What a cool shop! Great place for gifts. They have spices, hot sauces, bbq sauces, ketchups, wing sauces, etc. You can taste everything! There's testers of the sauces and spices. Service was so helpful. Put this shop on your list when visiting! read more

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The Pepper Palace is a cool spot with all things hot sauce and spice just blocks from Bourbon Street. We popped in after wandering around the French Quarter for a while and the first thing we noticed was the ability to sample all the sauces...and off we went! Through that we found a few sauces that we definitely needed to get back home, so the tasting was a success! The store is well laid out, bright, in great condition and very clean. Staff was helpful and friendly from entry to exit, and you could tell they enjoyed talking all things hot sauce! Overall, cool spot to pop into when in NOLA, if for nothing else than a little sampling of the goods! read more

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Fantastic place to shop for hot sauce! Loved the taste testing setup. It was really helpful being able to test all the sauces in whatever combinations we wanted. We spent a significant amount of time and ended up mailing a whole box of sauces home. I really appreciated the inexpensive shipping option so I didn't have to worry about packing the bottles. I also enjoyed some of the hot snacks (though they weren't terribly spicy, which is to be expected). Overall, great experience shopping here and extremely satisfied with the taste of New Orleans we got to bring home. read more

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First timer looking for great gumbo spices. What better place than New Orleans. I was a little disappointed with the initial interaction. Basic customer service is just that.... Basic. It involves smiling, greeting and assisting. Unfortunately, the first interaction was very off putting. I almost walked out but then came Shannon to save the day. She assisted me with a great selection of spices and sauces. I actually bought more than I had initially anticipated. She was extremely helpful, kind, friendly and professional. She is an asset to the company. I look forward to trying the spices! read more

Pepper Palace - Selection of spices - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Date of visit: December 21, 2024 We were in the neighborhood, waiting for our reservation to Irene's around the block when we came across this little gem. I am pretty sure that I came in here the last time I was in NOLA about a decade ago as it seemed familiar; if you want to find an unusual hot sauce, salsa, or barbecue sauce, this is definitely the place. Staff was very friendly and helpful, making suggestions and sharing information about the various products on offer. Sample spoons are readily available to get a little taste of many items available before bringing it home. After sampling a couple, the peach barbecue sauce was definitely a winner and I brought that back with me. Really the only reason I didn't go five stars is the prices are pretty high for the size of the bottles--would love to have selected something to bring back as souvenirs but couldn't justify it at this price point! read more

Pepper Palace is a dream come true for hot sauce lovers. I always go out of my way to stop by this gem of a store whenever I'm in New Orleans....it's located right next to the French market. They have every sort of hot sauce you can imagine and some of the spiciest sauces I've ever tasted have come here. You can taste the different hot sauces before you buy them, and the employees are always super enthusiastic and helpful. One note is that if you're a tourist/traveling, be mindful of the 3.4 oz TSA liquid carry on restriction and remember to place the hot sauces in your check in luggage if they exceed the limit..I've had to throw away my hot sauces a couple times at the airport. read more

I wasn't expecting to find a pepper shop here, but being that we were down south. I definitely wanted to see what kind of spices they had mixed up here for purchase. They had an awesome deal where you buy six of any items in in the store, you get to mix and match, and you get two items for free. The best part is they ship the items to your house if you would like for a flat fee of five dollars. My girlfriend and I ended up buying eight items so that we can get for each being that this was a generously portioned product. The staff working here are the sweetest people I have ever met. They truly answered every single question we had, and the store is full of taste testers. I can't wait to try the products, but I highly recommend everyone stop by here read more

There are a few of these places in New Orleans and we visited two, but this one is my favorite. It's one of the few places where you can taste different hot sauces and spices and condiments. I think you can taste 100 different things if you had the time and inclination. The staff is very helpful and you can order things and have them shipped for a very modest fee. They have a lot of unique condiments and it's actually a pretty fun place to go to get out of the heat. Highly recommend this location. read more

