Orange Candy Co

Cute little store. Had a bunch of candy I never thought I’d see again.

Darn, wanted those root beer bottle caps. Will report when I find another close candy shop in OC…

Maybe I’ve been spoiled by the candy store in Laguna which is bursting with merchandise. Walking in here, it was dark (on a very sunny day), and it sort of felt like the business was going out of business. There is not a lot of candy in stock. It is not particularly displayed in an inviting manner.
I was hoping to find more variety than I might find at Target or my local CVS. I didn’t. If you’re on a nostalgia trip, there is very little old school candy to take you back to your childhood, unless you are 8 years old.
I looked for some Pez dispensers. They had a few, but not what I perhaps had expected. Necco wafers? Didn’t find them. I actually had the fantasy of finding a Payday the size of those of my youth. Nope. Just the small ones I can get anywhere for the same price.
If you need a candy fix while here in Old Town, this store will suffice. If you were looking to walk down candy memory lane, get yourself to Laguna.

I wanted to enjoy this more, but found myself struggling to go past giving it 3 stars.
I mean, yes, they do have old school candy and stuff that will take older people down memory lane but ultimately there wasn’t enough to feel stimulated by the venue. You see a few dozen or so candy’s that you can relate to your childhood and then you’re left without much else.

I will state the obvious (in caps bec. it’s that important):
THIS PLACE IS A GEM.
Found this by accident, just walking around the International St. Fair. Dropped by on my way home.
OH WOW. For a sweet tooth, this place is a treasure trove. I heard the slot machine in my head hit a jackpot and gush out coins.
Chupa Chups, Wax lips, Pixy sticks, candy cigarettes, the elusive Clark bars, Nerds rope, Pop Rocks, Ring Pops, etc. etc. I’m sure they have whatever you can imagine. Such a shame the internet and TV has rendered our imaginations pretty much dead.
I got 2 packs of Pop Rocks. That was freakin’ awesome! I also got Tootsie Drops. Those are tootsie pops, tootsie roll in the center and all, but without the stick. Freakin’ awesome! Can’t suck lollies at work, so I have these instead.
They also have non-​candy stuff, such a shame I can’t remember them as I couldn’t even completely take in everything I saw.
The guy behind the front counter was probably tired, but could still exchange pleasantries with me. I give him the benefit of the doubt and check for consistency in the next visit.
Bring your sweet tooth! I will be back!

4 Stars — I’m so glad I stumbled into this nostalgic candy store when I was on the way to Rutabegorz for lunch with my sister last week. I only purchased a Salted Almond Toblerone and a large Chic-​O-​Stick, for $ 5 and some change, but I’m sure I’ll be back soon when I’m in search for the other candies of my childhood.

This is such a cute, dainty, and charming candy shop. Grab a basket, pick up some a handful of $.10 single candy’s and you are good to go! They offer a lot of caramels, sour candy and chocolates. It is a very fun place to go when visiting the Orange Circle. They also get creative during the holidays and offer tons of themed candy. I have been here several times and I always walk out with a huge smile on my face.

A step back in candy time! I saw all the candy I grew up with! Kids loved it!

A good selection of candy, both retro and current. Our main purchase was some of the nostalgic televison swag items. Bags, insulated cups, and lunchboxes. Pretty cool!

When I walked into this place I fell in love, they have all sorts of candy. It reminded me of my childhood, it was filled with candy that I had grown up with and didn’t think stores sold still. I stopped by here and picked up some war heads, caramel apple lollipop, tamarind candy, nerds rope, and a few others. If you’re in orange and looking to satisfy that sweet tooth I highly reccomend this place.

I have always wanted to come in here when I have been across the street at the Bruery Provisions and finally I made time to check it out and I am glad I did. The selection isnt huge but they do have a lot of candy you cant really find elsewhere. The lady working there (I am assuming she is the owner) was extremely friendly and helpful. Some of the regular candies that they have are in vintage type boxes/​packaging so even though they are you normal everyday candies they still looks kinda cool in the special packaging.

