Gourmet Popcorn Delights

As a Chicago native, I didn’t realize how spoiled and privileged I was to have Garrett’s Chicago Style popcorn (cheese/​caramel mix– now called the Garrett’s Mix) at my beckon call and disposal until I moved to Florida 7 years ago. Until recently, I relied on my infrequent trips back home and visiting friends/​family from Chicago to bring my beloved Chicago Style mix here to Florida. Nevermore! A couple of months ago, when my craving finally got the absolute best of me, I went on an adventure to find my beloved.
With the help of Unilocal,I was able to find Gourmet Popcorn Delights in Plantation and discovered that a prototype of my beloved was here! Not only does this location have my Chicago Style mix, but also a wide range of different flavored popcorn. As a result of my unwavering loyalty to my Chicago Style mix, I have yet to try anything different but definitely plan to. The location is fairly small, yet clean and easy to find on any maps app, which I greatly appreciate, and the staff there are always a pleasure. Each time I’ve visited there was never a long line so I was in the store and in no time out with my beloved.
Since I’ve had the luxury of Garrett’s mix my entire life, it’s only right for me to compare the two: I like Garrett’s better. I like it better only because the kernels are larger (perhaps thanks to the abundance of corn in the Midwest) and Garrett’s makes the popcorn hot and fresh, whereas I observed the popcorn here is sitting in bins waiting to be scooped. Despite this however, the popcorn at Gourmet Popcorn Delights is very good and I am never displeased with my beloved’s prototype. Thank you Gourmet Popcorn Delights!

Popcorn is one of my all-​time favorite snacks, and who doesn’t like that popcorn smell?
Part of a group of three on a random «craventure» (what Andy and I call our food adventures), we went to the area on a whim and found this place on a wonderful and useful app called Unilocal.Andy immediately agreed to going as he instantly craved for something along the lines of Garrett’s Chicago Mix. As for me, I’m always down for trying new places and the only gourmet popcorn place near me was Pops Corn at Pembroke Lakes Mall. So, why not?
We arrived to GPD and upon entering, we were welcomed by the inviting popcorn smell and our eyes got excited over the wall of many flavors. Yes, a WALL. There were way too many! The super enthusiastic owner gave us the low-​down on what his establishment is about and how to go about in ordering the popcorn — you can tell how proud he was with his new business. He also went on about how the flavors are organized on the wall and that we can sample all the flavors. No really, he said if he’d need for us to try every single flavor to make a decision, he’d let us. After sampling more than 5 flavors, with small talk in between, we’ve finally made our decisions.
Andy got the Chicago Style Mix, and the Unilocaler in him immediately started comparing this batch of popcorn and Garrett’s. I’d mention what he said, but I’ll leave it up to him to share his own personal account on his own time. Nonetheless, I could tell he reeeeally enjoyed his pick. I chose the Key Lime Pie — not only do I have a sweet tooth, I naturally like to try something out of the ordinary, so I wanted to steer clear from the basic cheeses and caramels, but I also wanted something good and decent for the other two to enjoy. Ely got the cheese, and yes, it is SUPER cheesy. By far, one of the best cheese popcorns I’ve ever had. Cannot compare to the ones in the tin cans you buy during the holiday season. The cheese popcorn isn’t as powdery either. I guess we had a really good batch!
I want to come back, and I intend on getting something I didn’t get before. The popcorn adventure awaits!

How I ended up at Gourmet Popcorn Delights is the perfect example of why I love Unilocal and its awesome Unilocalers.
Here’s my story…
I attended a picnic and, while rummaging through the food, I ran into a few bags of what looked like some fancy popcorn. I am not a popcorn aficionado (I don’t think anybody is, actually), but this popcorn looked really good. Some of the bags had yellow popcorn, as in cheddar cheese, some had caramel popcorn, and some had chocolate. I have a little bit of a sweet tooth, so I tried the chocolate popcorn, and *omg*, it was really, really good. While my taste buds were going crazy, I grabbed one of the bags and started to search for a label or something that would disclose the origin of this bag of goodness.
And there it was. Gourmet Popcorn Delights.
Before I could see the address, and before I had a chance to ask «who brought this?» (I had to know, I simply had to know), I hear «Ah! You found the popcorn. It’s soo good!» All I was able to do was say «yes!», but not just any loud «yes!», not even a happy «yes!» I uttered something more like a hallelujah! «yes!» This popcorn was really, really good!
Right then and there, I got the download on GPD: small place in Plantation, sits in a shopping center, it’s sole purpose of existence is to turn popcorn decadent, has about 250 flavors, etc. I bookmarked it on my phone, and immediately started to dream of flavor combinations and thinking of who I was going to surprise with some of this stuff.
So, naturally, I eventually made it to GPD. The pictures of this place are very accurate, this place is basically like a wall of popcorn buckets. You are offered a taste of what may interest you, and after you make up your mind, you get the popcorn bagged and pay. The bags for the popcorn come in different sizes, like small for those who want to try some, medium for those who know they like the stuff, and jumbo for those who are having popcorn for dinner all week. And, if you are planning on making «the gift of popcorn», you could also get a tin can.
I specially like the chocolate versions of the popcorn, like the Popcorn Delight Supreme which has white, milk and dark chocolate, and/​or the caramel & nuts versions, like the Caramel Mixed Nuts, but I’m also down to try the funky stuff that has cheese and caramel mixed in the bag, and other funky stuff. Basically, you could go traditional, or you could go wild.
About how good is the stuff, well, let me tell you. I am a fanatic of candy and caramel apples, and never really cared for caramel popcorn, but I may trade my apples for the popcorn. This stuff is really good, and it will make you see popcorn in a different way. And, if you are always searching for kettle corn, well, this place has some amazing kettle corn.
It sounds crazy, I know it’s just corn, but it’s really good. If you’re in the area, hit them up for sure.
There’s nice people here too.

