Having visited the Chocolate Bar next door (worth a visit also), I had tried to visit Candylicious, but its hours are more limited (Chocolate Bar is open later till 10pm, since it serves ice cream). I finally made a point of visiting on a dreary Sunday afternoon. What better to cheer me up than candy and a trip back to my childhood?
For the trip, it's best that you do things as you would have done in your childhood: Bring your best friend, don't be in a rush, and bring a craving for CANDY. The one big difference between this trip and a trip to a candy store as a kid: You have more money. And you better bring it, too - the prices here are not cheap.
With all the brightly colored
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Having visited the Chocolate Bar next door (worth a visit also), I had tried to visit Candylicious, but its hours are more limited (Chocolate Bar is open later till 10pm, since it serves ice cream). I finally made a point of visiting on a dreary Sunday afternoon. What better to cheer me up than candy and a trip back to my childhood?
For the trip, it's best that you do things as you would have done in your childhood: Bring your best friend, don't be in a rush, and bring a craving for CANDY. The one big difference between this trip and a trip to a candy store as a kid: You have more money. And you better bring it, too - the prices here are not cheap.
With all the brightly colored candy wrappers, Candylicious looks enticing even from the outside. Once inside, the staff will give you a friendly greeting, but pretty much leave you alone to wander around and look at everything unless you have a question, then they are ready to help. With so much to look at, you can spend quite some time here. There is the entire wall of pez dispensers (including the foot tall "giant" pez dispensers), the racks of sour candy, holiday candy, gummy candy, sugar-free candy, "adult" candy, novelty gum, cotton candy, old-fashioned candy and gum, etc. Good thing you brought your friend because you will be reminiscing and saying "Ohmigod, remember these?" "They used to sell these [Astropops] at the Astrodome!" "Oh, these are so cute!" "I didn't know they made these!" constantly.
Mixed in with all the standard candy (Fun Dip, wax bottle candy, Willy Wonka bars, sour straws, candy & gum cigarettes, giant jawbreakers, etc.), are some new spins on some old favorites: Giant Smarties, string-your-own-candy necklace, unique flavors of Bonkers (chocolate peanut butter?), giant Pez dispensers (16" high!), "New" Garbage Pail Kids, mix-your-own-candy kit, etc. In addition to the "old" candy, they also had a wide selection of the newer cartoon-themed candy (Cat in the Hat, Nemo, Powerpuff Girls, Hello Kitty). They also carry all 55 flavors of Jelly Belly Jellybeans (of course, so does Super Target), and will order any kind of candy they don't have.
Prices are slightly higher here than you'd find at a regular store. Most items are about $2 (candy-filled pens, Pez dispensers, small bags of candy).
I think the most unique thing about this candy store are the "candy cakes" they make. Give them a theme (color, cartoon, etc.) and they will design a "cake" using wrapped candies. They also make "trees" of tootsie rolls. These cakes and trees start at about $45, so it might be cheaper (and more fun) to make your own. They sure are cool to look at!
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