Rocket Fizz – Soda Pop And Candy Shop

This is a cool little shop to pick up some candy and sodas you don’t see every day. My kids love to come here and pick out candy they have never seen before. We enjoy spending some time just looking at all the inventory. They offer things from different countries too. The staff is always friendly. I like how they have a large selection of cold sodas for grab-​n-​go.

Neat store with all kinds of candy and collectibles. The staff was friendly. It was neat to see a store that was featured on Undercover Boss.

Fun little shop to browse. I did find a few things I have never seen outside (Green Tea White Rabbit candy. but at $ 5 and change I didn’t do it. I can find White Rabbit for less than $ 2 at just about any Asian Market.) A lot of funky soda choices. We picked out some pretty mild ones and filled a small bag of taffy to the max for less than $ 16. We had fun looking at all of the options, but some more «rare» items are a lot more than I was willing to pay to try. But to each their own. A lot of people came and went during our browsing who knew exactly what they wanted. So they get regulars. It was a fun thing for us to do. Though I wish they had samples so we could try things out. However, I understand how some people would take advantage.

Quarky, funky and fun are three words that come to mind when thinking of this store. I always like to take friends and family when they come to visit from out of town. There is such an array of crazy candies from around the world. It takes me back to when I was a kid, there is definitely a bit of nostalgia.
Prices can be a little steep but understandable, it’s not everyday you see Turkish taffy, bacon flavored soda or earthworm flavored jelly beans. It’s a fun store and definitely worth the trip.

Don’t you love when you walk into a room and your mood just immediately improves?
That was my reaction upon entry to Rocket Fizz.
I would have spent more than a few minutes in here if I did not have a lunch meeting at Glory Days at the other end of the plaza, but just checking it out for the first time was fun and worthwhile.
There’s so much in here to look at. And I haven’t done this much reading of signs on walls since my last dinner at Babalu in St. Pete.
The variety of signs and posters is appealing. Too expensive? Probably. Still, I remember that hot Christie Brinkley poster, watching the Dukes of Hazzard every Friday night and always appreciate a vintage piece of Budweiser memorabilia.
Below the signs are an enormous amount of various candy bars, taffy flavors and enough colorful soda pop to give you a tummy ache just thinking about it. (The Buffalo Wing flavor soda certainly seems disgusting to me, but I admire the creativity and would like to see someone throw it down.)
The owner also appeals to both the Hello Kitty collectors and the Comic Con crowd and I could see Sheldon and Leonard coming here to meet Raj and Wolowitz after their stop at the comic book store.
Just a really neat place that puts a smile on your face with employees who fit the positive energy.

Cool store with a cool down soft drink. This store sale a Godzilla types of soft drinks. It range from different countries. Minimum $ 2 as bottle. They have drink from Asia to end of world. I mean Asia that require 28 hours of flight.
Their soda range from cream soda to sweet green tea. Basically this drink is out standing. Try a bottle a day will take a lot of months to try them all. Then you forgot which one is your favorite.
Other than the soft drink, they have the munchies from giant kit Kat to hello kitty mush mellow. There are plenty to choose from. Good luck with your munchies.
They also have the one line funny sign. Such as «the boob are real but the smile are fake». Sign that have political joke or daily interest. The signs are eyes catching.

Rocket Fizz has old school and new candy; dozens and dozens of novelty sodas with crazy and humorous flavors… like bacon and popcorn. The shop is well decorated with novelty items like posters that you can buy too!
I left with a ton of the various taffy flavors! delicious! I will be coming back for sure!

I first saw this store in California, earlier this year. So I was really happy when I found one locally.
There’s nothing more fun than finding candy that reminds you of your childhood! And talk about a variety! From candy buttons to wax lips and wax bottles, you really can find it all. I found candy I’d not seen in — quite literally — more than half a lifetime!
And let’s not even discuss the soda! I saw things like RANCH DRESSING flavoured soda. (Um…) and all manner of Ginger ale (except Vernor’s, I might note) If you’re looking for something unique, something you’ve never tried before and something that’s NOT your usual cola, you’ll find it here.
And if you’re looking for an unusual gift, weather it be a bobble head toy, a Cardinal head mask or even a tin sign for your wall, you’re likely to find it at Rocket Fizz!

Walked in expecting a grand store with many choices. They did not meet my expectations. A small bag of mixed candies was almost $ 6! That’s extremely outrageous. I would not recommend this store to anyone. Go to a dollar store. I will say they have old candies (Good News, for example) and even those were overpriced. I will not return.

