The Chocolate Bar

Lemon velvet, tiramisu, root beer float… all the ice cream flavors I’ve tried are spot-​on. Love going here to «chill» (geddit. ice cream?) with friends. I also appreciate the complementary color scheme. A+ from me.

Why watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when you can live it?!
Leave your calorie trackers at the door for some chocolatey indulgence. They have everything from ice cream (beware, the base for all the flavors is *gasp* chocolate) and unique gifts (what’s better than a toothpaste tube made of chocolate?) to cakes, bars, and pies huger than your face. Everything is absolutely decadent, reasonably priced, and definitely shareable… but hey, I’m never one to judge.
My absolute favorites — the chocolate covered espresso beans, the candy junkyard brownie, the chocolate bar with the gummy bears inside, pretty much all the ice creams, the Aunt Etta’s or Uncle Daryl’s cake. The chocolate tres leches is okay, but definitely pales compared to some of the other gems. Diabetics beware! Also, if you’re not into chocolate (what?), there’s a shameful corner with tons of regular candy. Yawn.
Tons of seating, and I heard there’s swing dancing some nights? So that’s pretty cool. I do wish they would put up a sign to politely ask parties of 2 to maybe not take up a booth for 10. I’m all for romance and etc., but on busy nights it’s always awkward when large groups have to borrow tons of chairs and combine tables because a couple is in one of the larger seating arrangements. Still, nothing and no one will keep me from frequenting this place. Just gotta do some cardio afterwards.

They have a wide selection of candy on left side of entrance and chocolate displays. I ate some raspberry chocolate and peanut chocolate and pretzels. You order what you want to taste and sit at one of the bar stools. Nice and cozy!

I mean if you love chocolate you will love this place. No doubt about it. Chocolate everything!
Chocolate bars, cakes, and cookies! Oh my! You’ve died and gone to chocolate heaven. There’s plenty of options for dessert, including tres leches chocolate. What the!!! I actually want to buy something to add to a little gift for that friend who loves chocolate. This is a must stop in Houston.

Being from California, I’m all about See’s Candy. It’s a staple.
But this was a nice change.
Willy Wonky meets Mrs. See’s.
Love the chocolate covered selections and the fact that almost everything had a dark chocolate choice.
The cakes were the hardest to choose from.
So many layers, so many choices of ganache…
When you finally do decide on a slice, have three of four friends on standby to help eat it. The slices are huge.
Nice booth and table seating choices, good music and a fun atmosphere that allows you to feel comfy while hanging out in your chocolate coma.

What can I say. I love chocolate. My daughter and I enjoyed this place so much. We got some tiramisu ice cream and creamy dreamy truffle. Yummm
We will definitely be back for some cakes.

Oh my! What a treat! I visited the Chocolate Bar a few days ago and did not expect all that I encountered. They had ice cream, cake, chocolate covered fruit, different types of chocolate AND sugar free chocolates, which I opted for because I was doing a no-​sugar cleanse. I have been telling everyone about these sugar free chocolates, and in fact I took my brother there, before we headed up to Dallas for Wrestlemania to get some goodies (sugar free for me) for the road.
I also very much enjoy their dark chocolate covered strawberries. After writing this review, I think I am going to head there again this weekend.
The only issue I have with The Chocolate Bar (which is not so much their issue) is that parking can be very tricky. I went to both locations and was able to fine parking, one right in front of the store, and the other in a nearby plaza. All in all, I am a fan and intend to become a regular customer there.

Honestly, they should have to cut people off when they had too much chocolate… oh, we ate soooooo much chocolate.
Two couples stopped in after eating a block or so away. We each purchased deserts separately & did not notice that each were buying for the group. We sat down and had tooooooo much chocolate… cake, cookies, chocolate covered fruit & even a mocha. We loved it at the time, but we all wanted to sleep on the way home.
Of course the food is good. The service is slow and it was mostly full of high school students. I am glad they have a place to hang out, but we thought they were loud… WOW, I am OLD. Surely, they probably did not like a group of old people talking about jobs and stuff by them either.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE! The tuxedo cheese cake is my absolute favorite, but the junkyard cake is definitely runner up. You get a decent size slice for the price. Sometimes I get the ice cream or dipped berries, but the cakes are the stars of the show! Haven’t tried them all but planning on it. Staff very friendly. Although parking is a nightmare I still can’t stay away!

