Powell’s Sweet Shoppe

Nice location being in downtown Paso Robles. Staff was very friendly. Great selection of drinks and of course candy. One of the few places to buy Japanese soda at and bottles Faygo. Prices are reasonable. If you’re in the area stop by for a tasty treat.

This store offers a great selection of candy, especially some classic candy which cannot be found at many locations.

My name is megan Mathews and I am a longtime customer of powells in paso robles. Up untill today I have always had pleasant experiences. However tonight was the parade, so I sent my little brother over with 5 dollars to buy some candy. Or family is very tight on money but I was able to come up with the money. So he comes back with tears In his eyes and I ask what was wrong and he says «they took my money and I didn’t have enough for the candy bag i picked out because I thought it was 4.99» they even tried to get my brother now my brother is young (12) and didn’t understand that that was per pound which is his fault however after that they tried to get him to hand his phone or wallet to them so that he could pay for the bag of candy he didn’t pay for. Is this even legal? It was only 27 dollars they had no right to ask for his phone or wallet because he didn’t have enough money. In glad my brother knew better not to give over his phone. They had no right to take what money he had and not give him any candy. This is stealing. So it took about an hour to try to get the money but we cough it up and when we go back to hand over the money they treat us like we are garage. Saying my brother didn’t know how to read a sign or saying we were too poor to pay for it. They gave me such attitude I couldn’t believe it. When I told her she didn’t need to be Rude she and basically said I’m crazy that she was the best employee there was that she has had to put up with difficult customers like me all the time. They took our food money for the week to pay for the little bag of candy my brother over filled on accident. I honestly think she was wanted us to feel bad. I even told her about our money situation she rolled her eyes and laughed. This employee works in the paso store. She is heavier, Mexican and worked a shift at around 6 o clock. I will tell everyone I know about this. I used to come here often as I could and am very said this person ruined it for me. Please make this right.

— Taffy tasted like it was made six months ago.
— Store did not have Bottle Caps in stock (this is a CANDY store, right??).
— Employee did not even know what Bottle Caps are, nor cared enough to learn.
Bottom line: a franchise chain masquerading as a mom ‘n’ pop store in a mom ‘n’ pop setting. The epitome of «phoning it in.»

I had the pleasure of your employee named SONIA. I can’t tell you how helpful she was.
I am not a candy eater and was on vacation and we had to buy $ 10 worth of candy.
We had to think of candys that others never knew about or tasted. SONIA, help me pick out really fun candy and my friends loved it at our party. The biggest hit was the chocolate that once you ate it, IT GOT COLD. It was such a fabulous candy store and OMG when I saw
BETTY BOOP (book book da book) that alone brought back memories. Thank you SONIA for helping me find great ideas in your store.

I come up to SLO county to visit family once a month and saw Powell’s on Unilocal.Cute place, but the staff/​customer service is the worst I’ve came across, especially FRIDA. Her attitude made me not want to come back.
It was about 40 minutes until closing when my family and I decided to grab gelato from Powell’s. Frida reluctantly «helped» us with the samples before we ordered, and she seemed annoyed that we tried more than one flavor. After we got our gelato, we decided to walk around the shop. I heard Frida exchange insults to her coworker about us when she thought we weren’t listening. She complained that she was cleaning up when us «stupid customers» walked in and we asked to try too many flavors. Are you kidding me? We bought 4 orders of overpriced gelato; the least you can do is dig a little spoon into a few flavors so we know which one we want. Plus there was no one else in the shop, so it wasn’t like we were holding up a line.
My husband came back around the counter and asked the other girl if we can have the complimentary chocolate wafer for our gelato, and I explained that we didn’t get one. Frida’s response: «That’s impossible.» I glared at her and asked her, «What was that?» and she looked at me and said, «I forgot.» When we walked away, I heard her tell her coworker «I’m not afraid of her.»
I couldn’t believe it. Where is this girl from? A psych ward? She needs an attitude adjustment and a new job.

I adore visiting candy shops because the atmosphere is just so happy and colorful! Powell’s Sweet Shoppe makes no exception in making sure that their customers leave satisfied.
I grabbed a scoop sea salt caramel gelato ($ 4.50) after lunch and it was DELICIOUS! Sea Salt Caramel tends to be made too strongly, but Powell’s made the taste sweet but still balanced and salty. I highly recommend trying that flavor.
Cute store, friendly service, and great sweets.

