Restaurant Review: Lisa Lou's Chocolate Bar

By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

 

The most enjoyable chocolate I think is vegan. Consisting of coconut oil and milk as well as roasted coconut, this was very aromatic with caramelized sweetness. I loved the crispy crunch of the brown rice as well. Despite the prominent "Raspberry" label, I was surprised that the caramel filling was not overly sweet nor tart. It worked. The bitterness of the dark chocolate came through.

One of the sweeter chocolates was the Marc consisting of almonds, bourbon and malt. It started off with sweetness followed by a bourbon finish. It was aromatic and crunchy. It was the sweetest of the bunch, but it worked. Made up of sour cherry, pistachio and crispy brown rice, Sue was another favourite of mine. The sweet tartness of the cherry kept things light and perfectly complemented the dark chocolate.

We loved the Passion fruit as its filling was tart, yet not incredibly sweet. It was hard to eat just one. We also sampled some of their Caramels including Raspberry and Meyer Lemon. These were soft, chewy and buttery. It could have been a touch firmer, but the flavours were intoxicatingly powerful.

The Vanilla Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich was creamy and naturally textured. It was semi-sweet while the brownie was firm enough to keep thing together and thin enough that it wasn't cumbersome. Overall, I enjoyed the products at Lisa Lou's.  I found that the chocolates were the most consistent product.

 

Lisa Lou's Chocolate Bar

1007 Main Street, Vancouver, BC

 

The Good:

• I enjoyed the caramels, but they could've been firmer since most of them stuck to the wrapper

• Dark chocolate had a nice firm texture giving way to silkiness

• Lots of products

 

The Bad:

• I enjoyed the caramels, but they could've been firmer since most of them stuck to the wrapper

 

Sherman Chan is the #1 ranked food blogger on the Vancouver portal of Urbanspoon.com. Read more of his reviews at www.shermansfoodadventures.com.

 

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