Lammes Candies

I have bought holiday gifts here for over 20 years, but this year I will be looking for a new, local business to support. I stopped in today to buy some pre-​wrapped candy boxes, and I waited in line to check out while the two clerks inefficiently walked around wrapping gifts and doing mailings for the few customers before me (tip: have one clerk check out customers ready to go, and one do custom wrapping and mailings, otherwise, why even bother with pre-​wrapping?). They never acknowledged us in line, even as people behind me left in frustration.
After about 20 minutes, my child asked a clerk to use the restroom. She was told to walk down the street to the car dealership and ask if they had a bathroom. She is 5 years old. They have what must be a 10,000 square foot building. We were in line to buy over $ 200 worth of candy. I was flabbergasted, and I asked the clerk myself if she had a restroom for my 5 year old to use. She said no. We left without completing our purchase, feeling completely unappreciated and frustrated.
For a place that sells so many items for children, they sure seem to not actually want children or families in their store.

I had some pumpkin cheesecake fudge! It was delicious! Employees were fairly quick and parking was not an issue. Ill be back next time I have a sweet tooth!

Lammes is a classic candy store known for their nutty, carmely, chocolaty, Longhorns. Can you tell I’m a fan? One of my other favorites at Lammes is their truffle selection. I think they had about a dozen options so you’ll find one (or a dozen) that you like. They also have a ton of other candy selections, gift baskets and stuffed animals so you put together a present for any random occasion. Every time I have been in they’ve had a bunch of UT themed stuff so it would be a great stop for grad gifts.

Being from Houston, this place caught my eye since the parking lot was packed. The small store front was crowded. I didnt realize it was the day before Valentines Day! They had everyone form a line and once they asked what I was looking for, I let them know I was from out of town. Then, they made me feel special. Despite how busy they were, the hostess took the time to give me a quick tour of their store and their candy showcase. Awesome customer service!!! I was looking for a variety of candy for all the members of my family and they helped me fulfill that. The candy was VERY good. The chocolate almonds were awesome, the pralines were delicious and the candy fruit was great. The peanut butter cups had the chocolate a little too thick but not too rich. Haven’t looked into it but hope they have online ordering, :D

I know they’re well known for their seasonal chocolate covered strawberries. And I bet they’re great, although I’ve never had them.
I came two days after Valentine’s and they had donated the extra to the children’s hospital. That makes me very happy!
The store front is small, but they do have a selection of case goodies and other pre-​wrapped things, some of which are UT themed.
I think this is a very good place to purchase something unique for someone special.

I love the treats I can find here. Even if I didn’t, I would keep coming back to this location becauseThe ladies at this location are always so friendly and inviting.

The candy is a bit expensive but SOOOO good. Lots to choose from.

Friendly local candy maker! They’ve got lots and lots of chocolate if you like that, but I love the old fashioned jars of the gummy candy, rock sugar, and other miscellaneous goodies which decorate the counter :)

Woooowwww!!! so delicious! great idea for gifts, the store has plenty of options for all your sweet tooth needs. highly recommend.

As far as I’m concerned, one of the original «shop local» options. And where else would you go for chocolate covered strawberries?

I decided to get holiday gifts for my co-​workers at Lamme’s this year. This is such a sweet little shop (no pun intended)! The selections are lots of fun. I noted there were plenty of old favorites like chocolate covered pralines, and some newer candies like dark chocolate with caramel and sea salt. There was definitely something for everyone, and the shopping trip was ten times more fun than any mall experience I’ve had to endure. I am looking forward to some delicious chocolate covered strawberries this Valentine’s day!

I recently went here to get presents for grad school references. I hadn’t ordered anything from a candy store before, so naturally I had a TON of questions and a rather unusual situation where I am shipping to multiple people in multiple states. The staff was extremely courteous and answered each of my questions, often running to the back to find information out for me. They never got exacerbated and were friendly, patient, and professional the entire time.
To top it off, they allowed me to taste the different chocolates that I was ordering. Growing up in Texas, I can say that pralines are not usual my favorite thing. Their Chewy Pecan Pralines are amazing. Not to sweet with a chewy caramel-​like consistency, they were a great gift item. Combined with the Longhorns I also ordered, I am extremely excited for these gifts.
I highly recommend Lammes. Professional staff with a quality product. Can’t beat it.

Place is pretty awesome.
Great selection of treats and sweets.
Everything here is good, so feel free act like a kid in a candy store and get a little bit of everything. You won’t be disappointed.

Made it in 10 minutes before closing time. Love the pralines! If you buy them individually instead of in the box, it’s much cheaper.