Pepper Palace - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

I came here because I like hot sauce a lot. I eat hot sauce with a lot of things. So, when I heard about this place I had to visit. The employee was very knowledgeable about all the sauces. Once you say what you prefer, he would point you in the right direction. They have salsa, BBQ sauce, wing sauce, and hot sauce. I heard that NYC now has the same store. I will be visiting. The only thing I would change is the price point. $13 for one hot sauce is a bit ridiculous. read more

Pepper Palace - a variety of hot sauces and condiments - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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This place has hot sauces from mild to extreme, seasonings, dry rubs, and salsas. The guy that was working was super nice and helpful. My husband and brother enjoyed trying a variety of sauces and dry rubs. You can taste test everything! They have the little sample spoons, but I wish they had chips! Then we'd never leave. Lol. My favorite is Tequilapeno hot sauce. A bit of heat with a little sweetness to it. We bought a couple of dry rubs for brisket and hot sauces. read more

Pepper Palace - the inside of a hot sauce shop - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

The attendants at this syowere young and professional. I enjoyed talking spices with them. I even bought some of them to take back home to make my meals have more of a robust flavor. We will see how that goes but this store has some axing tasting sauces. They provide a small spoons for taste test read more

Pepper Palace - Taste tested many of their wonderful flavors. - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Lady that I dealt with had superb genuine customer service. You can sample all the hot sauces and seasonings I do believe. Purchased a coffee rub seasoning and a key lime bbq sauce. read more

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Fun, touristy place that loses one star because I think it's overpriced. Vast selection of spices and seasonings. Very friendly and engaging staff. They do ship if you need that service. Right by the French Market so ground zero for tourists and crowds. However lots of fun merchandise and gifts with a true local flavor for your friends and relatives back home. Definitely recommended. read more

I picked up some sauces at one of their retail locations for my husband. It was pretty far from where we live, but he liked them a lot, so I decided to order some for him online and set up a subscription. Big mistake. The appear to have charged me for tax and shipping twice on one order, and then sent two incorrect sauces (I only ordered three). There's also no way to cancel a subscription on their website, you can only skip a next order. I'm trying to contact their support at the moment to get it sorted out. Never again. read more

*This review is from a pre COVID-19 visit* The friends we were visiting NOLA with had been to the Pepper Palace on a previous visit so we stopped in to try some hot sauces and had a great time. There was a super friendly guy working there who was helpful and gave us the rundown of sampling the products. They had plenty of clean taster spoons available and hand sanitizer. Each hot sauce is clearly marked with a sticker indicating its heat level, and they are organized by type. I tried a ton of them and really liked most that I had. We ended up getting a bottle to take home. They offer shipping if you want to buy a lot or don't have a checked bag if you're flying. They also have some options that are TSA approved but that's not enough sauce for me! You can get a deal if you buy more, so our friends ended up getting 5 or 6 bottles. Can't miss this place if you're a heathead! read more

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Really cool place. If you like hot sauce you have to come by and try this place. I love that they let you try samples of their sauces because it helps you buy the sauce you like instead of just taking a chance and buying a sauce not knowing the flavor. Their customer service is friendly, helpful and very informative. They know all the answers to your questions about the sauces. I liked that they let you buy a 4 pack of sauces. They let us choose 2 thay we liked and then we chose the other two flavors from the options they provided. I highly recommend this option. Great place stop by if you are in the area. read more

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Located right before you hit the French Market. My siblings & I wandered in out of curiosity & they ended up enjoying themselves & all the free samples haha. They got everything from hot sauce to bbq sauce to dry rubs to salsa! The gentleman there was super friendly & helpful & made great recommendations based on our taste palates. If they had chips to sample all the things, it would have made it much better I think. read more

This is not a food destination but you will get a great amount of pepper sauce, hot sauces, wing sauces, jerk sauces and marinades . There is a section that has Olives and cream cheese, olives and jalapeños etc.. I believed this to be the best part of the store. The staff was friendly and well versed in all things pepper. They offered shipping to locations out of NOLA for $5-10; No minimum quantity . read more

