Li-Lac Chocolates

Delicious chocolates (not cheap but high quality and on par with Manhattan prices) but the main employee is really unpleasant. Not sure if she’s the owner but she’s been there every time my roommate or I’ve gone (we live around the corner) and has been rude/​cranky each time. Definitely takes away from the experience but I’ll keep going for the quality.

Came during their Grand opening and promotion. While standing in the cold, they had an assorted chocolate sample plate for the customers to try. It was really sweet of them. I got to try countless amounts. They just kept offering constantly. When one plate was on the verge of being empty, another full plate of chocolates comes out. FREE samples all day around. The line moved pretty fast. The promotion was the price of chocolate in the showcase were being sold as same price as it was in the 1900’s. So 23 cents each! There’s a catch, each person were limited as to how many they can buy. I got 5 of their darkest chocolate bars. Such a steal! The chocolate was great too. Great quality and texture.

Wasn’t impressed with the chocolate or fudge here.

I was looking for chocolate covered cherries for my dad. After 2 other chocolate shops, I finally tried this place. The chocolates were well appreciated and dad approved!

This is just low grade chocolate. There’s no way around it. This is the kind of chocolate that makes your teeth hurt when you eat it and is cloyingly sweet.
Definitely DO NOT waste your money here on this overpriced and terrible chocolate! It really is the equivalent quality to a plain Hersheys bar.

I was tempted to lineup for free samples when they first opened, but I took the «high road.» Though I still experience a bit of schnorrer’s remorse, but I’ve been to the shop several times now, always with positive results.
Pros: It’s close to home, sells cute-​shaped oversize chocolates (a gift basset hound was my latest acquisition), and has a tasty bar with smaller snacks to go.
Cons: On the pricey side. Staff is friendly but don’t strike me as chocolatiers, in case you’re a chocolate nerd demanding of such knowledge.

Individual truffles: pricey, but delicious.
Packaged set: pricey, decent taste, but bog standard.
Verdict: get the truffles, don’t bother with the box sets. (I got the dark chocolate with nuts set)

If you are ever in need of a quick pick me up, walk into this store! The aroma of heavenly chocolate will engulf you in an uplifting cloud of deliciousness. And then, the chocolate itself is AMAZING. I highly recommend this place! Try the salted caramels, the almond bark, the pecan chews and the butter crunch to start… Then move on to the truffles and extra dark chocolate. Tasting these goodies is quite an experience — so goooooood!
I was also really happy to hear that the product is made in Brooklyn too, since I like to support local businesses in NYC. Every one that worked in the store was friendly (I guess it would be hard not to be smelling all of that deliciousness all day) and there were a lot of cool gift items that are available for purchase. I ended up getting a chocolate baseball for my nephew because I thought he would think it was cool… It was a tough choice between that and the little dinosaurs though…
Anyway, I am currently planning my next visit. I think the fudge is going to be the next item on my shopping list… Yum!

Went to the grand opening this morning and got a one pound French assortment box (worth $ 50) for just $ 3.50. But it wasn’t the 1923 pricing that sold me on this place (a quarter for each piece of chocolate) but the quality. Really delicious chocolate. So far I’ve tried the dark almond brick, the fudge, the pecan praline, and the dark chocolate breakaway and loved every single one. Quality chocolate, great location in Greenwich Village, friendly employees.

While in the area my mind needed to attain a small sugar fix. Upon entering this little chocolate shop patrons will be engulf with the fragrant aroma of chocolate. Everything is adorned with chocolate. Li-​Lac Chocolates hone traditional values of chocolate recipes and techniques. I wish I could take my two teddy bears to be immersed with all the chocolates adorned in the enclosed glass case. With the old fashioned traditional chocolates, my taste is old fashion as I prefer simple milk chocolate un-​tainted from nuts. I opt for a simple milk chocolate heart shape of $ 4.25. This heart shape milk chocolate reminisces of my childhood NYC Board of Education school years of every Valentine’s Day when every child receive two small red heart shape milk chocolate. Samples are available at the counter. Customer service is attentive and ready, willing and able with questions and order fulfillment. No seats are available as gourmet chocolates are met to order as gifts or for one’s enjoyment.
As a writer/​poet, I disagree with the verbiage on their business card «Fresh, Gourmet Chocolate From The 1920s» which fends that their chocolates are from the 1920s and is 92 years old. Grammatically the versus should be re-​written as: Fresh, Gourmet Chocolate Of the 1920s.

