Chocolate Bar

(713) 520-8599

1835 W Alabama St
Houston, TX 77098 29.7386 -95.4059

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Neighborhoods: Neartown/ Montrose, Central

THEORIGINALCHOCOLATEBAR.COM

Hours:

Mon-Thu. 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Fri-Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Last updated 2.09.10

Category:

Candy Stores, Restaurants, Stationery Stores, Food Stores, Gift Shops

Payment Methods:

American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

People Watching

Cuisine:

Californian

Food Store Products:

Gourmet Foods

What People Are Saying About Chocolate Bar

Featured Review

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The Scene – This store is packed with clever little novelties--cell phones, hand tools, cars--all created in luxuriously rich chocolate. Through a large window at the rear, you can look into the preparation area where all this chocolate magic is concocted. But the heart of the operation is a marvelous ice cream cooler with a dozen stunning, made-on-site flavors that use chocolate to varying degrees. Patrons stand four deep to buy these frozen treasures. – – The Goods – Along with the shelves lined with assorted chocolate oddities, there's also a traditional candy…

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
After your ice cream, head next door to the sister store, Candylicious, for vintage candies and treats.
ambiance
87.5% positive
  1. Summary: I recommend the Chocolate Bar highly both for the eats as well as the atmosphere
  2. Good chocolate and lots of fun.
  3. The first thing you notice is the divine smell of chocolate, and the next thing is the bright colors of the decor.
  4. The staff is friendly but parking is tough.
  5. love the fun-loving ambience
  6. My favorite location is the University Blvd. location because it looks a little bigger than the West Alabama location.
  7. Both locations have horrible parking.
  8. Amazing ice cream, great chocolate for gifts, a fun place to sit with friends amidst the colorful walls
dessert
88.28000068664551% positive
  1. Now that I think about it, even their cakes are dry, as if they have been on the shelves really long.
  2. It may have a slightly different vibe from places like Jaques Torres (Brooklyn, New York) and exquisite chocolatiers I've visited in Paris, but I think the chocolate here is pretty good in comparison, and I'm proud to have such a great shop so close to ho
  3. There are much more friendly dessert spots in Houston with equally good or better treats.
  4. The Chocolate Bar is not a playground, it is more like a museum of beautiful chocolate sculptures that I'm sure the kitchen staff spends a long time creating and packaging.
  5. Very friendly place, because who hates chocolate?
  6. dont get why people recommend The chocolate bar.
  7. The ice cream is rich and flavorful.
  8. Kids will love it, it can be a date spot or a spot to drop by and pick up a dessert before going home.
  9. dry cake, chocolate-dipped items that remain on shelf too long - stale/dry inside, cookies with few mix-ins that are $2.25 a piece.
  10. Owners are truly nice guys and I just LOVE their Snowberry ice cream!
  11. The ice cream is what draws me and my friends, and while I'm sure the cake is good, I've never had it and don't take out-of-towners there for that.
  12. However, the homemade ice cream is fantastic!
  13. recommend the chocolate popcorn.
  14. Any one with or without a sweet tooth can enjoy the chocolate bar.
  15. I've been to speciality chocolate stores all over the country, but this place was the best!
  16. am a huge chocolate lover and love this place.
  17. love the Chocolate bar, the staff are rely nice, and the chocolate is great.
  18. They have great chocolate desserts.
  19. Every cake is amazing and the ice cream is incredible.
  20. their chocolate is the best in town.
  21. Yes it is a bit pricy, but it is the best chocolate.
  22. The creative flavors include things like thin mint girl scout cookies, chocolate covered strawberries.
  23. The chocolate is great, workers are friendly and the ice cream is to die for!
  24. am a good baker but this cake was so amazing that I'm not sure how they achieved it!
  25. Their truffle ice cream has real huge truffles in it--it's tough to finish!
  26. great chocolate too!
  27. Best ice cream in town, hands down.
  28. He said that the owners have the stale fruit cut into pieces and use them in their ice-cream as filling.
  29. My favorite is the orange chocolate ice cream, but some of my friends don't like it.
  30. Best ice cream in the world!
  31. perfect cake!
  32. It's an abomination to have a shop full of desserts, each one so cloyingly sweet, and not have a single item that's appealing because it's made well WITHOUT going overboard!
  33. They offer nothing but the best chocolate you will ever eat in your life.
  34. The candy, ice cream and desserts are just fabulously delicious.
  35. The mint ice creams are especially good.
  36. If you are looking for a great cake, they have the best.
  37. The Chocolate Bar has the best chocolate bars that I've ever tasted.
  38. Their cakes, my favorite is Aunt Ettas, is moist and creamy.
  39. love finding some cute quirky something chocolate to give to someone just because and the chocolate being so incredible.
  40. However, where its size should mean faster turnover and more freshness, the quality of their deserts is just not that good, ex.
  41. I've always liked the ice cream at The Chocolate Bar, but I really fell in love with the business during our last visit.
  42. As you can imagine, if you like chocolate, you'll probably like most of their ice cream flavors.
  43. Amazing ice cream, great chocolate for gifts, a fun place to sit with friends amidst the colorful walls