Very courteous staff and delicious milkshakes! I had the Teddy Camp S’mores milkshake and it was probably the best I’ve had to date. Super smooth and not so chunky I couldn’t suck it through the straw. Full of flavor yet not overwhelmingly sweet. The perfect balance.

The chocolate bar is awesome. They have a great variety and selection of goodies from chocolates, to candies, to fudge, cake, ice cream & drinks. What’s interesting is that they even have interesting chocolate shaped figures for purchase, it’s pretty nifty how they make a piano out of milk and white chocolate.
I loved the chocolate covered strawberries!
Awesome place for dessert, definitely worth a try if you’re in the area.

Cake, cake, cake oh my! These cakes are ginormous and even a single slice is too much for one sitting. I got a slice of the double chocolate and they added toffee pieces on the side. A good touch I might add.
I also got an iced americano which was fantastic. I wasn’t expecting much in terms of espresso flavor but boy was I wrong. It had the perfect flavor and didn’t need anything added.
Now the ice cream. My boyfriend literally tried 15 of them and said every last one of them were the best ice cream he has ever had. He even pledged that they were better than Amy’s. If that doesn’t lure you in, I don’t know what will.

Place is overwhelming! It’s not necessarily a bad thing since it gives more variety but LAWD it makes it hard for decisions.
My guy and I were out and about in the village one Monday (MLK Day) afternoon. Ultimately heading to check out The Tipsy Dessert Bar, we found out while en route that they are closed on Mondays so we decided to check this place out. We sampled many ice cream flavors which were yummy and the guy working the ice cream bar was very courteous. My favorite was the Chocolate Malt, tastes just like a chocolate malt shake! Since we didn’t try much, I need to return to better rate them. With that being said, this place is definitely on my list of returns with my kiddos and I’m sure I’ll add another star.
It’s surely something here for all ages. Try them out!

Came here for dessert and it was buzzing with energy. We were in the mood for ice cream so we split two scoops — brownie supreme and candylicious junkyard. I loved the brownie supreme — super chocolatey, soft, creamy, and the brownie bits were just big enough to bite into but small enough that the ice cream was still creamy. The candylicious junkyard was awesome too — all sorts of delicious chocolates dumped into the vat. Each bite was unique and gave you a different flavor.
This place was a little too loud for me to have a conversation in — there were several large parties making a ruckus and banging around the metal chairs. It’s not their fault that their desserts are awesome and it’s a fun place to hang, but not my choice environment for dessert.
Definitely give them a try! There is something for everyone — ice cream, pastries, and chocolates!

One of my favorite places in Rice Village! If you have a passion for chocolate this is your place! Anything and everything chocolate, we decided to pop in here this afternoon and the place was decked out for Halloween! Purple is one of my favorite colors and it just fits in this place! Try one of the fabulous chocolate cakes here and some of their scrumptious cookies! Looking for a unique gift for a friend? You can find it here that’s for sure! One day for my birthday I received a chocolate guitar which was so cool!
My kid loves coming here and he really enjoyed picking a gift for his friend’s birthday which just happens to fall on Halloween! They celebrate later this evening. All the staff were dressed in Halloween costumes! Spider-​Man seemed to be a popular theme and spiderwebs were woven throughout!
The lattes here are pretty good! So I relaxed with one while my wife and son shopped.
Filled with a busy afternoon crowd. This is a fun place to visit if ever in the Rice Village.

This place is great! Only downfall is parking. If you’re craving anything sweet then you are sure to satisfy that here. I typically try something new every visit. The Texas brittle is so yummy! Who would have thought chocolate covered Fritos would be a thing? This place has great selections on cakes to buy by the slice or whole. I tried the chocolate tres leches this time and didn’t disappoint. The ice cream here is also really really good. If you need candy or treats for any type of event then you need to come here! I think the other location has a better selection though.
Come in around any holiday and they have candy specific for it.
Bottom line this place doesn’t disappoint!

