Somis Nut House

This is a hidden gem in Ventura County for Holiday nuts, candies, and other goodies. LOTS of different types of nuts, seeds, and candies, in addition to jars of jams/​jelllies, and other goodies. Friendly, family-​owned establishment. It’s a cramped area when busy, but only because they have so many things to select from.
Tip: During the Holiday season, they have a room in the back, where you can box your selections for gift-​giving or shipping.
Tip: They have a rack of sugar-​free candies for those who are diabetic or otherwise sugar-​sensitive.
Tip: It’s not just for the Holidays and gift-​giving. All sorts of nuts and goodies are available for baking needs or embellishing your cakes and cupcakes.

During the Christmas holiday, I was visiting my folks up in Ventura County. As usual, we were all scrambling to get last minute Christmas shopping done and since I was riding with them, they said they were going to go get some gifts from a nut house.
I had no idea that this place even existed. We drove out on the rural roads and stopped in what looked like an old beat up building that I thought was used for farming or something. I would never have guessed from the outside the treasure it contained and would have just passed it by without a notice. But when we went inside, lo and behold, it was nutty heaven, lol!
They sell all kinds of nuts and candies here. The items come in various sized packages as well as gift packages which is what the folks were after. These made good gifts for families or emergency gifts for unexpected visitors.
I picked up a few walnuts for $ 3.99 but it came in larger sizes also. I thought I’d use this for baking cookies or desserts later.
This is a really special find and I’d definitely come back again to explore more of their offerings when I have more free time.

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Have your eyes ever popped out of your head before, while your heart has a sugar attack at the same time?
Let me just tell you… I have coming here since I was a kid. My grandparents used to come here too. If your ever traveling on the 101 through Ventura County, or deep into the 118 freeway, this place is a must stop. If not, one of the best hidden places in Ventura and LA county. Nestled in the beautiful back roads of Camarillo and Santa Rosa sits this Barn colored red candy and nut staple with a rich history. I used to love traveling the back farm roads where I used to live and beg my parents to buy me candy.
I am talking candy and nut galore. Any type of candy you can think of from chocolate gummi bears, sour patch kids, colored licorice, jelly beans, salt water taffy, toffee, malt balls, honey comb, ect. If they make it, they have it. They sell it and sell it by the ¼, ½, and pounds. Everything is pre packaged and ready to take off the shelves. If your not into candy, which I don’t know why your happy in life, they sell nuts. Tons of almonds, cashews, almonds, peanuts, pitaschios, ect. Perfect for baking and snacking on. A long list of dried fruits, dates, trail mixes, ect.
To this day, my parents still stock my Christmas stocking with candy from here.
If you don’t live close by, you can order online. This us my favorite candy shop… EVER!!!
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Although I live in Camarillo, Somis Nut House is one of my favorite local mom and pop shops. Let me help you with your shopping list once you get there. Buy the following:
White Chocolate Coconut Haystacks
Chocolate Covered Gummy Bears
Milk Chocolate English Toffee Squares
Peanut Butter Malt Balls
Butter Toffee Cashews & Peanuts
Cinnamon Sugar Almonds
Veggie Chips
Peanut Brittle
Tequila Lime Pistachios
Cinnamon Bears
While these are my personal fave, this list really only scratches the surface. I mean, they have every dried fruit you can imagine and all kinds of blanched, roasted and seasoned nuts for baking, snacking, etc. They have trail mix, candy, salad dressings, jams, diabetic treats, and even frozen ice cream treats (national brand). They even have pepitas for my mom’s mexican ceasar salad dressing! Every gift basket I create holds goodies bought there. They also have gift boxes which fit their bags of goods perfectly. My pantry would not be the same without this much-​loved Somis landmark!