  44. Secondly, the store is full of molded chocolate which equals FRAGILE items.
  45. They have perfect office gifts, although I think the moulded chocolate looks too waxy and manufactured.
  46. am sure the ice cream or cake is good but I didn't get any after tasting the chocolate.
  47. The first thing you notice is the divine smell of chocolate, and the next thing is the bright colors of the decor.
  48. The ice cream is my favorite treat.
  49. love dessert, and I love decadent, chocolatey cakes, and all that, but the desserts here actually make me feel sick if I finish one.
  50. Chocolate Bar is the best place for a coffee and dessert.
  51. am a lover of all things chocolate and what I found here is among the worst tasting I have tried.
  52. They do, however, give samples of their fresh ice cream.
  53. extensive dessert choices!
  54. This is the best chocolate and ice cream that I have ever had the pleasure of tasting.
  55. loved the ice cream the most.
  56. If you love chocolate then make the trip!
  57. They have a huge window where you can watch the chocolate makers in action.
  58. ice cream is off the chain and the environment is wonderful!
  59. Great chocolate
  60. We really enjoy the ice cream every time we visit.
  61. best chocolate place ever!
  62. Good chocolate and lots of fun.
  63. Every single cake we tried was excellent.
  64. wonderful place to get your chocolate fix!
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. They do not offer good coffee either, only regular or decaf brewed coffee, no expresso machine!
  2. Chocolate Bar is the best place for a coffee and dessert.
  3. dont get why people recommend The chocolate bar.
  4. love the Chocolate bar, the staff are rely nice, and the chocolate is great.
  5. The root beer float is the best.
  6. Any one with or without a sweet tooth can enjoy the chocolate bar.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. They do, however, give samples of their fresh ice cream.
  2. The food is wonderful.
  3. it is all made fresh on site and have creative flavoring.
  4. love the food here but it takes you forever to get your food.
  5. Rich and creamy, homemade, fresh ingredients.
  6. The candy, ice cream and desserts are just fabulously delicious.
  7. The're made fresh right in the shop.
  8. This is a place I love to bring my family to,and indulge on my favorite food group.
  9. The food is amazing.
  10. can attest that they use nothing but fresh berries daily.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. extensive dessert choices!
overall
100.0% positive
  1. Oh, and it's a great place to find quick gifts too.
  2. If you are looking for good and fast service then you are not at the right place.
  3. Chocolate Bar is the best place for a coffee and dessert.
  4. What a great place to get things for a child's birthday party!
  5. The place is great - friendly to kids and adults (who turn into kids at this place).
  6. Amazing ice cream, great chocolate for gifts, a fun place to sit with friends amidst the colorful walls
  7. best chocolate place ever!
service
81.57999992370605% positive
  1. The Chocolate Bar is not a playground, it is more like a museum of beautiful chocolate sculptures that I'm sure the kitchen staff spends a long time creating and packaging.
  2. The service also was not that good either, you can not get even a glass of water!
  3. The staff there is so friendly and helpful.
  4. Very friendly place, because who hates chocolate?
  5. There are much more friendly dessert spots in Houston with equally good or better treats.
  6. No one likes bratty kids, but they can do get togethers/semi parties for people of all ages.
  7. The staff is friendly but parking is tough.
  8. The owners are all very nice and friendly.
  9. The service was great, everyone was friendly and helpful.
  10. The chocolate is great, workers are friendly and the ice cream is to die for!
  11. The place is great - friendly to kids and adults (who turn into kids at this place).
  12. The first is that he/she was misinformed by one of our staff members; for which I take full responsibility.
  13. love the Chocolate bar, the staff are rely nice, and the chocolate is great.
  14. dont get why people recommend The chocolate bar.
  15. Great, peppy music fills the store and the staff is so friendly.
  16. In the name of the good customer service, I would have expected them to let me buy the cherries with the price marked on the price tag, but that never happened.
  17. If you are looking for good and fast service then you are not at the right place.
  18. It doesn't matter how good the product if service is not good.
  19. The people who run the store are wonderful and helpful.
value
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. Their truffle ice cream has real huge truffles in it--it's tough to finish!
  2. Their prices are very reasonable.
  3. am a huge chocolate lover and love this place.
  4. but the price is just a little expensive.
  5. also am going to buy gifts there as the prices were great.
  6. In the name of the good customer service, I would have expected them to let me buy the cherries with the price marked on the price tag, but that never happened.
  7. They have a huge window where you can watch the chocolate makers in action.
wait time
50.0% positive
  1. The Chocolate Bar is not a playground, it is more like a museum of beautiful chocolate sculptures that I'm sure the kitchen staff spends a long time creating and packaging.
  2. dry cake, chocolate-dipped items that remain on shelf too long - stale/dry inside, cookies with few mix-ins that are $2.25 a piece.
  3. Now that I think about it, even their cakes are dry, as if they have been on the shelves really long.
  4. Oh, and it's a great place to find quick gifts too.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/13/10

