Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shops

Plain and simple. This is a fun place to go to with friends and family of all ages. There’s something for everyone here. They have a ton of fun novelty items, so many bacon flavored items, amazing sodas, international candies, etc. They even sell cardboard cutouts and cool classic rock Concert Posters. Would definitely stop here if you’re in downtown Salt Lake City.

Walked in and quickly walked out when I saw a confederate flag hung in the store. I would have gladly bought something, if not for the blatant racism.

I could spend FOREVER in this little shoppe. Conveniently located in The Gateway right by the fountains we had to take our little boys in. Of course there are TONS of candy options, a whole wall of salt water taffy & tons of flavored old fashioned sodas. It was really cool and if my boys weren’t so impatient I could have spent a lot of time in here! I tried a cotton candy soda & it was amazing!

Sure this place has a mark up on candy you would normally find for $ 1.00 at Walmart or Target, but you don’t come here for that! I hardly use this many exclamation points in a sentence, but you need to visit this place if you are at this mall!!!
This is by far the coolest candy store I’ve ever been to. It really is the very definition of «kid in a candy store.» I can’t remember the last time I was this fascinated by one. The amount of stuff in here is incredible. Tons and tons to look at, and fun full-​size cut-​outs of Storm Troopers and Fabio and stuff.
International candy, throwback candy, candy by the pound, candy paraphernalia, random fun trinkets… this place is amazing to come visit, and you could easily lose an hour in here!

Well this place can be described in one word: «COOL!» I walked in and felt like a kid in a candy store … because I kind of was. Though it was sodas and candy. Now I am not one for sodas as a rule. I do not drink them on a daily basis, but I left with a 6 pack! There were many different kinds, many different brands, and many different flavors. Bacon soda, check. Grape soda, check. Root beer, check and check. I could go on and on.
What makes Rocket Fizz extraordinary is the eclectic variety through the ages. I found sodas from my childhood that I have not seen for years and years. It was just fun! Most of the sodas are in bottles, some novelty ones in the back are in cans (read, they have Duff soda from the Simpsons, etc,) You will find your basic Pepsi, Coca-​Cola, Sprites, etc. But you will also find sodas from Mexico, Paris, Korea, and the Middle East. Like I said, this place is cool.
Let’s move on to the candy. There is candy and then candy and then candy. There is a wall of chocolates on the back, and throughout there are many different stations of taffys, suckers, old fashioned, and, yes, bacon flavored. (Bacon seems to be a running theme here.) The candy here is cool.
The walls are lined with metal signs and posters that you can buy that range from movie posters to antique looking signs, and new fun eclectic novelties. I also spied lunch boxes and life sized cutouts of movie stars and famous people alike. Truly, just cool!
The price is about what you might think it would be. About $ 2 a bottle, so if you want more than one you will save in the long run with a 6 pack. The 4 pack does not give much of a savings, but does come with a nifty carrying case. The sodas are mix and match, so you can get what you want in your 6 pack and pay the same price regardless of soda style. It is just cool. Seriously, this is a cool joint that will have me going back for more!

Nothing short of amazing, I grew up with most of these soda pops, candy also, this once has everything and then some. waking in there was like walking back in time. Candy I hadn’t seen in years, my long lost favorite sarsparilla, The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, Planning a party come here first, something for everyone.

If you are a fan of refined sugar, corn syrup, and artificial coloring? This is the place for you!
This is a serious candy shop. There were candies I had never seen before, which is saying a lot when you take into account the incredibly unhealthy upbringing I had and how sugar addiction has nearly ended my life several times. That’s a bit dramatic, but mostly true.
I am pretty confident that you can find any kind of candy here. They even had international candies (All the deliciousness I enjoyed in London at three times the price), asian candies, and bacon candies.
I came in search of candy buttons with which I will be making pasties and underwear décor. No you dirty, dirty people, it is NOT for sexy times. It’s for a burlesque performance, sillies. That’s WAY more modest and appropriate. It’s not for one person to see but hundreds. Yes.
We were given free samples as soon as we walked in. Fabulous! The not so fabulous aspect was trying to explain to the younger ones that the rest of the store was NOT free samples and they couldn’t just help themselves to the open bins of saltwater taffy.
So if you need a sugar rush or to induce a diabetic coma, this is your place! Had I wandered in as a child I would have been in absolute heaven. Alas, this refined sugar-​intolerant lady could only appreciate it in her mind. Though I did find candy buttons. They even had giant ones! I think small for pasties and giant for undies… Right? Right.

Rocket Fizz is a California company that is expanding rapidly in the U.S. They specialize in obscure soda pop varieties, and also sell a broad array of different candies and novelty items. They have opened up a franchise in the Gateway Mall in downtown SLC, and look to be doing well so far.
Searching through the store can be an adventure into nostalgia for some of us folks who remember a fair portion of the 20^th century. Lots of candy varieties that you may think have disappeared forever can be found here. It’s certainly an enjoyable walk through memory lane when you mill about in this store.
I have been pleased to have located several of my childhood favorites at Rocket Fizz during my several visits, and have had the opportunity to try a few new candy items as well. I was disappointed that the store did not carry the Marathon Bar, but they do have a British candy bar called Curly Wurly that is essentially the same thing. They also do not have Radar O’Reilly’s favorite drink, the Grape Nehi, due to costs and logistics. But the variety of other items makes up for these slight shortcomings.
The employees at Rocket Fizz have been exceptionally helpful, and I would like to thank them for their time and attention. This makes a visit to the Gateway Mall a lot more fun.

Great little place. Packed full of soda and candy, what could be better? Hundreds of different types of soda. We saw chicken wing soda, bacon soda, peanut butter and jelly soda. sweet corn soda. Just a ton of weird stuff. I will be trying more stuff.
We bought some candy too, but there weren’t that many unique candies. Zagnut and a couple of the oldies, but it’s mostly great for the soda.
I’m from Maine, so of course I bought a Moxie.
Prices are fine, selection is great.