Pop O Licious

you guys rock…
Des Plaines mix yes that’s what I love this store for… Plz plz I beg you to re-​look at the price… I promise to have 1 everyday…

If you like Italian Ice which is made on site with fresh fruit with a number of flavors to choose from and you like Popcorn by All means give this place a visit and your business. The Flavors I have tried so far are Lemon, Pomegranate, and Pineapple. Yummy! Located steps from the Des Plaines Metra station and right near the Des Plaines public library. Definitely going back to try the Blueberry and Watermelon Italian Ices and try the multiple popcorn choices. This place is a hidden gem. Try it.

Very disappointed. Popcorn was beyond stale. Flavors weren’t impressive either. Won’t be returning.

What a great place! Fresh flavored popcorn and so many flavors of Italian ice I can’t even remember how many. The only place to go for Ice for miles.

Just had one of their ices for the first time, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! I got the mixed berry, and my friend got the coconut, both equally delicious. Homemade and local.

This was my second trip to the popcorn store and both times I had a great, friendly experience. I met the owner & his step-​son, who was an extremely helpful young guy. I had no idea this little treasure existed, until I saw a Groupon for the place. I LOVE all the different flavors, with the blueberry being a favorite, goofy as it may sound. The filled tins make great gifts… who doesn’t like popcorn? I thought the price was reasonable, especially, if you just buy a bag of popcorn. Geeze, potato chips are more expensive. Has anyone bought a pound of Fannie Mae lately? I will definitely be a regular customer of this place & I hope they’re successful for a long time to come. By the way, I live 5 miles south of Woodfield and it was well worth the trip. Several years ago there was a popcorn outlet in the Elk Grove Vlge. industrial park. They carried a pistachio flavored popcorn that was the best taste ever. I’m hoping this shop will give that flavor a try. Parking was easy and free on the side street or in front of the store. PS. Can’t believe someone posted about typos on their coupon… Yikes, someone needs to get a life.

I love popcorn and this place does it right. They often offer Groupons to try and get people in and I buy one (or 2) whenever available. They really take pride in the quality of the kernels they use, as well as the quality of the other ingredients.
There are a lot of very creative flavors like the Des Plaines mix. They roll their amazing cheddar cheese OVER their caramel corn. You’ve never had anything like it. They even melt down real Wisconsin cheddar cheese to make their cheddar corn. I dare say, for the price, and the quality, it rivals only Garrett’s. I know I know. I’m born and raised here in the Chi, so that is a big claim. But I challenge you to try it before you grab the stakes and pitchforks.

When we first walked in, the staff was less than friendly. Barely got a hello and we were the only people in the store. We picked out 4 bags and tried them on the way home. 3 of the bags were very STALE and spongy and the 4^th bag was not fresh and only crunchy because it had a hard candy coating on it. We wasted 15 bucks on stale popcorn that we threw out. We like to give small businesses a chance but we definitely WON’T be back!!!

It’s a little pricey, but it’s nice.
If your mouth is adventurous, it’s worth at least stopping in here. Maybe I’ve lived under a rock my entire life, but I’ve NEVER seen popcorn actually covered in candy. I prefer my popcorn plain, and this place has some really nice plain popcorn. My boyfriend tried a few other flavors, and liked them. (Though the guy who LOVES spicy food said their spicy popcorn said it was kinda hot, so I guess that means really hot for normal people.)
While you’re there, seriously, get an italian ice. They are to DIE for. Oh my god, I’ve been craving one since I finished it. It’s actually real fruit, and it’s like, oh god amazing. I love that there’s (kinda huge, which is a good thing) chunks of frozen fruit in there. I recommend the strawberry, but I’m partial to basically strawberry anything.
The store is pretty quiet. It’s kinda dark, and when we went there it was kinda quiet. It’s a little more intimidating in terms of looks than it actually is. There’s also air conditioning, which is like, amazing because the area around it has like, no shade. Not sure on parking, but if you’re going by Metra, it’s like right across from the station. Can’t wait to go back.

tried the lemon ice on a hot day after work.
6 oz (small) was just the right size. It was darn tasty and hit the spot — my only request would be more canidied lemon. Mine had only 2 pc in it, though they were rather large. I’d prefer more pieces but smaller size –i.e., 6 – 7 bits of lemon for a 6 oz cup is ideal ice/​lemon ratio for my tastes.

Got a medium bag of the Des Plaines mix, and the 3 of us destroyed it in one night. Bad choice for the stomach, but it was sooooo good.
If you like Popcorn Palace, you’ll like this and very fair prices for the quality
mmmmmmm

Normally I like to try local mom and pop stores, so I decided to go in here for some gift giving. I typically like to give out Popcorn tins (filled with popcorn of course!) as extra gifts to have for the holiday season for unexpected guests. I go in to inquire on sizes and pricing, and it was unbelievable on how much certain tins were. I undertstand a gallon of popcorn is going to be pricey, but even the smallest tins were just outrageous. As I said, I like supporting local businesses so I decided to buy 2 packs of cookies. One Pinwheel pack and one Starjelly pack. I think I’ll just stick with going to Walgreens or CVS for picking up Popcorn tints. I’m sorry but spending 60 dollars for popcorn isn’t worth it. The staff felt like they didn’t want me in there… which is a shame.
Pros:
Huge selection of popcorn
Delicious cookies
Cons:
Really pricey
Staff wasn’t very warming

Awesome popcorn with all the flavors you can think of :)))

I found a ½ off coupon so I wanted to try their popcorn. I love that they have many different flavors to choose from but… I think they need to go a little easy on the seasonings! I bought three different type of flavors and they were all way too salty!

