Fannie May Fine Chocolates

I love this store, Fannie May is a big childhood memory with the Chicago stores, this is a great store except for one employee. I didn’t get the name on her name tag, she has a large a out of tattoos on her left arm and had multiple colors in her hair like pinks and blues. My husband and I walked in separately since he was getting me candy too, I watched her huff and puff about, she kept telling him to repeat himself on every single piece of candy, she rolled her eyes, she kept sighing like she was bored, she was rushing him like she wanted him to just leave, after he paid he waited for me in the car, I heard her say to another worker that she’s fed up with these customers coming in here not knowing what they want. I will be following up with corporate. It’s Valentine’s Day, you’re going to be busy, you’re going to have men coming in that do not know all that much about candies, big deal!!! You chose to work there, treat the customers with some respect and patience!

When I was a kid, Fannie May was my grandfather’s favorite place to take me when my grandmother thought we were at the grocery store. He knew the product so well that he would tell the little old ladies behind the counter if something was in the wrong place. He had the markings on the tops of the pieces memorized and knew the layout of the store by heart. We always got a box to go and a bag to eat on the way back to the house.
Those are memories from my childhood. I stopped in here and got a bag of my favorites. This store isn’t even in the same area code as the one I frequented with my grandfather but that didn’t matter — it took me right back…

So good! The hostess mints are magical. That’s all I want now and forever. Caramels and pecan clusters are also the jam. If you’re in the mood for chocolate, don’t think twice.

My wife: 4.5 stars would be better if they made it in the store instead of making it outside of the downtown.
My dad: loves this place. The caramels are his favorite piece of sweet heaven they make
My sister: muy deliciouso
Me: hard to not love this place. It’s never that busy, so I just enjoy taking in all the chocolate. The dark chocolates are just sooooooo good in particular.
Check it out.

Really overpriced candy. I bought a few sugar free pixies (chocolate turtles) and they were good at 60 cents a bite. The pieces are extra small. The lady behind the counter was being run around by two suburban housewives who seemed to think they were choosing expensive jewelry, not candy. The wait was interminable as a result. Overall, there are plenty of better places for chocolates.

My dad always used to come in here to get our Valentines Day chocolates as kids and I occasionally remember going in with him. Turtles ftw!

the women who work here are extremely nice and helpful. adjusting for the extra special care they give me due to the frequency of my visits, i’d still say they are particularly swell. i ran in quickly to grab a gift and got seduced by a peanut butter button. i had never seen this thing before but was offered one to sample; a delicious mixture of peanut butter and confectioner’s sugar covered in milk chocolate… this led to a purchase… which led to more consumption than was necessary throughout the day… a discussion of the button over dinner with our very swanky friends… and finally a craving for the rest of the buttons which are waiting patiently for me at work… if you give a girl a chocolate…