Love this place!
So many different flavors to pick from, I’ve been here 3x and haven’t tried them all just yet. I try about 10 flavors each time I get there. They let you sample any one you like and their workers are patient and friendly as you try flavor after flavor and decide. The candied flavors have a thick coaching that is probably too much for my teeth, but there are enough (probably 50-​ish) other flavors that are easier on the dental work to keep me coming back. If it were within walking distance I’d come here 3x a week!

Wow! I don’t even like popcorn enough to go out of my way to ever get it, even at the movie theaters!
I came across this place on Unilocal and I thought to myself why not just visit as it’s located close to me. It’s located in a plaza, to the right of Publix. I was immediately greeted by a young lady and an older man in the back whom happened to actually be the owner. The young lady asked had I ever been and I said no, which made her excited. She told me I could try as many flavors as I wanted. There was nobody else in the store so I took advantage!
The popcorn are shelved as cheeses on top, the candy options in the middle two shelves, and gourmet flavors on the bottom shelving. Every flavor I tried (which wasn’t many, I’m picky so at least 15) tasted as they were labeled! Brilliant! I wish they had a water fountain because the tasting does get overwhelming! I really appreciated the employee’s patience, she actually kind of encouraged to keep trying when I felt bad making her continue opening new ones!
I ended up leaving with a snack size which allows for two flavors. I took Cotton Candy & Oreo Cheesecake– total $ 5.57 (with tax). Not bad as this one small bag will last me a while (too sweet to eat in one night)! I can’t wait to take my friends here!

Stop it right now, this is popcorn heavenly.
I was lucky enough to receive a gift from a really cool dude with 3 flavors:
— Watermelon
— White Cheddar
— Supreme
What a sweet and salty gift, my fav! Insert «the schnozberries taste like schnozberries!» Willy Wonka line here because the watermelon straight up tasted like watermelon! Props on the flavor makers!
The white cheddar was gone in a blink but the other two were very rich in flavor they were more of a bite here a bite there. Really enjoyed all three.
Yay, Popcorn!