This place definitely caters to the fashion forward crowd. Featuring chocolate molds of stilettos, handbags, assorted animals like cats and owls, and other giftable items like boxed chocolates. Similar to Jacques Torres. Classic chocolates like truffles and fudge in a variety of flavors like hazelnut, raspberry, mint and peanut butter. Beautiful presentation.
This place gets three stars in my book because I care about local, sustainable, & healthy ingredients. When I asked the sales person if the chocolates contain partially hydrogenated oil, he looked to the floor, furrowed his eyebrows, and fumbled with some charts near the cash register, saying that the factory would know that. I tried the free sample, which was good, then left.
Don’t get me wrong, I love fashion and everything artsy, but I think it’s important that given the world we are living in, we focus on the bigger picture, and that we support the kinds of businesses, and their ingredients that we want in our bodies, in our families, and in each other. Especially given the neighborhood and the prices, this place can afford to source better ingredients and can train more knowledgeable staff. Other businesses in the area are focusing on local and sustainability issues like Culture an American Yogurt Company and Victory Garden.
If such matters are not a concern for you, this would be a four star place for you. A great shop to pick up a present or a box of chocolates as a treat.

I’ll be honest, I have been a big fan of their Chocolates for a very long time, so when i saw Groupon had a 50% off coupon, I jumped on it. I didn’t notice at first that it was for their new store. But what a treat the new place is. Spacious, more chocolate. and the same wonderful chocolates, as well as good, friendly service !

Main issue? Health code handling of food. The chocolate truffles are «ok» but the experience and sanitation of purchasing chocolates is NOT.
Experience: Officious clerks not selling the chocolates or interacting positively when asked questions (noted by first reviewer but, in my case, two women).
Sanitation: This is not good. The clerk actually used a plastic gloved hand that touched the chocolate AND then the sales screen and, then, immediately used the same glove to retrieve more choices. Worse: food vendors should not wrap the gloved hand inside their other unprotected hand and then use the same gloved hand to box more selections! Ewww and gross!
Two stars is generous. Never again.

Absolutely delicious Chocolates!
I tried the dark chocolate with nuts from around the world ($ 45), and it was delicious. I also tried the chocolate dipped marzipan, which is located behind the glass station, and the fudge. Both were very fresh tasting and delightful.
They have a variety of unique chocolate molds (footballs, Empire State Building, A bike, Godzilla, etc.).
The product taste very fresh and you will not be disappointed. As a plus it is also certified as a kosher Chocolatier.

I really don’t understand the expansion so close to their still-​standing 8^th Ave outpost, especially with such a half-​assed launch. The grand opening sidewalk sign mentioned a free sample (which was atop their display and quite good), but I imagine this will be the case forever. When the proprietor was asked what was in certain items in the display, his response was a seemingly-​sarcastic «I haven’t eaten my way through the whole case, so I can’t tell you»…incredibly, that turned out to be his actual response to potential customers. Despite how good the product can be, that’s certainly no way to keep business thriving.
7÷29÷15 email: «Announcing the opening of our newest chocolate store — located in the heart of Greenwich Village on Bleecker Street near NYU (between Sullivan & Thompson).
This is our first new store in 16 years, and provides convenient access to our neighbors in Greenwich Village, NYU and Soho. This is also our biggest store, allowing us to carry a full line of fresh gourmet chocolate counter items, signature gift boxes, specialty chocolate molds, and more.
If you are in NYC, please stop by to say hello; and look for our formal ‘Grand Opening’ announcement in September. In the meantime, please stop by enjoy some free chocolate samples that we will be handing out all summer long.»