This place is awesome! There are tons of throwback candies from yesteryear as well as those from other countries, specifically Japan. We saw so many candies and the ramune soda that my wife’s nieces had and ate whenever I saw them. There were also tons of local faves such as laffy taffy, mamba, now and laters, and various flavors of whoppers (I chose strawberry milkshake) and even more flavors of salt water taffy. There were two sizes of bags you can purchase to stuff full of taffy, and I literally mean stuff. I thought my bag was full, but they told me that it doesn’t have to close and to keep filling. There are LOTS of flavors to choose from too, as my bag was what I thought was full after my first go around. Then there is the soda. Some international favorites again plus regional ones such as faygo. I’m told those are popular and they go quick however. Tons of root beers to include Dad’s and the sarsaparilla from The Great Lebowski, as well as «interesting» creations such as bacon, pb&j, and others. I was also amused by the sodas labeled with pictures of esteemed gentlemen such as Kim Jong Il, Khadafi, and Bin Laden, just to name a few (for those of you with no sense of humor, I’m kidding. ‘Merica!) There are lots of really cool vintage signs to be found here too. Under most other circumstances, spending $ 30 on candy and soda would be questionable, but that is not the case here as I feel it was money well spent on my 8 sodas, large bag of taffy, box of whoppers, and laffy taffy. Definitely stop by if in the area just to look and reminisce if for nothing else.

I think I will take every visiting guest to this store. It’s hilarious. The people working there are friendly and don’t get upset if you take pics. They have a huge selection of everything. It’s like Spencer’s for candy/​beach Boardwalk feeling nostalgia. The littles has a blast and the adults had even more fun– if that’s possible. If you are going to Grill Smith, you definitely should stop by and check it out. Ps they open till 9 (not 8).

Talk about your candy crush! Step back in time to concert posters of back in the day (Hendrix, the Doors, Joplin, The Fab Four etc). A huge selection of flavored soda pop, salt water taffy galore and mix in candy lips, magic eight ball and lots more and you’ve got a place to get your nostalgia on.
Add additional star if you are a kid, kid-​like or need your candy and soda fix, this is the place to make it happen. A fantastic place to come before a movie outing as even though some of their candy is a bit pricey, it’s still cheaper than buying at the movies.
Located on North Dale Mabry in Carrollwood, same shopping center as Lee Roy Selmons and Grillsmith, be sure to give yourself time to browse and reminisce. Not a big fan of soda myself, and I’m more a chocolate girl than candy, the posters and gifts were fun to check out. Didn’t leave empty handed-​picked up a bag of many flavors of salt water taffy to spoil my grandson with. Ah, the joys of being a grand!

Rocket Fizz was on the Undercover Boss, the one in Lakeland to be exact, so I had to check it out! I mean who doesn’t love a sugar high?!
Oh my god, there are so many flavored sodas at Rocketfizz. Who knew they all existed? Not only can u eat candy for a massive sugar high, you can drink it too. Every flavor imaginable.
Salt Water Taffy — flavors galore. Candy you may have grown up with in all decades. You will find it here.
My favorite that I found was Green Tea Kit Kat.
I love anything coconut, so there was candy in every coconut option. Hello Kitty, Mermaid stuff, Shakespeare… super random novelty candy that you would never know existed.
Get your sugar high on like Donkey Kong!

They had me at candy… Great candy store with plenty of options, old school and new. If you are in the market for multiple kinds of taffy, candy dots on a strip, licorice, or lollipops, this is the store for you.
In addition to carrying candy, they have a wide assortment of bottled sodas — if you can think of a flavor, they probably carry it.
They do seem to sell quite a few oddities that would useful for gag gifts — squirrel underwear, dashboard Jesus, Darth Vader lunch box, etc.
On all the walls are a wide assortment of funny tin signs for sale for $ 9.99 — at least, they are funny if you don’t take yourself too seriously! There are also some replicas of vintage concert posters — pretty cool.
Both times I’ve been in, there has been one helpful worker, who has offered assistance in finding anything I might be looking for.
The candy isn’t cheap, but I’ll definitely be back because yay, candy!

Visited the Tampa location, when we went on vacation. Saw the store on Undercover Boss and couldn’t wait to visit one.
I was not disappointed. I could have spent a day at this store alone. Great selection. I got the 4 pack of soda, so I could try different ones. Enjoyed everyone of the 4 sodas.
Candy, toys, posters… oh my! It was wonderful.
So much eye candy and real candy too.
Glad we have one around the Chicago area, because I had to go back.

