I love chocolate, and this place was a wonderful surprise on my weekend trip to Wisconsin. There were so many great looking options, and I bought a few things. They had a jar with samples. It was nice to get to a free sample! I got some creams (strawberry, raspberry, orange, and lemon) and they were amazing. These might be my new favorites (Fannie May creams used to be my favorite chocolate but they have a weird taste now). I got chocolate covered pretzel rod pieces, and a couple of on sale Christmas chocolates: bear claw and chocolate covered oreo's. I didn't know what a bear claw was (or if I'm calling it the right thing), but they said it was like a bigger turtle. It was delicous. The chocolate pretzles and oreo's were great too. read more

Went on my way home. Had a chocolate banana it was so yummy. Something about how it's frozen makes its creamy with the chocolate and covered in nuts. I was going to eat it at home but sadly it did not make it. The staff was very friendly and helpful. It was a constant line. They were fast and efficient. read more

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Riverside Chocolate Factory is a McHenry staple! They have tons of chocolates, sweets, and ice cream. The ice cream is the delicious Chocolate Shoppe ice cream made in Wisconsin! It can get very busy but they seem to be well staffed to get you in and out quickly. Deducted a star because most items do not have their ingredient list visible and for food allergies that's a little rough. read more

Great choices, small candies, chocolate truffles , chocolate, ice cream, fudge, good service

Small family owned candy store located in a building shaped like a huge Hershey Kiss. Known for their hand dipped toffee along with caramels and turtles. Small section featuring "Old Time" candy which brought back many childhood memories They also serve homemade ice creams as well as chocolate covered fruits and fudge. Prices are not cheap but the quality makes it worth while. Shipping is available. If in the area,give this local candy store a visit. read more

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Great service the girls are very friendly, excellent ice cream creations. Candy selections are amazing some are from when I was a child. Just a great place to get a sweet treat. read more

Decent chocolate- I mean chocolate is delicious. Didn't try the ice cream. What I had was good. The usual treats you would expect. Fudge was good. read more

Dude..... It's decent ice cream but who TF manages these toddlers that work here?? you guys ever here of the word efficiency?. It's beyond obnoxious that I have to wait 45 minutes for 2 milkshakes when there is 8 toddlers (employees) , running around like they have no clue what to do. It's EVERY....SINGLE...TIME....I go here. Dude, get the order, charge the person right away, have them wait on the other side. WHY do I have to order, wait at the register for 45 min while you tell me " sir, can you please move so I can ring this person up". How about you just ring me up and I'll grab my shit when it's ready. The absolute dumbest place. Stay away, unless you have an hour to get a scoop of vanilla ice cream ..unreal dude....learn business read more

Over this past weekend on a day out road trip My Husband & I discovered Riverside Chocolate Store! I love homemade candy & sweets. I am 68 & this is the best homemade chocolate store I ever tried! The smell of homemade chocolate is so wonderful. It took a long moment for us to decide what to get? We did purchase milk chocolate & also each had a milk chocolate dipped Bananas. Wonderful & the best! Next time & yes there will be a next time & many times when we are in the area to try the homemade fudge. This store is pricey like everywhere else & some items are very reasonable. But we had top watch what we spent that day. I was hypnotized by the smell of fresh homemade chocolate & dazzled by so many choices! It was very hard for me to pick out a few things. Very friendly service as well. We did tell the staff it would take some time for us to decide. They understood too. So many delicious homemade goodies! Plus the regular manufactured candy little kids & adults love. Almost anything you can think of! really appreciate old school shops like this. It reminds me when I was a little girl as we had so many great homemade candy shops like Riverside. But sad to say over the years they started to close & vanish. Due to factory candy. Riverside is the real thing!! I could go here once a week if I lived closer. We live in Chicago out west near the suburbs. But Riverside is well worth driving to. So many choices! Such a pleasant homemade chocolate store! Ice Cream too & many choices as well in that section. My grandson would love to go here with us! I pray that Riverside never goes out of business! I pray that there generations of family keep this wonderful, fun & charming candy store open forever! read more

When you are craving something sweet or need a special gift this is the place to go in McHenry. It's right on a busy corner and the cone shaped building is hard to miss. It's pricey but has quite the selection of everyday and holiday candy. They also serve ice cream. Service was quick and friendly and the displays were mouthwateringly cute. read more

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Candy ice cream and chocolate are worth a visit to this adoreable shop out in McHenry!

