Wow 2024 TRUMP hot sauce in da house! My thought was you think you hate this hot sauce now then wait till you taste it! The Pepper Palace has an amazing selection of sauces and you could even taste should you wanna sample the community dips ( NO THANKS ). At least the people running the place answer questions and give out samples. Has a great time shopping and thank god they have air conditioning for free to cool down from southern heat! read more

Pepper Palace - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Love this place! There are plenty of wing sauce places around but this one is different. That difference is the fact that they let you taste all of the sauces. With most shops, you have no idea what you're getting -- it's just a shot in the dark. At Pepper Palace, you can know. I attached a picture of my favorite hot sauce. To be honest, I mix this Wing Master Reaper sauce 50/50 with Anchor Bar "Hotter" sauce. The result is awesome! I get a very hot sauce (love that!) with a great flavor (love that, too!). read more

Pepper Palace - Wing Master Reaper Buffalo Style Wing Sauce - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

I had about 5 minutes of time to kill before having lunch nearby, looked through Pepper Palace's windows, and was intrigued to see a store with so many types of hot sauces and rubs. I decided to head in. There were so many types of bottled hot sauces (like shelves and shelves of bottles!). I asked an employee if I could try the sauces, and he told me that there are sample bottles for every type of sauce that they sell, and cups of small sample spoons near each set of sample bottles. I only got to try two different sauces because I was looking specifically for medium heat, and I wasn't interested in trying sauces with fruit in them. I tried the Flavor of New Orleans BBQ Sauce (medium heat). It had a nice peppery (duh) flavor, that was just barely hot (to me). I tried another medium heat level sauce, but I wasn't interested enough in it to buy. Next time I'm in the area, I'd like to sample more sauces. If you like to spice up your foods, I suggest checking Pepper Palace out for their sauces and rubs. read more

Pepper Palace - Flavor of New Orleans BBQ sauce - medium heat. - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

This was super cool! Staff was super nice and knowledgeable. I'm not a hot sauce person, but the samples were good as hell. All types of sauces. They have a napalm one that's super duper hot and it's in own fridge. I got a mild one, that will be awesome for my chicken. Love this place, no pressure! read more

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Pepper Palace brings the spice to all of your food. Hot sauces, rubs, salsas, and snacks you will add flavor to all of your foods when you use their house made products. You can get a generic flavor aid or one specific to a particular food, your choice. Top marks to the people who work here. First for their bravery to taste all the sauces (some have real heat) and then they are knowledgable about how to best use them. Easy to get more than you wanted when you walked in. read more

I was so excited to come upon this shop in the market! Most of the time if you want specialty hot or wing sauces you have to order it online and it cost an arm and a leg for shipping. No shipping cost here! You will spend a couple extra bucks bc they've got your college Alma maters logo on the bottle, or a pic of cheech and chong, but it's worth it! I've stopped in a half a dozen times, and always bought something. Last visit I got some awesome garlic parm wing sauce that is great to use on wings, but also in stuff like your favorite buffalo chicken dip or pasta. It's also a great shop to find that "hard to shop for person in your life", a gift. (granted they love hot sauce!!) read more

Literally a palace of peppers. Sample anything, but if you're traveling and aren't checking a bag you may have to order online. Don't come if you don't like spicy or sauces. read more

Pepper Palace - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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Pepper Palace touts itself has having every pepper or pepper sauce one would want. So, stopped by assuming I might find piri-piri (also spelled, especially by Spatch as "peri-peri") and also some piquillo or sweet drop Peruvian, but no luck. No only didn't they have it but no one here had even heard of it. Apparently they never been to one of the Spatch Restaurant chains of have ever looked in the varying peppers of Peru, which pretty much being the motherland of peppers, one might think they would have done. However I'm going to downgrade them for these oversights. Overall this Pepper Palace, which is a part of a rapidly growing chain that started off as a kiosk in Wisconsin, is a great place for hot sauces of all kinds and sorts. Its assortment, including many custom blended pepper sauce, is not only amazing but invitingly displayed. And though the staff here had never heard of piri-piri or some of the sweet drops peppers of Peru, they were actually very knowledgeable as well as friendly and polite. read more

