If you love all things chocolate, and we do mean ALL things, you must plan an evening out at The Chocolate Sanctuary in Gurnee. This restaurant incorporates chocolate in the most fascinating ways and in both sweet AND savory dishes. To dine here is a culinary adventure for your tastebuds and it’s one you will want to experience.
Open since 2015, The Chocolate Sanctuary in Gurnee offers a spectacular adventure for both your taste buds and your sweet tooth. With chocolate-inspired dishes throughout the menu, it’s one heavenly culinary experience you won’t soon forget.
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The restaurant’s interior, including the lounge area, is warm, casual, elegant, and inviting. While the atmosphere alone is worth a visit, it’s the from-scratch food made with fresh ingredients, including chocolate, that takes center stage.
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While this unique eatery incorporates some form of cocoa into all aspects of its menu, from appetizers to main courses to drinks and desserts, there are several options in which the ingredient is not present.
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But if you’re at a chocolate restaurant, you may as well order as many dishes as possible with chocolate as an ingredient. Pictured here is the Mole Chicken, a dish made with chicken breast and traditional Mexican mole sauce of chocolate, breadcrumbs, nuts, and peppers. This magnificent entree is served over Spanish rice and topped with sliced almonds and sesame seeds.
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While you can order beer or wine here, why not order a chocolate-inspired, hand-crafted cocktail instead? The extensive cocktail menu has decadent drinks like a Truffle Martini, Chocolate Cherry Martini, and Chocolate Raspberry Mojito, among several drinks without chocolate liqueur.
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At a chocolate restaurant, one would be remiss to skip dessert. Among the choices is the Sanctuary Turtle Mousse Mist made of rich Valrhona milk chocolate caramel mousse with salted caramel and a dark chocolate pecan brownie. Doesn’t that sound divine?
The Chocolate Sanctuary/Facebook Along with several other desserts on the menu, a monthly dessert is also offered.
On Sundays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the restaurant hosts its buffet-style brunch. It’s not an ordinary buffet but an extraordinary one! Guests can enjoy a variety of fresh-baked pastries, ceviche, an omelet station where you can order a side of cocoa-candied bacon, chocolate sourdough French toast, and more. It offers a perfect mix of foods with or without chocolate as an ingredient.
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Have you been lucky enough to dine on chocolate-inspired cuisine at The Chocolate Sanctuary in Gurnee? We would love to know all about your experience, so please share in the comments. To learn more and to see the one-of-a-kind menu, visit The Chocolate Sanctuary website and follow the Facebook page.
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Along with several other desserts on the menu, a monthly dessert is also offered.
Another unique place you may want to check out is The Yum Factory, a dessert shop and bar located in Quincy.
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Address: 5101 Washington St, Gurnee, IL 60031, USA
