The Chocolate Bar

BEST ICE CREAM IN DOWNTOWN! The place is overwhelming for someone with a sweet tooth. You have a candy bar right next to this ice cream heaven if that’s your thing. There are many flavors to choose from which are all so rich and creamy! My favorite is the French Silk chocolate ice cream and I can’t help myself but to get two scoops of it every time. The staff is very friendly and always smiling. The environment makes you feel like you are in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory! They have everything from ice cream to cakes and to a whole section of just different chocolate candies. This is the place to go for for dates, with the kiddos or just with some friends when you really gotta satisfy that craving. I will definitely continue to come back for more!

Went here on my birthday for dessert. It’s an overwhelming paradise for people with crazy sweet teeth! I had no clue what I wanted so I got a little bit of everything to sample. Yikes! My fiancé got a slice of Aunt Etta’s chocolate cake and I picked out a slice of the SnowBerry Cheesecake & a slice of the Bayou City Mud Pie. I downed the cheesecake and took the mud pie home. The cheesecake was perfection. The mud pie was good, very rich. The Aunt Etta’s is a chocolate cake lovers dream. This place is awesome but I can only go here sparingly or my waistline will explode.
Warning! You may experience a sugar coma when you get home!

Oh my god. The cakes are out of control. We tried two Uncle Darryl’s cake and the Black Forest cake. Both were excellent, but I think Uncle Darryl’s took the cake (hehe). Honestly, I have the say the toffee inside made it so good. It was so unexpected and such a pleasant surprise. The slices of cake were about $ 10 each, but you are pretty much getting an entire normal sized cake. I would think about 3 – 4 people could easily split a piece. We also tried the chocolate dipped oreos, ritz, and nutter butter. Of the three the Ritz was far and away the best. The peanut butter Ritz sandwich dipped in dark/​milk chocolate was just perfect. The Nutter Butter was also good, but the Oreo was surprisingly my least favorite.
Definitely check this place out! Great selection of great desserts!

you like chocolate you say??? well, you’ve stumbled upon the right place! like… I don’t think there’s anything else i can say that anyone else hasn’t already…
yes, it’s expensive. $ 10/​slice of chocolate heaven. in my opinion, a small price to pay for heaven in your tummy.
sure the parking is virtually non-​existent; that’s quite alright. you need to park down the street so you can walk off that chocolate schorgesborg you just partook in.
this place is chocolate wasted personified.
ok ok, that’s enough. off i go to devour one of my 3 pieces i took to go.

in all caps: aunt ettas cake
its the best cake ever!!! $ 10/​slice but it’s worth it!

This is my dream come true! Homemade ice creams, cakes, and candies. There is a lot of indoor seating or you can take it to go.
I sampled some of the ice creams… rootbeer float (yes, it tasted just like one) and girl scout cookie (thin mint the day I went, but they alternate flavors of cookies used to make the ice cream).
They have huge cakes you can buy by the slice. They are about 7″ tall. They sell discounted slices if the cake was sliced incorrectly and it isn’t perfectly shaped or frosted. I chose the yellow/​chocolate cake layer cake for $ 6.96 (oops I made a mistake slice price).
The cake tasted fresh and not made with chemicals. The place has cute and fun décor. There is a drinking fountain by the bathrooms with cups to get your own water. You order at the counter and they prepare your item on the spot.
Overall, a great place and I can’t wait to return to try more stuff.
There is bike parking and a car lot out front.

