Peanut Shoppe

5 stars for being a true local place with that small business charm. Prices are dirt cheap. It is a small place with a counter of nuts, chocolate items, and candy items. Obviously peanuts can be had here. I ordered a chocolate covered Oreo — very yummy. We just stopped in to check the place out. Wasnt worth an out of the way trip — but glad we happened upon it. Cute place check it out!

Visited the Peanut Shoppe for the first time and had a fun time. So many candies and nuts to choose from! I think every inch of the store walls is covered with either memorabilia or candy and nuts. I found it very interesting. Prices were good and selection was plentiful. They are very generous with letting you have a sample before you decide too.

I usually love the peanut shoppe but my last experience was absolutely horrible. There was a maggot in the case of candy, we tried to be discreet but when the lady tried to pull it out over the candy we were absolutely done! I had hoped this was an isolated event until my coworker informed me he had found a maggot inside his pistachios. Now I can’t in good faith buy things from there or recommend this place for others until they clean everything. I really hope they make some changes soon.

Walking into the Peanut Shoppe is like walking into a time capsule of sheer goodness: the store has been around for about 80 years (and looks it, with a décor that is warm and inviting although from what I read, it has changed addresses along S Main Street to its present location), and the lady who runs it, Marge Klein, couldn’t be nicer! The store has a massive variety of nuts either salted, raw, honey roasted, smoked, dipped in chocolate or peanut butter and the prices are very affordable. What really caught my attention was the person to person interaction with the ladies who work there. One could easily order cashews or walnuts by the bulk on Amazon, sure, but just having a short interpersonal exchange can literally brighten a traveler’s day. And the kicker – they ship! I shall definitely return.

Best place ever. Freshest nuts and candy in town. Great customer service and has that Cheers’ feeling. I make a point to go a couple of times a month.

Everything they have is awesome and there’s so much to choose from. Very affordable. I couldn’t possibly list everything they have, you just have to go and see it for yourself. Excellent place to buy snacks. The staff are also very friendly.

I love coming to the Peanut Shoppe! The ladies who work here are very friendly, and they have a great wide selection of nuts and candies to choose from… I get something different every time I come here because I find something new to try every time.
Recent discoveries for me have been their chocolate covered toffee (sooo good) and chocolate covered sunflower seeds (which are great if you love chocolate and sunflower seeds). Their unshelled sunflower seeds are called «sunflower meats» which I thought was interesting the first time I saw them… but they are so good, too.
Every time I come to Akron, I am sure to stop here… it is an Akron institution, indeed… Around for 80 years and going strong!

What can one say about the Peanut Shop that hasn’t already been said? It’s a local institution, one I frequented 40 years ago as a young teen exploring downtown. I used to get ¼ lb of warm, freshly roasted cashews as an occasional treat, and they still have very affordable roasted nuts and other treats (chocolates and other candy by the pound). Great variety! I love the old fashioned scales they use to weigh things, and the ancient cash register on display, as well as the paraphernalia from area sports teams.

Ten-​cent potato pancakes.
No, they don’t sell those here (I don’t think), but the Arby’s by my house growing up had them. My friends and I would each get two potato pancakes and a water. Being productive members of society who earned and purchased at such a young age had a good deal to do with our development as human beings. Kids today miss out on a lot of that. Stores are so expensive today. Makes you yearn for Yesteryear.
This place will take you right back there.
The Peanut Shop will sell you ¼ pounds of things for like $ 0.75. Kids can run in there with their hard-​earned allowance and buy snacks that blow away anything Reeses or Cadbury could dream up. My office is still snacking off the pound of Wasabi Green Peas I bought.
The people who work there are nice, and stay open for late events happening downtown. Can’t go wrong with a trip to the Peanut Shop.

The staff here is AWESOME!!! Everyone is very friendly and customer focus. My father orders nuts all the way from St. Louis and the staff know him by name.

Warm & delicious– a throw-​back in time. When you walk in, you are greated by the warmth of freshly-​roasted peanuts and a staff member happy to see you. On our visit, we sampled many items and bought more than we planned, but so worth it. I love the old photos of Akron history and the charm of the store. Take someone that you want to impress– one of the coolest places in Akron, in my opinion.

Since I had time to kill in downtown Akron, I walked over to The Peanut Shop to see this Akron staple. They have a great deal of sweet and salty options available by the quarter pound, half pound, etc. I got there mid-​afternoon and they were sold out of a few things, I settled on chocolate covered coconut clusters which were just okay. The store is small/​narrow, but there was a fairly sized line of people, seems to have a loyal following.

The Peanut Shoppe is a downtown Akron staple. Just go inside and you will see years of Akron memorabilia. They have so many reasonably prices goodies to choose from that it is hard to choose! My favorites happen to be their peanut butter pretzels and chocolate covered sunflower seeds. While the candies/​nuts are typically put into paper bags, you can request a box at minimal charge if giving it as a gift. (The boxes are plastic sealed while you wait.) This is a great place to get holiday gifts for those hard-​to-​buy-​for relatives! The line can get very long as it gets closer to Christmas, so plan you trip accordingly. There is parking available on the street at the meters. FYI, they also sell ice cream. If you are in downtown, you have to stop here.

How can you not like the Peanut Shop? It’s been around for-​EVER, and it’s so reminiscent of old times. I remember visiting when I was a little kid. They moved down the street, but it’s the exact same place. Lots of candy, fudge, and nuts sold by weight. Always fresh treats, always friendly staff.