Ice Cream at Chocoholics in Larchmont Village

November 2009: Bolero chocolate, Dutch licorice coins, Jules Destrooper and Cachet chocolate also available at the shop in Larchmont.

1 scoop  $3.00       2 scoops  $4.50     choice of cup or cone

@ Chocoholics (widely referred to as Leonidas Belgian Chocolates in Larchmont)

Address: 201 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004
Location: north of 1st Street, south of Beverly Boulevard
west side of street

Phone Number: (323) 860-7966   Fax: (323) 860-7966
Toll Free:  866.860.7966

Hours Open: Monday to Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm. Closes at 4 pm on Thanksgiving.

Forms of Payment: accepts cash and credit cards

Specialty: the finest Belgian chocolate blends filled with a variety of rich ganaches, smooth and impossibly light fresh creams, creamy caramels and  heavenly hazelnut praline paste

Milk, dark, white chocolates; pralines (creamy hazelnut paste mixed with Belgian chocolate); marzipan (almond paste) in a variety of colorful fruit shapes including oranges, apples, pears, strawberries, bananas and lemons; orangette (fresh candied orange peel covered in dark chocolate)

“Leonidas Famous Belgian Chocolates are certain to please Mom on Mother’s Day, your love on Valentine’s Day, friends and colleagues during the Christmas Holidays, and children of all ages for Easter. ”

Pralines and chocolates made with fresh cream and butter are air-shipped from Belgium every week.

Prices: the chocolate is around $38.00 per pound, sold in one-lb and 2.2-lb boxes

NEW: Chocolates without added sugar − sweetened with maltitol and sorbitol.

Parking: street                    Accessibility: ok for wheelchairs

History: In 1913, Leonidas Kestekidis, a Greek immigrant to the United States, was awarded a gold medal for his chocolate at the Universal and International Exhibition in Ghent, Belgium. There he met and married a Belgian woman and began his career in “pralines.” Today, there are over 1400 Leonidas stores throughout the world.