Vosges Haut-Chocolat

I’m in love with this brand. They create such exotic flavors. I ordered a whole box of matcha chocolate and had their mixed truffles before too. I’ve been purchasing bars when I was here. The smoked and stout caramel bar has become a new favorite. The staff were very friendly and they offer free samples!

LOVE Vosges
(Located in United’s terminal, near gate B4)
Having a friendly someone hand you little individually wrapped chocolate squares (Himalayan Pink Salt & Caramel, Black Salt & Caramel or Stout & Smoke today) off a silver tray is the best way to start a layover imo.
Or end a trip.
Or start a trip!
They sell an assortment of those individually wrapped squares in cute boxes, plus have full sized and mini bars, and libraries of them, as well as truffle assortments.
No, this chocolate is NOT cheap.
Yes, this chocolate IS goooooood :)
Mmmmm…

A good find at o’hare for something to bring back with nice packaging, good quality, and unique. Friendly service and samples, worth a stop! The signature bacon milk chocolate bar is not bad and fun to try

Pros:
Gorgeous shop recreating adequately the spirit of Vosges Haut Chocolat in the busy airport…
I tried the over-​priced truffles. You should consume them within two weeks as they are made out of fresh cream. My favorite one was the ‘black pearl’ one.
I used to buy the healthier $ 8 Black Pearl bar with 65% cacao, which I initially discovered at Whole Foods. Argo Tea has the small bars for sale.
I have been applauding the creativity of their recipes. They made some efforts to increase the percentage of cacao (e.g.: the dark chocolate truffles and the super dark super food collection with tempting medleys (banana, matcha green tea, spiraline, goji, blood orange, hibiscus flower, etc.)). I may treat myself and my loved ones only within this healthier offering.
Cons:
— The reality is: Chocolate is a potent mood booster and is healthy with at least 85% cacao and a low percentage of sugar and/​or cream. The serving size should be up to four squares per day. The bitterness of the chocolate is an indicator of its flavonoids content. Any chocolate with less than 85% of cacao is an indulgence. It is scientifically proven. Vosges Haut Chocolat Dark collection has between 65% and 75% of cacao.
Trader Joe’s has been offering the $ 1.99 dark chocolate with toffee bits or coconut with 70% cacao with no GMO and artificial flavors as a cheaper alternative.
From a health perspective, you are better off with the Trader Joe’s Dark chocolate lover’s bar with 85% cacao and 6% sugar.
— Milk and white chocolate, toffee, and marshmallows have few nutrients and are packed in sugar. Thus, I have been resisting their milk chocolate toffee marshmallows.

Nathan the cashier was awesome. He gave me extra bags to use for the gifts I got and was very helpful. They were out of hot chocolate which I specifically wanted, then they would have gotten 5 stars. The prices are a little expensive but the chocolate is fancy and beautiful and tasty. It is a nice splurge to get once in awhile. Wish there was one close to were I live. Thanks Nathan!

The smoke & stout caramel chocolate it so amazing! I know when I fly back to Chicago I’ll be stopping by to pick some up :-) I honestly thanked the nice passenger that brought us the amazing sweet treat. This made my long work day go by easily.

Customer service is often a lost art in the hustle and bustle of our time. After I wrote my disappointed review, the manager, Nathan contact me about my experience. I was so impressed with his care and consideration that the quality did not meet their (and my) expectations. I want to recognize that this product is fresh and things can happen because it isn’t loaded with preservatives.
Once again, i will stop by Vosges Haut-​Chocolat for gifts.

***You can find good chocolates here including a lot of items that you will not find at the many gourmet grocery stores (like Bristol Farms) that are now selling Vosges’ products; unfortunately, a lot of the chocolate bars and truffles at this Vosges’ (at O’Hare) are expensive though I do not believe they are more expensive than Vosges’ standalone shops in Downtown Chicago***
This Vosges is located past the security checkpoint so it is only open to air travelers. I am not sure what the parking situation is at O’Hare, but I imagine parking here is expensive like other airports.

Nothing special.
I paid 26.00 for a box of nine small truffles (each about the size of a large grape). The chocolate was average and the flavors were confused and unappealing. At almost 3.00 a chocolate, it is definitely overpriced. A small conciliation is that it’s packaged nicely.

