Rocket Fizz

Rocket Fizz is such a fun, unique add for the Short North. They have every kind of candy you can imagine, from vintage, to international, to organic, to bulk, there is truly something for every candy lover! And if you’re not into candy, you can browse their collection of eclectic signs with sarcastic sayings which are all available for purchase. Additionally, they have about a million kinds of soda pop in flavors from standard cola to buffalo wing and blue cheese!
I think places like Rocket Fizz really add to the «touristy» travel appeal of Columbus, so if you’re visiting our city and you’re looking for a fun little outing in the Short North/​downtown area, I suggest you check out Rocket Fizz! It’s a great reminder that the Short North is totally family-​friendly and there is much more to see other than just bars. I would also recommend checking out Flower Child across the street, it’s an awesome vintage store which you could explore for hours and hours without getting bored. Seriously. It’s like stepping back in time. Just another one of the many gems the Short North has to offer!

This place is just too much fun! Having a bad day? Come to Rocket Fizz and buy yourself a treat. You’re an adult and you can do whatever you want! Celebrate!
I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, personally, but I still can’t help but smile in Rocket Fizz. I turn here when I want to get a little sweet for my sweetie, or when trying to find that very rare-​and-​specific nostalgic candy for friends and family. Unconventional-​flavored Japanese Kit Kats? Got em. Violet chewing gum? Right over here.
They have these kind of kitschy/​hilarious tin signs, and some other odds and ends like practical joke kits. Ya know, nothing anyone needs but worth a chuckle. I actually did buy a sign — I saw it over the summer and thought «nah, that’s too silly» but kept thinking about it. Six months later and the helpful staff helped me locate it from their off-​display stock!
Nostalgia, helpful staff, and great selection combine to make you feel like, well… a kid in a candy store.
Also — great spot for stocking stuffers!

I love this place. They have such an amazing selection. They are the kindest people, and always make great selections. The jasmin tea ginger beer is amazing. They also have other very different flavored sodas, some more adventurous than others, but all fun! Their taffy selection is on point as well. I love them.

Walking around the Short North on a hot day last week and I felt like I was going to either have a heat stroke or straight pass out. I couldn’t decide which one was going to happen first. Then when we are walking back to our car, I glance into the storefront that we are walking by, I thought maybe it was a mirage at first. Walls of soda & candy. This obviously isn’t what you SHOULD drink when you’re feeling like you’re going to pass out, but it is however what you want usually. We ran into the store and let the air conditioning cool us down and stared at the coolers full of cold soda.
So many choices, I was easily overwhelmed. A lot of novelty type sodas that I don’t know how they would taste. Sweet Corn Soda, PB&J Soda… Snooki’s Wild Cherry Soda. Which was questionable to me. I doubt it tastes like wild cherry and more like Jolly Ranchers & Chlamydia. I’ll pass.
I narrowed it down to what type of soda I wanted being either a ginger ale or root beer. I defaulted to one of my favorites out of all the selections, and got a Dr. Brown’s Root Beer. I’ve had never seen it in a bottle before. I also picked out a Olde Brooklyn Black Cherry Soda. Both sodas were amazing, and tasty.
After I picked out my sodas my boyfriend and I went and lurked around the store eyeing all the candy. They had everything you could think of candy wise and more. They had your typical movie theater esque candy boxes that you can find anywhere. They had a lot of unique candies though that I have really never seen before. Most of it made me think of goofy novelty type candies. Anything Bacon flavored, Mustache shaped, etc. They also had a lot imported type of candies from Japan & Europe. Which is always my favorite. Especially when Pocky is involved. We didn’t get any of this candy this time around though.
We were directed and obsessed with the whole wall full of Salt Water Taffy. SO many flavors that I have never even seen before. We got a big bag, that we were told to make sure to fill all the way to the top (which we did.) For $ 8. We looked at this as our snackage for the two hour trip back home to Cincinnati. They had an «All — American» flavor of Salt Water Taffy that we had never seen, I asked what it tasted like and one of the guys working said it tasted like a bald eagle and Donald Trump’s hair. Made me laugh. But incase you’re wondering it tastes minty. haha.
Everything was very affordable. Which was a surprise since this place is a chain store. They could easily make everything outrageously priced if they wanted too.
The guys working there were super cool and funny. Made it even more of a unique and fun experience being here. If you’re in the Columbus area, esp on High Street or in the Short North make sure you definitely stop in here and check it out.

Very cute store and worth a look. I spent $ 6 on candy that I can probably get cheaper elsewhere, but they do have a fantastic selection of both candy and pop/​soda. It’s right across High St. from Northstar, so it is a fun stop if you are in the vicinity.