Until I started thinking of what to write in this review, I didn’t realize what a huge part of my life popcorn has been. As a kid in elementary school till high school I always got the white cheddar bags of popcorn at lunch.
Then I think about one of my favorite pastimes — the movies. Once again — as a kid I’d hang out at the movies a lot — because, well you know… kids don’t really have too many places to hang out. I remember the taste of that buttery goodness.
As an adult — I have movie nights at the house with the wife from time to time. We usually opt for some «healthier» popcorn, not the buttery, finger licking goodness — cause, you know… we’re old.
Now — that brings me to Gourmet Popcorn Delights. MOVIE NIGHT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME — and speaking quite frankly I will probably sneak some of this stuff into the movies next time.
We can start with — SO. MANY. OPTIONS.
There’s 250 flavors to be exact. At any given time they have 125 flavors out. It’s not a fancy operation — but I kinda dig that. The popcorn is simple stored in large plastic containers. That’s it. Just racks of massive tupperwares, a counter and the owner (we’ll get into how awesome he is later).
I was picking up some gifts for folks so I went with the 3 «small» bags — the popcorn is in three categories and with this option you get one of each. Cheese, candy & gourmet! They are all equally incredible. The best part is they let you sample each one you want to — everything I had was awesome.
CHEESE: These aren’t necessarily just cheese, they have various flavors.
— White Cheddar: Really good. 1000 times better than the bagged variety I used to get when I was a kid haha
— Kettle Corn: MAN, I wish I had tried this one earlier. This was incredible. I got a small sample on the way out, after I had picked all of the flavors already. I regretted not getting this one — I’ll be back for it.
CANDY — these have some crazy flavors. I love it!
— Cherry Cola: EXACTLY like Cherry Cola. Crazy how they nail the flavors.
— Rainbow: I got a bag of Rainbow which basically has 20 different candy flavors mixed together. It was so much fun trying to guess what the flavors were.
–Watermelon. EXACTLY like watermelon. You get it… these all taste just like they are supposed to. Hard to pick a favorite.
GOURMET — THIS, is where the party is at. While all of the flavors are delicious, these flavors are the ones you REALLY want. Salty, sweet, chocolaty, creative, amazing.
–SUPREME: Ok, no exaggeration… this is the best popcorn I’ve ever had. They take popcorn and toss them in white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate and then cross drizzle them in the opposite chocolates. AMAZING.
— Virtually any candy bar flavor is available in popcorn form. The Almond Joy was awesome.
Now — to the real highlight. The owner. This gentleman is the real treat of the shop. Paul took the time to explain every single flavor, let us sample them all, talked about the history of the business and was just all around super nice. He saw an opportunity, went after it and brought something really special to Davie… I applaud that. And while most folks would be retired at his age, he’s here working, interacting with customers and it seems he loves every minute of it.
I’ll be back frequently — and have just added to my bucket list to eventually try all 250 flavors.

Great variety of flavors, almost overwhelming to choose from, cool store overall. We got one bag of one of the premium flavors, which I believe was something like chocolate and caramel and it tasted great.
I do not think however that the prices are justified; quite expensive overall and at over $ 11 dollars, I must say that was an expensive bag of chocolate caramel popcorn.

I have never really been a popcorn fan. Until my last trip to Chicago and my daughter asked me to please pick her up some «Garretts Popcorn». In which I did and purchased a few bags for our taxi ride and everyone was just in awe over this delicious popcorn.
Then as I was sipping on a margarita in my neighborhood I saw Blue checked into this popcorn shop and posted pictures. I was thinking to myself, hmmm wonder where that’s at? Looked it up and heck yeah, in the neighborhood and right where I get my nails done and never saw it. Again thank you BLUE!
We drove over to check it out. We were warmly greeted by the owner. He is one of the nicest guy’s you will ever meet. Very personable, great personality and he had no problem finding out what we like and giving sample after sample for us to try. He said «why would I let someone go home with a flavor they do not like». Exactly right and this owner knows his business. As soon as I told him I am not a popcorn fan but I fell in love with Garretts, he of course knew the name. He then gave me a sample of his «Chicago Style Mix» which was amazing! Ok, great then can I please try the cheddar, the white cheddar, the chocolate caramel, oh and yeah the supreme also. Ha I think we tried 10 flavors. He is very patient and passionate about all of his flavors. Oh my, it is a bit overwhelming there is so much to choose from.
Some flavors such as the crab legs I just can’t but I am sure someone out there enjoys it. Prices are reasonable for Gourmet popcorn. The ingredients cost money… I could tell he uses great quality. If you want less expensive popcorn go to the super market. This is delicious gourmet popcorn and worth every penny.
Small locally owned and you will not meet anyone more pleasant.
We purchased six small bags of a variety of popcorn and then we got an awesome FSU tin filled with two different kinds of popcorn. And these snack bags are great. I took it in to work and it was lunch for two days.
Delicious popcorn that you really need to try! I will visit frequently.
Also, perfect gifts for someone and they would also make great corporate gifts. He has plenty of nice bags and tins to choose from.

This place is heaven on earth if you like popcorn. Everyone there is very nice and in a great mood. They encourage sampling before buying which is a smart business decision because everything I tried I ended up buying. Tons of crazy flavors that aren’t listed on their website. I just found my new favorite place.

It was movie night at the house and I decided to run into the local grocery store to get some snacks. Near the store I noticed a new popcorn biz in town and It was time to check it out. When I walked in it was around 6PM and the location was empty. It seemed kind of odd since these are prime times for retail. However, the staff greeted me immediately and explained the menu and pricing.
The first thing I noticed is all the pop corn they have in tubs that go from one end to the other. They have over one hundred flavors on display organized from cheeses, candied, and gourmet. The staff is knowledgeable of their product and do not mind recommending different flavors based on your taste buds! I like the fact that they make you try it before you buy it so you do not get stuck with something you do not like.
The cheeses have fun flavors like onion and chive, loaded baked potato with bacon bits, cheddar, nacho cheese and more. These were all great to try but the one I was sold on was the loaded baked potato. They also mentioned that its their most popular in the cheese category.
The candied sections has a lot of fun things like cola, oreo, cherry, blueberry, and more. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted here, everything tasted really good and I went with the cola. It was kind of weird how pop corn tasted like soda, it was an interesting concept and I gave in. Unfortunately once I got home after a few mouth fulls I could not do it any more.
The gourmet section is where its at. They have lots of great house specialties and blends. My favorite ones so far had to be the rice crispies or the supreme. The supreme is a bundle of joy with every bite, BEST FLAVOR EVER!

