New Places to Eat in Mill Valley

Has anyone been to Lollipop or Maria, Maria? If so, can you give us a review?

I have a friend who works at Lollipop, which is in the spot where Lyla's Chocolates used to be. Lollipop sells candy, cupcakes, ice cream and take home to bake cookie and scone batter. My friend says it's good, not so much for the candy, which you can get in a lot of places, but for the other stuff, which is all made at the store. She likes, for example, the Coffee Oreo ice cream (she thinks the coffee flavor might be too strong for some people, though), which is made from a recipe created by the owner. In fact, while only 16 flavors of ice cream are on display, they have recipes for over 200 different flavors! My friend also really likes the cookies, cupcakes and scones and says that the workers will sometimes accidentally on purpose damage a cookie or something so that they can eat it...

Maria, Maria, is where the Cantina used to be. They still sell Mexican food, but it is notable because it is owned by local rock legend Carlos Santana. In fact, Maria, Maria is the name of one of his hit songs. Haven't heard anything about their food.

Santana isn't the only local rock star who's in the food and beverage business. Can you name another one? Hint: he has a daughter at MVMS.