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| - Ever since Kukuruza Popcorn in AZ Mills shut down I've gone to hell and back to try and find a cheddar popcorn that could stack up to theirs. I used to brave that hell hole of a mall just to fill up on those little kernels of cheesy salty goodness. Well, when AZ Mills started its painfully obvious downward slide towards ghetto-ness, Kukuruza lost it's market and was one of the casualties.
For a couple years now I've yearned for some cheddar popcorn that could compare to Kukuruza's. I had no luck until I found Popcornopolis. It's a new little popcorn shop in Chandler Fashion Square. I heard about it through one of my brothers rants...he was ranting about how people spend way too much money on stuff that should be cheap...his first example was this popcorn place he had seen in the mall (this place) which charges five or six bucks for a tiny bag of popcorn...his rant should have turned me off like it was indented to...but it did the opposite, it put Popcornopolis on my radar.
I decided to go pick some up before seeing a movie this last weekend. I figure I'd go spend about five bucks on some 'expensive' popcorn, yet still save money from what I would pay for underwhelming theater popcorn, go figure. Upon entering, its clear this place has a really artisan appearance...it looked like the type of place you could get some mighty tasty snacks in, just based on looks alone...even if you are paying a little more than usual. We were greeted by one of the workers who asked us if she could 'give us the tour'. Of course we said yes to that! What followed was a unholy barrage of samples of just about every type of popcorn I could imagine. We were given samples of probably 15 or so different flavors of popcorn...we were given so much free samples in fact, that I was almost too stuffed to actually buy some. Just to name a few...here are some we tried:
Cinnamon Toast - Tasted remarkably just like real Cinnamon Toast.
Sour Cream and Onion - Tasted like a potato chip...very strong onion flavor.
Almond - Fresh and crunchy with little pieces of almonds...quite good.
Zebra - Way too rich...too much going on with this one.
Kettle - Perfect mix of salty and sweet...some of the better kettle corn I've tried.
Nacho - If you like spicy, you'll love this...my mouth was on fire after just a couple pops.
Cheddar - And now for the big daddy of them all...the whole reason I tried this place. I'm proud to say that Popcornopolis knows how to brew up a tasty batch of cheddar popcorn. Strong cheesy and buttery flavor...crunchy on the outside yet soft and chewy on the inside...with a healthy coating of flaky cheddar cheese powder...I finally found a cheddar popcorn to replace my old flame.
If you're in the Chandler Mall area...I say give this place a try. It is a tad on the pricier side...but at the very least go in and get some free samples. Popcorn if done right can be such a gourmet treat, and Popcornopolis is one of the few places that nails the concept of 'gourmet popcorn'. They also sell some pretty good lucking caramel apples and chocolates, but I didn't leave enough room to try any of those. I hope this place succeeds, so that I'm not stuck with a cheddar popcorn void in my life...every few months I NEED cheddar popcorn, is that so wrong?! In the meantime I better go wipe this yellow cheddar powder off of my upper lip.
4/5.
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