BE WARNED… this place dealt out highly addictive stuff… Hahaha…
May be i should give them a 4, because some of the stuff is just outrageously expensive (and addictive)
I love the gelato bar, the pain killer pill, the truffles, the German Double Chocolate cake
Dont come on the weekends, parking is HORRIBLE and the place is crowded.
Everyone, of all ages, loves this place. The staff is very chippy (my theory: they are high on sugar? who knows???)
Check it out at least once a month… it’s good for your health and everyone around you and that is my doctoral recommendation… don’t believe me? Just Try…

This location is not as open as its Rice village location so it seems rather cramped!
I was looking to get some truffles but no one came to the case! I thought maybe it’s not meant to be and went to get a piece of the junkyard candylicious cake.
At first I thought my eyes must be playing tricks on me or maybe it’s the container because this slice looks so small!
Thankfully to Unilocal I looked at my slice from the rice village location and def see the difference… I was still full and it was still very delicious but it’s weird there’s not consistency between two locations that are not that far apart. And parking is so terrible… Cherry on top. Maybe another time…

We were hanging out in Houston two weekends ago and after dinner I needed something sweet and it was my cheat day.
This place was less than a mile away and on our way to the hotel.
We walked in and the smell of chocolate got me on a chocolate high. I quickly headed to the dessert side of the shop. First thing that caught my eye was the Deep Dish Pecan Pie. Got me a slice with hot chocolate. Whoa what it’s not powder and made with real chocolate. I had 3 bites of the pie and was in heaven. Yum! All I kept thinking was we need The Chocolate Bar in Austin. The hot chocolate was so smooth and very good, I wish I had some cayenne pepper with me. I like a little heat in my hot chocolate.
After dessert, we walked on the other side of the shop and they had different shapes and sizes of chocolate and treats for dogs too. You know I had to pick up something for my fur babies.
I didn’t sample any ice cream, I will save that for my next trip to Houston.

If you are a chocolate lover, get ready to check into chocoholics anonymous after eating at Chocolate Bar! This place is a chocoholics dream. The store is filled with delicious chocolate covered fruits, cookies, etc, homemade ice creams, and cakes. I came specifically to try Uncle Darryl’s Cake. It is 4 layers of chocolate cake/​chocolate mousse topped with toffee. It will not disappoint! One slice is bigger than my face and enough to share with multiple people or to bring leftovers home for a midnight sugar high. The cake is chocolately and moist. I especially loved the toffee bites that added a great crunch texture. I cannot wait to go back and try their other cakes. Next on my list is Aunt Etta’s Cake…

How can you not like this place? Excellent ice cream, chocolate in every form, pastries, etc. everything in here is GOOD.
Today I had a medium cup of their Rocky Road ice cream and with the rich dark chocolate flavor with those big marshmallow pieces and nuts. I was a happy camper. Counter service was very friendly.
They have so many gift ideas for the chocolate lover (which is all of us)? Come here and you will be glad you did.
If you find an open parking spot in front consider yourself very lucky. I usually have to park on the street somewhere.

If chocolate is weakness, I definitely recommend going to this wonderful place. They have everything chocolate you could imagine (they even have chocolate treats for dogs, which I thought was weird). I absolutely love their chocolate covered strawberries and dark chocolate caramels with the sea salt. My mouth is watering just thinking about them. On specific evenings, The Chocolate Bar offers a band where you can relax with live music, while eating decadently rich desserts. Prices at The Chocolate Bar are moderate and range all over the board from $ 4 for a solid chocolate bar to $ 24.95 for a chocolate pizza.
Unusual items can be found as well including chocolate-​covered fortune cookies, chocolate-​covered breakfast cereals like Lucky Charms and Cheerios, and even chocolate pizzas (the pizza is all chocolate).
The Chocolate Bar’s motto is «Where Every Hour is Happy Hour». If you are visiting Houston, The Chocolate Bar is a chocolate lover’s dream come true.

The Chocolate Bar is every chocolate lovers dream come true. Literally everything is infused with chocolate. EVERYTHING! Chocolate Bar has become a Houston staple to me. You can’t entertain guests from out of town without bringing them here to indulge.
My personal favorite here is the chocolate tres leches. It’s moist, milky, and huge. You are paying quite a bit for a dessert but you really get such large portions. They also have ice cream, chocolate covered strawberries, and other chocolate gifts for every occasion.