It is almost unfair how good the chocolate strawberries are from Lammes. I’ve been eating them nearly all my life. I rarely miss an opportunity to purchase them since they only come around a handful of times annually.
I really think Lammes has perfected the chewy pecan praline. There are so many ways to make a praline, and Lammes variety is my favorite. I could go on for pages about how much I love Lammes candies, but it’s not necessary.
Lammes is an Austin institution. So many stores and restaurants that use to represent Austin are long gone. Fortunately, Lammes is still around. I’ll always love Lammes, and you can count on seeing me there on a Thurs, Fri or Sat when their choc strawberries are on sale. You can double the validity of that statement when it’s Father’s Day and they have the once annually DARK chocolate strawberries.
Short story: I LOVE LAMMES CANDIES!

Lamme’s was like finding something awesome on the Discovery channel. Due to various health issues, I can no longer eat refined sugar. Bring on the sugar free treats!
Lamme’s has an entire row of sugar free candies in their display counter. My friend and I always have to try and restrain ourselves from getting too much since the prices are very reasonable.
But the best part of all is that Lamme’s sugar free chocolates don’t give you that «run for the border», so to speak, experience. My friend talked to the woman who is usually working the counter and she said they only use maltitol in their sugar free items and don’t add other sugar alcohols, which is apparently what the companies they sell, at say, the local drugstore, use. My stomach never wants to beat me up after eating the Lamme’s candies.
I’ve especially enjoyed the raspberry jelly, chocolate covered cherry, peanut butter truffle and the macadamia caramel cluster, all sugar free.
No, it’s not health food, but it’s a great treat.

When we realized we were in the area of Lamme’s Candies I convinced my fiancé to go. Though really it didn’t take much convincing. Just a quick «hey this are looks familiar, aren’t we near Lammes? You want to go?». And his response as a quick «Hell Yea!».
We’d seen Lammes candies on one of our first days in Austin, but didn’t stop in b/​c we were in a hurry. We are never near this area of town, but took the opportunity today to check it out.
It was a great little candy shop, but honestly I was a little disappointed. The chocolate was good– but nothing outstanding. We each had two pieces (me– a Hawaiian sea salt chocolate caramel and a long horn– which is like a Turtle. He has a Krispy Klaw and some sort of plain pecan with chocolate thing). It tasted good– but nothing over the top amazing and I though for 4 small pieces of candy it was a bit pricy ($ 3).
If I had to choose between this and Big Top= Big Top wins, no contest!

This place is my Willy Wonka. I used to live down the block off Airport before the internet and before I could type well. I used to crave their pecan pralines as a child and was shocked and disappointed to find that most other pecan pralines are hard and brittle. Not my Lammes pralines. The only caveat is that they aren’t cheap! Still, Lammes did a good job of expansion and now you can find them at most candy shops across the country. Now if only I could find one here…

After having recently discovered Kegg’s Candies in Houston
, I was totally psyched to come across Lammes Candies. Lammes is twice as old as Kegg’s Candies.
As I read the history, I learned that the founder lost the business in a game of poker. Someone was really bluffing when they offered that in the money pot. Fortunately, the family regained ownership of the business, his son purchased the business from the new owner for $ 800 bucks. More about Lammes Candies
A ginormous red and white candy cane fit for a 30 foot Christmas tree, stood at an angle against the store front. I could tell at a quick glance that the color scheme inside must be red and white just like Kegg’s Candies.
A few snaps of the camera, I was eagerly grabbing the door to enter to a world of sweets. Counter after counter contained neat rows of assorted chocolates. I decided to conduct a little experiment to compare the flavors of Lammes Candies to Kegg’s Candies.
The friendly hostess was kind enough to let me charge my camera battery in an electrical outlet while I gazed at the merchandise.
The wall on left featured small stuffed animals, like beany babies. The rows featured prepackaged chocolates. Behind the counter, a large section of gifts featuring Long Horns colors and symbols, given its proximity to U of Texas it doesn’t surprise me in hindsight.
I had a positive surprise after the hostess rang up my order. My total was less than $ 4.00. I was expecting to pay twice that. I have been to so many chocolatiers in the Houston area. It’s so easy to pay $ 2 per truffle.
The Taste Test Results: How did it stack up against Kegg’s Candies?
1. Orange, it was subtle flavor with pale orange creamy interior
2. Amaretto, barely noticable flavor yet very decadent treat.
3. Cherry, I tried Strawberry in its place, fushia color medium flavor
I tried another one for fun. The chewy sweet coconut center of the coconut chocolate reminded me of an Almond Joy. And I like almond joy, so this treat was nice.
Though the flavor of Lammes Candies chocolates were less intense in flavor than Kegg’s Candies, I still loved the place, the candies, and the history. There are so many things I didn’t try, that I will have to stop by another time for some more.

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LAMMES!!!
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SO DIPPIN’ GOOD!!!
Thank you, Lammes, you beautiful doll, for this song, which will stay with me always, and for the vast bounty of your sugared and artificially-​sweetened offerings, which will last me three days if I’m good.
God Bless.