Chocolicious

by GGOaks

My girlfriends and I stop in from time to time and treat ourselves to some delicious chocolate..we feel guilty together, but the place is just too darn cute delicious, and fun!!

  • Pros: friendly staff, great customer service
4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/05/10

Unique Yummy Chocolate

by MrRightGuy71

I am like totally addicted to this place. Yes it is a bit pricy, but it is the best chocolate. I love finding some cute quirky something chocolate to give to someone just because and the chocolate being so incredible.

The funky unique ideas for my friends make going in there an adventure. I look around and get a little something for them and a little something for me; it is a win, win situation for everyone. After all it is Chocolate that makes the world go round!

  • Pros: Great Chocolate
  • Cons: Little Pricy
4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/23/10

Melts my mouth.....

by Vicko

Love their chocolaty fudge brownies. Ice cream is off the chain and the environment is wonderful!

  • Pros: Nice chillin spot and brownies!~
  • Cons: Parking is a b****h
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/31/10

A Dream Come True for Kids and Adults

by AnaTHouston , Citysearch Contributor

It's funny to see adults go in here and go gaga...like they do at a bar. "Why didn't they have places like this when we were growing up?" they ask each other.

They have perfect office gifts, although I think the moulded chocolate looks too waxy and manufactured. Nobody wants a Hershey's Bar. Well, I say that, and Hershey's is probably still the #1 candy.

It's $12 for a slice of sugared cocoa cake from heaven. The problem is there are 10 cakes to choose from...and you know they don't give samples of the cake.

They do, however, give samples of their fresh ice cream. After three samples, you might talk yourself out of getting anything, because your sugar tooth will be satiated. Go for the Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint...it has "thin" in the title.

They have dog treats here that look good enough for human consumption. Dogs can't eat chocolate btw.

My favorite location is the University Blvd. location because it looks a little bigger than the West Alabama location. Both locations have horrible parking.

The Chocolate Bar sends plenty of messages to tempt its Facebook fans. They sometimes have musicians play at their University location too.

  • Pros: Variety
  • Cons: Parking
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/28/10

Love this place

by rbtgreen58

This place is amazing. There is anything you could ever want in chocolate here. Ice cream, cakes, truffles, gifts, even chocolate covered cereal - like chocolate covered Lucky Charms cereal - who would have thought?

We always go for ice cream and often come home with other candy.

Great selection!

  • Pros: Chocolate
  • Cons: No Vanilla

The Details on Chocolate Bar

Place Categories:

  • great chocolate place
  • great german chocolate
  • best homemade ice cream
  • good aunt ettas chocolate cake
  • friendly staff
  • recommend chocolate bar
  • favorite treat
  • good customer service
  • amazing food
  • great little shop
  • love bratty kids
  • helpful people
  • love dessert
  • great prices
  • all very nice owners
  • dry cake
  • incredible cape cod crunch
  • most wonderful sweet tooth experience
  • full store
  • not that good service
  • stale fruit
  • nice fancy gifts
  • exquisite chocolatiers
  • favorite food group
  • divine bright colors

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