Super clean store and the employees are extremely friendly
I walked in and was immediately greeted. The employees quickly explained the prices and flavors and were very helpful.
The popcorn is divided into 3 categories: cheese, candied and gourmet. You pay a different price for each category and then choose your size bag.
The employees let me taste as many flavors as I wanted. The popcorn flavors are strong and taste exactly as described. I’m pretty plain jane and prefer the cheese flavors above all.
My only cons about this place is that some of the popcorn was a bit stale, some were definitely fresher than others. Also, I found the prices to be a little expensive but since its a small business I can understand. The smallest size bag, snack, was $ 3.25 for white cheddar popcorn. For the size, I think $ 2.50 would have been reasonable.
Overall, I would like to see this shop thrive and hope many other locals can support their business.

They had a special, 3 bags for $ 11.
Got the Bacon Cheddar: you can’t really taste the bacon but the cheddar flavor is amazing!
Got the «Cola» flavored one. This is a sweet popcorn and personally I wasn’t a fan. However, if you like cola flavored candy you’ll love this. The cola flavor is spot on. My boyfriend chose this one and I’m not a big fan of cola flavored anything.
Ok saved the best for last. The SUPREME … The name says it all. It’s delicious. Literally the best sweet/​candied popcorn I’ve had. It had white and milk chocolate all over it. Trust me, try this one!!!

I love to see new & unique small business in the area so I hope Gourmet Popcorn Delights is successful, but for me this place is really a 3 ½. The place is spotless with tubs of popcorn lining a wall behind a counter. There are too many flavors to even name but they are grouped into 3 categories. and priced accordingly: Cheese, Candied, and Gourmet. To make selections, you will need the assistance of one of the friendly counter people. They will give suggestions and provide samples. The whole process can be time consuming and can cause a bit of a wait for others in the store.
We walked out of the store with a regular «combo». The combos consist of one bag from each of the categories at a reduced price. After trying several samples we chose Doritos, Chocolate, and a mixture of Oreo and Twix. We also added a separate bag of Salted Caramel. The price for four regular bags was over $ 30.
All of the flavors tasted very much like their names. The candied and gourmet flavors are candy coated the texture is very crunchy. My problem was with my favorite flavor, the Salted Caramel. I found the flavoring to be very artificial tasting and not nearly as good as others I have tried. This popcorn is not even in the same class as the fresh caramel popcorn at Yo Mama’s in Fort Lauderdale (which I believe us now Pops Corn). I have even enjoyed the Popcornopolis (Mail order & Costco) popcorn better. To me, at least the caramel popcorn has more crunch and a fresher flavor (even though I know it’s packaged and actually not as fresh!)
The cheese flavors for me were weak as well. The flavors were right on target but where is the crunch? To me, they tasted too soft and soggy. For these premium prices, the popcorn should be «ultra premium» in taste and consistency. Plus, the portions are really small. I did not really think the expensive prices & at Gourmet Popcorn Delights were justified by the product and I do not foresee a return visit.

Me being a pretty big time popcorn connoisseur, had to visit this place in Plantation. This delicious popcorn store is the real deal! Not only was I impressed, but was blown away by the flavors in the quality of the popcorn that was at this awesome popcorn shop. I kid you not, any flavor you can think of, twix, oreo cookie, blackberry, cranberry, pumpkin, cola, cotton candy, cinnamon, btw the cinnamon is incredible, even have crab leg flavor, and ohhhh yes, it definitely has that delicious, buttery, and very unique taste of crab leg! They really do have dozens and dozens if flavors.
The customer service here is great and the staff was very helpful and friendly in helping you make that important selection of popcorn. The store also will let you try every flavor if you would like to make that selection, although I gurantee you will be sold in the first flavor, but still try a bunch as all the popcorn was delicious and very unique in it’s own right.
The store is spacious, very clean, and very unique. You can tell to that tge owner cares very much about this business as the store is very well out together and the quality and flavor you get with this gourmet popcorn.
Its in my opinion, hands down, thee best popcorn store in the area, beating out by a mile to its competitor, Pops popcorn in the Coral Springs mall.
Also, don’t overspend on movie theater popcorn ever again either. Pick up a bag of your favorite flavor here and you will enjoy a much higher quality of popcorn guranteed.
This place is fantastic for the Plantation, FL area and Broward County area, hope this business takes off as I know its fairly new, but it’s a great concept with an awesome product, delicuous and high quality popcorn at it’s finest right here!

