The Boston Licensing Board today granted a food-serving license to Cacao, 570 Columbus Ave. in the South End.
Cacao, which will be open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., will serve all sorts of chocolate offerings, including hot chocolate. It will have both indoor and, in nice weather, outdoor seating.
Nobody spoke against the proposal at a hearing on Wednesday. A liaison from the city Office of Neighborhood Services summed up community reaction by quoting one person who had attended an earlier neighborhood meeting: “Who would be against chocolate?