After Katz Deli and both locations of House of Pies was packed with a bunch of people at 11pm on Friday night,
I suggested Wayne to drive here since I knew deep down on the inside I wanted to try them out.
Upon arrival, the clock’s time was 11:30 pm and knew they closed at 12am. There was hardly anybody in the parking lot. So, we walked in and indecisively stared at all the sweets and prices. Wayne suggested we order one slice of cake to share since the slices were huge.
We agreed on Aunt Etta first, but I had further questions regarding the ingredients, flavor and texture about the cakes. I was curious to know how was Aunt Etta and Uncle Darryl different if they were both chocolate cakes.
The guy at the counter simply explained that Uncle Darryl was thicker in texture more of a richer taste and that Aunt Etta was more smoother and creamier to taste.
Auntie Etta it was; and boy was she delicious. She was definitely creamy, sweet and melted in my mouth. Such a moist cake.
I don’t even like chocolate cake, let alone chocolate, but I enjoyed Aunt Etta’s chocolate cake.
Wayne and I both washed her down with a tall plastic bottle of cold milk. However, the slice was so big we both were too stuffed to finish her.
Additionally, the restroom is unisex and shows it too. I spotted my favorite board game of Candy Land with the old graphics that I remember. Lots of other photos about candy. The restroom was clean, smelling fresh and had an unlimited supply of toilet tissue.
Now, the staff was nice and didn’t rush us when we couldn’t make up our minds.
The prices are reasonable for the huge slices you get. The cakes on the stands were $ 9/​per slice and the ones in the glass were $ 6/​per.
There was plenty of parking for small vehicles. I’m not sure how it works for big body vehicles. As you are leaving, the ground level seemed to scratched the bottom of Wayne’s LaSaber, so watch out for that.
At about closing we left and both declared we’d have to visit this spot again.

How do I start?
Half price chocolate covered fruit after 8pm??? Blueberries blackberries oranges strawberries bananas… all amazing. Dark, milk and white chocolate.
They have chocolate covered Pringles. Chocolate covered nutter butters. Chocolate covered rice crispies. Chocolate covered twinkies.
Malted milk balls. Peppermint chocolates.
They have awesome ideas for gifts like chocolate shaped guitars, cameras, chocolate shaped dogs, pianos, any shape you can really think of. Baby bottles. Congratulations engraved. Chocolate pizzas, chocolate computers. Thank you bars, I love you bars. Chocolate fire hydrants. Big letters in all different chocolates, recently bought my mother in law a big huge dark chocolate P for Pamela.
They have dog safe treats in all different shapes sizes and forms.
They do holiday themes gift baskets and treats. Like bats and witches for halloween and oh my God, Valentine’s Day… do I really need to go there?
They have ICEcream!!! Chocolate based, then they have coffee, peanut butter, cookies n cream, butter butter, peppermint, espresso, and more.
The have HUGE cakes. You can actually order these cakes to go. If you’ve seen the movie Matilda you can imagine how huge these cakes are. They sell by the slice and even half cake too. They have all different kinds of cakes, German chocolate, triple chocolate, chocolate on chocolate on chocolate. So many choices. And they have milk and other beverages you can purchase to wash down your treats.
They have lots of seating and it’s super funky and family friendly.
Parking is good when it’s not crazy busy but when it is super busy I recommend parking down the street a little bit on the residential side.
Love love love this little chocolate bar.

The brownie tasted 2 days old, it wasn’t soft.
Banana covered chocolate: the Chocolate was good but banana tasted old and sour, I had to throw it away.
Décor in store was nice. Employees were nice.

