C Shop Summertime Cafe Pizza - Blaine

Such an icon in Whatcom County. We go every time we are in Birch Bay.

The sweets are amazing even just shaved ice from here made me exceptionally happy! The service and ambiance also great! We got to enjoy watching a lady prepare hand made candies and candied apples with all sorts of goodies! Great view of the kitchen out front while the kids had their ice cream!

Best candy around!! There is nothing better than local faces serving homemade recipes made by hand! A long standing pillar of our community in Birch Bay that always serves amazing goodies with smiles! A couple employees even sing along to the radio and dance a little jig as they fill your bag with candy! Only complaint is that they aren't open year round!!!

Cute place, kids loved it and especially loved watching them make various treats through the window

A cornucopia of tasty candy which has been hand-made with love for generations by one of the sweetest families you'll ever meet. If you go up to Canada, you're going through one of my home towns, Blaine. It's worth the slight detour to explore Birch Bay, which is the part of Blaine on the water. Make sure to treat yourself to visiting The C Shop, still run by the family of my (i think) 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Alesse. He was one of the best teachers I ever had; and really loved and understood kids. His field trips were THE BEST, and he made learning enjoyable. He frequently brought in candy for the entire class, which was like having Santa Wonka as an educator. I can't say enough about what a wonderful person he was. My family had just moved to Blaine, and Mr. A was so incredibly gracious supportive to me during a fragile time. I'm still grateful for his kindness encouragement several decades later. I think the C Shop was started by his lovely wife Pat as a way to support their family on a teaching income during holidays and school closures. The shop still supports local teenagers who staff the counters and kitchen in the Summer, and is still run by the family and their now adult children. They did so well that many years back they expanded into a cafe w delicious soups, pizza, sammiches, home-made ice cream, sweet rolls and other delectables in addition to the many shelves full of their tried true hand-made confectionaries. That includes all types of chocolates, varieties of caramels, clustery crispy treats, fudge, brittles, and a plethora of other candies. They also sell retail things like Turkish delights. I'm not sure if they've downsized a bit, but they are currently selling taking online orders for the holidays. I encourage everyone traveling north to check out their website and see when you can stock up in person; but do be sure to support their limited mail order shop as well. Your sweet tooth will thank you; and so will anyone who gets a holiday gift from the kitchen of the wonderful Alesse family.