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Cool little hot sauce shop with a large variety of sauces and condiments. I signed a waiver and was able to try a hot sauce that was 8 Million Scovilles. 1 little dot sent me scrambling next door to get a Lobster Roll so the burning would subside. If you love all things hot check them out! read more

Was totally not expecting incredible service here when I was looking at sauces to buy. So glad I came and definitely some great flavors to try out! read more

The Pepper Palace on North Market Street in Charleston is a great place to go for all things hot sauces and spicy substances. I really like the variety and selection of different items that they have available and how they have everything organized. This is a fun place to shop and well worth the visit. read more

Pepper Palace - Pepper Palace - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Spicy, spicy and then blow your mind SPICY HOT SAUCE! Wow!! You need to sign a waiver to try some of this crazy hot sauce! Seriously, my husband tried "The End" hot sauce....he had to sign a waiver first....no kidding. You only get the tip of a toothpick...thats it! DANGER, DANGER!! Carolina Reaper peppers and the hottest form of habenaro peppers to include GHOST PEPPERS! The best thing about Pepper Palace is all of the things you can sample from hit sauce to salsa and queso, each different hot sauce, salsa or queso can be tried with free corn chips!! Water is optional! The guy in the store was super knowledgeable, he helped us find the perfect queso for a memorial day party. You gotta try this place, it's incredible and you will leave with something! I guarantee you will leave with something or one heck of a spicy mouth of something FABULOUS! ****Note or tip*** Don't drink water after these crazy spicy sauces etc....it will make it worse, eat bread!! We loved our experience at the Pepper Palace!! read more

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OMG!!!!! Small shop at the end of the city market. They let you try anything on a chip! (No double dipping please). We tried about 20 sauces, BBQs and salsas. The variety is crazy and they even have one you have to sign a waiver for! I stayed away from that! The store was manned by a single person who was pleasant and very helpful! Quick tip: bring water!!!!! read more

Pepper Palace - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

We discovered this place while walking on the King street and decided to go in. We were surprised and overwhelmed to see so many choices for hot sauce! You can try any hot sauce with the tortilla chips provided and we were in hot sauce heaven. Apart from the hot sauce, they also carry lot of other things - salsas, bbq sauce, drink mixers etc. We ended up getting 3 hot sauces (2 for ourselves and 1 for a gift) and 1 blood mary mix. I chickened out at the time of purchase and ended up getting medium hot sauces, which later didn't feel as hot. The bloody mary mix was okay and won't be buying it again. You should visit this place at least once and stack up on some hot sauces. read more

Pepper Palace - Medium spicy got sauce - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Great place to try out hot sauces, marinades, salsas, and anything else you can dip a chip in. They have ghost peanuts that were hot but not as hot as I thought. they number everything 1-10 with 10 being the hottest. The place is organized by categories and easy to walk around without being maliciously molested by staff. An employee introduced himself and gave us the quick rundown and told us to enjoy. This is how I like to shop. My only complaint that if you have hot sauces that maybe a drinking fountain would be beneficial. This is a nice place for men to stop in while their wives slowly meander through the market that took me only 5 minutes to walk through. read more

Pepper Palace - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Last time we visited charleston we stopped here just because we were walking around town and doing some touristy shopping. We walked and my bf was in love. Spicy food is heaven for him so to test out dozens of spicy mustards, BBQ sauces, ketchup sand got sauces was a dream come true. I think we spent almost an hour there and left with some serious stuff. Of course we ran out pretty quickly and were highly anticipating our visit back to Charleston so we can stop here again. And the first day we were back we came straight here. They offered a buy 5 get a 6th item free and we took that offer without issue. read more

Pepper Palace - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

So many interesting hot sauces here. We wandered in here on a whim because we've been following the Youtube series "Hot Ones" with Sean Evans where he interviews celebrities with chicken wings and hot sauces. We were curious to see if Pepper Palace would sell any of the sauces featured on the show. The setup of the store allows you to sample some tortilla chips with various sauces already poured into squeeze bottles for easy access and control. You do have to be 18 or older to sample and some sauces require a signature to try because they're essentially extracts from ghost peppers. They have a " buy 5, get the 6th item free" deal and we walked out buy more than we intended including some seedlings for some datil and ghost peppers. The salesperson in the store was extremely knowledgeable and was able to give us some suggestions on what to try. They weren't pushy at all on selling us stuff because their products, including some sauces/salsas they make themselves, speak for themselves. If you love hot sauces and are feeling adventurous, I recommend checking out this store. read more

