Random observations, mostly about food

We've been in Brussels long enough (6+ days now!) to make at least a few random observations. Hang on!

• The chocolate is as good as you know/imagine it to be. It rocks, and it's ubiquitous. The breakfast cereal that looks like Special K with curls of chocolate turns out to actually be Special K with curls of chocolate. Furthermore, it's available in milk chocolate, dark C, white C, and striped dark & white C (at least).
• The worst pain au chocolat (a chocolate "croissant") here is better than the best P au C in the States. Bread in general is great here, even if it doesn't have chocolate.
• There are also great waffles sold at stands everywhere, and lots of restaurants serving crepes.
• With the exception of a mediocre brie I tried, the cheeses are great.
• I would not be surprised if there is not a decent hamburger to be found in Brussels (or even Europe), however. Brussels: 5, US: 1.
• The escalators in the Metro stations only run when someone is actually on them. I think this is good, but it's very confusing to me-- I see the static escalator, take the stairs instead (thinking the escalator is broken), and then see others riding the escalator!
• We went to a 2-story grocery store that had an escalator, except it was a moving ramp instead of a moving staircase. The wheels on the shopping carts are designed to catch grooves in the ramp, so the carts don't go barreling down when you let go. I don't know what people here think of it, but I thought it was pretty clever.