Every time I come to the LA area, I have to stop here. And it’s my aunt’s fault. She introduced this place to me back in 1997! From the outside, you wouldn’t think there would be a whole lot to it, but that is where you’re wrong. You walk in, and it’s like the angels are singing the hallelujah chorus to you. So many things to choose from: nuts (obviously), dressings and sauces, salsa, candies, chocolates (along with my personal favorite: chocolate-​covered espresso beans — best ever), grains, etc, what’s not to love about this place? I can never go in and spend anything less than $ 50 there — it’s just not possible — and that is a good thing. I go around seeing all the varieties and I have to get it all! Everything is made right there. They even have wasabi edamame– yum!

Awesome selection of nuts, candies and dried fruit. Moderately priced. Always fresh. A must stop of your on the way eat or west on the 118 between the San Fernando Valley and Ventura.

I have been riding my motorcycle out to the Somis area for many years. They really have a big selection of candy and nuts. Rebecca who is one of the owners was very helpful polite and accommodating.

Doesn’t look like much from the exterior, and a lot of candy when you first walk in…
The nut and dry fruit prices seem really good, lot’s to choose form.
It is alittle dangerous to have so many snacks: P

These local places are always the best and this place for sure keeps that standard going! I cant say I have ever bought anything from here and thought it was «okay». This place has the best of everything they sell. Friendly staff and awesome local product. SOLD!

Went for Pistachio’s because I heard on DR. OZ it is good for your heart.
Great place has nuts in bulk and as we were checking out the guy behind the counter questioned me what I was going to do with all those Pistachio’s and I told him.
He then gave me a lesson about raw and lightly toasted (I was buying the raw) .
Turns out raw was to raw for me and I switched to lightly salted and toasted.
It is a big bag when they don’t have the shell. 17.00 dollars and change is a great price.
Will go back there for all my nut needs.

I love Somis since it still retains its rural roots although «big city» Moorpark with its cookie cutter subdivisions is getting awfully close. I keep crossing my fingers that the zoning maintains the status quo, and Somis stays a sleepy, charming enclave.
The three stores to visit in the immediate areas are Somis Nut House, Underwood Farms, and Fulkerson Hardware. They all represent Somis well where you can get all sorts of goods and products that reflect a bucolic flavour.
Somis Nut House is chock full of all things nuts, and also dried fruits, honeys, jerkies and candies. I love to buy their cashew brittle and mixed nut brittle. The brittle is buttery sweet, and they are not chintzy about the amount of nuts they use.
I also am addicted to their Bandit Brand Teriyaki Jerky which is made in Ojai. Also bought some Topanga Raw and unfiltered Honey from Bennet’s Honey Farm in Fillmore. On the bottle, it states that their farm is 100% solar powered.
I talked to the friendly sister of the brother/​sister owners of SNH, and we both agreed of the importance of buying from local sources so the money circulates nearer to home which then benefits the immediate community. (No buying from Walmart whose headquarters are in out-​of-​state Arkansas and kills local businesses run by people who live locally.)
I can’t help stress how important it is to buy locally as much as possible, and Somis Nut House tries its best to get the best that is offered as locally as possible. Three cheers for this small brother/​sister store. I keep hoping that more people who live nearby & far away will patronize this fun store.

This is such a great place, a very unique store in Ventura County, or Somis, CA. They have pre-​packaged gift packs of all sizes or you can make your own. The store is very clean and the staff is very helpful! Save money, save time, visit the store for your Nuts and other snack needs! Visit their website for more information
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First time here today! Got 12 orange honey sticks for $ 1.99! I usually get 4 for a $ 1 at the Farmers Market. There is so much variety from dried fruits, candy, nuts, apple butters, sugar free candy, etc. I was only in there to get one thing but I ended up grabbing a hand basket and leaving with 4 things. The guy at counter wasn’t the perkiest person but whatever. I will definitely be coming back :)

Best, best watermelon candy this side of the Mississippi! Yes, I said WATERMELON candy. It’s the bomba!

We have been coming here for years for great candy, nuts and gifts. Yesterday we were in for some special items for Thanksgiving. We were quite surprised at the clerk who was obviously in a bad mood. A middle aged balding man with a blue sweatshirt and shorts was rude and abrupt with the senior citizens who were waiting to check out. One poor old lady was so upset she was shaking as she was handing over her credit card to the man. We have never seen this kind of behavior at this business before and were quite appalled. I hope that the management and owners make sure that this person does not display this kind of behavior again. If so, we will not be shopping here again.

