Lone Star Candy Bar

Oh, the excitement you get when you walk into this place! It makes you feel like a kid, well, in a candy store.
No pun intended, this place has everything your little hearts desire that you never knew you needed, from vintage sweets, chocolates, a variety of sodas and slushies, fruity candies, and a selection of little fun random trinkets.
Oh, and one mustn’t forget the fudge. Once you spot that lovely counter of the wide array, there’s no turning back. I spotted varieties in Oreo, Reese’s Pieces, rocky road, turtles, Snickers, strawberry cheesecake, 7 Up, and maple bacon. The maple bacon was quite lovely, and the bacon pieces lingered with me for a while. Not that I’m complaining!
What’s nice is you can sample the fudge before you buy, which came in handy since I wanted everything I saw. The girl at the counter getting me the samples of fudge barely said a word to me and seemed like she didn’t want to be there. Of course, when she’d turn around to her co-​workers, she was a little social butterfly. I don’t know. Maybe it had just been a long Saturday. At least her co-​workers were a lot more customer-​friendly.
Now, getting back to «this place has everything your little hearts desire»…it comes at a price. The only reason I didn’t break the bank here was because a lot of the prices were outrageous, and I found that little bit of self-​control that often escapes me.
It was exciting seeing products I haven’t seen in a while, only to soon spot a 6 dollar price tag on it. 6 dollars for a mainstream piece of candy? Surely you jest! Too bad I couldn’t pay with some of the golden-​wrapped chocolate coins I’m sure were somewhere at the store.
I settled on one type of fudge to take home: a chocolate caramel something, I believe. And yes, getting to that point of deciding on just one piece of fudge was one of the hardest decisions of my life.
I exaggerate. A little.
So kudos, Lone Star Candy Bar, for making for an enjoyable candy run during a Fredericksburg day trip. 4 stars ain’t bad. If the prices were a little more reasonable, and if little Miss Sour Face at the counter was a little more chipper and personable, you guys would probably be bumped to 5.

FUDGE! Don’t be afraid to ask for samples
$ 3.50/quarter pound square
Chewy praline: excellent
Oreo: good, mostly icing, not enough cookie
Peanut butter: eh
Milk chocolate: very good!

One word: FUDGE.
We stopped here the other day and bought a box full of fudge. They were running a deal (which they probably run all of the time) — buy four pieces of fudge and get two free. We took the bait and enjoyed 6 pieces of fudge.
The dark chocolate was my favorite. The chocolate and peanut butter fudge was also really good. My hubby enjoyed the maple. If we came back we would buy six pieces again :)

My wife and I stopped in this shop for a soft drink and a piece of candy. I picked a single chocolate truffle and a 20 oz. Coke. I was a bit surprised to see the total on the register ring up to $ 7.01. I said «wow» and the girl at the register said «if you’ve ever made truffles you would understand!». $ 7.01 is not going to break me but it’s the only time in Fredericksburg that I felt gouged! Skip this place.

Yesterday my mother and I went into the shop to pick up some fudge for my father who is at stage 4 with colon and liver cancer. It’s hard to get him to eat but he was craving fudge. My mother and I decided we would make the hour drive to get him some. We walked in and a kind girl wanted the buy 4 get 2 free deal but didn’t want the extra 2 so we said we would take it and still buy 2 more along with that. While making the order the so called «manager «was rushing my mother as she was trying to decide which fudge she wanted. She politely asked for two and not to be rushed. He mumbled under his voice somethings and popped off and told my mother rudely she needed to pick to more raising his voice. He didn’t understand that we weren’t ordering the buy 4 get 2 free. He continued to be an ass and threw our chocolate on the register counter. My mom grabbed the 2 free and we left. I then was upset by then because we had formed a line and the people surrounding us probably felt uncomfortable not knowing what just happened. I called and asked to speak to a manager which is him lol. He called me rude and obnoxious when I said I wanted to speak to the owners and raised his voice at me so I just hung up. Plus, the fudge sucked.