Love this spot so much! We walked in early on Sunday and were immediately in love with all the options there were for sauces. The guy working there was super helpful and friendly; he helped me pick out a few sauces to have shipped back to my home in CA since they are not TSA approved sizes. What a cool option! So with that in mind, I will probably end up buying from them again when we run out of the sauces that we have. He mentioned that we can place orders and have them shipped to us again going forward which is great! I can't wait for our order to come so we can enjoy the amazing sauces. Definitely worth coming here if you're around the area! read more

As a self-proclaimed "Spice Lord, " places like these are the ones that I find true solace in fully knowing no one will "sauce shame" me. This location is fantastic! Staff was very friendly and open to questions you may have. They organize their spices from heat level and taste profiles. Best yet, you can sample EVERYTHING! They provide clean little spoons or tortilla chips to sample with. I am a huge bhut jolokia aka ghost pepper fan and was excited to see their huge selection of ghost pepper sauces. They also have the extremely hot and painful ones that you have to sign a waiver prior to tasting. I elected to stay with my ghost peppers. In addition to sauces, they also have a wide selection of salsas and dry rubs to spice up your meals! I hope they open a location in Los Angeles someday! read more

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Hattiers punk sauce is the best thing I've ever put in my mouth. And I mean BEST thing. I love it. I'd buy 10 bottles but it was sold out. It was so easy to eat/drink. Please restock! read more

So many choices. Staff was very knowledgeable and helpful. Lots flavors with heat not just heat.

I'm a SUPER FAN of all things hot and caliente. So I couldn't hold my joy when I found out that they still allowed trying of the sauces during these Covid Times. Trust me, they are safe and keeping it Corona free. You aren't allowed to place the tips of the sauces on the spoon and they bring you some samples from the back. I went downtown on buying all of the sauces that tickled me fancy, and I must say, there were plenty. Make sure to wear your mask when enjoying this spicy experience and throw caution to the wind. read more

Pepper Palace - Mom posing at their picture station - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

It's so colorful and fun looking that I just had to come in and check out the store. And if you are like me and love spicy food then this place is like heaven. They have every sauce I could have imagined and they even have tons of samples so you can try stuff out before you buy. And if you are like my husband that prefers not so spicy then they have tons of options for mild sauce and they even have sauces for flavor that aren't spicy at all. Last time we came I couldn't resist and ended up buying so many sauces for gifts for friends. Great options for gifts for sure. read more

Excellent customer service. Plenty of samples and they ship!!! Glad I stopped in and made my brothers day. No pictures, but very organized and tons of variety. If you are a hot sauce lover this is your spot. I was short on time so no pictures, but other on this review sight nailed it!! read more

The taste of the sauces are so unique and delicious, the staff is wonderful so friendly and helpful. Gave great suggestions the store gives samples of literally everything. It's so clean and fun in there great vibe read more

Love this place. Buy 5 get the 6th one free type of deal. The gf and I were there for about an hour sampling nearly ALL their samples and being indecisive about which 6 to pick. The guy behind the counter is Seth Rogans doppelganger. We picked 6 that we knew we couldn't find near home and worse case scenario they could ship out to us for only $5. I would go back and try more. Customer service was great. read more

We visited Pepper Palace on my sister's bachelorette weekend. The store was awesome, and everyone was great with allowing us to sample a bunch of hot sauces and explaining them as we went. After we returned home, I reached out to Pepper Palace about a hot sauce that was sold out on their website. Melanie was so helpful and kind with her responses and she really went above and beyond. Thank you Melanie! Will definitely be purchasing from them again! read more

We stopped here on our way out of town. The man working was so friendly and helpful. He made sure that we sampled as much as we wanted, and answered every question that we had. All four of us ended up buying a bottle of hot sauce. The most difficult part was picking which one we wanted - so many delicious options! I got a creole seasoning, and chocolate habanero sauce. I can't wait to cook with them back home in New York. I'd definitely recommend this store for anyone looking for a unique souvenir for someone at home , or a tasty item to bring a taste of New Orleans home with them. read more

You gotta like hot sauce if you're going to the Pepper Palace and if you don't like hot sauce, what are you doing in the Pepper Palace? Like other palaces, this is the royalty of hot sauce from mostly from the capital of hot sauce I spent a few days in when I was a teenager, New Iberia. Whatever your spiced mind can conjure, this pepper joint will have it and then some. Bring your cast iron stomach and let your hot imagination run wild as the heat is on inside this devilishly tasty hot spot. read more

