Philly Sweettooth

This place always cheers me up on a not so bright day! They have some of my favorite candies and Bassetts ice cream. A welcoming staff. Also, I saw board games the last time I was in there. What a great idea!

I stopped by the other day just to see if they had any vegan options and my my, they did or at least THEY think they do. They labeled their «vegan» candy with a «V» which would be awesome if the candy really was vegan. Jelly bellies contain beeswax, mike & ikes contain confectioner’s glaze, starbursts contain gelatin, who knows what else they labeled vegan that isn’t. It would be cool if they did more research if they want to appeal to people that don’t consume animal products/​by-​products. I asked the guy what the «v» stands for and in a very assertive way, he said it stands for vegan. As a former candy addict, i know my shit. I’ve done too much googling researching candy ingredients.

Loved the set up. It was clean and the worker was probably the friendliest in the south street area. He showed me some of his favorites and guess what! They have ice cream!

Boring and limited selection of candy. The pricing is excessive for what you get. Ended up going to the Rite Aide down the block for candy instead.

Sweet Tooth is literally the best man! Wouldn’t buy my candy any place else. They got it all from the bottle caps to the runts. They even have ice cream. I spoke with the owner Sam and he said they will soon have soft serve and coffee. Wow this place is amazing can’t wait until my next stop at Sweet Tooth Candy Shop.

This place is seriously never open when their hours say they should be. Maybe if they were, I could give them my money. No sign on the door at all, even midday and hours before google (and Unilocal!) say they close– in fact, Unilocal tells me that this shop is open RIGHT NOW! Spoiler: we just drove there, it is not.
The store needs to either update their hours, leave a sign, or actually be open, ya know, ever.

Amazing place to visit. They have a limited selection, but still an amazing place to visit and get some candy.

I Love this place!!! Candy aaaaand ice cream!!! Awesome. I come here occasionally to treat myself to ice cream. Im hoping with summer coming, they’ll have more flavors, they were out of my favs the last two times. But still worth it. They have a particular sweet licorice candy as well that I’ve only ever found here. Its soo good… hoping they will bring it back being that it was gone my last visit!

South Street, Philly
Cannddddddeeeeee shop near South Street! Rare. Good for lose candy. I asked the owner to please have the vanilla white nouget with the specks of jelly in there. If they have it. then I will move the rating to a four! Lol. A lot of jelly candy. Great for the sweet tooth u get once in a while.

I used to frequent Sweettooth on the regular. That is until my boyfriend told my mother I was eating too much candy and she had a word with me. Then I took him in with me, and he was a kid in a candy store, literally.
When I do stop in here now, I go way overboard. There is a huge selection of sour candies and gummies, and a plethora of Jelly Belly. They have nuts and dried fruit as well, but considering the candy selection, I don’t see the point.
Unfortunately the prices for penny candy are a bit more than a penny, but don’t let that stop you. Stop by and have fun!

Loved that you can just mix as you see fit because it’s all one price! Lots of gummies and chocolate covered things! The store definitely has room for a few more aisles of bins and some of the bins needed restocking and a few of the gummies had gone stale but overall the quality was good, price not too bad, great customer service and liked the variety of treat bins.

I finally found a place that sells Philadelphia’s own ‘Peanut Chews’. Yes, they carry them here and they are delicious.

CAN you find most every one of the items a million times cheaper somewhere else? Yes, yes, a million times yes. BUT — I ask you THIS: where in Philadelphia can you get Ice Cubes Chocolates? Only 2 places that I know of, and this is one of them. That alone affords them 4 stars.
But the concept is brilliant. You WILL pay whatever they’re charging for candy by the pound because you are there, and the novelty is intoxicating. They also have obscure foreign candy, vintage flavors of gum, and some candy bars I thought were discontinued. So, if you wander in, chances are you won’t escape without getting SOMEthing. You’ve been warned.