Fun independently owned (I think) candy store that makes its own stuff and sells ice cream. Very nice little place. And the pumpkin carmels...oh my god. Put them into my freaking veins. PUT THEM IN. read more

This place is SO good... I would say addicting! In the best way possible :). I always get the same thing- chocolate covered bananas and strawberries on a stick, usually covered in dark chocolate. What I love is that the fruit is not overly frozen and hard to eat, both the bananas and strawberries taste fresh and the chocolate accompaniment is soo smooth. I wish there was another location in the city, but whenever I'm in the burbs or nearby.. I have to stop in! I would suggest you do too :) read more

Riverside always have great candy apples - a wonderful delicious variety! Service is always great! They have many treats - homemade chocolates and old candy favorites! read more

We have been coming to this place for many years. To our disappointment we stopped in tonight to witness a bunch of unhappy, unwelcoming, unfriendly rude people. It certainly was freezing in there but you shouldn't take it out on your customers. I did see it is under new ownership and also see that they disabled google reviews because they are so bad and pretty much say the same thing. One would think they would be a little nicer with all of those bad reviews. It is unfortunate because the treats are wonderful but people will only tolerate rude, ungrateful behavior for so long. I hope you can turn this around quickly for your sake ! read more

We drove past this place and the sign said chocolate factory so I said let's turn around and stop. I don't have a sweet tooth but I will definitely try something with homemade chocolate and something small. The place has to be the greatest sweet tooth place on earth because they have everything a sweet tooth could want from fudge, chocolates, ice cream candy etc etc. They have the old school candy like the dots on the paper and wax bottles filled with what ever is in them. This is just sensory overload when you walk in because you don't know where to start looking because sweets are everywhere. I opted for the 99 cent chocolate dipped pretzel which was disappointing because the pretzel was stale and it was unsalted so I didn't get the salty sweet that I was looking for. read more

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My review on google isnt coming up for some reason even though i posted it 3 days ago. So ill just post here too :) I just left this shop empty handed. Not because of the overpriced shit i was willing to buy, but because the skinny chick that was training the apparently new guy accused my boyfriend and of not standing in line because we werent standing at the ice cream freezer. Yes we followed the line to the cashier because the shop was filling up with customers by the second. Once the customer in front of moved we were questioned by the girl with "were you in line?" We said yes we were. Then says "were you called up?" Well excuse us for following the people IN FRONT of us! She goes back and forth with my boyfriend about called up and proceeds to say "well I'll help you this time but in the future wait" At this point I was done. I wasnt spending my money in a place that was more concerned about not looking stupid in front of customers by falsely accusing them than they are about respecting paying customers. But hey here's a tip for you, if you are apparently so fucking stressed at work that you want pick fights for people "not standing in line" why dont you be the leader that you think you are and get your ass from behind the counter and direct the line because clearly only standing against the damn damn cooler isnt enough when rush hour hits FYI we were not the only ones that stood closer to the registers. And the comment you made to women behind us "thank you for standing in line" check the cameras! My boyfriend had a purple shirt on. I had a black and red hoodie on. We were in at about 12:45 , waiting in line for absolutely fucking nothing read more

So fun to go here. Brings back memories of penny candies(that obviously are no longer a penny) and a true chocolate shop. I got white chocolate covered pretzels and the chocolate covered toffee with pecans on top. It was all very good, but seemed very expensive to me. I think if I were to critique, I would say there's too much chocolate in proportion to the pretzel snd the toffee. Kinda seemed like two to three times as much so you hardly tasted the other stuff. But that said I love that it seems to be a local institution and was very busy around 6:30 on a Thursday. I also love the building it's in. Looks to me like it's a roof disguised as a chocolate drop or chocolate read more

Remember the penny candy places prior to the 80's? Maybe even before 75! Not a penny anymore but so many candy options! I watched as a few kids picked out some items as their parents looked on and "approved". Lol. They have ice cream, will try that next time. They have coffee! I enjoy dark chocolate so I selected a few items. None disappointed. I like coconut macaroons. They looked a little dark but, wow, it almost had a caramel flavor to it. I found it difficult to NOT eat it all in one sitting. As there was no definite line, be patient as those behind the counter are happy to help as soon as they have completed with their current customer. read more

It's a busy place, especially for ice cream. Their chocolates are so good. The haystacks are big and delicious!

