CoCo Sala

I tried CoCo Sala for the first time for happy hour recently, and it was pretty much exactly what one would expect from the area's first chocolate lounge.

The drink menu was relatively inventive with a number of interesting looking cocktails, and a beer selection that went beyond the standards. In what became a theme for the evening, the prices were a bit steep. 7$ for an Amstel Light, even downtown, is quasi ridiculous.

The menu is largely laid out for nibbling, there are small savory dishes, multi-course dessert tastings, and a fromage menu. The shrimp mac and cheese was a definate order again, while the bacon version was just overwhelmingly smokey. The best dish we tried was actually the beet and goat cheese salad - the terrine presentation was well-suited to this type of dish.

Now, I'll admit, we didn't try desserts at the chocolate lounge. Having said that, all of what we did try was underwhelming for the price. A few cocktails (beers) and a few small plates later, the pre-tip check was triple digits. In the end, CoCo Sala would be a really good place to grab dessert with a date after catching a movie at Gallery Place, but I'm not sure it'd ever enter my normal rotation.