I hang out on the Vosges website a lot and drool over all the delicious sounding truffles and chocolate bars. I recently purchased a few a couple of weeks ago and then to my surprise found out they had a small store in the O’Hare Airport that I found while traveling to Chicago! I didn’t have time to stop on my way out but made sure I got to the airport early on my return flight so I could check it out.
I talked with one of the sales people there who was really pleasant and knowledgeable. I love dark chocolate and asked for a recommendation, he gave me a few and offered me a free sample of the peppermint one since it’s a seasonal flavor and also dark chocolate. Who am I to pass up a free sample of chocolate? In the end I ended up with a bar of the Reishi Mushroom and Walnut super dark. The sales guy also recommended a few truffles to look up online since they were out of them at the store.
I keep drooling over the pictures online and will now always make a point to stop in at the O’Hare location next time I’m visiting Chicago!

Terminal 1, Concourse B is where it’s at in O’Hare. Let’s face it — this is NOT my favorite airport but with Tortas Fronteras at one end and Vosges at the other, I actually welcome a layover here.
The kiosk is wee but offers a comprehensive selection of delicious locally made chocolates full of exotic, high quality ingredients. I think the Bacon Bar is a tad overrated, but I adore Bapchi’s Toffee Bar. The caramels (esp Tupelo Honey) are absolutely amazing.
If you’re traversing this concourse you should really make Vosges a stop. And Tortas Fronteras. I am not responsible for the need for seat belt extenders afterwards.

In Terminal 1, as part of United’s concourse B.
They pack quite a bit of chocolatey goodness into this relatively small kiosk! I hazard that they carry just about everything in Vosges’ line here — but for me, the bars are the highlight. I bought the organic peanut butter bonbon bar and the cherry rooibos bar — neither of which I’ve seen in my local (bay area) stores. The flavors are wonderful… And unique. A special treat for your loved ones… Or you.
The ladies at the kiosk were nice and polished. I even got a sample caramel… Ever received a sample of ANYTHING at an airport before? First class! (pun intended)
A chic Chicago treat. I dare you not to buy something.

O’Hare has excellent «Chicago only» airport shops, like Vosges, a Chicago based haut/​luxury chocolatier. The airport location carries a much broader selection of their items than I’ve seen elsewhere, including thick cookies, Mo’s Bacon pancake mix, cake mixes, cookie mixes, truffles, exotic caramels, chocolate bar libraries, caramel marshmallows, peanut butter bon bons, etc. They have mini and full size candy bars. Plus the purple packaging is so pretty, especially their hatboxes. It’s a great place to pick up souvenirs and treats before hopping on a plane. If you’ve ever ordered from them, you know shipping is expensive and you may have to worry about warm weather conditions.
* Organic peanut butter bonbons (4 pieces for $ 10): Sprinkled with salt, found these a bit salty but with lots of peanut butter flavor, nice milk chocolate shell, good but not amazing

Thanks to my friend A. who introduced me to this decadent chocolate brand. Both exotic and familiar ingredients are combined with lucious chocolate to create delicious confections. Whenever she flies out of O’Hare, she often picks up a selection from their convenient airport location.
Loved:
— Mini chocolate bar library: Perfect for the undecided or those who want to try it all.
— Bacon and chocolate bar: Genius! A sweet and salty combination; comes in milk or dark chocolate versions.
— Truffles: Tiny jewels of chocolate perfection.
I just tried the Aztec Truffle Collection:
#1 The dulce de leche was heavenly. The caramel was rich, the milk chocolate was creamy and the cashews were crunchy. The roasted cashews were slightly salty, a perfect counterpoint to the sweetness of the caramel and chocolate.
#2 The Tian Nacu is made with 65% Venezuelan chocolate ganache and suffused with fragrant Mexican vanilla bean. It was the best example of dark chocolate I have ever tasted. The flavor was intense from the first bite.
#3 The Xocatyl is similar to the Tian Nacu but made with 41% milk chocolate instead of the dark in the TN. Yummy but without the complexity of the TN.
#4 The Red Fire truffle combined dark chocolate with Ceylon cinammon and ancho chillies. This was the most interesting truffle on paper; however, it was my least favorite. I think the strong flavors of the ingredients competed with each other, resulting from a muddled flavor profile.
I’ve run out of superlatives. Just take it from me, try Vosges. Pick up some of these treats the next time you are in Chicago.

