Big sign that says "CHOCOLATE"!???!! you can believe i'm going to see what that is about. Candies…read moreby Vletas is a beautiful shop with many choices - all made in house. The staff member was very helpful and gave us a sample! I picked up the chocolate covered peanuts, milk chocolate peanut butter cups, and the milk chocolate fudge. beautiful store and location as well. Definitely stop in here if you go through Abilene!

Short form review:…read more Vletas has been an Abilene staple for many many years (apparently established in 1912). It's a fantastic place to get all sorts of chocolates as well as candy. They have the largest selection of sugar-free chocolates that I have ever seen. They all taste wonderful too. From huge chocolate covered strawberries to truffles to fudge, they have you covered. Prices are in line with many other chocolate specialty stores.

I walked in expecting pie. I don't know why. Would this place have cake; does this guy bake?…read more Perhaps Creme Broulee, oh what the hay! To what did my wondering eyes then appear, the familiar face of a chocolatier. A smile so bright, and a charm beyond measure. We had just tumbled in to some Texas style treasure. All the rhyming aside I'm totally wondering why no one has told me about this place. As a person who enjoys eating regularly (ok 4 or7 times a day) I am always looking for something delectable to top my meal off. Something decadent, a dessert that makes me feel like I've just had an out of body experience. The sign out front had the word CHOCOLATE capitalized and so I decided it was time to take the plunge after driving by at least 10 times on the way to school and going to the grocery store. A jovial young man comes out and starts telling us everything. Explaining what this is and what that is. Truffles, Brittle with BACON IN IT (er, uh Squittle that is) and peanut brittle with red pepper flakes in it (Bronco Brittle is what it's called here pardners). He handed me a small white peanutty explosion of flavor that had my eyes rolling into my head. This guy had me. Oh I was totally and undeniably chocolate candy whupped! So as I'm trying to decide what I'm going to buy the candies are still gliding across my taste buds. Is that my leg moving? No I just thought it was. I'm having a reaction of pure bliss and of course this man is totally doing this to draw me further into the chocolate abyss from whence there is no return. Gotta think now. Can't spend my whole paycheck here. I steeled my emotions and I bought a couple of things and took them home. NO I haven't eaten them all yet! HMMMMPH! Of course now I have to find a secret place to hide all this stuff. I wonder if the attic is cool enough to keep these this time of year? Shhhh, don't tell my wife. Everything here is Texas themed and is in no way just a regular type of candy. Yes he makes candy other than chocolate but I'm a chocolate fiend and it is hard to focus on anything else. There was that one piece of candy with the bacon in it though. Now I'm of the opinion that you can add bacon to just about anything and it will be good. Peanut Brittle called Squittle with bacon in it is masterful offering of piggy peanut perfection. I purchased some Tumbleweeds too: a concoction of chocolate and coconut that a put a look of unadulterated ecstasy on my wife's face. Hey I thought I was the only one that could do that?!?! We also bought the Texas Buckshot truffles and they were amazing. These were beyond excellent but the one thing I truly enjoyed was The Original Concho Caramel. Chocolaty coating around a chewy caramel center with pecans. This is 7th heaven kind of stuff. The familiar face I saw there was James Crowder the proprietor. I recognized his face from the countless times I had seen him as salesman of the month, year, century at a realtor many years ago here in town. I wondered where he had gone and now that I know where he is and the amazing talent he is sharing with us here in the Concho Valley I am a customer for life. I've had chocolate brought to me from overseas: Italian, Belgian, French, and Irish and they were great but James has taken chocolate to the next level. He's made Chocolate Texas' next big thing to brag about! Now you know. So go get some! Support your local chocolatier!

I love the Chocolate Box. We've taken our grandkids there to pick out candy for their stocking. It…read morewas so fun. Retro candy brought back memories. One grandson wanted a very large Sugar Daddy and I didn't see it, but asked the owner and he had it in the back. That was fun to watch our grandson's face light up. Then we had to teach him how to take the wrapper off. A little water and it came right off. So fun!

came in to buy some chocolates and the old man at the register was RUDE. I'm not sure if he's just…read morea bitter old man or if he's not used to seeing brown people and is racist. The truffles are ok at best. Only worth the stop for the 50 cent water bottles

Some of the best chocolates I've ever eaten! We decided to get chocolates, then go to English…read moreNewsom Tasting Room. Asked the owner for chocolate/red wine pairing suggestions. He steered us right! They were all delicious, but the dark chocolate raspberry was the best.

OMG I didn't think Americans knew how to make chocolate, but here we are in Texas and it's utterly…read moredivine. I received one truffle in a Christmas gift called Peppermint Mocha Texas Truffle and I find myself wanting more!! Such deliciousness!

The family of Oliver Pecan Company are so welcoming, and the store is full of quality product!…read moreThere is such a variety of goods, it is hard to find something you wouldn't want! It is a very homey shop with the most friendly staff! Highly recommend!

While road tripping through the northern part of the Hill Country, we ended up in San Saba for the…read morenight. Since I heard that this was the "Pecan Capitol" of Texas, we were bound to find great places to pick up pecans, right? Well, I didn't think about it but I guess most places are closed on Sundays, except the Oliver Pecan Company. We were fortunate to not only find them open, but they knew more about pecans than you would ever think that there ever was. It was like talking to the Bubba Gump of pecans. The kid told us about all the varieties, the taste, how he liked them cooked or not cooked, come on Rainman, you have to shut up eventually but at the same time, I would not dare interrupt him because I want to see how long can this go. It was awesome. Regardless, we walked out of there with about 20+ pounds of four different varieties of pecan, pecan oil, candy, and other stuff. They seen us coming a mile away and we was buying.

This is a smaller retail store that has some sales on their supply of pecans for the season. It…read moredidn't take long to look at everything. The employee was helpful in pointing out the sales. It's near the main square so there's plenty to look at and parking was easy.

We stopped in here on a trip to Harry's Western Wear store. What a treat!…read more These pecans are delicious! We got several varieties and gave them away with Christmas gifts and enjoyed some for ourselves. The lady working here was very sweet too!

I bought the raw pecans. So sweet--what a treat! My order…read morewas shipped promptly and arrived quickly

I have always loved "Texas Turtles" These are 100% better…read morethan any other brand!!! I have tried them all! Including in Chocolate shops spread throughout Texas! I will only order these and be deliciously happy!