A store dedicated to hot sauce ! Lot of flavor options and you can taste as many as you like. One of a kind place and must visit if you are in Charleston. read more

Holy hot sauce, Batman! It's safe to say that I have never been to a hot sauce emporium before I stepped through the doors of Pepper Palace so I probably don't have much of a baseline for comparison. However, I do know that the experience I had here could not be beat! If you are a fan of hot sauce, salsa, or BBQ sauce, then this my friend is the store for you! The walls are bursting with all the heat packing goodies you could imagine. Plus there are free samples of nearly everything! The first time I visited here I was looking for a gift for a hot sauce and salsa aficionado friend of mine. The gentleman working there (who I believe is one of the owners) was super friendly and helpful as he answered any questions that we had, gave recommendations, and encouraged us to sample freely and liberally. Needless to say, I left with just as many "gifts" for myself as I did for her. The shop is very conveniently located on Market Street right outside downtown's City Market. However, this convenience probably also allows the owners to increase the price of their items to a degree given the large influx of tourists they must bring in (I'm assuming). Regardless, the prices are not outrageous while the quality of the goods is indeed excellent. read more

Outstanding and varied selection of hot sauces and just about anything else you can effectively put chili peppers in. Make no mistake, this is a touristy shop in the heart of the tourist district. Still, it is a worthwhile for locals and visitors alike. Bonus: An impressively legitimate assortment of decently-priced Indian spices towards the back of store. read more

This truly is a palace for us hot sauce lovers. They have every kind of sample lined up in the store with tortilla chips. There was so many sauces you could have imagined, this was my kid in the candy shop experience for sure! They have a Wall Of Flame they do, which I wont participate EVER again haha but.. They give you a Ghost Pepper sauce on a chip and I think a habanero sauce and right after, then they make you hold this Horseradish in your mouth and that is what sets it off! I was crying my eyes out afterwards and then they take a picture of you. I LOVE hot sauce, eat it with everything, but after that it literally took about 30 minutes to get that hot out of our mouth, we had to keep stopping for more water or something to cool the burn. Cool experience defiantly make a stop in to sample and check out the different varieties. Customer service was very friendly as well :) read more

The simple fact that they make you sign a waiver to try out a hot sauce called "flashbang" is enough. For me, I was sold that they allow samples of practically every product. I probably would not have bought anything if it wasn't for that. Let's be candid, these kitsch shops for tourists are all over the place, but this one's not half bad. If you love sauces, relishes, BBQ to hot sauces then this might just be your place. They rate the sauces levels 1 through 10 to 10+ and have exotic to joke bottles to your classic Tabasco. I'm a fan of mustard, and I tried a citrus Dijon mustard that was divine for as far as mustard goes if you like em sweet. I only sampled a few... some in my range, some a little daring. Be aware that you might burn yourself. I ended up with a few tiny ulcers. Haha. Nothing bothersome, however. They also have signs up that say 18 plus, but I'm unsure how hard they enforce that. Anyways, another worthwhile stop for people touring For City Market or diehard hot sauce people but maybe not worth the run to just check it out. read more

Mmmm! This is the place to go when you are look for any type of sauce, marinade, salsas/dips, etc. They have quite a collection in all various types of flavors and you can taste every single one! The staff is quite knowledgeable in each thing and can answer your questions with confidence. read more

This is a fun little touristy place in downtown Charleston. The sell hundreds of different hot sauces and barbecue sauces. They have a wide variety in order to cater to a wide crowd. The staff is very friendly and knowledgable of the products. The one big downside is everything is overpriced. read more

For a hot sauce lover this place is great - they have everything! They sell everything from low key marinades to the worlds hottest sauce. I got a few gifts for myself and others :) you can taste basically everything before you buy it, and many if the sauces are made by them. A little touristy but hey ;) read more

We had a great experience here, the guy helping us (Corey?) was so sweet and knowledgeable. They had tortilla chips with tongs so you could try stuff. We chose the fort Sumter hot sauce! read more