What a fun sweet tooth place! I’ve been here twice & tried a few things already… what? Don’t give me a dirty look! Luckily, I was with a few people so I could mix & match from the communal goodies!
The first time, I bought a few gourmet bars to go. The toffee, caramel, hazelnut all in dark chocolate, what a treat! I ordered a hot chocolate with fresh whipped cream, enough said.
The slices of cakes they serve are huge, you can share, it’s a group effort. I tried the black russian cake, it was delicious. The gluten free creamy dreamy truffle cake is so rich that you can almost treat it as a meal.
The second time I got ice cream, the lemon velvet was my choice, creamy & awesome, it actually had pieces of rind in it that took it to the next level. The other scoop was the German chocolate, it was good but not my favorite.
If you haven’t been yet, you should give it a try!

I LOVE Chocolate Bar and I used to drive from Sugar Land all the way to here just for a dose. I’ve been going here for perhaps six years. When I was in college and returned to Houston, Chocolate Bar was one of the must go to places I must go before I left. It’s #2 best chocolate ice cream in my book (best ice cream being in NY), and I’ve eaten a lot of chocolate ice cream (which is the best flavor in the world).
I come here for the ice cream. The ice cream is like $ 3.25 for a small, which is much cheaper than Marble Slab and Coldstone where you’d be paying $ 5 for a regular. The portion size is generous and it tastes AMAZING. My go-​to flavors are: night & day, creamy dreamy truffle, & triple decadence with the latter being my favorite. There are also seasonal flavors like Girl Scout’s Thin Mint.
There’s a wall of chocolates which make great gifts. Chocolates in the shape of golf balls, tennis rackets, PMS bars, tool kit with hammer, pizzas, letters (A-​Z), bunnies (for Easter), violin, etc. They also sell dog treats (which are vet-​approved), cakes, chocolate covered fruits (50% after 8 pm — they go fast), chocolate covered fritos… There’s also a candy shop section of misc candies like Jelly Belly. They also sell coffee (which is free in the morning with another purchase) and hot chocolate. There’s a 10% discount for Rice University students and medical center employees I believe.
The store is open late and it’s super busy in the summer heat (thus the temp staff). There are a lot of birthday parties here, too. The purple theme and interior décor makes it a more Willy Wonka feel than the more humble original store in W Alabama. The Rice branch can be hard to find parking and I spend some time circling around… The W Alabama location has a tiny parking lot but I seem to always find one spot open there.
This is the second store by Chocolate Bar, W Alabama being the original. I usually end up coming to this store and shopping around Rice Village while I’m here. My experience has always been fantastic and the employees consistently delivered cheery enthusiastic service in the past… but this past year or so, new employees seem disinterested and keep conversations among themselves. There seems to be many new staff and summer temp staff.
This place would have been a solid five star if not for my sour experiences this past summer. I found a piece of inedible material in my ice cream over the summer and I brought it to the cashier. I think it was a piece of straw wrapper that somehow got into the ice cream batter. The cashier asked if I wanted another scoop or a refund. Nothing particularly wrong with this response, but I would have liked a sorry, thanks for showing us and we’d be glad to replace or refund. Instead, the response was rather uncaring and «whatever» attitude. No assurance or «we’ll look into how this got in there».
Another bad experience last month was when I paid for ice cream on one register. I wanted to get some chocolate covered fruits, and they told me to buy and pay at the other register. I went to the other register and got the fruits. I paid. Then I realized the cashier had charged me for the ice cream I had already paid for. She said it was impossible to refund me the ice cream and that I needed to select other additional items up to the amount of my ice cream. The policy is no refunds on the food since they are nonreturnable, but this was a billing mistake. It wasn’t so much the mistake, since I forgot to mention to her that I had already paid… but the fact that she was so insistent and saying it was impossible to refund. I asked to speak to her manager and he took care of the refund… but it left a bad taste in my mouth.

Interesting dessert spot that sells all kinds of desserts: ice cream, candy, chocolate covered dried fruits, chocolate covered fresh fruits, truffles, coffee drinks, and more!
Their chocolate covered fresh fruits (which includes apple slices, orange slices, blueberries, raspberries, and more) are 50% after 8pm.
I hated the décor. It made me feel like I was at a theme park or something. Or a Chuck E Cheese or something.
Fun to try once, but not sure I’d go out of my way to go back!

They have a wide range of chocolate covered fruits (½ price at the end of the day) as well as assorted candies and ice cream. The ice cream is good but you have to buy at least two scoops. They do not sell just one scoop. If you are in the area and have a sweet tooth, this is a great place to go. I usually get dragged along with my wife and kids. After all, I am their ATM.
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