Chicago Turtle Factory Opens in Downtown St. Charles
Family business features all kinds of chocolate, other sweets, and, oh yes, gourmet popcorn, too!
There’s a new business downtown. Sweet! Seriously, sweet. Chicago Turtle Factory opened its doors Dec. 6 at 10 S. Riverside Ave. — that’s south of the Starbucks and in the Arcada Theatre building. Gibson Thrikki is the proprietor of the family business — his brother Joby was working Tuesday evening when St. Charles Patch stopped buy to purchase some turtles for a birthday. Joby was eager to help customers stopping in on Tuesday — polite, professional and knowledgable about the assorted candies. The turtles — large enough that they easily can cover the palm of an adult hand — are coated in Belgian milk chocolate. Then there are the chocolate-covered raisins. If you ever tried Nestle’s Raisinets at the movie theater, consider these a step up…
