See's Candies, located in the El Cerrito Plaza, is a chain candy store that was founded on the West Coast in 1921. Charles See, the first chocolatier behind See's Candy, used the image of his mother, Mary See, to represent the store. See originally opened the shop with his mother and wife in Los Angeles. These days, the store is still packed with those hankering for chocolates and truffles in specialty flavors by the customizable box.