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I feel like every touristy area has a place like pepper palace. Pepper palace stands above the rest though because of the fact that they allow you to sample many of the hot sauces and goods that they sell. We didn't have much water with us so I made sure to stay away from most things marked "ghost" or "extra hot" Now if you read some of my other reviews you will know that I'm cheap as hell. So the fact that most of the stuff at pepper palace were priced $7 made me pretty sad. However, after sampling many of their different salsas, mustards, and butters we knew we had to walk away with something. The sales woman there was super nice and didn't even blink twice when my bf and I ended up trying almost every sauce with fruit twice. We got both the raspberry mustard and pineapple salsa, both of which were super unique. We told the saleswoman we were traveling so she wrapped our jars up in bubble wrap. I would definitely recommend pepper palace to anyone in the area looking for something unique to the area! read more

Pepper Palace - Samples! - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Pepper Palace... A heaven for anyone that are into Hot and Spice.... All the hot sauces, dipping, rubs, marinade, spices you can find all under one roof!! Not only that, you can even taste everything before you buy!!! Staffs are amazing and knowledgeable! HEAVEN! read more

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11-5-2018..7:30p.m. Luv The Pepper Palace...So while in New Orleans I had to visit there location...They have all the Pepper Palace sauces but this location has select New Orleans themed hot sauces that ya can only get in New Orleans... read more

Ok...I was literally in heaven. I LOVE hot sauce and the spicier, the better. But that's not all they have. They have jellies, seasonings, bbq sauces, salsa...and the list goes on. They have all of their samples lined up on their large wrap around bar with the sample cups in front of the bottle of your choice. You have chips you can dip them in...but please don't double dip:) You can find some local goodies made right in New Orleans. A little on the pricey side for one bottle of hot sauce, but if my tongue is burning off with just two drops of the sauce...it's going to last me a while. That makes it all worth it to me:) read more

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My husband loves hot sauce, and I'm really not a hot sauce person. I visited the store yesterday, and was overwhelmed by the selection. The staff was very helpful, specially one guy who suggested Doc Habanero sauce after asking a series of questions about my husband and his hot sauce consumption. I didn't notice the label at the time, but later I realized it's inspired on Doc Holliday, my husband's favorite American West icon. I wished I had asked your name, I wanted to say thank you! He loves the flavor and I actually liked it too. read more

Pepper Palace - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, he probably placed the pickled peppers at pepper palace. The assortment is awesome. The walls are covered with hot sauces, salsas, peppers, and other yummies. There are samples, and ratings, to help you decide. If you can handle spicy, be sure to try the 10++ hot sauce made out of Ghost Chile which they want you to sign a waiver to try. I took a bottle home. The staff is super friendly, and knowledgeable. read more

If hot sauce is your thing, then this is everything you'll imagine. They have over 200 types of hot sauces you could ever want. There are tasting samples for most of them. Hot sauces are being a retread and it's fun for hot sauce people to try out new sauces. read more

This is probably a store sent from heaven for hot sauce lovers! We spent 20 minutes trying the hot sauces and salsas. Charles was accommodating to my taste and recommended tons of good ideas! I ordered so many that I had to have them shipped back to Dallas! Super cool place! read more

Hot sauce fan? Salsa fan? Check this place out! Plenty of samples, you have to sign a waiver for some of the samples! I spent 30 minutes just looking at the selection! read more

They have spices, sauces, dipping sauces for EVERYTHING!! The hot sauces are numbered 1-10 and they make suggestions for you accordingly. They have a deal when you buy 5 sauces you get the 6th one free. After a while of trying different sauces you forget which one you like and all that. My Bf and I were sucked into the promo and ended up staying at the store just under an hour and it was gettting exhausting hahha. We ended up with some wing sauces, hot sauces, and dipping sauces. read more

Pepper Palace - Key Lime Mustard Dipping Sauce. $7.95 - Herbs & Spices Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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