Coons Candy - First Visit…read more Let's go ahead and name what some of us have probably thought: pulling up to a place called Coons Candy comes with hesitation -- especially as a Black customer. It's an unspoken (and sometimes spoken) moment of pause, wondering what kind of experience you're walking into. But curiosity -- and a soft spot for old-school sweets -- led us to check it out. To my surprise, the staff couldn't have been more welcoming. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted with friendly smiles and offered samples of fudge, toffee, and a few other homemade treats. That immediately softened the moment and brought on a bit of nostalgia -- felt like walking into one of those general stores my MawMaw would take me to, or a Cracker Barrel stop on a road trip. The store itself is exactly what you'd expect from a small-town candy shop: shelves packed with retro candies, novelty drinks, locally made honey and syrups, quirky gifts, and yes -- edible bugs. It's cozy and cluttered in a fun, old-school way. We left with: * Boba Vida popping pearls (dark cherry) * Sugar Daddy, Victory sticks, Stallion candy smokes, raspberry & green apple sticks * Locally made honey * A mix of glass-bottle sodas: * Sioux City Ginger Beer + Prickly Pear * Reading Draft Honey Cream * Drive-In Cherry Limeade * Nehi Peach * Ginger Strawberry tea * Hot & Spicy Ginger Beer This is definitely a place for folks who love that nostalgic candy-store vibe and don't mind digging through shelves of old favorites and funky surprises. ‍ Final take: It was a mixed bag. The selection was fun and the staff made us feel welcome. But the name? It sticks -- and not in a sweet way. That hesitation doesn't go away entirely, and I'd understand if someone else passed on the visit for that reason alone. I'm glad I saw it for myself. Would I go back? Maybe. Would I recommend it? Depends who's asking.

We stopped by today & had to buy some of the delicious fudge! Utterly charming store. I will never…read moredrive past again. Wonderful chocolates, hard candies & so much cuteness! Plus, really sweet people. I'm so glad we stopped! If you have a problem with name, please get some professional help. You're ridiculous. It's their last name.

Great selection of fudge and other chocolates…read more This place is located right off interstate 71, next to grandpas cheese barn. They offer a variety of fudge, chocolate candies, and other dessert snacks. I love how they offer many of the items in dark chocolate. They have a large selection of fudge and offer free samples. Service is great and you won't go home empty handed.

Sweeties is right across the patio from Grandpa's cheesebarn and both are really fun places to stop…read moreby. They have a very large selection of house made chocolates, fudge, and chocolate dipped treats, you'll be sure to find something. I will say that it's pretty similar to the chocolate/candy shop you'll find in any tourist area, but there's nothing wrong with that! They offer samples of all of their fudge. I particularly liked the praline pecan, but it was a bit too hot to travel around with a brick of fudge this week, so I opted for a Pink Lemonade Sour gummy candy that had lemonade, strawberry, and pomegranet flavored candies and I really enjoyed. I also got a bag of Zotz, because I missed them when they were originally popular and they looked fun. All of the women behind the counter were really friendly, and I'm sure I'll visit again when I'm heading north!

Wow. I figured it would be fun for the kid, and of course have interesting pop. But we walked in…read moreand were greeted with toys and candy and ice cream and games and figures and much more. And pop. Ended up with some candy and ice cream. I got the Lake Erie Cookie Monster, which had chunks of cookie dough, etc., in it and was tinted blue. Fun and refreshing. Kid K liked her vanilla. Service was great. Prices are fair. The place is cool. Free city parking across the street. Wish we had this in my town; combine Rocket Fizz and a local toy store and a small ice cream shop, and you'd get close.

Botton Line: Soda Pop's kicks major ass…read more Why? Here's why: 1. Great location: It's located on W Water Street, just WSW of Columbus avenue...it's right in heart of (resurgent) downtown Sandusky. 2. Sweets: They have a very nice selection of olde tyme candy. You'll find the likes of Abba-Zabba, Goo Goo Cluster, Chick-o-Sticks, wax mustaches/lips/fangs, etc. Obviously, they have newer brands, as well. 3. Drinks: They have a superior selection of "craft" pop, including diet Dang, the best diet pop in the world. Also, I saw Ale 8, Moxie, Cheerwine, about 75 varieties of Root beer, and a bunch more pop. 4. They have ice cream floats (can't vouch for these...yet). ...best of all... 5. The back room: It's part pop culture museum (from the 50s to the 2000s) and part flea market. Need a poster of Wonder Woman (either Lynda or Gal), John Wayne, Arnold, or Magic Johnson? Get it here. Desire to posses the Gorf cartridge or Activision Football cartridge for your Atari 2600? You're covered. Want that Fat Albert board game that you've been missing since 1973? You're in luck. There are TONS of things to check out and, if you choose, to buy. I bought a couple of books that I had as a kid and haven't seen since the 80s...("The Encyclopedia of Hostile Aliens," and "Earth's Greatest Interstellar Battles"). 6. Video Games: This is especially cool...in the back room, you'll find a MultiGame machine that's in great condition. 55 games...1 quarter per play. Come in on Friday and you'll find that it's set on "free play." Yep. I don't know about you, but the next time I'm in Sandusky, with or without the kids, drunk or sober, naked or fully clothed, I'm stopping at Soda Pop's, and ain't nobody stoppin' me! FIVE STARS!