It doesnt get better than Somis Nut House.
Although it doesnt look like much from the outside, the nut house hasnt changed in the 15+ years I’ve been going here.
The products are always fresh and have very competitive prices. There are some things that I can’t find anywhere but at the Somis Nut House.
Not living in the area anymore, I make sure to keep room in my suitcase for my visit to the nut house because there are always my go to purchases– honey roasted peanuts, trail mix, coconut cashew brittle, beef jerkey and maple nut goodies (and of course a few more last minute purchases).
I highly suggest stopping into this beaten down old house, you will be in for a real treat… or 2!

OMG! Butter. Toffee. Peanuts.
Tony’s Body Shop gave me a bag after servicing my car and I could not stop eating them. I don’t think I’ve ever been to Somis but I WILL be going there very soon. I’m addicted.

This place is the best… I have been coming here since I was a little kid… at one point, my parents had farms in Camarillo and Somis… so I know Somis/​Santa Rosa Valley and Camarillo pretty well…
Anyway, they have the best assortment of chocolate, candy, pretzels and quite obviously nuts. Seriously… some of the combinations you can only find here… and they’re soooo good. You wouldn’t believe it unless you’ve actually been there…
Plus, it’s a fun drive…

There are only two reasons why you’d ever need to drive on Highway 118. The first is to avoid traffic on the 101 during rush hour. The second is the Somis Nut House. I’m still trying to decide which reason is better.
If you like peanuts, you will like this establishment. It’s impossible for you to not to. They’ve got all kinds. Regular peanuts? Yes. Honey-​roasted peanuts? Yes. Butter toffee peanuts? Yes. Chocolate-​covered peanuts? Yes. (Charile Brown? Sadly, no.) They’ve also cashews and almonds and pistachios and walnuts and all other types of snack-​nut you can imagine. On top of that, they’ve also got the honey roasted/​butter toffee/​chocolate covered variants of everything. Have you had honey roasted cashews recently? For heaven’s sake, why not?
I like the Nut House because they also have dried fruit, chocolate liquors, jawbreakers, and other traditional candy. Everything comes in hand-​packed clear bags, and because it seems as if they deal with everything in bulk before bagging it up, the prices are more than reasonable. When I leave it’s always with an armful of goodies that can last me a while, and I never get the sense that I’m overspending. Still, you’ll want to be careful; there’s so much variety that you’ll find something different that you want to try (chocolate-​covered banana chips? mmmmm…) which could lead you to spending a few extra bucks than you maybe would have liked to.
If you have a peanut allergy, you’re going to have to deal with the traffic on the 101. (It beats dying. Barely.) For everyone else, prepare to get that kid-​in-​a-​candy-​store feeling should you decide to check out the Nut House. Except, it would be more like a kid-​in-​a-​nut-​house feeling, because… yeah.

This is a sporadic weekend day:
Wife: «We’re going to the Camarillo outlet shops today.»
Me: «OK.» (Internal thoughts: «Great, lots of browsing, trying on clothing, walking between stores in the heat, etc.»)
Wife: «We’re going to stop at the Somis Nut House on the way home.»
Me: «Yes!» (Internal thoughts: «Yes!!!»)
I LOVE the Somis Nut House. Seriously, you can find every nut and mix known to mankind here. Plus, they have some candy and other stuff I don’t give my attention.
But nuts! Oh, nuts and nut mixes for all occasions — snacking, Super Bowl parties, eating in the car, road trips, plane trips, nut enjoyment. Everything!
The place is super nondescript on a two-​lane highway among farms and produce stands. Just a wood shack basically and you walk in it’s just a room with tables and nuts. The owners are super nice and they take credit card so we can drop $ 50 – 100 per visit easily. Money well spent.
Can’t wait to go back and load up on nuts and nut mixes.