A society that has made «nostalgia» a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today — Christopher Lasch
It is one of the paradoxes of American literature that our writers are forever looking back with love and nostalgia at lives they couldn’t wait to leave — Anatole Broyard
Warning. A case of word diarrhea coming up! There is no cure! If you want to just read the candy shop review, skip to the third paragraph :)
It fills me with derisive laughter whenever I hear or read someone wax nostalgic for «the good old days». Was life really better «way back when»? Please… was it better to be black 50, 60, 70 years ago? Or Disabled? Gay? Jewish? A woman even? Or how about suffering from a now curable disease that in the past was a death sentence? Or living in a third world country? Or how about being a social misfit or eccentric thinking you are alone? Maybe wishing you could meet some other people with a passion for food perhaps? :)
It is clear life is better now. We certainly have a more tolerant and accepting society, and the current economy notwithstanding, more opportunities to be who you are meant to be. Developing countries are improving and the percentage of human beings living in poverty and hunger is far lower than at any time in history (although the actual numbers are still staggering). We have our challenges with the environment, with future energy production, with worries of nutcases obtaining nukes and in the US, a certain political party wanting to take us back to the 1890’s, but overall life is certainly much better now than in the past.
But nostalgia will still be peddled to us and one of the recent trends is Candy Shops with sugary confections from our Youth. The one in Old Town Orange opened in 2010 and is owned by the same family that owns the nearby Rocky Mountain Chocolate shop. It is a perfectly acceptable version… not as large of a selection as the one in Laguna nor is it as large as the Powell’s chain but it has all of my youthful favorites including Hot Tamales and Rocky Road candy bar (the adult Sidney prefers the Dark Chocolate now). My son lapped up some of his favorites including Airheads, Jolly Rancher and bubble gum.
I’m sure whatever childhood favorites you remember will be found here as well :) Prices are reasonable too… although adult Sidney will always prefer a small expensive piece of pure dark chocolate with a glass of red wine. You can have your nostalgia if I can have that :)

One thing about this cupxcake is that she loves candy! Even though i dont eat alot of it, its nice to have some once in a grand while. After our awesome dinner at The Filling Station, we decided to walk off our dinner and found ourselfs walking into this cute candy store. From the moment you walk in its like a timewarp (think sandlot). They have every hard to find candy that you can imagine and of couse today favorites as well. I was totally conflicted. I really wanted an abba zabba, but then i saw the gourmet lollipops, it was right then and there i knew that i wanted a grape lollipop! Prices are not bad, paid .99cents for it. They also have assorted loose candy starting at .19cents per piece.

Sweet store! (pun intended…)
Lot’s of cool retro candy, and not pricey really.
Saw giant smarties here. Grape ‘red vine’ licorice. Rocky road. etc etc! Good stuff.

Nostalgic Candy. Well I couldnt find very many since I didnt grow up with many of these candies having been born and raised in japan. Some I recognized.
I did buy the wax bottle thing filled with sugary stuff. I used to loves those. I would chew on the wax things forever. I would go back just to get more of them.

A super cute candy shop! It’s so much fun to find all these old fashioned candies. You constantly find yourself exclaiming, «I remember that!».
They have plenty of retro knickknacks and cute gift ideas. They have a rad Stardust Casino black jack table in there on display! It totally fits in Old Town.

The store is cute and perfectly suited to Old Town Orange, which is permanently stuck in 1950’s Main Street America. In addition to modern candies, they have modern candies wrapped in retro wrappers, and old-​timey candies. The variety is not as large as Acme Candy in NYC but it has your licorice gum, red wax lips, candy dots — the standards. The walls are adorned with vintage toys and artwork as well as retro-​inspired stuff as well if you’re looking to buy more than candy.
J picked up bubblegum cigarettes. The owner was very helpful. I told her what I preferred — dark chocolate, marshmallow, nuts and caramel and she had a ton of recommendations. In the marshmallow arena, she suggested valomilks and mallocups. In the nougat arena, she came up with big hunk and look!

AOK
The store does not have too large of a selection. Nothing really stood out. Lots of average ordianry candy with some specialty items. I have been here twice, but never purchased anything.
The cool wagon out front keeps bringing me in the store. Great decoration and they do have items ranging from 10 cents up.
AOK.

I love candy stores. This one is no different.
What a great location for an old timey candy shop like this!

This place is a time machine and it takes me back to my childhood and even older people’s childhoods! The purveyors of this fine new establishment have all the good stuff you love to reminisce about. Clark bars, Abba Zabba, 5^th Avenue, etc. All the classic candy in their classic packaging are here and even some cool stuff like Giant Pez dispensers and classic era toys. Not in the mood for candy? They even sell classic sodas… IN GLASS BOTTLES! There is nothing this place has not thought of.
The décor is simply incredible and some of the artwork is even for sale! They even have one of the original tables from the Stardust Casino.
Ever want to feel like a kid in a candy store? Come here, you won’t be disappointed. I certainly was not and will be definitely returning thanks to the kind and helpful staff.