Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shop

Remember that candy that you loved that you haven’t seen in years? Know that really hard to find candy that you need more of? It’s likely ALLLL here!
Have been to all the local stops for candy. Simply does not get any better than here. I mean seriously. So much international candy, quirky novelty toys, sodas, etc.
I particularly like the German gummies.
The sodas are fun to get and try with some vodka.

Looking for random and quirky flavored sodas? There’s no better place for a wide selection of fun and novelty drinks. A huge store with every type of root beer you can imagine. Very affordable. Can’t go wrong for soda enthusiasts.

3.5 stars for this place just b/​c it’s one expensive candy store. I do like that it gives you that nostalgic, excited childhood feeling of being surrounded by colorful and delicious cavity givers though lol.
I don’t know how I ended up here the first time I went, must be because my friends were just trying to pass time until the rest of the party arrived for dinner.
This place is decorated in both old/​new school candies and soda pops. First time I went here I spent friggin’ $ 30 on 4 different types of candy alone… lol…I bought one of my fave candies from back in the day: Take 5, 2 Watchamacallits, Green Tea White Rabbit Candy, and Cheesecake Kitkats from Japan… btw, this shit cost me $ 12.95…and u don’t just eat it out of the bag, you gotta broil it first then eat it… mmhmm that’s right… broil it… oh yeah, and I bought a bar of organic white chocolate for almost $ 6
It’s a neat place to check out, you’ll be tempted to not come out of here empty handed lol… a one time investment of $ 30 on candy is already enough for me haha

Think you’ve seen enough candy in your life? Think again. Located on the busy streets of Palo Alto, Rocket Fizz is your go to location if you’re trying to satisfy your candy cravings or simply kill some time and be overwhelmed by Rocket Fizz’s selection of candy and soda pop.
At Rocket Fizz, you can find ubiquitous items such as Snickers, Kit Kat, Sour Patch Kids, etc. However, walk around and take a gander; you will see unique items such as Curlywurly, Twisted, Double Decker, Spaz Juice, Buffalo Wing Soda and so much more. What are those things you may ask? I took a look at all the cool items and I still don’t know. If you’ve got some spare time and money to blow, give this place a quick visit and try something new.

Lots of variety and interesting things (like animal masks and aluminum signs with silly sayings). They have Asian candies and taffy! Nothing really caught my eye and stuff was relatively overpriced, so I didn’t get anything but it was cool to look around.

I made the mistake of coming here during the arts and wine festival on Saturday. So I had find parking on off streets, it wasn’t as bad, but I go in and it was definitely crowded due to the festival and there was only one person working the store, she obviously was overwhelmed with all the traffic coming in and out the store.
She was really cool when I asked about soda. She had some favorites and I picked up «Martian Poop» and some spicy Dr. Pepper flavor (it had pepper in it) it was truly bomb and she opened it for us when we were in the store.
Remember Juan B. and me took Little Georgie to fairyland years ago (and again won review of the day) he’s all grown up and we let him go to town also purchasing off the wall candy like Bacon Gummies, Ghostbuster Energy drink basically stuff you won’t find.
The snickers and other stuff you can find other places but they did have Bean Boozled and some chupa chunk whistle lollipops I loved as a kid, so it definitely brought a smile to my face to go down memory lane with my husband.
I will make a trip back when it isn’t crowded and can actually browse without people feeling the need to push me when looking.
Also it would help if on the refrigerator they put the prices of soda and the deals they have 12 packs, 24 packs and etc!
FYI I really wanted to try the Rowdy Rody Piper soda, but definitely took home chicken wing, pumpkin pie and bacon, IDK Little Georgie picked these flavors LOL
Enjoy and also we got free stickers! (who doesn’t love stickers.)

This place is overpriced except for a few products.
They do have a good variety of international candy, but you can find it from World Market or Powell’s for much cheaper.
For instance, their green tea kit kats were double the price from what you could buy at any Asian store, and their Violet Crumble (super good btw, highly recommend — it’s a chocolate covered honeycomb bar) was a dollar or two more than World Market. Same as the Bean Boozled jellybeans. Costs about two dollars more than Sweet Factory.
If you don’t care about price and just want to try international candy that you may not have seen before, go ahead and come here. However, in my opinion, there are cheaper alternatives that sell the exact same items.

This is a really cool store! They carry every kind of candy and every flavor of novelty soda imaginable. I was super excited to find unusual flavors of some Asian candies that I like, as well as retro American candies I haven’t seen since the 90’s. They really do have it all!
One other thing: they have a ton of bacon flavored stuff. Before you get excited and buy it all, try one or two things first. I have never found a bacon flavored food or drink (except actual bacon) that wasn’t gross. Just some food for thought! ;-)

This candy store is really a hidden gem! It’s FULL of crazy, fun, and delicious candies and sodas! There’s a bunch of gag items for harmless pranks, which is always fun. There’s a ton of candy from around the world, and a bunch of strange candy that’ll attract you with the curiosity factor! They have a bunch of awesome posters too! If you like bands like Queen, The Who, or The Beatles, etc, you might wanna see their posters! Everything is so awesome here. If you enter this store, you will definitely make a purchase! I feel like you need to see it to believe it!

Above the obvious superior selection of sodas, both kitschy and high quality, the unusual candy was my highlight. Case in point the Reese’s Butterfinger flavored peanut butter cups and the giant soft Nerds. I thought I would have seen these in regular supermarkets by now.
Great for stocking stuffers and special treats. Prices are pretty outrageous, but how else could they survive in Palo Alto?

