Hotlix Candy Store

Amazing candy shop. They have lots of varieties. Even have candied insects. I bought some chocolate covered cherries a day chocolate covered jalapeños and my better half bought the hot lixx suckers. I will definitely go back next time I’m visiting pismo beach.

We arrived in Pizmo Friday night for Martin Luther King weekend, stopped by Woolies for tacos and beer (good tacos!), then walked up to Hotlix for desert. We ordered peanut-​brittle, nut fudge, gummy Os, and English toffee. We have been to Hotlix before, and the employees have always been friendly, and the candy was OK, but never anything to write home about. This time the nut fudge, and peanut-​brittle were really stale. The fudge was almost hard, the peanut-​brittle was sticky and very hard to chew. We ended up throwing both out. This is always been a mom-​and-​pop kind of operation, but they really need some kind of inventory control, or improve the packaging. Either way, they can’t let this stuff sit around for weeks on end. This was a very disappointing trip to the candy store.

This place is living on days
. over priced and no new items. The original suckered is still great, but seems like the bagged candy is just bulk standard stuff.

Espresso worth remembering!
The simplest drinks are easy to mess up.
Awesome Americano with an awesome view.
Gonna retire at this pier one day. And Hot Lix chocolate nut covered pretzels at hand.
Life is good.

Love this store. My girl and I came out here and she hates insects. So I love it even more. Haha. They have chocolate covered scorpions, grasshoppers, ants, crickets, worms. They also have them in lollipop form. All insects are homegrown. They also have traditional chocolate and candies without the insects, so both of us were happy campers.

I ordered a mocha. How hard can this be. It wasn’t busy, but 20 minutes later I finally got my mocha. It was regular coffee.

i got a blueberry worm sucker today @valaspumpkinpatch :) #hotlix

This is a local favorite along the Pomeroy store front walkway. I love this little place. The owners have been around since the mid 80’s and started this business out of the deep fryer’s at the Original Quarterdeck on Grand Ave. How do I know this? Because my ex-wife’s first job in high school was at the Quaterdeck so I got the dirty dirty. The store is fun, clean, everyone is friendly and you have to admit, whether you eat the insect novelties just buy them to display in your office, or as a dare gift for a friend it’s just one of those things ya gotta do. My motto in life is that you gotta try everything at least once to say you did it, so go for broke and imagine all the endless hours of bragging rights you will have earned at parties, hunting trips, with the guys/​girls!

I had the Larvets and they were awesome. The whole family did a Larvet toast! If you are going to eat worms this is the way to go! Great work Hotlix.

Awesome, awesome candy store. I saw the sign on the front advertising taffy, candy, and coffee and I knew I had to go in. They have some «interesting» candy that has insects in it. I was not brave enough to try but it would’ve made a cool gift if I had someone to buy a souvenir for. I got some candy I loved as a child like itty bitty jaw breakers, watermelon rings (yum), cinnamon candy (my fav), and cotton candy. I always want cotton candy when I go to the beach on vacation. (I have to specify vacation because I don’t get it when I go to the beach by home just on vacation.) I also tried a blended coffee. It was very tasty. Not very coffee like but yummy. I will return on my next trip out to Pismo. I recommend anyone with a sweet tooth try this place.

A Pismo staple! Love the classic cinnamon sucker. If you’d like to treat a friend (or frenemy) be sure to purchase one of the suckers with a worm or even ants inside! Great location and perfect stop during your stroll down to the pier.

I’ve been going to this place every time I visit Pismo for 25 plus years. I’m not a candy junkie but I stop in for gifts and old school candy. Prices are better than most places that have nostalgiac candy products and service is friendly.
I’m not a huge saltwater taffy fan but bought some this time for gifts and got myself a bag too. I must say it’s the best I’ve had and I got a mixed bag and have yet to get a flavor I don’t like.
Good for gag gifts if you want to buy some bug infused candy and although I didn’t have this trip, I remember the honeycomb, fudge and divinity as being very good.

