Piety and Desire Chocolate | New Orleans — Restaurant in New Orleans

I came into your shop the night before Valentine's day hoping to buy a special gift for a very special lady. I've been to Broad Cider a number of times and generally knew y'all were nearby, but walked the block once before I found the door. As I finally figured it out and approached your storefront, a rather rude badger-tempered woman cut me off in tow with her aberrant spawn. No worries, I thought, as I even held the second door for her and took a deep, calming breath.

As I entered your store, my heart skipped a beat when I saw the confections had been picked over and the stock was near bare. No fault of your own though, it's Valentine's day and this should have dawned on me earlier.

As I waited for the succubus ahead of me to go back and forth with your patient staff, I saw a fine 12-box assortment that would be perfect for my snooky-wookie-boo-boo.  I had my order on the tip of my tongue and was all too eager to trade chocolate for cash and get a move on.  But no. The troglodyte in front of me wanted more...more...more! With every passing second my dread grew more palpable as she proceeded to buy the last two remaining 12-piece boxes with absolutely no concern for common decency or concern for the poor customer behind her.

Her whole cherade at this point, I think, was noticed by your staff, who, while she proceeded to ooh and aww, took pity on me and asked for my order.

Knowing the answer well before I asked, I inquired if there were any 12-piece boxes left. Also knowingly, your staff responded saying that the last two boxes had been purchased by the customer ahead of me, who be it know, was still wrangling her beast of a child and fumbling around with God knows what instead of simply paying for her order and decending back into the firey pit in which she came.

Then unexpectedly, like a beacon of pure light and hope that burned through the fog of dispair and horror, your staff member offered to break up a 24-box assortment into the one thing, the only thing, that I had my heart set on. A 12-piece set. For me? Is this real life? Is there really a God in heaven looking down on me? I quickly concluded that this couldn't be the case because Donald Trump is still president, but I was incredibly touched by your staff's kindness and generosity and for a moment, I believed in world peace.

And there you have it. The woman in front of me never acknowledged my presence or her total disregard for common courtesy, but your staff made my night, my darling bae-bae-kitty-boo will be absolutely delighted with her scrumptious confections, and I'll always hold your shop in the highest regards for customer service. Thanks for making my night and kudos to your...

Decadent chocolatier. Tucked next to a cidery and distillery is a cozy artisan chocolate boutique. Don't miss it! The chocolates are sculpted into delicious masterpieces.

The decadent bon bons are infused with spices and liquor from the neighboring distillery and cidery. Of the dozen or so eclectic flavors, the Malted Apple Cider Caramel was hands down my favorite with an impeccable blend of apple cider and caramel, followed by the Earl Grey and Pink Peppercorn bon bon.

The fiery Habanero bon bon sizzled my taste buds, my mouth was on fire! The other flavors were a bit more subtle: Blueberry Goat Cheese, Sazerac, Hemingway Daiqiuri, Brown Butter Bourbon.

I highly recommend eating the bon bons within a couple of weeks. They were too beautiful to eat, and sadly waited 4 months. Although they were still good, I feel that the flavors weren't as potent.

The cacao is so rich and delightfully bitter, I enjoyed a bar of dark chocolate from Peru (72%) and Tanzania (70%). I also bought some dark chocolate cocoa bean nibbles.

The best part of the experience was the warm and friendly chocolatier. He let us sample a variety of chocolate from different regions and educated us on different types - didn't realize that true dark chocolate doesn't have milk.

I was dazzled by the chocolates, one of the best chocolatier shops in the nation. After buying a box of bon bons, 2 bars of dark chocolate, and cacao nibbles, I'm all set until my next visit to NOLA. Off the beaten path from Bourbon street and well...

AMAAAZING !! Boyfriend and I have made it our mission to try and rate pretty much every bon bon here. 😂😋 Some are hits and others are misses (compared to the hits), but no regrets! Priced fairly albeit definitely a splurge, and 100% worth treating yourself. 😉

We got the white chocolate matcha drink on our last visit and were underwhelmed. The white chocolate part was yummy, the matcha part was disappointing, and—this is likely our fault for not reading signs more thoroughly but—the serving size was TINY. 4oz when we thought we were ordering a standard 12oz. HOWEVER, the bon bons are still TOP TIER, and we would be open to trying a different drink next time.

Edit: I wrote this review purely because I’m obsessed with Piety’s chocolate (I’m just a newly graduated college student; no affiliations, influence, or whatever lol), but their response went above and beyond in terms of customer service and appreciation. ❤️

Edit: Can confirm that the classic drinking chocolate is the way to go...