Fat Elvis ice cream.. nuff said Chocolate covered rice crispy treat with peanut butter!! What!! read more

It's a cute little shop, always fun to go inside. The ice cream they make/serve is very unique, some with alcohol, and some with blackberry or cherries I believe. Really flavorful and they give generous portions. It's a staple of this area ! read more

a must famm train the personal touch you need 4 thise special 1zz,rowzz&rowzz of good golly mizz molly,yeet on the chocolate treatzz /2102 il-120, mchenry, il 60051 open  closes 9pm (815) 344-6040 read more

The best chocolate factory! I visited the shop a week before Christmas. It's a cute little shop. The ice cream they make is very unique. Really recommend! read more

The chocolate covered strawberries and the raspberries are totally awesome. I did not know you could do some many things with chocolate.

There is a homemade fudge and chocolate Taj Mahal in McHenry, Illinois!! Sweet-toothed pilgrims, all roads end at the Riverside Chocolate Factory!! I have been coming to this old-fashioned chocolate shop for more than 10 years. Customer service has forever been top-notch, as has been the quality and range of goodies they offer. Prices are neither cheap nor overly expensive, simply reasonable and fair. At the corner of Chapel Hill Road and Route 120, this goofy, little, white building is a palace of sweets, worthy of all visits by all passers-by, even those needing sugar-free fudge and chocolates. There is ample parking on the side and back of the building. As soon as you swing open the door, you are visually bombarded by colors and shapes of a diabetic nightmare. Not a square foot of space is wasted. On the left and on the right of the door are racks of dozens of old-fashioned candies, from Fruit Stripe gum to Zotz, RingPops to those awful Necco wafers, the candy cigarettes to Mary Janes. Directly in front of you is an old-fashioned wagon with gift chocolates and other candies. Once you make it past nine-o'clock and three-o'clock, on the left you'll find an ice cream cooler and on the right you'll find a display case of homemade chocolates. Eventually you'll make it to the other side of the little wagon, and you'll find the case of bricks of numerous flavors of homemade fudge, chocolate covered strawberries, phenomenal and creative chocolate-covered pretzels, and...behold, people... milk-chocolate-covered & dark-chocolate-covered, thick-cut, aromatic, crazy-delicious bacon!!!! (call your cardiologist and endocrinologist immediately because your cholesterol and blood sugar counts just skyrocketed!) While you're there, if you're lucky, you'll see employees pouring chocolate in the back, or cutting or forming goodies right before your eyes. They'll answer questions, provide samples, and always give you a smile. Riverside offers homemade fudge and chocolates, custom-made chocolates, old-fashioned candies, and ice cream, yes, and now they also offer a nice cup of coffee to wash it all down. Over the years I have purchased pounds of fudge, pounds of different types of chocolate-covered pretzels, probably a pound of bacon, and some of my childhood favorite candies. I have given many different chocolates and pretzels and fudges as gifts and they are always very well received. Riverside Chocolate Factory is truly a special place and a gem, a chocolate Taj Mahal, in the middle of nowhere. read more

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Delicious chocolate and ice cream. Fast service they stay on their toes!! The outside is quaint and small, but cozy and well decorated.