I have been to this place many times and have always had a good experience up until the last couple of times. First off, GREAT POPCORN and very pleasant people however now when I go in there it stinks like a ashtray. The owners/​workers have to be smoking in there and alot. Not the smell you expect or want when you walk in a popcorn place. It’s nice out… smoke outside. And not digging the new Italian Ice. Highly considering not going back

If you love Garretts but think it’s a little too greasy, this is the place for you. Try the Des Plaines mix. Each kernel is covered with both cheese and caramel. Yummy. And your fingers aren’t dyed orange for the rest of the day. It misses one star because it is pricey.

Stopped last night after a visit to the Library. Pop-​o-​licious is a new gourmet popcorn eatery. As they just opened and are family run I had to stop in and sample some popcorn and buy some as well. They have around 8 varieties of popcorn that can be sampled and purchased in bags or in tins perfect for gift giving. I bought a small bag of Kettle corn, and while very tasty mix of salt and sweet, I think $ 6 is a bit high. I guess time will tell if their pricing is right for the market. I think $ 3 would be far more reasonable. Would be nice if they had some tables and free Wi-​Fi as would be a nice place to chill and eat some tasty popcorn. I hope they get busier! I was told they will be having a wide assortment of cookies for sale soon. As I walked in I think I saw the whole family of 5 or so people, a bit daunting for sure as all eyes were on me as the only customer.

Tasty popcorn! It’s not Garrett’s, but then I wasn’t aiming to get Garrett’s when I stopped in here. My husband and I stopped in on the way to the parking garage after we got off the train, and apparently others thought it was a good idea too because a few customers came in as we were trying to make our choices.
First thing is that while it might seem a litle high in price, when you get into the tins, they are cheaper than Garrett’s! A 1 gallon tin of Garret’s popcorn is $ 31, and it’s $ 28.95 for a 1 gallon tin at Pop-​o-​licious.
The popcorn isn’t the same, but it’s good! I prefer the cheese here, it’s not nearly as salty as the other places I’ve been to for popcorn, which is nice, but there’s a decent cheese flavor… and it’s not as greasy either. As for the previous review about the caramel corn, I like it. While I agree that it didn’t have the crunch we often associate with caramel corn, I really enjoyed the flavor and the texture of the caramel corn.
I tried the Des Plaines Mix, which is cheese and caramel mixed on the same piece of popcorn, as opposed to the standard Chicago mix (caramel corn and cheese corn). It was okay, but I’m not that into caramel corn to begin with and so I didn’t purchase it… but the combined flavor was good.
I’m all for supporting family owned businesses, so I’m glad one popped up and hope they do well enought to get others to come in as well. Downtown Des Plaines desparately needs more mom-​and-​pop joints where we can spend our money.
I’ll be back for more!

Des Plaines’ newest shop finally had a grand opening this weekend, and I dropped in to give some support to our local businesses. It looked brightly lit and clean and there were plenty of popcorn tins lining the walls, so one could certainly check them out for gifting needs. I got a sample of the Des Plaines mix, which was a popcorn covered in cheese and caramel at the same time. They were also showcasing some fruity candy-​coated ones. Samples were fairly ample, actually, I only needed a few kernels, this was a small scoop of it in a bag.
I was most curious about the «buttered» flavor. My feelings are that you can tell the most about a place with some pretty plain favors. I got a small buttered popcorn, and my dining companion got a small caramel corn. It ended up being about 8 dollars and change, which felt high to me, but I’m not a regular buyer of pre-​popped popcorn, so I can’t say. The small is a pretty large size as it is, more than enough for at least 3 servings where you’re ending the session saying things like «Okay, I’ve had plenty of popcorn right now, I need to put this slightly out of reach so I’ll stop.» I was a bit let down though not surprised with the buttered popcorn, because it was that standard «buttered» salt that you can’t really get away from. I was kind of hoping there’d be some real butter misted on or something, but I fear the world of popcorn has abandoned real butter outside of the home. The caramel corn seemed good, sometimes the kernels were really soaked with it, and didn’t have that nice crunch, but did have plenty of caramel. It seemed like the caramel corn weighed about 3 times as much as the buttered popcorn. It also seemed like there sure were a lot of hulls in that popcorn too, both batches, but now I’m just nitpicking. My purchase, perhaps because of the grand opening, came with a chocolate lollipop and a colorful coupon (or was it just a flier?) with at least two typos, although spell checkers are not fond of the city of Des Plaines.
So, I probably won’t be back for normal popcorn, maybe I’ll try something more candy coated in the future. It also has helped me determine that I may be somewhat cheap when it comes to popcorn. I do wonder if it’ll be open by the next time I think about going to such a place. And I say this not because of quality, just because it seems to be hard to keep places open in downtown Des Plaines.