - tons of them. Carmel apples were always so difficult to eat, and hard on the teeth - but with a quick cut in the store, peeling off bite-size pieces with friends is a treat. The sweet caramel offsetting the tart granny-smith apple. Yum! Another nice element to their store, is they’ve moved a kettle and food prep area out into the retail location, and daily put on shows of sweet treats being created.
Ideas for Tweet Sweet: Seeing the chocolates being created is fun for children and adults - is there something that could be produced out front that would draw in customers? Or just like restaurants that wok food at your table - is there a type of dessert that could be partially prepared at your table?