What a fun and very unique store to get your nostalgic sugar fix on!
Rocket Fizz is an old-​fashioned soda pop and candy emporium that will transport you right back to your childhood memories of sugary sweets and caffeinated bevvies. Trust me, if you’ve ever caught yourself saying «I really miss that candy that we used to get as kids» then this is your shop.
The first Rocket Fizz shop opened in Southern California in 2009, and the concept quickly blossomed into a very successful franchise operation around the US. There are thousands of bottled soda pops and candies from all over America, and the store in Carrollwood is advertising over 300 varieties of bottled sodas on the shelves or in the cooler. As for the candy, they have over 100 different types of salt water taffy which you can buy by the piece to create your own mix & match sampler. and then there are the candy bars, hard candies, fizzy things, varieties of chewing gum, lollipops, suckers, and on and on.
For those of us who still get all squeeeeeeee when we’re around crazy nostalgic retro and gag gifts, you’re in for a real treat. Rocket Fizz has hundreds of outrageous toys, concert posters and movie posters, and tin signs too. The inventory is always expanding.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I walked in the store, but I grabbed a basket and started wandering the aisle. I confess that my eyes lit up when I found a bottle of Abita Root Beer from New Orleans sitting in the cooler, and by the time that I made it to the end of that aisle I was laughing and reminiscing about all of the sweet treats.
I ended up buying four bottles of soda at about $ 2.50 each:
* Abita Root Beer of Louisiana
* Diet Cheerwine Soda
* Bundaberg Lemon Lime and Bitters Soda from Australia
* Bundaberg Pink Grapefruit Soda from Australia
I wisely stayed away from the candy since there wasn’t enough room in the back of my SUV to take home everything that I wanted. The collection of concert and movie posters was a trip down memory lane, and the outrageous comments on the tin signs, and crazy gag gifts were just hysterical — in some cases highly inappropriate, but some really good laughs!
You’ll find Rocket Fizz along Dale Mabry Highway, less than a mile south of Ehrlich /​Bearss. It’s in the long strip mall that has Lee Roy Selmon’s on the north end, and Grill Smith on the southern end. This shopping center is directly across the road from 4Rivers Smokehouse, Brunchies, and Abby’s Nutritionals.
Enjoy your visit, have a good laugh or two, and bring home a little bit of nostalgia.

Looking to re-​discover the inner kid in you? Look no further than Rocket-​Fizz … Its like stepping into a modern day Tampa Candy Land!
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The selection of candy here is nothing short of AMAZING. With their vast assortment of old school candies, taffies, jelly beans, gummies, chocolates, caramels, lollipops, Wonka Candy, PEZ dispensers & bubble gum selections surrounding you, one could get a cavity just from walking in. They even have a few hard to find Japanese & European candy and chocolate selections (various English Cadbury!) I haven’t found anywhere else in Tampa.
Came in here expecting that the candy prices would be way over priced and went to CVS right after to compare. To our shock, the prices of the two were almost the same!
True to its name, Rocket Fizz even makes a few of their own drinks as they have various assortments of interesting soda pop that I’ve never even thought I’d ever seen in my life. If your truly feeling adventurous, you can even purchase a bottle of Bacon soda, Ranch soda or buffalo wing soda (not quite sure how I feel about sipping one of those drinks but if YOU do please let me know how it was!)
To experience a modern day candy land come by and don’t forget to bring the kids … guaranteed you’ll be in for a TREAT!

When you step in you just start to smile at all the sweets — for the mouth — so many candies and sodas even my 11 year old lost count and for the eyes posters, lunch boxes and delightful toys
With some self control I left with a poster, ice cube candies and some cow tails
Got to stop in and look around
Something will call out to you — take me with you!

Rocket Fizz is pretty much heaven if you are craving sugar, depressed, PMSing, looking for nostalgia, or searching for a super sweet birthday present.
We always stop here when we are in the area. It’s a good thing we don’t have one closer to home because I would give myself diabetes.
My boyfriend and I never fail to leave with a smile and more candy than we intended. I get to eat my favorites candies that I can’t find ANYWHERE, and he gets to try the worlds weirdest sodas. Bacon soda. Cookies and cream soda. I can’t handle that sort of thing so I gladly grab a few butterbeers. YES, they taste just like butterbeer at Universal… minus the foam unfortunately but I’m sure you can make some at home.
I love how they play older music. The old concert posters on the walls add to the feel. The Doors. Grateful Dead, Frankie Valli, Billy Joel… the good stuff.
Friendly people. SO MUCH COOL CANDY. Lots of fun sodas. Who couldn’t leave happy?

I love this place. What a fun little shop! Candy up to your eyeballs! There are very few things that you CAN’T find here! European candy, Japanese candy, Mexican candy, old school candy from your childhood, artisanal chocolate bars, a wall of salt water taffy, and all the weird ass soda flavors you could ever dream up! Hell, they even have astronaut candy! :)
The only reason I’m not giving them 5 stars is because these bitches don’t have Bubble Jug Gum and their prices are a little steep, though I totally understand why. You can’t exactly pay rent selling $ 1 candy bars, so I can respect their pricing.