«Please consume within 2 weeks of purchase.»
You know the ingredients and manufacturing process is pure when your sales rep relays this information and you read it again inside the truffle insert.
Last night, as I passed through the snow storm that hovered over Illinois, I sampled the 4-​piece box of exotic truffles, which included the following:
* absinthe: chinese star anise + fennel + absinthe + 65% cacao dark chocolate
* woolloomooloo: Australian macadamia nuts + coconut + 44% cacao deep milk chocolate
* wink of the rabbit: soft caramel + 44% deep milk chocolate + organic New Mexican pecan
* chef pascal: kirsch + 65% cacao dark chocolate + dried Michigan cherry
All were delicious, and I especially loved the absinthe & chef pascal.
Since my bf and I both travel frequently for work (which makes care packages challenging, to say the least), I’ve proposed that I purchase the 9-​piece exotic chocolate box for my Valentine’s Day gift. ;-)

It seems in the last couple years we’ve been evolving as amateur connoisseurs of various food items. Olive oils, salts, cheeses, honeys, mushrooms, and more recently, chocolates. After paying $ 9/​bar for 4 bars of heavenly Hawaiian chocolate while we were in Kauai, spending $ 7.50/bar at Vosges at O’Hare was not inconceivable. And it was TOTALLY worth it!
The girl manning the Concourse B booth happily assisted us when we needed it but left us alone as we browsed. She seemed knowledgeable about the products and was surprisingly very friendly (all the other workers at this airport appear they couldn’t care less about anything).
The packaging itself is impressive with photographs showing the simple beauty of the deconstructed ingredients on a basic white background. The backside is a luscious purple color with text explaining how to taste and feel the chocolate, along with a little blurb of the Vosges founder and Chicago-​resident Katrina. Inside is the bar sealed in a shiny foil printed with purple ink.
We thoroughly enjoyed the Black Salt Caramel and the Red Fire chocolate bars! Both were outstanding in rich, creamy, evolving flavors and textures as the chocolate warmed in our mouths and on our tongues. My regret is that I wished we had bought more! The Red Fire was superb with the right amount of spiciness; the after-​taste of leather, cinnamon, etc, was a winner! The Black Salt Caramel was like eating something you’d find in Eden — smooth and silky.
My only complaint is with regards to the Black Salt Caramel bar, and probably any other bars injected with Caramel. It was impossible to break this one into pieces without having caramel ooze all over the place. I wished there was an easier way to split the bar on the delineated lines because it seemed that the caramel wasn’t just inserted in each small square– it appeared to be sealed inside throughout the entire bar. My fingers and pants and magazine pages were a sticky mess even before I could bite into a piece. As a traveler yesterday, I just couldn’t find an easy way to divide it up without making a mess.
Vosges Haut Chocolat — worth a stop at O’Hare! And don’t worry, I saw many airport vendors carrying a few of Vosge’s lines.

Just some of Chicago’s finest chocolate. This little kiosk at the airport has almost their entire offering of chocolate. It is pricey but good. I got a few small items and it cost around $ 40. My favorites are the Mo’s Bacon dark chocolate bar and the bacon toffee bars (seeing the trend?). I also have had their Bacon Chocolate pancake mix, which if you follow the directions, comes out amazing. The chocolate covered marshmallows were just alright

Curse you, Vosges, for setting up shop in O’Hare Airport. I first stumbled upon Vosges on NYC’s Upper East Side and quickly realized two things. One, it might be the most expensive retail chocolate store in America, and two, it makes for a brilliant gift.
With Christmas on the horizon and still plenty presentless, we took advantage of our extra time at O’Hare (yay for short security lines!) and did a little shopping. Now, I’ve never actually had a taste of Vosges chocolate; I’ve always just given it away. But the flavors sound plenty spectacular, and for $ 8 or so a bar, they better taste as good as they’re described.
We picked up a couple of sampler boxes, one of the bars and another of the truffles, and were promptly set back roughly a Grant. Yeah. It hits the ol’ pocketbook, all right. But it’s a fantastically attractive gift that satisfies the five senses, so I’d call it worth it. Sort of. Maybe if I can sneak in a bite of one of the gifted chocolates, I could better let you know.

I’ve been to a couple of Vosges in Chicago, but I never knew that this is a Chicago chocolate company until the day I saw the sign for this location.
This location has since became my to-​go place for Chicago chocolates to bring to family and friends from outside of Chicago.

We always love coming here for chocolate when we’re at the airport. The buy 5, get 6 is awesome and while it’s pricey, it’s a little slice of heaven with a picture on the box! We did find that individual bars were less than the price of a box of the same amount — marketing should probably look at that.
If you’re in the mood for some sweets, they’ve got great variety and flavors you won’t find at Walmart. Worth taking home to the wifey and will allow you to impress your friends with you exotic array of sweets from around the globe!