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    Peter's Kettle Corn

    4.8 (520 reviews)
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    Look at all these delicious flavors! I love the cheddar cheese, sea salt caramel!
    Rachel M.

    Best kettle corn in the East Bay! The flavors are so tasty - my favorites are the cheddar cheese, sea salted caramel, and tomato basil. There are several other fun, seasonal, and classic flavors (horchata, kettle, spicy lime chipotle, peppermint chocolate). The most recent time I went, there was a box of 8 different flavors for $30 if you can't decide. They sell a variety of popular set flavors in small, medium and large. You can also customize your flavors- mixed or separated. The first time I went I got a couple of their $20 tins where you can get up to 3 different flavors. Next time you return and show the tins, you get the same amount of popcorn for $12. Great deal!It's more expensive than your usual run of the mill commercial popcorn, but I love supporting my local Oakland business while savoring some amazingly huge and tasty hand-popped kernels. I recommend popping in early though because you will encounter a line of popcorn addicts (like me) trying to get their fix!

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    David D.

    Although my first true love for popcorn is Garrett's, Peter's could slide into my DMs any day. I really love their Oakland mix and I will say I would rank it very highly compared to other popcorn due to its unique 'kick' of spice that goes well with any of their flavors. Importantly, their kettle corn is amazing and strikes a balance of salty but not overly sweet or fatty. By this point in my popcorn eating career, I must have consumed gallons of Peter's and I am a repeat customer who is always getting his tins filled. Thank God for their punch cards which are good for a free bag after 9 bags. My only wish was that they had other locations and it was easier to get! This is 5 stars for a reason!

    Alisa B.

    Pleasantly surprised by the quality of Peter's! First day of school back at SJSU! Lots of students were walking around the plaza, so the line was long for the cute little kiosk. However, the line was so quick!!! I even ended up getting in line TWICE because the line was zooming by. They were giving out three varieties for SJSU Students: Kettle Corn, Cheddar, and Sour Cream Onion. My favorite was definitely the cheddar! It was creamy, buttery, and did the job well. Each flavor also had a very detailed description of what was in the popcorn, which is super helpful! The cheddar flavor had: coconut oil, sea sallt, and buttermilk. Overall, I loved this place so much.. I want them to cater at my wedding someday LOL

    Popcorn flavors @San Carlos Art & Wine Festival
    Lindsey C.

    I've walked by the store a few times in Oakland and frankly been turned off by the thought of eating pre-made popcorn that you don't know how long it's been sitting in those large containers, so I didn't look further. That, is until they had a tent at the San Carlos Art & Wine Fair this year. They had the kettle set up so it appeared they had made that popcorn earlier in the day on-site vs bringing it pre-made from Oakland. We had been disappointed by other caramel corn sellers that summer but this looked solid. And it was. Wow! Kernels were well coated (and salted) making it highly addictive and delicious. It's actually more salty than I would've liked - put you in a doozy especially in the heat - but good in controlled, smaller quantities. They also let us mix and match flavors (no additional charge). We got caramel and kettle corn, but the former was the clear winner for our big sweet tooth.

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    Lauren S.

    There are very few places I can go where I dont feel lost going into Oakland...and Im glad Peters kettle corn is on MacArthur blvd; which is one big blvd in a circle I can navigate. Today fortunately my mom had a meeting to go to so I was available to chauffer her then go kick it around Oakland for a couple hours while waiting for her. My mind was headed straight for popcorn...and this place always delivers and never disappoints! I have had the privilege on many Yelp sponsored events to enjoy the fluffy pops of joy...(and still campaigning for them to pop up in Vallejo) but until I can make a few trips yearly to support the peeps. I got Buffalo Cheddar and Sea Salt Caramel mix that was heavenly fresh this time ...but I will be back soon for another round.

    Mai N.

    So far, my current faves are the Classic Kettle Corn and Saigon Cinnamon. The Classic Kettle Corn was slightly sweet with a hint of salt. I wasn't really sure about the Saigon Cinnamon until I gave it a second bite. The second bite turned into third and fourth. The flavor reminded me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal but instead of the cereal crunch, it's more of a lightly popped popcorn. I found the popcorn here to be fresh and light even though we came around 3pm (2hrs after they've opened). We ordered a bag of every flavor but somehow we didn't get the spicy cheddar. That was my only gripe. Also, the hours here are from 1pm - 4pm.