This is a warehouse filled with candy, different kinds of soda, and popcorn. During the warmer…read moremonths, it looks like they have mini golf, and an Italian soda shop, that wasn't open on a Sunday when they opened at 11am. There is also an ample parking lot. There are bins of taffy, bins of bulk candy, aisles of every American candy you can imagine. We wished they stocked some European and Asian candy, that would have been fun. They have cases of homemade candy including buckeyes, candy apples, peanut butter cups, etc. The employees are very helpful and friendly. We walked out of there with almost $100 worth of products, with most of it going to our friends' children.

Insert exclamation points!! I have now ventured inside the LARGEST candy emporium, and it's right…read morein Cleveland OH. I used to marvel at the floor-to-ceiling candy store on the Lower East Side in NYC. Now, I can venture to 6770 Brookpark Road without a plane ticket cost. My daughter and I went here to add to our PEZ collections. We're both fanatics, so we each selected some favorites. Then the candy aisle wandering began. So many aisles! So many candy products. My childhood favorites were there: NECCO Wafers, the little bottles with juices. Candy cigarettes (hehe). We finished the foray into sweet memories by sharing a root beer float in the attached soda shop. Our faces beamed with happiness the entire time! Come out and celebrate the company's 75th anniversary.

Prime market. Always great items for affordable prices. To…read moreGo meals: Brisket BBQ with Mac and cheese. Everyone is happy. Clean

I was next door and to stop by. This grocery store is literally a dream come true for me. They have…read moreamazing meat quality selection. They had real bacon. They had a big section on real snack whole food selection. The frozen food had non processed frozen food. I purchased the most delicious green grapes. They had homemade soaps. Bulk honey, peanut butter. Prices are reasonable. Service is great. This place is extremely clean. I loved this place. This place is a great place to stop by highly recommend.

You know how people say they feel like 'a kid in a candy store?' I brought my three youngest God…read moresons here on a walk once (the middle one tricked me) and they were absolutely overwhelmed by the options. A kid in a candy store is overwhelmed and then over-stimulated and will probably cry. I would rather be thrown back into that oubliette. The staff here is helpful and friendly and seemingly unperturbed by the constant barrage of questions from a six and four-year-old. They have tiny shopping carts that they wandered the store with as they examined everything. I'm happy for you, dear reader, that they were touching things that were in sealed containers. They picked, and picked, and picked until they found the candy that was perfect for them and picked a candy for their sister who didn't come along. They were so surprised when they actually had to give it to them. There is a selection of candy from all over the world and usually seasonal findings. They also offer a wide selection of sugary drinks to go with your sugary solids. My favorite? The quarter machines where the boys got toys they didn't need and some Smarties to eat on the way home (since I didn't let them open the candy they got at the store). I am sure you've inferred that we've been back. It's a great place to 'accidentally' wind up when you're on a walk with the kids.

We were just visiting the city with no plans and drove to the city before we headed back home to…read moreColumbus so we drove into the city and around the park and my niece not knowing what this store was told me she wanted to see what was inside. She has a good sense of sweets apparently. We were greeted immediately by Vanessa and was told if we have any questions just to let her know. My mom was interested in the popcorn which Vanessa told us a little about. We spent about 20 to 25 minutes just browsing and looking at the assortment of old school candy my mom hasn't seen in a while, some did bring back memories for me too. I liked the stickers, the cloud decorations and the soda pop collection. Vanessa was super sweet just like the store. If I come back we'll definitely be visiting again.

Always a flashback down memory lane! This location on Cleveland Ave is candy and nuts only. The…read morespacious parking lot is just south of the building on Cleveland Avenue. When entering the candy shop, you may be given a bag or metal bin to choose candy. The candy is primarily sold and weighed by the pound. You are able to pick and mix the candy in your bin whether you like dark chocolate, milk chocolate, caramels, maples, chocolate with pretzels etc. If you have friends and loved ones out of town, Heggys does have the option to have your chocolates mailed from their location across the country. A great idea for any occasion. People love their Heggys Chocolate and nuts Candy by the pound is around $15.50. There is also a nut counter with mixed nuts, pecans, hazelnuts, cashews and more. Behind the counter, workers work diligently individually wrapping various chocolates and caramels with each day being different candies for the week wrapped. A few of my personal favorites: milk chocolate marshmallows and the milk chocolate maple cremes. During Easter time, there will be an assortment of solid milk chocolate bunnies and crosses. However, don't wait until the last minute or else your favorite size may be gone.

