Gary Poppins

Thank god this location closed before I started working down the street or I would be eating this stuff way, way too much. When I am in a crabby mood my boyfriend will bring me home a bag of the caramel/​cheese mix and it is so crazy good. The other day he brought home two bags… I must have sounded like a monster on the phone. My bad mood was history when I saw those adorable Gary Poppins bags under his arm. Treasure Island sells it for $ 7.50 a bag which, yes, is a HUGE rip for popcorn but this is sooooo good. Binny’s also has it and for a little bit less.
Go to the website… they have awesome gifts. Who wouldn’t like a 6 pack of Gary Poppins as a present??? You’d have to be inhuman or lacking in teeth not to appreciate a thoughtful gesture like that.

You are expensive. You are fatty. You are cheesy. You are amazing.
Gary Poppins, you are my gross, embarrassing default snack when I can’t find anything I want at Fox and Obel, and I love you for that.
I hate you for making my computer keyboard a telltale shade of orange.

Expensive. Very expensive. And I really wasn’t that impressed. I’ve tried their more normal flavors (cheese, caramel, etc), and their more unusual choices (peanut butter, etc.) and I didn’t think it was that great. I would rather get a box of 6 bags of Smartpop Kettle Corn at the CVS a half a block down the street for $ 4 rather than the two cups of GP of mediocrity for $ 6. If I’m going to splurge and overpay for something sweet, I’ll go to Coldstone and get ice cream, because at least that’s good enough to justify breaking the bank.
The random flavors they have also combine to make an unpleasant odor when walking down the sidewalk outside. It smells.

Went here last night so a friend could purchase a gift cannister of popcorn for her friend’s family. The service was fairly nice, but not very attentive or informative… they also prioritized their pre-​orders over customer service, which was a little annoying. The popcorn is phenomenal for popcorn… but the prices are extremely high. Twelve ounces of popcorn was over $ 7.00 — and they charged it based on weight… which sounds reasonable, but when you equate their higher gourmet popcorn prices per ounce… it is ridiculous. I bought twelve ounces of their caffeinated coffee popcorn, and I only got about 4 – 5 cups worth, in the baking scale of measurement.
So I guess ultimately, if you have TONS of money and wouldn’t scoff at $ 7.00 for 4 – 5 cups of popcorn, then by all means… this is prolly the best choice for you. But if you think it is INSANE to pay those prices like I do… then don’t bother. I will admit that it is prolly the best popcorn that I’ve ever tried though… but it is just popcorn, not filet mignon.

it’s highly unfair to limit comparing Gary Poppins to other Popcorn makers. Rather you should compare Gary Poppins to all manufacturers of quality and greatness. Mercedes-​Benz comes to mind. I think it’s damn near sinful to mention Gary Poppins and Garrett’s in the same breath. Next to Gary Poppins, Garrett’s tastes like dog food. I think I’ve tried every Gary Poppins flavor and I love every one of them — even the weird ones like peanut butter and pumpkin spice. But I always go back to the kettle/​caramel/​cheddar mix. That’s my drug of choice. My name is Al… and I’m a Gary-​Poppins-​aholic.

Like the others I’ve never been to the store – I get mine at Treasure Island. But it’s still fresh and OHH SO ADDICTIVE that I can’t put the bag down once I get it. Seriously. If I had less self control I’d weigh 200 lbs. from this alone. They’ve got a ‘mixed bag’ with kettle/​cheese/​caramel, and it’s the be-​all/​end-​all most divine popcorn ever. Screw Garrett. While good, they’ve got nothing on Gary Poppins. I need to make it to Evanston to try some straight from the tap.

Yummy popcorn! And other such treats. Grab a bag as you wander around the lovely avenues of Evanston.

I’ve never actually been in the store, but my boyfriend will sometimes bring me Gary Poppins’ Chicago Mix and when he brings me this delicious popcorn, it makes me very happy.
Their cheese corn is the best-​not greasy, but substantial. Oh so cheesy. I really enjoy it. Their caramel corn is okay, but I’ve had better.
One day i will go here myself and try more of their delicious varieties I’m reading about in these reviews.

Great popcorn here — could definately give Garrett’s a run for their money. Their cheese popcorn has that greasy oily cheesy stuff all over it. YUM! Plus, they also accept the NU Wildcard here, too.
Service was friendly and the prices are definately better than Garrett’s, too! Their caramel popcorn was also really good — they also sell nuts and almonds, here, too.

The kettle corn is so frickin fantastic. It’s sweet, no salty… sweet, yet salty. It’s so addictive and fabulous.
Coolest thing, I ordered a gallon bucket for a gift (If I don’t get to it first). So I’m outside with my dog today, doing our morning walk and down my condo complex is a man carrying a bag. A bag for me and it’s none other than Gary Poppin’s himself hand delivering a gallon of popcorn that I just ordered a couple days ago. Now THAT is customer service.
I have not been to the Evanston location. I’ve gotten the popcorn at Binny’s, my mom has gotten it from Sunset Foods… I don’t make it to Evanston very often, but darn it all, I’m gonna try more often, I must check out this actual store, it sounds fabulous!

I love popcorn. A friend bought me some popcorn from here for the train ride home once, and I remember it as being excellent, gourmet and tasty.

The smell coming from this place draws me in everytime! They have a great selection of flavored popcorn — the cinnamon is really unique, it’s actually powdered cinnamon rather than a candy type of coating.
Good stuff… give it a try!

They have some great corn here. Prices are reasonable. They also have ice cream and candy that you can take to-​go from this small but very quaint shop.

Odd though it may seem, I like to go to this popcorn shop for ice cream. It’s simple and cheap, but tasty. The popcorn is good, too, of course. Take note that this is no sit-​down eatery; it’s actually rather small.