点评:I always like to try local products when I travel (candy, bakeries, farm markets, etc) so I found Gertrude Hawk when researching local Scranton area attractions/food. I chose to visit the location next to the factory as I read they have discounted "factory outlet" items. I ended up passing the discounted items as none were anything I really wanted. Think bags of one particular type of chocolate such as all raspberry jelly, or all milk chocolate caramel). I wanted to try the peanut butter smidgens but they were fairly expensive at $16/box. There were other pre-boxed treats for around $9 to $16 per box. I opted to skip those. I did buy a chocolate covered rice Krispy treat which was very good, a milk chocolate bar, and a few assorted chocolates from the case. The woman at the counter wasn't the friendliest but at the end of the day she did her job and boxed my chocolates and rang me out. There were quite a few people coming in and out. May have tried more of their products if the prices weren't quite so high.
Incidentally I later that day stopped at the Viewmont Mall which also has a Gertrude Hawk store. I was killing some time waiting to check into my hotel, so I wandered in to see if anything was different at this location. I found some different items there that the Throop location didn't have such as a dark chocolate peppermint crunch bar... which was delicious!
翻译:我旅行时总是喜欢尝试当地特产(糖果、烘焙食品、农贸市场等等),所以在搜索斯克兰顿地区的景点和美食时,我发现了格特鲁德·霍克(Gertrude Hawk)。我选择去工厂旁边的那家店,因为我看到网上说那里有打折的“工厂直销”商品。结果我没买那些打折商品,因为没有我真正想要的。比如那种一袋袋装的单一口味巧克力,像全是覆盆子果酱味的,或者全是牛奶巧克力焦糖味的。我本来想尝尝花生酱口味的巧克力碎,但是一盒要16美元,有点贵。还有其他一些预包装的零食,价格在9到16美元之间。我也没买那些。我买了一块巧克力脆米花糖,味道很不错,还有一块牛奶巧克力,以及一些从柜台里拿出来的什锦巧克力。收银员态度不算热情,但最后她还是完成了工作,把我的巧克力装盒,然后结账。那天店里人来人往挺多的。如果价格没那么高,我可能会尝试他们家的其他产品。
巧的是,那天晚些时候我去了一趟 Viewmont 购物中心,那里也有一家 Gertrude Hawk 的店。当时我在等酒店入住,就进去逛了逛,看看这家店有什么不同。我发现了一些 Throop 店没有的商品,比如黑巧克力薄荷脆片棒……味道好极了!