The candy’s great but the manager was rude. I waited in line, sampled some fudge, decided on a chocolate covered Twinkie (yum) and asked him to set it aside while I went to the far counter to pick out some more treats. While waiting for help at the other counter, I was skipped over several times and ultimately told to get back in line, which was confusing as I had already waited in line and gotten the go ahead to browse for more. After trading a few words with this guy, I left only getting the Twinky, visibly ticked off. 2 stars because the candy was good. I won’t be returning.

During my recent visit to Fredericksburg, the only money I spent was at this candy shop. I walked out with roughly $ 10 worth of sour candy and some nostalgic stuff I enjoyed from my childhood. Prices are reasonable, selection is pretty good, and they have lots of homemade fudge, if that is of interest. They’ve also got Chocolate covered bacon.
Conveniently located on the main strip of shops in town. Worth visiting for some homemade and unique items.

I didn’t care for the chocolate covered bacon, yet I can always count on this place for Dublin Dr. Pepper!

This place is a lot of fun and has a large selection of candy to choose from. I personally went straight for the chocolates and taffy. I just wish the kids working there paid more attention to the customers than they did to themselves. I can’t tell you how many times I asked for someone to help me get the chocolates I wanted from behind the case. (Also, chocolates not all that amazing so don’t get too excited!)
It’s also a pretty small store, so if you’re not interested in buying… maybe don’t go in. It can get pretty crowded and can be hard to navigate.
We go every time we’re in town though, so you should stop by, too. Get you some taffy and cowtails!

For people who live in Austin and/​or have visited SoCo, this is like a smaller version of Big Top Candy Shop on SoCo.
Large selection of chocolate dipped goods are available at your disposal. Although I am not a fan of fudge, they have a very expansive selection of fudge here as well. And candied nuts. Pecans, almonds and cashews.
Ended up getting a bag of candied almonds, a chocolate covered graham cracker, and a chocolate covered bacon strip (just had to…). The almonds were delicious. Super crispy coating, which is a characteristic that is missing at times with candied nuts. The chocolate covered graham cracker was awesome as well. The bacon… was okay. Something to try once in your life I suppose but just didn’t do it for me.
There was only one guy working, so there was a short wait during checkout (maybe 3 minutes at most). He was super nice about making us «wait a long time» so the GF and I both got a free truffle. Nothing wrong with that.
I would definitely come back to this store on our next trip to Fredericksberg. Large selection of chocolate covered goodies, candied nuts, and friendly service. Who wouldn’t want a second serving of that?

One if the many retail stores where you can park right in front a well as sit on the outdoor benches and watch people pass by.

This place is seriously magical.
A million kinds of fudge? Check!
An entire wall of nostalgia candies? Got ya covered!
Coolers full of wondrous beverages? Step right up!
Floor-​to-​ceiling shelving of light-​up candy toys? Like you would not believe!
It’s also totally worth checking in on the Unilocal app; last time I went they had a nice discount available.

This place is clearly a tourist trap, but they do deliver on the promise of pretty much anything dipped in chocolate. The bacon dipped in chocolate is very good and better than I expected. The jalapeños dipped in chocolate were also surprisingly good, but definitely spicy. The chocolate covered pickles should be avoided. Overall, fun, but only ok.

What a cool candy store. This place has chocolate covered bacon, pickles, jalapenos, twinkies, rice krispie treats. You name it, they put chocolate on it! The choc covered jalapeño was SO GOOD. I’m going back for more. Oh, they also have lots of candy and fudge.