For $ 6 I got a huge bag of salt water taffy. I will need a dentist but worth it. Tons of random collectable as well

So glad one opened up in the area. So much salt water taffy, retro candy bars, giant pixie sticks, and much much more. I love trying all the weird flavors of soda as well. My favorites are the grapefruit soda (not too crazy) and the banana flavor soda with a hilarious label of Castro on the bottle. That said, I still have an apple jalapeño soda to try, which I hope is just as good as the others I’ve tried.

EXPIRED Products for sale BEWARE !!! Stopped by for some sweet guilty indulgences and was amazed to see that of the three candy bars i had chosen two were expired for months and one would expire next month. I was shocked. The two Cherry bars: one was expired since January and the other since March! We are in August! The Lion bar would be expired in September.
Please check expiration date before purchase.
Also when I asked the cashier about it she was trying to convince me they were not expired saying oh it expires in March 2014 and i told her yes we are in 2014 why are you telling me this as if talking about next year?! and when I explained and showed her the dates she said oh but chocolate is fine even if the date is expired. Really?! i could not believe this. Also asked me if I will still get them. What?!
And I didn’t have time to check other candy because was with my infant baby there but I have the feeling this is a well known thing for the store. If you notice most candy had another sticker conveniently put on top of the expiration date. So maybe they buy cheap almost or expired stuff to sell?! Anyway, just please check expiration dates.

If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it! I felt like willy wonka in his chocolate factory. This place is great! I felt like I was a kid again. I saw different types of candy from back when I was a kid!
Abba Zabba, charleston chew, whoppers. Oh the memories!
The funky sodas was amazing too. Bacon soda, buffalo wings soda, cookies n cream soda, key lime pie soda. The list goes on and on! The novelty items are great too! Snap gum! Ask someone if they want a stick of gum and when they pull it out SNAP! Mouse trap like device gets their finger! Priceless.
I could hang out in this place all day!

HOLY CRAP! International goodies EVERYWHERE.
Growing up in London, the first table caught my eye. Tons of British sweets, treats, goodies, and sodas I grew up with were all displayed openly. Naturally, I flocked to the table and lingered there with nostalgia. I love love all of them! I probably looked like an indecisive phat child. Pointing and gasping at each, «Ooh! FLAKE! OOOH SMARTIES! OOOOH! OMG! PICNIC! OMG! COFFFE CRISP!!». Sigh. So good.
It’s nice to know where I can find them.
This place is freaking awesome!

Cute clean shop that has classic candies, chocolate and novelties from back in the days. Of course for those who grew up at my day & age, would be more understanding of their inventory.
Staff are friendly and nice. Purchased a Wolverine wall piece and Pez.
It’s a fun place.

It turns out I’m conservative… a card carrying candy conservative.
I learned this while browsing the myriad of choices, both edible and potable, in this candy emporium. The employee/​owner was great and gently chided both my boys and I to broaden our candy horizons.
They stock hundreds of different sodas and international candies and you can tell it is their passion. But, I have to admit that I don’t think I’m ready for some of the more adventurous items in the store. But, they definitely have something for everyone. Even chocolate covered bugs for the Survivor fan in your household.
Great location in downtown Palo Alto that has been open almost a year. The store is a visual, auditory (Devo was blasting during our visit) and edible feast. They also have tin signs for $ 20 all over the store that cover everything from vintage rock and roll to modern love.
Since they have everything from fancy chocolate bars to bins of individual candies, it is ideal for unique stocking stuffers as we approach the holiday season.

I was time warped to my elementary years…
This place has FUN written all over it! It’s filled with cavity riden goodies and sweets that you use to see growing up. I was amazed by almost everything — from the wall décor to the hilarious signs posted throughout the shop.
I want to find a reason to come back to this place — it’s quite far from me though…
I was even shocked by some of the items — bacon and ranch dressing soda!!! WHAT THE! That has gross written all over it, but it was very intriguing. I don’t think I’d ever want to try it… but I did take a picture to show my buddies. :)
They had a ton of old fashion candy and some I haven’t seen in decades… okay, I’ll stop with the age remarks… but this place was definitely fun.

So much fun!
Brings out that kid in the candy store in us all!
Gag toys, chocolates, gummies, licorice, and bacon flavored sodas!
Like bar wall art? Lots of those! Old concert flyers as posters to decorate your own walls with. Love’t!
I walked in one day and dropped $ 50 on candy and soda!
I got a lil over excited!

Rocket Fizz is the candy and soda pop store to rule them all. Similar in concept to longer established Powell’s Sweete Shop, Rocket Fizz has a few things that make it stand out from the competition.
1) Their selection is awe-​inspiring and impressive. They probably have literally every variation of soda pop that you could want to find. Like orange soda? Choose from among a dozen. Like grape soda? A dozen more.
2) They have lots of candy varieties and all the hard to find and old favorites, but also stock a strong Asian candy selection and lots of international variants of your common candy. I found 6 variations of Kit Kat that I’ve never seen in the States.
3) the store is well organized and spacious and has both a refrigerator, if you want cool drinks, and standard drinks on shelves.
They opened up in December, but I like the nostalgia and unique factor of places like this where you can drop by, spend a few dollars, and share with friends. They apparently are a chain and have several other locations like Campbell, but this is the first one I’ve seen (compared to the 3 Powell’s Sweete Shop I’ve visited locally). Nice addition to University Avenue for the kid in all of us.
Rocket Fizz accepts credit cards, but not American Express.