Del’s Popcorn Shop

Good popcorn. I always get the cheese/​caramel mix (I use to get this when I was a kid before it came in one bag.) Best caramel apples EVER!!! They are only available until Halloween. So, get them quick.

Del’s is an institution in Decatur (I mean that in the best way!) Back in the 70’s, when I was in high school at the old Stephen Decatur, we came here for ‘lunch’. Not nutritious, but… high school! They are in the same great location, with the same (I think) sign — such a comfort to an old hippie like me.
Service is always great, popcorn delicious, and the caramel apples are the ONLY ones to eat when the weather turns cool, and now they have Elam’s root beer (another institution). They fill and ship treats for gifts, which I highly recommend for a former Decaturite, or someone who deserves a special something that is unique!

Every time I have been have been met with nothing but smiling faces and friendly service. Everything we have got from the place whether the chocolate covered sunflower seeds, the snow cones, the cheese pop corn, or the amazing caramel apples are always worth the trip. Although the place is small, it is a great place don’t pass this place up did so my self for years not realizing what I was missing.

Never been in the store but they stock our cafeteria at work with a very limited and extremely expensive assortment of candy, chocolates, and popcorn. The popcorn is better than store bought un-​popped and the chocolate nuts and berries are ok. The sugar candys and gummies are very bland and all taste off compared to everything else on the market. Like they went online found a recipe and just started making to sell more things. No heart into the recipe of how it’s made to make it better. The worst part of it a small handful of any of this will cost you north of two dollars and the popcorn is very expensive. I’m talk state fair expensive and not as good.

Best candy store ever!

Del’s Deluxe popcorn is fantastic! No reason to go for plain caramel corn when you can get it with almonds, pecans AND coconut! Yum! They have a vast selection of bulk candies and specialties but really, it’s all about the popcorn. Sometimes hard to find parking, though.

It has been a long time since buying mixed popcorn. Walking by this place brought back some fond memories of my mom bringing Garrett’s home after work.
After going in, the place is ok. Working were teenage girls who weren’t that friendly.
I ordered 1 cheddar, 1 caramel, and 1 deluxe (coconut, caramel, and nuts).
I probably would not go back…

I love great personal service — and attention to the customer.
We were in town for a little family gathering — visited downtown and arrived at Dels 5 minutes after closing — did not realize this until I hit the locked door and read the hours. My sister was very disappointed. But only for a few seconds — door popped open and in we went — unhurried we selected our great treats and received a tour of the new section they just opened.
A thank you was well deserved.

My husband is from IL and his family still lives there and I cannot leave Decatur without a trip to Del’s. Period. My husband knows, we are not allowed to get back on that plane without Del’s in tow.
The last few trips we were there, I made some rather obscene purchases at Del’s, like their popcorn was crack, literally! Large shopping bags full to the brim with caramel popcorn, cheese popcorn, popcorn bunnies and my favorite the Del’s Deluxe Popcorn. I’m not a popcorn fanatic by any means, so the fact that I am bat-​shit crazy over their popcorn says something. Their deluxe popcorn is a caramel popcorn with almonds and it is so good — it is hide-​the-​last-​bag-​lie-​to-​your-​husband-​about-​it-​good! (And I have!!)

Very cool place. We will be back!

I was lured by the Siren song of «It’s Caramel Apple time!»
Yes, yes it is, indeed. So before Justin and I left Decatur, where we’d been for a work thingy, we headed over to Del’s Popcorn Shop & Confectionery so I could enjoy my favorite Fall treat, the caramel apple.
Damn. Folks in Decatur sure love their Del’s.
The place was like Garrett’s on a Saturday, only on a Decatur scale (meaning the line didn’t stretch around the corner, but it did stretch to the door). Luckily for me, that was the popcorn line and I was able to squeeze into the other room to pick my apple. They had plain caramel-​dipped, caramel with peanuts and a double-​caramel-​dipped with peanuts. Well, I went with my «regular” – a caramel with peanuts – but once I got home to eat it, I realized I should’ve gone with the double-​dipped. The ratio was all wrong! Too many peanuts, not enough goopy, caramel goodness! Oh well…
Del’s seems like a pretty cool old place. The neon sign outside is probably my favorite thing about the shop, but if I ever get the chance to work my way through the crowds to try some popcorn or homemade truffles, I imagine I’d like the place even more. Everybody else seems to love it, judging by the lines!