It’s a pretty cool place to walk around in. Lots of nick nacks and posters on the wall. They have a big selection of sodas to choose from. They have Cheerwine which is the nectar of the gods. One of the only places in Columbus I have seen actually carry it.
We tried a lot of other sodas there too but nothing to impressive. I like that I get try a bunch of stuff that isn’t from Coke or Pepsi though. It’s almost like finding a new beer or wine.
I will say their prices are a bit high though compared to the other stores I’ve seen some of these drinks in.

Had the day off and decided to spend some time strolling through the Short North with my best friend. We stopped in here after having eaten lunch at the North Market. To be honest I thought Rocket Fizz was a little on the expensive side, but I’ll admit, they had a great selection of candies, sodas and trinkets. I want to go back and buy some of those weirdly flavored sodas I saw. It’s definitely worth a stop… if you’ve got a few extra dollars in your pocket.

Candyyyy.
No, I’m not referring to the unauthorized nickname people like to give me occasionally. I’m talking about the good stuff. You know, sugar meets high fructose corn syrup meets deliciousness. Rocket Fizz specializes in it! I was in heaven.
When I heard Rocket Fizz was opening, I was really excited. I have a pretty impressive sweet tooth, and fruity/​gummy/​chewy candy is my one true weakness. I’ve never been much of a soda drinker, but you better believe I can be converted for something that’s bubblegum flavored. Way too long after it opened, we stopped by.
The choices are overwhelming. Do you have one candy that you REALLY love? They probably have it. For someone like me, a candy connoisseur (hah) the choices were almost paralyzing! How do you pick with so many options? Do I go with something I know I love, or try something new and exotic? After way too much deliberating, I ended up trying some haribo fruit circles and Hawaiian punch twizzlers. They were okay, but I think I’d stick to an old favorite next time.
The sodas were really fun to try. We got a 6-​pack and it was great to try different varieties. I think I liked the bubble gum best. Some of the others were a bit of a letdown — the black cherry tasted straight up like cold medicine. Still, a fun experience.
Our cashier was really nice and friendly, too. We had to wait for a bit because the other people in the store were some admittedly kind of obnoxious college students who probably thought they owned the place and wanted to monopolize the whole fridge of sodas, seemingly oblivious to the fact that anyone else might want to look or shop (can you tell that’s a pet peeve of mine?) I certainly can’t blame the store for that, especially when it’s down the street from a major college.
Overall, I would come back! Probably not that frequently, because me being around that much candy is straight up dangerous, but soon. A fun way to spend some time (more time, if you’re an indecisive candy lover like me) and relive some memories!

This place is so fun! Tons of different craft root beers and colas and other novelty sodas that I’m assuming are hard to find. The perimeter of the store is lined with candy that you probably remember from childhood. What a treat to stumble across this the other day!

This place is fantastically fun. Love the selection of obscure sodas and fun and delicious candies. Lots of imported and specialty candies. Definitely worth a stop.

This place was pretty cool. All sorts of candies and soda’s. The soda’s are unique, most I had never seen before.
I loved the card board cut outs with speech bubbles and all the unique signs.
The is a definite place to check out if you are walking in the Short North.

If you haven’t had a chance to check this shop out in the Short North, go there now. The entire time I was smiling at all the cool old candies, artisan sodas, and quirky signs they had all over the place. I immediately was taking pictures and sending them to my parents to drum up some nostalgia.
They have so many different classic candies to choose from as well as an entire wall of salt water taffy with flavors I didn’t even know existed.
Honestly, I didn’t buy anything as I was going through, because it was just on a whim to check out the store, but there’s so many great knick knacks here that would make great presents or stocking stuffers. I just had a great time exploring all the little items they had in stock, but I know I’ll be back to make some purchases.

This is the coolest place ever! They have candy from all over the globe, along with $ 5.99 & $ 7.99 all you can stuff bags full of taffy and other candies! Their tin signs are unique and really cute! The staff is so friendly and let’s you try the taffy too! Free candy is always the best

You know how there are people who are fanatics over craft beer and can spend endless amounts of time browsing the selection at Andersons or Weilands? I’m not that person. Take me here instead.
There’s an entire cart full of different types of ginger ales and ginger beers! And another cart of root beers! And walls of fruit flavoured sodas! The only thing we couldn’t find here was Reed’s China Cola, but I bet they could get it we had bothered to ask.
They’ve got empty cardboard carriers for assorted packs near the register. Prices are not cheap, but not outrageous, though I would love to see a loyalty card of some kind to help offset the fact that it’ll take a while to get through every kind of ginger ale. I’m curious to see how the stock turns over and whether or not they’ll have sales periodically…

This candy, gift, and soda shop is completely unique. Walls are lined with crazy soda flavors (like bacon or blueberry), chocolates, candy, taffy, and accessories like posters, mugs, magnets, and t-​shirts. Basically, it’s everything you need to satisfy your inner child or sugar fanatic.
The store is definitely overwhelming, covered in bright/​crowded displays, so you could spend an hour browsing just to see everything. If you’re looking for something specific, don’t be afraid to ask a sales person directly. The staff all seemed super friendly and eager to help; for example, I was looking for a Ninja Turtle-​themed gift for a friend, and they led me around the store pointing out themed items that I probably would have missed in the seemingly-​unorganized chaos.
Some of our favorite purchases include light-​up ring pops, a Ninja Turtle travel cup, salt water taffy, and Japanese DIY lollypop kits.

