Orange Patch Too — Local services in Mesa

Is very clean and products are arranged in a very appealing manner.

My son and I visited the site shortly before closing and had an uncomfortable experience. There was one woman working around the register that was following us around with suspicious peeks; not taking too long to address us, she asked if we needed anything...,adding that people like us aren't the usual clientele (not verbatim). I thought this was a strange way to make a customer feel welcome and inspired to purchase items, yet I held my tongue. We were directed to the consumables, still under watchful eye, found what we came for, and departed.

The orange juice was as expected, excellent. Not the greatest I've ever had, but I did grow up in Orange, CA squeezing my own morning cup of orange colored goodness. The grapefruit juice, especially the last sip (and yes, I did shake it first), was the tastiest grapefruit juice I have had the pleasure of consuming; just as if I took a fresh slice and popped it in my gob.

I will go again, if only to demonstrate that men do shop for produce and other fine goods, and at the end of a day of work, may not get all gussied-up to drive three minutes down the road to score some vitamin C.

My son and I apologize for our manliness. In fair defense of the apprehensive proprietor, we rolled into an empty parking lot (my truck looks kinda menacing to some) and wandered in with eyes wide as we tried to find the consumable items. My son,17, is a strapping 6 foot something with long hair and more growth on his face than boys had when I was his age, but he's a kind, extremely intelligent guy that has never been in any kind of trouble (ever). As for me, I may have had a five-o'clock shadow, and didn't remove my hat (Navy Veteran ballcap), but I don't believe I looked like I was there to steal their citrus. Anyways, maybe we appeared to be something we're not, a criminal element; we'll try to present ourselves differently in the future and let you all know if it plays...

I stopped by to see what I might find for Christmas gifts. I bought some of their preserves and toffee, which I think will be really appreciated. I spent a long time walking through the shop looking at all the other neat things they have: cards, wonderful nativity sets and Christmas decor, cute baby clothes and much more. The food section has wonderful candy, bread, rolls, fruit preserves. I was supper excited to find clover honey..it's the best! Their orange juice is amazing! It is liquid gold. The fresh citrus is a taste of sunshine. It's such a great little shop with so many options that I got quite distracted and didn't notice it was closing time. I was the last one in the shop and was wondering around just enjoying myself. When I finally noticed, I apologized to the clerks (who had never said a thing) and they were so gracious and pleasant. If you need something fun to give, make a stop. If you want something delicious for yourself, head over and get some citrus or their fresh squeezed orange juice. It's worth it...

Dark Chocolate Decadence galore! We popped in because I read that they had amazing chocolates. Wow, was that an understatement. We got a little selection to try and were ecstatic. The picture doesn't include everything because the dark chocolate peanut butter cup, chocolate toffee and dark orange peel barely made it out of the parking lot. We couldn't wait to sample and were not disappointed. Excellent quality, rich dark chocolate and the best fresh chocolate orange peel I've ever had! Snapped a pic when we got home and then devoured the dark chocolate haystack - super coconutty with that same scrumptious chocolate. They have milk chocolate and white chocolate offerings as well, but we prefer the dark and have been back for more. We also tried some of the old fashioned caramels and they were high quality and as tasty as the ones grandma made when we were kids. If you have a chocolate or caramel craving,...