Still is the best candy selection in the city and I keep going back. Candy shouldn’t have to be so expensive, but it is so good.

I was hanging out with a friend in Queen Village, and this place’s bright, nostalgic interior caught our attention, so we decided to check it out.
I’m not a big candy fan, and I guess my friend wasn’t in the mood, so we looked around at the decent selection, but decided to get ice cream instead.
If I remember correctly, one scoop on a cone was around $ 2, which we thought was sweet. We went up to the counter, without a line, and had to wait about 5 minutes for the gentleman behind it to get off of updating his Facebook profile to take our order. I got a scoop of pumpkin ice cream, and my friend got a scoop of cinnamon ice cream. Neither were very memorable, but they satisfied our sweet tooth.
Sweet Tooth is a cute shop with a decent selection of candy and decent, ~$ 2 ice cream. If that’s what you’re looking for, this is your place. Just don’t expect the most amazing quality!

Fun little candy shop, also serving ice cream. They have tons of jelly belly flavors and candies I can’t find anywhere else around here. It is located next to infinite so go get yourself pierced and follow it up with some treats :) perfect little Saturday.
$ 10 minimum on credit cards, if memory serves correctly.

Amazing candy selection, especially since they have peachy penguins! Everytime I go in there the guy that seems to run the place is really helpful and nice. The prices are not ridiculous, as most candy places are. I feel as though I am getting a good deal, considering the money I may have to dish out for the gym and the dentist. Although, they even have a great selection of sugar-​free candy which really came in handy when putting together a gift basket for my health-​concious mom for mothers day!

This is an urgent candy update.
Sometimes it really pays to give a place another chance. Especially if you review them too soon after opening — word to the wise. Sweet Tooth has come a long way since I first checked them out. The selection and layout are vastly improved, and the service was great. I’m still not superexcited by the level of deliciousness, but for the fat-​girl must-​haves (for me that includes sour jelly beans, malted milk balls in specialty flavors, and non pareils — light and dark), Sweet Tooth is the place to be.

Sweet Tooth opened recently, so it seemed a bit too spacious in the center of the shop, but the colorful floor tiles and walls of scoop-​it-​yourself candy bins will distract you from that immediately. As someone with the self-​proclaimed diet of a five-​year-​old, I can tell you that they had what I was looking for: sour gummy candy.
My bag was quickly filled with sour gummy cherries, grapefruits, watermelons, peaches, apples, glowworms, cola bottles, *cherry* cola bottles, and oh those glorious sour ribbons.
If you like chocolate, they’ve got that too. Jellybeans? Yep. Jawbreakers? Oh yeah — in a selection of sizes. So go on inside, fill up a pay-​per-​¼ pound bag, and get your sugar buzz going.

Well, the famous Pink Rose Pastry Shop is gone. But, don’t let that get you down! A new candy store with promise has opened in it’s place. It’s a great little shop with an interesting and diverse, though relatively small, selection of sugary goodness that will surely tempt your palate!
Almost all of the candy (save a decent collection of pez dispensers and lollipops in the front case) is in bins. You scoop it yourself into plastic baggies. Each ¼ lb. costs $ 2.50. That includes everything from a colorful array of rock candy, to miniature through giant jawbreakers, a medley of flavored jelly beans, individually wrapped candies, chocolates (like choc. covered: espresso beans; nuts; cookie sandwiches; gummy bears; malt balls; fruits; cordials; cookie dough; cake batter; and some others!), candied nuts, ooey gooey gummies (a large selection), wax bottles, candy corn, licorice, and more! Oh, and they do have gift boxes for the candy, if you so desire.
I have given this store four stars for now. It just opened a few days ago and I think, given some time and design, it could very well become an area staple. I went with a friend, and we did chat with the new owner who, subsequently, is the son of the original owners of The Pink Rose Pastry Shop. From our chat, it was obvious that he will soon be sprucing up the store, adding decorations, and such. But, all in all, I think it a great beginning!