Kettlepop

Love Kettle Pop! Pop corn is so delicious! They make it right in front of you so it’s fresh and crunchy! They also have different pop corn flavors like cheese and caramel but my favorite is the kettle corn!

Food: Addicting kettle corn! Freshly made right in front of you and popped to perfection. It’s a subtly sweet kettle corn that doesn’t overwhelm you, which I tend to enjoy. I guess it’s relatively expensive, but for the amount you get, definitely not overpriced. Prices went up a dollar recently, so $ 9 for the giant value size.
Atmosphere: Located at the very end of the Old Oakland Farmer’s Market, which makes it the perfect place to meander over to for dessert after grabbing lunch at the other food stands. Chill out in the Oakland sun and chow down on your kettle corn. Everybody who waits in line just seems so happy to get some Kettlepop. It’s a whole bunch of fun.
Service: Servers pop, bundle, and sell the kettle corn. The service is always friendly and respectful to their customers. Sometimes they can have funny conversations with each other, like arguing about why N’Sync was a boy band, but why The Temptations weren’t. They never get distracted from their work though, so it’s a nice little quirk of the business. Crazy efficient and the line moves quickly.
Take It from Me: The Teaser (small) size won’t be enough.

Who needs a cute puppy or their baby nephew to turn heads and draw attention to themselves when you can just pick up a large bag of kettle corn from kettle pop for 8 bucks?! I recently picked up a large bag and I can’t tell you how many people were eyeing me at the office as I walked in with my goods!
Kettle pops’ kettle corn is a heavenly combination of salty and sweet. This is definitely the spot to pick up some freshly popped, straight from the kettle kettle corn!
My only gripe? I wanted a large but they wouldn’t split the large bag into two smaller bags. Apparently they inventory each bag and have to match the order size to the corresponding bag. The large bags are a tad awkward to carry. If only the bags had handles, I have nightmares of dropping my freshly popped kettle corn all over.
So leave the leash or stroller at home and pick up a bag at Kettle Pop each Thursday at the Heart of the City farmer’s market. You’ll be sure to turn some heads at your office.

THE TOP 5 REASONS WHY I HATE KETTLEPOP
1. As the kettle corn is cooking in the hot iron kettle you can smell the deliciously intoxicating smoke several blocks away. There goes my lunch money.
2. The teaser size is never enough, neither is the pleaser size if you want to share so I look like a heffer walking back to the office with a value size that is as tall as I am.
3. The bag states it’s 100% whole grain made with just 4 ingredients. A poor «excuse» to stuff my face without feeling guilty.
4. The plump popcorn has a light sugar crust with sprinkle of salt creating the perfect balance of salty and sweet that’s ADDICTING.
Addictions are never a good thing.
5. When I return to the office, I turn into a kettle corn hog. Sharing? Back the eff off, it’s MINE! *evil eye*
As you can see, Kettlepop has managed to steal my lunch money, make me look and eat like a heffer, add one more addiction to my list, and turn me into a very selfish person.
Kettlepop, you are my KRYPTONITE!
OTHER NOTES:
*Store front is in the Great Mall in Milpitas
*A division of Gold Rush Kettle Korn
*Can be found at the Heart of the City’s Farmers Market on Wednesdays & Saturdays
*Cheese Corn is also available
*3 sizes available: Teaser $ 3, Pleaser $ 5 and Value $ 8
*CASH ONLY