I felt like I’d entered a time machine to the 60s. Sodas I hadn’t seen in decades — Bubble Up, Faygo Rock N Rye, Moxie, Sun Crest Orange, and Dads Root Beer just for starters. HUGE sections just for ginger ale and root beer.
Retro candy, holy cow! BUN bars, Turkish Taffy, Sky Bars, Teaberry gum, Nik-​L-​Nips,
FIZZIES (!!), Necco wafers, wax lips, bubble gum cigars, and much more, ad infinitum.
Complete sensory and sugar overload.
A must stop for baby boomers, and those who would like to be!

Soda and candy. Candy and soda. Weird posters. Weird knick knacks. Diabetes. You will find all of these things at Rocket Fizz as well as more. I was overwhelmed walking in and seeing all of the brightly colored sugary snacks; it was quite breathtaking. Fortunately, some friendly worker came and explained the store’s layout for us. Definitely allow this to happen if you are a first timer because there is a method to their madness here at RF.
I couldn’t begin to count the number of sodas they have here. Row upon row including things like bacon and radioactive. There is an entire display of root beers. A nice touch is the cooler case with chilled sodas for immediate consumption. The actual reason for my visit, other than pure curiosity, was to find a very specific kind of Japanese DIY candy for one of the kiddos. Wouldn’t you know it, lo and behold, there it was right in the Asian candy section! Several varieties too!
So I will definitely be bringing the children here once we have some spare time. They have never experienced the joy of walking in to a local candy shop and that will soon change! Keep on fizzing until then.

2 things.
1. If you have ADD (or some form of ADD) this is the place for you.
2. If you love candy and pop (soda for you weird people) then this is the place for you as well.
I walk in and my ADHD was in full force! There is candy here and a nic-​nak there and pop everywhere. I was so overwhelmed with the selection and had no idea where to start and then the owner Lyndsay came to my rescue. She is über friendly and welcoming and just as excited as anyone can be about all the goods in the store. Pretty sure she would give you a welcome hug if you asked. She explained to me how everything is set up. She was so knowledgeable about every freakin piece of candy and there was probably a solid 3k pieces in there. She knew everything. She also has the hard to get items as well… Case in point, they have Wild Pitch Watermelon Big League Chew. All I can find is grape and original.
If you like root-​beer get in here! Right now! Stop reading and run there! I can’t count the amount of root-​beer they have. Its unreal!
I like a good ginger-​ale/​beer to mix with my bourbon… this place is a mecca! So many choices!
The only downside, which is understandable, some of the items are pricey. BUT they are worth it. There was a regular size chocolate bar north of $ 5, I kinda cringed at the price but it was worth it. But 85% of the items are reasonable priced and awesome. Oh I almost forgot, there is also a ton of taffy. Tons of taffy!
This place is awesome.
Like being a kid in a candy store!

This place is amazing. This is NOTHING like the candy «factories» in the mall. The selection is MASSIVE and the staff is knowledgable. And, they know their vegan products so don’t be afraid to take a peek! They have lots of fun novelty items, sodas, candies and toys and the prices are fair. Definitely check them out and pick up a small buzz!

Pop. And candy. Lots of both. Oh, man, I am going to be spending some money here.
Just heard about this– on Unilocal,of course– and happened to be nearby so I stopped in. It is so much more than I expected. For a shop in the Short North it is pretty big, and it is packed with sweet stuff. I went for the root beer, and there are dozens of kinds. I got 12, and will be back for more. I’ve had about half of what they carry, but there were plenty that I’ve never seen. Plus lots of other kinds of pop– pick a flavor, they have it.
Turns out they are a chain, and I thought the name was familiar– I have a bottle of their root beer at home already that I picked up someplace else. They make their stuff out west, and have lots of their own flavors.
If you’re not thirsty there are dozens, hundreds, of kinds of candy. New stuff, old favorites, oddities. I got a few things. Just couldn’t help myself.
Service was excellent. The store is clean and well-​organized. There’s a cooler too; didn’t even look closely at that, though I assume it contains the same brands as are on the shelves. Prices, well, maybe a little high if you just think of it as generic pop, but for what they carry it’s pretty reasonable. Plus, there are discounts if you get 4 or 12 bottles.
I’ll be back. Probably before I even drink all of these.