We stopped into this location over the weekend and chose this location because it was open the…read morelatest (5pm) on Saturdays. They have a large selection of homemade candies and roasted nuts. We loved that we could grab a bag and fill it with the candies we wanted instead of having staff do it for us. Everything is phenomenal but our favorites are always the French mints, the maple creams, and the haystacks. This time, we tried the dark chocolate covered roasted pecans - these were outstanding and my new favorite for sure! We also purchased a bag of roasted and salted pecans and some extra large jelly beans. The staff allowed us to sample them before buying which was really nice. Prices are reasonable for the quality and the candies and nuts always make great gifts!

It's a trip down memory lane!…read more The smells, and the amazing homemade chocolates smell, look and taste like my Gramma's candies! Our favorite's are the vanilla and maple creams but the word on the street is that the marshmallow and peanut butter melt aways are amazing too!

I was away for a few months on a trip out west and when we came home we grabbed some candy for the…read moreholidays. Eilers candy shop to me, says home. So glad to be back home. I can highly recommend this candy to anyone. Everything we've ever bought at Eiler's we have just loved. We even buy plenty of extras for friends, family and neighbors around the holidays. Thank you Eilers for being a small run community hometown business that we can always count on Supporting our small businesses is crucial. Sure, Walmart has chocolate on the cheaper... But it doesn't even begin to compare to the taste and quality that Eilers provides.

Super fun place and a go-to whenever I'm dragged to Medina (by my BF hahaha). It's huge, fun to…read morebrowse, fun to shop in and a great place to stock up on snacks! Love the selection of international candies, sodas and snacks but would love more if they also had more savory items. I skip the Funko pop and cards portion of the store but I do enjoy the board game collection and the photoshoot props! This time the sale section was abundant and had savory items like instant cup noodles and chips! Between the BF and me, we cleared that section out, hahaha! We finally signed up for their rewards but because Medina is so dang far from both of us, their expiration on the points you earn is only 1.5 months or something, which is quite ridiculous! Make the points never expire and encourage people to come in every once in a while to redeem! I did hear about an Independence location opening so I'll probably check that out!

This is a pretty neat place to check out. It's huge and full of a lot of stuff. You definitely need…read moreawhile to check it all out. For the most part everything is well organized with the exception of some of the random areas. They just have so much it takes awhile to look through. I think they'd do better putting less out so it doesn't become overwhelming for the customer. Lots of fun candy options though. They have a huge Asian area of candy and snacks. The store was clean and the few workers I saw were nice. Definitely with a visit if you are in the area.

Love this place. Kinda better before COVID cuz the samples were easier to get. You just grabbed a…read moresample from the cups. Germ central. I get it. Now you have to ask. But the workers are nice about it. So it's fine. First floor you can order food and then eat it outside or in the patio area. Hot dogs are good. You can also get ice cream and sides like onion rings. All prices are pretty average for a cafe. The other part of the first floor are savory snacks and soups, jerky, dips, pretzels, popcorn, crackers, jelly's, teas and such. You can try it all. Prices are about mediocre. Not cheap but not outrageous. Upstairs are all the cheeses, dressing, sausages, jarred condiments. Again you can get a taste of most anything. Cheeses are from all over the world and all types spicy, sharp, dill, bacon, champagne, almost anything you can think of. Prices are more expensive than Giant Eagle, Trader Joe's, Aldi's and most stores. But the combination of cheese flavors are pretty unique. Something you can't just get at those other stores. And think of it as a treat. You're not going to buy that cheese every week. So a treat is nice. Overall it is a fun experience for the whole family. We didn't go to the chocolate Sweeties side. But I am sure that is amazing too. You can eat at the cafe, buy some snacks, treats and cheese. It's fun and you don't do this every day. At least that's how I look at it. $50 dollars later. LOL! I did buy some treats as gifts too. So that is another option to consider.

We just happen to see this place while we were driving to Cleveland Ohio. Upon passing it looked…read morevery interesting and there were lots of cars outside. Of course I had to pull my my Yelp app to see if this place was worth the visit. Off rip it had 4+ stars and lots of reviews. On the review it said it is Ohio's premier cheese and chocolate destination. I had never heard of this place and I have lived in Ohio for years. Anyways they do sell LOTS of cheese and chocolates, jellies meats, honey and other little items. They have an upstairs and downstairs of stuff, they have separate buildings you can go in.They have stuff for kids like an outdoor game area. They have samples throughout and you can ask if you want to try something. We did end up going back once we left Cleveland, but it was as crowded or even more when we came back. We were able to get some samples of cheeses and they gave us a card where we could order on the website. They have spreadable cheeses and meats. I would have liked to have spent more time there to see and taste but our time was limited. They have a little food restaurant but we did not go inside to try anything. I ended up purchasing some homemade fudge and it was delicious. The customers and the staff was nice as well and we were greeting as soon as we arrived. I think one of the employees was cooking some bacon, and who doesn't love bacon. I didn't get to try any because everyone was right there waiting for the bacon to be done so they could get their sample. I would like to find out what time during the day that they are not so busy so that I can really enjoy my time there. But it was the weekend so everyone and their mama's was there to visit. lol I will come again I think I may try to go during the week so that I am able to walk through and enjoy what this place has to offer.