Cute little chocolate factory with big taste!! Whether you have a sweet or savory palate, there is something here for everyone! I purchased chocolate-covered strawberries (dark and milk)and almonds. I also got Walnut fudge and double-dipped dark-chocolate pretzel sticks! Holy cow, McHenry you definitely should feel lucky to have these lovely ladies who work here as your go-to for the sweet treats we all crave! What I love the most is how the local flair does not halt at just chocolate. I was off to celebrate my mom's birthday and needed a gift on the fly. I just love the art on the gift cards they sold which were done by a local artist. What a nice touch when you're trying to be unique with a gift in a flash! I'm so thankful Riverside Chocolate Factory has them on hand! Conveniently located just off Highway 120, it's easy to just run in, get what you need, and be on your way in minutes. I highly recommend a visit, especially if you're just driving through the area. I'd call RCF one of the last businesses that remind me of how this whole area used to be before it got attacked by strip malls. read more

Fantastic candy and ice cream here. Picked up some toffee, mint melt aways, fudge,and orange peels for Father's Day and they were a huge hit! Came back another time with the kids for some ice cream and it was delicious. read more

If you love candy this place is for you. They have all the standards from your youth including some of the hard to find ones, plus hard and soft candies, ice cream, fudge and of course all kinds of chocolates in combinations beyond what you may have imagined even in your wildest confectionary dreams! I've passed this place many times in my business travels and finally decided to stop in this weekend. You could easily spend 30 minutes just looking at all your choices. And once you start picking be prepared to overbuy. Everything looks so good and the selections are so unique, you'll want to leave with all kinds of variety. It's a tiny place but it's packed with an amazing selection of irresistible, sugary delights. You have been warned! :-) read more

Riverside Chocolate Factory - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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Awesome chocolates!! The staff is very helpful and friendly. I had 2 trays made up for me that turned out spectacular! This is definitely a place to stop and try. You won't be disappointed.. read more

Amazing chocolates, excellent variety and the most decisions Ice creams. We loved the decorations. Very cute place... and pleasant and patient service. read more

Quality, delicious chocolate A nice little chocolate shop with lot of great selections. I appreciated the kindness and courteousness of the staff. They were very kind and helpful. My nephew told them about his peanut allergy and they told him that due to possible cross contamination not to purchase anything. However she did mention that he could order ahead of time and let them know about his allergy and they would make a special batch with no possible contamination. I thought that was very kind and considerate of them to offer that as an option. I purchased the following items: Glazed pear, dark Rum fudge ball, dark Chocolate covered stemmed cherries, dark Chocolate covered raspberries There were free samples of the chocolate covered pretzels. The chocolate is smooth and refined tasting. It was a bit pricey but you definitely get what you pay for which is a high quality piece of chocolate. read more

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I feel as though words aren't sufficient enough to describe my love for Riverside. Their chocolate is uniquely one of my favorites, and they put it on anything you'd like. From ice cream to candy to fudge, your sweet tooth will be aching in the best way. If the actual building weren't adorable enough, it's directly down the street from the McHenry Outdoor Theatre, making it the perfect spot to fill up before heading over. read more

I love this place I use to take my kids here for candy they would fill up those white candy bags and get ice cream it made them smile seeing there faces light up in a candy store and the smells are to die for with all the cookies , candy pastries they make there I still keep going there read more

The ice cream here is AMAZING and they give you GIANT scoops. Order the Elvis flavor. You can thank me later.

Real cute store. We stopped here on the way back from Safari Lake Geneva. They have a nice assortment of old fashioned candies, gift boxed candies and individual home made candies. They also have popcorn and ice creams. Very friendly staff. read more

I visited the shop a week before Christmas wanting two small boxes with an assortment of different chocolates. The associate put together a variety of 4-5 items on the spot and tied it up with a ribbon. Visually appealing and I'm sure the recipient will find delicious too! The following day I went back for bulk chocolates and novelty items. Everyone was so helpful, so patient and a pleasure to work with. What a great team! read more

Really really LOVE this place. My favorite thing to get is the frozen dipped bananas!!!! You can get it dipped in their homemade peanut butter and then chocolate as well if you'd like. Your choice of dark or milk chocolate, and then there is an option of toppings. Try them out for a sweet tooth fix! read more

Riverside Chocolate Factory - Chocolate and peanut butter dipped banana with pecans. $4.75. - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - McHenry, Illinois

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This is a magic spot. Like where you take your best gal in your vintage car to get ice cream and ruin your teeth with delicious candy. The fact that you can get chocolate here seems to be the surprise to the shop because they have so much more to offer. read more