Malley's Chocolates has been creating the best sweet treats in Northeast Ohio since 1935. Opened during the height of the Great Depression, Albert “Mike” Malley aspired to achieve his version of the American Dream: to own his own chocolate-making business. As a boy in Meadville, Pennsylvania, he had worked in a chocolate store learning to create hand-made chocolates using a simple copper pot over an open flame. As a young husband and father, he borrowed $500, rented a small store and living quarters at Lewis Dr. and Madison Ave. in Lakewood, Ohio, and moved his family into the back rooms. He then purchased the materials and supplies needed to become a professional chocolatier and ice cream concoctioner. His wife, Jo, saw to it that the bills were paid on time, and together, they realized their dream. Today, the Malley's Chocolates operates 18 retail stores across the region and a modern chocolate-making factory occupies our five-acre, 60,000 sq. ft. headquarters, where new chocolate ideas mix with long-time customer favorites.