Happened to walk past this place during my hunt for some Charleston souvenirs in City Market. I'm thrilled that my curiosity got the best of me. My wife and I must have tasted close to 40 different hot sauces, from sweet to tangy, to downright unbearable (beware of their house brand ghost chili hot sauces!) I found the right balance of sweet, salty and spicy in the "Mountain Q Honey Habanero BBQ Sauce", which has a spiciness rating of 8 on their 1-10 scale. I am completely in love with that sauce! Along with that, we took home a bottle of the "Southern Peach & Vidalia Onion Hot Sauce" and the "Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning". I must say, home cooking hasn't been the same since. Pepper Palace's website says there's an Orlando store "coming soon". Must admit... I am hot with anticipation. ;-) read more

Pepper Palace - So hot in here... :-) - Specialty Food Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Pepper Palace is AWESOME! But, this 6th trip there, was disappointing. We showed up at 7:15 and they close at 7:30. The hourly employee was more concerned about closing shop that taking care of customers. He actually asked us to not make a mess when opening the few samples still out. We tried a few items, bought what we needed and left. The shame is that I've been to 4 other Pepper Palace locations and live to buy new stuff. I guess this location has lowered their standards for tourists during peak hours. read more

It is great to finally have a legit store with hundreds of hard to find hot sauces, bbq & other sauces/spices. They have clean tasting stations here so you can sample many of their hot sauces. The prices are high, but this place is the only act in town, so no competition. I would charge alot too. read more

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Big, Neat, plenty of selections for chilis, BBQ sauce, and all kind if seasoning

Amazing service and amazing sauces! One of my favorite places in Charleston and best hot sauces around !

Great shop for every hot sauce pretty much under the sun. I love hot sauces and this business probably has the best selection I've ever seen. Reasonable prices too. Oh, they also have salsas and wing sauces too. read more

I have been to places that have impressive collections of hot sauce. None of them let you taste before you buy. And they have all the sauces rated by heat from 1 to 10 so that you don't accidentally hurt yourself. I don't think they have EVERY hot sauce in the world. But if you can't find something you like, it's because you don't like pepper sauce. read more

How fun was this place?! My husband and I got to try almost every hot sauce in there. If you buy 5 bottles you get the 6th free. They will ship it to you if you are from out of town. Very unique hot sauces, salsas, queso dips, BBQ, jellies, and horseradish unlike any other. I'll be ordering more online for sure read more

What a great store!! Stop in to sample their large selection of hot sauces, rubs, marinades, etc. Plenty of choices for all taste buds, whether you prefer something mild or extremely hot. We purchased the garlic Parmesan wing sauce, as well the super hot Flashbang sauce (my boyfriend had to sign a waver due to the intensity!) The sales lady was extremely helpful and knowledgeable about the products they carry. Definitely will be back next time we visit!! read more

Awesome place. So many options and so many samples/tastings. Bought a spicy mustard and am obsessed with it. Been making extra sandwiches just to eat it. read more

This place is awesome! They have more than just hot sauce. They have BBQ sauces, different ketchup a and mustards, salsa and some spices. When you go in there you get to taste a lot of different sauces. The staff members are always really nice and helpful. Great place! read more

I love that you get to sample everything before you decide on purchasing. I bought the house made Bloody Mary mix, Nasal Napalm Horseradish and Chipotle Mustard and I can't wait to use them at home. They have everything from hot sauce (level 1-10), salsa, mustard, mayo, spice rubs and seasoning at reasonable prices. I paid $27 for my purchase. Very happy with my visit. Every flavor of hot sauce etc. that you can imagine. read more

This store is the best tourist trap store ever! You get sample your heart out and have an overwhelming amount of options. The store manager Brian was very helpful and offered up some great tips on enjoying Charleston as well as some awesome sauces. In fact the service was amazing and the manager was very knowledgeable and passionate about all of the products. The sauces are great to. read more

Bring your taste for all things spicey and a tissue. You will find things from mildly boring to blow your socks off hot, and everything in between. They have some interesting sauces, pepper jelly, bbq rubs, and anything else you can spice up. We tasted our way through the store, and ultimatley left with spicey pineapple pickles, which are really good, hot habenero salsas, other hotter than hell sauces, and couple of bbq rubs. When we left, we headed straight to Wild Wing Cafe for an ice cold beer! Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon!! read more