I absolutely love small town candy stores and supporting small businesses. This store was charming, with a huge M&M statue on the outside wooden deck. The inside is full of all sorts of candy, anything you could ever want, you’d find inside.
The kids opted for the manufactured candy, but we decided to get some of the home made chocolates. I LOVED the sea salt caramel truffle and my husband devoured the milk chocolate almond clusters. The chocolate was perfect. My son did try the chocolate covered dill pickle and said it was good! My husband also had one of the chocolate covered bananas (frozen) and it was delicious. I sampled the chocolate peanut butter fudge… and about 30 minutes after we left, wish I had bought some. They make the fudge and candy there and it tasted exactly like the homemade fudge I grew up with.
There are other little ice cream and candy shops along the main street as well, but this one caught our eye and we weren’t disappointed!
*Check in on Unilocal,and the owner’s offer a 15% off discount!*

We walked into here just by reading the signs outside. Seriously if a sign says they have chocolate covered jalapeños, pickles and bacon, you have to check it out. They also have chocolate covered Pringles. Its a small store but with all kinds of different candy.
They have a huge collection of fudge. We wanted to try some and hopefully buy some but we stood right in front of the girls behind the counter and they completely ignored us and just stood there talking to each other. I just thought it was so rude.
We kept looking around and they just have such a huge collection of candy and snacks! They have a section of pickle flavored candy and a section of bacon flavored candy which was so funny.
After making our way around the store, we walked back to the front where they have a showcase of chocolates. They all looked great until you got closer to it and saw that there were some gnats in there. But then again there were flies all over the place because they really do just keep the doors wide open.
Hopefully next time I head back they way i’ll have a better experience.

Insert lots of drooling here.
If you have been scavenging the earth for all of those candies that you use to eat as a kid in the 80s and you’re in Fredericksburg, look no further. This place literally has every kind of candy your sweet tooth desires.
From bacon flavored tooth paste, big chew bubble gum, squirrel nut zippers, zombie skin (beef jerky), chocolate covered bacon, a 30 POUND GUMMY BEAR and roasted nuts, this place has it all. They even have a 15% off discount when you check in on Unilocal.SCORE!
Now I need to find a dentist STAT!

This is candy heaven. There’s a huge selection of regular and old-​school candies, with some hard-​to-​find items. They’ve got a great selection of novelty sweets (chocolate-​covered bacon, chocolate-​covered jalapeño, sugar-​encased ants, etc), and the world’s best homemade fudge in a wide array of flavors.
The owner was really nice and chatted about the different candies in the store, their histories, new flavors of fudge they were working on, etc, and she was willing to take special orders. It’s probably a good thing I live so far away, though. That fudge is just too good to ignore.

Walking by, I saw a sign «Chocolate Covered Bacon», I just had to go in! I’m a sucker for anything bacon. Turns out they also have chocolate covered jalapeño, pickles, potato chips, rice krispie treats! At $ 1.49/ piece, I only bought 4 bacon ones. Later I regretted not buying more. I also got the jalapeño ones. They were bleh! Glad I only bought two. As much as I love spicy and chocolate, this just didn’t go well together. Maybe because they used fresh jalapenos?
The store is actually famous for it’s fudge. There was quite a line for it. It also had oh-​so-​many candies you can imagine, some old school and some novelty ones like Angry Bird gummies.
What a fun store to visit along Main St!

Things are a bit pricey, but when you desperately want chocolate — or are suffering from a sudden attack of hypoglycemia like I was — you’ll pay almost anything, right? Maybe. I did. I «accidentally» parked right in front of the store, and with my then-​current condition, it was a pretty lucky coincidence.
To say I was like a kid in a candy store when I walked in is extremely accurate, except for the kid part. I grabbed a Fun Dip, a pack of Beeman’s gum, and something called Jones Carbonated Candy, cream soda flavor. Frankly, the latter turned out to be disgusting. Money badly spent on that one ($ 3.50). I also bought an orange chocolate truffle from their homemade chocolate treats at the counter, which was delicious. I spent $ 11 on these four things.
Just about every candy you can think of exists here. You want a Chunky? Get it here. You want chocolate covered bacon? Get it here. You want «liquid snot»? Get it here. Yep, they have a candy called «liquid snot», and another called «candy saliva». I wasn’t about to go there. I’ve got enough of my own snot and saliva, thanks.
You’ll never get that fifth star from me, though, Lone Star, because your prices are higher than Cheech and Chong.