The Chocolate Bar was one of my friend’s bookmarked place to visit for her sweet tooth.
Parking is limited, for there are only street and public parking. There are probably 4 public parking spaces directly in front of The Chocolate Bar with street parking otherwise.
As soon as you walk in, there is the ice cream selection in the middle with delectable goodies on the left. I was not sure what was located at the right side of Chocolate Bar, for I didn’t get the chance to look around there. Clientele is huge because tables were all full when we arrived. However, people move around and get up quickly so finding a table is not difficult.
I tried 2 different flavors of ice cream (German Chocolate and Chocolate-​Covered Strawberries) before I decided to indulge in the German Chocolate Cake Slice. Actually, one of the regulars here informed me that it was his favorite and that I should try it out. I decided to go with the cake after trying a spoon of the German Chocolate ice cream because I wasn’t in the mood for something cold.
German Chocolate Cake Slice (⁵⁄₅): Delicious and smooth. It was a huge portion, definitely shareable between 2 – 3 people. I would recommend this or even the 2 ice cream flavors I tried aforementioned. Chocolate Bar also sells drinks such as the popular option of milk.
The Chocolate Bar was a pleasant surprise, especially with its creative and vast selection of chocolate options to choose from. They do have a few items that are not chocolate from what I remember. If anything, they do have white chocolate for those who are allergic/​do not like chocolate. White chocolate is not made from milk or dark chocolate and contains different ingredients.

Chocolate bar is a cute shop selling candy, chocolate, ice cream and an array of cakes. I chose the day and night cake and the candy bar cake. The day and night was real good! It’s a tall 4 layer chocolate cake, with vanilla frosting. Sounds simple enough, but was soo delicious without being too sweet. The other cake was a white chocolate moouse mixed with a bunch of different candy bars. This one was a little too sweet for me.
Overall, a nice spot to get some desserts. They have so many options that there’s something for everyone.

Chocolate bar used to honestly be my most favorite go to dessert place especially for the Uncle Daryl’s chocolate cake. I raved about this cake to many friends and visitors of Houston. Unfortunately on my last 2 visits with chocolate bar at this location, the Uncle Daryl’s chocolate cake has not been consistent in its quality, moistness and flavor.
I think this is what attributes to it:
1) Having pre-​cut slices already in to-​go containers. I get that it’s a lot more efficient especially when it’s a busy night that having precut slices to go is faster to serve but it compromises the integrity and quality of the cake. They need to take the time and just cut from the original cake itself to retain the moistness else it comes out completely dry and no matter how much chocolate drizzle or toffee bits you add, it does no justice to Uncle Daryl.
2) My second visit was on a Monday night at 6:30pm and they ran out of toffee! How does chocolate bar run out of toffee on a Monday and so early in the evening when folks haven’t even visited to get their sweet tooth fix? I ended up getting scraps and bits of the toffee. That was so pathetic and I couldn’t believe that they literally gave me the scraps and flakes of the toffee bit remains.
To redeem my disappointment in Uncle Daryl, I read other reviews and asked the staff their next popular (I never stray from Uncle Daryl’s ever at chocolate bar but I had to because it was that bad) and they mentioned the Black Russian twist. My thoughts on this upon trying? Disappointment. There wasn’t enough mousse and the cake or crust part of the twist was so dry.
My craving and excitement for chocolate bar has decreased significantly especially since my last 2 visits were consistently disappointing.

If you love chocolate, this is the place for you.
Their cake slices are huge! It’s like 2000 calories of sugar and fat in one sitting. It’s best to share with someone else. And plus, at $ 10/​slice, if everybody gets a slice, it’s not really cheap, yo! A round cake is about $ 75 each. Pretty reasonable considering the size.
I’ve tried so many cakes here from Uncle Darry’s, Aunt Etta’s, Black Forest, Chocolate tres leches, and whatever other stuff they have. I’ve tried the ice cream as well and they’re all legit.
If you’re planning on coming here, leave a lot of room in your stomach. The cakes are rich and huge! Unless you really love sweets, you’ll probably only be able to manage a few bites before giving up.
Parking is a little bit tricky since they have a very tiny lot. But I guess you can find parking on the streets somewhere? I’ve always been lucky to find parking in the lot every time.
Just a note though; the last time I was here the workers didn’t seem like they wanted to be here. No smiles, no «how can I help you?» They just stood around staring with an empty look just waiting for me to say something to them. Meh. I’ve received more good service here than not, so I won’t even let that affect my rating.
You’ve reached the end of my review, will you inbox me and buy me a cake? Please?