This is the best candy store here at the pier. The prices are good and best of all the candy is always delicious! The staff is friendly too. Towards the back of the store u can see the employees making and sealing the candy. They also serve crickets, and meal worms. Lol.

Interesting candy store. Find Hotlix Candy store in Pismo Beach, CA. You may also order online. Some of their suckers have either scorpions, ants, crickets, butterflies, or worms. May be some other insects which I missed spotting.
They also sell traditional candies like chocolates, gummys, fudge, etc. without insects inside. Just cannot shell out $ 2 and higher to purchase suckers with worms and other insects inside.
The novelty of the place is pretty cool. It is just not for me.

Found Hotlix by just walking around. What a fun place. Prices are very affordable. I walked away with a small dark chocolate rocky road pack and red rope licorice. Ha, for a split second I thought that maybe it was associated with SF’s Hot Cookie. Haha. Polar opposite. That would be my blond moment, since this is a family friendly beach town.
The unique hook of this shop is the whole edible insects; scorpions, worms, crickets, butterflies, and ants. It is funny to react to this concept and watch other people freak out.

Reasonable prices for candy! They also sell candied bugs (scorpions, crickets, worms). The highlight for our boys, was definitely buying and eating the candied bugs. Our daughter… Not so much ;)

Pretty fun place to check out and taste.
So this is a hell of a candy store. You have a lot of choices here to take home with ya. They even have a walk up window if you don’t have time to come in the store and smell the sugar.
Pretty fun spot to stop in and be a tourist. Esp if u have a sweet tooth.
Come by and be sweet

Stumbled upon this little gem and got super excited. I’ve always wanted to try scorpions and what better way to have it than to have it dipped in chocolate?
It came out packaged and pre made… Boo! I was hoping to see them do it in front of me.
Nobody else would try this or any other critter with me… So I was on my own. It wasn’t too intimidating because the size was no more than a quarter size. I threw it in my mouth and started chewing.
To describe it best, it tasted like a kitkat. Crunchy and chocolatey. I would have preferred for it to be dipped in less chocolate but whatever.
All in all, this spot is a fun little establishment. If you can’t get down with all the bugs, there is plenty of normal candy and treats to chose from! Definitely worth checking this place out

Even though he’s now a grown-​up, #2 Son still expects Mummy & Duddy to bring him back something whenever we go on one of our out-​of-​town adventures.
Why be dull? We bought him these–
Hahaha!
He was horrified.
That’s what caught our eye as we passed by, a whole window display of candied bugs.
Real bugs. Scorpions, even!
Munchies–
Chocolate-​covered scorpions–
Larvae crunchy snacks–
What I really appreciated was the big selection of sugar-​free chocolates & candy for us diabetics!
Every time I’m in a beach community, salt water taffy always comes to mind. Especially since there seems to be a shop on every block. But I never set foot in a candy shop because I get all pissy and resentful that I can’t have any of that goodness.
Thanks to the bugs, I did go in and found the sugar-​free treats and picked up a bag of taffy too.
This S-​F taffy is great! Soft and it’s hard to believe there’s no sugar used. So tasty.
I’m doing a bit of subterfuge back here at home. The taffy is sitting out in the open and everyone is picking it up, seeing the red «sugar free» labeling and is putting it right back into the bowl. I’m also sitting there with a pained expression like it’s the most horrible thing ever. *evil grin* All for meeeeeeeee!

Fun candy store near the Pismo Beach Pier. Chocolate-​soaked scorpions, worms, crickets, ants, chocolate dipped jalepenos and flavored insect lollipops anyone? White chocolate, dark chocolate or plain? Hotlix is full of protein-​rich insect treats as well as all your desserts staples like fudge, candy apples, truffles and salt water taffy.
We grabbed a chocolate sampler tray (sans insects) with divinity, rocky road, butterscotch and various chocolates. The chocolates were a bit lackluster in flavor – didn’t hold a candle to See’s Candies. They were lacking a richness and depth inherent in quality chocolates and tasted more like filler candy. They satisfied the sweet tooth though.
All and all, a fun stop near the beach with unconventional candies and snacks. Next time I’ll try and muster up more courage to try the insects… maybe.