A sweet shoppe with a throwback vibe. As it was 90+ degrees, I opted for the gelato. They offer an assortment of flavors. On the day I went their flavors ranged from strawberries dipped in white chocolate to coconut macadamia. I sampled a few and settled on the child-​sized strawberry cheesecake gelato. This size costs $ 4.50.
It was tasty, consisting of pieces of strawberry and pie crust.
Overall, just right for the evening.
Even though it was not the best gelato I’ve ever had, the ambiance and service make this a place worth visiting.

If you have a sweet tooth, this is definitely the place to visit!
They have an incredible variety of sweets!
I thoroughly enjoyed my gelato! It was my first time trying it, I got the mixes berry. I sampled a few before trying and others were good as well. My friend got the peanut butter and vanilla bean. Yum!
Little pricey in my opinion, but if you’re going to splurge, this is the place.

The usual stuff.

Not very good gelato

A wide array of selection from vintage cards to candy and some crickets to eat in different flavors. No, I didn’t buy those. Very friendly staff and this store is wide and bright. They also serve gelato. If you have a sweet tooth, like vintage Americana fare like Betty boop to the Frozen Disney characters. They have also grumpy cat candies which I find it entertaining.

We came here twice this last weekend. The gelato is pretty amazing. We liked the lavender one a lot we had to order them again. The rest of store is overwhelmed with different kind of candies. It did bring back my childhood but I had to focus on my gelato haha.

In a place as hot as Paso Robles you’d think they’d have more ice cream choices but it’s really just Leo’s Gelato at Powell’s Sweet Shoppe or a bunch of chains (yes, Powell’s is a chain too but at least it carried local ice cream). I was really looking forward to trying the gelato so was excited to find it at Powell’s. I tried the coffee, lavender and melon sorbet. The coffee didn’t have a strong coffee flavor. The lavender was too much — it was like eating a flower. The melon sorbet was perfect though. $ 4.50 for a small cup. Very expensive but it was so hot we got it anyway.
Would be worth more stars if it wasn’t so exorbitantly pricey.

While on a business trip in Paso Robles, my boyfriend got a craving for ice cream and went to Unilocal to find somewhere close. So glad we found this little spot downtown! Lots of variety to chose from and candy displays as far as the eye can see.
I ordered the Strawberry White Chocolate gelato and my boyfriend ordered the Tiramisu gelato. Both we refreshing and hit the spot. I also bought some Cadbury candy which is not easy to find in the states.
Cute little spot, but a little over whelming when you first walk in. The gelato stand seemed a little out of place with all of the other name-​brand candy displays.

Candy shops are getting rare these days. It’s kind of sad because there is so much joy to be had in one of these stores versus going to a CVS for your bag of Hershey’s bars.
Here you get the full range of sweets. I even found a Disney Frozen Pez dispenser packet. They have a counter with freshmade desserts as well as packaged ones.
The ambience in the store is festive.

The candy shop is amazing. It is exactly as one would expect, nostalgic, cramped and charming.
Every old time candy is here which led me to this quandary. Who is still eating these niche candies from the fifties? They are only sold in one old time candy shop in every tourist town u go to. From chacostix, candy cigarettes, bit-​o-​honeys and much more.
I would give it 5 but the employee who received the money was completely unfriendly and it was apparent she was being paid in gobstoppers based on how much she hated working there. Unfriendly, unwelcoming and not caring. I suggest u replace this girl, she will not be missed.

Atmosphere is so cute and fun for a candy shoppe. So many candies to choose from, one could spend hours deciding on what to get. Prices a little high on some items, but you can also find so many items here one cannot find anywhere else. Besides boxed candy they also have chocolates and gelato.

Really cool candy shop that has everything sweet you can think of. They have gelato, chocolate, fudge, chocolate covered everything, novelty candies and novelty drinks. Lots of new and old school candies too. I didn’t want to get too crazy with all the sugar so I held back and only got two Calypso drinks and a handful of small candy. You’ll have no problem finding sugar here, everytime your eyeballs move you’ll see sweets. You may walk out with a few cavities though. Good luck! Lol

I’m really glad this place is not close to where I live.
Gelato — bomb
Candy selection — ridick
Fun factor — through the roof
Friendly staff. Cool candy/​food related gifty stuff.
Tip: Lavender honey gelato. Git some!