If I could put more stars I would! This place is amazing! The amount of flavors is insane and the service is outstanding! If you havent been your missing out!

Today I was browsing Unilocal in class. Yeah, I know I should have been paying attention but I wasn’t, so there. Anyway, I came across a review for Gourmet Popcorn Delights. As soon as I saw the picture of the entire wall of over 100 flavors of popcorn, I was sold. Somehow I managed to wait until class was over, but as soon as it was I walked out to my car, hit the ‘directions’ button and I was on my way.
Like all the cool places around here, this hidden gem is tucked back in a plaza that you can’t see from the street, next to a Publix. I walked in and was immediately greeted by the owner, in mid-​banter with the other guy working there. Very laid back and carefree environment. So the owner explained all the bag sizes and the prices of all the popcorn and then tells me his main rule: you aren’t allowed to buy any popcorn that you haven’t already tasted. Unlike most places that make you feel bad about sampling, this place actually insists. I love it.
That being said, I only tried a few types of popcorn before settling on a bag of «loaded baked potato» which I have been told is made with real bacon, and a bag of white cheddar. I know what you’re thinking, «100+ flavors and you went with white cheddar, how boring!» I dare you to go there and try the white cheddar and just try not to leave with a bag. I bet you can’t do it.
If you’re hosting movie night or looking for a snack that is unique and delicious, this is the place for you. There is a seemingly limitless selection and every flavor I tried was great. Maybe a little on the pricey side, but affordable enough for a once in a while treat.

The concept is good. I like popcorn occasionally. The flavors i tried (multiple lol), were flavorful. All in all, the service provided by owner and his employee that night rebecca were great. I hope this stays open.

Anyone looking for ridiculously good gourmet popcorn. Check out Paul Mark at Gourmet Popcorn Delights in plantation on nob hill and cleary in the publix shopping center!
Over 200 flavors of amazingness! My personal favorites are the Jalapeño cheddar ranch, the watermelon, and the cranberry… but those were just the ones I purchased. So many flavors to choose from, it is hard to pick which ones to bring home!
I have tasted the spicy buffalo wing, the gourmet birthday cake popcorn, bacon cheedar. etc… all were great!
You must drop in and say hello to Paul Mark, he is the owner and creator of this place of greatness!

After renting a couple of movies for tonight, we stopped in the newly opened Gourmet Popcorn Delights store to get some popcorn. We may be watching movies at home but we went way out with the snacks!
Walking into the store, we were overwhelmed by the selection of flavors. Hubby was mesmerized and walked all the way into the store, as if following the path of the 5 gallon plastic totes of multi-​colored popcorn. I stopped at the price board and sample bags to gauge size by name (‘regular’ is actually the name for the third size up in the hierarchy of bags) and figure out how much I wanted to spend.
Realizing that the prices were steeper than that of the movie theater, I reckoned with it because these flavors were spectacular! The counter people were very friendly and offered samples of several flavors before we settled on cinnamon bun, Plantation Pride (vanilla, blueberry and strawberry), and a mix of loaded baked potato (cheese, chive and bacon flavors) and white cheddar. We got the «regular» sized bag combo. They were very generous in offering samples — you don’t have to beg for a taste!
I’m thinking even if the movies are just ok we’re gonna love movie night! LOL
The store is very clean and the girls behind the counter were bubbly, friendly, and hospitable. We felt welcomed and they were excited to tell us which rows of flavors to review when making our selection (a combo is one from the cheese row, one from the sweet rows, and one from the premium row). I can see how people could walk in thinking they’ll get a small bag of one flavor and walk out with an armful of many flavors!
The cheese row had everything from hot and spicy white cheddar to chicken wing, to mild cheese coated popcorn. The sweet rows had banana, key lime, strawberry, chocolate pretzel, raspberry, chocolate cookie, vanilla, and about 30 other flavors. The gourmet row had cinnamon bun, banana pudding, chocolate, etc.
The sweet and premium popcorn flavors are thickly coated with sugary glaze and the cheese popcorns are coated with savory powder. Each one tastes better than the last.
I figure we’re financing our popcorn treats with the money we saved seeing recently released movies at home. We’ll likely never enjoy movie theater popcorn again!