Friendly down to earth people. Great variety of products. Delicious chocolates. Right on the…read moresquare, so very convenient. Prices were $8/ quarter pound. We got a mix and match of their offerings. Little shop with great vibe.

Delicious! Hand crafted chocolates, what else do I need to…read moresay? Dark chocolate pecan brittle,the gal said they sell Over 600 pounds of it during the holidays (!), pecan bark, almond bark, ice cream, sorbets. A small slice of heaven in historic Mesilla.

Love love love. I…read moream a sweet tooth freak. I love this store and have since the first time I went into it. The store is so colorful and clean. It's fun to be in and has a neat atmosphere. The store has great coloring and wonderful signage that is clear and easy to understand. Today the store was everything it always is with Halloween decorations all over it. They had Halloween candy, balloons, and even a spider hanging on a clear line in the doorway (to imitate a real spider on its web). They had a great deal with a Chinese take out box style candy deal that was Halloween themed. The deal allows you to get about 1/2 pound of candy of your choosing in a cool Halloween box with chopsticks for 5.00. The store is always so clean with fresh candy and sweets. Candy in clean bins with shiny clean scoopers and fresh scents. To be honest it's like being in willy Wonka land. The only thing missing is the Oompa Loompas and the chocolate river. The staff is friendly and kind and full of personality and always willing to talk to you about life and their interests and anything else. Today's girls were friendly and one was a griffindor Harry Potter fan. So exciting to learn about the employees and see smiling people willing to help you. Have fun in candy land.

me and my younger brother where walking in the mall, we choose our candy and thank the cashier and…read moreshe ignores us and the candy was horrible and really hard to chew it tasted dusty and is just astonishingly gross with a lack of flavor I was very disappointed! :(

Love this shop! Always a great selection of items you never knew you needed. I look forward to…read morepicking up several gifts for friends and family, very unique inventory. The choices run the gamut of cards, clothing, hats, purses, table linens, jewelry. Terrific selection of items. A nice courtyard welcomes visitors to come, browse and learn about historic Old Mesilla. And everything reasonably priced. Quite surprising for a small locally owned shop in a tourist area. The staff are very friendly, knowledgeable and quick to make recommendations for other businesses that might offer a specific item not on offer through the shop. I highly recommend stopping by (they also stay open a little later than many of the local shops in the area so you have extra time to browse for something special!).

My first boutique shop in Old Mesilla! Next to the church and I really loved their selection on…read moreKatrina's, paintings & I bought a giant blanket with La Virgen De Guadalupe on it. It is very red and I got the very last one. I really loved their selection and they are such a friendly shop with very sweet women working there. The value of my blanket is high quality and nothing compared to the other shops.

The pistachios are the best. They have chili flavored ones that my husband loved. Very nice place.read more

It's an attractive store, and the staff are relatively friendly, but what I did not care for were…read moretheir White Chocolate Chunk Pistachio Cookies. I was excited to see these. The packaging was attractive and enticing, and they looked like they would be delicious, but one bite, and they were awful! They tasted old, and flavorless! They were $17 a bag, and simply not worth it. I only wish that they had had samples before I bought them. Oh, well. Never again. 3/5

Directly facing Mesilla Plaza, I was interested enough passing by to stop in. There was one person…read moreworking the counter at the store. She didn't greet us, which could be reasonable, but we were literally the only people there, and we were obviously tourists. I had a lot of questions about the products, but the worker was not friendly and I didn't want to interrupt her phone scrolling. There was an empty sample tray and it would have been nice to sample products since I was hoping to buy some food souvenirs to take home for friends and family, but I passed on it since I wasn't sure if they would be good. I got the jalapeno pecan brittle, green chile pecans, and the red chile pecans. The red chile pecans were smokey like a paprika and the heat builds gradually, and there's more dusting of the powder compared to the green chile. The green chile tastes like green chile. They're both fairly mild. The jalapeno pecan brittle is hot and sweet, with the flavors complementing each other. I wouldn't get it again but it was good to try it. The pecans were good quality, with whole halves in the pecan bags, but they didn't have that fresh crunchy texture of super-fresh pecans. I would go to a friendlier shop to buy your pecan products if you're not from the area.

This was one of my favorite little shops in the heart of Mesilla. I had no idea that this was a…read morecounty that is a huge pecan producer, but apparently it's true. The shop was really fun and bright, neatly organized and chock full of everything pecan, from brittle (soft and crunchy at the same time - very delicious and very unique), chocolate-covered varieties, shelled varieties, pecan coffee, etc. We picked up a couple of items for ourselves and some to take home as gifts. The ladies in the shop were super friendly, encouraging us to take lots of samples and wander around freely. I was also really fascinated by the video they had playing in the store that showed the process of harvesting pecans - there's a special machine that shakes the tree and all the pecans fall down to the ground. How cool! So not only a tasty stop but educational too. Highly recommend.

I have to admit, shopping in Mesilla is like putting a bulls-eye on your back that reads, "tourist"…read moreor "lame." It's a bulls-eye I don't mind wearing when I get to visit Las Cruces, because I LOVE Old Mesilla. Having always managed to date boys who cannot stop torturing their tongues with the hottest chile around, I've visited plenty of stores that sell all sorts of the hot stuff. That's why I have a soft spot in my heart for Solamente. It's a little off the square, by El Patio. There you can find regular chile powder -- both red and green -- chile jellies, chile peanut brittle, pickled quail eggs (which have already been requested as a Christmas gift), raspberry chipotle sauce, garlic salsa, chile-shaped kitchenware....you get the picture. It's always nice to go in, try out some of the sample salsa, and walk away with a bag full of something really tasy! Oh, the magic of New Mexico! If you ever need a hankering for some kind of chile, you can bet your arse you'll find just what you are looking for.

Amazing! The salsa bar caught out eye and didn't disappoint. There were a ton of samples of…read moredifferent salsas and dips out for sampling - the next one better than the last. I LOVE green chile and found a jar of delicious green chile salsa. Then - there was the sample of popcorn with green chile seasoning salt on it that was so good, I probably had 37 handfuls. The woman who owns the store is very friendly and knowledgeable as well. She taught my mom about the green chili and gave us recipes too A must as this is probably the only gourmet food store in the area. Located on the old Mesilla square which has lots of gift shops nearby as well.

Educated, knowledgeable, competent, totally honest, devoted to both sides of the business…read more(proprietor and customer) and reliable. Nothing more to be desired.

This is a cool place to visit if you are in the market for some excellent local peppers. The…read more"Ristra Man" can school you on peppers better than Wikipedia ever could, and he makes terrific recommendations based on your tastes. A buddy of mine and I walked out with two pounds of beautiful Puya peppers for about $9, which is a steal.

Need a gift that says "I'm nuts about you?" Look no further…read more There's pecans and pistachios galore. Sweet, spicy, sweet and spicy, plain.... Green chile, red chile, salted, chocolate covered, sugar free chocolate covered, yogurt covered... pralines, honey, candy.... And pie. Run. Don't walk. Perfect for holidays, gifts and self care. :)

Great pecans and friendly helpful service. I buy lots of pecans here for gifts and personal use.read more