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    Kenneth T.

    Love the kettle corn here. Why? Besides how good kettle corns are compared to popcorns, what I like about Peter's is that it isn't overly sweet and it isn't overly salty compared to other kettle corns I have had. Other than that, they also have other flavors like smokey, chilli lime, cheddar, bacon cheese, etc. It really depends on your preference and they do provide samples for you to try before you decide what size you want. You can also mix them in your bags or have them layer it in the bags. Yes, they cost a little more here compared to the kettle corns you can get from farmer's market or at fairs, but there's a reason why - it's the quality you pay for, and how Peter's kettle corn taste good and how do I put it - clean : it doesn't taste yucky after eating them and I think it's because of the ingredients they use.

    Arely C.

    I mean who doesn't love popcorn? Go show love to this local popcorn shop here in Oakland right off the 580. On top of that the staff is so sweet. The process to order is pretty simple. They have the order sizes by the door. I like to get one small cheddar cheese and one small sea salt caramel. This is my go to popcorn combo. I believe they sell it mixed as well. I love how the popcorn is super flavorful. Once you start eating you'll have to make yourself stop. I've also had their classic kettle corn as party favors. The size of the bag is the perfect serving.

    Cheddar & Kettle Corn
    Mone J.

    Kinda forgot this place existed honestly... it always looked closed or shut down due to the sign being nonexistent. While in the Laurel today I saw they were open and was so delighted! I grabbed cheddar and kettle corn. This combo satisfied my sweet and salty craving perfectly. This is a true Laurel district gem and I'm so pleased that they're are still open.

    Today was a sad day. My honey butter popcorn had no honey butter. Seems that I received the classic instead. Pre-order did me wrong and the tip I added got me only partial service. I don't like classic. But I will still return since the other two bags were correct. It's just so unfortunate that I came across the bay for the HB. Maybe the HB flavor isn't what it used to be or as good as I remembered? Just taste sweet n salty not similar to the HB chips.

    Carol C.

    My husband and I are on a Stomper Safari throughout Oakland. The Stomper sighting is in celebration of the Oakland A's being here for 50 years (1968 to 2018). Our adventure started at another location in East Oakland. Stomper is in front of Peter's Kettle Corn. First, I have to take a few photos of Stomper before heading into their brick and mortar for the first time for some popcorn. I purchased their popcorn many times in the past at different events (concerts at Crab Cove, Christmas lighting ceremony, Yelp's Nifty Fifty, etc.) I sampled the smoked barbecue popcorn. I could not taste and/or detect the barbecue flavor in the popcorn. I could not do the "keep your bland a** popcorn to yourself, Karen." That would be totally wrong since I love Peter's Kettle Corn. (Don't wanna hear anybody telling me, "ya ain't even right for dissing the business).Thus, I went for my stand by, the classic. Husband selected the cheddar cheese flavored popcorn. Both flavors were excellent. Since this Peter's Kettle is somewhat out of my way, and I don't shop in the Laurel District, I know to go to their other location in Downtown Oakland, City Center Plaza to get my popcorn fix. That location is easier for me via public transportation from Alameda to Oakland.

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    Delicious popcorn! Just make sure you know there hours! Beautiful, clean, and very nice person in the front.

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    Delicious, but no longer at the Civic Center Farmer's market even though it says so on their…read morewebsite. Their website looks to not been updated in years. Instagram and Twitter also aren't updated, so I don't know how to get my Kettlepop fix. I caught them for the Civic Center holiday tree lighting ceremony on a Wednesday. I returned back to the farmer's market the following Wednesday and asked the workers and there was no Kettlepop stand at that market. (I've been going to that farmer's market for 2 years and haven't seen it, so it checks out.) But...so delicious and still relatively low calorie. I can gulp down the $20 large bag in a few days. Yeah it's $20 for a big bag now. Obviously order it with the bag open for some extra kettlecorn goodness.

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